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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie De Armilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Louie De Armilly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks looks for a takedown but De Armilly sprawls well.
De Armilly pushes Hicks up against the cage in a clinch.
De Armilly has a couple of punches blocked by Hicks.
De Armilly scores with a shoulder strike.
De Armilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hicks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Armilly to keep the fight standing.
De Armilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hicks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Armilly misses with a punch to the body.
De Armilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Armilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Hicks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Armilly can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Armilly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks with a poor takedown
and De Armilly counters by moving into the clinch.
De Armilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Armilly prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Armilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from De Armilly - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by De Armilly.
Hicks is trying to push De Armilly away but De Armilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Armilly misses with a punch to the body.
De Armilly is leaning against Hicks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Armilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from De Armilly.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Armilly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Armilly lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from De Armilly.
De Armilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Armilly lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Armilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from De Armilly - that landed with a thud.
De Armilly lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from De Armilly.
De Armilly misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from De Armilly.
Hicks tries to circle away but De Armilly has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Armilly slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Armilly.
De Armilly lands with a light punch inside.
De Armilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Armilly has Hicks pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Armilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie De Armilly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Armilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hicks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Armilly clobbers Hicks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Armilly is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Hicks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Armilly pinned against the cage. De Armilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hicks shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Armilly checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks tries for a takedown but De Armilly circles away easily
and De Armilly counters with a straight right hand.
De Armilly wants to clinch but Hicks slips to the side
and Hicks counters with a shoot takedown. De Armilly fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hicks wants to control from the top but De Armilly keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Armilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hicks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hicks stops De Armilly from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Armilly looking for a sweep. Not yet De Armilly, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Armilly is on top in guard.
Hicks is trying to keep De Armilly in close.
Hicks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Armilly.
Hicks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
De Armilly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hicks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Armilly wants to get up but he can't break Hicks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hicks is trying to hold De Armilly in close to prevent damage but De Armilly has managed to pass into half guard.
Hicks tries to get to full guard but De Armilly has control of the leg.
Hicks has hold of De Armilly's hands but De Armilly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Armilly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hicks regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Armilly distracts Hicks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Armilly wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Hicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Armilly throws an elbow that misses. Hicks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Armilly's guard. Nice move by Hicks!
De Armilly pulls Hicks in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Armilly is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hicks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Armilly is able to avoid easily.
Hicks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Armilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louie De Armilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hicks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Armilly avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab from De Armilly.
Hicks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Armilly counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Armilly clinches up with Hicks and pushes him back against the cage.
De Armilly lands with a short shot to the head.
De Armilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hicks jumps guard but De Armilly stands there with Hicks around his waist. Hicks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Armilly lands a left hand.
De Armilly lands a body punch.
Hicks drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Armilly pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Armilly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hicks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and De Armilly counters with a straight right hand.
De Armilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Armilly lands a shoulder strike.
Hicks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Armilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Louie De Armilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Armilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hicks tries to pull guard but De Armilly holds him up against the cage and eventually Hicks drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from De Armilly as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Armilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hicks prevents a body shot from De Armilly.
Still in the clinch, De Armilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Armilly prevents Hicks from breaking the clinch.
Hicks tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right handed body shot lands from De Armilly.
De Armilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
De Armilly taking a breather.
Hicks drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Armilly pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Armilly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Armilly connects with a single shot there.
Hicks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Armilly pinned against the cage. De Armilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Armilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louie De Armilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Armilly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louie De Armilly!
Louie De Armilly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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