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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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156 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Hong!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hicks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hicks shoots in but no luck this time.
Hicks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hicks wants to take the fight to the mat but Hong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hicks's elbow.
Hicks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong presses Hicks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hong tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Hong on the inside.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Hong lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Hicks's head.
Hong cracks Hicks with a nice body shot.
Hong lands an uppercut.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hicks wants to get back to striking at distance but Hong won't allow it.
Hicks working hard to break the clinch.
Hong lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hicks wants a takedown.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Hong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hicks's elbow.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hong.
Hong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hong works on Hicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Hicks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Hong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Hong manages to get underhooks.
Hong digs a right hand underneath Hicks's ribcage. Hicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hicks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hicks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hong to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Hong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hong tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks misses with a leg kick.
Hong lands the left hand.
Hong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hicks on the side of the head.
Hong forces Hicks back against the cage and clinches.
Hong pushes Hicks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hicks.
A frustrated look appears on Hicks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hicks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hong prevents it.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hicks's elbow.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hicks blocking some punches.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.
Hong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Hong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hong misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong digs a right hand into Hicks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hicks's gas tank.
Antoni Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hicks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hicks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hicks's elbow.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hicks is trying to break free.
Hong lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hong.
Hicks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hicks looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hicks wants to take the fight to the mat but Hong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Hong.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Hong pushes Hicks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hong is concentrating on defense, preventing Hicks from advancing position.
Hicks wants to free his trapped foot but Hong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hong tries to get to full guard but Hicks has control of the leg.
Hicks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Hicks looks for a takedown but Hong sprawls well.
Hong jabs at Hicks's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong scores with a jab. Hicks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hicks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hicks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hong.
Antoni Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks shoots in looking for a takedown. Hong tries to sprawl out of it but Hicks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hong lands a slapping body shot.
Hong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hong lands with an uppercut that bounces Hicks off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Hong tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong is looking to slow Hicks down with leg kicks.
Hong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hicks shoots and misses
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hong lands a jab to Hicks's midsection.
Bill Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Hong. That snapped Hicks's head back.
Hicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hicks, pushing him back against the cage.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong gets through Hicks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hicks wants a takedown.
Hicks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Hong.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Hicks's head.
Hong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks is trying to break the clinch but Hong is controlling him.
Hong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hicks is looking to break free of the clinch but Hong has double underhooks.
Hong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hicks.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks is trying to force a seperation but Hong has the dominant position.
Hong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickss head.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Hong!
In his post fight interview, Antoni Hong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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FIGHT
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