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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Liquer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Liquer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill connects with a leg kick. Liquer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Liquer counters with a series of strikes. Hill will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liquer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liquer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liquer swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liquer's knee momentarily.
Liquer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liquer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liquer.
Liquer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liquer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liquer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liquer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liquer can't break the clinch.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Liquer is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liquer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liquer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Liquer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liquer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liquer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Liquer moves out of range easily.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Liquer. Those never looked like landing.
Hill motions for Liquer to come forward. Hill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liquer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hill misses
and Liquer counters with a nice uppercut.
Liquer throws an off balance right hand
and Hill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liquer tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Liquer is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Liquer backwards.
Hill is struggling to control the position.
Hill misses with some punches.
Liquer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Liquer is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hill working aggressively here.
Liquer is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.
Liquer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hill misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill slows down the pace here.
Hill seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Liquer avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Liquer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Liquer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liquer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Liquer backwards.
Hill misses with a knee to the head.
Hill scores with a shoulder strike.
Liquer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liquer has had enough of the clinch but Hill keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liquer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liquer avoids a wild elbow strike from Hill.
Liquer is trying to force a seperation but Hill has the dominant position.
Liquer is trying to break free.
Liquer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liquer's elbow.
Liquer breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Liquer.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Liquer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Hill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liquer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Liquer moves out of range easily.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Liquer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
A head kick from Hill lands but Liquer takes it in his stride.
Hill throws a wild body kick that Liquer sees coming a mile off.
Liquer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liquer tries to keep at a distance but Hill has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liquer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liquer is trying to break free.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Liquer.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Liquer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho Hill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill has Liquer pushed against the cage.
Liquer wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Liquer avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hill working aggressively here.
Liquer is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Liquer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liquer.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill pushes Liquer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Liquer working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liquer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liquer tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Liquer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liquer working hard to break the clinch.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liquer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liquer blocking some punches.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liquer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liquer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liquer's efforts to push away.
A short right from Hill.
Liquer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Liquer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liquer working hard to break the clinch.
Liquer is trying to force a seperation but Hill has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hill throws an elbow but misses.
Hill effectively controlling the action here.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liquer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liquer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Hill working aggressively here.
Liquer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Hill tries a body shot but Liquer blocks it.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands an uppercut.
Hill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liquer's efforts to push away.
Liquer working hard to break the clinch.
Liquer tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Liquer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Liquer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hill lands with a short shot to the head.
Liquer tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liquer's brow.
Hill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Liquer up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Hill dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some wild striking there from Liquer.
Liquer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liquer throws a shot to the body.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill rushes Liquer and presses him up against the cage.
Liquer is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Liquer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liquer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liquer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Liquer is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.
Liquer managing to block the knees to the body from Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Liquer.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liquer working hard to break the clinch.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liquer is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.
Hill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liquer's efforts to push away.
Liquer tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the cage.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liquer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liquer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Liquer.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Liquer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liquer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Liquer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hill prevents Liquer from breaking the clinch.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Liquer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill tries to pull guard but Liquer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Liquer is trying to break free.
Liquer blocks an elbow strike.
Liquer working hard to break the clinch.
Hill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liquer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Liquer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liquer tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liquer working hard to break the clinch.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liquer blocking some punches.
Liquer has had enough of the clinch but Hill keeps him there for the moment.
Liquer tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Liquer wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liquer.
Jericho Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Liquer is trying to break free.
Liquer blocks an uppercut.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Liquer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liquer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill keeps control of Liquer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liquer prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liquer.
Liquer is trying to break free.
Liquer has had enough of the clinch but Hill keeps him there for the moment.
Hill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liquer's efforts to push away.
John Liquer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liquer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liquer misses with a double jab
and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A hook to the body from Hill.
Liquer tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jericho Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jericho Hill!
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energy
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