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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Your Head. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ibrahimovic's choice of entrance music: Mind Heist. Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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190 cm
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167 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibrahimovic defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Ibrahimovic slips the punch.
Hicks shoots for a double leg takedown but Ibrahimovic sprawls well. He's pushed Hicks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ibrahimovic.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic moves forwards but Hicks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibrahimovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hicks is looking to score with low kicks.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
Hicks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hicks fails to land the takedown.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Ibrahimovic saw that one coming.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ibrahimovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibrahimovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ibrahimovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hicks. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimovic scores with a nice right hand.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Ibrahimovic ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ibrahimovic - that will leave a mark!
Hicks shoots in but Ibrahimovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Ibrahimovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic stuffs the takedown.
A left lands for Ibrahimovic.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
Hicks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ibrahimovic.
Hicks is looking to wear down Ibrahimovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Ibrahimovic cracks Hicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hicks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ibrahimovic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Ibrahimovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibrahimovic lands a leg kick that knocks Hicks off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close 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!
Hicks drives through with a takedown into Ibrahimovic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hicks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hicks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ibrahimovic's head.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position here.
Hicks working some strikes from top position.
Hicks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ibrahimovic controlling the position.
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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ibrahimovic counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibrahimovic misses with a low kick.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ibrahimovic enables Hicks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ibrahimovic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hicks stays in close to Ibrahimovic's body and controls the position.
Ibrahimovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibrahimovic, not yet.
Hicks tries to free his leg and advance position but Ibrahimovic is retaining full guard.
Ibrahimovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Hicks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ibrahimovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hicks working for a triangle but Ibrahimovic defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
Ibrahimovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibrahimovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
Ibrahimovic wants to stand but Hicks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ibrahimovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks stuns Ibrahimovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a solid body kick.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hicks is defended easily by Ibrahimovic.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown but Ibrahimovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Ibrahimovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ibrahimovic throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Ibrahimovic moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Ibrahimovic to work.
Ibrahimovic receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Knees to the body from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic working Hicks over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibrahimovic tries a knee to the head but Hicks blocks it.
Hicks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Hicks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ibrahimovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hicks swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahimovic walks into a left hand.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibrahimovic instigates a clinch.
Ibrahimovic looking to throw knees to the head but Hicks is blocking nicely.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ibrahimovic connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to stall.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibrahimovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Ibrahimovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Ibrahimovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Hicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bill Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibrahimovic is fending him off so far but Hicks persists. Nope, Ibrahimovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Ibrahimovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick but Hicks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Ibrahimovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibrahimovic's head backwards.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Ibrahimovic staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hicks digs a good body shot into Ibrahimovic's ribs.
Nice jab there from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Hicks does it's job there.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Bill Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bill Hicks.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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