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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hicks's choice of entrance music: Bang Your Head. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Hicks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Hicks lands a slapping body shot.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
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!
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn throws a right hand that Hicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hicks also avoids with ease.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Penn.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
That kick from Penn tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Penn misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Hicks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Penn is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hicks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hicks tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping hold of Hicks's head, controlling as best he can.
Hicks working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Penn's thigh. Penn counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Penn is trying to control the position but Hicks postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Hicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Hicks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hicks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hicks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hicks swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Hicks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hicks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hicks is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Hicks trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hicks throws a leg kick
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penn tests Hicks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a right hook to the body.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hicks shoots and misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Hicks throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Hicks connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hicks is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hicks really felt that one!
Cassius Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Hicks.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
A jab from Penn misses.
Hicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hicks tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hicks to the ground. Hicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Hicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a body shot
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn takes one to the chin there.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Cassius Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 Cassius Penn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn leaves Hicks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hicks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A leg kick checked by Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Penn moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hicks doesn't seem phased though.
Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Hicks's guard.
Hicks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hicks is trying to keep Penn in close.
Hicks has a closed guard, preventing Penn from standing up.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
Bill Hicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hicks is striking from the bottom but Penn uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Hicks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hicks is on top in guard.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks looking to improve position, pressing down on Penn's thigh with his hand. Penn seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Hicks paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Hicks's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Penn picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cassius Penn!
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energy
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hype
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