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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 1055 p4p, 797 weight class) and Clive Hicks (ranked 134 p4p, 104 weight class). Thufir Hawat has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 29 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Clive Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks throws a body punch but Hawat moves out of range.
Thufir Hawat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawat misses with a straight left.
Hicks connects with a body shot that sends Hawat's belly button to the back.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks shoots in and gets a takedown into Hawat's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks chips away with some ground and pound.
Hicks postures up in Hawat's guard and throws a big left but Hawat blocks it.
Hicks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hicks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hicks lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hicks advances to half guard.
Hicks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hicks is thwarting Hawat's attempts to control the position.
Hicks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hicks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hicks is controlling the pace.
Hicks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Hawat dodges it nicely.
Hawat has hold of Hicks's hands but Hicks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hicks working Hawat over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Hawat dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hicks lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hicks lands a nice short elbow.
Hicks lands with a punch from half guard.
Hicks wants to work for an arm triangle but Hawat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hicks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hicks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawat's head.
Hicks drops an elbow to the side of Hawat's head.
Hicks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hicks lands a nice short elbow.
Hicks is looking to pass Hawat's guard but actually Hawat recovers to full guard.
Hawat keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Hawat looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hicks.
Hicks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hawat keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
Hicks advances position into side control!
Hicks cracks Hawat with a big right hand but Hawat just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hicks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hicks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hicks scoring with punches from side control.
Hicks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawat has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Hicks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Hicks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawat defends it well.
Hawat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawat appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hawat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawat tries to score with a low kick but Hicks moves his leg out of the way.
Hawat throws out a leg kick but Hicks moves out of range and Hawat only half commits.
A nice side step and Hicks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Hicks misses.
Hicks lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Hawat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks lands a jab to Hawat's midsection.
Hawat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Hicks jabs Hawat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clive Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawat lands with an uppercut that bounces Hicks off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Hicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks lands with a hook. Hawat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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.
Hicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thufir Hawat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks tries to clinch but Hawat is having none of it.
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Hawat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawat looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks with the counter takedown but Hawat avoids it easily.
Hicks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hicks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hicks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hawat regains half guard, as Hicks was trying to land strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a head shot. Hawat uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hicks stands and throws Hawat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hicks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Hicks is looking to take a break and control but Hawat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hicks is putting a hurting on Hawat here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thufir Hawat's cut is getting worse.
You can see the frustration on Hawat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to control but Hawat is keeping him busy.
Hawat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hicks.
Hicks grinds an elbow into Hawat's temple.
Thufir Hawat's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thufir Hawat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clive Hicks!
After the fight, Clive Hicks was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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RATING
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