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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fábio Araújo (ranked 3200 p4p, 23556 weight class) and Harrison Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Getting Drunk and Fallin' Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fábio Araújo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harrison Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araújo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hughes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hughes walks into a stiff left hand from Araújo.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes lands a high kick!
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Araújo moves out of range easily.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Araújo.
Araújo lands with an uppercut that bounces Hughes off the cage and back into range.
Hughes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes throws a head kick but Araújo moves out of range.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Araújo moves out of range easily.
Araújo misses with a looping right.
And Hughes responds with a good body kick, but Araújo manages to step out the way in time.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Araújo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Fábio Araújo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araújo moves out of range of the body kick from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes throws a big counter head kick but Araújo avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araújo throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Araújo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Araújo looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Araújo checks it.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes feints and then cracks Araújo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araújo down.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Araújo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araújo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Araújo clinches up against the cage.
Araújo breaks from the clinch.
Araújo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hughes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Araújo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Araújo lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araújo lands a head shot.
Araújo avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Araújo throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Araújo checks a low kick from Hughes.
Araújo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a low kick but Araújo moves out of range easily.
Hughes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Araújo moves out of range easily.
Araújo missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Hughes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Araújo finds it's way through Hughes's defenses.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Araújo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hughes momentarily.
Araújo scores with a shot to the body.
Araújo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Araújo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Araújo lands a right hand.
Araújo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Araújo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Araújo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Araújo.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Araújo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araújo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Araújo blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Araújo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughes under the eye.
Hughes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araújo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Araújo moves into the clinch.
Araújo working aggressively here.
Araújo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Araújo.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Araújo gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Araújo avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Araújo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Araújo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Araújo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Araújo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Araújo.
A head punch on the inside from Araújo fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hughes.
Araújo breaks the clinch.
Hughes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Araújo counters by clinching up.
Araújo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Araújo lands a shoulder strike.
Araújo avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Araújo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araújo.
Araújo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Araújo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Araújo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Araújo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Araújo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fábio Araújo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Araújo.
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Araújo's sensitive parts.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Araújo.
Araújo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Araújo missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Araújo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
Araújo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Araújo.
Araújo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Araújo.
Araújo blocks a head kick by Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Araújo catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Araújo.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araújo scoring well with a low kick there.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araújo. Araújo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araújo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araújo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Araújo.
Araújo cracks Hughes with an open hand slap.
Araújo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Araújo.
Araújo dips to his left and cracks Hughes with an uppercut!
Hughes throws a head kick but Araújo moves out of range.
Hughes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araújo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Araújo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Araújo connects with a single shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Araújo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Araújo lands a slapping body shot.
Hughes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araújo lands a jab to the head.
Hughes throws a front kick that sends Araújo stumbling back into the cage.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Araújo backs off Hughes throws a huge counter combo but Araújo manages to avoid it all.
Fábio Araújo is winning the standup battle so far.
Araújo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes throws a leg kick which misses Araújo's front leg but catches the back leg as Araújo tries to avoid it.
Araújo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Araújo misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Araújo misses.
Araújo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes throws a low kick, looking for Araújo's leg but Araújo calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Araújo misses its intended target.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Araújo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Araújo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Araújo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Araújo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Araújo moves out of range easily.
Araújo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hughes staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Araújo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Araújo scores with a jab. Hughes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Araújo scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Araújo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Araújo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Araújo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes with a jab.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araújo cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Araújo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Araújo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Araújo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes throws a head kick but Araújo moves out of range.
Araújo avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Araújo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Araújo's shoulder, as Araújo tries to avoid the shot.
Araújo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes walks into a straight right hand from Araújo.
Hughes is rocked!
Araújo throws out a powerful jab.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Araújo finish him?
Hughes looks up at the clock. Bad move! Araújo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hughes. Araújo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fábio Araújo!
A victorious Fábio Araújo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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