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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Da Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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184 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the cage. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Hughes didn't expect that.
Hughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Da Silva!
Da Silva tries to reverse the position but Hughes maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Hughes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Da Silva shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Da Silva jumps guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Hughes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lorenzo Da Silva has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hughes walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Da Silva's cut.
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.
Da Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Da Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
Hughes sneaks back into half guard.
Da Silva is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Da Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Da Silva's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hughes struggling to land strikes to the head as Da Silva covers up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hughes has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Da Silva's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Andrew Hughes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Da Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorenzo Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrew Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Hughes tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Da Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Hughes has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hughes walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Da Silva around his waist. Da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Da Silva jumps guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hughes walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hughes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Da Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Da Silva has gone for a leg lock! Hughes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Da Silva's guard.
Lorenzo Da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Lorenzo Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Hughes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hughes!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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