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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
A clash of legs there as Bickle blocks the low kick.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Jab from Hughes.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a body punch
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Bickle sprawls well.
Hughes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hughes lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes prevents Bickle from getting back to his feet.
Hughes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bickle 's head.
Bickle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Bickle pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes controlling from the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left lands for Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown but Bickle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hughes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Bickle .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Bickle lands a slapping body shot.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into Bickle 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes pushing down on Bickle 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bickle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bickle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bickle is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes wants to control but Bickle is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes throwing shots but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Bickle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bickle is not content to let Hughes control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bickle looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratt Hughes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
Bickle lands a head shot.
Hughes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
Hughes shoots in and gets a takedown into Bickle 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bickle wants to stand but Hughes is controlling the position.
Bickle has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bickle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bickle is on top in guard.
Ratt Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bickle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bickle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hughes working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bickle !
Bickle is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bickle is looking to escape.
Bickle wants to control but Hughes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hughes.
Hughes controlling the pace for now.
Bickle holds on to Hughes as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hughes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hughes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bickle hang on?
Hughes throwing strikes but Bickle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Hughes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes trying to pass the guard but Bickle defending well.
Bickle is trying to stand up here but Hughes is controlling him well.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Bickle is defending well.
Bickle is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Bickle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hughes is stalling here. Bickle is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hughes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bickle has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratt Hughes dominated that second round.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bickle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Ratt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Hughes misses
and Bickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bickle has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes is looking for a takedown.
Bickle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Hughes fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bickle prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Bickle .
Hughes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bickle is defending well.
Hughes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bickle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Hughes.
Bickle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes misses with a takedown
and Bickle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bickle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hughes momentarily.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ratt Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bickle eats them both and turns towards Hughes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bickle tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Bickle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughes in his tracks.
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bickle is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bickle , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bickle forces Hughes back against the cage and clinches.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bickle 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hughes.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle .
Hughes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bickle .
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bickle tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bickle to the ground. Bickle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bickle , as that shot connected.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle lands a right hand.
Hughes goes for a takedown attempt but Bickle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bickle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Travis Bickle just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes throws a series of punches but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hughes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bickle . That one must have hurt.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bickle .
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bickle 's head.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown but Bickle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hughes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bickle lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with the left hand. Hughes knows he should have avoided that one.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bickle slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
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!
Bickle clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling him.
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bickle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hughes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bickle 's head.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bickle 's head.
Bickle trying to control from the bottom.
Bickle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bickle .
Bickle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bickle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hughes tries to lock up and control but Bickle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet but Hughes is holding on tight.
Bickle trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to hold on but Bickle postures up.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Bickle 's attempts to control the action.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle get's back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bickle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bickle is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hughes wants to control but Bickle is keeping him busy.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Bickle dodges it nicely.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bickle is looking to improve his position.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bickle defending well though.
Bickle kicks Hughes off and gets back to his feet.
Bickle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle .
Hughes connects with an inside leg kick.
Hughes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughes is able to avoid easily.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes is trying to drag Bickle to the mat but Bickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bickle keeps control of Hughes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bickle gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bickle regains guard immediately.
Bickle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bickle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hughes won't allow Bickle to get back to his feet.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bickle wants to stand and escape but Hughes is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bickle 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.
Hughes trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bickle is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ratt Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratt Hughes!
Ratt Hughes retains his welterweight title!
Ratt Hughes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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