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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Wolfgang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. Dante Wolfgang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ratt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Wolfgang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfgang takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfgang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Wolfgang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolfgang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolfgang circles away.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolfgang pinned against the cage. Wolfgang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wolfgang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wolfgang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Wolfgang is out of range.
Hughes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wolfgang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughes's knee momentarily.
Wolfgang scores with a nice body kick.
Hughes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hughes working the head with strikes.
Wolfgang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wolfgang tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfgang throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Wolfgang's head.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hughes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hughes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Wolfgang is looking to improve his position.
Wolfgang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Wolfgang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wolfgang gets full guard.
Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Wolfgang is keeping the position.
Wolfgang working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Hughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.
Hughes stands and throws Wolfgang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolfgang is trying to improve his position.
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
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.
Wolfgang manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hughes's best efforts.
Wolfgang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
Wolfgang tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolfgang wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Wolfgang is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wolfgang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hughes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wolfgang Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hughes's back instead.
Wolfgang tries to keep control of the position but Hughes is staying busy.
Wolfgang lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hughes hold on?!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hughes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wolfgang scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hughes breaks Wolfgang's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wolfgang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolfgang is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolfgang trying to mount his opponent but Hughes defends it.
Hughes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wolfgang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolfgang is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Hughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfgang is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Wolfgang circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Wolfgang.
Hughes scores a takedown into full mount!
Hughes landing strikes from the mount.
Hughes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wolfgang hang on?
It looks like Dante Wolfgang has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Wolfgang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wolfgang preventing the sweep.
Hughes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wolfgang turns into him and now he's in Hughes's guard.
Wolfgang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hughes is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolfgang forces his way into half guard.
Hughes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratt Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Wolfgang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wolfgang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Wolfgang.
Hughes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wolfgang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wolfgang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wolfgang misses with some punches.
Wolfgang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wolfgang smiles and moves away.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Wolfgang misses with a looping left.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Wolfgang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Hughes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hughes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hughes working the head with strikes.
Hughes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ratt Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolfgang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolfgang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfgang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Wolfgang wants to get back to full guard.
Wolfgang is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolfgang avoid being mounted?
Wolfgang moves into full guard.
Wolfgang controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Wolfgang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfgang.
Wolfgang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Wolfgang won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wolfgang won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Wolfgang throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolfgang stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Wolfgang passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolfgang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wolfgang postures up.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wolfgang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hughes landing strikes from the mount.
Hughes unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfgang taking shots to the head.
Wolfgang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes with shots to the head and body - Wolfgang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wolfgang is rocked!
Hughes landing shots from mount.
Wolfgang is still in real trouble! Can Hughes finish him?
Wolfgang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wolfgang sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wolfgang wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang seems to have recovered his senses.
Hughes is thwarting Wolfgang's attempts to control the position.
Wolfgang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolfgang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wolfgang wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes won't allow Wolfgang to sweep him here.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Hughes advances position into side control!
Wolfgang is trying to improve his position.
Wolfgang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hughes is controlling him well.
Wolfgang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hughes off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang is landing with strikes from the back.
Wolfgang lands a shot to the body.
Hughes rolls, trying to escape but Wolfgang keeps control of the position.
Hughes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hughes.
Wolfgang content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolfgang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratt Hughes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dante Wolfgang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolfgang clinches.
Wolfgang manages to break the clinch.
Hughes digs a good hook to Wolfgang's body.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolfgang swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Wolfgang tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolfgang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hughes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Wolfgang throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Wolfgang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wolfgang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wolfgang wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wolfgang tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes moves nicely into side control.
Hughes cracks Wolfgang with a big right hand but Wolfgang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wolfgang gets back to half guard.
Hughes winds up and cracks Wolfgang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wolfgang!
Wolfgang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wolfgang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfgang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes looking to finish Wolfgang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wolfgang!
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wolfgang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes lands a big elbow.
That has opened up Dante Wolfgang's cut even more.
Hughes raining down shots from the mount!
Hughes lands a big elbow.
Wolfgang is in a horrible position here. Hughes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfgang is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes avoids the attempt from Wolfgang to control.
Hughes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wolfgang has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wolfgang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dante Wolfgang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wolfgang wants to get back to full guard.
Wolfgang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hughes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hughes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hughes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Dante Wolfgang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wolfgang sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hughes slips a nice elbow through Wolfgang's hands, connecting with Wolfgang's forehead.
Dante Wolfgang's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wolfgang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Wolfgang is looking to improve his position.
Hughes tries to pass to full mount but Wolfgang defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hughes trying to control but Wolfgang is working from the bottom.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Wolfgang blocks nicely.
Wolfgang manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ratt Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolfgang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes works over Wolfgang with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Wolfgang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolfgang looking for a triangle here. Hughes is fighting it but it looks tight! Wolfgang pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hughes is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dante Wolfgang!
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