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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tabarik Maisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tabarik Maisumov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tabarik Maisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffrey Hughes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes swings for the body but Maisumov moves out of range.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maisumov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Maisumov keeps it at a distance.
Maisumov throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes throws a body punch but Maisumov moves out of range.
Maisumov throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes has Maisumov up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Maisumov tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Maisumov throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Hughes is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maisumov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maisumov jumps guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maisumov taking a breather.
Maisumov tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Maisumov wants to stall.
Maisumov is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes avoiding damage.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hughes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maisumov or not.
Hughes pushes Maisumov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maisumov is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes stalling in the clinch.
Hughes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tabarik Maisumov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Hughes to work.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes digs a right hand into Maisumov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maisumov's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maisumov tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws the left hand but Maisumov avoids the punch easily.
Maisumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maisumov closes the distance but Hughes moves to the side
and Maisumov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maisumov slips a jab from Hughes.
Maisumov wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Maisumov misses.
Hughes misses with a body shot
and Maisumov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hughes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Maisumov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maisumov stands up from mount. Strange move.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Maisumov is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Hughes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maisumov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Maisumov.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Maisumov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Maisumov avoids them all with ease.
Hughes closes the distance and pushes Maisumov back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maisumov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Hughes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maisumov throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maisumov moves away.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maisumov.
Maisumov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maisumov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maisumov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maisumov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maisumov tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes sizes up Maisumov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maisumov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Maisumov throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Maisumov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maisumov wants to clinch.
Maisumov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Maisumov is avoiding it.
Maisumov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maisumov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Maisumov tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Maisumov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hughes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
Maisumov takes one on the button.
Maisumov throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Maisumov moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Maisumov moves to clinch but Hughes breaks away
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Maisumov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Maisumov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Maisumov.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes clinches up with Maisumov and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maisumov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tabarik Maisumov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maisumov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maisumovs head.
Hughes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hughes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Maisumov has Hughes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hughes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
Maisumov is rocked!
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Maisumov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hughes.
Hughes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Hughes on the inside.
Hughes creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Maisumov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Maisumov drops to his knees and Hughes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Hughes!
A determined Jeffrey Hughes didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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