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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neemias Error (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Error has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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139 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neemias Error!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes gets tackled into the cage by Error. Error maintains the clinch.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Error.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Error avoids it.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Error keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes tries to circle away but Error has him pinned against the cage.
Error is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes stalls.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Error tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Error avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes being controlled against the cage.
Hughes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Error ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Error no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Error keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Error looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hughes passes into half guard.
Error is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes decides to stand up.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes moves to clinch but Error breaks away
and Error counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Error stalling.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Error has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Error jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Error around his waist. Error gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands an uppercut.
Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Error rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Error won't want to take too many of those.
Error tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ray Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neemias Error.
Error blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes working hard to break the clinch.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Error drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
Hughes throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Error moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a combination. Error tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hughes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Error. Beautiful body shot.
Hughes tries to clinch but Error moves out of range.
Error moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Error lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Error blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Error jumps into guard, dragging Hughes to the mat.
Hughes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Error is proving hard to escape from.
Hughes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hughes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Error holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Error swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Error scores with a body shot.
Error misses with a hook
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Error moves into the clinch.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Error backwards.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Error drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Error scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Error blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Error uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Error avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Error.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Error escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes tries to clinch but Error moves out of range.
Hughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Error counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face as Error controls the position.
Error is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hughes has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Error decides to stand back up.
Error moves into the clinch.
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 is trying to push Error away but Error has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Error tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Error is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ray Hughes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Error is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neemias Error will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Error circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Error misses
and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hughes is looking to break free of the clinch but Error has double underhooks.
Hughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ray Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Error avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Error slips under a jab from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Error with a jab.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Error manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Error circles away from the clinch attempt
and Error counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Error blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Error tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Error manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Error manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hughes manages to get himself to full guard.
Error has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Cave Fighting Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hughes is working an open guard so Error takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Error gets tackled into the cage by Hughes. Hughes maintains the clinch.
Hughes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Error blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 a hook from the clinch.
Hughes misses with a body punch.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Error uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Error.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes tries to clinch up
and Error counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hughes.
Error tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hughes smiles and moves away.
Hughes looks to clinch
and Error counters with a good low kick that Hughes was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Error swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hughes closes the distance but Error moves to the side
and Error counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
Error throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Error's head but Error sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Error closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hughes quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.
Error seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Hughes.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Ray Hughes!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Ray Hughes!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Ray Hughes!
Ray Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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