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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thrym comes to the cage accompanied by We Are - Hollywood Undead. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winston Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrym staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Hughes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thrym.
Thrym connects with a leg kick. Hughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thrym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes throws a leg kick that misses.
Thrym tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Thrym.
Hughes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thrym lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thrym throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thrym throws a low kick, looking for Hughes's leg but Hughes calmly moves out of range.
Thrym looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Thrym 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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 throws a jab when Thrym was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thrym misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Thrym slips the punch.
Thrym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Thrym misses with a looping right.
Hughes unleashes a big counter combination but Thrym bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrym.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.
Hughes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thrym has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrym cracks Hughes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hughes 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 Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrym is looking to counter punch.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Thrym's head but Thrym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thrym throws the kick towards the body but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Thrym scores with a hook to the body. Hughes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrym misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a good low kick that Thrym was not able to check.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrym misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes thuds his shin into the meat of Thrym's side.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
A cross from Hughes lands.
Thrym takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Rung Thrym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Thrym misses
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrym throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes connects with a high kick.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Thrym scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrym makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Thrym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrym moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
Thrym tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Thrym pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Thrym settles back down.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Thrym cracks Hughes with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Hughes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thrym was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Hughes.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thrym tries to score with a low kick but Hughes moves his leg out of the way.
Thrym slips under a jab from Hughes.
Thrym blocks a jab.
It appears Thrym was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thrym takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrym.
Hughes tried to score with a low kick but Thrym checks it.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Thrym checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrym 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 wants to slow Thrym down by chopping away at his legs.
Thrym half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Thrym turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrym looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Hughes scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Thrym lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thrym defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thrym is looking to score with low kicks.
Hughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrym misses with a wild combination.
Thrym tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hughes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thrym. Hughes shrugs it off though.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym cracks Hughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Thrym swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes! But no joy.
Thrym moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rung Thrym is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrym walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thrym fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Hughes wants to slow Thrym down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Thrym misses the target.
Thrym closes the distance and clinches.
Thrym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thrym throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Thrym will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Thrym's head but Thrym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thrym misses the jab.
Thrym looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Thrym moved out of range.
Thrym misses with a body shot.
Hughes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Hughes misses
and Thrym makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrym. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Thrym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thrym bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hughes's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrym connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrym throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym lands a jab.
Thrym checks a low kick from Hughes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thrym.
Thrym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrym.
Hughes cracks Thrym with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thrym throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thrym lands a jab.
Thrym misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hughes 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 Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrym quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thrym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston Hughes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Hughes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrym is able to avoid easily.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thrym to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thrym's calf.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Thrym tried to counter with a leg kick but Hughes avoided it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thrym.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrym 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.
Thrym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Thrym lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym digs a good body shot into Hughes's ribs.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Thrym counters with an inside leg kick.
Hughes misses with a low kick as Thrym jumps back.
Both fighters circling a little - Thrym finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Thrym as he connects with a hook.
Thrym misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Thrym pushes Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Hughes misses with some punches.
Hughes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thrym pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thrym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrym connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Thrym goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thrym attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrym throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thrym's knee momentarily.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Hughes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Thrym throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hughes cracks Thrym with an open hand slap.
Thrym throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrym moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHughes.
Thrym takes the fight into the clinch.
Hughes tries to throw a body punch but Thrym avoids it by throwing Hughes back against the cage.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body.
Hughes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrym blocking some punches.
Hughes prevents a body shot from Thrym.
Thrym wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes tries to throw a body punch but Thrym avoids it by throwing Hughes back against the cage.
Thrym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrym works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thrym doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thrym looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Thrym throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Thrym throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hughes scores with a head kick. Thrym tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hughes blocks the body kick.
Thrym throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thrym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Hughes.
Thrym looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Thrym blocks it well.
Hughes tries to work over Thrym's front leg with a kick but Thrym checks it.
Hughes throws the left hand but Thrym avoids the punch easily.
Hughes thows a leg kick but Thrym checks it
and Thrym counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Thrym feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Thrym misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thrym checks a leg kick.
Hughes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thrym.
Thrym misses the jab.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes is looking to chop away at Thrym's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thrym darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hughes takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thrym 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
An out of breath Rung Thrym thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Winston Hughes spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh what a bunch of bolderdash. '.
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