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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Teló (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Teló's choice of entrance music: Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winston Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Teló!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teló keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teló looks to throw a body kick
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Teló's shoulder, as Teló tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teló.
Hughes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teló slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Teló works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Hughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teló misses with a low kick.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Teló misses with an uppercut.
Hughes throws the left hand but Teló avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hughes did well to prevent Teló getting side control.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Teló is controlling well.
Teló with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hughes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Teló is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Teló throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Teló thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hughes's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teló is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hughes is just riding it out for now. Teló eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes wants to control but Teló is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Teló.
Hughes working a defensive guard here.
Teló in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Teló trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has Teló pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Teló misses with a looping left.
Hughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes checks a low kick from Teló.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Teló on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Teló tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teló lands a high kick!
Hughes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teló uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Teló bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hughes's head backwards.
Hughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teló's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hughes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teló scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teló closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Hughes.
Teló misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teló misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes tries a body shot but Teló blocks it.
Teló throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Teló is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teló manages to break the clinch.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Teló saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Teló avoids it well.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Teló throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Hughes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Teló looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Teló tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Winston Hughes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Both fighters circling a little - Hughes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winston Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teló is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Teló takes a step back to recover.
Teló shoots and misses
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teló is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teló! But no joy.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Teló avoids it well.
Teló shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Teló's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Teló.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teló doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Teló.
Teló tries a head kick but it misses.
Teló throws a sloppy body shot
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Teló digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teló can do to turn this around?
Teló thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teló misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes throws a hook but Teló blocks it.
Teló pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Teló settles back down.
Hughes scoring well with a low kick there.
Teló ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Nice defenses there by Teló.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but Teló seems unphased.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teló lands with a right hand.
Teló swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a leg kick which misses Teló's front leg but catches the back leg as Teló tries to avoid it.
Hughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Teló.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teló shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Teló's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Teló moved out of range.
Teló with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Teló slips the punch.
Teló throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teló.
Teló takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teló misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Teló counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teló sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teló fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teló looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes checks a low kick from Teló.
Hughes is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hughes.
Teló dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Teló blocks a head kick by Hughes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Teló is defended easily by Hughes.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teló avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Teló throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes jabs Teló to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Teló looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Teló tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Teló.
Teló ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Teló's head backwards.
Teló fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Teló does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teló throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Teló showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Hughes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hughes throws a jab when Teló was well out of range.
Teló misses with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hughes lands a body shot.
Hughes lands a jab to Teló's midsection.
Hughes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teló's calf.
Teló clobbers Hughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Teló.
Hughes tries to score with a low kick but Teló moves his leg out of the way.
Teló ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Teló fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughes. That's going to slow Teló down.
A big right from Teló misses.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes cracks the inside of Teló's front leg.
Teló bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes misses with a hook. Teló ducked under it nicely.
Teló throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Teló's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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.
Teló just misses with a punch to the body.
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 throws a jab when Teló was well out of range.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Hughes.
Teló wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Teló defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hughes.
Teló slips a jab from Hughes.
Teló swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Teló has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hughes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes looks to land a combination. Teló sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Teló jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Teló.
A big left from Teló misses.
Hughes tried to counter with a leg kick but Teló avoided it.
Teló throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Teló connects with a high kick.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teló misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Teló didn't see that one coming.
Hughes misses the jab.
Teló has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teló there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teló throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hughes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teló checks it well.
Teló motions for Hughes to come forward. Teló throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teló tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teló.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand
and Teló counters with a nice kick to the body.
Teló throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Teló fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Teló slips the punch.
Teló throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Teló.
Winston Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Teló's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michel Teló has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes misses the body punch
and Teló connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Teló throws a leg kick
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Teló has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teló wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Teló.
Teló takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hughes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Teló throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teló was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Teló thinks about the counter body kick.
Winston Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teló thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hughes if he has to take too many more of those.
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 Winston Hughes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Hughes!
Winston Hughes made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ho ho! Silly commoner.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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