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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben McHough (ranked 1135 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Hug (ranked 3216 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear Hug will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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136 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben McHough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bear Hug!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHough scoring well with a low kick there.
Hug closes the distance and pushes McHough back into the cage.
A short right from McHough on the inside.
Hug tries a body shot but McHough blocks it.
McHough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
McHough throws a head punch that misses.
McHough cracks Hug with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hug as McHough tries to tie him up.
Hug swings wildly with an uppercut but McHough uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
Hug tries to throw a body punch but McHough avoids it by throwing Hug back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
Hug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hug misses with the head strike.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
McHough misses with a hook from the clinch.
McHough looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McHough has had enough of the clinch but Hug keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
Hug struggles to land a body shot inside as McHough controls his hands.
McHough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McHough throws a head punch that misses.
Hug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hug tries to work over McHough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McHough prevents a body shot from Hug.
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McHough blocks an uppercut.
McHough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McHough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McHough slows down the pace here.
McHough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHough tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
McHough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug misses with a punch on the inside.
McHough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McHough. McHough obviously looking to wear him down.
Hug is looking to clinch but McHough is avoiding it.
Hug connects with a body shot that sends McHough's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHough connects with a body shot that sends Hug's belly button to the back.
Hug on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McHough lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McHough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McHough throwing a counter right hand but Hug manages to avoid it.
Hug rushes McHough and presses him up against the cage.
McHough prevents a body shot from Hug.
McHough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McHough.
Hug working aggressively here.
McHough blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses with the head strike.
McHough is trying to maintain a safe position but Hug gets an underhook and turns McHough into the cage.
Hug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McHoughs head.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
McHough struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
A short left from McHough.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
McHough swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
McHough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hug as McHough tries to tie him up.
Hug misses with some punches.
McHough misses with a punch to the body.
Hug is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hug misses with the head strike.
Hug misses with a body punch.
Hug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHough blocking some punches.
McHough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hug has a couple of punches blocked by McHough.
McHough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McHough is struggling to control the position.
McHough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McHough lands a nice hook to Hug's body. Hug takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hug tries to clinch
and McHough counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McHough circles away from the clinch attempt
and McHough counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hug.
Hug on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hug looks to throw the jab but McHough is out of range.
Hug throws an off balance right hand
and McHough counters with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McHough.
McHough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hug was well out of range. Poor timing from McHough.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben McHough dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hug tries to clinch up but McHough circles away and keeps his distance.
Hug tries to clinch but McHough moves away
and McHough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hug tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McHough counters with a nice leg kick.
Hug wants to clinch up but McHough keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from McHough misses the target.
Hug scores with a nice strike.
Hug takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hug throws an off balance right hand
and McHough counters with a stiff right hand.
McHough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hug tries to clinch
and McHough counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug walks into a stiff left hand from McHough.
It looks like Bear Hug has been cut.
McHough lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug moves into the clinch successfully.
McHough struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Hug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hug.
Hug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McHough is trying to stall.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
McHough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McHough on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
Hug misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hug misses with a body shot.
Ben McHough is winning the standup battle so far.
McHough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hug. That did some damage!
Hug tries to clinch up.
McHough quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.
McHough lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hug backs up against the cage.
Hug has closed the distance and engaged McHough in a 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!
Hug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hug tries a body shot but McHough blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
McHough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hug's elbow.
McHough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McHough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McHough throws a leg kick which misses Hug's front leg but catches the back leg as Hug tries to avoid it.
Hug misses with a left hand
and McHough counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hug misses with a right hand
enabling McHough to counter with a crisp jab.
Hug is rocked!
McHough finds Hug's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Hug flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. McHough lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Hug will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben McHough!
Our winner, Ben McHough, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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FIGHT
RATING
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