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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 481 p4p, 61 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 462 p4p, 58 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes flicks out a counter leg kick but Hughes steps away.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tepes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Tepes does no damage.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Hughes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tepes.
Hughes tests Tepes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Tepes shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from Tepes misses
and Hughes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hughes.
Tepes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Tepes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Tepes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into Tepes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Tepes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Tepes is retaining full guard.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tepes controlling Hughes's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tepes keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Tepes pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Tepes keeps moving.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes pulls Hughes in to control the position.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Tepes keeps moving.
Tepes pulls Hughes in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bruno Tepes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes misses with a low kick as Tepes jumps back.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Tepes avoids it well.
Hughes lands a right hook to the body.
Tepes takes one to the chin there.
Tepes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tepes tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tepes to the ground. Tepes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tepes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hughes blocks it well.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes moves away.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
Tepes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tepes, right into the meat.
Hughes lands with a hook. Tepes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tepes counters with a body kick.
Hughes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes can pounce on him.
Tepes throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Tepes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Tepes slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Tepes misses.
Tepes slips under a jab from Hughes.
Tepes slips a jab from Hughes.
Tepes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes walks into a stiff left hand from Tepes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
Tepes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Tepes throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Hughes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Tepes clobbers Hughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
Tepes tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronson Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Tepes.
Tepes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Tepes moved away.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Tepes saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tepes thows a leg kick but Hughes checks it
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes tries to move into range but Tepes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes throws the left hand but Tepes avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Tepes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes checks a leg kick nicely.
Tepes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tepes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hughes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tepes.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Tepes with an uppercut!
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the body.
Tepes moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Hughes misses the jab.
Tepes is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Tepes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tepes. Hughes shrugs it off though.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Tepes saw that one coming.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronson Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Tepes slips the punch.
Hughes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tepes is looking to clinch.
Tepes slips under a jab from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a leg kick
and Tepes counters with a low kick, right behind Hughes 's knee.
Tepes catches Hughes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tepes but Tepes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tepes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tepes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hughes if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
Tepes scores with a jab.
Tepes misses the jab.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Tepes slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tepes 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.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Tepes saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes staying out of range there.
Tepes throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Tepes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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.
Tepes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tepes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws a hook but Tepes avoids it easily.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Tepes tries to counter with a clinch but Hughes shakes him off and moves away.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tepes. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Tepes scores with a push kick.
Tepes connects with a jab.
Tepes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tepes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Tepes pushes Hughes away with a front kick.
Tepes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Tepes moved out of range nicely.
Tepes slips under a jab.
Tepes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes misses with a leg kick
and Tepes counters with a low kick, right behind Hughes 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Tepes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Tepes misses the shot to the body.
Hughes misses with a body shot
and Tepes counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tepes.
Tepes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tepes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tepes checks a low kick from Hughes.
A nice side step and Tepes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes connects with a leg kick. Tepes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes misses the shot to the body.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
Tepes lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Hughes.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes.
Hughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tepes tries to sprawl but Hughes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tepes has one foot on Hughes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hughes avoids a kick to the body.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tepes.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Tepes. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Tepes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Hughes misses with a shot to the body
and Tepes counters with a series of strikes. Hughes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tepes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tepes is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tepes, right into the meat.
Tepes takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes tries a low kick but Tepes avoids it.
Tepes scoring well with a low kick there.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes misses with an uppercut.
Tepes tries to work over Hughes's front leg with a kick but Hughes checks it.
Tepes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tepes defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tepes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tepes.
Tepes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hughes misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
Tepes slips a straight right by Hughes.
Tepes works the jab nicely.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tepes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hughes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tepes.
Tepes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Tepes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes is looking for the big counter here.
Tepes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tepes slips a straight right by Hughes.
Tepes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Tepes stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Tepes tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes.
Tepes counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes checks a low kick from Tepes.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Tepes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes scores with a decent looking hook.
Tepes cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Tepes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Tepes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Hughes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tepes tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Tepes.
Tepes cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Hughes misses
and Tepes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Tepes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tepes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Tepes!
Bruno Tepes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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