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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 50 p4p, 6 weight class) and Seymour Hughes (ranked 418 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
33 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seymour Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Jab by Hughes.
Hughes cracks Bjornsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Bjornsson moves away and avoids it.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Seymour Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson instigates a clinch.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bjornsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hughes.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Bjornsson.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Bjornsson.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes tries a body shot but Bjornsson blocks it.
Hughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bjornsson tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Bjornsson back against the cage.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson walks into a straight right hand from Hughes.
Bjornsson staying out of range there.
Bjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Bjornsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bjornsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson controlling the position.
Bjornsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bjornsson, not yet.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bjornsson working for submissions but it's allowed Hughes to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hughes pulls his head out easily.
Bjornsson moves into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bjornsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bjornsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bjornsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hughes controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bjornsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bjornsson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hughes has picked Bjornsson up and slammed him! Bjornsson can't keep hold of the triangle and Hughes manages to pass to side control!
Bjornsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Bjornsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes is controlling the pace.
Bjornsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hughes throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Bjornsson is looking to counter punch.
Bjornsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bjornsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Seymour Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Bjornsson moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Bjornsson thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Bjornsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes connects with a looping right hand.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Bjornsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson scores with a jab.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Bjornsson's shoulder, as Bjornsson tries to avoid the shot.
Bjornsson jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Bjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Bjornsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjornsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Bjornsson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Bjornsson misses.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Bjornsson knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the head.
Bjornsson staying out of range there.
Bjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Bjornsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Bjornsson's head.
Bjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsson misses the target.
Bjornsson takes one on the button.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Bjornsson saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a nice looking jab.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
Hughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bjornssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bjornsson looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Bjornsson drops his hands momentarily and Hughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bjornsson misses the jab.
Hughes cracks Bjornsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Bjornsson off the cage and back into range.
Hughes misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsson throws a shot to the body.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Hughes.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Hughes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bjornsson doesn't seem phased though.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjornsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bjornsson stuns Hughes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Bjornsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seymour Hughes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hughes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Litill Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands with an overhand left.
Bjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Bjornsson with an uppercut!
Bjornsson moves into the clinch.
Bjornsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hughes lands a body punch.
Bjornsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Bjornsson gets through Hughes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjornsson tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes misses with a jab to the body
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bjornsson.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Bjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up.
Hughes throws out a counter right but Bjornsson avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Bjornsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bjornsson misses the jab.
Hughes misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes jabs Bjornsson right on the nose. Bjornsson blinks but takes it well.
Bjornsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bjornsson counter with a right hand.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bjornsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Hughes cracks Bjornsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Bjornsson's shoulder, as Bjornsson tries to avoid the shot.
Bjornsson lands the left hand.
Jab by Hughes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hughes.
Bjornsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsson looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Hughes blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Bjornsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bjornsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bjornsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsson connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Bjornsson misses.
Hughes thuds his right hand into Bjornsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seymour Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hughes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seymour Hughes!
Seymour Hughes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Litill Bjornsson had this to say: 'Hughes is a future champ. I just cannot keep up with him any more, good luck going for that belt I used to wear.'.
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