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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Sherrill (ranked 4561 p4p, 4459 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Sherrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherrill misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sherrill misses with a body shot.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Sherrill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherrill manages to avoid it.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sherrill is trying to trip Hughes. He has hold of a leg but Hughes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sherrill persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherrill trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Sherrill stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherrill scoring with some ground and pound.
Hughes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sherrill controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Hughes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sherrill haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sherrill is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sherrill's guard.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! Sherrill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sherrill manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into Sherrill's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherrill trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Sherrill working a defensive guard but Hughes manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sherrill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Sherrill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sherrill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sherrill managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hughes.
Hughes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sherrill, who protects the arm well.
Sherrill looks to move to half guard but instead Hughes has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hughes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sherrill to take his back!
Sherrill tries to break free.
Hughes controls the position.
Sherrill rolls, trying to escape but Hughes keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hughes 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sherrill is defended easily by Hughes.
Hughes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sherrill looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown but Sherrill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hughes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherrill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hughes sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherrill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sherrill takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes tries to strike from the bottom.
Sherrill distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Sherrill slips an elbow through the middle.
Matt Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sherrill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sherrill keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill looking for a sweep. Not yet Sherrill, not yet.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sherrill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sherrill keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sherrill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sherrill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sherrill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sherrill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes wants to control but Sherrill is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sherrill is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sherrill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherrill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sherrill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sherrill trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shawn Sherrill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherrill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sherrill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Sherrill trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Sherrill throws an elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sherrill's guard. Nice move by Hughes!
Hughes wants to control from the top but Sherrill keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherrill looking for subs off his back but Hughes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hughes prevents Sherrill from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sherrill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sherrill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
Hughes covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sherrill is looking to control Hughes but Hughes is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hughes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes controlling the position well.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sherrill won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sherrill wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Sherrill won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Sherrill from controlling successfully.
Sherrill working some strikes from top position.
Sherrill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes has his foot on Sherrill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sherrill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sherrill content to stall in guard here.
Sherrill trying to move into half guard but instead Hughes has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sherrill is retaining full guard.
Hughes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherrill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sherrill holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sherrill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Sherrill circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherrill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes gets a clinch.
Hughes is looking for a takedown.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sherrill is defending well for now.
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 Shawn Sherrill.
I think Sherrill 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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pop
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