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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Hughes (ranked 1618 p4p, 1807 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 232 p4p, 252 weight class). Hughes comes into the arena with Self blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Meldrick Taylor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seymour Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Taylor digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Taylor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A punch lands to the side of Hughes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Taylor misses.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Taylor only half commits.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seymour Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Hughes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the position for now.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taylor to regain full guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hughes passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Taylor connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meldrick Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Hughes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hughes trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Taylor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seymour Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Hughes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hughes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hughes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taylor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Seymour Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hughes's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Taylor keeping hold of Hughes's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seymour Hughes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taylor controlling the position well.
Hughes stalling.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Hughes controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two 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.
Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hughes scores with a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hughes is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seymour Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seymour Hughes!
A victorious Seymour Hughes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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