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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hughes (ranked 2384 p4p, 2709 weight class) and Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 340 p4p, 382 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariitaia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ariitaia.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ariitaia.
Hughes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hughes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ariitaia!
Hughes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ariitaia tries to improve position but can't.
Ariitaia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hughes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hughes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ariitaia's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ariitaia is looking for a sweep.
Hughes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ariitaia's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ariitaia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ariitaia can't do much from the bottom here.
Ariitaia takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ariitaia taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes wants to control but Ariitaia is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariitaia tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Ariitaia's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ariitaia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ariitaia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Ariitaia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hughes winds up and cracks Ariitaia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ariitaia tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ariitaia keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ariitaia wants to stand back up but Hughes manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia stops Hughes from passing to mount.
Ariitaia tries to improve position but can't.
Ariitaia prevents Hughes from improving position.
Hughes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ariitaia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hughes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ariitaia is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Ariitaia tries to bench press Hughes off him but Hughes keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes advances to mount.
Ariitaia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughes looking to control but Ariitaia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hughes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hughes landing punches.
Ariitaia is rocked!
Hughes loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ariitaia scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hughes land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hughes stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hughes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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