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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 1272 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Seymour Hughes (ranked 182 p4p, 202 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Line might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Hughes has chosen Self as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seymour Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Line should have avoided that one.
Hughes slips a jab from Line.
Hughes throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Line to score with a decent uppercut.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Line appears to be looking for a big counter.
Line defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Line throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Line scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Line drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes is trying to push Line away but Line has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Line being controlled against the cage.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
Line is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Hughes. Beautiful body shot.
Line swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes checks a low kick from Line.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hughes manages to circle out of the way.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Hughes.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Hughes throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Hughes's head back.
Hughes throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Line walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Line misses with a looping right.
Line swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Seymour Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Line misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Line swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hughes. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Line.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughes on the side of the head.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Line under the eye.
Line throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Line had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Line feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Line throws a one two combo.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Line appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hughes throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line is looking for a counter combo.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Line moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Line has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Line there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Hughes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Line tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hughes manages to circle out of the way.
Line swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Line gets a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hughes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes cracks Line with an open hand slap.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes slips a jab from Line.
Line looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.
Line on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Hughes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Line back to the cage. Hughes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hughes takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Hughes sizes up Line with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Line creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Line trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Line.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Line misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line pushes Hughes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Line working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line working aggressively here.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line pulls guard effortlessly.
Line is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Line looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes won't allow Line to sweep him here.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Line controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Line will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Line is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Line tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Line trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Line stands and throws Hughes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Line looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hughes throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line with a nice cross.
Line closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Line cracks Hughes with a nice body shot.
Line lands a body punch.
A short right from Line on the inside.
Line misses with a punch to the body.
Line lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Line is controlling him.
Line jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Line around his waist. Line gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Line keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Line.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Line misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Line moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes with a jab.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a straight left.
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!
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Line moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Line is looking to counter punch.
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Line appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hughes lands a head shot.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Line bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Line thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Hughes throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Line.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Seymour Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Line has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Line.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Line fails to pull guard.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Line manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Line working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Line wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Line looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes postures up.
Line 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Line swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seymour Hughes.
I think Hughes 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seymour Hughes!
Seymour Hughes very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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