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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abel Hug (ranked 3241 p4p, 3030 weight class) and Rice Flair (ranked 377 p4p, 363 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rice Flair!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug connects with a leg kick.
Flair connects with a nice looking jab.
Flair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hug explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Flair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hug.
Hug throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hug has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SSJ Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Hug.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Hug tenderised Flair's leg. Flair is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Flair misses.
Hug throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hug scores with a nice head shot.
Hug throws a nice head kick!
Hug drops his shoulder and cracks Flair with a huge uppercut! Flair goes down! Can Hug finish him?
Flair is rocked!
Flair 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.
Flair is still in real trouble! Can Hug finish him?
Flair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hug won't allow Flair to sweep him here.
Flair seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flair holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hug controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flair pulls Hug in close to his closed guard and prevents Hug from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hug trying to control but Flair is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice jab there from Hug.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hug lunges at Flair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flair's hand.
Flair misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hug to counter with a crisp jab.
Hug throws the left hand but Flair avoids the punch easily.
Hug thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flair jabs at Hug's body.
Flair throws a right hand that Hug ducks under and follows up with a left that Hug also avoids with ease.
Flair throws a lazy uppercut
and Hug counters with a nice body shot.
Hug bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flair misses with a low kick.
Flair is looking to slow Hug down with leg kicks.
Flair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hug manages to avoid it.
Hug stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flair swings for the body but Hug moves out of range.
Hug connects with the punch.
Hug throws a hook but Flair blocks it.
Flair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug thuds a left hand into Flair's body.
Flair ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Flair throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Flair does it's job there.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Hug is just out of range.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hug.
Flair scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
Flair throws a series of punches but Hug moves out of range.
Hug takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hug is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Flair releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hug waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Flair. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Flair to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Hug has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hug accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hug scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug is looking to pass into half guard but Flair pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Flair is in guard.
Flair content to stall in guard here.
Hug has Flair pulled in close to control his posture.
Hug being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Hug dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Flair misses with an uppercut.
Flair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hug moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Hug counters with a quick kick to the body but Flair blocks it.
Hug throws a hook but Flair blocks it.
Flair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hug.
A head kick misses from Flair.
Flair throws a leg kick but Hug sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hug circles away quickly and effectively.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Hug is just out of range.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
Flair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hug.
Flair slips a jab from Hug.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug cracks Flair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hug fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flair.
No joy there for Flair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hug.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug throws out a loose jab but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Hug.
Flair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hug rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flair.
Hug feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hug scores with a push kick.
Nice defenses there by Hug.
Flair closes the distance and pushes Hug back into the cage.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hug fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flair working aggressively here.
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hug tries a body shot but Flair blocks it.
Hug scores with a shoulder strike.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flair working aggressively here.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
Flair tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Hug lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hug blocks a body shot from Flair.
Hug is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flair can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Hug tries to work over Flair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hug misses with a punch to the body.
Flair tries to work over Hug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flair misses with some punches.
A short left from Hug.
Hug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flair's elbow.
A body shot lands from Hug.
Hug scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hug.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flair.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hug.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
Hug tries to pull guard but Flair holds him up against the cage and eventually Hug drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flair avoids it.
Hug lands a hook that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug misses with a punch to the body.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hug blocks a body shot from Flair.
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
Flair is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Hug.
Hug lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flair misses with some punches.
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
Hug lands a hook that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flair.
Hug scores with a shot to the side of Flair's head.
Hug blocks an uppercut.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flair or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug lands with a short shot to the head.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hug.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Hug scores with a shoulder strike.
Flair takes a shot to the head.
Hug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair working aggressively here.
Hug lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hug.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hug.
Hug creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Flair's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Flair drops to his knees and Hug pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Hug!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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