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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thai Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing in The Name. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Striker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughs misses with a head kick.
Hughs moves away from the strike by Striker.
Striker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hughs if he has to take too many more of those.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
Striker shoots for a takedown but Hughs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Striker tries to clinch up but Hughs circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Striker misses
and Hughs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Striker tries to clinch there but Hughs circles away.
A combination from Striker does no damage.
Striker closes the distance and clinches up with Hughs, looking for a takedown. Striker pushes Hughs against the cage but Hughs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thai Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker tries to land a body kick
and Hughs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Striker tries a head kick but it misses.
Striker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker throws a head kick but Hughs moves out of range.
Hughs throws a right and a left that Striker avoids nicely.
Striker moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughs.
Hughs misses with a combination
and Striker counters with a nice leg kick.
Hughs lands with a kick to the temple. Striker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Thai Striker has been cut.
Striker misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughs counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Striker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thai Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs moves out of range of the strikes.
Striker tries a low kick but Hughs avoids it.
Hughs blocks a leg kick.
Striker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striker tests Hughs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Striker darts in trying to clinch
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hughs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughs moves away.
Hughs thows a body shot but no joy.
Striker shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughs tries to sprawl out of it but Striker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hughs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker swinging wilding here.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughs moves away.
Hughs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joe Hughs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Striker throws a lazy head kick
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Striker scores with a spinning back kick!
Striker avoids the head kick by Hughs.
Striker blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Hughs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Striker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hughs counters with a good, hard body kick but Striker shrugs it off.
Striker is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hughs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hughs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striker wants to clinch but Hughs slips to the side
and Hughs counters with a nice body kick.
Hughs throws a lazy head kick
and Striker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses.
Hughs lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Striker.
Hughs throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Striker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick and Striker moves out of range easily.
Hughs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker misses with a wild body shot.
Striker throws a head kick that misses.
Striker misses with the body kick
enabling Hughs to counter with a crisp jab.
Thai Striker's cut is getting worse.
Hughs throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Striker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughs.
Striker tries to clinch there but Hughs circles away.
Some wild striking there from Hughs.
Thai Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striker looks to land a body kick but Hughs moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Striker
and Hughs counters with a head kick.
Hughs misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and Striker counters with a good low kick that Hughs was not able to check.
Striker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Striker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughs thumps Striker with a low kick.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses
and Striker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughs's knee momentarily.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hughs counters with a big head kick but Striker shrugs it off.
Hughs is breathing heavily.
Striker tries to clinch there but Hughs circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker cracks the inside of Hughs's front leg.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Striker misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and Striker counters with a nice uppercut.
Striker throws a solid leg kick but Hughs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Striker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Striker. That's going to slow Hughs down.
Striker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses
and Striker counters with a nice leg kick.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Hughs moves out of range easily.
A jab from Hughs misses.
Good work by Striker as he checks the leg kick.
Hughs tries to move into range but Striker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick
and Striker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Striker lands a head kick!
Joe Hughs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Striker tries to clinch up but Hughs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses
and Striker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses
and Striker counters with a good low kick that Hughs was not able to check.
Striker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughs, pushing him back against the cage.
Striker lands a nice elbow.
Hughs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
Nice elbow from Striker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker lands an elbow inside that Hughs shrugs off.
Striker landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Hughs trying to stall but Striker improves his position.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Striker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
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.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striker tries to clinch
and Hughs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Striker can pounce on him.
Striker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and Striker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Striker.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Striker duly obliges.
Striker checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Striker.
Hughs missing with a left hand there. Striker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Hughs misses its intended target.
Striker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick
and Hughs counters with a thumping low kick.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Striker.
A leg kick checked by Hughs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Striker moves away.
A head kick misses from Striker.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick
and Striker moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughs managing to block the knees to the body from Striker.
Striker lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Striker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hughs is defending well for now.
Striker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Striker managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughs.
Hughs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Striker has him pressed against the cage.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
A knee to the head by Striker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Striker pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Striker lands an elbow inside that Hughs shrugs off.
Hughs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striker is looking to clinch.
Hughs looks to land a body kick but Striker moved away.
Striker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Striker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Striker wants to clinch up but Hughs keeps it at a distance.
Striker tries to clinch up but Hughs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four 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.
Striker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hughs misses with a body shot.
Hughs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker clinches but Hughs breaks the clinch
and Hughs counters with a low kick, right behind Striker 's knee.
Striker misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughs counters with a head kick. That will keep Striker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thai Striker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thai Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Hughs lands a head kick!
Striker tries to clinch
and Hughs counters with a nice body kick.
Hughs connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joe Hughs just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hughs thumps Striker with a low kick.
Hughs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hughs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker checks a leg kick.
Hughs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Striker.
Hughs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Striker scores with a kick to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Striker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hughs will feel that in the morning.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Striker.
Striker avoids the head kick by Hughs.
Striker scores with a head kick.
Striker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and Striker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick and Striker moves out of range easily.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Striker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Striker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Striker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker thows a leg kick but Hughs checks it
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hughs tries to work over Striker's front leg with a kick but Striker checks it.
Striker avoids the head kick by Hughs.
Striker misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughs counters with a head kick. That will keep Striker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hughs tries to keep at a distance but Striker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Striker.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Hughs wants to break free but Striker has control.
Striker lands with a light punch inside.
Hughs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Striker is keeping busy.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Hughs is predictable there
and Striker counters with a head kick. That will keep Hughs thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a double jab
and Hughs counters with a left to the body.
Striker blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Hughs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughs moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Striker.
Hughs throws a lazy head kick
and Striker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughs's knee momentarily.
Striker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughs.
Striker tries to clinch up
and Hughs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hughs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Striker shoots in and drives through. Hughs sprawls well.
Striker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses
and Striker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughs's knee momentarily.
Striker darts in trying to clinch
and Striker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Striker thows a leg kick but Hughs checks it
and Hughs counters with a good low kick that Striker was not able to check.
Striker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughs counters with a good, hard body kick but Striker shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughs throws a head kick but Striker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Striker had his way with Joe Hughs in that round.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Hughs lands a jab.
Striker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hughs counters with a good low kick that Striker was not able to check.
Striker tries to land a leg kick but Hughs saw it coming and moves away.
Striker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hughs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hughs wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Striker throwing strikes from guard but Hughs blocks nicely.
Striker looking to sit in guard and control but Hughs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker controls Hughs momentarily but Hughs frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Striker pushes Hughs off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Striker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Striker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs lands with a slapping head kick.
Striker misses with a low kick as Hughs jumps back.
Hughs throws a head kick but Striker moves out of range.
Hughs tries to land a body kick
and Striker counters with a big head kick but Hughs shrugs it off.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and Striker counters with a left and a right that stings Hughs.
Hughs is rocked!
Striker moves out of range of the body kick from Hughs.
Hughs is still on wobbly legs! Can Striker finish him?
Striker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Striker looks to land a combination. Hughs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hughs throws a hook but Striker blocks it.
Striker misses with a leg kick
and Hughs counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses
letting Striker counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs throws a body kick the misses
and Striker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Striker is looking to clinch.
Striker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughs seems to have recovered his senses.
Striker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Striker lands a two punch combo.
Hughs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughs throws a head kick but Striker moves out of range.
Striker tries to clinch but Hughs is having none of it.
Hughs moves out of range of the body kick from Striker.
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 Thai Striker.
I think Striker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Joe Hughs!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Joe Hughs!
Judge William Gold scores the fight as a draw!
Joe Hughs wins by majority decision! Joe Hughs retains his featherweight title!
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