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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between yuri boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, yuri boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Hughes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in boyka's guard.
boyka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hughes!
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
boyka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding boyka's attempts to control the action.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but boyka maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
boyka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
boyka prevents Hughes from improving his position.
Hughes is staying active underneath boyka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
boyka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
boyka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughes tightens his grip and picks boyka up, before dumping him to the ground. boyka manages to land in guard.
Hughes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
boyka looking to control.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
boyka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
boyka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes scores with a takedown into boyka's guard.
Hughes looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
boyka has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
boyka is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
boyka trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
boyka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes landing some decent shots from guard.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! boyka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and boyka manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into boyka's guard.
That's four 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.
boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hughes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is thwarting boyka's attempts to control the position.
Hughes with the ground and pound but boyka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
boyka looking to control.
boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes is working boyka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
boyka 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Hughes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in boyka's half guard.
boyka pushes Hughes off and gets back to his feet.
Nice body punch from boyka.
Hughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but boyka defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.
boyka wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes has his foot on boyka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. boyka works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boyka chips away with some ground and pound.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
boyka drops back looking for a leg! Hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hughes manages to kick boyka off! boyka jumps back into Hughes's guard.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and boyka defends well.
boyka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, boyka has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.
boyka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. boyka defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boyka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hughes has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think boyka should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hughes has tightened it up now! boyka should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Georges 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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FIGHT
RATING
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