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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from Hughes finds it's target.
It looks like Jake Tyler has been cut.
Tyler misses with a body kick.
Tyler tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyler cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Tyler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyler takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler breaks the clinch.
Tyler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyler wants it to stay on the feet.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyler.
Hughes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hughes wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyler throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Rob Hughes has been cut.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Tyler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Hughes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyler. That one must have hurt.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Hughes lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyler.
Tyler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches.
Tyler breaks from the clinch.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes gets caught flat footed, as Tyler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyler wants to stand but Hughes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to stand but Hughes is controlling from the bottom.
Tyler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tyler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyler moves into the clinch.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hughes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyler.
Hughes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyler throws a front kick that sends Hughes stumbling back into the cage.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hughes takes a step back to recover.
Tyler digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Tyler clinches.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
Hughes tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyler.
Hughes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyler walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyler fakes the leg kick and cracks Hughes in the body.
Tyler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Tyler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tyler throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tyler!
Tyler forces Hughes back against the cage and clinches.
Tyler lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hughes letting Tyler take a breather here.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Tyler holds him up against the cage and eventually Hughes drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Tyler to work.
Hughes goes for a takedown attempt but Tyler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyler lands with a kick to the temple. Hughes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hughes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Tyler slams his shin into Hughes's torso.
Tyler lands a head kick!
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyler as he jumps to the side.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hughes as he jumps to the side.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Tyler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyler gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
Tyler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Tyler is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Tyler's shoulder, as Tyler tries to avoid the shot.
Tyler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyler clinches.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes jumps guard but Tyler stands there with Hughes around his waist. Hughes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyler crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Hughes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyler.
Tyler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes looks to land a combination. Tyler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice sprawl there from Tyler as Hughes shoots in.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Tyler throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Tyler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Tyler lands with a kick to the temple. Hughes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyler pushes Hughes away with a front kick.
Tyler scores with a head kick.
Hughes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyler shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughes stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Tyler tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands with a nice body kick.
Hughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyler slips a straight right by Hughes.
Tyler slips under a jab from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyler throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes throws a combination. Tyler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hughes throws a one two combo.
Hughes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jake Tyler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyler thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Hughes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hughes avoids a kick to the body.
Hughes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyler fakes the leg kick and cracks Hughes in the body.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler misses with a combination
and Hughes counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler wants to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes decides to stand back up.
Tyler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hughes's head.
Tyler throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Tyler looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
Rob Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler slips under a jab from Hughes.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as Tyler shoots in.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Tyler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyler wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hughes blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyler.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Tyler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyler thumps Hughes with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Tyler holds him up against the cage and eventually Hughes drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler can't get the takedown.
Hughes decides to pull guard.
Hughes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tyler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hughes lands a two punch combo.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyler.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Tyler misses.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Tyler moves away and avoids it.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Nice shot by Hughes.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Hughes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tyler misses with a kick to the body.
Tyler is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Tyler wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Tyler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyler scores with a punch to the head.
Tyler doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Hughes!
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