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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Danky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Danky moves away and avoids it.
Danky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Danky throws out a powerful jab.
Danky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hughes can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes lands with a cross.
Hughes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danky misses the shot to the body.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky lands a right hook to the body.
Danky misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danky looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Danky misses with a looping left.
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?
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky misses with a kick to the body.
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Hughes cracks Danky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes misses the body punch
and Danky counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes misses with a body shot
letting Danky counter with a right hand.
Danky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky walks into a stiff left hand from Hughes.
A telegraphed right hand from Danky misses the target.
Danky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hughes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hughes.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Danky throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Hughes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Danky counters with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Danky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Danky misses.
Hughes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Danky moves away and avoids it.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danky lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danky on the side of the head.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Danky moves away and avoids it.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
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.
Danky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danky misses the shot to the body.
Danky lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes swings for the body but Danky moves out of range.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Danky avoids it well.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Danky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
Danky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Danky slips the punch.
Danky gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hughes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Danky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Danky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hughes.
Hughes with the ground and pound but Danky regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hughes looks to land a strike but Danky avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hughes throws and elbow that misses. Danky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Danky!
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Danky!
Hughes wants to control the pace but Danky is squirming around nicely.
Hughes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Danky because Hughes loaded up on that one.
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.
Hughes controlling the pace for now.
Hughes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Hughes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hughes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hughes punching from mount but Danky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hughes looking to land elbow strikes but Danky uses the position to regain half guard.
Danky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses the body punch
and Danky counters with a stiff right hand.
Danky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danky throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danky tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danky misses with a straight right.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Danky throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Hughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danky at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes blocks the body kick.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Danky counter with a right hand.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Danky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Danky tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Danky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws the left hand but Danky avoids the punch easily.
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 Seth Hughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes throws a series of punches but Danky avoids them all with ease.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes connects with a looping right hand.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danky moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
Danky misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Danky lands the left hand.
Hughes misses with a combination
and Danky counters with a series of strikes. Hughes will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Hughes misses
and Danky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danky circles away quickly and effectively.
Danky tries to score with a low kick but Hughes moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
Danky loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Danky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Danky pushes Hughes away with a front kick.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Danky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Danky misses.
Danky cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danky.
Hughes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Danky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Danky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danky throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danky moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Danky lands.
Danky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Hughes rushes Danky and presses him up against the cage.
Danky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hughes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danky is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughes gets an underhook and turns Danky into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hughes as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hughes is keeping busy.
Danky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hughes is working Danky over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danky is keeping the position for now.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danky is keeping the position for now.
Danky keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Danky pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
Hughes thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dom Danky just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Danky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Danky throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Danky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes misses with a combination
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hughes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hughes throws a strike but Danky avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Danky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes trying to control but Danky is working from the bottom.
Hughes content to stall in guard here.
Hughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Danky has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A cross from Hughes lands.
Danky throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Dom Danky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hughes throws a sloppy body shot
and Danky counters with a thumping low kick.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Danky ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Danky moved out of range nicely.
Danky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danky looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Danky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Danky.
Seth Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Danky.
Hughes moves out of range as Danky strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Danky, as that shot connected.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Danky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danky slips under a jab.
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.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Danky moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Danky. Hughes shrugs it off though.
Hughes moves forwards but Danky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danky looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Dom Danky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Danky slips under a jab from Hughes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danky 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 37:40
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 36:40
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
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RATING
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