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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Krun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krun has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Krun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Krun working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hughes throws Krun to one side and escapes!
Gustavo Krun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krun is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krun is breathing heavily.
Krun tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krun trying to control here.
Krun preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Krun's temple.
Hughes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krun is staying active underneath Hughes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes stalling.
Hughes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Krun's temple.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krun keeps working.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Krun dodges it nicely.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Krun's head.
Hughes is nestled in close to Krun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krun defending well though.
Krun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes is nestled in close to Krun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krun wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hughes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Krun!
Hughes tries to control but Krun wriggling away.
Hughes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hughes controlling his opponent.
Krun regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krun wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes slips a nice elbow through Krun's hands, connecting with Krun's forehead.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Krun is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krun's head.
Hughes controlling the pace.
Krun is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Hughes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control but Krun is keeping him busy.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Krun dodges it nicely.
Krun trying to control from the bottom.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krun controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Krun trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gustavo Krun just wasn't active enough.
Krun throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes misses with a takedown
and Krun counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hughes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krun throws a head kick that misses.
Krun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hughes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Krun's guard now.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Krun's brow.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Krun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Krun blocks nicely.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Krun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krun tries to get out of the position.
Krun is controlling Hughes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matt Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hughes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Krun to regain full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Krun keeps moving.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Krun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hughes manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Krun from controlling successfully.
Krun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes kicks Krun off and gets to his feet.
Krun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Krun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hughes is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krun throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Krun with shots to the head and body - Hughes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Krun cracks Hughes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Krun lands with some strikes.
Krun controlling his opponent.
Krun with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Krun has a good base and remains in mount.
Krun cracks Hughes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hughes really wants to buck Krun off and get back to his feet.
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Krun has a good base and remains in mount.
Krun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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 Gustavo Krun will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Krun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krun misses with a takedown
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krun wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes is controlling the pace.
Krun has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes stalling.
Krun is not content to let Hughes control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krun trying to control here.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Krun is working away.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krun wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krun keeps working.
Krun tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Krun tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hughes is taking a breather. Krun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Krun is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Krun's brow.
Krun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Krun keeps moving.
Krun controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gustavo Krun.
Krun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krun sprawls well. Krun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Krun fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hughes!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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