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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug comes to the cage accompanied by Andy Hug is a BEAST: Hug it out bitch!. De Troyer has chosen Jay Z - Run This Town as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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272 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Hug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug swings for the body but De Troyer moves out of range.
A slow jab from De Troyer misses its intended target.
Hug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Troyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Troyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Hug.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hug.
A swing and a miss from De Troyer.
De Troyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hug, pushing him back against the cage.
De Troyer lands with a short shot to the head.
De Troyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hug thows a body kick. De Troyer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Troyer throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
Hug avoids the body shot from De Troyer.
Hug is looking to clinch but De Troyer is avoiding it.
De Troyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hug.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but De Troyer pushes him off.
Good shot there by Hug.
De Troyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug misses with a right hand
enabling De Troyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hug is looking to slow De Troyer down with leg kicks.
Hug throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hug. De Troyer shrugs it off though.
De Troyer looks gassed!
Hug lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug tries to land a front kick but De Troyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Troyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hug fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Troyer on the side of the head.
Hug feints and then cracks De Troyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Troyer down.
De Troyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hug.
De Troyer takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Hug there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch but De Troyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andy Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hug tries to clinch up but De Troyer circles away and keeps his distance.
De Troyer misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hug - just one landing.
Hug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but De Troyer pushes him off.
De Troyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hug moves out of range as De Troyer strikes.
Hug closes the distance and pushes De Troyer back into the cage.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
Hug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hug is working De Troyer over against the cage.
Hug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Troyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hug digs a right hand underneath De Troyer's ribcage. De Troyer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Troyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hug lands a nice knee to the body.
Hug lands a knee to the body.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Hug lands a nice shot to the body.
Hug lands a hook that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
De Troyer managing to block the knees to the body from Hug.
De Troyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hug scores with a shot to the side of De Troyer's head.
De Troyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
Hug utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Hug takes a shot to the head.
De Troyer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hug is keeping busy.
Hug crunches a lovely knee into De Troyer's ribcage.
De Troyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hug just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hug lands a body punch.
De Troyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Troyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Troyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Troyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hug prevents a body shot from De Troyer.
Hug lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Troyer.
A short left from Hug.
A short uppercut from Hug.
Hug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hug working aggressively here.
De Troyer works on Hug's body with a couple of short punches.
De Troyer cracks Hug with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from De Troyer fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Troyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by De Troyer.
Hug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from De Troyer - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by De Troyer.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Troyer tightens his grip and picks Hug up, before dumping him to the ground. Hug manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Troyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Hug is retaining full guard.
Hug is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Hug wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer lands a right hook to the body.
Hug fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hug lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Troyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Hug.
Hug is looking to score with low kicks.
De Troyer moves out of range as Hug strikes.
Hug blocks a jab.
Hug misses with a body shot.
Hug misses with a low kick.
Hug closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Troyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to land knees in the clinch but De Troyer avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hug.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Troyer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Hug.
Hug with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hug utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Troyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Troyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Troyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug blocking some punches.
De Troyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hugs head.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Troyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug misses with a body punch.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hug takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for De Troyer to work.
Hug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Troyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Hug.
De Troyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hug defending well as De Troyer loads up on a big left hand.
Hug connects with a solid leg kick.
Hug tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hug throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Troyer counters with a straight right hand.
Hug throws a sloppy body shot
and De Troyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hug looks to land a left hand but De Troyer moved out of range nicely.
Hug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but De Troyer pushes him off.
Hug throws a leg kick
and De Troyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hug misses with an uppercut
enabling De Troyer to counter with a crisp jab.
De Troyer moves away from the strike by Hug.
Hug throws a body kick the misses
and De Troyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hug stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hug cracks De Troyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hug throws a wild body kick that De Troyer sees coming a mile off.
Hug tries to move into range but De Troyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hug misses with a left hand
and De Troyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hug thinking.
Hug scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab by De Troyer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hug throws a poor cross that misses
and De Troyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Troyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hug on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hug misses with a body punch
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Troyer looks to land a right hand but Hug moved out of range.
A big right from De Troyer misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Troyer counters with a two punch combo.
De Troyer rushes Hug and presses him up against the cage.
De Troyer working hard to break the clinch.
De Troyer is leaning against Hug and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Troyer scores with a hook to the body.
Hug tries to work over De Troyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Troyer lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for De Troyer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Troyer has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
De Troyer tries to stall but Hug uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but De Troyer is blocking nicely.
De Troyer lands with a right to the head.
Hug's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Troyer lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from De Troyer.
A short uppercut from De Troyer.
De Troyer digs a right hand underneath Hug's ribcage. Hug let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by De Troyer.
De Troyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Hug gets an underhook and turns De Troyer into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Troyer.
De Troyer lands with a left to the head.
De Troyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Troyer closes the distance and pushes Hug back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hug staying out of range there.
Hug uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Troyer has time to react.
Hug misses with a hook to the body
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Troyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Hug counters with a leg kick.
De Troyer moves into the clinch successfully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Troyer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Troyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Troyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Troyer avoiding damage as Hug throws knees to the body.
Andy Hug has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Troyer has Hug pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hug manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hug trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hug.
Hug gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Troyer.
Hug landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Troyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hug with a knee to the head.
Hug is leaning against De Troyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Troyer scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from De Troyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but De Troyer blocks with his arms.
De Troyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
De Troyer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Hug as the two fighters clinch.
Hug crunches a lovely knee into De Troyer's ribcage.
Hug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
De Troyer is working Hug over against the cage.
De Troyer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from De Troyer fails to land.
Hug lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
De Troyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Hug lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Troyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Troyer gets through Hug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Troyer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hug lands with a right to the head.
De Troyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Troyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Hug as the two fighters clinch.
Hug lands a body shot.
De Troyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hug scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Troyer fails to land.
Hug lands a knee to the body.
Hug tries to land knees in the clinch but De Troyer avoids the damage to the body.
De Troyer is leaning against Hug and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hug is leaning against De Troyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hug.
De Troyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hug lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Troyer or not.
De Troyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from De Troyer as the two fighters clinch.
De Troyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hug.
Hug just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hug.
Hug fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Troyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hug is looking to clinch.
De Troyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hug.
Hug looks to land a right hand but De Troyer moved out of range.
Hug lands a jab to the head.
Hug checks a low kick from De Troyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hug throws a leg kick that misses.
De Troyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hug thumps De Troyer with a low kick.
Hug closes the distance and clinches.
Hug tries a knee to the head but De Troyer blocks it.
De Troyer tries to break free but Hug pushes him back against the cage.
De Troyer cracks Hug with a nice body shot.
De Troyer lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from De Troyer.
Nice body punch from De Troyer.
De Troyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Troyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hug gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Troyer.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but De Troyer blocks with his arms.
De Troyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Troyer lands a left hand.
De Troyer throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Troyer lands a left hand.
De Troyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hug misses with a hook to the body
and De Troyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Troyer.
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Troyer.
Hug is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hug takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hug misses with a body shot
and De Troyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hug takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug misses with a straight left.
Hug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Troyer counters with a nice body shot.
Hug thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
and Hug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hug.
A slow jab from Hug misses its intended target.
De Troyer cracks Hug with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hug.
Hug swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Troyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Troyer gets a clinch.
Hug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
Still in the clinch, Hug scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Troyer working aggressively here.
De Troyer blocks an uppercut.
De Troyer throws a head punch that misses.
Hug tries a knee to the head but De Troyer blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Hug.
De Troyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Troyer breaks from the clinch.
De Troyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hug takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Troyer throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
Hug tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Troyer counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by De Troyer.
De Troyer forces Hug back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug struggles to land a body shot inside as De Troyer controls his hands.
De Troyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Troyer is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hug.
Still in the clinch, De Troyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but De Troyer is blocking nicely.
De Troyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hugs head.
De Troyer tries to break free but Hug pushes him back against the cage.
De Troyer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Troyer manages to end up in side control.
De Troyer trying to control the action but Hug is working from the bottom.
De Troyer scores with punches from side control.
Hug on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hug tries to get out of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hug can't do much from the bottom here.
Hug knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Troyer on the ground.
De Troyer moves into full mount!
Hug is working to get back to half guard.
De Troyer is looking to work his way around to Hug's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hug is trying desperately to improve position.
Hug is trying to stand up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hug has given up his back here.
De Troyer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Well, with De Troyer on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hug is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
De Troyer working for a choke but Hug is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Troyer avoiding Hug 's attempts to control his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hug is really stuck here.
Hug defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
De Troyer doesn't have the hooks in and Hug manages to turn into his guard.
De Troyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hug!
Hug tries to hold on but De Troyer pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hug is desperately trying to improve his position but De Troyer has a good base and remains in mount.
De Troyer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hug manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hug is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier De Troyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hug lands a slapping body shot.
De Troyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Hug throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as De Troyer blocks the low kick.
De Troyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hug is looking to clinch but De Troyer is avoiding it.
De Troyer misses with a hook.
Hug looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Troyer moves into the clinch.
Hug landing knees to the body.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but De Troyer is blocking nicely.
De Troyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Hug.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hug.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Troyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from De Troyer fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Hug lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
De Troyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
Hug lands a nice shot to the body.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Hug misses with the head strike.
Hug lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hug.
De Troyer lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hug.
De Troyer working hard to break the clinch.
Hug blocks an uppercut.
Hug pushes De Troyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Troyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Troyer lands a left hand.
Hug working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Troyer avoiding damage as Hug throws knees to the body.
De Troyer digs a right hand into Hug's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hug's gas tank.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hug has a couple of punches blocked by De Troyer.
De Troyer throws a head punch that misses.
De Troyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
De Troyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Hug blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer lands a body shot.
De Troyer avoiding damage as Hug throws knees to the body.
De Troyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hug thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hug takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hug thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
and De Troyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hug.
De Troyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Hug misses
and Hug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Hug misses its intended target.
Hug misses with a leg kick.
Hug blocks a jab.
Hug misses with a lunging right hand
and De Troyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hug thinking.
Hug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Troyer.
De Troyer avoids the body shot from Hug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses the body punch
and De Troyer counters with a straight right hand.
Hug tries to land a body kick
and De Troyer counters with a right hand to the body.
De Troyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Troyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Troyer missing with a left hand there. Hug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Troyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Troyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hug's head.
Hug throws a leg kick
letting De Troyer counter with a right hand.
De Troyer throws a hook to the side of Hug's head but Hug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hug misses with an uppercut
and De Troyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hug throws a poor cross that misses
and De Troyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hug tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Troyer counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer lands a nice hook to Hug's body. Hug takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Troyer throws a leg kick which misses Hug's front leg but catches the back leg as Hug tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Troyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hug manages to avoid it.
De Troyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Troyer looks to land a right hand but Hug moved out of range.
Hug thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
and De Troyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Troyer misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from De Troyer.
De Troyer slowing the pace effectively.
De Troyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hug swings widly with a right hand
and De Troyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hug walks into a left hand.
Hug thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
letting De Troyer counter with a right hand.
De Troyer takes the fight into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hug takes a shot to the head.
De Troyer lands a body punch.
De Troyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hugs head.
A right hook to the body lands for De Troyer.
De Troyer digs a right hand underneath Hug's ribcage. Hug let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hug tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Troyer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Troyer pushes Hug back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Troyer is trying to stall.
De Troyer can't get the takedown.
De Troyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hugs head.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from De Troyer.
De Troyer scores with a shot to the side of Hug's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Troyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Troyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Troyer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hug regains guard.
De Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hug controlling De Troyer's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hug trying to keep a closed guard but De Troyer is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Troyer checks a leg kick.
De Troyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Hug throws a leg kick
and De Troyer counters with a straight right hand.
Hug takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Troyer clinches with his opponent.
Hug tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Troyer avoids it.
De Troyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Troyer jumps guard but Hug stands there with De Troyer around his waist. De Troyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Troyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olivier De Troyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Troyer loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
Hug gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Troyer.
De Troyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Troyer counters by clinching up.
De Troyer wants to break free but Hug has control.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Hug lands an uppercut.
De Troyer presses Hug against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Hug.
Hug tries to land knees in the clinch but De Troyer avoids the damage to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Troyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Hug gets an underhook and turns De Troyer into the cage.
De Troyer can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hug keeps control of De Troyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Troyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hug pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
Hug throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Troyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hug keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hug throws a right hand that misses
and Hug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Troyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Troyer gets a clinch.
De Troyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hug blocking some punches.
Hug landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Troyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Troyer blocks it with crossed arms.
De Troyer breaks from the clinch.
Hug throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hug. De Troyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Troyer drives through and clinches with Hug against the cage.
Hug utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hug crunches a lovely knee into De Troyer's ribcage.
Hug lands with a short shot to the head.
De Troyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hug presses De Troyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hug lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but De Troyer blocks with his arms.
De Troyer stalling in the clinch but Hug improves position.
Good body shot from Hug.
De Troyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hug lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Troyer is working Hug over against the cage.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Troyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Troyer is trying to break the clinch but Hug has him pressed against the cage.
De Troyer lands an uppercut.
De Troyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hug.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier De Troyer really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Troyer throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
Hug feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Troyers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by De Troyer. Beautiful body shot.
Hug 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.
Hug misses with a lunging right hand
and De Troyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hug misses with a body kick.
Hug tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Troyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Troyer.
De Troyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Troyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Troyer blocks it with crossed arms.
De Troyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hug ducks under a wild hook from De Troyer.
De Troyer just misses with a punch to the body.
De Troyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from De Troyer.
Hug takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hug with a nice cross.
Hug throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Troyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hug misses with a hook
and De Troyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hug looks to throw a body kick
and De Troyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hug takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Troyer lands with a cross.
De Troyer closes the distance and clinches.
Hug misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Troyer.
De Troyer lands with a left to the head.
De Troyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Troyer lands with a light punch inside.
De Troyer lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Troyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Troyer.
De Troyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Troyer scores with a decent looking hook.
De Troyer lands with a good body shot.
De Troyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Troyer blocks it with crossed arms.
De Troyer scores with a shot to the side of Hug's head.
Hug is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Troyer is defending well for now.
De Troyer breaks the clinch.
De Troyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from De Troyer misses.
Hug connects with a single shot there.
Hug on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Troyer loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
A jab lands there for De Troyer.
De Troyer lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug moves out of range as De Troyer strikes.
Hug thuds his right hand into De Troyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hug fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Troyer moves into the clinch successfully.
De Troyer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Troyers head.
De Troyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hug won't allow it.
De Troyer goes for a takedown attempt but Hug pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hug tries to clinch but De Troyer is having none of it.
A low kick from Hug misses
and De Troyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Troyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hug tries to move into range but De Troyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hug loads up on a big right hand but De Troyer slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hug.
Hug walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Troyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hug throws a hook to the side of De Troyer's head but De Troyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hug fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by De Troyer - just one landing.
Hug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Troyer.
Hug has managed to clinch.
Hug tries a knee to the head but De Troyer blocks it.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by De Troyer.
De Troyer lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Troyer misses with some punches.
De Troyer lands a shot to the body.
Hug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Troyer is looking to control Hug's arms but Hug gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Troyer has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hug.
De Troyer tries to pull guard but Hug won't allow it.
Hug tries to land knees in the clinch but De Troyer avoids the damage to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hug working aggressively here.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Troyer misses with the head strike.
De Troyer misses with the head strike.
De Troyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hug swings widly with a right hand
and De Troyer counters with a straight right hand.
De Troyer lands an overhand right.
De Troyer lands with a good body shot.
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Troyer.
De Troyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Troyer misses with an uppercut. Hug saw that one coming.
Hug throws out a leg kick but De Troyer moves out of range and Hug only half commits.
Hug tries to clinch up
and De Troyer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hug swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hug takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hug throws a poor cross that misses
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hug tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Troyer throws a body punch but Hug moves out of range.
Good exchange - De Troyer coming out on top.
De Troyer moves away from the strike by Hug.
Hug misses with a shot to the body
and De Troyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Troyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Troyer misses the shot to the body.
De Troyer digs a good body shot into Hug's ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hug slips under a jab.
A jab from De Troyer misses.
De Troyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hug throws a leg kick
and De Troyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hug thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
and De Troyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Troyer gets a clinch.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Troyer takes a shot to the head.
De Troyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Hug has double underhooks.
De Troyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Troyer fails to land.
De Troyer scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Hug.
It looks like Olivier De Troyer has been cut.
Hug landing knees to the head.
Hug lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hug keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Troyer's efforts to push away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hug lands a nice shot to the body.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
Hug lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Troyer backwards.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
De Troyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hug tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Troyer avoids it.
Hug blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Troyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Hug misses
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Troyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hug misses with a leg kick.
De Troyer throws a hook but Hug blocks it.
Hug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Troyer.
Hug throws a low kick but De Troyer moves out of range easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws out a loose jab but De Troyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hug scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Troyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Troyer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hug.
Hug keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Troyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Troyer blocks a head kick by Hug.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Troyer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hug.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Troyer checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier De Troyer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Olivier De Troyer'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. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hug.
Hug misses with a right hand
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hug walks into a stiff left hand from De Troyer.
De Troyer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hug misses the target.
A good leg kick by Hug.
De Troyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Troyer has managed to clinch.
Hug lands a knee to the head.
De Troyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Troyer blocks it with crossed arms.
De Troyer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hug using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug lands a right hand.
De Troyer takes a shot to the head.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Hug with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hug obliges.
Hug lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hug using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from De Troyer - that landed with a thud.
De Troyer misses with a punch on the inside.
De Troyer working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Hug.
A right hook to the body lands for Hug.
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
De Troyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Troyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Troyer fails to land.
Hug pushes De Troyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hug.
De Troyer has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hug lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hug landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
De Troyer breaks from the clinch.
Hug scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hug misses with a left hand
and De Troyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hug misses with a left hand
and De Troyer counters with a nice uppercut.
De Troyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hug.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hug.
De Troyer pulls Hug into guard.
De Troyer wants to stand but Hug is controlling the position.
Hug gets to his feet. De Troyer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hug lands a leg kick that knocks De Troyer off balance momentarily.
De Troyer misses with a low kick.
Hug throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Troyer.
Hug scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hug misses with a right hand
and De Troyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Troyer pushes Hug back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Troyer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Troyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Troyer misses with some punches.
Hug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Troyers head.
Hug lands a knee to the body.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but De Troyer is blocking nicely.
Hug lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Troyer or not.
De Troyer avoiding damage as Hug throws knees to the body.
De Troyer lands a left hand.
De Troyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hug trying to land knees to the body.
De Troyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
De Troyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hug's elbow.
Hug scores with a shoulder strike.
De Troyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Troyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
De Troyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hug walks away with a smile on his face. De Troyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crunch! Hug slams his shin into De Troyer's torso.
De Troyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Troyer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hug misses with an uppercut. De Troyer saw that one coming.
Hug is looking to clinch but De Troyer is avoiding it.
Hug thows a body shot but no joy.
Hug misses with an uppercut
enabling De Troyer to counter with a crisp jab.
De Troyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hug.
De Troyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Troyer digs a good hook to Hug's body.
Hug tries to land a body kick
and De Troyer counters with a nice uppercut.
De Troyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Troyer misses with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hug swings widly with a right hand
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hug has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Troyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Hug's head.
Hug is looking to clinch but De Troyer is avoiding it.
Hug throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hug tries a low kick but De Troyer avoids it.
De Troyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hug moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hug misses with an uppercut
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hug misses with a hook
and De Troyer counters with an inside leg kick.
De Troyer walks into a straight right hand from Hug.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
Hug thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
enabling De Troyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hug rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Troyer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer misses with a looping right.
De Troyer closes the distance and clinches.
De Troyer breaks the clinch.
De Troyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hug throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Troyer on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from De Troyer.
De Troyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Troyer misses with an uppercut. Hug saw that one coming.
A low kick from Hug is predictable there
and Hug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Troyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hug misses with a body punch
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Troyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Troyer throws a lazy right hand but Hug sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hug dips to his left and cracks De Troyer with an uppercut!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hug's head backwards.
De Troyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hug misses with a low kick as De Troyer jumps back.
Jab from De Troyer.
De Troyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Troyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from De Troyer - that landed with a thud.
De Troyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
De Troyer wants to stall.
Hug misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Troyer.
De Troyer tries to score a body lock takedown but Hug shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hug can't find room to land a body shot as De Troyer controls the action.
Hug lands an uppercut.
De Troyer looking to stall.
Hug lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Troyer goes for a takedown attempt but Hug pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
Hug throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Troyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hug wants to clinch.
De Troyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hug throws a leg kick but De Troyer checks it.
De Troyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hugs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug staying out of range there.
A jab from Hug misses.
Hug throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Troyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hug throws a chopping leg kick but De Troyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hug clinches.
Hug crunches a lovely knee into De Troyer's ribcage.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
Hug makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Troyer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hug.
De Troyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hug.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Troyer avoiding damage as Hug throws knees to the body.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
Hug misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Troyer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Troyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
De Troyer throws a head punch that misses.
Hug keeps control of De Troyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hug blocks an uppercut.
De Troyer lands a body shot.
De Troyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Hug showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Troyer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Andy Hug!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Andy Hug!
Andy Hug wins by majority decision!
Andy Hug retains his super heavyweight title!
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