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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Winner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner pushes Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Winner breaks the clinch.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Winner instigates a clinch.
Winner is pressed up against the cage. Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Winner down to the mat. Winner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Winner.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raul Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Hughes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hughes smiles and moves away.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Winner circles away easily
and Winner counters by clinching up.
Winner has Hughes pushed against the cage.
Winner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hughes regains guard.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winner won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winner wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. The Winner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Winner throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch.
Winner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hughes pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Winner.
Winner tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winner dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Hughes with a poor takedown
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch.
Winner pulls guard effortlessly.
Winner working a defensive guard but Hughes passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winner pushes Hughes off looking to stand but Hughes dives back in and keeps control.
Winner trying to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes passes to full mount!
Winner is looking to improve his position but Hughes isn't that keen on the idea.
Winner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hughes is landing with some decent strikes but Winner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hughes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winner looks a forlorn figure.
Winner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Winner 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.
Nice shot by Winner.
Winner clinches with his opponent.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Winner.
Winner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winner wants a takedown but no success here.
Winner goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raul Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Winner.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Winner circles away easily
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winner.
Winner stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes stops a takedown attempt from Winner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Winner has eaten all the pies!
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winner prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winner moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Winner pulls Hughes into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes prevents Winner from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winner trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Winner keeps moving.
Winner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OK we're going to have a standup here. The Winner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Winner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Winner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Winner sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to kick Winner off but Winner 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.
Hughes wants to control but Winner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes is trying to stand up here but Winner is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hughes won't allow Winner to pass to mount.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Winner is controlling well.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt
and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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.
Winner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winner wants the takedown. Hughes is fighting it off but Winner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hughes's guard against the cage.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hughes's guard.
Hughes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Winner trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Winner sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
Winner breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Winner circles away easily
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winner.
Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raul Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Winner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Winner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winner pulls Hughes into guard.
Winner wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughes tries to stand but Winner is controlling from the bottom.
Winner trying to strike off his back.
Hughes prevents Winner from getting back to his feet.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Winner trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hughes has managed to get both his arms back between Winner's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Winner.
Winner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hughes stands up and waves to Winner to follow him.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winner moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winner tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch.
Raul Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Winner moves out of range.
Hughes misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Winner!
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energy
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