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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes looks for the body kick but Sole saw that one coming.
Hughes looks to land a body kick but Sole moved away.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Sole throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Sole tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes slips a straight right by Sole.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sole tries to clinch up.
Sole tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Sole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sole.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses
and Sole counters by moving into the clinch.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Sole blocking some punches.
Hughes wants to get back to striking at distance but Sole won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hughes.
Sole blocks a body shot from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands a shot to the body.
Sole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sole keeps control of Hughes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Sole lands an elbow inside.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Hughes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Sole takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sole is breathing heavily.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Sole wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Sole blocks the leg kick.
Sole is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Sole throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
Sole tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws a push kick but Sole slaps the foot to one side.
Hughes wants to land a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Sole is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hughes's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes has his foot on Sole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sole works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sole.
Sole stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Sole tries to pass.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sole is aware though and is defending well.
Sole tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole looking to pass the guard.
Hughes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sole postures up.
Sole wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
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.
Hughes working for submissions but it's allowed Sole to get to half guard.
Hughes manages to get to full guard.
Hughes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Sole slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sole working some strikes from top position.
Sole connects with a couple of short punches.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Sole slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes controls Sole momentarily but Sole frees himself.
Sole won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hughes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sole scrambles back to his feet.
Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sole closes the distance but Hughes moves to the side
and Hughes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sole is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Sole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Hughes. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughes. That's going to slow Sole down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sole.
Hughes throws a combination. Sole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws out a leg kick but Sole moves out of range and Hughes only half commits.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
Sole looks to clinch
and Hughes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sole's knee momentarily.
Sole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Sole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Sole.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
Hughes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sole misses with some punches.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Sole is looking to clinch.
Hughes throws a front kick that sends Sole stumbling back into the cage.
Mark Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Hughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Hughes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sole rather than just go for the knockout.
Sole shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sole was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sole prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Sole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sole 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 is looking to get to half guard.
Hughes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Sole working Hughes over with strikes here.
Hughes can't escape the position.
Sole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sole in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Sole lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sole takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sole landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
Sole landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sole is really struggling to control Hughes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sole controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes is bucking up trying to escape but Sole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Sole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hughes wants to break free but Sole has control.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Sole.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Sole turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hughes tries to bench press Sole off him but Sole keeps the position.
Hughes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sole connects with a decent elbow.
Hughes trying to remain calm as Sole controls from the top position.
Sole working the ground and pound from side control.
Sole works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sole lands a nice forearm strike.
Hughes is not content to let Sole control the position.
Sole landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sole cracks Hughes with a big right hand but Hughes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hughes is being controlled here.
Sole wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sole thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jacks Sole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sole scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
Hughes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sole working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Sole working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is not content to let Sole control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
Sole scoring with punches and elbows.
Hughes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
Sole trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Sole working the ground and pound.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Sole keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
Sole grinds an elbow into Hughes's temple.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face as Sole controls the position.
Hughes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sole's best efforts.
Sole is nestled in close to Hughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sole is keen to just control but Hughes is a slippery customer.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes won't allow Sole to pass to mount.
Hughes wants to control but Sole is keeping busy.
Sole lands with a punch from half guard.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sole is nestled in close to Hughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hughes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Sole slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sole trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Sole passes into half guard.
Sole moves into full mount! Hughes won't be happy about that!
Sole prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sole punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sole blocks Hughes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sole wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
Sole landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hughes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sole decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hughes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hughes.
Hughes controls Sole momentarily but Sole frees himself.
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.
Sole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sole.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hughes throws a strike but Sole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole pushing down on Hughes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes is striking off his back. Sole thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Sole is controlling well.
Sole trying to pass the guard but Hughes defending well.
Hughes tries to roll over but Sole keeps him under control.
Hughes has hold of Sole's hands but Sole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sole passes to side control.
Sole lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hughes down.
Sole looks up at the clock and then as Hughes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sole working the ground and pound.
Sole tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sole has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sole working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hughes seems a little lost for a moment, as Sole dominates the positioning.
Hughes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hughes is trying to control Sole's posture but Sole avoids it.
Hughes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sole prevents Hughes from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control but Sole is keeping busy.
Sole passes to full mount!
Sole landing strikes from the mount and Hughes is in trouble!
Hughes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sole has Hughes pulled in close to control his posture.
Hughes thows a big elbow that misses.
Sole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Sole throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sole looking to control.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes postures up in Sole's guard and throws a big left but Sole blocks it.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole had his way with Mark Hughes in 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. This is the final round!
Sole avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Nice shot by Hughes.
Hughes scores with a leg kick.
Hughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sole doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sole manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sole slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hughes managing to control the position.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sole doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sole manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hughes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sole's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sole preventing the sweep.
Hughes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sole is aware though and is defending well.
Sole trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Sole lands a couple of digs.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sole scoring with some ground and pound.
Sole landing with the ground and pound.
Sole preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hughes is in trouble now - Sole has advanced to mount!
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sole in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hughes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sole lands a heavy elbow.
Sole has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hughes's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hughes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sole looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
Sole is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hughes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sole raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sole controlling from mount.
Sole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sole lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Sole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Sole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes tries to hold on but Sole pushes him away.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but Sole maintains control.
Sole raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sole landing strikes from the mount.
Sole scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sole lands a big shot there that rocks Hughes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Hughes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hughes looks a forlorn figure.
Sole landing strikes from the mount and Hughes is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sole landing strikes from the mount.
Sole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole retains his heavyweight title!
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