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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles St Something (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Something's choice of entrance music: Fight The Power . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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135 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glenn Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles St Something!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Something shoots and misses
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped St Something in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Charles St Something has been cut.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Something paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Something rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Hughes has St Something pushed against the cage.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Something is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Something is working for takedown but Hughes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Glenn Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles St Something.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Something takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Something goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Something's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Something is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
St Something is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hughes is defending well.
Hughes lands a nice elbow.
St Something is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
St Something jumps guard but Hughes stands there with St Something around his waist. St Something gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Something is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
St Something tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Something moves into the clinch successfully.
St Something jumps guard but Hughes stands there with St Something around his waist. St Something gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent St Something's takedown attempt.
St Something is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes lands an elbow just above St Something 's eye.
St Something is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles St Something's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Something shoots in for a double leg but Hughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
St Something is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
St Something tries to pull guard but Hughes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Glenn Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles St Something.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Something tries to pull guard but Hughes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
St Something takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Something tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hughes smiles and moves away.
Glenn Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Something misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Something tries to pull guard but Hughes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Something is defended easily by Hughes.
St Something misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Something shoots in but no luck this time.
St Something has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Something looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Something tries to pull guard but Hughes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
St Something fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes'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.
Hughes lands an elbow just above St Something 's eye.
St Something is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Something takes an elbow to the temple.
St Something is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
St Something is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Something's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Hughes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles St Something's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St Something looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Something wants to work for an arm triangle but Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Something seems to have recovered his senses.
St Something missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Something is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hughes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Something.
St Something is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hughes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Something.
Hughes tries to kick St Something off but St Something keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Something.
St Something looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St Something is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hughes defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Something is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St Something wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
St Something is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hughes still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hughes has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hughes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
St Something tries to bench press Hughes off him but Hughes keeps the position.
Hughes in side control, throwing shots but St Something defends.
St Something gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
St Something wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hughes.
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and St Something is in trouble!
Hughes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hughes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hughes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hughes punching from mount but St Something doing a good job of avoiding damage.
St Something is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hughes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws some wild stikes that St Something manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Hughes!
A victorious Glenn Hughes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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