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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Garza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Garza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hughes counters with a two punch combo.
Hughes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hughes throws a head kick but Garza moves out of range.
Georges Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
Garza is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Garza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hughes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garza trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
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.
Hughes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hughes trying to control but Garza postures up.
Hughes won't allow Garza to pass to mount.
Hughes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hughes.
Hughes controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controls Garza momentarily but Garza frees himself.
Garza wants to stand but Hughes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hughes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Garza off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Garza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Georges Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garza misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garza has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garza has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garza with a poor takedown
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Garza has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Georges Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Garza.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Garza's takedown attempt.
Garza looks gassed!
Hughes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Hughes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garza has his takedown stuffed
and Garza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Garza.
Hughes throws a lazy head kick
and Garza counters with a single leg into guard. Hughes didn't expect that.
Hughes pushes Garza off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garza gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Garza.
Nice body punch from Hughes.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes lands with a nice combination. Garza backs away looking to recover.
Garza is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes scores with a head kick.
Hughes connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza fails with the takedown
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a combination
and Garza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Garza throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Hughes has one foot on Garza's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hughes swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Georges Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Garza.
Garza is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Garza's takedown attempt.
Hughes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garza wants to stall.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hughes!
Garza scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as Garza shoots in.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Garza moves out of range easily.
Garza with a poor takedown
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Garza.
Garza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hughes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination.
Garza misses with the body kick
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Garza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes swinging wilding here.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Garza.
Hughes swinging wilding here.
Hughes lands a head kick. Garza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws the left hand but Garza avoids the punch easily.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garza avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Garza fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Georges Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes looks to land a body kick but Garza moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Hughes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hughes throws a series of punches but Garza avoids them all with ease.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Garza avoids nicely.
Garza tries to clinch up.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Garza moves out of range easily.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Garza pushes him off.
Garza has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Garza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hughes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Garza avoids nicely.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches.
Hughes is trying to break free.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Garza shoots and misses
and Hughes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Georges Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Garza.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Garza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garza.
Hughes misses with a combination
and Garza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hughes's guard now.
Garza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Garza from controlling successfully.
Hughes wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses
and Garza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Garza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Garza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes kicks Garza off and gets to his feet.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Garza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Hughes wants to break free but Garza has control.
Hughes can't break the clinch.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garza has him pressed against the cage.
Garza manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garza backs up against the cage.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garza counters with a head kick.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garza counters with a body kick that stops Hughes in his tracks momentarily.
Garza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garza counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a three punch combo that has Garza backing up. Garza nods at Hughes to acknowledge the strikes.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garza backs up against the cage.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Hughes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hughes, right into the meat.
Hughes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garza, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Garza has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garza slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes scores with a shot to the body.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick
and Garza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dante Garza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes pulls Garza in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Garza.
I think Hughes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Hughes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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