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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Neace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Hughes (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Neace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neace tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Neace sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Neace rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Neace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neace prevents a body shot from Hughes.
Neace wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Neace takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dustin Neace has been cut.
Neace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neace tries to stall but Hughes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hughes jumps guard but Neace turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes can't find room to land a body shot as Neace controls the action.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neace shoots in but no luck this time.
Neace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neace, pushing him back against the cage.
Neace is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Neace breaks the clinch.
Neace takes one to the chin there.
Neace has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Neace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neace fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neace.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neace defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes tries to clinch but Neace is having none of it.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes rushes Neace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neace tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Neace is breathing heavily.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
Hughes digs a right hand underneath Neace's ribcage. Neace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neace is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neace holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Neace circles away.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Neace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Neace tries to clinch but Hughes moves away
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch.
Neace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hughes after a bit of a struggle.
Neace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neace shoots in for a double leg but Hughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughes connects with a body shot that sends Neace's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neace misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Neace'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.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Neace is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hughes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neace tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Neace is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Neace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neace throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hughes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neace is looking for a takedown.
Hughes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neace fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hughes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hughes controlling the position.
Hughes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Neace defends easily.
Neace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Neace passes into side control.
Hughes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neace won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Neace is defending well.
Neace tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controlling the action here.
Stu Hughes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hughes darts in and clinches Neace up against the cage.
Neace tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Hughes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Neace after a bit of a struggle.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dustin Neace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Neace throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Neace is looking to clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes dives in and grabs Neace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neace pushes down on Hughes's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Neace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes darts in and clinches Neace up against the cage.
Neace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
Hughes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Neace has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Neace is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neace tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
Neace wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Neace to keep the fight standing.
Dustin Neace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stu Hughes.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neace blocks a head kick by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stu Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Neace stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Neace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes drives through and clinches with Neace against the cage.
Neace gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stops a takedown attempt from Neace.
Neace gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
Neace tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Neace back against the cage.
Neace is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Neace.
Neace wants to take the fight to the mat but Hughes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Neace displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughes up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working for takedown but Neace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neace is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Neace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neace avoiding damage.
Neace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Stu Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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