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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mata Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slyvane Slytherine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mata Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mata Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slyvane Slytherine!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slytherine tries for a takedown but Hughes circles away easily
and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slytherine won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slytherine tries to bench press Hughes off him but Hughes keeps the position.
Hughes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slytherine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hughes moves into full mount!
Hughes landing strikes from the mount.
Slytherine is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes looking to control but Slytherine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes controlling his opponent.
Slytherine is trying to escape the mount.
Slytherine gets back to half guard.
Slytherine wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mata Hughes.
Slytherine shoots in and gets a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Slytherine stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Hughes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slytherine passes Hughes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slytherine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slytherine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Slytherine.
Slytherine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slytherine looking to secure an arm triangle but Hughes defends it well.
Hughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hughes gets back to full guard.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Slytherine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slytherine won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slytherine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slytherine won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Slytherine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slytherine looking to pass the guard.
Hughes looking to control.
Slytherine is pushing down on Hughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Slytherine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hughes is in trouble now - Slytherine has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hughes is in trouble now - Slytherine has advanced to mount!
Hughes regains 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 tries to get to full guard but Slytherine has control of the leg.
Hughes is in trouble now - Slytherine has advanced to mount!
Slytherine is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hughes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hughes shrugs it off.
Slytherine jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hughes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes stops Slytherine from passing to mount.
Hughes tries to buck Slytherine off but Slytherine is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mata Hughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slytherine fails with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slytherine's guard now.
Slytherine keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Slytherine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Slytherine moves into full mount! Hughes won't be happy about that!
Hughes wants to control but Slytherine is having none of it.
Hughes regains 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 is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slytherine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slytherine working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hughes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slytherine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slytherine working for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is in no mood to give up.
Slytherine working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Slytherine is breathing heavily.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working to try and regain half guard.
Hughes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slytherine passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
Slytherine is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hughes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slytherine is working for a guillotine from mount but Hughes frees his head quite easily.
Hughes is looking to improve his position but Slytherine isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slytherine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes wants to control but Slytherine is having none of it.
Slytherine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Slytherine looking for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes regains half guard.
Slytherine trying to pass the guard but Hughes defending well.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Slytherine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slytherine works his way into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slytherine tries to move to mount but Hughes blocks the move with his legs.
Hughes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slytherine off and has taken his back!
Hughes is hanging on to Slytherine's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mata Hughes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Slytherine fails with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown. Slytherine fights it but they end up in guard.
Slytherine wants to sweep but no luck.
Slytherine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes advances position into side control!
Hughes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Slytherine is looking for a sweep.
Hughes is working Slytherine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hughes taking a breather here.
Hughes lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slytherine tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slytherine keeps working.
Slytherine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slytherine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slytherine keeps trying to improve his position.
Hughes controlling the position from side mount.
Hughes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slytherine some visible discomfort.
Slytherine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slytherine to see if he's OK.
Hughes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slytherine is looking to escape.
Slytherine is trying to escape the mount.
Mata Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slytherine gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is keen to just control but Slytherine is a slippery customer.
Hughes maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Slytherine could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hughes has cracked it and Slytherine is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mata Hughes!
Slyvane Slytherine spoke after the fight, saying 'Hsssss.........I'll come back for you'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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