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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffrey Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lannister counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lannister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lannister's elbow.
Hughes effectively controlling the action here.
Hughes is leaning against Lannister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lannister jumps guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lannister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes prevents the takedown attempt.
Hughes pushes Lannister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lannister tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hughes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lannister changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Lannister slips the punch.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister cracks Hughes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a two punch combo.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Lannister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Lannister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lannister circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes checks a low kick from Lannister.
Hughes misses with a hook. Lannister ducked under it nicely.
Jeffrey Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Lannister drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Lannister thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lannister's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Lannister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.
Lannister sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lannister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hughes takes a swing at Lannister's ribcage but misses.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lannister.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Lannister moves into the clinch.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Lannister is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Lannister is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hughes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lannister here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hughes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hughes tries a body shot but Lannister blocks it.
Hughes effectively controlling the action here.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister is looking for a takedown.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Lannister's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughes.
Lannister is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lannister is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lannister is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to pull guard but Hughes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lannister can't break the clinch.
Lannister wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lannister's elbow.
Lannister is trying to drag Hughes to the mat but Hughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hughes.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Lannister is out of range.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Lannister blocks a jab.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Lannister avoids nicely.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lannister.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes throws a hook but Lannister blocks it.
Hughes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lannister counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lannister thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes misses with a body punch
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. Hughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrion Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a jab to the body
and Lannister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes looks to land a combination but Lannister avoids it well.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lannister lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Hughes throws a hook but Lannister avoids it easily.
Lannister connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hughes momentarily.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lannister.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand
and Lannister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lannister backs up against the cage.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Lannister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Lannister misses.
Lannister throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lannister.
Hughes moves out of range as Lannister strikes.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lannister.
Lannister throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a right and a left that Lannister avoids nicely.
Hughes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lannister slips under a jab from Hughes.
Lannister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
Jeffrey Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lannister is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a hook but Lannister blocks it.
Lannister slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lannister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lannister takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lannister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Lannister avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Lannister's shoulder, as Lannister tries to avoid the shot.
Lannister defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Lannister.
Lannister moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Lannister has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Lannister's head.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Lannister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lannister shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lannister misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lannister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Lannister moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister lunges at Hughes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hughes's hand.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeffrey Hughes.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Hughes!
Jeffrey Hughes took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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