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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolt Ganger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolt Ganger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hughes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hughes slips a straight right by Ganger.
Ganger misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ganger is just out of range.
Ganger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Ganger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hughess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ganger misses the shot to the body.
Hughes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ganger. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ganger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ganger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hughes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ganger momentarily.
Matt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganger shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughes tries to sprawl out of it but Ganger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hughes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
A big right from Ganger misses.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hughes is looking to land body kicks.
Ganger ducks right into an uppercut from Hughes.
Hughes throws a right hand that Ganger ducks under and follows up with a left that Ganger also avoids with ease.
Hughes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ganger. That did some damage!
Ganger works the jab nicely.
Ganger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ganger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Ganger takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ganger throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Ganger ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Ganger avoids them all with ease.
Ganger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ganger gets a clinch.
Ganger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganger's elbow.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ganger as Hughes tries to tie him up.
Ganger lands a body shot.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ganger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganger is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ganger is working Hughes over against the cage.
Ganger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolt Ganger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ganger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ganger lands a right hand.
Ganger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ganger avoids a wild elbow strike from Hughes.
Ganger tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually Ganger drops back down to his feet.
Ganger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ganger can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Ganger struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughes controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Ganger lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganger misses with a body punch
and Hughes counters with a head kick. That will keep Ganger thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ganger lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ganger throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Ganger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Ganger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ganger misses with a body shot
and Hughes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ganger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ganger.
Hughes cracks the inside of Ganger's front leg.
Ganger throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Hughes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ganger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ganger is just out of range.
Ganger lands with an overhand left.
Hughes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
A jab lands there for Hughes.
Ganger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Ganger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ganger.
Ganger throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ganger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Ganger misses.
Matt Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ganger.
Nice straight punches there by Ganger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ganger.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ganger.
Hughes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ganger.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ganger was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Hughes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ganger tries to score with a low kick but Hughes moves his leg out of the way.
Ganger throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Matt Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ganger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ganger throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Ganger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Ganger throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
Ganger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
Ganger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ganger slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganger scores with a jab.
Hughes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hughes throws a head kick but Ganger moves out of range.
Hughes lands a nice shot that snaps Ganger's head back.
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ganger misses with a wild body shot.
Ganger throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Ganger avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Ganger tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Ganger counters with a shoot takedown. Hughes fights it but they end up in guard.
Ganger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ganger trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes can't keep his opponent in guard - Ganger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes trying to control here.
Ganger prevents Hughes from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes taking some punishment here, with Ganger in his half guard.
Hughes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ganger scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganger is pressing down on Hughes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hughes is holding on for now.
Hughes is trying to control but Ganger passes into side control!
Ganger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ganger is putting a hurting on Hughes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ganger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hughes some visible discomfort.
Ganger is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes gets back to half guard.
Hughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ganger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hughes's guard.
Ganger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 Kolt Ganger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes looks to land a combination. Ganger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ganger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ganger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hughes looking to control.
Ganger passes into half guard.
Hughes taking some punishment here, with Ganger in his half guard.
Hughes is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ganger lands a nice short elbow.
Hughes is still in real trouble! Can Ganger finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ganger connects with a nice short shot to Hughes's temple.
Ganger is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hughes is hurt! He's hurt bad - Ganger fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hughes from any more punishment! Congratulations to Ganger! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kolt Ganger!
Our winner, Kolt Ganger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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