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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
167 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mansour Barnaoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnaoui. Barnaoui obviously looking to wear him down.
Hughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hughes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hughes gets caught flat footed, as Barnaoui shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnaoui pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnaoui defends well.
Barnaoui trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnaoui throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hughes has locked up a guillotine! Hughes's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Barnaoui is holding on here and Hughes must be using up a lot of energy. Barnaoui has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hughes gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Hughes!
Our winner, Matt Hughes, 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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