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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Brunson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Hughes! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brunson delivers a nice body kick. Brunson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Brunson blocks a jab. Brunson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Brunson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Hughes working the head and body with strikes. Hughes throwing shots but Brunson is blocking nicely. Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Brunson is trying to get back to full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brunson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes. Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brunson's head. Hughes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Jack Brunson has been cut. Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Brunson's head. Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brunson keeps working. Brunson keeping hold of Hughes's head, controlling as best he can. Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brunson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow. Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Hughes lands strikes from half guard. Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Hughes winds up and cracks Brunson with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Brunson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes. 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. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Brunson's temple. Brunson is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard. Hughes throwing shots but Brunson is blocking nicely. Hughes content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Hughes slips a nice elbow through Brunson's hands, connecting with Brunson's forehead.
Brunson is rocked! Hughes lands with a punch from half guard. Oh Brunson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hughes unloads with some huge strikes here! Brunson is out! Hughes wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Hughes! An out of breath Michael Hughes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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