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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Tel� (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tel�'s choice of entrance music: Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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209 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winston Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Tel�!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tel� keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tel� looks to throw a body kick
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Tel�'s shoulder, as Tel� tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tel�.
Hughes 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.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tel� slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Tel� works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Hughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tel� misses with a low kick.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tel� misses with an uppercut.
Hughes throws the left hand but Tel� avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tel� closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hughes did well to prevent Tel� getting side control.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Tel� is controlling well.
Tel� with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hughes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tel� is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tel� throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Tel� thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hughes's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tel� is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hughes is just riding it out for now. Tel� eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes wants to control but Tel� is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tel�.
Hughes working a defensive guard here.
Tel� in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tel� trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has Tel� pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tel� misses with a looping left.
Hughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes checks a low kick from Tel�.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Tel� on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tel� tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tel� lands a high kick!
Hughes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tel� uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Tel� bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hughes's head backwards.
Hughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tel�'s hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hughes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tel� scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tel� closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Hughes.
Tel� misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tel� misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes tries a body shot but Tel� blocks it.
Tel� throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Tel� is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tel� manages to break the clinch.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Tel� saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Tel� avoids it well.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Tel� throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Hughes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tel� looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tel� tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Winston Hughes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Both fighters circling a little - Hughes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winston Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tel� is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tel� takes a step back to recover.
Tel� shoots and misses
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tel� is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tel�! But no joy.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Tel� avoids it well.
Tel� shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tel�'s face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Tel�.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tel� doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Tel�.
Tel� tries a head kick but it misses.
Tel� throws a sloppy body shot
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tel� throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Tel� digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tel� can do to turn this around?
Tel� thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tel� misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes throws a hook but Tel� blocks it.
Tel� pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Tel� settles back down.
Hughes scoring well with a low kick there.
Tel� ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Nice defenses there by Tel�.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but Tel� seems unphased.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tel� lands with a right hand.
Tel� swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a leg kick which misses Tel�'s front leg but catches the back leg as Tel� tries to avoid it.
Hughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tel�.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tel� shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tel�'s face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Tel� moved out of range.
Tel� with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Tel� slips the punch.
Tel� throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tel�.
Tel� takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tel� misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Tel� counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tel� sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tel� fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tel� looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes checks a low kick from Tel�.
Hughes is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hughes.
Tel� dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Tel� blocks a head kick by Hughes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tel� is defended easily by Hughes.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tel� avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Tel� throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes jabs Tel� to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tel� looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Tel� tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tel�.
Tel� ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tel�'s head backwards.
Tel� fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Tel� does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tel� throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Tel� showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Hughes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hughes throws a jab when Tel� was well out of range.
Tel� misses with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hughes lands a body shot.
Hughes lands a jab to Tel�'s midsection.
Hughes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tel�'s calf.
Tel� clobbers Hughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Tel�.
Hughes tries to score with a low kick but Tel� moves his leg out of the way.
Tel� ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Tel� fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tel� throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughes. That's going to slow Tel� down.
A big right from Tel� misses.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes cracks the inside of Tel�'s front leg.
Tel� bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes misses with a hook. Tel� ducked under it nicely.
Tel� throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Tel�'s leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tel� just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hughes throws a jab when Tel� was well out of range.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Hughes.
Tel� wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Tel� defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hughes.
Tel� slips a jab from Hughes.
Tel� swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tel� has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hughes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes looks to land a combination. Tel� sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tel� jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Tel�.
A big left from Tel� misses.
Hughes tried to counter with a leg kick but Tel� avoided it.
Tel� throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tel� connects with a high kick.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tel� misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Tel� didn't see that one coming.
Hughes misses the jab.
Tel� has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tel� there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tel� throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hughes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tel� checks it well.
Tel� motions for Hughes to come forward. Tel� throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tel� tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tel�.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand
and Tel� counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tel� throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Tel� fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Tel� slips the punch.
Tel� throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tel�.
Winston Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tel�'s head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michel Tel� has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes misses the body punch
and Tel� connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Tel� throws a leg kick
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Tel� has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tel� wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Tel�.
Tel� takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hughes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Tel� throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tel� was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Tel� thinks about the counter body kick.
Winston Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tel� thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hughes if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Winston Hughes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Hughes!
Winston Hughes made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ho ho! Silly commoner.'.
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energy
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hype
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