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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister has chosen The Rains Of Castamere as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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143 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lannister swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hughes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lannister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lannister feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Lannister throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lannister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hughes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lannister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A low kick from Lannister is predictable there
and Hughes counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lannister is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Lannister forces Hughes back against the cage and clinches.
Lannister presses Hughes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Lannister lands an uppercut.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lannister misses with a punch on the inside.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lannister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lannister looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Lannister throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Lannister tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lannister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Lannister counters with a solid body kick.
Hughes throws a low kick, looking for Lannister's leg but Lannister calmly moves out of range.
Lannister tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Lannister ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Matt Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lannister.
Lannister closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Lannister seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lannister looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lannister trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
Hughes sneaks back into half guard.
Lannister tries to pass to full mount but Hughes defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.
Lannister working over Hughes with some ground and pound. Hughes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Hughes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Lannister knows he should have avoided that one.
Lannister cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lannister tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Lannister has managed to clinch.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Lannister is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hughes can't fight it off and eventually Lannister manages to take the fight to the floor. Hughes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lannister manages to get himself to full guard.
Hughes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lannister is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hughes has his hands clasped together but Lannister extends and breaks Hughes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lannister.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrion Lannister!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tyrion Lannister thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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