Post by The Sandmen on Oct 16, 2019 5:40:59 GMT -5
Matt Hughes glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Mac Danzig looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hughes is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Hughes and Danzig move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Shovel hook by Mac Danzig
tags Hughes.
Hughes is holding Mac Danzig's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes looks to mount Mac Danzig...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Mac Danzig moves to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hughes drills Mac Danzig's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Hughes is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes tries to open Danzig's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Danzig is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Danzig's ribs.
Danzig blocks Matt Hughes's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Mac Danzig's guard...
Mac Danzig has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Matt Hughes takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mac Danzig launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hughes blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Danzig is holding Matt Hughes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Danzig is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Mac Danzig throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hughes's face with those brutal elbows! Hughes needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Mac Danzig looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Mac Danzig slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Mac Danzig in his guard...
Mac Danzig rolls him over and takes his back!
Danzig is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Danzig controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Danzig is unable to move under Hughes control.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Mac Danzig to fight back!
Mac Danzig throws his leg over Matt Hughes's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Mac Danzig's rear naked choke attempt!
Hughes struggles to free himself
Matt Hughes frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Mac Danzig and ends up on top!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Matt Hughes
Good shot! Danzig has reasons to be worried.
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mac Danzig's punches
Hughes measures the resilience of Danzig's chin with an uppercut while Danzig lands some great crosses.
Hughes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Danzig stops that one with his ribs!
Danzig ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mac Danzig is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mac Danzig! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mac Danzig doesn't defend himself!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Danzig's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Danzig is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Danzig
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Danzig can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Hughes is in rear mount over Danzig
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Danzig locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Matt Hughes unil he can pull his arm free! Hughes lost his dominant position.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Matt Hughes has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mac Danzig tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Mac Danzig who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mac Danzig fakes a few punches and advance towards Hughes trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Hughes pushes Mac Danzig and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Hughes moves back and takes a deep breath.
Mac Danzig fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Hughes blocks that. He made it look easy!
Hughes throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Matt Hughes and Danzig engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Hughes is holding Mac Danzig's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
Danzig Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Danzig's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Mac Danzig looks to counter!
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes hovers above Danzig
Good punches to Danzig's body.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes looks to mount Mac Danzig...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Terrible one sided match... Danzig was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Danzig is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Hughes's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Danzig's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Danzig tries to cover his face,
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Danzig tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Danzig tries to free his leg...
Hughes doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Danzig misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Punishing hold!
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Danzig pulls his arm out of danger.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Mac Danzig tries to pass Matt Hughes's guard...
Mac Danzig passes momentarily but Matt Hughes sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Hughes
Danzig is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mac Danzig!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Danzig's eyes...
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
Danzig breaks the lock showing some skills...
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Mac Danzig down and prevents his attempts to escape
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes storms over Danzig with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Danzig's face with his elbows!
Danzig's Forehead is beginning to swell
Danzig has a small cut in his Forehead
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes storms over Danzig with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Danzig's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Danzig laid out on the mat! Matt Hughes's corner come in to congratulate him!
Danzig's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Elbows) at 4:15 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/44 (64%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 356 s
Statistics: Mac Danzig
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 356 s
Hughes fell hard after the strange shower-beating situation. Danzig helped him get back on track here.
Mac Danzig looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hughes is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hughes and Danzig move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Shovel hook by Mac Danzig
tags Hughes.
Hughes is holding Mac Danzig's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes looks to mount Mac Danzig...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Mac Danzig moves to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hughes drills Mac Danzig's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Hughes is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes tries to open Danzig's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Danzig is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Danzig's ribs.
Danzig blocks Matt Hughes's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Mac Danzig's guard...
Mac Danzig has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Matt Hughes takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mac Danzig launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hughes blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Danzig is holding Matt Hughes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Danzig is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Mac Danzig throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hughes's face with those brutal elbows! Hughes needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Mac Danzig looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Mac Danzig slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Mac Danzig in his guard...
Mac Danzig rolls him over and takes his back!
Danzig is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Danzig controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Danzig is unable to move under Hughes control.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Mac Danzig to fight back!
Mac Danzig throws his leg over Matt Hughes's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Mac Danzig's rear naked choke attempt!
Hughes struggles to free himself
Matt Hughes frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Mac Danzig and ends up on top!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Matt Hughes
Good shot! Danzig has reasons to be worried.
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mac Danzig's punches
Hughes measures the resilience of Danzig's chin with an uppercut while Danzig lands some great crosses.
Hughes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Danzig stops that one with his ribs!
Danzig ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mac Danzig is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mac Danzig! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mac Danzig doesn't defend himself!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Danzig's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Danzig
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Danzig is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Danzig
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Danzig can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Hughes is in rear mount over Danzig
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Danzig locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Matt Hughes unil he can pull his arm free! Hughes lost his dominant position.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Matt Hughes has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mac Danzig tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Mac Danzig who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mac Danzig fakes a few punches and advance towards Hughes trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Hughes pushes Mac Danzig and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Hughes moves back and takes a deep breath.
Mac Danzig fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Hughes blocks that. He made it look easy!
Hughes throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Matt Hughes and Danzig engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Hughes is holding Mac Danzig's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
Danzig Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Danzig's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Mac Danzig looks to counter!
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes hovers above Danzig
Good punches to Danzig's body.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes looks to mount Mac Danzig...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Terrible one sided match... Danzig was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Danzig is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Hughes's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Danzig's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Danzig tries to cover his face,
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Danzig tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Danzig tries to free his leg...
Hughes doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Danzig misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Punishing hold!
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Danzig pulls his arm out of danger.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Hughes
Mac Danzig tries to pass Matt Hughes's guard...
Mac Danzig passes momentarily but Matt Hughes sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Hughes
Danzig is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mac Danzig!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Danzig's eyes...
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
Danzig breaks the lock showing some skills...
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Mac Danzig down and prevents his attempts to escape
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes storms over Danzig with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Danzig's face with his elbows!
Danzig's Forehead is beginning to swell
Danzig has a small cut in his Forehead
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Matt Hughes storms over Danzig with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Danzig's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Danzig laid out on the mat! Matt Hughes's corner come in to congratulate him!
Danzig's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Elbows) at 4:15 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/44 (64%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 356 s
Statistics: Mac Danzig
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 356 s
Hughes fell hard after the strange shower-beating situation. Danzig helped him get back on track here.