Post by The Sandmen on Oct 19, 2012 16:22:17 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Fitch while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Hughes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes struggles and launches a few punches to Fitch's head
Those punches are hitting! Fitch covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes tries to take Jon Fitch down... Fitch stumbles backwards and Matt Hughes launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Fitch's jaw!
Fitch has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes takes a break to breathe while holding Jon Fitch.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Low kick by Jon Fitch to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Matt Hughes fakes a punch and launches himself over Fitch!
Nice move by Hughes who clinches and pushes Fitch against the cage
Fitch doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Matt Hughes embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Fitch who put distance between them
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Hughes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
Hughes ties him up.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Fitch use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Matt Hughes holds Jon Fitch and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Matt Hughes overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Fitch pulls his arm out of danger.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Fitch's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Not a desiderable position that Hughes is in now. Jon Fitch is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Fitch tries to escape from the closed guard
Fitch succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Fitch has a small cut in his Left cheek
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. 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.
Matt Hughes fakes a punch and launches himself over Jon Fitch
Great move by Hughes who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to take Jon Fitch to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Fitch is with his back on the ground now.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes pushes Jon Fitch against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Fitch doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Matt Hughes in closed guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Fitch's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Jon Fitch's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
Hughes leans back...
He clobbers Jon Fitch's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Solid low kick from Jon Fitch.
Hughes deflects it.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes throws an uppercut
Fitch slips it.
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Hughes tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Fitch from the side mount!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to show some ground skills
Hughes uses his strength to keep Hughes at a disadvantage
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hughes drills Jon Fitch's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Nose
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Hughes was tooling Jon Fitch for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jon Fitch lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Hughes tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Fitch is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Matt Hughes manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Fitch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch is a bloody mess!
Fitch is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
That brutal impact left Fitch laid out on the mat! Matt Hughes's corner come in to congratulate him!
Fitch's Forehead is beginning to swell
Fitch has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (GnP) at 3:08 Round 2
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/33 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Fitch should have been more effective at wrestling...but wasn't. Hughes takes this one pretty much all the way.
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Hughes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes struggles and launches a few punches to Fitch's head
Those punches are hitting! Fitch covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes tries to take Jon Fitch down... Fitch stumbles backwards and Matt Hughes launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Fitch's jaw!
Fitch has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes takes a break to breathe while holding Jon Fitch.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Low kick by Jon Fitch to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Matt Hughes fakes a punch and launches himself over Fitch!
Nice move by Hughes who clinches and pushes Fitch against the cage
Fitch doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Matt Hughes embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Fitch who put distance between them
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Hughes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
Hughes ties him up.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Fitch use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Matt Hughes holds Jon Fitch and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Matt Hughes overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Fitch pulls his arm out of danger.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Fitch's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Not a desiderable position that Hughes is in now. Jon Fitch is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Fitch tries to escape from the closed guard
Fitch succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Fitch has a small cut in his Left cheek
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. 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.
Matt Hughes fakes a punch and launches himself over Jon Fitch
Great move by Hughes who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Those punches are hitting! Hughes covers his head!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to take Jon Fitch to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Fitch is with his back on the ground now.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes pushes Jon Fitch against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Fitch doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Matt Hughes in closed guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Fitch's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Jon Fitch's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
Hughes leans back...
He clobbers Jon Fitch's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Solid low kick from Jon Fitch.
Hughes deflects it.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes throws an uppercut
Fitch slips it.
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Hughes tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Fitch from the side mount!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to show some ground skills
Hughes uses his strength to keep Hughes at a disadvantage
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hughes drills Jon Fitch's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Nose
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Hughes was tooling Jon Fitch for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jon Fitch lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Hughes tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Fitch is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Matt Hughes manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Fitch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch is a bloody mess!
Fitch is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
That brutal impact left Fitch laid out on the mat! Matt Hughes's corner come in to congratulate him!
Fitch's Forehead is beginning to swell
Fitch has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (GnP) at 3:08 Round 2
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/33 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Fitch should have been more effective at wrestling...but wasn't. Hughes takes this one pretty much all the way.