Post by The Sandmen on Dec 15, 2012 1:55:55 GMT -5
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Jon Fitch raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Matt Hughes today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fitch goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Fitch's face with those brutal elbows! Fitch needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Matt Hughes fakes some punches
Fitch ties him up.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) are cheering for the fighters.
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Fitch
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
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,
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Fitch is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon 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!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Forehead
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
Hughes tries to escape from closed guard...
Fitch waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Matt Hughes! He is reversed and nor Jon Fitch is on half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half 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 half guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch tries to pass Matt Hughes's guard...
Jon Fitch passes momentarily but Matt Hughes sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
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.
Hard blow to Fitch's mid-section, he seems hurt
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
Jon Fitch tries to open Hughes's guard...
Hughes breaks the lock and covers himself from Fitch's punches
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Fitch tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hughes misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Hughes waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jon Fitch! He is reversed and nor Matt Hughes is on half guard!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Hughes tries to open up Jon Fitch's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Fitch in the side of the head
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes pushes Fitch's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Fitch is in trouble now!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes rolls him over and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch
Fitch has given his back to Matt Hughes who is trying to get one hook in!
Matt Hughes has one hook in!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch with one hook in
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Fitch's face with those brutal elbows! Fitch needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Fitch was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (GnP) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/33 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Fitch got outwrestled. Shitty deal, when you get destroyed at what you are amazing at. He could also use some serious toughness, since this was a bit light on the KO.
Jon Fitch raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Matt Hughes today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fitch goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Fitch's face with those brutal elbows! Fitch needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Matt Hughes fakes some punches
Fitch ties him up.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) are cheering for the fighters.
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Fitch
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
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,
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Fitch is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon 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!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Forehead
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
Hughes tries to escape from closed guard...
Fitch waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Matt Hughes! He is reversed and nor Jon Fitch is on half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half 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 half guard over Hughes
Jon Fitch tries to pass Matt Hughes's guard...
Jon Fitch passes momentarily but Matt Hughes sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
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.
Hard blow to Fitch's mid-section, he seems hurt
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
Jon Fitch tries to open Hughes's guard...
Hughes breaks the lock and covers himself from Fitch's punches
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Fitch tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hughes misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Hughes waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jon Fitch! He is reversed and nor Matt Hughes is on half guard!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Hughes tries to open up Jon Fitch's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Fitch in the side of the head
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Fitch
Matt Hughes pushes Fitch's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Fitch is in trouble now!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes rolls him over and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch
Fitch has given his back to Matt Hughes who is trying to get one hook in!
Matt Hughes has one hook in!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch with one hook in
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Fitch's face with those brutal elbows! Fitch needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Fitch was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (GnP) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/33 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Fitch got outwrestled. Shitty deal, when you get destroyed at what you are amazing at. He could also use some serious toughness, since this was a bit light on the KO.