Post by The Sandmen on Jul 16, 2013 12:44:28 GMT -5
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Jon Fitch is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Hughes and Fitch move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fitch goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fitch is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Fitch has a small cut in his Right cheek
Jon Fitch seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Matt Hughes!
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Fitch's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fitch doesn't fight back!
Fitch's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Matt Hughes has left Fitch staggered! Matt Hughes should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Fitch's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Fitch locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Matt Hughes unil he can pull his arm free! Hughes lost his dominant position.
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
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.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
As the fight continues it seems that Matt Hughes is taking the best of the fight.
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 beginning to swell
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.
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!
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes attempts a triangle from bottom! Jon Fitch slips out. Hughes quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Fitch struggles to free himself
Jon Fitch slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Fitch's knee!
Fitch hyper-extended his leg
That punishment by Matt Hughes has left Fitch staggered! Matt Hughes should try push forward now and finish this!
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jon Fitch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
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 is asking Fitch to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Fitch.
Fitch's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (GnP) at 2:39 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/21 (76%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 108 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 108 s
All Hughes.
Jon Fitch is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hughes and Fitch move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fitch goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Fitch
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fitch is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Fitch has a small cut in his Right cheek
Jon Fitch seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Matt Hughes!
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Fitch's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fitch doesn't fight back!
Fitch's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Matt Hughes has left Fitch staggered! Matt Hughes should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Fitch
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Fitch's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Fitch locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Matt Hughes unil he can pull his arm free! Hughes lost his dominant position.
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
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.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Hughes
As the fight continues it seems that Matt Hughes is taking the best of the fight.
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 beginning to swell
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.
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!
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes attempts a triangle from bottom! Jon Fitch slips out. Hughes quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Fitch struggles to free himself
Jon Fitch slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Fitch's knee!
Fitch hyper-extended his leg
That punishment by Matt Hughes has left Fitch staggered! Matt Hughes should try push forward now and finish this!
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jon Fitch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Fitch
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 is asking Fitch to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Fitch.
Fitch's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (GnP) at 2:39 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/21 (76%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 108 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 108 s
All Hughes.