Post by The Sandmen on Mar 2, 2016 13:16:06 GMT -5
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Diego Sanchez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Hughes and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
0:10 Round 1 and Hughes is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hughes is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Hughes tries to move to full mount
Hughes's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez 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.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Matt Hughes pushes Diego Sanchez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Diego doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Diego's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Diego Sanchez's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Diego's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Diego Sanchez's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Matt Hughes tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Diego's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
Diego Sanchez wraps his arms around Hughes's arms and counters the punches.
Hughes misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Hughes is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Diego's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diego's side.
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Left cheek
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Diego Sanchez 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 2:45 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Left cheek
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Diego Sanchez 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 Diego Sanchez. 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.
Hughes is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Diego's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Matt Hughes looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Diego Sanchez takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Deep breaths from Diego Sanchez who tries a hammer punch to Hughes's ribs.
That hit Hughes who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Matt Hughes tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Hughes tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Stand up! This is what Hughes's cornermen are shouting. Diego Sanchez is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Diego tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. 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 Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Matt Hughes fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diego's face!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Matt Hughes storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Matt Hughes.
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Round 2
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Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Matt Hughes throws an uppercut
Diego slips it.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Diego Sanchez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
0:42 Round 2 and Diego is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Diego Sanchez tries to holds Matt Hughes in a clinch against the fence
Hughes escapes from the clinch before Diego Sanchez could keep him in place
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Hughes is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Diego's face with those brutal elbows! Diego needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Diego's Nose is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Nose
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Matt Hughes looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diego 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.
Diego misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
Diego seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez is a bloody mess!
Matt Hughes storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Left eye
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez 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 2:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Matt Hughes storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes turns out the lights for Diego! What an astonishing KO by Hughes!
Diego's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Nose
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Elbows) at 2:10 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 53/74 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Diago came in aggressive, but Matt Hughie got 'er done, via wrestling.
Diego Sanchez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hughes and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
0:10 Round 1 and Hughes is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hughes is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Hughes tries to move to full mount
Hughes's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez 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.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Matt Hughes pushes Diego Sanchez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Diego doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Diego's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Diego Sanchez's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Diego's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Diego Sanchez's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Matt Hughes tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Diego's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Hughes tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
Diego Sanchez wraps his arms around Hughes's arms and counters the punches.
Hughes misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Hughes is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Diego's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diego's side.
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Left cheek
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Diego Sanchez 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 2:45 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diego's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diego tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Left cheek
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Hughes
Diego Sanchez 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 Diego Sanchez. 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.
Hughes is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Diego's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Matt Hughes looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Diego Sanchez takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Deep breaths from Diego Sanchez who tries a hammer punch to Hughes's ribs.
That hit Hughes who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Matt Hughes tries to open Diego's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Diego is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Hughes tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Stand up! This is what Hughes's cornermen are shouting. Diego Sanchez is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Diego tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. 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 Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Matt Hughes fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diego's face!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diego
Matt Hughes storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Matt Hughes.
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Round 2
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Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Matt Hughes throws an uppercut
Diego slips it.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Diego Sanchez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
0:42 Round 2 and Diego is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Diego Sanchez tries to holds Matt Hughes in a clinch against the fence
Hughes escapes from the clinch before Diego Sanchez could keep him in place
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Hughes is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Diego's face with those brutal elbows! Diego needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Diego's Nose is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Nose
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Matt Hughes looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diego 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.
Diego misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
Diego seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez is a bloody mess!
Matt Hughes storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Left eye
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez 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 2:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Matt Hughes storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes turns out the lights for Diego! What an astonishing KO by Hughes!
Diego's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Nose
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Elbows) at 2:10 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 53/74 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Diago came in aggressive, but Matt Hughie got 'er done, via wrestling.