Post by The Sandmen on Mar 6, 2017 9:54:05 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Bisping while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hughes is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Bisping is smart enough to block that one.
A furious flurry of punches from Michael Bisping
puts Hughes in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
Michael Bisping charges at Hughes throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hughes is rocked!
Incredible haymaker from Michael Bisping!
You can see Matt Hughes's head being snapped backwards!
Hughes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping is holding Matt Hughes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Michael Bisping in his guard.
Michael Bisping keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
1:22 Round 1 and Bisping is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Good looking punches from Michael Bisping on the ground
They could take their toll on Hughes.
Hughes's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping looks to pass to mount...
Bisping slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Hughes.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Bisping cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hughes can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hughes is moving on the ground...
Bisping tries to counter Hughes's moves on the ground.
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
Bisping is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Bisping controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Bisping is unable to move under Hughes control.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Hughes
Bisping shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Bisping tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Michael Bisping fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Hughes
Bisping sits over his knees and pushes away Hughes's leg!
Michael Bisping is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Michael Bisping in his guard.
Michael Bisping keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping tries to open Hughes's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Michael Bisping. Hughes is unable to cover himself now!
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael Bisping was tooling Matt Hughes for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Hughes lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A left hook from Bisping
grazes the chin of Hughes.
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Michael Bisping is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Bisping
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Bisping leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Bisping
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bisping can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hughes is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping 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!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Michael Bisping doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Bisping aggressively and repeatedly punches Hughes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Bisping tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Bisping controls the situation despite Matt Hughes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Bisping gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Matt Hughes! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Matt Hughes doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
Bisping is in rear mount over Hughes
Michael Bisping throws his leg over Matt Hughes's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Michael Bisping's rear naked choke attempt!
Matt Hughes cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Michael Bisping by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/27 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hughes is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Bisping is smart enough to block that one.
A furious flurry of punches from Michael Bisping
puts Hughes in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
Michael Bisping charges at Hughes throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hughes is rocked!
Incredible haymaker from Michael Bisping!
You can see Matt Hughes's head being snapped backwards!
Hughes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping is holding Matt Hughes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Michael Bisping in his guard.
Michael Bisping keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
1:22 Round 1 and Bisping is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Good looking punches from Michael Bisping on the ground
They could take their toll on Hughes.
Hughes's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping looks to pass to mount...
Bisping slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Hughes.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Bisping cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hughes can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hughes is moving on the ground...
Bisping tries to counter Hughes's moves on the ground.
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
Bisping is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Bisping controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Bisping is unable to move under Hughes control.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Hughes
Bisping shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Bisping tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Michael Bisping fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Hughes
Bisping sits over his knees and pushes away Hughes's leg!
Michael Bisping is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Michael Bisping in his guard.
Michael Bisping keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping tries to open Hughes's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Michael Bisping. Hughes is unable to cover himself now!
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael Bisping was tooling Matt Hughes for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Hughes lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A left hook from Bisping
grazes the chin of Hughes.
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Michael Bisping is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Bisping
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Bisping leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Bisping
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bisping can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hughes is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping 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!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Michael Bisping doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Bisping aggressively and repeatedly punches Hughes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Bisping tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Bisping controls the situation despite Matt Hughes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Michael Bisping hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Bisping gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Matt Hughes! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Matt Hughes doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
Bisping is in rear mount over Hughes
Michael Bisping throws his leg over Matt Hughes's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Michael Bisping's rear naked choke attempt!
Matt Hughes cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Michael Bisping by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/27 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s