Post by The Sandmen on Aug 29, 2012 15:21:26 GMT -5
Carlos Condit looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Matt Hughes is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Carlos Condit comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Condit and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Carlos Condit is coming in again!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Right eye
Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Condit tries to show some ground skills
Carlos Condit put Hughes in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Matt Hughes hovers above Condit
Good punches to Condit's body.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Carlos Condit
Solid shots!
Condit's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Carlos Condit's Right cheek
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Carlos Condit 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 Carlos Condit. 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 John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Condit measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Condit sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Carlos Condit launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Condit is taking this opportunity to rest.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Good looking punches from Matt Hughes on the ground
deflected by Condit.
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Condit switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Hughes struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Matt Hughes any adventage in the ground.
Hughes misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Condit tries an armbar from the bottom!
Matt Hughes breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carlos Condit doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Matt Hughes shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Matt Hughes breaks that americana attempt!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Carlos Condit rolls Matt Hughes to his stomach and takes his back!
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Condit controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Condit is unable to move under Hughes control.
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Condit's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Matt Hughes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Carlos Condit uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hughes has given his back to Carlos Condit who is trying to get one hook in!
Hughes struggles in the ground trying to break Condit's control
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Condit controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Condit is unable to move under Hughes control.
Hughes misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Condit tries to end this with a RNC!
Hughes manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Good looking punches from Matt Hughes on the ground
deflected by Condit.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Condit switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Hughes struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Hughes gets a good position on the ground. ..
Condit holds Matt Hughes arms and counters his opponent punches.
Poorly executed technique. Carlos Condit looks to counter!
Carlos Condit isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Hughes blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Condit's guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Carlos Condit runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Condit's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Hughes leans back...
Condit eyes him warily.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Carlos Condit tries to take advantage...
Condit tries to show some ground skills
Hughes uses his strength to keep Hughes at a disadvantage
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Condit's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Hughes is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes measures the resilience of Condit's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Condit blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Condit catch Matt Hughes's left arm and tries a kimura
Matt Hughes holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes measures the resilience of Condit's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Condit's side.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Matt Hughes shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Matt Hughes breaks that americana attempt!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit isolates Matt Hughes's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Matt Hughes is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit 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
Hughes tries to stand up!
Condit doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Carlos Condit. 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 John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Condit launches a furious low kick!
Matt Hughes blocks
Hughes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Condit launches a few hard punches to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Matt Hughes's ribs shows the damage! Carlos Condit is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to breaks Carlos Condit's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Hughes launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Condit's ribs.
Crushing shot to Condit's body! He's holding his side
Carlos Condit tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hughes is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to take Carlos Condit down... Condit stumbles backwards and Matt Hughes launches a few punches...
Carlos Condit dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Hughes misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Condit tries to take Matt Hughes down... Hughes stumbles backwards and Carlos Condit launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hughes's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Condit tries to take Matt Hughes down... Hughes stumbles backwards and Carlos Condit launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hughes's jaw!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Carlos Condit
well done Condit falls hard on the mat
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Hughes opts to jump inside Condit's guard.
Condit fights back with his feet, forcing Hughes to try something else.
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Hughes cartwheels towards Condit!
Condit fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit 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.
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Hughes moves backwards and gestures for Carlos Condit to stand up.
Condit climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Condit is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Condit's face with those brutal elbows! Condit needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Condit's face!
Condit can't see anything with that swollen right eye.
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen Eye) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Carlos Condit
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/9 (89%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 449 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/5 (40%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/47 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 380 s
This was a very good fight, but Hughes was still always a little ahead and never quite in as much danger as Condit. Condit needs some D, maybe some ground game. takedown D? or just to be better. Unsure. Hughes earns this win, and his title shot against Anderson, whom he beat once before. This could get NASTY!!!
Matt Hughes is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Carlos Condit comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Condit and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Carlos Condit is coming in again!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Right eye
Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Condit tries to show some ground skills
Carlos Condit put Hughes in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Matt Hughes hovers above Condit
Good punches to Condit's body.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Carlos Condit
Solid shots!
Condit's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Carlos Condit's Right cheek
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Carlos Condit 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 Carlos Condit. 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 John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Condit measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Condit sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Carlos Condit launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Condit is taking this opportunity to rest.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Good looking punches from Matt Hughes on the ground
deflected by Condit.
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Condit switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Hughes struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Matt Hughes any adventage in the ground.
Hughes misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Condit tries an armbar from the bottom!
Matt Hughes breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carlos Condit doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Matt Hughes shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Matt Hughes breaks that americana attempt!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Carlos Condit rolls Matt Hughes to his stomach and takes his back!
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Condit controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Condit is unable to move under Hughes control.
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Condit's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Matt Hughes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Carlos Condit uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hughes has given his back to Carlos Condit who is trying to get one hook in!
Hughes struggles in the ground trying to break Condit's control
Condit is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Condit controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Condit is unable to move under Hughes control.
Hughes misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Condit tries to end this with a RNC!
Hughes manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Good looking punches from Matt Hughes on the ground
deflected by Condit.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Condit switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Hughes struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Hughes gets a good position on the ground. ..
Condit holds Matt Hughes arms and counters his opponent punches.
Poorly executed technique. Carlos Condit looks to counter!
Carlos Condit isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Hughes blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Condit's guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Carlos Condit runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Hughes is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Condit's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Hughes leans back...
Condit eyes him warily.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Carlos Condit tries to take advantage...
Condit tries to show some ground skills
Hughes uses his strength to keep Hughes at a disadvantage
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Hughes is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Condit's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Hughes is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes measures the resilience of Condit's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Condit blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Condit catch Matt Hughes's left arm and tries a kimura
Matt Hughes holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes measures the resilience of Condit's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Condit's side.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Matt Hughes shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Matt Hughes breaks that americana attempt!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit isolates Matt Hughes's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Matt Hughes is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Carlos Condit 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
Hughes tries to stand up!
Condit doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Carlos Condit. 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 John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Condit launches a furious low kick!
Matt Hughes blocks
Hughes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Condit launches a few hard punches to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Matt Hughes's ribs shows the damage! Carlos Condit is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to breaks Carlos Condit's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Hughes launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Condit's ribs.
Crushing shot to Condit's body! He's holding his side
Carlos Condit tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hughes is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to take Carlos Condit down... Condit stumbles backwards and Matt Hughes launches a few punches...
Carlos Condit dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Hughes misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Condit tries to take Matt Hughes down... Hughes stumbles backwards and Carlos Condit launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hughes's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Condit tries to take Matt Hughes down... Hughes stumbles backwards and Carlos Condit launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hughes's jaw!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Carlos Condit
well done Condit falls hard on the mat
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Hughes opts to jump inside Condit's guard.
Condit fights back with his feet, forcing Hughes to try something else.
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Hughes cartwheels towards Condit!
Condit fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit 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.
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Condit is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Condit tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Condit is on the ground on his back
Hughes moves backwards and gestures for Carlos Condit to stand up.
Condit climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Condit is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Condit's face with those brutal elbows! Condit needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Condit
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Condit's face!
Condit can't see anything with that swollen right eye.
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen Eye) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Carlos Condit
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/9 (89%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 449 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/5 (40%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/47 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 380 s
This was a very good fight, but Hughes was still always a little ahead and never quite in as much danger as Condit. Condit needs some D, maybe some ground game. takedown D? or just to be better. Unsure. Hughes earns this win, and his title shot against Anderson, whom he beat once before. This could get NASTY!!!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!