Post by The Sandmen on Dec 17, 2019 0:52:06 GMT -5
Diego Sanchez looks very relaxed.
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.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego sprawls and remains on his feet.
A wicked punch by Diego Sanchez
goes awry.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Diego's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Diego launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Hughes with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
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.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Hughes hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diego is throwing a flurry of punches!
Matt Hughes just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Hughes pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Diego Sanchez's offensive.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Diego Sanchez
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Matt Hughes
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes tries to take Diego Sanchez to the ground from the clinch...
Diego shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Diego Sanchez!
That one almost breaks Hughes's chin! He is knocked down!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
Diego leans out of the way.
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Hughes tries to hit Diego Sanchez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Diego dodges that
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Hughes tries to hit Diego Sanchez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Diego dodges that
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Matt Hughes is standing now.
Diego Sanchez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hughes's chin! That stops Hughes in his tracks!
Diego Sanchez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hughes blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Matt Hughes's cheek! Hughes stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Hughes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
Diego leans out of the way.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Diego Sanchez creates space and allows Matt Hughes to stand up.
Hughes climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Diego Sanchez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hughes's chin! That stops Hughes in his tracks!
Matt Hughes and Diego engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Diego Sanchez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diego Sanchez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left eye
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Diego is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Diego has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Diego Sanchez is coming in again!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Chin
Diego Sanchez's mind is definitely in the fight, Hughes just got nailed! Diego Sanchez saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hughes is going to have a headache after this one.
The frightening power of Diego Sanchez has left Hughes sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Diego Sanchez by KO (Punch) at 0:32 Round 2
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/16 (44%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 138 s
Diego just had Hughes' number here. Like a train. Or a moth in a bath.
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.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego sprawls and remains on his feet.
A wicked punch by Diego Sanchez
goes awry.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Diego's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Diego launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Hughes with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
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.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Hughes hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diego is throwing a flurry of punches!
Matt Hughes just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Hughes pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Diego Sanchez's offensive.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Diego Sanchez
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Matt Hughes
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hughes tries to take Diego Sanchez to the ground from the clinch...
Diego shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Diego Sanchez!
That one almost breaks Hughes's chin! He is knocked down!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
Diego leans out of the way.
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Hughes tries to hit Diego Sanchez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Diego dodges that
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Hughes tries to hit Diego Sanchez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Diego dodges that
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Matt Hughes is standing now.
Diego Sanchez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hughes's chin! That stops Hughes in his tracks!
Diego Sanchez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hughes blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Matt Hughes's cheek! Hughes stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Hughes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
Diego leans out of the way.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Diego launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Diego Sanchez creates space and allows Matt Hughes to stand up.
Hughes climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Diego Sanchez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hughes's chin! That stops Hughes in his tracks!
Matt Hughes and Diego engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Diego Sanchez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diego Sanchez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left eye
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Diego is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Diego has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Diego Sanchez is coming in again!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Chin
Diego Sanchez's mind is definitely in the fight, Hughes just got nailed! Diego Sanchez saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hughes is going to have a headache after this one.
The frightening power of Diego Sanchez has left Hughes sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Diego Sanchez by KO (Punch) at 0:32 Round 2
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/16 (44%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 138 s
Diego just had Hughes' number here. Like a train. Or a moth in a bath.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!