Post by The Sandmen on Mar 3, 2020 22:47:51 GMT -5
Matt Hughes raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Roger Huerta looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Roger Huerta is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Hughes and Huerta move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Huerta fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Matt Hughes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Hughes
Huerta tries to jump to side mount.
Matt Hughes jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes storms over Huerta with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Huerta's face with his elbows!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Roger Huerta's guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Huerta's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Huerta doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Huerta's face
Huerta shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Huerta tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Roger Huerta!
Hughes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Roger Huerta didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes moves on the ground
Hughes cannot take advantage in the ground
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Roger Huerta tries to take advantage...
Roger Huerta 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 1:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Hughes tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Roger Huerta attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Roger Huerta attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta tries to show some ground skills
Hughes uses his strength to keep Hughes at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes looks to mount Roger Huerta...
Roger Huerta takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
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.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Hughes seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Roger Huerta!
Hughes ducks under...
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Huerta goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta 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.
Huerta clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Huerta's face!
There is a small laceration on Roger Huerta's Forehead
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Huerta's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
Hughes shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Roger Huerta blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Roger Huerta can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Roger Huerta 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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
Hughes launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Huerta's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean allows Huerta time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Huerta goes down.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Hughes is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... Huerta was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Huerta is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes shows great balance while pushing away Roger Huerta
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes leans forwards and tries to grapple with Huerta
Hughes shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Huerta tries to take Matt Hughes down... Hughes stumbles backwards and Roger Huerta launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hughes's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Huerta shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Roger Huerta is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Hughes doesn't let Huerta get in on his legs.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Huerta was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Huerta struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Nothing from this... Roger Huerta seems frustrated.
Huerta clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes tries to control Roger Huerta in the clinch and use his dirty boxing
Huerta pushes Hughes away before he could try anything
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Roger Huerta didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
Huerta misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Huerta's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Roger Huerta's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Huerta's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Huerta has a small cut in his Forehead
Huerta seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Huerta's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Huerta doesn't fight back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Roger Huerta
Solid shots!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes pushes Roger Huerta against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Huerta doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes tries to free his leg...
Matt Hughes uses some of his skill by jumping out of Huerta's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Huerta is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean is asking Huerta to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Huerta.
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (Elbows) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/43 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 272 s
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 272 s
Hughes is still more Hughes than Huerta is Hughes.
Roger Huerta looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Roger Huerta is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hughes and Huerta move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Huerta fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Matt Hughes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Hughes
Huerta tries to jump to side mount.
Matt Hughes jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes storms over Huerta with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Huerta's face with his elbows!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Roger Huerta's guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Huerta's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Huerta doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Huerta's face
Huerta shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Huerta tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Roger Huerta!
Hughes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Roger Huerta didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes moves on the ground
Hughes cannot take advantage in the ground
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Roger Huerta tries to take advantage...
Roger Huerta 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 1:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Hughes tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Roger Huerta attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Roger Huerta attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta tries to show some ground skills
Hughes uses his strength to keep Hughes at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes looks to mount Roger Huerta...
Roger Huerta takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
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.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Hughes seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Roger Huerta!
Hughes ducks under...
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Huerta goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta 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.
Huerta clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Huerta's face!
There is a small laceration on Roger Huerta's Forehead
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Huerta's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
Hughes shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Roger Huerta blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Roger Huerta can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Roger Huerta 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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
Hughes launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Huerta's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean allows Huerta time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Huerta goes down.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Hughes is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... Huerta was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Huerta is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes shows great balance while pushing away Roger Huerta
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes leans forwards and tries to grapple with Huerta
Hughes shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Huerta tries to take Matt Hughes down... Hughes stumbles backwards and Roger Huerta launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hughes's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Huerta shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Roger Huerta is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Hughes doesn't let Huerta get in on his legs.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Huerta was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Huerta struggles and launches a few punches to Hughes's head
Nothing from this... Roger Huerta seems frustrated.
Huerta clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes tries to control Roger Huerta in the clinch and use his dirty boxing
Huerta pushes Hughes away before he could try anything
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Roger Huerta didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Huerta launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
Huerta misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Huerta's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Roger Huerta's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Huerta's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Huerta has a small cut in his Forehead
Huerta seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Huerta's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Huerta doesn't fight back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Hughes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Roger Huerta
Solid shots!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes pushes Roger Huerta against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Huerta doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Huerta
Matt Hughes tries to free his leg...
Matt Hughes uses some of his skill by jumping out of Huerta's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Roger Huerta
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Huerta is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean is asking Huerta to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Huerta.
Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (Elbows) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/43 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 272 s
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 272 s
Hughes is still more Hughes than Huerta is Hughes.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!