Hughes vs. Okami

[The Sandmen]

Matt Hughes glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Yushin Okami doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Matt Hughes today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.

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Round 1
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Matt Hughes and Yushin Okami touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!


Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yushin Okami jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Yushin Okami to fight back!
Okami wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Okami moves forward and holds Hughes


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Okami tries to take Matt Hughes down... Hughes stumbles backwards and Yushin Okami launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hughes's jaw!


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes tries to take Yushin Okami to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Okami is with is back on the ground now.
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Forehead


The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Okami
Okami tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!


Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Okami
Yushin Okami 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 closed guard over Okami
Hughes is in closed guard... Okami tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground


The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Okami
Matt Hughes tries to better his position on the ground...
Okami holds Matt Hughes's head against his chin in the closed guard.


Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Okami
Okami sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Okami 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 closed guard over Okami
Yushin Okami is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Okami measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Hughes ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!


Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Okami
Matt Hughes positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Matt Hughes is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Okami's abdomen
Yushin Okami may have a broken rib. It's painful to see him losing this way.

Winner is Matt Hughes by TKO (Injury - Broken Ribs) at 1:57 Round 1

Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 71 s

Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 71 s

Fucking injuries man! This was a good fight. Okami was totally winning this one, then...THIS. Grrrrrr. Good fight ruined.

[xx - Team Ramrod]

Broken rib! Damn, that sucks.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

haha broken ribs

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

I think we need a dairy sponsor, perhaps... lol

[The Rocketmen]

Fucking cool fight by Hughes.

[Lord Byron's Conquistadors]

did anyone think okami would win. come on now. its hughes. did you guys know he had a brother in the ufc too that looked just like him. weird. probably inbred hahahahahahhaahahahahahahahah