Post by The Sandmen on Feb 27, 2015 19:51:59 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
Matt Hughes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Hughes is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Sakuraba can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Sakuraba 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.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Sakuraba's Mouth is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sakuraba doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sakuraba doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Sakuraba's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Nose
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Mouth
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Matt Hughes's corner come in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Elbows) at 2:29 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/41 (59%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Hughes completely capitalized on the takedown and went to complete town on Sakuraba. Sakuraba needed to get some wrestling going first to get to Hughes, but he did not, and Hughes just took damned care of business before KS had a chance in there. Efficiency.
Matt Hughes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Hughes is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Sakuraba can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Sakuraba 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.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Sakuraba's Mouth is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sakuraba doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sakuraba doesn't fight back!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Hughes leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Sakuraba's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Nose
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Mouth
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Matt Hughes storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Matt Hughes's corner come in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Elbows) at 2:29 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/41 (59%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Hughes completely capitalized on the takedown and went to complete town on Sakuraba. Sakuraba needed to get some wrestling going first to get to Hughes, but he did not, and Hughes just took damned care of business before KS had a chance in there. Efficiency.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!