Post by The Sandmen on Jan 31, 2016 15:40:11 GMT -5
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Luke Rockhold glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Matt Hughes is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Hughes and Rockhold move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Matt Hughes closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rockhold goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Rockhold uses his forearms to block the impact!
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold attempts a triangle from bottom! Matt Hughes slips out. Rockhold quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
That Triangle to Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle to Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Hughes tries to break the lock slamming Luke Rockhold against the mat!
After a couple of slams, Rockhold loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. 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 Arena Riga (Riga, Latvia) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rockhold goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hughes blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes pushes Rockhold's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Rockhold is in trouble now!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
Rockhold anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Luke Rockhold moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rockhold's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Rockhold.
Good job by Rockhold blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rockhold leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Matt Hughes fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Rockhold's face!
Luke Rockhold blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
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.
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hughes is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hughes
Luke Rockhold tries to finish with a leg lock!
Hughes is able to break the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Rockhold moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to close the guard.
Hughes put Luke Rockhold in closed guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rockhold tries to cover his face,
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hughes
Rockhold use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Arena Riga (Riga, Latvia) is cheering him!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rockhold tries to cover his face,
Rockhold's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Rockhold works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Luke Rockhold isolates Matt Hughes's left arm looking for an armbar...
Matt Hughes manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Luke Rockhold lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes tries to open Rockhold's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Rockhold is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold sits up and gets an arm around Hughes's neck!
Hughes pushes Luke Rockhold back to the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Hughes, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Rockhold launches a hook to the body
Bang! Hughes stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes swings...
...no good.
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Luke Rockhold didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 open guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes pushes Luke Rockhold against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Rockhold doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 half guard over Rockhold
Terrible one sided match... Rockhold was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Rockhold's face
Rockhold shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Rockhold's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brilliant combination from Luke Rockhold
Hughes is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Good front kick from Rockhold!
Matt Hughes blocks
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rockhold Hyper-extended his left arm
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Hughes in half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hughes blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes tries to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Matt Hughes passes momentarily but Luke Rockhold sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Rockhold's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Hughes succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rockhold's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rockhold's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Luke Rockhold! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Luke Rockhold doesn't defend himself!
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Rockhold's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rockhold doesn't fight back!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Rockhold's face with those brutal elbows! Rockhold needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Matt Hughes has left Rockhold laying flat on the mat!
Rockhold's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (GnP) at 4:31 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 41/79 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 473 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 473 s
So few standing strikes thrown. Rockhold went for a takedown early though, which is kinda...a terrible idea, vs. a wrestler like MH. That idea of "Lets be on the ground, Matt" was his demise, as Hughes dominated there.
Luke Rockhold glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Matt Hughes is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
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Hughes and Rockhold move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Matt Hughes closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rockhold goes down.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Rockhold uses his forearms to block the impact!
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold attempts a triangle from bottom! Matt Hughes slips out. Rockhold quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
That Triangle to Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle to Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Hughes tries to break the lock slamming Luke Rockhold against the mat!
After a couple of slams, Rockhold loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. 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 Arena Riga (Riga, Latvia) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rockhold goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hughes blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes pushes Rockhold's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Rockhold is in trouble now!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
Rockhold anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Luke Rockhold moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rockhold's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Rockhold.
Good job by Rockhold blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rockhold leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Matt Hughes fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Rockhold's face!
Luke Rockhold blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
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.
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hughes is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hughes
Luke Rockhold tries to finish with a leg lock!
Hughes is able to break the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Rockhold moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to close the guard.
Hughes put Luke Rockhold in closed guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rockhold tries to cover his face,
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hughes
Rockhold use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Arena Riga (Riga, Latvia) is cheering him!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rockhold tries to cover his face,
Rockhold's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Rockhold works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Luke Rockhold isolates Matt Hughes's left arm looking for an armbar...
Matt Hughes manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Luke Rockhold lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes tries to open Rockhold's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Rockhold is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold sits up and gets an arm around Hughes's neck!
Hughes pushes Luke Rockhold back to the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Hughes, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Rockhold launches a hook to the body
Bang! Hughes stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes swings...
...no good.
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Luke Rockhold didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 open guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes pushes Luke Rockhold against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Rockhold doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 half guard over Rockhold
Terrible one sided match... Rockhold was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Rockhold's face
Rockhold shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Rockhold's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brilliant combination from Luke Rockhold
Hughes is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Good front kick from Rockhold!
Matt Hughes blocks
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rockhold Hyper-extended his left arm
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Hughes in half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hughes blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes tries to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Matt Hughes passes momentarily but Luke Rockhold sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes storms over Rockhold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rockhold's face with his elbows!
Rockhold's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Hughes succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rockhold's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rockhold's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Luke Rockhold! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Luke Rockhold doesn't defend himself!
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Rockhold's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rockhold doesn't fight back!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Rockhold
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Rockhold's face with those brutal elbows! Rockhold needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Matt Hughes has left Rockhold laying flat on the mat!
Rockhold's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (GnP) at 4:31 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 41/79 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 473 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 473 s
So few standing strikes thrown. Rockhold went for a takedown early though, which is kinda...a terrible idea, vs. a wrestler like MH. That idea of "Lets be on the ground, Matt" was his demise, as Hughes dominated there.