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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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150 cm
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Novikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novikov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Novikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Novikov lands a nice shot that snaps Hughs's head back.
Hughs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Novikov misses.
A combination from Novikov does no damage.
Novikov feints a jab promting Hughs to slip. Novikov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Novikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Novikov.
Novikov throws a nice looking combination but Hughs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Novikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Novikov instigates a clinch.
Novikov prevents the takedown attempt.
Hughs is working for takedown but Novikov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Novikov stops a takedown attempt from Hughs.
Victor Novikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hughs.
Hughs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Novikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughs trying to control but Novikov is working from the bottom.
Hughs passes Novikov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Novikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughs.
Novikov trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughs is trying to control the action in half guard but Novikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hughs wants to pass the guard but Novikov is defending well.
Novikov is staying active underneath Hughs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Novikov is in trouble now - Hughs has advanced to mount!
Novikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hughs lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs controlling his opponent.
Hughs lands a big shot there that rocks Novikov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Novikov taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughs lands a big shot there that rocks Novikov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hughs controlling from the full mount.
Novikov wants to control but Hughs is having none of it.
Novikov is squirming around, avoiding Hughs's attempts to control the action.
Hughs raining down shots from the mount!
Novikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughs on the ground.
Hughs tries to control but Novikov wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hughs dominating with strikes here.
Hughs tries to control but Novikov wriggling away.
Hughs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughs lands a nice shot to the head.
Novikov tries to lock up and control but Hughs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Novikov is looking to get to half guard.
Hughs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hughs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Novikov?
Novikov is looking to get to half guard.
Hughs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hughs raining down shots from the mount!
Hughs trying to control but Novikov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Novikov is breathing heavily.
Hughs cracks Novikov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hughs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Novikov can't escape the position.
Hughs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hughs controlling from mount.
Novikov taking shots to the head.
Novikov is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughs loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Novikov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hughs land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hughs stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hughs!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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