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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen We're Not Gonna Fall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Rourke sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hughes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hughes is pressing down on Rourke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rourke is holding on for now.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hughes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Rourke is having none of it.
Hughes is pressing down on Rourke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rourke is holding on for now.
Rourke kicks off Hughes and gets to his feet.
Rourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Rourke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rourke throws out a powerful jab.
Rourke digs a good body shot into Hughes's ribs.
Rourke throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Rourke, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Rourke against the cage but Rourke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mickey Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Rourke punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hughes looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Rourke is trying to break free.
Hughes prevents Rourke from breaking the clinch.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Rourke.
Rourke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rourke is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Hughes successfully pulls guard.
Hughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hughes's guard.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rourke controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes is looking for a triangle here but Rourke uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rourke cracks Hughes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke decides to stand back up.
Rourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rourke throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rourke throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Rourke stalks Hughes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hughes's face. Hughes staggers backwards, shaken.
Rourke moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Rourke's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rourke duly obliges.
Rourke throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Rourke finds it's way through Hughes's defenses.
Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Rourke won't allow it.
Hughes jumps guard.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Rourke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes has his foot on Rourke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rourke works his way back into a safe position though.
Rourke is looking to stand up but Hughes won't let him.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rourke uses it to pass to side control.
Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Rourke keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes regains half guard.
Rourke is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Rourke lands with a nice body punch.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rourke is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Rourke circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Rourke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mickey Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
A right-left combo lands from Rourke.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Rourke instigates a clinch.
Rourke stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hughes fails to pull guard.
Rourke has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rourke is stalling here.
Hughes tries to score a body lock takedown but Rourke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hughes prevents Rourke from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rourke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rourke manages to break the clinch.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pat Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes rushes Rourke and presses him up against the cage.
Rourke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hughes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rourke to the mat. Rourke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rourke is controlling Hughes's posture.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Rourke had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hughes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rourke Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hughes's back instead.
Rourke missing with strikes.
Rourke lands strikes to the head.
Hughes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is pressing down on Rourke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hughes trying to keep a closed guard but Rourke is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hughes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Rourke connects with a couple of short punches.
Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hughes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rourke puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rourke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to get back to full guard but Rourke takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rourke controlling the pace for now.
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rourke content just to control the position here.
Hughes tries to lock up and control but Rourke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rourke lands a big elbow.
Hughes working to try and regain half guard.
Rourke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that second round.
That's time! Rourke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Rourke which made him look bad.
Rourke fails to land with a series of punches.
Rourke tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rourke is looking to clinch.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Mickey Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Rourke misses with a few strikes there.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Rourke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rourke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rourke can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hughes has hold of Rourke's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Rourke seems comfortable defending it but Hughes has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Rourke is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Rourke is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hughes couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pat Hughes!
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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
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