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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marius Matei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hughes's choice of entrance music: "Master Of Puppets" by Metallica. Marius Matei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marius Matei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matei tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matei tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Matei tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Matei saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Matei doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matei counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matei.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matei landing knees to the body.
Hughes looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Matei lands an elbow inside.
Matei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Matei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Matei lands an elbow inside.
Matei taking a breather.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matei lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jerry Hughes has been cut.
Matei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matei slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
Matei crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matei scores a nice knee to the body.
Matei scores a nice knee to the body.
Matei lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Matei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Matei.
Matei landing knees to the body.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matei lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
Matei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Matei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matei obliges.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Matei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matei connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Hughes avoiding damage as Matei throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughes is looking to break free of the clinch but Matei has double underhooks.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matei.
Matei lands an elbow inside.
Matei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matei.
Matei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Matei lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
Matei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hughes is defending well for now.
Hughes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marius Matei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Hughes.
Matei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matei landing knees to the body.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Matei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Hughes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matei moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Matei.
Matei wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Matei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matei.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matei circles away.
Matei closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Matei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Matei.
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Jerry Hughes's cut even more.
Marius Matei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matei prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Matei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughes up against the cage.
Matei crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
Matei landing knees to the head.
Matei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matei lands a nice elbow.
Hughes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Matei scores a nice knee to the body.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matei leaning his opponent against the cage.
Matei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matei landing knees to the body.
Matei connects with a knee to the head.
Matei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Matei lands a knee to the head.
Matei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Matei trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Matei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matei blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Matei.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Matei.
Matei is pressed up against the cage. Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matei down to the mat. Matei avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marius Matei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Hughes.
Matei wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Matei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matei clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Matei lands a good knee to the midsection. Hughes won't want to take too many of those.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Matei holds him up against the cage and eventually Hughes drops back down to his feet.
Matei crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Matei lands an elbow inside.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Hughes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matei to keep the fight standing.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Matei has him pressed against the cage.
Matei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes jumps guard but Matei stands there with Hughes around his waist. Hughes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Matei.
Matei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hughes is defending well for now.
Matei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hughes is defending well for now.
Matei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Matei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Hughes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Matei tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Jerry Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matei wants to clinch.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Matei sprawls well.
Matei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matei.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Matei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matei lands a damaging elbow.
Matei lands an elbow inside.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matei lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
Matei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matei lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Jerry Hughes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Matei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Matei crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Matei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matei is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matei scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Matei lands a nice elbow.
Hughes being controlled against the cage.
Matei tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control the position but instead, Matei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hughes into the cage.
Hughes is trying to pull guard but Matei has him pressed against the cage.
Matei lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Matei working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Hughes misses with some punches.
Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marius Matei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Hughes.
Matei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Matei is stalling here.
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes is trying to push Matei away but Matei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughes can't get the takedown.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jerry Hughes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Matei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matei landing knees to the head.
Hughes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matei walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matei is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Matei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A bone on bone clash there as Matei blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Matei counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
Marius Matei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Matei is just out of range.
Jerry Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matei has closed the distance and engaged Hughes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Hughes is looking for a takedown.
Matei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marius Matei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matei crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marius Matei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marius Matei!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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