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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reiner Brawn (ranked 8237 p4p, 679 weight class) and Jack Hughes (ranked 9397 p4p, 707 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Hughes enters the cage!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reiner Brawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brawn clinches up against the cage.
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 Brawn walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brawn clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Brawn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brawn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brawn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brawn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawn has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Brawn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brawn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hughes manages to get himself to full guard.
Brawn is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brawn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brawn wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brawn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brawn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brawn is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brawn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brawn is stalling in the full guard.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brawn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brawn cracks Hughes with a solid left hand.
Brawn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hughes looks winded!
Brawn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brawn landing with the ground and pound.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brawn controls the pace.
Brawn distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brawn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hughes for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brawn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiner Brawn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brawn tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Hughes tries a quick counter leg kick but Brawn is wise to it.
Brawn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brawn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brawn showed some decent athleticism there.
Brawn is nestled in close to Hughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brawn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brawn working over Hughes with some ground and pound. Hughes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brawn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brawn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brawn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Brawn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brawn 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.
Brawn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawn winds up and cracks Hughes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brawn lands a nice short elbow.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brawn working the head and body with strikes.
Brawn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hughes won't allow Brawn to pass to mount.
Brawn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brawn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brawn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawn landing strikes from the mount.
Brawn working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Brawn.
Brawn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brawn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brawn with shots to the head and body - Hughes looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brawn controlling the position easily from mount.
Brawn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiner Brawn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Brawn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brawn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reiner Brawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brawn!
Brawn moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Brawn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hughes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawn shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brawn is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brawn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Reiner Brawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Hughes's brow.
Brawn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brawn distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brawn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brawn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brawn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brawn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Hughes's brow.
Brawn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brawn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brawn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brawn works over Hughes with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Brawn slips an elbow through the middle.
Brawn controlling from the top position.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Brawn landing some decent shots from guard.
Brawn lands a couple of digs.
Brawn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Brawn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Brawn slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brawn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Jack Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reiner Brawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawn is one step ahead there.
Brawn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiner Brawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brawn 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiner Brawn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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