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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Hughes (ranked 381 p4p, 816 weight class) and Derek Erwin (ranked 55 p4p, 123 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Self. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seymour Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erwin misses with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a left to the body.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Erwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes moves out of range as Erwin strikes.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Erwin.
Erwin lands a jab to the nose.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin throws the kick towards the body but Hughes avoids it.
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Erwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erwin lands a slapping body shot.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Erwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at No Limit in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin misses with a hook.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Erwin.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Erwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
It seemed like Erwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erwin throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Erwin misses the jab.
Erwin staying out of range there.
Erwin throws a counter combo.
Hughes digs a good hook to Erwin's body.
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Erwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin staying out of range there.
Erwin misses with a straight right.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Erwin.
Erwin swings widly with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
Hughes connects with a right hand. Erwin shakes it off.
Erwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Erwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Erwin takes one to the chin there.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Hughes jabs at Erwin's body.
Erwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Erwin throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Erwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Erwin connects with a body shot.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Hughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Erwin misses with a leg kick.
Erwin misses with a right hand
and Hughes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin looks to land a body kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
Erwin misses with a kick to the body
and Hughes counters with a right hand to the body.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Erwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hughes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Erwin looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Erwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Erwin didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin misses the jab.
Erwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
Erwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Erwin does it's job there.
Erwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes slips under a jab from Erwin.
Erwin misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Erwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erwin counters with a three punch combo that has Hughes backing up. Hughes nods at Erwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Hughes throws the left hand but Erwin avoids the punch easily.
Erwin throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Erwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Erwin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hughes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Erwin.
Derek Erwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erwin. Erwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Hughes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Hughes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Erwin misses.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hughes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Hughes misses.
Hughes misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Erwin.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Erwin is just out of range.
Erwin defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Erwin throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hughes connects with a body shot that sends Erwin's belly button to the back.
Hughes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erwin at a distance.
Erwin misses with a leg kick.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes throwing a counter right hand but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Erwin misses with a leg kick.
Hughes staying out of range there.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Erwin saw that one coming.
Erwin throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hughes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Erwin doesn't seem phased though.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Erwin throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Erwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Hughes.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Erwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
A big left from Erwin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin cracks Hughes with a good jab.
Erwin throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Erwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Erwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Erwin throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Erwin does it's job there.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Jab, jab by Erwin - just one landing.
Erwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses.
Erwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hughes. That did some damage!
Erwin throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Erwin avoids them all with ease.
Erwin blocks a jab.
Hughes slips a jab from Erwin.
Erwin throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Erwin only half commits.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Erwin off the cage and back into range.
Erwin swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Erwin misses with a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes defending well as Erwin loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Hughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Erwin throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin scores with a body shot.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Erwin moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Erwin misses.
Erwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Erwin misses with a hook.
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Erwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Erwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Erwin throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Erwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Erwin looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Erwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Erwin swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Erwin connects with a jab.
Erwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin takes one to the chin there.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Erwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughes tries to move into range but Erwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erwin connects with a nice looking jab.
Erwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Erwin lands a jab-cross combination.
Hughes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erwin walks into a stiff left hand from Hughes.
Erwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Erwin swings widly with a right hand
and Erwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seymour Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Erwin moved out of range.
Hughes slips under a jab from Erwin.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Erwin.
Erwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erwin looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hughes scores with a jab to the head.
Erwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erwin.
Hughes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Derek Erwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes slips a jab from Erwin.
Hughes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erwin! But no joy.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Erwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erwin.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Erwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hughes scrambles back to his feet.
Erwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Erwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughes in his tracks.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Erwin.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body. Hughes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin connects with a looping right hand.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughes on the side of the head.
Erwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin misses the jab.
Hughes blocks the body kick.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Erwin!
Erwin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Erwin scores with a jab. Hughes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes cracks Erwin with a good jab.
Hughes throws a jab when Erwin was well out of range.
Hughes throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Erwin ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Erwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Erwin.
Well Erwin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Erwin!
Our winner, Derek Erwin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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