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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 836 p4p, 1353 weight class) and Abel Hug (ranked 95 p4p, 155 weight class). Palhares comes into the arena with Right On/ Showcore blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abel Hug!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares misses with a low kick as Hug jumps back.
Hug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hug swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palhares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hug is able to avoid easily.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Hug pushes Palhares up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Palhares fails to land.
Hug can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Hug tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Hug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hug digs a right hand underneath Palhares's ribcage. Palhares let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hug swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hug has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug lands an uppercut.
Hug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hug lands with a short shot to the head.
Palhares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palhares tries to work over Hug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Hug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hug.
Palhares throws an elbow that misses.
Palhares tries to land a knee to the head but Hug blocks with his arms.
Palhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palhares takes a shot to the head.
Hug managing to block the knees to the body from Palhares.
Palhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palhares prevents a body shot from Hug.
Hug managing to block the knees to the body from Palhares.
Palhares landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hug.
Hug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palhares's elbow.
Palhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hug.
Palhares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hug.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Palhares misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hug tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Hug back against the cage.
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
Hug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hug throws a punch but it's blocked by Palhares.
Hug stops a takedown attempt from Palhares.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
Hug has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Palhares seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hug can turn it around.
Hug swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Palhares.
Hug avoiding damage as Palhares throws knees to the body.
Hug tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Hug manages to get underhooks.
Palhares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hug misses with some punches.
Palhares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hug avoids it.
Palhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Hug back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares jumps guard but Hug stands there with Palhares around his waist. Palhares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hug managing to block the knees to the body from Palhares.
Hug has a couple of punches blocked by Palhares.
Palhares tries to work over Hug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
Hug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palhares prevents a body shot from Hug.
Hug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hug.
Hug misses with a punch on the inside.
Palhares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hug lands a left hand.
Hug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hug lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palhares unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hug misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug scores with a shoulder strike.
Hug stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug is leaning against Palhares and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hug can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Hug misses with some punches.
Hug blocks a body shot from Palhares.
Hug working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Palhares.
Hug throws a punch but it's blocked by Palhares.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hug.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hug.
Palhares throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hug.
Nice body punch from Hug.
Palhares scores with a knee to the head.
Palhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palhares trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Hug dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hug displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palhares.
Hug throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range.
Hug comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Palhares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Palhares slips under a jab from Hug.
Hug checks a leg kick nicely.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Hug 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hug throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Hug.
Palhares lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Palhares slips a straight right by Hug.
Hug throws a body shot but no joy.
Hug has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug blocks a jab.
Palhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palhares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palhares lands a head shot.
Abel Hug is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hug slips a straight right by Palhares.
Hug checks a leg kick.
Hug throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palhares misses the jab.
Hug staying out of range there.
Hug looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Hug misses its intended target.
Palhares throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hug! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Hug. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hug.
Palhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hug misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Hug misses with a low kick.
Palhares missing with a left hand there. Hug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hug turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palhares misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares scores with a sloppy right hand. Hug should have avoided that one.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown. Hug tries to sprawl out of it but Palhares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hug manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug motions for Palhares to come forward. Hug throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hug lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Palhares needs to keep his hands up - Hug had a free shot at his head there.
Abel Hug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
Hug drives through and clinches with Palhares against the cage.
Hug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palhares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hug is defending well for now.
Palhares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hug smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Hug.
A telegraphed right hand from Palhares misses the target.
Palhares slips under a jab from Hug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
Hug avoids a kick to the body.
No luck for Palhares with that takedown attempt.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hug takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Palhares misses its target.
Palhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palhares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hug has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hug and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Hug throws out a counter right but Palhares avoids it with no problem.
Nice body kick there by Palhares.
Palhares is looking to clinch.
Hug ducks right into an uppercut from Palhares.
Hug uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palhares has time to react.
Palhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palhares.
A good leg kick by Hug.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hug scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Hug takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Hug scores with a hook to the body. Palhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hug scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hug walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Palhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hug tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hug throws a body punch but Palhares moves out of range.
Hug throws a looping overhand right but Palhares ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Palhares is predictable there
and Hug counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hug throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Palhares.
Palhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palhares tries to close the distance and clinch but Hug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palhares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hug scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palhares in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hug misses with a straight left.
Hug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hug thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hug throws out a loose jab but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Hug showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Palhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palhares misses with a leg kick.
Hug lands a jab to the nose.
Palhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hug.
As Hug backs away, Palhares returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Palhares closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hug's guard.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hug throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hug is trying to control the position but Palhares postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hug is keeping the position for now.
Palhares is fighting to break Hug's control of his arms but Hug is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Palhares pushes down on Hug's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palhares trying to control from Hug's half guard. Hug has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Palhares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hug is keeping the position for now.
Hug controlling Palhares's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Palhares wants to control from the top but Hug keeps moving.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
Hug seems keen to control Palhares's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palhares connects with a nice looking jab.
Palhares shoots for a double leg takedown but Hug sprawls well. He's pushed Palhares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hug swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Palhares misses.
Hug swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hug slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug scores with a body shot.
Abel Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hug lands with a kick to the temple. Palhares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hug looks to clinch
and Palhares counters with a left to the body.
Hug thumps Palhares with a low kick.
Hug lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares.
Palhares tries to counter by clinching up but Hug breaks away and moves out of range.
Hug stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hug's corner calls for a 1-2. Hug obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palhares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hug defends it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Palhares.
Palhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hug has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick lands for Palhares.
Abel Hug is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Palhares throws a leg kick but Hug moved away.
A little jabbing left from Hug on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hug looks to land a left hand but Palhares moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses the jab.
Palhares drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hug sprawls and moves away.
Palhares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palhares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luis Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hug lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hug slips a straight right by Palhares.
Hug throws out a counter right but Palhares avoids it with no problem.
Palhares throws a big shot that misses.
Palhares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hug pinned against the cage. Hug gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hug lands the left hand.
Palhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hug keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Palhares there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abel Hug.
I've got Hug winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Hug!
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