Post by The Sandman on Aug 13, 2021 19:29:00 GMT -5
Matt Hughes looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Jake Shields looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Matt Hughes comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hughes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Shields stops that one with his ribs!
Shields moves backwards and Matt Hughes is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Hughes tries to grapple
He puts Shields in a double underhook!
Jake Shields pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Shields
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes launches a few punches towards Shields's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Jake Shields receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Jake Shields pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Shields
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes pushes off of Jake Shields and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Shields stumbles backwards but Matt Hughes chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Shields has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes takes a break to breathe while holding Jake Shields.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Good movement from Shields
who is bobbing and weaving.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shields is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Shields
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Jake Shields can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes looks to work from half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Shields
1:59 Round 1 and Hughes is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Matt Hughes tries to free his leg
Matt Hughes uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shields's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Shields
Matt Hughes is cooling the fight on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Shields
Hughes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Hughes tries to better his position on the ground...
Hughes breaks the closed guard of Jake Shields and moves to half guard
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jake Shields
Hughes is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jake Shields
Matt Hughes looks to mount Jake Shields...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Hughes rolls Jake Shields to his stomach and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Shields
Hughes tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Shields! Hughes has one hook in and keeps working!
Hughes is in rear mount over Shields with one hook in
Shields launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
Hughes is in rear mount over Shields with one hook in
Shields has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Shields is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes steps backwards away from Jake Shields. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Shields was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Matt Hughes and Shields engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Matt Hughes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Matt Hughes landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Shields is down! Shields has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Matt Hughes!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Punches) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Sure, why not? What's a wild card like this without a little flash KO action from Matt Hughes of all damned people.
Jake Shields looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Matt Hughes comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hughes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Shields stops that one with his ribs!
Shields moves backwards and Matt Hughes is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Hughes tries to grapple
He puts Shields in a double underhook!
Jake Shields pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Shields
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes launches a few punches towards Shields's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Jake Shields receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Jake Shields pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Shields
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes pushes off of Jake Shields and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Shields stumbles backwards but Matt Hughes chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Shields has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes takes a break to breathe while holding Jake Shields.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Good movement from Shields
who is bobbing and weaving.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shields is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Shields
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Jake Shields can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes looks to work from half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Shields
1:59 Round 1 and Hughes is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Matt Hughes tries to free his leg
Matt Hughes uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shields's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Shields
Matt Hughes is cooling the fight on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Shields
Hughes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Hughes tries to better his position on the ground...
Hughes breaks the closed guard of Jake Shields and moves to half guard
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jake Shields
Hughes is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Jake Shields
Matt Hughes looks to mount Jake Shields...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Hughes rolls Jake Shields to his stomach and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Shields
Hughes tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Shields! Hughes has one hook in and keeps working!
Hughes is in rear mount over Shields with one hook in
Shields launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
Hughes is in rear mount over Shields with one hook in
Shields has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Shields is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes steps backwards away from Jake Shields. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Shields was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Matt Hughes and Shields engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Matt Hughes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Matt Hughes landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Shields is down! Shields has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Matt Hughes!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (Punches) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Sure, why not? What's a wild card like this without a little flash KO action from Matt Hughes of all damned people.
