how did matt hughes win?
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LOS ANGELES, May 27 – The party line before the UFC 60 main event between Matt Hughes and Royce Gracie was that the sport of mixed martial arts had passed the Brazilian legend by and that he couldn’t compete with the new breed of mixed martial artist. Yet while Hughes was dominant in a first round stoppage victory before a packed house at STAPLES Center, there is no doubting the toughness of Gracie, who not only made his return to the Octagon for the first time in over ten years, he did it against the premier welterweight in the game <follow link to full story>
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It was Wladimir Klitschko. He fought Chris Byrd, who was the IBF heavyweight champion. Byrd's a skilled fighter who has been in The Ring magazine's top ten for about five years now. He had only two previous losses which, one of which was also against Wladimir Klitschko in 2000, though that time by decision.\n\nWladimir does have power, but his chin has been questioned. In his previous fight, he fought and beat Samuel Peter - a strong heavyweight without much skill. This time he fought Chris Byrd - a very skilled fighter without much power. He definitely has to find a guy next time who has both skill and power and dominate him also in order to really regain the fans' confidence.
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GSP winner\nSylvia winner
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Matt Hughes has only fought GSP once in ufc 50. Matt Hughes won the match in the final seconds of the first round by reversing a submission attempt and to win the fight by arm-bar. GSP is now the number 1 contender after beating BJ Penn in UFC 58 by split decision. However BJ Penn might get a shot first because he has beaten Hughes in the past but to answer your question he has only fought him once but i cant wait for the rematch. \nPlease ask more UFC questions i love it.
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Matt Hughes by KO. Gracie will try Hughes to tap out. Hughes' strength and composure will be too overwhelming for Gracie.
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Every one is talking about Royce Gracie's submissions.  But they forget the Matt Hughes has been wrestling since he was a kid and one many championships before he came to the UFC.  Matt is no stranger to submissions or being on the ground.  Matt Hughes will win the fight definitely.  He has age, strength, cardio, and the fact that he is a very active fighter on his side.
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Matt Hughes defeated Royce Gracie via TKO, due to strikes, at 4:39 of round 1. Hughes appeared to nearly have some sort of an arm-lock submission hold on Gracie a minute or so earlier, but Gracie did not seem bothered by it at all; he showed no pain on his face and was not about to tap out to Hughes, even though it looked like his arm was being bent back pretty badly. It was a dominant win by Hughes, when the referee stopped the fight because Gracie could not intelligently defend himself from the massive strikes Hughes was putting on him.
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Defence may win a hockey game but if it helped you win a figt Matt Hughes would have done better in his fight! Think offence!
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Georges St-Pierre  is the complete package. His speed, strength, and well rounded skills are as impressive as I've seen. \n  Matt Hughes has an iron will, a wealth of experience, and is physically strong with an improving  submission game.\n   St-Pierre seems to be peaking at the right time. I think he'll come out with a lot of movement and when they get on the ground, I believe GSP will also win that battle. His passing is excellent, and he maintains outstanding top control, using his legs beautifully. Hughes will not bend over. He is the real deal. But, I see a late rear naked choke in his future, after a war. It should be great, I cannot wait til Saturday.\n  Jeff Monson is a world class grappler with a pretty strong chin and incredible strength.\n  Tim Slyvia is a one dimensional fighter with an obvious size advantage and dangerous with both hands and feet.\n   I look for Monson to get this tree to the ground and show Slyvia the importance of being well rounded fighter. I think Slyvia has an unbelievable threshold for pain, will find his way back to his feet, and win by decision. But Monson could easily submit him.
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My review below sums it up well.\n\nGoing into the fight we new each fighter had their own advantages. Royce is an expert technician on the ground with dangerous submissions. Hughes is powerful and well rounded.\n\nTo win, Hughes' strategy was most likely to avoid going to the ground for as long as possible, while wearing Royce out on his feet. From the ground, Hughes' goal would be to protect himself from submissions and wear on him with the ground and pound.\n\nTo prepare for the fight Royce worked on his striking skills. He knew that Matt was a well rounded fighter and that he would need to be prepared to face off against him in a striking match until he could take it to the ground. On ground he is a much more technical fighter, but without a gi he knew he would have a harder time defending himself from the 'ground and pound' attack of Hughes.\n\nThe fight started off as expected. Royce showed that he had worked on his striking while Matt avoided the double leg take down that he usually attacked other opponents with. A few minutes in the fighters got into a clench and Matt took Royce down to a side mount, giving himself a good advantage. He worked to keep the pressure on Royce using his elbows while Royce kept a strong defense and worked to slip in his guard.\n\nMatt got an arm lock on Royce, but Royce was able to slip in a half guard to take away his leverage. That combined with his flexibility kept Matt from submitting him. From here the fight took a surprising turn. Matt was able to pass Royce's guard and return to the superior side mount. I think that Royce was too relaxed in letting him do this. He was probably over confident in his ability to control the fight from the ground.\n\nFrom there Royce made yet another mistake. In an attempt to turn Matt he slipped off and gave him his back. It was an incredibly sloppy move for someone of his experience. You could see in his face how disappointed he was with himself after the fight. From there Matt pounded on the back of Royce's head until the fight was called.\n\nI'd like to see a rematch of the fight. Matt definitely controlled the fight, but I was disappointed to see Royce lose by making such a careless mistake. I think that he was over confident in his superiority on the ground, and would likely fight a more careful match if given another chance.
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The other guy(George St. Pierre) would Matt Hughes. You better know his name next time cause he's going to rule MMA for a long time.
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I think Anthony Mundine's a legend! So glad he won. His cheeky confidence is a good thing, just like it was with Muhammed Ali. His father is right about the racism - a lot of white Aussies just seemed to go for Green because he was the white guy. Green handled the defeat like a real man though - respect!
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Not sure, I think posted the winner on the ESPN website.  Might want to check.\n\nhttp://espndeportes.espn.go.com/chat/deportes/chatDep?event_id=8718
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Matt hughes won the fight, but Gracie wins the battle! Matt Hughes will get beat one day and then he will be the "Old school" fighter!! Gracie is the sure thing and Hughes is the One (1) ufc champion winner, was he scarred to put the belt on the line tonight??\nAt least he didn't get the submission!
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GSP owned Hughes from the start. 1st round, Hughes was saved from being knocked out by the bell. 2nd round, GSP faked him out and gave him kick to the head that dropped him and rocked him with punches for the knock out. Hughes was helpless.
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Matt Hughes beat him last night in UFC 60 :-(
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2 - 1 \nTottenham won