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Round 1
Serra and Hughes collide heads and Hughes gets the worst of it. Hughes is hurt and Serra tees off with punches. Hughes is shooting desperation takedowns and Serra continues to hit the head with his right hand. Hughes finally recovers and gives up his shot. Hughes stands and trades sloppy strikes with Serra before getting a powerful takedown directly into side control. Hughes transitions to Serra’s back with both hooks. Serra turns and stands to his feet.
Round 2
Serra lands a right hand and is taken down. Hughes works to improve his position from half guard. Hughes hits the right side of Serra’s body with his left hand. Serra works to get back to guard, but Hughes stays on him with tight positioning. The crowd grows restless as Hughes does little. Serra briefly gets back to guard but he can’t hold it. Hughes starts to work the head with his right hand. Referee Steve Mazzagatti asks for action as the crowd showers the cage with boos. Serra stuffs a takedown to end the round.
Round 3
Hughes rishes forward and connect with a right hook. Hughes drops for a takedown and gets a quick single. Serra looks for an ompaplata and a gogo. Hughes stays tight and Serra gives it up but quickly gets it right back. Hughes escapes and moves to side control. Little happens and Mazzagatti stands the welterweights. Serra slams Hughes to the canvas and roughs him up with punches. Hughes stands and Serra goes for a standing kimura on the left arm. The fight ends.
Round 1
The first 80 seconds unfold as a flinch and dance contest. Rashad whiffs on the first strike of the fight: a low kick missed by at least a foot. We’re half way through the first round and Rashad misses long on a right hand lead. Machida has a body kick blocked and the flinchfest continues. Machida drops Evans with a left to the chin. Evans stands and Machida kicks at the legs and moves away from a Rashad right hook.
Round 2
Machida clinches as Evans moves forward and nearly gets a trip. Evans uses the cage with his back to stay on his feet. Machida exits the clinch and narrowly avoids a right uppercut from the champion. A lull in the action is broke by a fast punching exchange with both fighters landing. Lots of footwork from both fighters follow. Evans lands a kick to the body. Machida rocks Evans with a straight left hand. Machida swarps with punches and Evans can’t get back to his feet. Evans is getting teed off on and he gets to his feet. Machida rushes him to the cage and unloads with a left hook. A right follows and then a left hook on the chin that puts Evans to sleep at 3:57 of the second.
It was a close match. First round was definitely Serra. Second round was definitely Hughes. The third round could've gone either way. Hughes was on top for majority of the round, while Serra scored some big points at the end.
UFC 98 Results
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