UFC legend Matt Hughes may be a little bit past his prime, but he had one of the most impressive finishes of his career on Saturday night, choking out Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117.
Hughes landed a huge left hook that knocked Almeida down, then pounced, sunk in a choke, and cranked on Almeida's neck until Almeida was unconscious.
"I learned that back in East Illinois," Hughes said of the choke. "It's an old wrestling move that I'm good at and I'm happy to beat a good Brazilian with a wrestling move."
In the early going Almeida, whose record falls to 12-4, was getting the better of the exchanges standing up. But all it took was one punch and a guillotine choke for Hughes to put him to sleep.
Hughes, whose record improves to Hughes 45-7, is the UFC's all-time leader in victories inside the Octagon with 18. He said after the fight that he'll take some time off now and won't fight again until 2011.Whenever he returns, it will be appointment viewing.
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Hughes landed a huge left hook that knocked Almeida down, then pounced, sunk in a choke, and cranked on Almeida's neck until Almeida was unconscious.
"I learned that back in East Illinois," Hughes said of the choke. "It's an old wrestling move that I'm good at and I'm happy to beat a good Brazilian with a wrestling move."
In the early going Almeida, whose record falls to 12-4, was getting the better of the exchanges standing up. But all it took was one punch and a guillotine choke for Hughes to put him to sleep.
Hughes, whose record improves to Hughes 45-7, is the UFC's all-time leader in victories inside the Octagon with 18. He said after the fight that he'll take some time off now and won't fight again until 2011.Whenever he returns, it will be appointment viewing.
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