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[tv_nutrafin]

pretty much as the title describes......who do you think's gonna take this one and who would you put your money on.

[rookie2619]

10 years ago, no question Gracie. Right now, Matt Hughes. He's just too tough, he can box, wrestle-grapple, he has excellent submissions. He's all around just too good right now. Submissions are easier to defend these days for these great fighters unlike the old days. I expect hughes to pound him pretty bad.
Hughes by TKO.

[The Czar]

I went to college with Hughes and saw him beat the Sh#t out of a guy outside the bar he worked at, so based on that, I'll go with Hughes.

[ol'number7]

I'm looking forward to watching this on ppv this weekend -- very curious as to what the betting line will be, I expect Hughes to be a solid favorite. As soon as I see a line, I'll post it -- I'll be cheering for Royce, but Rookie2619 is probably right on this one

[Yoda]

I'm thinking Hughes will win it but there is always the chance he gets himself caught in a submission. If anyone can do it, Gracie can. This is gonna be a great fight if Gracie can avoid getting pounded too much early on with stand up.

[The Czar]

When is this match?

[seanmalone]

Saturday

Hughes is going to pound on him but we have all seen it before when he takes a lot of the punches and still finds a way to pull off a submission. It will be interesting to see what he can do (gracie) after some time off.

[ol'number7]

I found one line, Royce is +2-1 and hughes -2.6-1. I don't see a real bargain either way. I think the format is 3 5-minute rounds, I think if Hughes plays it safe you have 15 mins of boring ground-and-pound leading to a decision win for Hughes. I hope its more exciting than that

[HtotheNootch]

My BJJ instructor says that he "has to go with Royce", because he's a Jiu Jitsu guy. However, he admits that Hughes has improved his Jiu Jitsu,

Unfortunately, I agree with the above poster who said it will most likely be three boring rounds and a Hughes decision. Unless Hughes makes a mistake, and Royce can trap him in something I don't see Royce winning. Royce won't submit so we're looking at a decision. The way the UFC is geared, Royce won't get points for holding Hughes in his guard and surviving so the decision will go to Hughes.

If this was a no time limit fight, I could see different outcomes, but given the structure...

[rookie2619]

His last fight was in Dec of 2003. he wasnt wearing his trademark gear.

[ol'number7]

Royce fought Chad Rowan (Akebono) 12/31/2004 and beat him by submission (wrist-lock). Rowan is listed at 6'8" 484 lbs, thats pretty impressive. Royce fought to a draw against Hideo Tokoro (career record 13-11) 12/31/2005, he is listed at 5'7"150 lbs, thats not so impressive. Source: FCFighter.com

[supertouch]

i think hughes is going to get him but you never know cause out of nowhere royce could throw a submission on him.


anyone else think the last elimination fight in ultimate fighter 3 was bs?

[ol'number7]

latest line: Hughes -360 Gracie + 280. Most internet chat I've seen are predicting an easy win for Hughes, looks like the money is coming in that direction too

[capthowdy981]

Hughes easy. His arms are too short to pull off any armbars.

Can;t wait for Hughes v GSP

[Actuary]

old days..old format... Gracie
new format.. reluctantly... Hughes.

I"m buying this out of respect for Gracie

tired of waiting for NetFlix.

[The Czar]

Can someone please post the results in here as soon as it's over? Thanks.

[tv_nutrafin]

I will when I find out, what time is this fight I can't find it out

[LAS22]

PPV begins at 10pm EST.

Hughes by a ref stoppage in the 2nd round is my guess.

[LAS22]

Hughes killed Gracie. Fight stopped with a few seconds left in the 1st round.

[MapleLeafs]

Hughes wins by Big John stopping the fight just over 4 minutes into the 1st. The fight went to the ground about a minute in and Hughes controlled the whole time. He got Gracie in an arm bar and I can't believe (well, I can) that Royce didn't tap out. His arm looked like it was bent back completely. Hughes wound up getting on Gracie's back and just absolutely pounded the **** out of him.