Paul Hughes has now scored the most important win of his profession, edging out a choice over former Bellator featherweight champion AJ McKee to kick off the PFL Battle of the Giants principal card.
Within the first spherical, McKee regarded to land aggressively, touchdown kicks and making an attempt to manage the combat by pushing Hughes to the fence. The Irishman responded nicely with robust strikes, nonetheless, together with an enormous knee and punches in a scramble.
McKee tried to take the combat to the bottom, however Hughes defended nicely. The previous Cage Warriors standout managed to drop the American proper earlier than the tip of the primary spherical, almost ending the combat there.
The combat remained aggressive within the latter two rounds, although Hughes was placing up the stronger efficiency. “The Mercenary” regarded to take care of his technique of clinches and takedowns, seeking to take the combat to the bottom and maintain it there. The Irish prospect, in the meantime, regarded to make use of his hooks, mixtures, and knees to maintain McKee at bay, persistently seeking to stress till the ultimate bell.
All three judges gave 29-28 scores, with two of them in Hughes’ favor, giving him the cut up choice win in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Hughes, the previous Cage Warriors champion who has gained all however certainly one of his MMA fights, entered this combat off a profitable Bellator debut in opposition to Bobby King this previous June.
McKee, in the meantime, noticed a four-fight win streak snapped. He had entered this combat off a submission of Clay Collard on the PFL vs. Bellator pay-per-view card in February.
