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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Jaxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Hughes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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189 cm
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200 lbs
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191 cm
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Jaxon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Hughes! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaxon moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jaxon shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Clinton Jaxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jaxon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jaxon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Jaxon scores with a leg kick.
Jaxon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Jaxon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jaxon tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance. Jaxon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jaxon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jaxon lands in his opponent's guard. Jaxon is looking to stand up but Hughes won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaxon stands up from guard. Let's bang! Jaxon lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Raul Hughes has been cut. Jaxon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away. Hughes throws a series of punches but Jaxon moves out of range. Jaxon fails with a takedown attempt. Jaxon moves forwards but Hughes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaxon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A combination from Hughes does no damage. Jaxon misses with a head kick.
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jaxon tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jaxon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaxon. Hughes looks gassed! Jaxon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaxon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jaxon misses with a combination
and Hughes counters with a two punch combo. Jaxon with a poor takedown and Hughes counters with a one-two to the body. Hughes scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Raul Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hughes rushes Jaxon and presses him up against the cage. Jaxon is working for takedown but Hughes is calmly controlling the position for now. Hughes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaxon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaxon shoots and misses and Hughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Jaxon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Jaxon lands with a shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Jaxon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jaxon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Jaxon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Raul Hughes's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaxon fails with a takedown attempt. Clinton Jaxon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jaxon darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage. Jaxon is working for takedown but Hughes is calmly controlling the position for now. Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage. Jaxon can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Jaxon. That's going to take a lot out of him. The referee is keeping an eye on Jaxon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaxon is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughes gets an underhook and turns Jaxon into the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jaxon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jaxon tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hughes is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position. Hughes wants to break free but Jaxon has control.
Jaxon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaxon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Jaxon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hughes counters with a three punch combo that has Jaxon backing up. Jaxon nods at Hughes to acknowledge the strikes. Jaxon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jaxon is looking to clinch. Jaxon fails with the takedown and Hughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Jaxon tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Jaxon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Hughes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Hughes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaxon moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hughes looks to land a combination. Jaxon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hughes tries to clinch there but Jaxon circles away.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Jaxon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaxon counters with a takedown into side control. Hughes taking a bit of punishment here - Jaxon scoring with strikes. Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jaxon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hughes is not content to let Jaxon control the position. Jaxon wants to control for a moment but Hughes uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaxon. Jaxon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hughes's head. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Jaxon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Hughes wants to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raul Hughes will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Raul Hughes's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaxon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Jaxon. Jaxon shoots and misses and Hughes counters with a two punch combo. Jaxon with a lazy takedown attempt and Hughes counters with a one-two to the body. Hughes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jaxon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jaxon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hughes sprawls well. Hughes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaxon gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Jaxon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hughes lands a head shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jaxon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaxon doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Raul Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jaxon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Jaxon. No luck for Jaxon with that takedown attempt. Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaxon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Hughes swinging wildly here.
Jaxon gets a clinch. Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside. Jaxon keeps control of Hughes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jaxon taking a breather. Hughes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Hughes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaxon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hughes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks. Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hughes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks. Jaxon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hughes misses with a combination
and Jaxon counters with a big head kick but Hughes shrugs it off. Hughes lands a jab to Jaxon's midsection. Jaxon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hughes as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaxon. A punch combination from Hughes misses. Jaxon shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination. Jaxon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Hughes counters with a one-two to the body. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jaxon misses with a straight left. Hughes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Raul Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Hughes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
38% |
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