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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jigster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jigster!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jigster lands with a kick to the temple. Hughes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jigster thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Jigster tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jigster pinned against the cage. Jigster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hughes gets a clinch.
Jigster gets through Hughes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Jigster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jigster instigates a clinch.
Hughes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes is looking to land body kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Jigster.
Jigster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes looks to land a combination but Jigster avoids it well.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Jigster lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jigster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigster tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jigster has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Jigster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Jigster.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Jigster.
Jigster doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jigster looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes throws a solid leg kick but Jigster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hughes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jigster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jigster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jigster moves into the clinch successfully.
Hughes stalling against the cage.
Hughes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jigster to keep the fight standing.
Jigster lands an elbow inside.
Jigster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jigster lands a two punch combo.
Jon Jigster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but Jigster gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Jigster scores with a shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Jigster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jigster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jigster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jigster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jigster.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jigster throws a head kick that half lands.
Jigster throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jigster.
Jigster lands a head kick. Hughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jigster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jigster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jigster scoring well with a low kick there.
Jigster throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jigster misses with a double jab.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Jigster avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jigster continues to drive forward.
Jigster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hughes pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jigster throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hughes wants to clinch up but Jigster keeps it at a distance.
Jigster throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jigster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hughes somewhat.
A head kick from Jigster lands but Hughes takes it in his stride.
Jigster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hughes.
Jigster gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Jigster holds him up against the cage and eventually Hughes drops back down to his feet.
Jigster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jigster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Jigster.
Jigster misses with a head kick.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Jigster is avoiding it.
Jigster lands a head kick!
Jigster throws a nice head kick!
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes moves nicely into side control.
Jigster is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hughes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hughes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jigster is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jigster is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Jigster is letting Hughes control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Keith Hughes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jigster swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Jigster thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab lands there for Jigster.
A head kick from Jigster lands but Hughes takes it in his stride.
Jigster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jigster feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jigster.
Jigster lands a nice shot that snaps Hughes's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Jigster. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jigster swinging wildly here.
Jigster is looking to clinch.
Jigster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jigster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into Jigster's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hughes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jigster wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jigster working a defensive guard but Hughes manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Hughes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jigster defends well and Hughes ends up having to push Jigster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jigster breaks the clinch.
Jigster looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Jigster checks it.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jigster pinned against the cage. Jigster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jigster lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jon Jigster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jigster scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jigster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jigster misses with a head kick.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Jigster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jigster tries to clinch
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigster working hard to break the clinch.
Jigster breaks from the clinch.
Jon Jigster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Jigster lands but Hughes takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Jigster. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
Jigster closes the distance and clinches.
Jigster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jigster looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jigster throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Jigster.
Jigster lands with a kick to the temple. Hughes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jigster scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jigster connects with a nice looking jab.
Jigster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jigster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jigster scores with a head kick.
Jigster wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Jigster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jigster scores with a head kick. Hughes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jigster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Jigster shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hughes eats them both and turns towards Jigster to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jigster misses with a head kick.
Jigster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hughes.
Jigster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hughes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stands and steps away. Jigster gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jigster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jigster!
Jigster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jigster lands with a kick to the temple. Hughes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Jigster goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jigster to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Jigster connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jigster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jigster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Jigster.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jigster.
Jigster tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jigster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jigster throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Jigster lands but Hughes takes it in his stride.
Jigster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hughes's head.
Hughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Jigster avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jigster continues to drive forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jigster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jigster 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jigster!
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hype
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pop
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