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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaxson Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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188 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxson Hughs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Beam with a poor takedown and Hughs counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Beam throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughs. Beam is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hughs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beam to the mat. Beam regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Hughs looking to sit in guard and control but Beam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Beam throws a big right hand that misses. Hughs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Beam trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hughs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beam on the ground. Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Beam landing some decent shots from guard. Beam postures up in Hughs's guard and throws a big left but Hughs blocks it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Beam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hughs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Beam stands up over Hughs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Beam distracts Hughs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Hughs looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughs, not yet. Beam distracts Hughs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Hughs is trying to control the position but Beam postures up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Beam chips away with some ground and pound. Beam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Hughs is breathing heavily. Beam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Beam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughs works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Beam scoring with some ground and pound. Beam lands a couple of elbows. Beam is in close to Hughs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Hughs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beam. Hughs has momentary wrist control but Beam slips an elbow through the middle. Hughs pulls Beam in close to prevent any damage. Beam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Beam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Beam chips away with some ground and pound. Beam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughs is keeping the position for now. Beam lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Beam wants to control from the top but Hughs keeps moving. Beam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Hughs wants to sweep but no luck. Beam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Hughs keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully. Beam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hughs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughs tries to get out of the position. Beam is working Hughs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beam landing with the ground and pound. Beam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Beam wants to pass the guard but Hughs is keeping the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beam's corner. There ya go! There ya go! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Beam postures up and lands a big shot to Hughs's brow. Hughs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beam landing some decent shots from guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Beam postures up in Hughs's guard and throws a big left but Hughs blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam dominated that round. That's time! Hughs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beam shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beam's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Beam misses with a takedown attempt - Hughs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Beam shoots for a double leg takedown but Hughs sprawls well. He's pushed Beam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jaxson Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam. Beam doesn't succeed with the takedown and Hughs counters with a shoot takedown. Beam fights it but they end up in guard. Hughs wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving. Hughs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Hughs wants to stand but Beam is controlling his posture from full guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've been hearing good reports from Hughs's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hughs wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Hughs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beam swivels though and keeps the full guard. Jim Beam has got the better of the ground game so far. Hughs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Beam is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hughs, into his guard. Beam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beam throwing strikes but missing. Beam throwing strikes from guard but Hughs blocks nicely. Beam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Beam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Beam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Beam throwing strikes from guard but Hughs blocks nicely. Beam postures up and lands a big shot to Hughs's brow. Beam landing some decent shots from guard. Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughs has momentary wrist control but Beam slips an elbow through the middle. Beam lands a couple of elbows. Beam chips away with some ground and pound. Beam tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughs is retaining full guard. Beam working some strikes from top position. Hughs is trying to keep Beam in close.
Beam works over Hughs with some ground and pound from guard. Beam scoring with punches to the head and body. Beam with a nice head shot there. Hughs has momentary wrist control but Beam slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Beam is working Hughs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hughs has momentary wrist control but Beam slips an elbow through the middle. Beam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Beam throws a big right hand that misses. Beam is looking to work some ground and pound but Hughs has wrist control. Beam lands a couple of decent looking shots. Beam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Beam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Beam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Beam tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughs is retaining full guard. Beam won't allow Hughs to sweep him here. Beam works over Hughs with some ground and pound from guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beam misses with a takedown attempt - Hughs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Beam misses with a takedown attempt - Hughs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Beam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughs but Hughs pushes him off and we're back to square one. Jaxson Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam. Beam doesn't succeed with the takedown and Hughs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Hughs seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Beam is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughs.
Beam wants to improve his position but Hughs is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beam is looking to control Hughs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beam avoid being mounted? Hughs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The fighters are battling for position here. Beam manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Hughs tries to free his leg and advance position but Beam is retaining full guard. Hughs wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hughs preventing the sweep. Beam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughs wants to hold on but Beam pushes him away. Beam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hughs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Beam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Beam with the ground and pound from mount. Hughs is in a horrible position here. Beam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Beam raining down hammerfists from mount. Beam looking to finish Hughs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughs! Beam with good strikes from the mount here! Beam lands a heavy elbow. Beam working Hughs over with strikes here.
Hughs is rocked! Beam lands a big shot there that rocks Hughs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Hughs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Beam with shots to the head and body - Hughs looks very uncomfortable down there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Beam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hughs's face.
Beam looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hughs covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Beam! Jaxson Hughs was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry to let my fans down!! I will be back and stronger then ever!!'.
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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
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