Yazmin Jauregui showed off her sharp striking tonight at UFC Fight Night 237 as she outlanded Sam Hughes to earn a unanimous decision victory.
Round One:
Jauregui with a leg kick and a punch behind it. Inside leg kick for Hughes. Front kick to the body for Jauregui. Calf kick from Hughes.
Hughes comes up short with a punch and Jauregui responds by landing two of her own. Another one-two lands for Jauregui.
Hughes tries for a push kick and eats another punch. Hughes attempts to clinch up, but Jauregui defends it and lets her hands ago again as they separate.
Push kick for Jauregui. Lunging right hand from Hughes. Calf kick for Jauregui. Jab for Hughes. Body kick from Jauregui and then punches behind it as Hughes was trying but failing to work a takedown.
Nice left hook for Jauregui. Kick to the body for Jauregui. Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, but Jauregui quickly punches her way back out of the position.
Body kick for Jauregui. Body kick for Hughes now. Hughes lands a calf kick too. Low kick from Jauregui too now. One-two for Hughes.
left hook and a body kick from Jauregui. Hughes looks for punches and Jauregui catches her with a counter.
Body punch and a kick from Jauregui. The round ends with both ladies exchanging punches, with Jauregui presenting the faster, cleaner strikes.
Round Two:
Flurry of punches from Jauregui. Hughes trying to clinch, but then settles for landing a punch of her own.
Spinning back kick from Jauregui misses. An exchange in close with Jauregui scoring with a body kick. Hughes with a few punches of her own.
Jab for Hughes and a leg kick for Jauregui. Nice left hand for Jauregui. She throws another flurry of punches and Hughes is now bleeding from the bridge of the nose.
Kick for Hughes. Low kick from her. Kick off the arms for Jauregui. Flurry of punches for Jauregui, but Hughes lands a jab on the counter. Hughes drives into a takedown, but Jauregui defends and gets back to striking range.
Chopping leg kick from Jauregui. Right hand from Hughes. Inside leg kick for Jauregui. She catches a kick but can’t bring Hughes down from it.
Jab for Jauregui. Low kick. Low kick from Hughes. Body kick for Jauregui. Right hook for her. Fast one-two. Left hook. Now an oblique kick.
Jauregui lands a knee from the clinch and then backs off. Another low kick for her and Hughes tries to land a few punches as the round comes to a close.
Round Three:
Front kick upstairs almost lands for Jauregui. She lands a nice left hand. Side kick attempt from Hughes. Jab for Jauregui.
Left hook and a high kick attempt from Jauregui. Another punch followed by a kick. Hughes with a calf kick. One-two for Jauregui. Leg kick for Hughes.
Combo for Jauregui and a low kick for Hughes. Jauregui knocks Hughes off-balance with a strike. Front kick to the body for Jauregui. Now a calf kick.
Head kick attempt from Jauregui. Another front kick to the body. Flurry from Jauregui and the left hand gets through.
Jauregui into the clinch for a moment to land an elbow and then back out. Jab for Hughes. Front kick upstairs from Jauregui.
Two-piece and a low kick from Jauregui. Hughes attempts a takedown, but Jauregui defends and gets back to striking.
Jab for Hughes. One-two from Jauregui. Stepping jab for Hughes. Series of punches from Jauregui. Jauregui catches a kick.
Low kick for Hughes. Boy kick from Jauregui. Spinning backfist attempt from Hughes. The round ends with both still trying to land strikes.
Decision:
Jauregui was the quicker, cleaner and more active striker here against a game Hughes, leading her to a unanimous decision victory (30-27 x3).
