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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot - Psychosocial. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitchell Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Navas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Navas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Navas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navas throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Navas throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Navas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Navas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Navas.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Navas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Navas circles away.
Navas misses with a hook.
Thomas slips under a jab from Navas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Navas.
Navas tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Navas.
Thomas tries to clinch but Navas is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Navas misses the shot to the body.
Jesus Navas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Navas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Navas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Navas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Navas misses.
Navas misses with the combination.
Navas sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Navas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Navas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Navas dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
Mitchell Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Navas circles away quickly and effectively.
Navas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas jabs Navas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas moves out of range as Navas strikes.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Navas is avoiding it.
Thomas dives in and grabs Navas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Navas pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Navas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Navas wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Navas wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Navas.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Navas is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Navas misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Navas circles away.
Thomas throws a head kick but Navas moves out of range.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Navas pushes him off.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Navas circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Navas lands with a good body shot.
Navas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Navas shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Navas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Navas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Navas under the eye.
Navas moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Thomas wants to break free but Navas has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Navas is trying to break free.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Navas misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Navas pushes him off.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Navas counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Navas to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Navas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Navas has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navas is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Navas moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Navas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Navas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Navas's efforts to push away.
Navas wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Navas keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Navas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Navas.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Navas is avoiding it.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navas.
Nice sprawl there from Navas as Thomas shoots in.
Navas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Navas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Navas tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Navas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Navas counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Navas to acknowledge the strikes.
Navas swinging wildly here.
Navas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Navas throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Navas avoids nicely.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Navas leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Navas circles away.
Mitchell Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Navas circles away.
Navas scores with a nice head shot.
Navas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Navas lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mitchell Thomas has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Navas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Navas throws a right and a left that both miss.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Navas enables Thomas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Navas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thomas prevents Navas from getting back to his feet.
Navas has his feet on Thomas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navas lands with a nice combination. Thomas backs away looking to recover.
Navas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Navas circles away quickly and effectively.
Navas throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Navas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Navas wants it to stay on the feet.
Navas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Navas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Navas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Navas dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navas.
Navas wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Navas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Navas misses with the combination.
Thomas tries to bum rush Navas with a series of wild strikes but Navas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Navas counters with a nice uppercut.
Navas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Navas throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Navas, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Navas against the cage but Navas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas tries to clinch but Navas moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Navas.
Thomas tries to clinch but Navas is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Nice body punch from Navas.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navas throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Navas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Navas misses.
Navas throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Navas misses with an uppercut.
Navas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Navas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Navas swinging wildly here.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Navas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Navas counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Navas to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Navas, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Navas against the cage but Navas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navas just misses with a punch to the body.
Navas misses with a combination
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Navas is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Navas sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Navas connects with the punch.
A left and a right from Navas both land. Nice combination.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Navas circles away.
Navas misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Navas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Navas scores with a body shot.
Navas tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Navas's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a couple of elbows.
Thomas stands and throws Navas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Navas is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Navas wants to get back to his feet but Thomas drags him back down.
Thomas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Navas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thomas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Navas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Navas as Thomas shoots in.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Navas's sensitive parts.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Navas.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Navas keeps it at a distance.
Navas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Navas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throws a right hand that Navas ducks under and follows up with a left that Navas also avoids with ease.
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Navas to the ground. Thomas is now in Navas's guard.
Thomas gets to his feet. Navas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Navas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Navas to the ground. Thomas is now in Navas's guard.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Navas pushes Thomas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thomas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Navas tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Navas is trapped and Thomas is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Thomas scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Navas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Thomas avoiding Navas 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navas covers up after that shot from Thomas.
Jesus Navas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Navas showing good submission defense here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Navas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Navas!
A very excited looking Jesus Navas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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