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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 99 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 238 p4p, 35 weight class). Abdel Mumu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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169 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas digs a good hook to Mumu's body.
Mumu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas throws the left hand but Mumu avoids the punch easily.
Mumu lands a jab to the head.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Abdel Mumu has been cut.
Mumu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Mumu throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Mumu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Mumu is pushing Thomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mumu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu blocking some punches.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mumu breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mumu.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumu throws out the jab.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mumu misses with a low kick.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Mumu tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Mumu lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Thomas takes a swing at Mumu's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mumu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mumu rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Mumu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas cracks Mumu with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mumu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Mumu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas has Mumu pressed against the cage, preventing Mumu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas works on Mumu's body with a couple of short punches.
Mumu is breathing heavily.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomas digs a right hand into Mumu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mumu's gas tank.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas lands a right hand.
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!
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas pushes Mumu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Mumu avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Mumu manages to pull guard.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Mumu controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Mumu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mumu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Mumu looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mumu to counter with a crisp jab.
Mumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Mumu off the cage and back into range.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jax Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Mumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Mumu misses with a low kick.
Mumu misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu slips under a jab.
Mumu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Mumu's body. Mumu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mumu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumu misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abdel Mumu's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Jax Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumu misses with some punches.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Mumu working aggressively here.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas is leaning against Mumu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mumu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Mumu throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu's elbow.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Mumu managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mumu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mumu.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Mumu is rocked!
Mumu manages to break the clinch.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mumu doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mumu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Mumu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdel Mumu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mumu's jaw. Mumu's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Thomas does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas is the new lightweight champion!
Jax Thomas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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