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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colton Jacobs (ranked 25065 p4p, 25064 weight class) and Luke Moxley (ranked 484 p4p, 473 weight class). Jacobs comes to the cage accompanied by Bottoms up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colton Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Moxley !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moxley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Moxley misses.
Moxley misses with a looping left.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moxley but Moxley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moxley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moxley misses the jab.
Moxley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Moxley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Moxley .
Luke Moxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxley throws a hook to the side of Jacobs's head but Jacobs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Moxley . No joy for Jacobs on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moxley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobs slips a straight right by Moxley .
Jacobs feinted with a counter takedown.
Jacobs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luke Moxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moxley catches Jacobs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moxley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moxley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Moxley misses.
Moxley loads up on a big right hand but Jacobs slips the punch.
Jacobs wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a kick to the body.
Jacobs shoots for a takedown but Moxley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxley misses with a hook. Jacobs ducked under it nicely.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Moxley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
Jacobs clinches up with Moxley and pushes him back against the cage.
Moxley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moxley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moxley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacobs throws a solid leg kick but Moxley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobs.
A big left from Moxley misses.
Moxley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley misses the jab.
A big right from Moxley misses.
Moxley just misses with a punch to the body.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacobs drives through with a takedown into Moxley 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Moxley wriggles free and stands up.
Moxley misses with a hook.
A jab from Moxley misses.
Jacobs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moxley takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs tries to bum rush Moxley with a series of wild strikes but Moxley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Moxley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxley throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Moxley throws a hook to the side of Jacobs's head but Jacobs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Jacobs is out of range.
Jacobs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobs. Those never looked like landing.
Jacobs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moxley counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Moxley misses the target.
Moxley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Moxley throws the left hand but Jacobs avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Moxley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moxley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobs. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moxley pinned against the cage. Moxley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacobs tries to clinch up.
Jacobs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxley .
Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Moxley .
Jacobs is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moxley .
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moxley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Moxley .
Jacobs dives in for a single leg takedown but Moxley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moxley pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moxley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moxley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxley misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Moxley .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Moxley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moxley lands an uppercut.
Jacobs is rocked!
Jacobs trying to stall but Moxley improves his position.
Jacobs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Moxley .
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxley lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Moxley .
Moxley unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jacobs! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Moxley is unloading with more strikes now! Jacobs drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Moxley !
Luke Moxley is the new featherweight champion!
Colton Jacobs spoke after the fight, saying 'You know uh, didn't get the result I wanted but I'll be back. Thank you all!'.
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FIGHT
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