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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LJ Vixen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vixen has chosen Renegade-(hed) PE as his entrance music. Thomas Morris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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196 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LJ Vixen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vixen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morris is looking to improve his position.
Vixen looks to land a strike but Morris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vixen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vixen controlling from the top position.
Morris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vixen passes into half guard.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vixen stops Morris from getting back to his feet.
Morris is trying to get back to full guard.
Morris taking some punishment here, with Vixen in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Vixen there.
Morris pushes Vixen off looking to stand but Vixen dives back in and keeps control.
Vixen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morris trying to control here.
Vixen trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vixen is thwarting Morris's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vixen lands a nice short elbow.
Vixen is thwarting Morris's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Vixen.
Vixen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morris's head.
Vixen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Vixen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vixen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morris keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Vixen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morris is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vixen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Vixen persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vixen misses with a series of wild punches.
Vixen looks gassed!
Morris's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morris duly obliges.
Morris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vixen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morris's guard now.
Vixen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vixen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vixen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vixen cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
Vixen chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morris is on top in guard.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Vixen is keeping the position.
Vixen keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Vixen keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Vixen trying to keep a closed guard but Morris is proving a slippery customer.
Morris stops Vixen from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LJ Vixen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morris misses with a low kick.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LJ Vixen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Vixen pushes him off.
Morris misses with a takedown
and Vixen counters with a shoot takedown. Morris fights it but they end up in guard.
Vixen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morris has his foot on Vixen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vixen works his way back into a safe position though.
Vixen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morris is keeping the position for now.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vixen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vixen prevents Morris from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris working a defensive guard but Vixen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Morris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morris struggling a bit here.
Morris is looking for a sweep.
Vixen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morris!
Morris is looking to get to half guard.
Vixen avoids the attempt from Morris to control.
Morris taking shots to the head.
Vixen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morris working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris regains half guard.
Morris trying to hold on to Vixen's head to control him but Vixen postures up.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Vixen has control of the leg.
Morris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Vixen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morris trying to control here.
Vixen prevents Morris from standing back up.
Vixen winds up and cracks Morris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris gets full guard.
Morris is trying to keep Vixen in close.
Vixen slips nicely into half guard.
Vixen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morris wants to control but Vixen is keeping busy.
Vixen content to control rather than advance.
Morris tries to roll over but Vixen keeps him under control.
LJ Vixen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vixen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vixen is landing with some decent strikes but Morris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vixen working the ground and pound effectively.
Vixen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morris manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vixen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LJ Vixen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vixen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morris.
Morris wanted to stand there but Vixen had control of the position.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Vixen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vixen seems keen to control Morris's posture.
Vixen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vixen pulls Morris in close to his closed guard and prevents Morris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vixen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris tries to stand but Vixen is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vixen working for submissions but it's allowed Morris to get to half guard.
Morris seems to be working for a kimura but Vixen defends the submission attempt.
Vixen actively working from the bottom here.
Vixen wants to control but Morris is keeping busy.
Morris is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Morris controlling the action here.
Morris wants to stand but Vixen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vixen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morris is working for a kimura but Vixen is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt
and Vixen moves into the clinch.
Morris tries to break the clinch but Vixen is controlling the position.
Morris pulls guard successfully.
Vixen throws a strike but Morris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Vixen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vixen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morris stays in close to Vixen's body and controls the position.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Vixen is keeping the position.
Morris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Vixen is retaining full guard.
Morris stays in close to Vixen's body and controls the position.
Morris trying to control but Vixen is working from the bottom.
Vixen has a closed guard, preventing Morris from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morris is fighting to break Vixen's control of his arms but Vixen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morris looking to sit in guard and control but Vixen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Morris controls Vixen momentarily but Vixen frees himself.
Morris looking for a sweep. Not yet Morris, not yet.
Vixen tries to free his leg and advance position but Morris is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vixen scores with a takedown into Morris's guard.
Morris doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vixen 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LJ Vixen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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