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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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162 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitchell Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morrow!
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrow has double underhooks.
Morrow is trying to trip Thomas. He has hold of a leg but Thomas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morrow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Morrow gets to his feet - Thomas follows without any prompting.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrow throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas looks to land a combination. Morrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Morrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Morrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morrow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Morrow avoids them all with ease.
Thomas throws a right hand that Morrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrow also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Morrow misses with the combination.
Morrow pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
Morrow misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Morrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas tries to clinch but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Morrow gets a clinch.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Morrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Morrow takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Morrow can't get the takedown.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Morrow counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Morrow to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrow throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrow wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Morrow scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morrow gets a clinch.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Morrow has the dominant position.
Morrow tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Morrow keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Morrow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Morrow gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Morrow keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morrow has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow with a jab.
Thomas moves to clinch but Morrow breaks away
and Morrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Morrow.
Morrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morrow throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Morrow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrow works over Thomas's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Morrow back into the cage.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrow prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Jax Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrow scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas slips a straight right by Morrow.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Morrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas rushes Morrow and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Morrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrow pulls guard.
Thomas stands up from Morrow's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morrow has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Morrow has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morrow eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morrow throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Morrow takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Morrow keeps it at a distance.
Morrow swinging wildly here.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Morrow keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morrow wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Morrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrow misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morrow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow misses with a double jab
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morrow gets control of Thomas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morrow will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrow 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.
Morrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a strike but Morrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrow stops Thomas from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jax Morrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomas rushes Morrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow looking to stall.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas clinches.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas wants to clinch but Morrow slips to the side
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Morrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas moves to clinch but Morrow breaks away
and Morrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Morrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrow moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Morrow.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
Morrow goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morrow's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrow misses with a combination
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jax Morrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas has Morrow pressed against the cage, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a good, hard body kick but Morrow shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrow dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Morrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas tries to clinch but Morrow moves out of range.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchell Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Morrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas looks to clinch
and Morrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrow misses with a few strikes there.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas rushes Morrow and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jax Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Morrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitchell Thomas.
Well Morrow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jax Morrow!
Jax Morrow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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