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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Morrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morrow thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters by clinching up.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morrow tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrow's brow.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Trent Morrow has been cut.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thomas gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrow staying out of range there.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Morrow ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Morrow looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrow's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Morrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrow.
Morrow misses with a looping left.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow slips a straight right by Thomas.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Morrow misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Morrow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Morrow moves away and avoids it.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morrow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Morrow tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Morrow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomas's half guard.
Morrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomas trying to control here.
Morrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thomas to regain full guard.
Morrow works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Morrow is having none of it.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrow trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Morrow defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Morrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thomas. That one must have hurt.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Morrow moves out of range easily.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Morrow throws a leg kick that misses.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morrow.
Morrow works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Morrow was not able to check.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrow looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is controlling Morrow's posture.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas keeping full guard, as Morrow tries to pass.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrow's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Morrow.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Morrow won't let him.
Morrow 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.
Morrow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrow, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to pass into half guard but Morrow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morrow is in guard.
Morrow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrow looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas slips under a jab from Morrow.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Morrow's leg. Morrow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morrow misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Morrow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morrow checks a leg kick.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Morrow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Morrow counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Morrow's head but Morrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Julian Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morrow.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Morrow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Morrow's belly button to the back.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrow connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Morrow's shoulder, as Morrow tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Morrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas lands with a hook. Morrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Morrow moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrow.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Morrow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrow trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Morrow is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrow trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Thomas wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrow.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Morrow throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Morrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas stuns Morrow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Morrow's head back.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Morrow checks it
and Morrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrow. Morrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrow. Morrow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrow has time to react.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Julian Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Morrow.
Morrow blocks a jab.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Morrow slips the punch.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Morrow back into the cage.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow 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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Morrow is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrow on the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Morrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrow at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Morrow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas lands a jab.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Morrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas had his way with Trent Morrow in that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas clobbers Morrow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Morrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thomas enables Morrow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thomas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrow's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
Morrow has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thomas has passed into side control.
Thomas just content to control the position.
Morrow tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Thomas stalls from top position.
Thomas wants to control but Morrow is keeping him busy.
Morrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow trying to remain calm as Thomas controls from the top position.
Morrow wants to control but Thomas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow prevents Thomas from improving position.
Morrow is trying to escape the position but Thomas is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julian Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Morrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrow.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrow tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morrow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomas is trying to defend but Morrow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow trying to control from Thomas's half guard. Thomas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morrow trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Morrow is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Morrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Julian Thomas wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Julian Thomas 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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