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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - The Rebel. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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166 cm
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159 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Jax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffery Manson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson closes the distance and clinches up with Jax, looking for a takedown. Manson pushes Jax against the cage but Jax circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Manson misses.
Manson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jax moves into the clinch successfully.
Manson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jax after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jax creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jax wants a takedown but no success here.
Jax throws an elbow that misses.
Jax with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manson is trying to break the clinch but Jax is controlling him.
Manson wants a takedown.
Our sources have told us that Jax has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tony Jax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Manson.
Jax using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manson wants a takedown.
Manson looks winded!
Jax lands a body shot.
Jax lands a nice shot to the body.
Manson dodges an elbow strike from Jax.
Jax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jax drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manson pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jax lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson moves forwards but Jax connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jax.
Jax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manson defends it nicely.
A good leg kick by Jax.
Jax tries to sprawl but Manson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jax gets back to full guard.
Jax wants to stand but Manson is controlling the position.
Manson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jax has his foot on Manson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manson works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson distracts Jax with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson is in close to Jax's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jax has wrist control.
Manson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jax has wrist control.
Jax will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jax pulls Manson in close to prevent any damage.
Jax controls Manson momentarily but Manson frees himself.
Manson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jax controlling Manson's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jax looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manson is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jax is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Manson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jax manages to get himself to full guard.
Jax has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Manson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jax lands a shot to the body.
Manson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jax is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jax has double underhooks.
Manson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Jax.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manson has Jax pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jax manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manson.
Manson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jax pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jax throws a leg kick which misses Manson's front leg but catches the back leg as Manson tries to avoid it.
Jax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jax shoots in but Manson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jax.
Donk. Jax catches Manson right on the button with a cross.
Jax lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manson shoots in but Jax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jax has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jax tries to clinch but Manson moves out of range.
Jax throws a sloppy head kick and Manson moves out of range easily.
Jax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jax stuffs the takedown attempt from Manson. Manson gets slowly back to his feet.
Manson throws a combination that misses
and Jax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Jax blocks the low kick.
Manson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jax shoots in for a takedown but Manson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manson can do to turn this around?
Manson takes one to the side of the head.
Jax shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manson pinned against the cage. Manson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Manson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Manson.
Jax throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jax cracks the inside of Manson's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax scores with a head kick. Manson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jax manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jax is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jax tries to bum rush Manson with a series of wild strikes but Manson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jax throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manson's head.
Manson is rocked!
Manson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jax circles away quickly and effectively.
Jax jabs Manson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manson misses the shot to the body.
Manson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tony Jax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Manson.
Manson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manson is breathing heavily.
Manson gets tackled into the cage by Jax. Jax maintains the clinch.
Jax is working for takedown but Manson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jax is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manson has had enough of the clinch but Jax keeps him there for the moment.
Jax is pressed up against the cage. Manson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jax down to the mat. Jax avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Manson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manson takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jax is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manson backwards.
Manson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jax finish him?
Manson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jax gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jax misses with an elbow strike.
Manson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jax keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manson's efforts to push away.
Jax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jax gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Manson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jax has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Manson after a bit of a struggle.
Jax pushes Manson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jax throws a big uppercut that drops Manson! More strikes from Jax and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Manson lies dazed against the cage as Jax celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Jax!
Tony Jax decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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