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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
21 - 22 - 0 |
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41
167 lbs
40 - 29 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
21 - 22 - 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
40 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Hughs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrow throws a combination that misses
and Hughs counters with an inside leg kick.
Morrow closes the distance and pushes Hughs back into the cage.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughs blocks an uppercut.
Hughs letting Morrow take a breather here.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hughs.
Morrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morrow swinging wildly here.
Morrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
Morrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hughs is defending well for now.
Morrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Hughs connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jax Morrow has been cut.
Hughs avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
Hughs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughs breaks from the clinch.
Hughs lands with a cross.
Morrow forces Hughs back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughs.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrow throws an elbow but misses.
Hughs has Morrow pressed against the cage, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrow trying to control the position but instead, Hughs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morrow into the cage.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughs tries to clinch there but Morrow circles away.
Hughs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughs throws a combination that misses
and Morrow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morrow misses with a combination
and Hughs counters with a shoot takedown. Morrow fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Morrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jax Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow lands a jab to the head.
Morrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrow pushes Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morrow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hughs.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughs circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughs shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hughs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morrow throws a right hand that Hughs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughs also avoids with ease.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Hughs avoids it well.
Morrow scores with a punch to the head.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
Hughs throws a right hand that misses
and Morrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Morrow.
Morrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughs manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Morrow. Those never looked like landing.
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Hughs throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Hughs misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Morrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morrow lunges at Hughs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hughs's hand.
Hughs moves out of range as Morrow strikes.
A left and a right from Morrow both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow misses with the combination.
Hughs throws the left hand but Morrow avoids the punch easily.
Jax Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Hughs avoids it well.
Hughs avoids the body shot from Morrow.
Jax Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hughs manages to circle out of the way.
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughs throws a leg kick but Morrow checks it.
Morrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morrow counters with a left to the body.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughs can do to turn this around?
Morrow connects with a right hand. Hughs shakes it off.
Hughs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrow. Morrow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughs slips under a jab.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow rushes Hughs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow slows down the pace here.
Morrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Hughs pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughs won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to break free but Hughs pushes him back against the cage.
Jax Morrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morrow can't break the clinch.
Hughs avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Hughs keeps control of Morrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Morrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughs lands a damaging elbow.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughs lands a head kick!
Morrow is rocked!
Hughs lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Morrow crumples to the floor! Hughs milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Hughs!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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