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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne ft Drake - Right above it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jackson Munoz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Thomas's chin.
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175 cm
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163 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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171 cm
30
163 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Munoz! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch. Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munoz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Munoz.
Munoz looks to throw an elbow but misses. Thomas blocks an elbow strike. Thomas breaks the clinch.
Munoz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munoz throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Munoz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Munoz throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Left hook, right uppercut from Munoz.
Thomas is rocked! Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Munoz under the eye. Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Munoz. Munoz throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot. Thomas seems to have got his legs back now. Munoz throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munoz. Munoz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas. Munoz throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range. Munoz avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Munoz lands an overhand right. We've been told by Thomas's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Munoz is able to avoid easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Munoz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas. Munoz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Thomas throws a low kick but Munoz moves out of range easily. Munoz scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munoz manages to avoid it. The fighters circling - Munoz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munoz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munoz circles away quickly and effectively. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Thomas misses. Munoz lands with a shot to the body. A jab from Munoz finds it's way through Thomas's defenses. Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot. Thomas darts in and clinches Munoz up against the cage. Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munoz sees it coming and avoids it easily. Thomas backing away here, and Munoz unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Munoz throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it. Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head. Munoz throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot. Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing. Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Thomas misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thomas tries to bum rush Munoz with a series of wild strikes but Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Munoz checks a low kick from Thomas. Munoz walks into a jab. Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a low kick but Munoz avoids it. Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook. Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss. Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Munoz is just out of range. Oooooh!!! Munoz has knocked Thomas down with a huge combo! Munoz steps away and waves a wobbly Thomas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! This has been an exciting period of action! Munoz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Munoz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Munoz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Munoz! Thomas is backing up but he can't get away as Munoz lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Thomas and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Munoz! Our winner, Jackson Munoz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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