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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Zapata (ranked 2069 p4p, 252 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 2399 p4p, 288 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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174 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eusebio Zapata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zapata.
Zapata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Eusebio Zapata has been cut.
Zapata defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Zapata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zapata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zapata jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Zapata is looking to counter punch.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zapata misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapata on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas lands a jab to Zapata's midsection.
Zapata throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Zapata in a clinch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zapata backwards.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata working aggressively here.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Zapata.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Zapata avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Zapata takes a shot to the head.
Thomas gets through Zapata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Thomas.
Zapata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Zapata misses with the head strike.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zapata backwards.
Zapata misses with the head strike.
Zapata blocks an uppercut.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Zapata.
Zapata misses with some punches.
Zapata scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zapata.
Zapata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zapata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zapatas head.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Zapata.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zapata's elbow.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Zapata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zapata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Zapata tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zapata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zapata blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zapata misses with a punch to the body.
Zapata misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Zapata fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Zapata misses with a body punch.
Zapata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zapata tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Zapata uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zapata backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zapata.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas tries to work over Zapata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Zapata's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapata misses with some punches.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas gets through Zapata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zapata tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zapata has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zapata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Thomas.
Zapata misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zapata working aggressively here.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas tries a body shot but Zapata blocks it.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Zapata misses with a body punch.
Zapata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas tries a body shot but Zapata blocks it.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Zapata avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zapata misses with some punches.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zapata is breathing heavily.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Thomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Zapata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zapata.
Zapata walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Zapata connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zapata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zapata.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zapata is rocked!
Jax Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Zapata against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zapata.
Thomas gets through Zapata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Zapata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Zapata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zapata swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Zapata swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zapata swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zapata seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata misses with some punches.
Thomas pushes Zapata back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas presses Zapata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas cracks Zapata with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zapata backwards.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zapata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas pushes Zapata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas digs a right hand into Zapata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zapata's gas tank.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zapata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zapata! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thomas is unloading with more strikes now! Zapata drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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