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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 24 p4p, 4 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 239 p4p, 32 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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150 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mayer with a jab.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Mayer. Mayer maintains the clinch.
Mayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Mayer on that attempt.
Mayer fails with the takedown
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Damen Mayer has been cut.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayer.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jax Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mayer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Mayer misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Mayer throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayer is rocked!
Mayer misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas is looking for a counter combo.
Mayer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomas is trying to defend but Mayer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mayer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mayer's back!
What can Mayer do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Thomas controlling well, preventing Mayer from escaping the position.
Mayer is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Thomas.
Mayer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas unloads with some shots from mount but Mayer bucks and avoids them well.
Thomas looking to finish with strikes here!
Thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thomas looking to finish with strikes here!
Mayer wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mayer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thomas tries to control but Mayer wriggling away.
Thomas prevents Mayer from getting the reversal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas avoids the attempt from Mayer to control.
Mayer regains half guard.
Thomas passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damen Mayer'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.
Thomas gets caught napping as Mayer dives in and scores a takedown. Thomas manages to retain guard.
Mayer trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Mayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Mayer postures up.
Thomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
Mayer looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Thomas pushes past his half guard into mount!
Mayer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer gets back to half guard.
Mayer is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thomas in particular looking to stall.
Mayer is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mayer has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas postures up.
Mayer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayer is trying to keep Thomas in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas slips nicely into half guard.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas is trying to control. Mayer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Mayer defends it.
Mayer trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer connects with the punch.
Mayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomas's half guard.
Thomas has one foot on Mayer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Damen Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mayer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayer shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayer shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mayer fails with the takedown.
Jax Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
Mayer scores with a jab.
Mayer misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Mayer gets a clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Mayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Mayer lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Mayer misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jax Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damen Mayer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mayer fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayer.
Mayer tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Mayer misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Mayer.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas lands a big right hand that sends Mayer crashing to the mat! Thomas stays standing though and waves Mayer back to his feet!
Mayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayer gets a clinch.
Mayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jax Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer has a takedown stuffed.
Jax Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
Mayer misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Mayer badly! He tries to strike back but Thomas puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Mayer out cold! Oh man, Mayer will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his lightweight title!
Jax Thomas 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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RATING
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