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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 26 p4p, 3 weight class) and Abdel Mumu (ranked 122 p4p, 15 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
169 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Mumu.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Mumu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mumu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mumu misses with a body kick.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Mumu circles away and keeps his distance.
Mumu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Mumu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mumu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mumu manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas darts in and clinches Mumu up against the cage.
Mumu blocking some punches.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Mumu avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mumu cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mumu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mumu lands an uppercut.
Mumu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mumu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Mumu tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mumu working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Mumu blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Mumu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mumu is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Jax Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Mumu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Abdel Mumu has been cut.
Mumu lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mumu.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu.
Thomas tries a body shot but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mumu.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mumu.
Mumu misses with some punches.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Mumu lands a right hand.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mumu.
Mumu pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mumu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas pushes Mumu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mumu.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
Mumu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thomas pushes Mumu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mumu prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Mumu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Mumu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumu breaks the clinch.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mumu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Mumu.
Thomas wants to slow Mumu down by chopping away at his legs.
Mumu throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas checks a low kick from Mumu.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mumu slips under a jab from Thomas.
Mumu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Mumu keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas tries to clinch but Mumu moves away
and Mumu counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas closes the distance but Mumu moves to the side
and Mumu counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdel Mumu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance but Mumu moves to the side
and Mumu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mumu misses with a hook.
Mumu swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Mumu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumu swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Mumu back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mumu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Mumu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Mumu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Mumu circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mumu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Mumu keeps it at a distance.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Abdel Mumu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mumu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumu counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Mumu circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Mumu keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Mumu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Mumu is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mumu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mumu cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas is rocked!
Mumu scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Thomas up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mumu from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Thomas's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdel Mumu!
Abdel Mumu is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdel Mumu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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