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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moussa Kabore (ranked 4392 p4p, 6203 weight class) and Jack Thomson (ranked 486 p4p, 545 weight class). Jack Thomson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moussa Kabore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomson controls Kabore momentarily but Kabore frees himself.
Kabore sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thomson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kabore is aware though and is defending well.
Kabore is looking to stand up but Thomson won't let him.
Kabore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kabore postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kabore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kabore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kabore postures up and lands a big shot to Thomson's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomson wants to stand and escape but Kabore is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabore content to stall in guard here.
Kabore wanted to stand there but Thomson had control of the position.
Thomson is trying to control the position but Kabore postures up.
Kabore wants to stand and escape but instead Thomson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kabore working for a triangle but Thomson defends it easily.
Thomson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kabore keeping moving, preventing Thomson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomson stopping the sweep attempt from Kabore.
Kabore pulls Thomson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thomson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thomson preventing the sweep.
Kabore is pulling down on Thomson's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomson looking to pass the guard.
Thomson trying to control but Kabore is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabore drives through with a takedown into Thomson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thomson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kabore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomson striking off his back but it's not causing Kabore any problems.
Thomson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomson, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Thomson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kabore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomson is fending him off so far but Kabore persists. Nope, Thomson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kabore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thomson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kabore wants to pass the guard but Thomson is keeping the position.
Kabore is looking to stand up but Thomson won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moussa Kabore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kabore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kabore in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thomson is trying to control Kabore's posture but Kabore avoids it.
Kabore in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Thomson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kabore is chipping away with strikes.
Kabore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kabore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomson can do to turn this around?
Kabore works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Moussa Kabore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomson gets back to half guard.
Kabore is looking to advance position but Thomson won't allow it.
We've been informed that Thomson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kabore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thomson defends it well.
Kabore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kabore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kabore is pressing down on Thomson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomson is holding on for now.
Thomson is looking to escape.
Kabore is trying to work for a kimura but Thomson is defending well.
Kabore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomson on the ground.
Thomson wants to improve his position but Kabore is controlling well.
Kabore trying to control the action but Thomson is working from the bottom.
Kabore controlling the pace.
Kabore wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kabore shoots in but Thomson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thomson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kabore, which made it look bad.
Thomson swinging wildly here.
It looked like Kabore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kabore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kabore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabore is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thomson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kabore is trying to get an arm triangle but Thomson is defending well.
Thomson struggling a bit here.
Thomson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kabore wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thomson manages to get back to half guard.
Thomson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kabore is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomson tries to get to full guard but Kabore has control of the leg.
Kabore controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moussa Kabore dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kabore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kabore throws a quick counter head kick but Thomson was just out of range.
Kabore has been working on his balance at whitey's gym , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thomson.
Kabore fails to land the takedown.
Kabore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kabore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomson is trying to defend but Kabore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kabore is looking to pass Thomson's guard but actually Thomson recovers to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabore slips nicely into half guard.
Kabore working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Thomson's thigh. Thomson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kabore wants to get up but he can't break Thomson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thomson keeping full guard, as Kabore tries to pass.
Thomson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kabore would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kabore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kabore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kabore looking to pass the guard.
Thomson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kabore postures up and lands a big shot to Thomson's brow.
Kabore stops Thomson from standing up.
Kabore controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kabore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kabore cracks Thomson with a solid left hand.
Kabore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kabore's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kabore as he jumps to the side.
Moussa Kabore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomson shoots in for a double leg but Kabore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kabore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kabore tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kabore in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Thomson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moussa Kabore!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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