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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Travers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Mousassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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141 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Travers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Mousassi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousassi tries to clinch but Travers moves out of range.
Travers misses with a takedown attempt - Mousassi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mousassi drops Travers with a left right combo! Mousassi follows him down to the ground into side control.
Travers is rocked!
It looks like Jeremiah Travers has been cut.
The ground and pound from Mousassi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oh Travers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Travers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Travers tries to get out of the position.
Mousassi trying to control the position but Travers is working away.
Travers taking a bit of punishment here - Mousassi scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousassi working the body and head with strikes.
Mousassi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Travers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mousassi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousassi tries for a kimura but Travers is defending well.
Travers seems to have got his legs back now.
Mousassi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mousassi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mousassi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Travers!
Travers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Travers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mousassi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mousassi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Travers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mousassi looks gassed!
Travers wants to improve his position but Mousassi is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mousassi trying to mount his opponent but Travers defends it.
Travers tries to roll over but Mousassi keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Travers wants to control but Mousassi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mousassi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Travers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mousassi's waist but Mousassi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Travers off to one side.
Mousassi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremiah Travers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousassi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mousassi wants to control but Travers is keeping him busy.
Mousassi prevents Travers from improving his position.
Travers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mousassi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mousassi's back!
Travers connects with a big shot to the side of Mousassi's head.
Travers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mousassi on the ground.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Travers. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travers has the hooks in. Mousassi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Travers loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Mousassi hold on?
Mousassi wants to control his opponent's hands but Travers gets his hands free.
Travers is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Mousassi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Travers is working the ground and pound. Can Mousassi escape?
Travers scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mousassi is looking for a way out.
Travers connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mousassi to escape the position.
Travers scores with punches from the back.
Travers trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Travers lands punches and elbows.
The referee is taking a good look at Mousassi as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Travers!
Mousassi is trying to break free.
Travers scores with punches to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travers lands a shot to the head.
Travers cracks Mousassi with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Mousassi from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Travers lands shots from the back.
Mousassi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mousassi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Travers throws a big right hand that misses.
Travers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Travers wants to pass the guard but Mousassi is keeping the position.
Travers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Travers wants to control from the top but Mousassi keeps moving.
Travers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mousassi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mousassi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Mousassi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Travers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mousassi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Travers misses with a takedown
and Mousassi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mousassi.
Mousassi pulls Travers into guard.
Travers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mousassi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mousassi keeping moving, preventing Travers from controlling successfully.
Mousassi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Travers landing some decent shots from guard.
Mousassi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mousassi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Travers is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mousassi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Travers's back instead.
Travers trying to control the action but Mousassi just sinks the hooks in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousassi missing with strikes from the back.
Travers trying to control the position but Mousassi manages to sink in the hooks.
Mousassi missing with punches from the back.
Travers looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mousassi.
Mousassi misses with punches from the back.
Travers tries to break free.
Mousassi gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Travers covering up well and avoiding damage.
Travers tries to escape but Mousassi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Travers covers up after that shot from Mousassi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Travers tries to break free.
Mousassi not allowing Travers to control his hands.
Mousassi is hanging on to Travers's back as he tries to escape.
Travers is working hard here to advance position.
Mousassi is persistently looking for the submission but Travers is defending it well.
Mousassi misses with an elbow to the head.
Mousassi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Travers knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Travers for a finish.
Travers is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Travers is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mousassi gets his way!
Will Mousassi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousassi working for a choke but Travers is defending well.
Mousassi is hanging on to Travers's back as he tries to escape.
Travers manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mousassi's guard. Nice work there by Travers.
Travers wants to control from the top but Mousassi keeps moving.
Mousassi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Travers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mousassi looking to isolate an arm here. Travers doesn't see it coming and as Mousassi extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mousassi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roman Mousassi!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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