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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fergie Balls (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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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fergie Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Mousassi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mousassi pinned against the cage. Mousassi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Balls throws a series of punches but Mousassi avoids them all with ease.
Balls gets caught flat footed, as Mousassi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Balls keeping moving, preventing Mousassi from controlling successfully.
Balls looking for a sweep. Not yet Balls, not yet.
Balls wants to stand but Mousassi is controlling the position.
Mousassi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balls is keeping the position for now.
Balls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mousassi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mousassi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mousassi drops back looking for a leg! Balls is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balls manages to kick Mousassi off! Mousassi jumps back into Balls's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousassi wants to pass the guard but Balls is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balls misses with a takedown
and Mousassi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Balls's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousassi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balls is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousassi gets to his feet. Balls looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mousassi tries to clinch up.
Mousassi tries to land a leg kick but Balls saw it coming and moves away.
Balls throws out a loose jab but Mousassi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls misses with a few strikes there.
Balls is breathing heavily.
Balls misses with a double jab
and Mousassi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousassi darts in and clinches Balls up against the cage.
Mousassi is working Balls over against the cage.
Mousassi is leaning against Balls and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mousassi lands a hook that snaps the head of Balls backwards.
Balls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mousassi pulls guard.
Balls stopping the sweep attempt from Mousassi.
Mousassi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mousassi. That's going to slow Balls down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mousassi clinches up with Balls and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Mousassi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousassi scores with a shoulder strike.
Mousassi lands a right hand.
Mousassi prevents Balls from breaking the clinch.
Balls stalling in the clinch but Mousassi improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mousassi.
A hook to the body from Mousassi.
Mousassi scores with a hook to the body.
Mousassi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balls has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mousassi uses from the top position.
Mousassi preventing the sweep.
Mousassi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mousassi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balls keeping moving, preventing Mousassi from controlling successfully.
Mousassi preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balls keeping moving, preventing Mousassi from controlling successfully.
Mousassi won't allow Balls to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balls with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mousassi counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergie Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Mousassi as the two fighters clinch.
Mousassi scores with a hook to the body.
Balls tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Mousassi.
Mousassi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mousassi tries to stall but Balls uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mousassi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mousassi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mousassi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mousassi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Mousassi dominated that round.
That's time! Balls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balls looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looks like Roman Mousassi has been cut.
Mousassi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balls looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mousassi!
Balls lands with some strikes.
Mousassi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Balls connects with a nice short shot to Mousassi's temple.
Mousassi won't allow Balls to pass to mount.
Mousassi gets full guard.
Mousassi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Balls!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mousassi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousassi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mousassi avoids the attempt from Balls to control.
Balls defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mousassi.
Balls tries to hold on but Mousassi postures up.
Mousassi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balls wants to hold on but Mousassi pushes him away.
Balls could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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 postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Balls looks a forlorn figure.
Mousassi avoids the attempt from Balls to control.
Mousassi unloading with bombs!
Roman Mousassi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balls is trying desperately to improve position.
Balls is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mousassi looking for a guillotine from mount but Balls is having none of it.
Balls wants to hold on but Mousassi pushes him away.
Balls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls really wants to buck Mousassi off and get back to his feet.
Balls is working to get back to half guard.
Mousassi blocks Balls's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mousassi throws a wild left hand from mount and Balls manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Balls is looking to control Mousassi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balls avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mousassi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balls as he jumps to the side.
Mousassi checks a leg kick.
Mousassi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balls counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousassi 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.
Balls postures up and lands a big shot to Mousassi's brow.
Mousassi 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.
Mousassi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Balls won't allow Mousassi to sweep him here.
Mousassi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balls gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mousassi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balls is controlling him.
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 Fergie Balls will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Mousassi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Balls shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mousassi pinned against the cage. Mousassi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mousassi scores a takedown into full mount!
Mousassi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Balls is working to get back to half guard.
Mousassi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mousassi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mousassi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Balls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Balls is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousassi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Balls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mousassi misses with a head shot.
Mousassi punching from mount but Balls doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Balls blocking the ground and pound.
Mousassi working for a submission but Balls is keeping him at bay.
Balls tries to lock up and control but Mousassi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Balls is looking to improve his position but Mousassi isn't that keen on the idea.
Balls wants to hold on but Mousassi pushes him away.
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.
Balls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Balls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Balls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mousassi has hold of Balls's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Balls manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Balls is trying desperately to improve position.
Balls holds on for dear life, controlling Mousassi's posture momentarily.
Balls holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mousassi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls is squirming around, avoiding Mousassi's attempts to control the action.
Mousassi won't let Balls get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mousassi controlling from mount.
Balls wants to control but Mousassi is having none of it.
Mousassi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mousassi throwing strikes here but Balls is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mousassi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mousassi working Balls over with strikes here.
Mousassi punching from mount but Balls doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Balls blocking the ground and pound.
Mousassi avoids the attempt from Balls to control.
Mousassi cracks Balls with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Balls bucks Mousassi off and manages to get back to his feet!
Balls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mousassi counters with a takedown into side control.
Balls can't do much from the bottom here.
Balls is not content to let Mousassi control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Mousassi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mousassi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Mousassi!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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