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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan Artsakh. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregor Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi misses with a combination
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mousasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mousasi misses with a double jab.
Mousasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Mousasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson connects with a jab.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mousasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mousasi.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson tries a body shot but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi breaks the clinch.
Mousasi cracks Thompson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mousasi misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Mousasi misses.
Mousasi tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Mousasi.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Mousasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tom Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Mousasi lands.
Mousasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mousasi misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mousasi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a head kick but Mousasi moves out of range.
Mousasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mousasi scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Mousasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mousasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mousasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mousasi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mousasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mousasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is stalling here. Thompson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mousasi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thompson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Thompson stalls from top position.
Mousasi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mousasi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thompson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mousasi wants to control but Thompson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position but Mousasi is working away.
Mousasi wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Mousasi tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Mousasi dominated that round.
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.
Thompson throws a right hand that Mousasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mousasi also avoids with ease.
Gregor Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Mousasi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Mousasi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson swings for the body but Mousasi moves out of range.
Mousasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mousasi darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Mousasi avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Mousasi controlling the action here for a moment.
Mousasi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thompson is trying to keep an underhook but Mousasi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thompson trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mousasi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mousasi is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mousasi.
Mousasi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson won't allow Mousasi to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mousasi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mousasi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thompson to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is working an open guard so Mousasi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mousasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mousasi lands a couple of elbows.
Mousasi wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Mousasi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mousasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gregor Mousasi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Mousasi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mousasi closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mousasi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mousasi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mousasi wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Mousasi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mousasi 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 Thompson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mousasi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thompson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mousasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Mousasi.
Gregor Mousasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thompson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mousasi but great work by Thompson.
Mousasi gets back to half guard.
Mousasi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Thompson manages to pass to mount!
Mousasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Mousasi tries to hold on but Thompson postures up.
Mousasi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Mousasi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mousasi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mousasi pulls Thompson in close to prevent any damage.
Mousasi is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mousasi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
Mousasi controlling Thompson's posture.
Mousasi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mousasi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Mousasi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thompson passes into side control.
Mousasi tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tom Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregor Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mousasi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Mousasi!
Gregor Mousasi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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