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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mousassi Gegard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theodore Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousassi Gegard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson takes a swing at Gegard's ribcage but misses.
Watson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gegard as he jumps to the side.
Gegard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gegard shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gegard misses with a few strikes there.
Watson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Watson moves out of range of the leg kick from Gegard.
Gegard doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watson looks for a takedown but Gegard sprawls well.
Watson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gegard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gegard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gegard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watson avoids it really well and circles away.
Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gegard, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gegard is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Gegard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson is looking to clinch.
Gegard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watson is able to avoid easily.
Watson throws a head kick but Gegard moves out of range.
Gegard tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Watson checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gegard throws a head kick that misses.
Mousassi Gegard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gegard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gegard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watson if he has to take too many more of those.
Gegard is looking to score with low kicks.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Gegard counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gegard misses with a wild combination.
Watson shoots and misses
and Gegard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Gegard, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Gegard against the cage but Gegard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gegard is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Gegard circles away and we're back to standing.
Gegard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gegard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gegard moves into the clinch.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gegard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson keeps control of Gegard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gegard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gegard tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Watson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gegard is defending well for now.
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gegard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gegard is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gegard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gegard tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Watson misses.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Gegard with that takedown attempt.
Gegard looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Gegard looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Gegard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Gegard pushes him off.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gegard tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mousassi Gegard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Gegard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gegard swinging wildly here.
Gegard lands with a nice combination. Watson backs away looking to recover.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gegard throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Gegard wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Gegard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gegard slips under a jab.
Watson misses with a kick to the body.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Gegard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gegard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gegard lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gegard.
Gegard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gegard duly obliges.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gegard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gegard stuffs the takedown.
Gegard throws a push kick but Watson slaps the foot to one side.
Gegard throws a series of strikes that have Watson backpedaling.
Gegard misses with a low kick.
Gegard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watson eats them both and turns towards Gegard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gegard throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watson checks a leg kick.
A combination from Gegard does no damage.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gegard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gegard.
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!
Gegard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watson moves to clinch but Gegard breaks away
and Gegard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gegard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gegard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Watson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gegard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a head kick that Gegard semi-blocks.
Gegard scores with a head kick. Watson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gegard instigates a clinch.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
Watson keeps control of Gegard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson working aggressively here.
Gegard is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson is trying to push Gegard away but Gegard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson prevents Gegard from breaking the clinch.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gegard has double underhooks.
Gegard tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Gegard breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Gegard.
Gegard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mousassi Gegard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Gegard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watson really felt that one!
Gegard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Theodore Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Gegard.
Gegard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gegard.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gegard closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gegard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gegard's efforts to push away.
Gegard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mousassi Gegard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gegard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Gegard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Gegard from controlling successfully.
Watson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gegard won't allow Watson to get back to his feet.
Watson controls Gegard momentarily but Gegard frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gegard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gegard as Watson shoots in.
Gegard misses with a low kick.
Gegard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson avoids the head kick by Gegard.
Gegard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gegard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gegard misses with a two punch combination.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gegard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gegard moves into range and clinches up with Watson.
Gegard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to stall.
Gegard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gegard lands a jab-cross combination.
Gegard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gegard counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gegard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice jab there from Gegard.
Gegard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gegard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gegard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gegard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gegard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gegard!
Gegard looks to land a combination. Watson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gegard sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gegard misses with a two punch combination.
Gegard is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Gegard dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Gegard gets the takedown into side control.
Watson tries to improve position but can't.
Mousassi Gegard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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!
Gegard is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gegard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Watson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Watson wants to control but Gegard postures up.
Gegard wants to stand but Watson is controlling his arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Watson struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mousassi Gegard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gegard 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mousassi Gegard!
A victorious Mousassi Gegard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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