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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor has chosen Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jia O Connor enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Mousasi.
Mousasi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Connor throws the left hand but Mousasi avoids the punch easily.
O Connor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Connor misses with a double jab.
O Connor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mousasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mousasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Connor moves out of range of the leg kick from Mousasi.
O Connor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mousasi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi closes the distance and clinches up with O Connor, looking for a takedown. Mousasi pushes O Connor against the cage but O Connor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Connor shoots in for a double leg but Mousasi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mousasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Connor, pushing him back against the cage.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mousasi.
O Connor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Connor told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mousasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Connor is keeping busy.
Mousasi misses with a body punch.
Mousasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Connor blocks an uppercut.
Mousasi lands a left hand.
Mousasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mousasi misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Connor taking a breather.
O Connor taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is working O Connor over against the cage.
O Connor trying to stall but Mousasi improves his position.
Mousasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Connor is keeping busy.
O Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mousasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Connor gets through Mousasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Connor has Mousasi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mousasi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mousasi blocks an elbow strike from O Connor.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mousasi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mousasi leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Connor scores with a shot to the side of Mousasi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor working hard to break the clinch.
Mousasi can't find room to land a body shot as O Connor controls the action.
O Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mousasi.
O Connor tries a body shot but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor tries to pull guard but Mousasi won't allow it.
Gegard Mousasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jia O Connor.
O Connor tries to break the clinch but Mousasi is controlling the position.
Mousasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mousasi taking a breather.
Mousasi scores with a shot to the side of O Connor's head.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Connor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mousasi is looking to control O Connor's arms but O Connor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mousasi has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi lands a hook that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Come on Mousasi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Connor is looking to control Mousasi's arms but Mousasi gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Connor has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from O Connor.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Connor.
Mousasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mousasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Connor tries to break the clinch but Mousasi is controlling the position.
Mousasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Connor wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mousasi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mousasi lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mousasi lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Connor's sensitive parts.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
O Connor punishes Mousasi's body with a nice straight punch.
Mousasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mousasi throws a leg kick but O Connor moved away.
A combination from O Connor does no damage.
A jab from O Connor misses.
O Connor misses with a looping left.
O Connor blocks a jab.
Mousasi moves out of range as O Connor strikes.
Mousasi connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Jia O Connor has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from O Connor tenderised Mousasi's leg. Mousasi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mousasi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Connor!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Connor is trying to improve his position.
Mousasi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
O Connor struggling a bit here.
Mousasi trying to control the position but O Connor is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Connor is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with the ground and pound.
Mousasi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Connor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Connor being controlled for a moment.
O Connor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mousasi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is not content to let Mousasi control the position.
O Connor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mousasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Connor keeps working.
Mousasi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mousasi is looking to take a break and control but O Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mousasi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mousasi trying to control the action but O Connor is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Connor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jia O Connor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mousasi shoots in looking for a takedown. O Connor tries to sprawl out of it but Mousasi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Connor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Connor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mousasi lands a really nice looking cross but O Connor seems unphased.
Mousasi throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Connor.
Gegard Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi feints and then cracks O Connor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Connor down.
Mousasi misses with a head kick.
Mousasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Connor lands a body shot.
Mousasi avoids the head kick by O Connor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mousasi, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mousasi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Connor's sensitive parts.
O Connor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mousasi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Connor somewhat.
Mousasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mousasi connects with an inside leg kick.
O Connor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Connor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mousasi. That's going to slow O Connor down.
Mousasi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Connor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mousasi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mousasi is looking to slow O Connor down with leg kicks.
O Connor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mousasi. Mousasi obviously looking to wear him down.
Jia O Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gegard Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mousasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mousasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mousasi delivers a nice body kick.
Mousasi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mousasi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mousasi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Connor if he has to take too many more of those.
Mousasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
Mousasi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mousasi shoots in and drives through. O Connor sprawls well.
Jia O Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Connor 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.
O Connor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mousasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi darts in and clinches O Connor up against the cage.
Mousasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mousasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Connor can do to turn this around?
Mousasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Connor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mousasi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Connor defends it easily.
Mousasi is trying to keep O Connor in close.
O Connor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mousasi is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor stopping the sweep attempt from Mousasi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Connor is pushing down on Mousasi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mousasi is fighting to maintain full guard but O Connor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mousasi wants to control but O Connor is keeping busy.
Mousasi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mousasi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Connor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mousasi wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Mousasi!
Gegard Mousasi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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