Filed under: Bellator , News Bellator lightweight Josh Thomson wants the California State Athletic Commission to overturn his knockout loss to Patricky Freire in the headliner of Bellator 172, MMAjunkie has learned. CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster confirmed Thomson’s appeal request after veteran referee “Big” John McCarthy on Wednesday told MMAjunkie Radio he will offer his testimony during the process. Thomson also told MMAjunkie he is seeking a no-contest ruling and declined further comment. Officially, the Feb. 18 bout is on the books as a knockout win for Freire (17-8 MMA, 10-7 BMMA), who caught Thomson (22-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) with a vicious uppercut early in the fight’s second round in the Spike-televised headliner at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. (watch the highlights above). McCarthy on Wednesday said he stopped the bout based on Freire’s strike, but he wasn’t sure whether a knockdown that immediately preceded it was caused by a legal blow or inadvertent clash of heads.
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Josh Thomson appealing knockout loss to Patricky Freire at Bellator 172 – MMA Junkie