Mousasi vs. Whittaker

[The Sandmen]

Gegard Mousasi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Robert Whittaker looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Gegard Mousasi seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Brutal combination from Gegard Mousasi !
Whittaker is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The two exchange wildly
Mousasi is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Mousasi wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mousasi grabs Robert Whittaker in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Robert Whittaker pushes away Mousasi trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mousasi doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Robert Whittaker
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Mousasi doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Whittaker's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Robert Whittaker tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mousasi is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Whittaker tries to break the clinch... Gegard Mousasi launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Whittaker stumbles backwards and Gegard Mousasi shoots an incredible takedown!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Gegard Mousasi !
Whittaker is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Gegard Mousasi shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robert Whittaker is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mousasi into his guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Whittaker
Mousasi positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Whittaker's being punished here!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Whittaker
Gegard Mousasi tries to better his position on the ground...
Mousasi breaks the closed guard of Robert Whittaker and moves to half guard
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Gegard Mousasi aggressively and repeatedly punches Whittaker.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Whittaker to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Whittaker.

Winner is Gegard Mousasi by TKO (GnP) at 2:00 Round 1

Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 29 s

Statistics: Robert Whittaker
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 29 s

Gegard shows the rookie who is who.