Post by The Sandmen on Aug 8, 2019 21:53:46 GMT -5
Gegard Mousasi raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Tito Ortiz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Mousasi is holding Tito Ortiz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tito Ortiz shows great balance while pushing away Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Mousasi takes a break to breathe while holding Tito Ortiz.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Tito Ortiz is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Tito
He is not able to do it
Tito Ortiz is in open guard over Mousasi
Tito Ortiz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Tito Ortiz tries to pass to half guard...
Gegard Mousasi 's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Mousasi
Tito is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tito Ortiz!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Tito Ortiz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz tries to roll on the ground...
Mousasi knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mousasi is trying to counter now!
Mousasi tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gegard Mousasi controls the situation despite Tito Ortiz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Gegard Mousasi tries to better his position on the ground...
Mousasi is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Mousasi tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gegard Mousasi controls the situation despite Tito Ortiz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Mousasi has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Tito Ortiz tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Tito Ortiz gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Tito
Gegard Mousasi tries to better his position on the ground...
Tito holds Gegard Mousasi 's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Tito tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mousasi is in closed guard... Tito tries to roll on the ground!
Gegard Mousasi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Tito.
The kick just misses.
Mousasi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal-looking high kick from Gegard Mousasi !
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Tito's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tito Ortiz's Right cheek
Tito seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Tito Ortiz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Tito has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Tito Ortiz attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Gegard Mousasi takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Gegard Mousasi takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Gegard Mousasi closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Good front kick from Mousasi!
Tito stumbles backwards after that one!
Mousasi looks to be in very good shape.
Tito attempts a shoot
Gegard Mousasi hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Tito Ortiz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mousasi has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Gegard Mousasi moves forward looking for some grappling action
Mousasi has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
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 Tito's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
There is a small laceration on Tito Ortiz's Chin
Tito seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Tito's face.
Tito fell like he got shot! This is over!
Tito's Right eye is beginning to swell
Tito has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by KO (Knees) at 4:13 Round 1
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
Gegard proves himself no match for Tito. By way of matching up with Tito, then proving himself against him. Obviously.
Tito Ortiz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Mousasi is holding Tito Ortiz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tito Ortiz shows great balance while pushing away Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Mousasi takes a break to breathe while holding Tito Ortiz.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Tito Ortiz is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Tito
He is not able to do it
Tito Ortiz is in open guard over Mousasi
Tito Ortiz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Tito Ortiz tries to pass to half guard...
Gegard Mousasi 's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Tito Ortiz is in closed guard over Mousasi
Tito is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tito Ortiz!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Tito Ortiz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz tries to roll on the ground...
Mousasi knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mousasi is trying to counter now!
Mousasi tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gegard Mousasi controls the situation despite Tito Ortiz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Gegard Mousasi tries to better his position on the ground...
Mousasi is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Mousasi tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gegard Mousasi controls the situation despite Tito Ortiz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Tito Ortiz
Mousasi has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Tito Ortiz tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Tito Ortiz gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Tito
Gegard Mousasi tries to better his position on the ground...
Tito holds Gegard Mousasi 's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Tito tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mousasi is in closed guard... Tito tries to roll on the ground!
Gegard Mousasi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Tito.
The kick just misses.
Mousasi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal-looking high kick from Gegard Mousasi !
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Tito's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tito Ortiz's Right cheek
Tito seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Tito Ortiz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Tito has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Tito Ortiz attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Gegard Mousasi takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Gegard Mousasi takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Gegard Mousasi closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Good front kick from Mousasi!
Tito stumbles backwards after that one!
Mousasi looks to be in very good shape.
Tito attempts a shoot
Gegard Mousasi hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Tito Ortiz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mousasi has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Gegard Mousasi moves forward looking for some grappling action
Mousasi has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
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 Tito's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
There is a small laceration on Tito Ortiz's Chin
Tito seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Tito's face.
Tito fell like he got shot! This is over!
Tito's Right eye is beginning to swell
Tito has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by KO (Knees) at 4:13 Round 1
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
Gegard proves himself no match for Tito. By way of matching up with Tito, then proving himself against him. Obviously.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!