Post by The Sandmen on Jul 21, 2020 22:53:19 GMT -5
Bas Rutten doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Gegard Mousasi 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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Bas Rutten and Gegard Mousasi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Bas Rutten!
Mousasi is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Mousasi throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Good front kick from Mousasi!
Bas Rutten blocks
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
Surprise roundhouse punch by El Guapo.
Gegard Mousasi 's reflexes save him!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Mousasi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mousasi is clinching with El Guapo.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Bas Rutten is taking the best of the fight.
Bas Rutten is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Mousasi's face.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Bas Rutten!
Gegard Mousasi is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Mousasi! It would have finished this fight.
Mousasi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gegard Mousasi locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Bas Rutten brings Gegard Mousasi down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Mousasi
El Guapo is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Bas Rutten uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
El Guapo fires a barrage of punches at Mousasi's head!
This is bad! El Guapo is just pounding on Gegard Mousasi 's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Mousasi
As the fight continues it seems that Gegard Mousasi is taking the best of the fight.
El Guapo is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Bas Rutten uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Mousasi
El Guapo is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Bas Rutten for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Mousasi time to recover. Gegard Mousasi seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
El Guapo goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Mousasi's Forehead is beginning to swell
El Guapo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gegard Mousasi 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Solid low kick from Gegard Mousasi .
For sure, that had to hurt!
Gegard Mousasi tries a middle kick
El Guapo blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
High kick from Bas Rutten!
Mousasi seems to be done!
Gegard Mousasi takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
El Guapo launches a hook to the body
Bang! Mousasi stops that one with his ribs!
El Guapo throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Here comes Gegard Mousasi with a vicious middle kick!
Bas Rutten dodges that one moving backwards
El Guapo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by El Guapo
that lands on Mousasi's face like a cannon ball!
Terrible one sided match... Mousasi was not ready to fight a fighter of Bas Rutten caliber.
Bas Rutten's mind is definitely in the fight, Mousasi just got nailed! Bas Rutten saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Mousasi moves aside and dodges.
High kick from Bas Rutten!
Mousasi seems to be done!
Bas Rutten tries a high kick!
Mousasi blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
El Guapo attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Mousasi's kick.
A bad move from Gegard Mousasi
allows El Guapo to land a solid head kick.
Josh Rosenthal is asking Mousasi to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Mousasi.
Winner is Bas Rutten by TKO (High kick) at 4:14 Round 1
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 38 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 3/6 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 38 s
This was the one I was most curious about on this card. Did Rutten have it vs. the MW elites? The answer, at least for now, is yes.
Gegard Mousasi 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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Bas Rutten and Gegard Mousasi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Bas Rutten!
Mousasi is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Mousasi throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Good front kick from Mousasi!
Bas Rutten blocks
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
Surprise roundhouse punch by El Guapo.
Gegard Mousasi 's reflexes save him!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Mousasi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mousasi is clinching with El Guapo.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Bas Rutten is taking the best of the fight.
Bas Rutten is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Mousasi's face.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Bas Rutten!
Gegard Mousasi is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Mousasi! It would have finished this fight.
Mousasi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gegard Mousasi locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Bas Rutten brings Gegard Mousasi down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Mousasi
El Guapo is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Bas Rutten uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
El Guapo fires a barrage of punches at Mousasi's head!
This is bad! El Guapo is just pounding on Gegard Mousasi 's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Mousasi
As the fight continues it seems that Gegard Mousasi is taking the best of the fight.
El Guapo is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Bas Rutten uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Mousasi
El Guapo is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Bas Rutten for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Mousasi time to recover. Gegard Mousasi seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
El Guapo goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Mousasi's Forehead is beginning to swell
El Guapo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gegard Mousasi 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Solid low kick from Gegard Mousasi .
For sure, that had to hurt!
Gegard Mousasi tries a middle kick
El Guapo blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
High kick from Bas Rutten!
Mousasi seems to be done!
Gegard Mousasi takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
El Guapo launches a hook to the body
Bang! Mousasi stops that one with his ribs!
El Guapo throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Here comes Gegard Mousasi with a vicious middle kick!
Bas Rutten dodges that one moving backwards
El Guapo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by El Guapo
that lands on Mousasi's face like a cannon ball!
Terrible one sided match... Mousasi was not ready to fight a fighter of Bas Rutten caliber.
Bas Rutten's mind is definitely in the fight, Mousasi just got nailed! Bas Rutten saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Mousasi moves aside and dodges.
High kick from Bas Rutten!
Mousasi seems to be done!
Bas Rutten tries a high kick!
Mousasi blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
El Guapo attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Mousasi's kick.
A bad move from Gegard Mousasi
allows El Guapo to land a solid head kick.
Josh Rosenthal is asking Mousasi to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Mousasi.
Winner is Bas Rutten by TKO (High kick) at 4:14 Round 1
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 38 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 3/6 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 38 s
This was the one I was most curious about on this card. Did Rutten have it vs. the MW elites? The answer, at least for now, is yes.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!