Post by The Sandmen on Dec 15, 2012 2:16:57 GMT -5
Shonie Carter looks very relaxed.
Gegard Mousasi looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Carter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gegard Mousasi didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Gegard Mousasi ! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Gegard Mousasi doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Shonie Carter tries to open Mousasi's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shonie Carter. Mousasi is unable to cover himself now!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Carter tries to stand up!
Mousasi doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Gegard Mousasi . 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.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi goes with a looping right hand while Shonie Carter jumps back and jabs
Carter seems staggered and Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mousasi tries to grapple
He puts Carter in a double underhook!
Shonie Carter 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 Shonie Carter
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Carter hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mousasi takes a break to breathe while holding Shonie Carter.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Mousasi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Carter struggles... Gegard Mousasi is unable to take him down
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Shonie Carter to fight back!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Shonie Carter!
Mousasi ducks under...
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Gegard Mousasi takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mousasi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mousasi is clinching with Carter.
The fighters are clinching.
Shonie Carter shoots and grab one of Gegard Mousasi 's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Mousasi lose his balance and falls to the mat
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Carter
He succeeds!
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Mousasi
Carter is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shonie Carter!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Carter's eyes...
Carter breaks the lock showing some skills...
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter tries to escape from the full mount...
Gegard Mousasi is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Shonie Carter...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter is cooling the fight on the ground
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mousasi is trying to counter now!
Gegard Mousasi hovers above Carter
Good punches to Carter's body.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Shonie Carter gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Mousasi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mousasi's side.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll on the ground...
Mousasi knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Shonie Carter moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Carter
Gegard Mousasi tries to free his leg...
Gegard Mousasi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Carter's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Shonie Carter...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Mousasi goes for an armbar!
Shonie Carter breaks the lock and pushes away Gegard Mousasi , who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Gegard Mousasi . The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) are cheering for the fighters.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Carter is swinging for the fences!
Mousasi backpedals and creates space. Shonie Carter is asking him if he is going to fight!
Carter clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Shovel hook by Gegard Mousasi
tags Carter.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Tremendous strikes from Carter!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Chin
Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Carter's chin
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.
Mousasi is launching some bone breaking punches to Carter's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shonie Carter's eyes.
Crushing shot to Carter's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi slightly pushes Carter into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Lightning fast low kick from Mousasi!
Carter blocks that kick with his leg.
Middle kick from Carter.
The kick just misses.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Gegard Mousasi !
Carter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi tries a hook to the body
and hits Carter ribs hard
Mousasi launches a furious low kick!
Carter receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Carter hyper-extended his left leg
Carter is holding Gegard Mousasi 's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi shows great balance while pushing away Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi circles around Carter
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.
Carter pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Mousasi easily blocks and looks for a counter!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Carter tries to grapple
Mousasi moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Mousasi launches a hook to the body
Bang! Carter stops that one with his ribs!
Mousasi is holding Shonie Carter's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shonie Carter loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Gegard Mousasi uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Carter misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mousasi tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Gegard Mousasi rolls him over and takes his back!
Mousasi is in rear mount over Carter
Carter has given his back to Gegard Mousasi who is trying to get one hook in!
Gegard Mousasi has one hook in!
Mousasi is in rear mount over Carter with one hook in
Gegard Mousasi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Mousasi drills Shonie Carter's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Gegard Mousasi ! Carter seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Carter's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Carter has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by TKO (GnP) at 3:41 Round 2
Statistics: Shonie Carter
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 15/26 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Piss off. Gegard has no business being this deep in the tournament.
Gegard Mousasi looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Carter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gegard Mousasi didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Gegard Mousasi ! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Gegard Mousasi doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Shonie Carter tries to open Mousasi's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shonie Carter. Mousasi is unable to cover himself now!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Carter tries to stand up!
Mousasi doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Gegard Mousasi . 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.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi goes with a looping right hand while Shonie Carter jumps back and jabs
Carter seems staggered and Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mousasi tries to grapple
He puts Carter in a double underhook!
Shonie Carter 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 Shonie Carter
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Carter hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mousasi takes a break to breathe while holding Shonie Carter.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Mousasi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Carter struggles... Gegard Mousasi is unable to take him down
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Shonie Carter to fight back!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Shonie Carter!
Mousasi ducks under...
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Gegard Mousasi takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mousasi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mousasi is clinching with Carter.
The fighters are clinching.
Shonie Carter shoots and grab one of Gegard Mousasi 's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Mousasi lose his balance and falls to the mat
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Carter
He succeeds!
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Mousasi
Carter is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shonie Carter!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Carter's eyes...
Carter breaks the lock showing some skills...
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter tries to escape from the full mount...
Gegard Mousasi is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Shonie Carter...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter is cooling the fight on the ground
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mousasi is trying to counter now!
Gegard Mousasi hovers above Carter
Good punches to Carter's body.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Shonie Carter gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Mousasi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mousasi's side.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll on the ground...
Mousasi knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Shonie Carter moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Carter
Gegard Mousasi tries to free his leg...
Gegard Mousasi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Carter's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Shonie Carter...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Mousasi goes for an armbar!
Shonie Carter breaks the lock and pushes away Gegard Mousasi , who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Gegard Mousasi . The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) are cheering for the fighters.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Carter is swinging for the fences!
Mousasi backpedals and creates space. Shonie Carter is asking him if he is going to fight!
Carter clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Shovel hook by Gegard Mousasi
tags Carter.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
=========================================
Tremendous strikes from Carter!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Chin
Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Carter's chin
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.
Mousasi is launching some bone breaking punches to Carter's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shonie Carter's eyes.
Crushing shot to Carter's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi slightly pushes Carter into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Lightning fast low kick from Mousasi!
Carter blocks that kick with his leg.
Middle kick from Carter.
The kick just misses.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Gegard Mousasi !
Carter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi tries a hook to the body
and hits Carter ribs hard
Mousasi launches a furious low kick!
Carter receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Carter hyper-extended his left leg
Carter is holding Gegard Mousasi 's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi shows great balance while pushing away Shonie Carter
Gegard Mousasi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi circles around Carter
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.
Carter pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Mousasi easily blocks and looks for a counter!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Carter tries to grapple
Mousasi moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Mousasi launches a hook to the body
Bang! Carter stops that one with his ribs!
Mousasi is holding Shonie Carter's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shonie Carter loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Gegard Mousasi uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Carter misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mousasi tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Gegard Mousasi rolls him over and takes his back!
Mousasi is in rear mount over Carter
Carter has given his back to Gegard Mousasi who is trying to get one hook in!
Gegard Mousasi has one hook in!
Mousasi is in rear mount over Carter with one hook in
Gegard Mousasi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Mousasi drills Shonie Carter's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Gegard Mousasi ! Carter seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Carter's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Carter has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by TKO (GnP) at 3:41 Round 2
Statistics: Shonie Carter
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 15/26 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Piss off. Gegard has no business being this deep in the tournament.
Keep pissing off Sandman... 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!