Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2016 9:53:52 GMT -5
Gegard Mousasi raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Chael Sonnen looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Chael Sonnen shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gegard Mousasi is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sonnen into his guard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Mousasi
Sonnen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Mousasi leans and gets Chael Sonnen's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Sonnen is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Mousasi leans back...
He clobbers Chael Sonnen's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen 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 Sonnen
Stand up! This is what Mousasi's cornermen are shouting. Chael Sonnen is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Sonnen has Mousasi controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Gegard Mousasi moves to better his position on the ground...
Gegard Mousasi wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Nose
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Forehead
Gegard Mousasi seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sonnen's moves.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi tries to roll on the ground...
Sonnen knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Sonnen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Nose
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chael Sonnen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sonnen throws a few hammer fists to the face of Gegard Mousasi
Solid shots!
Mousasi's Mouth is beginning to swell
Mousasi has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi 's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Mousasi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Mousasi staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Sonnen is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is a bloody mess!
Chael Sonnen Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Gegard Mousasi is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Mousasi laid out on the mat! Chael Sonnen's corner come in to congratulate him!
Mousasi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Forehead
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 2:42 Round 1
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/21 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Typically, taking a submission fighter down is a weak idea. And Chael has a history of choking when it comes to wrestling and submissions (vs Silva 1 IRL). But Chael did this fight, and did it hard.
Chael Sonnen looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Chael Sonnen shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gegard Mousasi is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sonnen into his guard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Mousasi
Sonnen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Mousasi leans and gets Chael Sonnen's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Sonnen is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Mousasi leans back...
He clobbers Chael Sonnen's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen 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 Sonnen
Stand up! This is what Mousasi's cornermen are shouting. Chael Sonnen is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Sonnen has Mousasi controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Gegard Mousasi moves to better his position on the ground...
Gegard Mousasi wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Nose
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Forehead
Gegard Mousasi seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sonnen's moves.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi tries to roll on the ground...
Sonnen knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Sonnen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sonnen is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Nose
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chael Sonnen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sonnen throws a few hammer fists to the face of Gegard Mousasi
Solid shots!
Mousasi's Mouth is beginning to swell
Mousasi has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi 's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Mousasi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Mousasi staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Sonnen is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is a bloody mess!
Chael Sonnen Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Gegard Mousasi is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Mousasi laid out on the mat! Chael Sonnen's corner come in to congratulate him!
Mousasi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Forehead
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 2:42 Round 1
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/21 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Typically, taking a submission fighter down is a weak idea. And Chael has a history of choking when it comes to wrestling and submissions (vs Silva 1 IRL). But Chael did this fight, and did it hard.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!