Post by The Sandmen on Sept 1, 2016 18:00:07 GMT -5
Demian Maia doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Gegard Mousasi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Demian Maia and Gegard Mousasi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Gegard Mousasi circles around Maia
Nice punches from Gegard Mousasi .
Even nicer blocks from Maia.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia tries to jump to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi closed his guard around Demian Maia.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Maia shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Mousasi pushes Demian Maia forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to open Maia's guard...
Maia breaks the lock and covers himself from Mousasi's punches
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Gegard Mousasi manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
Maia attempts a triangle from bottom! Gegard Mousasi slips out. Maia quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Gegard Mousasi slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Gegard Mousasi tries to take advantage...
Gegard Mousasi opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Maia's guard.
Maia didn't see that coming. Mousasi is in open guard over Maia now.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia throws up a triangle attempt!
Gegard Mousasi postures up and breaks the triangle.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia passes his leg around Gegard Mousasi 's shoulder and rolls on the ground!
Punishing hold!
Mousasi works his way out of that omoplata and launches himself over his opponent, winning side mount position! That was close though!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi tries to open up Demian Maia's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Maia in the side of the head
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Demian Maia put Mousasi in half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi moves to better his position on the ground...
Gegard Mousasi viciously slams hammer blows to Maia's face!
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around Mousasi's neck!
Mousasi pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
Maia misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mousasi gets a good position on the ground. ..
Maia holds Gegard Mousasi arms and counters his opponent punches.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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 The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mousasi is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia tries to jump to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Maia tries an armbar from the bottom!
Gegard Mousasi breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Mousasi tries to escape from the closed guard
Mousasi succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Mousasi is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Mousasi tries to move to full mount
Mousasi succeeds
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Gegard Mousasi for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia 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.
Maia launches a kick
but Gegard Mousasi avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Maia has a small cut in his Left cheek
Gegard Mousasi fakes a punch and launches himself over Maia!
Nice move by Mousasi who clinches and pushes Maia against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Maia hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He is not able to do it
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He succeeds!
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Mousasi tries to escape from closed guard...
Mousasi struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to free his leg...
Maia rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Demian Maia looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Gegard Mousasi sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Mousasi
Demian Maia hooks Mousasi's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Gegard Mousasi manages to kick Maia away and scrambles on top!
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Gegard Mousasi tries to take advantage...
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi tries to close the guard.
Mousasi put Demian Maia in closed guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Demian Maia tries to pass Gegard Mousasi 's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Gegard Mousasi regains full guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia 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 Demian Maia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia 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 Demian Maia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia steps backwards away from Gegard Mousasi . He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gegard Mousasi closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
A right hand from Gegard Mousasi
surprises Maia!
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Gegard Mousasi holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Mousasi's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Maia
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gegard Mousasi pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi suddenly holds Demian Maia's arm and tries an armbar!
Maia can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Gegard Mousasi !
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Demian Maia! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Demian Maia doesn't defend himself!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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 Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gegard Mousasi rolls Demian Maia to his stomach and takes his back!
Mousasi is in rear mount over Maia
Maia 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.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Mousasi uses his strength to keep Mousasi at a disadvantage
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Gegard Mousasi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Mousasi drills Demian Maia's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maia's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Demian Maia...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Gegard Mousasi takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Demian Maia shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Demian Maia breaks that americana attempt!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Mousasi suddenly holds Demian Maia's arm and tries an armbar!
Maia can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Gegard Mousasi !
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
Gegard Mousasi tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Demian Maia jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Gegard Mousasi gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mousasi wants nothing of that and pushes Maia.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Gegard Mousasi tries a hook to the body
and hits Maia ribs hard
The two exchange wildly
Mousasi is connecting with a few punches
Maia is holding Gegard Mousasi 's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi shows great balance while pushing away Demian Maia
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by Mousasi followed by a hard jab
Demian Maia stumbles back.
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Left cheek
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Crisp uppercut by Maia followed by a hard jab
Mousasi deflects the blows.
Crisp uppercut by Maia followed by a hard jab
Mousasi deflects the blows.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi goes for an armbar!
Demian Maia breaks the lock and pushes away Gegard Mousasi , who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Demian Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Mousasi moves back and takes a deep breath.
The two exchange wildly
Mousasi is connecting with a few punches
Maia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mousasi sprawls and remains on his feet.
Maia misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Demian Maia fakes a few punches and advance towards Mousasi trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Mousasi pushes Demian Maia and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gegard Mousasi pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maia pushes his opponent against the fence and launches a furious kick to the ribs
Mousasi pushes his opponent away and circles towards the center of the cage.
Gegard Mousasi tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Mousasi leans back...
He clobbers Demian Maia's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Mousasi drills Demian Maia's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Maia's Nose is beginning to swell
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gegard Mousasi can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mousasi moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maia's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi tries to free his leg...
Gegard Mousasi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Gegard Mousasi aggressively and repeatedly punches Maia.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi fires a barrage of punches at Maia's head!
This is bad! Mousasi is just pounding on Demian Maia's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mousasi tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gegard Mousasi pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mousasi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gegard Mousasi sits high on Demian Maia's chest and pulls his leg underneath Maia's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Maia tries to roll out. He's too quick for Gegard Mousasi and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Mousasi and it cost him top position.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi catch Demian Maia's left arm and tries a kimura
Demian Maia holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Mousasi doesn't allow him!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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 Demian Maia
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mousasi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gegard Mousasi rolls Demian Maia to his stomach and takes his back!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Mousasi launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Maia's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Demian Maia has seen better days.
Demian Maia fakes a punch and launches himself over Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The two exchange wildly
Mousasi is connecting with a few punches
Gegard Mousasi goes with a looping right hand while Demian Maia jumps back and jabs
Maia seems staggered and Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Maia's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Gegard Mousasi and Maia engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Gegard Mousasi is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Mousasi avoids a dangerous strike from Maia
and counters with a solid straight!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Maia to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Maia.
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by TKO (Punch) at 1:21 Round 4
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 3/15 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 640 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 22/37 (59%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 25/39 (64%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 640 s
Even fight mostly, then Gegard took a lot over.
Gegard Mousasi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Demian Maia and Gegard Mousasi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Gegard Mousasi circles around Maia
Nice punches from Gegard Mousasi .
Even nicer blocks from Maia.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia tries to jump to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi closed his guard around Demian Maia.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Maia shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Mousasi pushes Demian Maia forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to open Maia's guard...
Maia breaks the lock and covers himself from Mousasi's punches
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Gegard Mousasi manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
Maia attempts a triangle from bottom! Gegard Mousasi slips out. Maia quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Gegard Mousasi slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Gegard Mousasi tries to take advantage...
Gegard Mousasi opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Maia's guard.
Maia didn't see that coming. Mousasi is in open guard over Maia now.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia throws up a triangle attempt!
Gegard Mousasi postures up and breaks the triangle.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia passes his leg around Gegard Mousasi 's shoulder and rolls on the ground!
Punishing hold!
Mousasi works his way out of that omoplata and launches himself over his opponent, winning side mount position! That was close though!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi tries to open up Demian Maia's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Maia in the side of the head
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Demian Maia put Mousasi in half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi moves to better his position on the ground...
Gegard Mousasi viciously slams hammer blows to Maia's face!
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around Mousasi's neck!
Mousasi pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
Maia misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mousasi gets a good position on the ground. ..
Maia holds Gegard Mousasi arms and counters his opponent punches.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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 The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mousasi is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Maia tries to jump to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Maia tries an armbar from the bottom!
Gegard Mousasi breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Mousasi tries to escape from the closed guard
Mousasi succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Mousasi is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Mousasi tries to move to full mount
Mousasi succeeds
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Gegard Mousasi for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia 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.
Maia launches a kick
but Gegard Mousasi avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Maia has a small cut in his Left cheek
Gegard Mousasi fakes a punch and launches himself over Maia!
Nice move by Mousasi who clinches and pushes Maia against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Maia hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He is not able to do it
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He succeeds!
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Maia
Mousasi tries to escape from closed guard...
Mousasi struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi tries to free his leg...
Maia rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Demian Maia looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Gegard Mousasi sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Mousasi
Demian Maia hooks Mousasi's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Gegard Mousasi manages to kick Maia away and scrambles on top!
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Gegard Mousasi tries to take advantage...
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi tries to close the guard.
Mousasi put Demian Maia in closed guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Demian Maia tries to pass Gegard Mousasi 's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Gegard Mousasi regains full guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia 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 Demian Maia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia 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 Demian Maia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia steps backwards away from Gegard Mousasi . He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gegard Mousasi closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
A right hand from Gegard Mousasi
surprises Maia!
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Gegard Mousasi holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Mousasi's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Maia
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gegard Mousasi pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi suddenly holds Demian Maia's arm and tries an armbar!
Maia can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Gegard Mousasi !
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Demian Maia! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Demian Maia doesn't defend himself!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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 Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gegard Mousasi rolls Demian Maia to his stomach and takes his back!
Mousasi is in rear mount over Maia
Maia 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.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Mousasi uses his strength to keep Mousasi at a disadvantage
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Gegard Mousasi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Mousasi drills Demian Maia's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maia's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Demian Maia...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Gegard Mousasi takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Demian Maia shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Demian Maia breaks that americana attempt!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Mousasi suddenly holds Demian Maia's arm and tries an armbar!
Maia can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Gegard Mousasi !
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
Gegard Mousasi tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Demian Maia jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Gegard Mousasi gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mousasi wants nothing of that and pushes Maia.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Gegard Mousasi tries a hook to the body
and hits Maia ribs hard
The two exchange wildly
Mousasi is connecting with a few punches
Maia is holding Gegard Mousasi 's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi shows great balance while pushing away Demian Maia
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by Mousasi followed by a hard jab
Demian Maia stumbles back.
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Left cheek
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Crisp uppercut by Maia followed by a hard jab
Mousasi deflects the blows.
Crisp uppercut by Maia followed by a hard jab
Mousasi deflects the blows.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi goes for an armbar!
Demian Maia breaks the lock and pushes away Gegard Mousasi , who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Demian Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Mousasi moves back and takes a deep breath.
The two exchange wildly
Mousasi is connecting with a few punches
Maia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mousasi sprawls and remains on his feet.
Maia misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Demian Maia fakes a few punches and advance towards Mousasi trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Mousasi pushes Demian Maia and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gegard Mousasi pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maia pushes his opponent against the fence and launches a furious kick to the ribs
Mousasi pushes his opponent away and circles towards the center of the cage.
Gegard Mousasi tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Mousasi leans back...
He clobbers Demian Maia's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
Gegard Mousasi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Mousasi drills Demian Maia's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Maia's Nose is beginning to swell
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Maia
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gegard Mousasi can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mousasi moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maia's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi tries to free his leg...
Gegard Mousasi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Gegard Mousasi aggressively and repeatedly punches Maia.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi fires a barrage of punches at Maia's head!
This is bad! Mousasi is just pounding on Demian Maia's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Demian Maia
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mousasi tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gegard Mousasi pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mousasi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gegard Mousasi sits high on Demian Maia's chest and pulls his leg underneath Maia's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Maia tries to roll out. He's too quick for Gegard Mousasi and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Mousasi and it cost him top position.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Mousasi
Maia is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Mousasi catch Demian Maia's left arm and tries a kimura
Demian Maia holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Mousasi doesn't allow him!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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 Demian Maia
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mousasi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gegard Mousasi rolls Demian Maia to his stomach and takes his back!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Mousasi launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Maia's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Demian Maia has seen better days.
Demian Maia fakes a punch and launches himself over Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The two exchange wildly
Mousasi is connecting with a few punches
Gegard Mousasi goes with a looping right hand while Demian Maia jumps back and jabs
Maia seems staggered and Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Maia's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Gegard Mousasi and Maia engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Gegard Mousasi is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Mousasi avoids a dangerous strike from Maia
and counters with a solid straight!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Maia to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Maia.
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by TKO (Punch) at 1:21 Round 4
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 3/15 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 640 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 22/37 (59%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 25/39 (64%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 640 s
Even fight mostly, then Gegard took a lot over.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!