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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by ZERO ONNNNNEEEEEEEEE. Li has chosen Summer Song as his entrance music. Gegard Mousasi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chong Li's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi misses with the combination.
Mousasi misses with a two punch combination.
Li swings for the body but Mousasi moves out of range.
Mousasi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mousasi throws and elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mousasi's guard. Nice move by Li!
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Li manages to pass to side control.
Mousasi is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi is not content to let Li control the position.
Mousasi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mousasi tries to get out of the position.
Li is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mousasi is looking to escape.
Mousasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control but Mousasi is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mousasi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li tries for a takedown but Mousasi manages to get underhooks.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mousasi is keeping busy.
Li landing knees to the body.
Mousasi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Li regains guard.
Mousasi throwing strikes but missing.
Mousasi wants to get up but he can't break Li's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying to improve his position.
Li has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mousasi!
Li looks gassed!
Mousasi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mousasi tries to escape but Li has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mousasi has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Li has the hooks in. Mousasi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Li struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mousasi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mousasi rolls, trying to escape but Li keeps control of the position.
Mousasi is working hard here to advance position.
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet.
Mousasi turns into Li and is now in his guard.
Li is trying to control the position but Mousasi postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mousasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to buck Mousasi off but Mousasi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mousasi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li misses with a double jab
and Mousasi counters by clinching up.
Mousasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Mousasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mousasi tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mousasi.
Gegard Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mousasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mousasi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mousasi swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a double jab
and Li makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mousasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mousasi is looking to get back to is feet but Li passes into side control.
Li slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Mousasi.
Mousasi reaches up to try and control the position but Li seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mousasi rolls and tries to escape and now Li has his back!
Li has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mousasi could be in trouble here!
Mousasi trying to control the hands but Li breaks the grip.
Li trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Li gets his hands free as Mousasi looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mousasi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mousasi wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a slapping leg kick.
Li shoots in but Mousasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mousasi works over Li's head and body with a nice combination.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mousasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mousasi's guard now.
Li trying to control but Mousasi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li slips nicely into half guard.
Li decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mousasi throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Li is keen to just control but Mousasi is a slippery customer.
Mousasi wants to get back to full guard but Li has mounted him!
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Li wants to control the pace but Mousasi is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Mousasi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mousasi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mousasi to take his back!
Mousasi wants to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Mousasi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mousasi showed some decent athleticism there.
Mousasi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mousasi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mousasi slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Li manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mousasi scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mousasi has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Mousasi wants the takedown. Li is fighting it off but Mousasi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Li's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Mousasi with a nice head shot there.
Mousasi wants to stand but Li is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mousasi working some strikes from top position.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mousasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Li wants to clinch.
Mousasi misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to de liver by Li. Beautiful body shot.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gegard Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi swinging wilding here.
Mousasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mousasi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Li is trying to keep Mousasi in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mousasi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Li Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mousasi's back instead.
Li working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mousasi wants to control his opponent's hands but Li gets his hands free.
Mousasi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mousasi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Li has the hooks in. Mousasi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mousasi is trying to stand back up.
Mousasi trying to control the action but Li just sinks the hooks in.
Li looking for the choke from the back.
Li lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Mousasi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mousasi tries to escape the position.
Li working for a choke but Mousasi is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mousasi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Mousasi!
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energy
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hype
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