Post by The Sandman on Oct 14, 2021 22:35:37 GMT -5
Gegard Mousasi looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Yoel Romero shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Mousasi is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Gegard Mousasi comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God tries to open up Gegard Mousasi 's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Mousasi in the side of the head
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God 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 Soldier of God
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Mousasi's face
Mousasi shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Mousasi tries to escape from the closed guard
Gegard Mousasi any adventage in the ground.
Soldier of God tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mousasi is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gegard Mousasi !
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Yoel Romero 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.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Soldier of God and Mousasi circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yoel Romero 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
Mousasi ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi breaths deeply while on the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God is getting frustrated here.
Mousasi misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Soldier of God moves on the ground
Soldier of God cannot take advantage in the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Yoel Romero fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mousasi's face!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Deep breaths from Gegard Mousasi who tries a hammer punch to Soldier of God's ribs.
Soldier of God blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mousasi's face!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Right cheek
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mousasi's face with those brutal elbows! Mousasi needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Chin
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Mousasi
Yoel Romero tries to pass Gegard Mousasi 's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Soldier of God tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Soldier of God launches a barrage of elbows over Mousasi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mousasi doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Yoel Romero has left Mousasi laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Yoel Romero by KO (Elbows) at 4:20 Round 1
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 217 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/21 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 217 s
Yoel strength-dom'ed this one.
Yoel Romero shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Mousasi is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Gegard Mousasi comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mousasi goes down.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God tries to open up Gegard Mousasi 's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Mousasi in the side of the head
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God 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 Soldier of God
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Mousasi's face
Mousasi shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Mousasi tries to escape from the closed guard
Gegard Mousasi any adventage in the ground.
Soldier of God tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mousasi is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gegard Mousasi !
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Yoel Romero 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.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Soldier of God and Mousasi circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yoel Romero 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
Mousasi ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi breaths deeply while on the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God is getting frustrated here.
Mousasi misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Soldier of God moves on the ground
Soldier of God cannot take advantage in the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Yoel Romero fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mousasi's face!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Deep breaths from Gegard Mousasi who tries a hammer punch to Soldier of God's ribs.
Soldier of God blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mousasi's face!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Right cheek
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mousasi's face with those brutal elbows! Mousasi needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Chin
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Mousasi
Soldier of God moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Mousasi
Yoel Romero tries to pass Gegard Mousasi 's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Soldier of God tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Soldier of God launches a barrage of elbows over Mousasi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mousasi doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Yoel Romero has left Mousasi laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Yoel Romero by KO (Elbows) at 4:20 Round 1
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 217 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/21 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 217 s
Yoel strength-dom'ed this one.
