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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes into the arena with Faded blaring out of the sound system. Gegard Mousasi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prijovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prijovic.
Mousasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prijovic delivers a nice body kick.
Prijovic wants to land a leg kick but Mousasi is out of range.
Prijovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Mousasi slips a jab from Prijovic.
Prijovic cracks the inside of Mousasi's front leg.
Prijovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi throws a body kick that misses.
Prijovic looks to land a right hand but Mousasi moved out of range.
Prijovic scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prijovic.
We've been informed that Prijovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mousasi thuds a left hand into Prijovic's body.
Mousasi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prijovic in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic slips under a jab from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands a right hook to the body.
Prijovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mousasi scores with a decent looking hook.
Prijovic misses with a hook. Mousasi ducked under it nicely.
Mousasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Prijovic misses with a right hand
and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mousasi trying to control the action but Prijovic is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prijovic pushes Mousasi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mousasi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mousasi slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mousasi just content to control the position.
Mousasi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mousasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Prijovic is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to control but Prijovic is keeping him busy.
Mousasi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mousasi wants to control but Prijovic is keeping him busy.
Prijovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mousasi is controlling him well.
Prijovic is trying to improve his position.
Prijovic is trying to buck Mousasi off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control the action but Prijovic is working from the bottom.
Mousasi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mousasi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Prijovic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Prijovic bucks up and tries to throw Mousasi off but instead Mousasi has got his back!
Mousasi looking for the RNC.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nemanja Prijovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mousasi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prijovic checks a low kick from Mousasi.
Prijovic throws a leg kick
and Mousasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mousasi blocks a leg kick.
Prijovic throws a jab when Mousasi was well out of range.
Prijovic closes the distance and clinches.
Mousasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prijovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Prijovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prijovic pushes Mousasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Prijovic.
Prijovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Mousasi trying to control the position but instead, Prijovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mousasi into the cage.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prijovic tries to throw a body punch but Mousasi avoids it by throwing Prijovic back against the cage.
Mousasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prijovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousasi.
Prijovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prijovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mousasi.
Mousasi blocks an uppercut.
Prijovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prijovic.
Prijovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prijovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prijovic lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prijovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Prijovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Prijovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prijovic.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Prijovic blocks an uppercut.
Prijovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Prijovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mousasi up against the cage.
Mousasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic lands a left hand.
Prijovic lands with a left to the head.
Prijovic lands with a light punch inside.
Mousasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mousasi.
Good body shot from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a punch to the body.
Prijovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gegard Mousasi's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prijovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prijovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prijovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi prevents a body shot from Prijovic.
Prijovic lands with a left to the head.
Mousasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prijovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prijovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mousasi as Prijovic tries to tie him up.
Prijovic has a couple of punches blocked by Mousasi.
Mousasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Nemanja Prijovic has been cut.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Prijovic can't find room to land a body shot as Mousasi controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prijovic.
Prijovic tries a body shot but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mousasi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Prijovic.
Prijovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Prijovic looks to land a body kick but Mousasi moved away.
Prijovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mousasi momentarily.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prijovic misses the jab.
Mousasi slips a jab from Prijovic.
Good shot there by Mousasi.
Prijovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prijovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prijovic is looking to clinch but Mousasi is avoiding it.
Prijovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Prijovic throws a wild body kick that Mousasi sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prijovic. Mousasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mousasi scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic misses with a leg kick
and Prijovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prijovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mousasi at a distance.
Mousasi checks a leg kick nicely.
Prijovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prijovic misses with a hook.
Mousasi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Prijovic misses.
Prijovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Mousasi should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mousasi throws a leg kick that misses.
Prijovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mousasi doesn't seem bothered though.
Prijovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mousasi is just out of range.
Prijovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prijovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Mousasi slips under a jab.
Mousasi dips to his left and cracks Prijovic with an uppercut!
Prijovic lands with a straight right. Mousasi didn't see that one coming.
Gegard Mousasi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Prijovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mousasi's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Mousasi misses the target.
Prijovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prijovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mousasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Prijovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prijovic.
Mousasi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Prijovic.
Jab from Prijovic.
A leg kick checked by Mousasi.
Prijovic misses with a looping right.
Mousasi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mousasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prijovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi blocks a jab.
Prijovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Mousasi walks into a left hand.
Jeez, Gegard Mousasi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prijovic misses with a right hand
and Mousasi counters with a low kick, right behind Prijovic 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prijovic is looking to chop away at Mousasi's legs.
Prijovic throws a leg kick but Mousasi checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Mousasi there.
Prijovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Prijovic throws a big shot that misses.
Mousasi connects with a body shot that sends Prijovic's belly button to the back.
Prijovic misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi scores with a jab.
Prijovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prijovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mousasi is defended easily by Prijovic.
Prijovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mousasi.
Prijovic throws a hook but Mousasi blocks it.
Prijovic motions for Mousasi to come forward. Prijovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mousasi scores with a hook.
Mousasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prijovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Prijovic.
Prijovic throws a wild body kick that Mousasi sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prijovic is looking to slow Mousasi down with leg kicks.
Prijovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prijovic throws a front kick that sends Mousasi stumbling back into the cage.
Mousasi moves out of range as Prijovic strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Prijovic. That snapped Mousasi's head back.
Prijovic motions for Mousasi to come forward. Prijovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prijovic lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prijovic.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mousasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prijovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic lands a jab to Mousasi's midsection.
Prijovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mousasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mousasi takes one on the button.
Prijovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mousasi moves out of range of the body kick from Prijovic.
Mousasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prijovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prijovic tries to land a front kick but Mousasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Prijovic misses its intended target.
Prijovic throws a shot to the body.
Prijovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mousasi cracks the inside of Prijovic's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prijovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prijovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mousasi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mousasi thuds his right hand into Prijovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Prijovic is predictable there
and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Prijovic!
Mousasi advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi prevents Prijovic from getting the reversal.
Prijovic is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mousasi working for a guillotine from mount but Prijovic is in no mood to give up.
Prijovic tries to lock up and control but Mousasi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prijovic is looking to improve his position but Mousasi isn't that keen on the idea.
Mousasi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prijovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mousasi checks the leg kick.
Mousasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mousasi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Prijovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mousasi wants to work for an arm triangle but Prijovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prijovic wants to get back to his feet.
Mousasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Prijovic is just riding it out for now. Mousasi eventually gives up the hold.
Mousasi is working for a kimura but Prijovic is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic wants to control but Mousasi is keeping busy.
Mousasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prijovic keeps working.
Gegard Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Prijovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi won't allow Prijovic to sweep him here.
Prijovic keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Mousasi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Mousasi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Prijovic screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Mousasi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gegard Mousasi!
An out of breath Gegard Mousasi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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