UFC 204 results: Gegard Mousasi pounds out Vitor Belfort
Here is how the UFC 204 middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Gegard Mousasi played out.
The UFC 204 co-main event features a middleweight bout between UFC veteran Vitor Belfort (25-12) and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (39-6-2).
Belfort enters the octagon at UFC 204 after a disappointing appearance in May against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at UFC 198. “The Phenom” was overwhelmed by Souza, losing by TKO in the first round.
Before the setback, Belfort knocked out Dan Henderson at UFC Fight Night 77. The win brought hope to the fighter’s goal of putting together another run at the title. Now, it is possible this fight will be his last as an MMA fighter.
Unlike Belfort, Mousasi enters this fight on the heels of recent success. The Armenian fighter is currently riding a two-fight win streak. In February, Mousasi outpointed former middleweight title challenger Thales Leites. He followed that performance up in July with a first-round knockout over Thiago Santos at the historic UFC 200 event in Las Vegas.
Mousasi has been campaigning for a long time to face off against Belfort. He used social media on numerous occasions to trash Belfort for avoiding their booking and accuse Belfort of using performance-enhancing drugs. Mousasi finally got Belfort to sign on the dotted line and he looks to back up the trash talk tonight.
Here is how the fight unfolded, round-by-round, including FanSided’s scoring of the fight.
ROUND 1: The fighters met in the middle, but Mousasi quickly backed Belfort up. Mousasi opened up with high kick then a low kick. Belfort just pawed a light jabs at first. Mousasi threw a body kick, but Belfort caught it with his arm and landed several shots until dropping Mousasi’s leg. Mouasasi kept walking Belfort down. The fighters traded a couple of single punches. Mousasi pushed in to clinch against the fence, but Belfort reversed and disengaged. Mousasi was going up high and down low with kicks, but Belfort returned with a quick high kick of his own that was blocked. Mousasi was getting his strikes off first, but he backed up with his chin in the air every time Belfort attacked. Mousasi threw a jab cross and Belfort looked to counter. Belfort rushed in with a jab-cross-uppercut before Mousasi fired back and moved away. Mousasi kept walking Belfort down and landed a hard cross to Belfort’s head. After stunning Belfort, Mousasi shot for the takedown. Belfort defended and circled away. Mousasi kept moving forward with a couple kicks. As the round closed, Mousasi threw a couple punches and secured a takedown at the horn. FanSided scores it 10-9 Saint-Preux 10-9 Mousasi
ROUND 2: Mousasi continued to walk Belfort down, snapping off a few quick jabs. Belfort threw a fast body kick, but Mousasi ate it and fired back a right counter of his own that landed. Belfort, circling away, but stood still allowing Mousasi to shoot in. Belfort defended though and circled off the cage to push away. Back to walking Belfort down, Mousasi kept walking forward. When Belfort stood still, Mousasi landed a powerful head kick that rocked Belfort. Belfort shelled up against the fence as Mousasi moved in for the kill. Mousasi poured on a ton of punches. Belfort tried to move away, but Mousasi dragged him to the mat. The attack did not slow on the ground. Mousasi quickly moved to mount and landed a flurry of ground strikes. Belfort gave his back for a second before turning back, trying to shrimp out of the bad position. Mousasi kept the strikes frequent and Belfort turtled up as the ref steps in to stop the action.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Gegard Mousasi def. Vitor Belfort by TKO (punches). Round 2, 2:17
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