Gegard Mousasi crowned king of middleweights at Bellator 250
Gegard Mousasi made his vast experience and size difference count when he fought the reigning Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima with the vacant middleweight title on the line in the main event of Bellator 250. Mousasi emerged victorious via unanimous decision after five rounds of back and forth action in the Bellator MMA fight. Two judges scored the fight 49-46 and another judge scored it 48-47 in favor of Mousasi.
Mousasi was clearly the better fighter on the night, having taken down his opponent 4 times during the bout and wasn’t taken down even once during the five scheduled rounds. Mousasi landed more strikes than Lima, with the significant strikes coming to 89-50. This also helped to ultimately clinch the win, which happens to be his tenth win in the last eleven fights.
Mousasi dominated the opening rounds by mixing up his superior ground game effortlessly, combining a pair of takedowns, hitting Lima with nasty elbows from the top mount, and gassing the Brazilian out by using his size to lay all over the Bellator welterweight champ, who was visible gasping for breath in the later rounds.
However, Lima did pull up his socks towards the end of the fight, hitting Mousasi with a few combinations but Mousasi’s outside leg kicks and stiff jabs stubbed out the late charge by Lima.
Check out the results of all fights from the Bellator 250 card below:
Gegard Mousasi (c) def. Douglas Lima via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
Henry Corrales def. Brandon Girtz via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 30-27)
Dalton Rosta def. Ty Gwerder via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jake Hager def. Brandon Calton via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Sabah Homasi def. Bobby Voelker via second-round TKO (punches)
Johnny Eblen def. Taylor Johnson via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Adam Borics def. Erick Sanchez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Cody Law def. Orlando Ortega via first-round submission (D’Arce choke)
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