Gegard Mousasi Rips The Strikeforce 205-Pound Title From "Babalu" Sobral
By: Chad Edward Posted On: August 15, 2009 at 10:42pm“Dreamcatcher” Gegard Mousasi (22-2-1) arrived at 205 after melting Strikeforce light heavyweight champ “Babalu” Renato Sobral (31-9) by TKO against the fence in one minute for the title at San Jose Saturday.
Mousasi landed 13 strikes to Sobral’s one, leaving “Babalu” frighteningly wide-eyed and unconcious as referee “Big” John McCarthy pulled Mousasi off.
A stoic Mousasi resembling his mentor, Fighters.com’s Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko’s (29-1) , hip tossed the champion and former UFC title challenger after Sobral caught Mousasi’s body kick. From side control, Mousasi hammered Sobral’s face until the fight’s conclusion.
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Comments
This dude is sick. His hands are going to be nightmare for a lot of people. I don’t if Babalu was a real opponent for this kind of fighter, but there’s no doubt he has freak talent.
Babalu had looked good since leaving the UFC. He’s not a top ten fighter, but Gegard showed what he does to fighters not in the top ten. It’s going to be hard for Strikeforce to find opposition for him.