Gegard Mousasi Wins By TKO Over Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

So far, so good for Strikeforce on CBS.  This event started off in outstanding fashion with a war between Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Silva, and the hits just kept on coming with Gegard Mousasi and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in their next scheduled battle.  Here's the skinny on what happened.

Round 1: The two traded sporadic, but speedy shots early in the first round before Mousasi connected with a hard left-right combination.  The strikes compelled Sokoudjou to shoot in for a takedown, which he achieved.  After some mild ground and pound, Mousasi turned his adversary over.  But while looking for a submission, Sokoudjou got up.  He then executed a trip to perfection, ending up on top again.  This eventually led to a standing guillotine attempt by Sokoudjou and hard knee afterwards.  Mousasi then attempted a takedown of his own, only to have the tables turned on him due to his opponent's judo mastery.  In the end, I gave Sokoudjou the round because of the takedowns.

Round 2: Mousasi landed a very hard flurry on Sokoudjou in the second.  That said, when Mousasi attempted to take him down afterwards, Sokoudjou turned the tables on him once again.  But "The African Assassin's" success was short lived, as Mousasi turned him over on the ground, held that position for a significant length of time, and unleashed a ground and pound assault on him.  This eventually compelled the referee to stop the fight when Sokoudjou was no longer fighting back.

Gegard Mousasi defeats Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou by TKO at 3:43 of round two.

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