Bellator 275 results: Gegard Mousasi steamrolls Austin Vanderford in 85 seconds to defend title

Gegard Mousasi handed Austin Vanderford his first pro loss in quick, devastating fashion.

“The Dreamcatcher” defended his middleweight championship against Vanderford in the main event of Friday’s Bellator 275 show at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

Mousasi got the Irish people fired up by walking out to Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline”.

Both men traded shots early, but Mousasi hurt Vanderford quickly with a left hand. As Vanderford went for the takedown, Mousasi sprawled and unloaded on the challenger before getting the stoppage just 85 seconds into the bout.

Mousasi felt confident after his victory and declared himself to be the best middleweight fighter in the world.

Sinead Kavanagh guts out knee injury to defeat Leah McCourt, earn rematch with Cris Cyborg

In a fight to determine Ireland’s top female featherweight, Leah McCourt faced Sinead Kvanagh in co-main.

McCourt got the fight to the mat quickly, right where she wanted it to go. Around the halfway point of the opening round, Kavanagh was able to scramble on top and search for a kimura. McCourt fought back and was able to get her up before the bell.

Conor McGregor was cheering Kavanagh on, and she managed to keep control of the fence as well as land strikes. McCourt noticed an opportunity for McCourt to use the guillotine, but Kavanagh used momentum to take control. McCourt won the round after Kavanagh was knocked to the ground with a knee injury. Upon the replay, it looked as if Kavanagh injured the left knee on a takedown attempt.

Knowing she was probably down two rounds, McCourt targeted the knee with kicks to start Round 3. Kavanagh gutted it out with control against the fence, but McCourt ended up on top as the fight hit the floor with around three minutes to go, before moving to full mount. Kavanagh battled out of the position, but McCourt looked for a leg lock. Kavanagh fought hard and won the fight with big shots.

Following the victory, the broadcast team announced that, per Scott Coker, Kavanagh will fight featherweight champion Cris Cyborg “very soon.” Cyborg needed just over a minute to stop Kavanagh in their first meeting just three months ago at Bellator 271.

Elsewhere on the main card, in an unfortunate ending, Ciaran Clarke picked up a TKO victory after opponent Abou Tounkara suffered a dislocated shoulder at the end of a competitive opening round.

Khasan Magomedsharipov — the younger brother of Zabit Magomedsharipov — also improved his pro record to 7-0 with a dominant grappling display against Jose Sanchez to sweep the scorecards, while Jornel Lugo remained undefeated in the main card opener with a unanimous decision win over Brian Moore.

Check out full Bellator 275 results below:

Main Card

• Gegard Mousasi def. Austin Vanderford via TKO (punches) — Round 1, 1:25
• Sinead Kavanagh def. Leah McCourt via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ciaran Clarke def. Abou Tounkara via TKO (shoulder injury) — Round 1, 5:00
• Khasan Magomedsharipov def. Jose Sanchez via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jornel Lugo def. Brian Moore via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Card

• Brett Johns def. Khurshed Kakhorov via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:00
• Davy Gallon def. Charlie Leary via TKO (punches) — Round 2, 3:01
• Stephanie Page def. Danni McCormack via TKO — Round 1, 1:46
• Darragh Kelly Def. Junior Morgan via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:47
• Vladimir Tokov def. Daniele Scatizzi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Gokhan Saricam def. Kirill Sidelnikov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Nathan Kelly def. Scott Pedersen via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Lee Hammond, def. Jamie Hay via TKO — Round 1, 3:32