edisraw Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 STRIKEFORCE: FEIJAO vs. HENDERSON Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship Cristiane Santos vs. Amanda Nunes Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingo Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 STRIKEFORCE: FEIJAO vs. HENDERSON Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship Cristiane Santos vs. Amanda Nunes Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey al Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 STRIKEFORCE: FEIJAO vs. HENDERSON Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship Cristiane Santos vs. Amanda Nunes Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonedSuperman Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Did you try to get Santiago? That would of been a nice pick up! STRIKEFORCE: FEIJAO vs. HENDERSON Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship Cristiane Santos vs. Amanda Nunes Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeGood Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 STRIKEFORCE: FEIJAO vs. HENDERSON Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship Cristiane Santos vs. Amanda Nunes Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship Cristiane Santos vs. Amanda Nunes Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Great diary, so far.. This means nothing but that picture isn't Amanda Buckner and she doesn't fight out of Boulder, CO. It also sucks to see her lose, even though it's a game. lol. It's not? I believe thats the picture for her in the mod and also the picture on her FightWiki page but im not sure whether it is or it isn't tbh. Did you try to get Santiago? That would of been a nice pick up![/b] Before i realised he was available he had already re-signed with Sengoku otherwise i wouldn't tried at least as i like Santiago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 MMA News <img src=http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3624/ufc.gif> <img src=http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2138/dominickcruz.gif> <img src=http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6242/migueltorres.gif> UFC 129: CRUZ vs. TORRES OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED UFC President Dana White has official announced that 'UFC 129' will take place on April 24th from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and will mark the first time a UFC event has been headlined by the lighter weight classes as UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz defends his title against former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres. In the co-main event, George Sotiropoulos returns to the octagon to take on German kickboxer Dennis Siver in a bout the could determined the next challenger to UFC lightweight champion Anthony 'Showtime' Pettis. Also featured on the card will be Cyrille Diabate vs. Krzysztof Soszynski, TUF bad boy Gabe Ruediger vs. Ultimate Fighter season 12 winner Jonathan Brookins and Ian Loveland vs. Rani Yahya in a featherweight bout. Kyle Watson vs. Paul Taylor, Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Dan Miller vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stanislov Nedkov vs. Karlos Vemola and Jimi Manuwa vs. Tim Boetsch rounds off the preliminary portion of the card.More MMA News Coming Soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldenvdk Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship Cristiane Santos vs. Amanda Nunes Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Dan Miller vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stanislov Nedkov vs. Karlos Vemola and Jimi Manuwa vs. Tim Boetsch rounds off the preliminary portion of the card. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Preview <img src=http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/2338/95673398.gif> <img src=http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4624/rszstrikeforcelogo.gif> STRIKEFORCE: FEIJAO VS. HENDERSON PREVIEW <img src=http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8904/rafaelcavalcante.gif> <img src=http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8023/danhenderson.gif> After suffering defeat in his Strikeforce debut at the hands of Jake Shields, MMA legend Dan Henderson bounced back with a vicious knockout of Renato 'Babalu' Sobral and earned a second chance at championship glory as he meets title holder Rafael Cavalcante. Despite stopping talented prospect 'King Mo' Lawal in what many considered to be an upset, Rafael 'Feijao' will once again step into the cage as an overwhelming underdog despite all 10 of his wins coming by way of stoppage, but a win over Dan Henderson will no doubt earn 'Feijao' the respect he deserves. ---------------------------------------------------------- <img src=http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8748/criscyborg.gif> <img src=http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5805/amandanunes.gif> After an explosive 14 second Strikeforce debut, Amanda Nunes has gone from the virtual unknown of North American MMA to the number one challenger in the women's 145-pound division in just a matter of months. However the opportunity to challenge for the Strikeforce women's middleweight championship also comes with the intimidating prospect of facing the most feared female fighter on the planet as Cris Cyborg looks to continue her onslaught on the 145-pound division as she aims for her fifth straight stoppage win. ---------------------------------------------------------- <img src=http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3871/gegardmousasi.gif> <img src=http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4677/mikewhitehead.gif> After suffering his first loss in almost 4 years at the hands of Muhammed Lawal, Gegard Mousasi will make his return to Strikeforce after entering and subsequently winning the DREAM light heavyweight grand prix in dominant fashion. Looking to spoil his return will be respected veteran Mike Whitehead, who has compiled an impressive 26-7 record but a win over the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion would undoubtedly be the biggest of his 10 year career. ---------------------------------------------------------- <img src=http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1576/chadgriggs.gif> <img src=http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/5388/gianvillante.gif> After battering the much-hyped Bobby Lashley into submission in his previous bout, Chad Griggs is now starting to get some recognition after 5 years in the sport and with a second successive main card spot on Showtime, a win over another hot prospect could propel Griggs to bigger and better fight in the future. In his Strikeforce debut, Gian Villante will be in unfamiliar territory as he fights outside of New Jersey for the first time in his MMA career and with a step up in competition, a victory could see Villante become the next hot prospect on the Strikeforce roster. ---------------------------------------------------------- <img src=http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8931/lukerockhold.gif> <img src=http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8545/jessetaylor.gif> Originally a bout featured on the Strikeforce Challengers series where Rockhold submitted Taylor by rear naked choke in the first round and subsequently spelt the end of Taylor's run in Strikeforce. However he has since gone 4-1 in various other promotions and earned his way back onto the Strikeforce roster. Arguably one of the hottest prospect in MMA right now, Luke Rockhold will make his main show debut at 'Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson' and although the gifted AKA product wasn't all that excited about fighting Taylor again, an impressive showing live on Showtime will no doubt propel Rockhold to bigger and better things.Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Results Coming Soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Results <img src=http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/2338/95673398.gif> <img src=http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8904/rafaelcavalcante.gif> <img src=http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1812/hendo.gif> STRIKEFORCE: FEIJAO vs. HENDERSON Mauro Ranallo - Hello i'm Mauro Ranallo, thank you for joining me here from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus Ohio as Strikeforce presents another big night of mixed martial arts as not one but two huge championship fights feature on the card tonight including MMA legend Dan Henderson getting another opportunity at championship glory when he takes on hard-hitting champion Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante, and in some people's opinions the most dominant champion in all of MMA, Cris 'Cyborg' will make her third defense of the 145-pound title against fellow Brazilian, Amanda Nunes. And joining me for tonight's broadcast is another MMA legend, Frank Shamrock, and Frank after causing what many believed to be a pretty big upset when he knocked out 'King Mo' to win the title, Rafael 'Feijao' will once again go against an opponent that not too many people give him a chance against. Do you believe that those people are correct to right off 'Feijao' tonight or is there a danger of Henderson perhaps overlooking the champion tonight? Frank Shamrock - Well Mauro there's probably alot of fans out there who underestimate 'Feijao' but i don't think Dan Henderson is one of them. Henderson has won multiple title's all over the world and you don't get to the level that he has by overlooking your opponents. In my opinion if 'Feijao' can keep this fight on the feet and stay away from Henderson's power then i believe he can win this fight but the question is, can he stop the olympic-level wrestling of Dan Henderson? Mauro Ranallo - Well it will be interesting to see if that is the case but at the same time we have seen Dan Henderson many times in the past keep fights on the feet when it appeared, on paper at least, that his wrestling would give him more of an advantage so it will be interesting to see how he approaches this fight tonight. Also joining us tonight is the first ever UFC welterweight champion, Pat Miletich, and tonight Pat as i mentioned earlier, we have two title fights on the card and in the co-main event Amanda Nunes, who blew away Julia Budd in just 14 seconds in her Strikeforce debut, will get a dream shot at the 145-pound title but in order to win that title, she has to go through the most dominant female fighter in the sport Cris 'Cyborg'. Pat Miletich - Well Mauro i'm definitely expecting this fight to bring the fireworks tonight! As you mentioned, Nunes looked phenomenal in her Strikeforce debut and in that fight Nunes' fighting style was very reminiscent of that classic aggressive 'Chute Boxe' style of fighting so it's quite ironic that she will face an actual 'Chute Boxe' fighter in Cris 'Cyborg' tonight. Mauro Ranallo - Alright well those two championship fights are later on in tonight's card but also featuring on the card tonight will be one of the brightest prospects on the Strikeforce roster, Luke Rockhold who will be making his big show debut as he takes on two-time All-American wrestler Jesse Taylor. Another bright prospect Strikeforce Gian Villante makes his promotional debut against Chad Griggs, who is best remembered for battering Bobby Lashley into submission in his last fight. And the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi makes his anticipated return to Strikeforce as he takes on veteran Mike Whitehead. But it's now time to hand over to the maestro of the microphone, Jimmy Lennon, Jr. ---------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Good evening to you ladies and gentleman and welcome to the Nationwide Arena here in Columbus, Ohio as Strikeforce and Showtime present a big night of MMA brought to you by Rockstar Energy Drink! Alright fans here we go with the first bout of the evening scheduled for 3 five minute rounds in a middleweight special attraction. Introducing to you first on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, he is an all-round mixed martial artist with a background in Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu and Judo, his record includes 7 wins and 1 defeat with all 7 of his wins coming by way of stoppage. From San Jose, California please welcome one of the sport's brightest prospects, LUKE ROCKHOLD! And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, with a college background in Wrestling, he has a record of 17 wins and 6 losses with 5 wins coming by way of knockout and 8 by way of submission. From Murrieta, California please welcome the two-time All-American wrestler, JESSE 'JT MONEY' TAYLOR! <img src=http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8931/lukerockhold.gif> <img src=http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8545/jessetaylor.gif> (7-1) Luke Rockhold vs. Jesse Taylor (17-6) ROUND 1 Round 1 of this rematch begins and an early exchange from both fighters ends with them falling into a clinch which Rockhold manages to take control of as he lifts Taylor up and plants him straight back down to the mat as Rockhold ends up in his guard. After a few small strikes, Rockhold looks to pass, and manages to get to side control then locks Taylor in an armbar and it's in deep! but Taylor gets his arm free right when it looked like he was about to tap but he still has over half the round left to survive on the ground with Rockhold, who submitted him in the first round of there last fight, but this time he may look to take a different path to victory as Rockhold fires powerful shots to the face of Taylor and all he can do is cover up which prompts the referee to step in and end this contest. OFFICIAL DECISION Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman we have the time of 3:09 in round number 1, our referee in charge stops the contest due to strikes, he is the winner by way of technical knockout, LUKE ROCKHOLD! *In his post-fight interview with Mauro Ranallo, Jesse Taylor apologized to the fans and to his opponent for his performance after he mentioned that he was ill in the lead-up to the fight.* ---------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Alright fans here we go as Strikeforce and Showtime present 3 five minute rounds in a special heavyweight attraction. Introducing to you first on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, with a background in Boxing and Jiu-Jitsu, he has a record of 9 wins and 1 defeat with all of his wins coming by way of stoppage. From Tucson, Arizona please welcome CHAD 'THE GRAVEDIGGER' GRIGGS! And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, with a multi-sport background in Boxing, Kickboxing and Muay Thai, his record stands at 7 wins and 1 lose with 5 of his wins coming by way of knockout and 2 by submission. Introducing the talented prospect from Bellmore, New York, GIAN VILLANTE! <img src=http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1576/chadgriggs.gif> <img src=http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/5388/gianvillante.gif> (9-1) Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante (7-1) ROUND 1 Round 1 is underway and it's a slow start as the first minute goes by with both men commiting to there strikes but neither can land anything which results in Villante changing levels as he shoots in on Griggs but he spawls well and instead pulls Villante into a clinch then puts him up against the cage and works to gain underhooks which he gets and it allows him to sweep the legs of his opponent and Villante has to pull guard. Griggs looks like he just wants to smother his opponent on the ground but Villante stays active and throws up his legs looking for a triangle but Griggs manages to avoid it and that seems to dishearting his opponent as Griggs controls him on the ground for over a minute before Villante uses his legs to push Griggs back then scrambles back to his feet but the round is over. ROUND 2 Round 2 begins with Villante looking to be aggressive as he strikes with a body kick then looks to land a flurry of punches but Griggs slips out of the way and then covers up as a couple of big right hands come his way and Griggs is doing a good job of blocking everything Villante throws at him but he's not doing much offensively as we pass the halfway mark of the round and Griggs once again shows good head movement to avoid a wild right hook but does take a follow-up right hand to the gloves then Villante connects with a series of jabs as the time runs down on a difficult round for the judges as Villante was the aggressor but landed almost nothing on a defensive-minded Griggs. ROUND 3 Final round begins with Villante again coming forward and lands a vicious kick to the leg then follows it up with a kick to the body and a takedown attempt but Griggs sees it coming and gets out of the way then uses his footwork to back out of range as Villante was looking to come inside. Griggs again takes a vicious kick to the leg and they could start to take there toll if Griggs doesn't start checking them. With just one minute left of this fight, Villante looks to take it to the ground but Griggs again steps away to avoid it as the fight comes to an end. OFFICIAL DECISION Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman after 3 rounds of action we have a unanimous decision, here are the score totals. All three judges at ringside score the contest 29-28 in favor of the winner, GIAN VILLANTE! ---------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Alright fans here we go as Strikeforce and Showtime present 3 five minute rounds in a light heavyweight special attraction. Introducing to you first, fighting out of the blue corner, with a multi-sport background in Boxing, Kickboxing and Judo, he has an impressive record of 30 win with just 3 losses and 1 draw. From Leiden, Holland by way of Tehran, Iran please welcome the multiple time world champion, introducing, GEGARD MOUSASI! And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, with a background in Wrestling, he has a record of 25 win and 7 losses with 6 knockouts and 13 submissions to his credit. From Salt Lake City, Utah, please welcome the mixed martial arts veteran, MIKE WHITEHEAD! <img src=http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3871/gegardmousasi.gif> <img src=http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4677/mikewhitehead.gif> (30-3-1) Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Whitehead (25-7) ROUND 1 Round 1 is underway and it's Mousasi who presses forward, landing a body kick then follows up with a combination to the body then a nice right uppercut. Another quick combination followed by a big right hook lands on Whitehead as he barely manages to cover up but Mousasi lets him off the hook as he instead decides to take the fight to the ground and Whitehead is getting smothered on the bottom as we pass the halfway point of the round. Mousasi throws some mean looking strikes from the guard but Whitehead isn't troubled by them and he manages to find an opening to impressively scramble back to his feet but he doesn't last long there as Mousasi comes forward and plants him on his back again just as the round comes to an end. ROUND 2 Round 2 begins with Whitehead taking a kick to the ribs then to the thigh before Mousasi once again tests his takedown defense which doesn't hold up and Whitehead has no choice but to pull guard. This time Mousasi isn't contend to stay in guard, instead immediately looking to pass, and does get to side control then to mount without any resistance from his opponent whatsoever. From the mount Mousasi looks to lock up an armbar but Whitehead does a great job of defending it by stacking Mousasi then gains side control himself before looking to mount his opponent but he can't manage it as Mousasi keeps him in side control before the referee decides he has seen enough and decides to stand them up from side control! Whitehead is not happy! and rightfully so as it could potentially cost him the round as he gets taking down almost immediately by Mousasi as the round ends. ROUND 3 Final round is underway with Whitehead looking to land several strikes on his opponent but Mousasi is moving out of range well before shooting in for the takedown and gets it! The DREAM light heavyweight champion is looking tired as he is simply contend to hold Whitehead in position before Whitehead tries to scramble back to his feet but he's too slow and ends up getting caught in side control then gets his back taking by Mousasi with just a minute left in this contest. Gegard Mousasi shows impressive jiu-jitsu skills to secure an armbar from back control and it's in deep as Whitehead has no choice but to tap. OFFICIAL DECISION Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman we have the time of 4:53 in round number 3, an armbar ends this contest as the fighter taps out, he is the winner by way of submission, GEGARD MOUSASI! ---------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Alright fans here we go as Strikeforce and Showtime present 5 five minute rounds for the Strikeforce women's middleweight championship of the world. Introducing to you first on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, trained in the discipline of Muay Thai, her record stands at 6 win and 1 lose with all of her wins coming by way of knockout. From Salvador, Brazil please welcome the hard-hitting challenger, AMANDA NUNES! And her opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, a fighter trained in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, with a record including 10 win and just 1 defeat with 8 of her win coming by way of knockout. From Curitiba, Brazil, please welcome the Strikeforce women's middleweight champion of the world, CRISTIANE 'CYBORG' SANTOS! <img src=http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8748/criscyborg.gif> <img src=http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5805/amandanunes.gif> (10-1) Cristiane Santos © vs. Amanda Nunes (6-1) *A video package airs before the fight, highlighting Cris Cyborg's dominance in recent fights as it looks like Strikeforce are putting alot of hype around there champion for this fight* ROUND 1 We shall see if Cyborg can live up to that hype as round 1 of this championship fight gets underway and immediately both fighters come toe-to-toe in the center of the cage but amazingly none of the strikes land as Nunes decides to back away and she's showing good movement to avoid some vicious leg kicks from her opponent and the dangerous intentions behind those kicks are enough for Nunes to look to close the distance and clinch with Cyborg but she's kept at bay with a jab however that doesn't stop Nunes trying again and this time she's rocked by a solid right hook from the champion but she still continues to come into the pocket looking to clinch and this time she is wobbled by another big right from Cyborg and this really isn't a good strategy from the challenger! She is still in the fight though and does look for a big right hand of her own but it doesn't land and she is forced to take a big right kick to the lead leg as the round comes to a close! Nunes does very well to survive! ROUND 2 Bell sounds for round number 2 and Nunes comes inside with a nice jab then immediately gets back to the outside but she may have annoyed the champion, who looks to close the distance but she can't land anything as they end up in a tight clinch and it's Cyborg who lands the better shots inside but they soon break apart from the clinch but Nunes is still content in coming inside but she's kept at bay by Cyborg's strikes then has to get out of the way of a huge right hook which she does as the round ends and so far this fight isn't turning out to be the war that Strikeforce expected it to be! ROUND 3 Round number 3 gets underway and there's no lack of commitment from these fighters as they both come into the center of the cage looking to strike but neither can find there range and this time it's Cyborg who wants to clinch but Nunes avoids and Cyborg looks tired! The challenger again looks like she wants to stand in the pocket and strike but rather uncharacteristically Cyborg isn't having any of it and backs out of range so Nunes tries a different tactic and goes for a superman punch but she gets countered as Cyborg lands a vicious leg kick but that ambitious superman punch, although not finding it's target, does get Nunes in close and this time Cyborg is happy to throw down as she unloads with a flurry of rights and lefts but they all miss and the persistance of Nunes pays off big time as she thunders a big right hand straight down the throat of the champion, and Cyborg is down! Nunes is pounding away looking to finish and Cyborg is in serious trouble here as the referee decides he has seen enough and stops the fight!!! The 5/1 underdog has stunned the seemingly unbeatable champion but it's not without controversy as the fans are booing the hell out of that stoppage and Cyborg herself is furious as she believes that the fight was stopped early but nonetheless we have a new champion as the curse of Strikeforce well and truly strikes again! OFFICIAL DECISION Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman we have the time of 3:04 in round number 3, our referee in charge stops the contest due to strikes, she is the winner by way of technical knockout and the new Strikeforce women's middleweight champion of the world, AMANDA NUNES! ---------------------------------------------------------- Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the Nationwide Arena as Strikeforce and Showtime present the featured bout of the evening, brought to you by Rockstar energy drink, Bigger! Better! Faster! Stronger! Party like a Rockstar! Tonight's action is sanctioned by the Ohio Athletic Commission, Executive Director is Bernie Profato. Alright fans, here we go with the featured bout of the evening, 5 five minute rounds for the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship of the world. And now ladies and gentleman in attendance and MMA fans joining us around the world, LIVE from Columbus, Ohio, ITTTTTTTTSSSSSSSS SHOWTIMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Introducing to you first, the challenger fighting out of the blue corner, a fighter with a storied background in Wrestling, his record includes 26 wins and 8 losses with 11 wins coming by way of knockout and 2 by submission. From Temecula, California please welcome the two-time U.S. olympian and the popular four-time world champion, introducing DAN HENDERSON!!!!!!! And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, a fighter raised in the traditions of Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, his record stands at 10 wins and 2 losses with 9 of his wins coming by way of knockout and 1 by submission. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil please welcome the defending Strikeforce light heavyweight champion of the world, RAFAEL "FEIJAO" CAVALCANTE!!!!!!! And the referee in charge, now to give his instructions, Big John McCarthy! Big John McCarthy - Alright gentleman we went over the rules in the back, protect yourselves at all times, obay my commands at all times, fight clean, fight hard, fight fair! If you want to touch gloves, touch them now otherwise step back and lets get this started. <img src=http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8904/rafaelcavalcante.gif> <img src=http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8023/danhenderson.gif> (10-2) Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson (26-8) ROUND 1 The main event of the evening for the Strikeforce light heavyweight title is underway and it's the challenger that is immediately on the defensive as he has to avoid several strikes and a takedown from the champion, which he does and Henderson pulls Feijao into a clinch and he uses his wrestling to pin him against the cage before using underhooks to trip Feijao to the ground. Henderson passes to half guard before he has to block a sweep attempt from his opponent then tries to pass to side control but Feijao keeps him at half guard as the round comes to a close and that little stalemate on the ground did not impress the fans at all! ROUND 2 Round 2 begins and Feijao comes out with a spinning roundhouse kick and it only just misses as Henderson fakes going for a double leg but Feijao isn't fooled so Henderson decides not to fake and just shoot in which he finds success with as Feijao has to pull guard and it's not long before he's put in danger as Henderson unloads with big right hands but he can't force the stoppage as instead Hendo passes to half guard but can't get any further than that as we fall into the stalemate that frustrated the fans in the first round as Henderson cannot get passed his opponents half guard but at the same time is far to strong to allow Feijao to sweep him and the round ends. ROUND 3 Round number 3 is underway with Henderson using a couple of jabs to set up another takedown attempt which Feijao desperately tries to counter by grabbing the neck of his opponent but he can't get it and has to pull guard. Henderson again gets to half guard and unbelievably this fight goes the exact same route as the previous 2 rounds and the round ends with Henderson in half guard. ROUND 4 We are into the championship rounds as both look to land strikes but neither do as Feijao looks to clinch but Henderson uses his jab to keep him at bay for the time being but Feijao keeps on coming and manages to lock his opponent into a muay thai clinch but a knee strike is blocked as Henderson uses his wrestling to work his way out of the position then has to defend against a Feijao takedown which he not only does, but manages to wrestle him to the floor and he passes to side control for the first time in the fight and he uses it to lock in an Americana and it's fully extended but the clock saves Feijao! ROUND 5 Fifth and final round is underway with Feijao probably needing a stoppage of some sorts and he does come forward looking for a takedown but it's avoided however he does manage to get the muay thai clinch again, can he inflict some damage from this position? No he cannot as Henderson proves to strong as he wrestles free and both fighters seem completely exhausted, and it shows as Feijao stuffs a Henderson takedown for the first time in the fight then backs him up against the cage before taking the Olympic wrestler down but he cannot take advantage of it, instead seems like he's using it to take a breather rather than to look to force the stoppage and the fight comes to an end with Feijao on top of Dan Henderson. OFFICIAL DECISION Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman after 3 rounds of action we have a unanimous decision, here are the score totals. All three judges at ringside score the contest 49-46 in favor of the winner and the new Strikeforce light heavyweight champion of the world, DAN HENDERSON! Smokey Al - 4/5 (19/25) DeeGood - 4/5 (12/15) Jingo - 2/5 (14/25) Edisraw - 3/5 (7/10) Damonster - 3/5 (9/20) Aldenvdk - 1/5 (11/25) PoisonedSuperman - 2/5 (5/10) BYU14 - N/A (4/5) Astyn - N/A (2/5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CoutureLegend Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Strikeforce News <img src=http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/2338/95673398.gif> <img src=http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/3379/alistairovereem.gif> <img src=http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1858/fabriciowerdum.gif> OVEREEM - WERDUM REMATCH OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED As was recently confirmed by CEO Scott Coker, Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 world champion, Alistair Overeem will meet Fabricio Werdum in the featured bout of the promotion's return to the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on May 21st, live on Showtime. In the co-main event, 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler and the U.S. Army Special Forces sniper Tim Kennedy will collide in a fight that could potentially see the winner earn a shot at middleweight champion, Ronaldo Souza after Strikeforce CEO Scoo Coker revealed that 'Mayhem' Miller will lose his spot as the number one contender if he is to lose in his upcoming fight for Japanese promotion, DREAM. Elsewhere on the card, MMA veteran Kevin Randleman makes his return to Strikeforce against the well-traveled Sokoudjou, who also returns to Strikeforce following a 2009 loss to Gegard Mousasi. Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato Sobral returns following a vicious knockout at the hands of Dan Henderson against Mike Kyle, who is looking to force his way into title contention following a very spirited defeat at the hands of heavyweight giant Antonio Silva. And in the heavyweight division, former professional wrestler Bobby Lashley makes his return to MMA after being handed his first loss by Chad Griggs, as he faces the tough Brandon Cash. STRIKEFORCE: OVEREEM vs. WERDUM 2 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash ---------------------------------------------------------- News/Notes Showtime Sports VP Ken Herschman has revealed that 'Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson' averaged 522,500 viewers on Showtime, which is a considerable rise from the last Strikeforce event to air on Showtime which averaged just 209,000 viewers. Strikeforce light heavyweight Antwainn Britt has joined the infamous Hammer House camp. Gian Villante has joined John Hackleman's gym, 'The Pit', which was home to the legendary Chuck Liddell, following his win over Chad Griggs. After a failed attempt at the Strikeforce women's 135-pound title, Miesha Tate has moved to San Jose to train at AKA full time. Strikeforce middleweight John Salter has joined the Team Lloyd Irvin camp. The newest edition to the Strikeforce roster, Rodrigo Damm has joined the notorious Chute Boxe Academy. ---------------------------------------------------------- Fight Announcements Cesar Gracie, coach of Nick Diaz, has revealed on Twitter that they have been officially offered a fight with Paul Daley for July, and although he didn't confirm whether they had accepted the fight or not, According to reports, Daley has agreed to the July date.More 'Strikeforce News' Coming Soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonedSuperman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 One comment: During the shows when you put up the pictures of the fighters can you put their names too? Some people I don't know and have to go back up to see who they were fight. No big deal. Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 MMA News <img src=http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3624/ufc.gif> <img src=http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9976/rsz1rszphoto2e0612c40b5.gif> CRUZ COMES FROM BEHIND TO KNOCKOUT TORRES Arguably the most underrated champion in the UFC right now, Dominick Cruz once again proved the doubters wrong after coming from behind to stop the Las Vegas oddsmakers favourite, and former champion Miguel Torres with a stunning third round knockout. From the outset it looked as if the odds were stacked rightfully in the favor of the challenger after he not only took the first round but went on to drop the champion not once but twice in the second round, but when Torres failed to finish, it seemed to give Cruz a major confidence boost, which he utilized perfectly by catching Miguel Torres coming in with a huge right hand to impressively keep hold of the UFC bantamweight championship. Elsewhere on the card, George Sotiroupolos moved a step closer to earning a shot at the lightweight championship after he moved to 9-0 in his UFC career with an impressive submission victory over Dennis Siver. UFC 129 RESULTS Dominick Cruz def. Miguel Torres via knockout (punch) in round 3. George Sotiropoulos def. Dennis Siver via submission (armbar) in round 2. Cyrille Diabate def. Krzysztof Soszynski via TKO (strikes) in round 1. Jonathan Brookins def. Gabe Ruediger via submission (arm triangle) in round 3. Rani Yahya def. Ian Loveland via submission (guillotine) in round 1. Paul Taylor def. Kyle Watson via unanimous decision. Eddie Wineland def. Brad Pickett via TKO (strikes) in round 3. Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Dan Miller via unanimous decision. Stanislov Nedkov def. Karlos Vemola via knockout (knee) in round 2. Jimi Manuwa def. Tim Boetsch via TKO (strikes) in round 2. ---------------------------------------------------------- News/Notes President Dana White has revealed that 'UFC 129: Cruz vs. Torres drew approx. 920,000 buys on pay-per-view. At 'KOTC: Stormy Weather' Keith Berry won the KOTC light heavyweight champion after knocking out Wes Combs in the fifth and final round. Eslewhere on the card, MMA veteran Frank Trigg def. Daniel Hernandez by unanimous decision. At 'Shark Fights 15' Nissen Osterneck won the Shark Fights middleweight title by submission at the expense of Danillo Villefort. Former Div. I wrestler Nik Fekete improved his MMA record to 5-0 when he defeated Eric Schafer in the main event of 'PURECOMBAT: Wrathchild'. Other results from the card included Ben Saunders submitting Ryan Thomas and Eddie Sanchez knocking out Scott Junk. UFC lightweight Aaron Riley has moved to Las Vegas so he can train full time at Xtreme Couture. The new UCMMA middleweight champion, Abdul Mohammed has joined Team Rough House out of Nottingham, England. Pedro 'The Rock' Rizzo has signed with UK promotion, Ultimate Challenge MMA following a loss to fellow veteran Jeff Monson in Bitetti Combat MMA. ---------------------------------------------------------- Signings/Releases Bellator have signed TUF 10 contender Demico Rogers on a 3 fight deal. Former Ultimate Fighter finalist, Vinicius Magalhaes has returned to Brazil to fight for Bitetti Combat MMA. Former UFC fighters, Dan Lauzon and Matt Horwich has signed with PURECOMBAT. ---------------------------------------------------------- Fight Announcement World Victory Road have announced Leonardo Santos will defend the SRC lightweight title against Maximo Blanco in an intriguing headliner for the upcoming 'Sengoku Raiden Campionship' event in May. Also featured on the card will be Eiji Ishikawa vs. Mamed Khalidov, Takuya Sato vs. Jason High, Luigi Fioravanti and Mizuto Hirota vs. Jadamba Narantungalag.More MMA News Coming Soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 STRIKEFORCE: OVEREEM vs. WERDUM 2 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingo Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldenvdk Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 One comment: During the shows when you put up the pictures of the fighters can you put their names too? Some people I don't know and have to go back up to see who they were fight. No big deal. I will start to do that from now on. I will also go back and add that in for all the events i have posted so far. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey al Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edisraw Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeGood Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Co-Main Event Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy Sokoudjou vs. Kevin Randleman Renato Sobral vs. Mike Kyle Bobby Lashley vs. Brandon Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Strikeforce News <img src=http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/2338/95673398.gif> <img src=http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8682/rsz1amandanunes.gif> <img src=http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8748/criscyborg.gif> CYBORG EARNS IMMEDIATE REMATCH FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIAL STOPPAGE Following the referee's decision to call an abrupt halt to the Strikeforce women's 145-pound championship bout, deeming Cristiane 'Cyborg' Santos unable to intelligently defend herself, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker today sent a press release out to the MMA media stating that the promotion would be putting together an immediate rematch. "To begin with the rematch wasn't something we were considering because we have a few other girls in line for that spot, but you know I've had so many messages from the fans and from you guys in the media that i believe it makes sense to do this fight" Coker said during the press release. However the rematch between Nunes and Santos won't actually be an immediate one, after Amanda Nunes' manager confirmed that the new 145-pound champion suffered a knee injury which will sideline her for at least 2 months.More 'Strikeforce News' Coming Soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingo Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 More 'Strikeforce News' Coming Soon.[/center] Good to hear shes getting a deserved rematch, i'd say i was shocked to see Cyborg lose but she hasn't exactly set the world alight on my Strikeforce game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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