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  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Strikeforce: Evolution
    December 19th, 2009
    HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
    Showtime/Superchannel (11:00PM EST)

    185lbs. Cung Le vs. Scott Smith
    155lbs. Josh Thompson (C) vs. Gilbert Melendez (IC)
    185lbs. Ronaldo Souza vs. Matt Lindland
    265lbs. Mo Lawal vs. Mike Whitehead

    205lbs. Scott Lighty vs. Antwain Britt
    155lbs. Daisuke Nakamura vs. Bryan Travers
    155lbs. Alexander Crispim vs. AJ Fonseca
    145lbs. Luis Mendoza vs. Juan Nunez
    155lbs. Alex Trevino vs. Bobby Stack
     
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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    Pretty good card, Cung Le vs Scott Smith should be a good one.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    Scott Smith has become the Strikeforce punching bag. The fight doesn't really have any implications.

    None of the fights are particularly intriguing, IMHO.
     
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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    wow 3 of the main event fights have obvious winners, well it's obvious that strikeforce wants Souza, Lawler and King Mo to win.

    Strikeforce's under cards still underwhelm too.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    Robbie Lawler will not fight this weekend rather than face a last-minute opponent.
     
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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    What does everyone think of Scott Smith's chances against the rusty Le?
     
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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    I dunno, there hasn't been a lot of Cung Le fights to go off of. Does he have a chin? Scott Smith could land a big punch and knock him the fuck out.
     
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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    Main Card Bouts:
    Cung Le (184) vs. Scott Smith (185.5)
    Josh Thomson (153) vs. Gilbert Melendez (154)
    Matt Lindland (185.2) vs. Ronald "Jacare" Souza (185.4)
    Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (218.6) vs. Mike Whitehead (261.6)

    Preliminary Bouts:
    Antwain Britt (205.6) vs. Scott Lighty (203)
    Daisuke Nakamura (154.5) vs. Justin Wilcox (155.6)
    David "Tarzan" Douglas (157.6)* vs. Bobby Stack (153.8)
    Alex Crispim (145.6) vs. A.J. Fonseca (143.2)
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    Mike Whitehead came in at 261.6 pounds. Holy moly.
     
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    Re: Strikeforce: Evolution (Dec. 19th)

    Dang, he yo-yos around on weight.
     
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    Results:

    Scott Smith def. Cung Le by TKO, 3:25, R3
    Gilbert Melendez def. Josh Thomson by unanimous decision
    Ronaldo Souza def. Matt Lindland by arm triangle, 4:16, R1
    Mo Lawal
    def. Mike Whitehead by KO, 3:08, R1
    Antwain Britt def. Scott Lighty by TKO, 5:00, R1
    Justin Wilcox def. Daisuke Nakamura by unanimous decision
    Alex Crispim def. A.J. Fonseca by unanimous decision


    Douglas vs. Stack (no result)
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    So I didn't see one lonely second of this event but I'm going to have to watch the Smith vs. Le fight tomorrow.
     
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    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Watched it.

    Cung Le got fuckin' caught.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Saw the show tonight... Thompson vs. Melendez was fantastic, FOTY candidate for certain... Le vs. Smith was very dramatic but Le had the fight won in the first, wasted it, and then gassed. If he'd sacrificed style for substance he easily could've won but he wanted to win in spectacular fashion.
     
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    Scott Smith: $55,000 (no win bonus)
    def. Cung Le via: $150,000

    Gilbert Melendez: $55,000 (no win bonus)
    def. Josh Thomson: $30,000

    Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza: $65,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
    def. Matt Lindland: $50,000

    Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
    def. Mike Whitehead: $30,000

    Antwain Britt: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
    def. Scott Lighty: $5,000

    Justin Wilcox: $5,000 (no win bonus)
    def. Daisuke Nakamura: $200

    Alex Crispim: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
    def. A.J. Fonseca: $2,000
     
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    Nakamura got paid 200 bucks.....WTF waiters make more than that in a day.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    I hope that is a typo.


    In related news King Mo was fined 10% of his purse for going overboard splashing Rockstar all over the cage following his win.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    $200 is the correct number.

    Rumour has it that Nakamura is under contract with M-1 and got some kind of undisclosed payday for the bout.
     
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    These M-1 guys are gonna eventually get in trouble with the IRS if they keep doing this under the table shit.
     

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