Strikeforce: Houston [Results]

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Strikeforce: Houston
August 21st, 2010
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Showtime (10:00PM EST)

205lbs. Mo Lawal (c) vs. Rafael Cavalcante
185lbs. Renaldo Souza vs. Tim Kennedy [for vacant middleweight championship]
155lbs. KJ Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel
265lbs. Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs
265lbs. Sergei Kharitonov vs. Antonio Silva

Chad Robichaux vs. TBA
Vinicius Magalhães vs. TBA
Shanya Olsen vs. Erin Toughill

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Hold onto your hats--Bobby Lashley's opponent at Strikeforce: Houston is the legendary Chad Griggs (8-1).

Griggs has beaten such MMA luminaries as...

[Chocolove]

Chad Griggs=next fedor.

[Mamba]

I thought SF had a shot at being solid competition when they signed Fedor, but shit just went downhill for them after that.

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Lashley himself said he either wants easy fights or title fights. Nothing in between.

[truebluefan]

Former WWE and TNA star Bobby Lashley (5-0) returns to MMA Saturday night at the Strikeforce: Houston event. He will face Chad Griggs (8-1) on the card, which airs on Showtime at 10PM ET.

[Mamba]

Mo Lawal out of action for at least 9 months. Having his ACL and I believe his PCL replaced.

[Jayps15]

I saw the Lawal vs Cavalcante fight, good takedown D by Cavalcante and good job working the body from Lawal. Great explosion from Feijao in the 3rd though.

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Results

* Light Heavyweight Championship bout: United States Muhammed Lawal (c) vs. Brazil Rafael Cavalcante

Cavalcante defeated Lawal via TKO (strikes) at 1:14 of round 3 to become the new Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion.

* Middleweight Championship bout: Brazil Ronaldo Souza vs. United States Tim Kennedy

Souza defeated Kennedy via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to become the new Strikeforce Middleweight champion.

* Lightweight bout: United States KJ Noons vs. Brazil Jorge Gurgel

Noons defeated Gurgel by TKO 0:19 seconds into the 2nd round.

* Heavyweight bout: United States Bobby Lashley vs. United States Chad Griggs

Griggs defeated Lashley by TKO (strikes) at 5:00 of round 2.

* Heavyweight bout: United States Daniel Cormier vs. United States Jason Riley

Cormier defeated Riley via submission (strikes) at 1:02 in round 1.

* Welterweight bout: Brazil André Galvão vs. Brazil Jorge Patino

Galvão defeated Patino via TKO (strikes) at 2:45 in round 3.

* Featherweight bout: Brazil Vinicius Magalhães vs. United States Rocky Long

Magalhaes defeated Long via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

* Lightweight bout: United States Adam Schindler vs. United States Kier Gooch

Schindler defeated Gooch via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:58 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout: United States Jose Santibanez vs. United States Reynaldo Trujillo

Trujillo defeated Santibanez via TKO (strikes) at 0:23 of round 1.

* Bantamweight bout: United States Chad Robichaux vs. United States Humberto Deleon

Robichaux defeated DeLeon via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Chad Cook vs. United States Artenas Young

Young defeated Cook via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).

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Doesn't seem like anyone watched this one... got a chance to see it this afternoon and there isn't much to say about it.

[Run BJM]

Yeah I did watch it but nothing too interesting happened. KJ Noons had a semi controversial KO with the shot just after the bell and the knee at the end. King Mo is a dumbass for dropping his hands the whole fight.

[Mamba]

I caught the fights.

Horrible card.