Strikeforce 'Houston' Results & Live Play-by-Play
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A free live stream of tonight’s Daniel Cormier vs. Jason Riley and Andre Galvao vs. Jorge “Macaco” Patino bouts will air on Sherdog.com at 9 p.m. ET. Showtime subscribers can watch the main card at 10 p.m. ET.
Round 1
Young gets a takedown from the clinch and tries to work some
ground-and-pound but Cook defends well and Young backs out and
beckons Cook back to his feet. Cook shoots in but Young sprawls.
Another shot by Cook but Young again is too quick and lands in top
position. The fighters scramble to the end of the three-minute
round. Sherdog scores the first period 10-9 for Young.
Round 2
Young shoots out of his corner and attacks Cook to begin the second. He fires a hard punch that catches Cook in the neck. He is hurt and paws at his throat. Young doesn’t give him anytime to recover and hammers him with more punches. Cook circles away furiously and then shoots but is easily rebuffed. Another shot is sprawled on and Cook pays for his missed takedown with a two-punch combination. Cook is hurt and tired and Young is landing at will. The round closes with Young in complete control. Sherdog.com scores it 10-9 for Young.
Round 3
A big right hand from Young welcomes Cook with a stiff right hand
to kick off the final round. Cook is stationary and moving straight
backwards when Young throws, making him an easy target. Young
launches into another flurry and lands three straight punches as he
drives Cook back into the cage. Cook shoots and Young sprawls and
floors him with a one-two. Young does not follow him to the canvas
and referee “Big” John McCarthy motions a weary Cook back to his
feet. The fight ends with Young stalking Cook around the cage.
Sherdog scores the final round 10-9.
The official scores are 30-27 (twice) and 29-28 for Young, the winner by unanimous decision.
Round 1
Robichaux plants DeLeon with a double into half-guard. He quickly
moves to side to avoid a half-hearted guillotine. DeLeon escapes
back to his feet where he catches a kick from Robichaux and knocks
him to the canvas with a right hand. Roubichaux is right back up
and eats another combination that sends him backwards to the cage.
DeLeon closes in for the kill but he can’t find the mark.
Roubichaux moves in close and DeLeon pulls guard. The round ends
and Sherdog scores the frame 10-9 for DeLeon.
Round 2
Roubichaux hits a takedown to open the second of three, three-minute rounds. He works some decent ground-and-pound before DeLeon scrambles free. The flyweights are buzzing all around the cage and Roubichaux nails another takedown into side-control with about 20 seconds remaining in the round. He can’t improve his position and the round ends. Sherdog.com scores the frame 10-9 for Roubichaux.
Round 3
Robichaux pushes forward and DeLeon is looking to counter in the
final round. Robichaux throws a front push kick to the head of
DeLeon but misses and falls to his back. DeLeon closes in and kicks
to his legs. He does not engage and Robichaux stands back up. They
stand and trade in the fights final seconds with DeLeon getting the
better of the exchange. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for
DeLeon.
The official scores are 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28 for Chad Robichaux, who wins by split decision.
Round 1
Trujillo swarms all over Santibanez and drops him with a left-right
combination. He pounces and fires away until referee Kerry Hatley
steps early in the first round. No time is announced.
Round 1
Schindler hits a double off an early exchange and immediately moves
to mount. He gives it up and moves to side control where he begins
to pepper Gooch with short punches. Schindler locks up a cross-side
crucifix but is swept by Gooch. Schindler scrambles and ends up on
Gooch’s back. He cinches up the rear-naked choke. Gooch stands up
and tries to fight off the choke but he crashes to the mat and
referee Jon Schorle intervenes, ending the bout.
Round 1
Magalhaes and Long trade pawing strikes early before the BJJ black
belt hits a takedown. Long tries to sprawl but is caught in a heel
hook. He rolls and rolls and eventually frees himself from the
submission. Magalhaes leans on Long as he clings to a front
headlock along the cage until the bell sounds. Sherdog.com scores
the round 10-9 for Magalhaes.
Round 2
A minute into the second round and the action has consisted of a
low kick each. The crowd begins to grow a little restless as the
fighters dance in the center of the cage. Two minutes in and
nothing has changed. With 45 seconds left, Magalhaes drives in and
clinches Long against the cage. He can’t get him to the ground
before the round ends and the crowd voices their displeasure.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-10.
Round 3
There is another minute of dancing to kick off the third round.
This is getting ridiculous. “Draculino” finally gets the fight back
to the ground and easily takes Long’s back. He works for a
rear-naked choke but can’t sink the submission before the round
ends. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Magalhaes.
The official scores are 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 for Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhaes, the winner by unanimous decision.
Round 1
Galvao pushes Patino up against the cage and pulls him to the mat.
Galvao tries to pass right up the middle but is denied. He moves to
side-control and then tries to take his back. He gets one hook in
before “Macaco” shakes him off. Patino pushes forward but walks
right into a Galvao left hook that backs him off for a moment. The
fighters exchange and “Macaco” folds Galvao with a left hook of his
own. He tries to finish it on the ground but Galvao digs deep and
fights back, staving off a referee stoppage. Galvao shoots for a
single and stops the assault for a brief moment. Galvao is down
again from “Macaco” punches and he looks like he is spent. The
round closes with Patino in complete control. Sherdog.com scores
the round 10-8 for “Macaco.”
Round 2
Galvao looks tired and is winging wild shots early in round two. Galvao shoots in but “Macaco” fends him off along the cage. He keeps working it and is rewarded with the takedown. Galvao gets to half-guard and does some damage with short punches. “Macaco” gets his feet on the hips and pushes Galvao away but he lunges back into his guard with a big right hand. Galvao tries to secure the back again but is shucked off easily. The two trade for a moment before Galvao secures another takedown. Galvao punishes “Macaco” from half-guard with rights and lefts. He rebounds well in the second but is still a point behind on the Sherdog card after earning a 10-9 in the frame.
Round 3
Galvao gets another takedown early in the third, this one of the
double-leg variety. He sets up in half-guard again and pounds away
at “Macaco.” Galvao is all over Patino who turtles up as he is
punched in the side of the head. Galvao keeps it up and referee Jon
Schorle, who seemed to be instructing “Macaco” to move, steps in
and calls the bout at 2:45 of the final round. “Macaco” is not
happy but it was a good come-from-behind win for Galvao.
Round 1
Cormier bullies his way into the clinch but can’t find a takedown.
He is relentlessly chasing Riley around the cage but he has been up
to the task keeping the fight on the feet. A big right hand from
Cormier hurts Riley and he finishes a takedown and pounds away for
the finish. Daniel Cormier keeps his ledger clean with a TKO
stoppage (tapout to strikes) at 1:02 of the first round.
Round 1
Lashley shoots a double right off the bat and he easily gets it.
Lashley punches from the top and then passes to side control. Hard
right hands from Lashley. Griggs tries to kick off the fence, but
the stronger man has none of it. Lashley works to trap the left arm
of his opponent under the leg from side control, but he can’t
secure the position. Lashley stuffs a sweep attempt and continues
to punch exclusively with his right hand. Griggs uses good leg work
to block a mount pass. Lashley moves briefly to north-south
position and then ends up in side control on the opposite side as
last time. Griggs explodes and gets to his feet, but is quickly
taken back down with a high single. Referee Jon Schorle warns
Griggs for holding the fence, but the foul didn’t aid his takedown
defense. Again Griggs gets to his feet. Lashley lands digging left
hands to the body from the clinch against the fence and Schorle
separates the fighters. Griggs roughs Lashley up with punches as he
shoots another double. Lashley gets the takedown, but he’s bleeding
badly from a cut below his left eye.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lashley
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Lashley
Lashley lifts Griggs high into the air and deposits him hard on the canvas. Lashley hits the body and head with his right hand and passes to side control. Right hands from Lashley find the jaw of Griggs. The crowd starts to boo the inactive fighters and Lashley gets the mount. Lashley is letting loose with his hands and he’s landing with frequency. Griggs bucks to reverse the position, but Lashley is too strong. A right hand lands for Lashley. The former pro wrestler rests in the mount and then opens up with his hands. In complete control, Lashley repeats the sequence of resting and punching from the mount. Schorle stands the fighters. Lashley is winded and slow to stand. He complains about his eye and the doctor checks him out. He tells the doctor he is OK and the fight is restarted. Lashley shoots a double from too far away and Griggs stuffs it. Griggs pounds away with punches and hammerfists and Lashley is in big trouble. Heavy shots are pummeling the ATT product. The bell rings to end the frame, and Lashley is a mess. He wobbles while trying to stand and the fight is called. Griggs takes the TKO win at 5:00 of round two.
Round 1
Noons backs Gurgel up to the cage and Gurgel circles away and kicks
the body. Gurgel lands a stinging right hand on the temple and
another body kick. Noons goes to the leg with a low kick and Gurgel
glances his left foot off the face of his opponent. Gurgel waves
Noons on and tells him to bring it. Gurgel aims for the body with a
knee and Noons smacks him with a hard right hand to the liver. Back
to the body with a left straight and a follow up right goes Noons.
Two left hands from Noons find the chin of Gurgel. The fighters
trade hard low kicks and then Noons lands an uppercut. Gurgel is
bleeding from a cut near his right eye. Noons lands a low kick and
ducks under a “Superman” punch attempt. Gurgel fails on a shot and
Noons lands a low kick and a body shot. Gurgel runs away and with
just seconds left in the round, opens up with his hands and is
dropped flat by a left hook a split second after the bell. Gurgel
is out of it, but he will come out for the second round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Noons
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Noons
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-8 Noons
Round 2
A still wobbly Gurgel comes out and gets rocked right off the bat.
A right and left hook send him down and Noons punches until referee
Kerry Hatley pulls him off at 0:19 of round two. Noons glanced an
illegal knee off the face of Gurgel during the stoppage, but it did
not land flush and was not ruled a foul.
Round 1
Kennedy misses a jab and both fighters are hesitant to pull the
trigger early. Kennedy blocks a right hook and is pushed back by a
front kick. Jacare lands a right hand that buckles the legs of his
opponent, but Kennedy fires right back with a right of his own.
Kennedy lands a right hook that counters a low kick. Jacare is
swinging for the fences and Kennedy is doing a good job of counter
punching. Kennedy lands a low kick and Jacare hits him with a right
to the body. Jacare connects with an inside low kick to the left
leg, and then he goes to the outside. Jacare whiffs on a right-hand
lead. Kennedy knocks an off-balanced Jacare to the canvas with a
right hand. The Brazilian stands and absorbs a low kick at the
bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Round 2
The second frame starts at a slow pace as nothing clean has landed
past the one-minute mark. Kennedy steps forward and lands a
straight right and left. Kennedy slips and Jacare lets him up.
Beautiful boxing from Jacare as he jabs, shows head movement and
then scores with a straight right. Another right hand lands for the
Brazilian. A hard low kick from Kennedy finds its target. The
fighters clinch briefly and Kennedy lands a knee to the body.
Jacare lands a right-hand counter on the temple and Kennedy goes
back to the left leg of his opponent. Jacare shoots a double and
Kennedy stuufs it against the fence. One minute remains in the
period. Jacare paws out his jab and Kennedy lands another low kick
before missing a “Superman” punch. Kennedy blocks a front kick to
the face before the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-10
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Round 3
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jacare
Round 4
Kennedy starts round for with a hard low kick to the thigh. Kennedy
catches Jacare with a right-hook counter on the chin. Beautiful
punch, low-kick combo from Kennedy. Jacare throws haymakers with
both hands and Kennedy tries to transition to the Thai plum, but
Jacare circles away. Jacare drops levels and fails on a single. The
Brazilian sets up a hard right with a left uppercut. Kennedy
accidentally kicks the groin and referee “Big” John McCarthy gives
him a short reprieve. Several minutes pass and the fight is
greenlit. Jacare kicks the legs and Kennedy misses a counter left.
Kennedy is clipped with a left hook as the crowd grows restless
with the lack of action.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kennedy
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Kennedy
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Kennedy
Round 5
Kennedy has a head kick blocked. Kennedy, perhaps down on the
official scorecards, is a little more aggressive early in the
stanza. Both fighters are active, but neither man has found his
range in the fifth and final round. Jacare lands a jab and a right
hand. Kennedy is bleeding again from the cut he received in the
third round. Kennedy closes the distance and connects with a knee
to the body. Jacare moves off the cage with smooth footwork and the
fighters are greeted by boos from the crowd. Kennedy cracks Jacare
with a straight right to the body. Kennedy misses a left hook and
stops a trip attempt. One minute remains. Kennedy ducks under a
right hand and slips to the canvas. Jacare moves to his back and
Kennedy scrambles to his feet. Jacare lands a hard right hand on
the eye. Kennedy slams Jacare hard to the mat at the bell. Close
round, just like the previous four.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jacare (49-46 Jacare)
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Jacare (49-47 Jacare)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Kennedy (48-47 Jacare)
Official scores:
48-47 (twice) and 49-46 for the winner by unanimous decision,
“Jacare” Souza.
Round 1
Feijao comes out swinging and Lawal lands two short punches on the
chin before dropping levels for a single. Feijao shows good
takedown defense against the cage, but Lawal lifts him and delivers
him hard to the canvas. What a slam. Feijao scrambles and gets to
his feet no worse for the wear. The Brazilian starts to work his
jab, but he doesn’t follow up with power. Lawal closes the distance
and Feijao lands an uppercut and a knee to the chin before stuffing
a takedown. Feijao is landing on the champion. A jumping knee and
another knee hit the chin of Lawal. The fighters grow tentative and
referee “Big” John McCarthy reminds them they’re in a fight. Hard
low kick for Feijao. The first round is all Feijao, save for the
massive slam.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Feijao
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Lawal
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Feijao
Round 2
Feijao cracks the left leg of Lawal with a snapping low kick. Lawal
rushes forward and lands a few sloppy punches. Another low kick for
the Brazilian. Lawal is stalking the challenger across the cage as
Feijao moves backward. Feijao kicks the head with his left foot and
Lawal slams him to the floor. Lawal hits the body with his right
hand and the challenger scrambles to his feet. Hard body shots from
both hands land for Lawal against the cage. Lawal lands a jab and
then has a right-hand lead blocked. Lawal drops levels and hits the
body with a straight left. Lawal is starting to dig at Feijao’s
body. Lawal is switching from southpaw to orthodox, and it’s giving
the Brazilian fits. A hard right from the champion finds the body.
Lawal drops for a single and Feijao stuffs it with underhooks.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lawal
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Lawal
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Lawal
Round 3
Feijao lands a straight right and Lawal is in trouble. Lawal finds
his second wind and cracks the challenger with a right. Feijao
lands a knee to the chin and a left hook and Lawal falls. The
champion shoots a desperate single and Feijao has it stuffed
against the cage. Feijao elbows with his right arm and Lawal is
absorbing them without offering any defense. His knees go weak and
he falls. Referee “Big” John McCarthy saves Lawal at the 1:14 mark
and there’s a new Strikeforce light heavyweight champion.
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