Strikeforce : Melendez vs. Masvidal

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the (under way) for tonight's Strikeforce card. The Destroyer from Dixieland's pulling for Mousasi (vs. afrolete St.Preux) & Noons.

Main card (Showtime)

• Lightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez (c) vs. Jorge Masvidal

• Women's Featherweight Championship bout: Cristiane Santos (c) vs. Hiroko Yamanaka

• Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux

• Lightweight bout: KJ Noons vs. Billy Evangelista

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout: Caros Fodor vs. Justin Wilcox

• Catchweight (181 lbs) bout: Jerron Peoples vs. Roger Bowling

Bowling defeated Peoples via KO (punches) at :42 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Devin Cole vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones

Cole defeated Salinas-Jones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Fernando Gonzalez vs. Eddie Mendez

Mendez defeated Gonzalez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).

• Welterweight bout: Herman Terrado vs. Chris Brown

Terrado defeated Brown via submission (armbar) at 4:05 of round 3.

http://www.strikeforce.com/events/2011/12/strikeforce-melendez-vs-masvidal/

 

[Liverlips]

Peoples came in 10 pounds overweight. And still got KO'd in 42 seconds by Bowling. Good caste win for us. :icon_grin:

 

[Liverlips]

Devin Cole is one of our guys as well. He won an uneventful decision.

 

[Hawkeye2]

The Devin Cole fight wasn't very good, but I blame Salanas-Jones for that fight being terrible. GSJ used to fight at the Olympic center in Chicago and he was he boringest fighter I've ever seen. He has no standup what so ever, and he is not someone who uses he punches to set up the shot like most wrestlers in MMA. GSJ does the same crap that Antonio McKee does, he waits for you to throw something and then he goes for a single leg. His record looks better than it is because he faced week competition, and because guys would make mistakes by trying to push the action.

 

[Liverlips]

Good win by Noons. Would like to see him get a shot at the 155 belt in Strikeforce.

 

[Liverlips]

Mousasi beats afflete St. Preux!

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Mousasi beats afflete St. Preux!

WPWW!

 

[Hawkeye2]

Noons has a white father and a Hawaiian mother same as B.J. Penn.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Noons has a white father and a Hawaiian mother same as B.J. Penn.

Penn's mother is of asian descent I believe. However, I don't know if that's any better than a poly. :undecided:

 

[Liverlips]

Hmmm ... didn't know that about Noons. He certainly looks and acts white. Kinda like a surfer guy from California. I will still cheer for him.

Penn looks more Asian than white.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the results from last night's card...

Main card (Showtime)

• Lightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal

Melendez defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) to retain the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

• Women's Featherweight Championship bout: Cristiane Santos (c) vs. Hiroko Yamanaka

Santos defeated Yamanaka via TKO (punches) at 0:16 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux

Mousasi defeated St. Preux via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Lightweight bout: KJ Noons vs. Billy Evangelista

Noons defeated Evangelista via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). :smiley:

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout: Caros Fodor vs. Justin Wilcox

Fodor defeated Wilcox via KO (punches) at 0:13 of round 1.

• Catchweight (181 lbs) bout: Jerron Peoples vs. Roger Bowling

Bowling defeated Peoples via KO (punches) at 0:42 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Devin Cole vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones

Cole defeated Salinas-Jones via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). :smiley:

• Middleweight bout: Fernando Gonzalez vs. Eddie Mendez

Mendez defeated Gonzalez via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).

• Welterweight bout: Herman Terrado vs. Chris Brown

Terrado defeated Brown via submission (armbar) at 4:05 of round 3.

 

[Deacon]

The Mousasi fight was good, but everything else was pretty boring.