Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III

Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The seventeenth Challengers episode took place on July 22, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1]

Background

Brazilian fighter Carlos Augusto Inocente Filho was supposed to debut on this card against Lionel Lanham. However, he withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Strikeforce newcomer T.J. Cook.^[2]

Lavar Johnson was originally scheduled to face Devin Cole, but pulled out of the bout due to an injury on July 20, 2011. Cole instead faced Strikeforce newcomer Shawn Jordan.^[3]

Results

Televised card

• Welterweight bout: Roger Bowling vs. Bobby Voelker

Voelker defeated Bowling via TKO (knee and punches) at 2:16 of round 2.

• Heavyweight bout: Devin Cole vs. Shawn Jordan

Cole defeated Jordan via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Joe Cason vs. Ovince St. Preux

St. Preux defeated Cason via submission (punches) at 1:12 of round 1.

• Women's (135 lbs) bout: Liz Carmouche vs. Sarah Kaufman

Kaufman defeated Carmouche via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

• Middleweight bout: Ronald Stallings vs. Adlan Amagov

Amagov defeated Stallings via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

Preliminary card

• Light Heavyweight bout: Lionel Lanham vs. T.J. Cook

Cook defeated Lanham via TKO (punches) at 4:59 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Anthony Smith vs. Ben Lagman

Smith defeated Lagman via KO (punch) at 0:33 in round 2.

• Lightweight bout: Maka Watson vs. Bill Cooper

Cooper defeated Watson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:39 in round 2.

• Lightweight bout: Sterling Ford vs. Brian McLaughlin

Ford defeated McLaughlin via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).

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