Strikeforce: Houston
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| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | August 21, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City | Houston, Texas, USA | |||
| Attendance | 8,635[1] | |||
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Strikeforce: Houston, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on August 21, 2010 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States.[2]
Background
After Jake Shields vacated the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship, there was much speculation that there would be a tournament for the title. However, Strikeforce announced that Ronaldo Souza and Tim Kennedy would fight for the championship at this event.[3]
André Galvão was originally scheduled to face Nate Moore, however Jorge Patino stepped in on late notice for the injured Moore.[4]
The Cormier/Riley and Galvão/Patino preliminary bouts streamed live on Sherdog.com.[5]
This was the last Strikeforce event branded with their original logo. The promotion debuted their new & final logo at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II in October 2010.[6]
The event drew an estimated 367,000 viewers, with a peak at 470,000 on Showtime.[7]
Results
Preliminary Card
- Featherweight bout: Vinicius Magalhães vs. Rocky Long
- Magalhaes defeated Long via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout: Adam Schindler vs. Kier Gooch
- Schindler defeated Gooch via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:58 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Jose Santibanez vs. Reynaldo Trujillo
- Trujillo defeated Santibanez via TKO (strikes) at 0:23 of round 1.
- Bantamweight bout: Chad Robichaux vs. Humberto DeLeon
- Robichaux defeated DeLeon via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Chad Cook vs. Artenas Young
- Young defeated Cook via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).
Sherdog.com Live Stream
- Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier vs. Jason Riley
- Cormier defeated Riley via submission (strikes) at 1:02 in round 1.
- Welterweight bout: André Galvão vs. Jorge Patino
- Galvão defeated Patino via TKO (strikes) at 2:45 in round 3.
Main Card
- Heavyweight bout: Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs
- Griggs defeated Lashley via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: K.J. Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel
- Noons defeated Gurgel via KO (punches) at 0:19 of round 2.
- Souza defeated Kennedy via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 48–47) to become the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship.
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Muhammed Lawal (c) vs. Rafael Cavalcante
- Cavalcante defeated Lawal via TKO (elbows) at 1:14 of round 3 to become the new Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.
References
- ↑ ""Strikeforce: Houston" draws attendance of 8,635; CEO credits K.J. Noons". mmajunkie.com. 2010-08-22.
- ↑ "Houston: King Mo vs. Feijao". strikeforce.com. August 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Jacare, Kennedy to Vie for Vacant Strikeforce Crown". sherdog.com. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Andre Galvao to face "Macaco" at SF:Houston". strikeforce.com. 2010-07-14.
- ↑ "Strikeforce ‘Houston’ Lineup Finalized; 2 Bouts to Stream Live on Sherdog". sherdog.com/. 2010-08-16.
- ↑ "Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II: Storylines". MMAPayout.com. 2010-10-09.
- ↑ "Strikeforce: Houston – Tapology". Tapology.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.