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Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mulhern
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Villefort
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mulhern
Round 2
Mulhern walks straight forward through hard punches from Villefort
and drags the Brazilian down against the fence with a single-leg.
Villefort gets his back to the fence and tries a guillotine which
Mulhern quickly slips out of. Villefort uses a butterfly guard to
fend off Mulhern’s advances, throwing elbows as they scoot along.
Mulhern stands and passes to side control, then full mount. He
tries to take the back but Villefort stands and slips out the
backdoor, then turns the corner and drags Mulhern to the ground.
Villefort can’t keep control of the back but stays in top position
as Mulhern closes up his guard. Mulhern tries an omoplata, then an
arm-triangle, and Villefort is forced to abandon top position
momentarily. Villefort stands and then goes back to his opponent’s
guard, where he’s struck with elbows from a busy Mulhern in the
closing seconds.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mulhern
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Mulhern
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mulhern
Round 3
The welterweights trade big right hands before Mulhern shoots for a
takedown. Villefort turns him away this time but Mulhern presses
him into the cage when they stand. Villefort wants the single-leg
now, but Mulhern denies it and gets on top. A north-south choke
won’t stick for Mulhern and he’s stuffed back to Villefort’s guard.
Good pass from the rangy Mulhern to wind up in side control on the
left side, creeping up to north-south again. Villefort flips over,
then quickly puts his back on the canvas again, still stuck under
Mulhern, who’s grinding with short elbows from side control.
Villefort explodes out, then sits down on a single-leg try and
forces Mulhern to the floor. Mulhern goes for a heel hook from
underneath. Villefort twists with it and extracts his leg, then
wraps up the waist to try and keep Mulhern on the floor. Mulhern
throws up another omoplata; Villefort is stuck this time and has no
choice but to put his back on the mat in order to get his arm free.
Mulhern takes the back and socks Villefort with right hands as
Villefort tries to stand. Villefort gets up with Mulhern now stuck
to his back and tries to slam him loose just as the final horn
sounds.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mulhern (30-27 Mulhern)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Mulhern (29-28 Mulhern)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mulhern (30-27 Mulhern)
Official result: Judge Steve Morrow scores the bout 30-27 for Mulhern, while Ralph McKnight has it 29-28 for Villefort. Judge Abe Belardo sees it 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Quinn Mulhern.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Villante
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Villante
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Villante
Round 2
Villante is covering up to block Mehman’s power punches and easily
shuts down a double-leg try. Villante goes on the attack now,
swinging some right hands; when he backs off from the exchange,
Mehman is pawing at his left eye, which has a cut and swelling
beneath it. Midway through the round and Villante comes out of an
exchange rubbing his left eye. Ref Josh Rosenthal halts the action
for a moment but Villante doesn’t appear seriously impaired and
they quickly get back to work. Villante is stringing together jabs
and sweeps the leg out from beneath Mehman with one hard left
hook-low kick combo. More jabs from Villante and Mehman tries to
return fire but can’t quite get in close enough.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Villante
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Villante
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Villante
Round 3
Villante looks justifiably confident at the start of the third,
walking Mehman down with his hands at his sides. Mehman circles,
still trying to land hard punches, but he’s either missing or
having his shots blocked almost every time. Villante throws a right
uppercut-left hook-right low kick combo that has Mehman staggering
backward. Mehman rushes forward, winging punches, but again
Villante does well to cover up and avoid damage. Villante’s attack
has slowed now but he’s still pushing in on Mehman, only backing
away to avoid the Caveman’s wild punches. Villante ducks in, scores
the uppercut, dips out. More jabs from Villante now with 80 seconds
left in the bout. Mehman steps in and lands a knee to the body.
Villante dodges a wide right from Mehman and socks him in the face
with a straight punch. Mehman dives for a double-leg with 30
seconds left and holds Villante against the fence. He nearly takes
Villante’s back but time runs out.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Villante (30-27 Villante)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Villante (30-27 Villante)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Villante (30-27 Villante)
Official result: Judge Bruce Rasmussen scores the bout 29-28, while Ralph McKnight and Susan Thomas-Gitlin both see it 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Gian Villante.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Inocente
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Inocente
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Inocente
Round 2
Zwicker takes some hard kicks to the body but rushes Inocente to
the ground after a slipping a high kick. Inocente keeps Zwicker in
guard and Zwicker lands an elbow before standing and trying to
pass. Inocente upkicks, sweeps and gets to his feet, where he slugs
Zwicker with a crisp punching combo and another hard knee to the
face. Both men look tired midway through the bout, breathing with
their mouths open. Inocente gets a waistlock, goes for a suplex and
settles for wrestling Zwicker down. Zwicker puts a hand on the mat
to avoid knees to the head, so Inocente drives a couple into his
ribs. A hard spinning back-fist from Inocente lands flush, but
Zwicker just keeps coming forward. Zwicker catches a kick, can’t
capitalize. He stuffs a trip from Inocente and lands some middling
right hands from the back before the Brazilian gets to his feet.
Zwicker misses with a spinning back-fist but comes in behind it and
clinches Inocente into the cage. Inocente turns it around and lands
a couple hard elbows. The Brazilian turns and begins walking to his
corner with a few seconds left in the round. Zwicker shoots a
double but can’t do much before the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Inocente
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Inocente
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Inocente
Round 3
Zwicker catches a kick, throws a flurry and clinches up, but it’s
Inocente scoring with knees in the clinch. Zwicker catches another
kick and slugs back with a hard right hand. Now it’s the “Rezdog”
moving forward, sticking punches in the face of Inocente. Both men
look exhausted as they clinch around the cage, Inocente scoring
with uppercuts and knees up the middle. Zwicker grabs another kick
and wraps up Inocente, who turns the position around with a collar
tie and drills Zwicker’s legs with knees. Zwicker lands a leg kick,
misses a spinning shot and gets cracked with a left hook as he
turns around. Zwicker is just exhausted but he keeps coming,
putting Inocente on the fence with underhooks. It doesn’t last
long, as Inocente circles out. Zwicker misses a spinning back-fist,
then lands a jab that has Inocente moving backward. Inocente
reverses the momentum with a one-two and a leg kick. Zwicker lands
a right hand and Inocente replies with a hard jump knee. Zwicker is
still moving forward at the end and they finish in the clinch.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Inocente (30-26 Inocente)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Inocente (30-27 Inocente)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Inocente (30-27 Inocente)
Official result: Judges Abe Belardo and Steve Morrow score the bout 29-28 while judge Susan Thomas-Gitlin sees it 30-27, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Guto Inocente.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cavalcante
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cavalcante
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cavalcante
Round 2
JZ absorbs a kick to the body as he comes in to shoot, but he
completes the takedown and advances to half-guard. He holds
Vallie-Flagg on the ground for a minute but the American gets to
his feet when JZ tries to mount. Both men swing hooks but it’s JZ
who lands clean with the left, then drives a couple into his man’s
body. Vallie-Flagg lands a combo, grazes with a head kick and is
verbally warned by ref Dan Stell for push-kicking at the
Brazilian’s knee. Two minutes left in the middle period and
Vallie-Flagg shuts down a double-leg try, then push-kicks JZ away.
Left hand lands for Vallie-Flagg, and JZ replies with a leg kick
and a left of his own. It’s Vallie-Flagg on the attack, scoring
with right hooks and kicks to the body. A hard right rattles JZ’s
head with a minute to go but JZ clinches up instantly. Vallie-Flagg
pushes him off, lands an uppercut in close quarters, then an elbow.
Vallie-Flagg is throwing an overhand right with murderous intent
but JZ is staying out of the way of that particular shot.
Vallie-Flagg misses with a front kick at the horn and JZ taps him
with a late left hand, then immediately apologizes.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Vallie-Flagg
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Vallie-Flagg
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Vallie-Flagg
Round 3
Vallie-Flagg clinches up, gets turned around and slams right hands
into the ribs of JZ as the Brazilian works for a double-leg against
the fence. They split off and Vallie-Flagg slugs him a couple more
times, but JZ comes back with some solid jabs. Vallie-Flagg pushes
JZ into the fence now, cracks him with short elbows and drills a
few knees into JZ’s thighs. Vallie-Flagg scores with a right hook,
left hook and a push kick to the face. JZ wants to tie up but gets
turned around and elbowed in the fence. Vallie-Flagg digs an
underhook with his left arm and elbows right a right.
Vallie-Flagg’s still throwing the hard punch combos with two
minutes to go while JZ is clearly fading. Clinch for Vallie-Flagg
now, more elbows and knees inside. JZ pushes Vallie-Flagg’s head
back with a right straight but Vallie-Flagg won’t be slowed. He
keeps pushing forward, throwing combos and muscling JZ into the
fence again. Vallie-Flagg comes off the fence, misses a high flying
knee but scores with a follow-up left hook. A pair of elbows, an
uppercut and Vallie-Flagg finishes throwing hands. JZ throws late
again and this time grazes ref Stell with a left.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Vallie-Flagg (29-28
Vallie-Flagg)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Vallie-Flagg (29-28
Vallie-Flagg)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Vallie-Flagg (29-28
Vallie-Flagg)
Official result: Judge Bruce Rasmussen scores the bout 29-28 for Cavalcante, while Ralph McKnight has it 29-28 for Vallie-Flagg. The final judge, Abe Belardo, sees it 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Isaac Vallie-Flagg.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Melendez
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Melendez
Round 2
Melendez pumps his jab and shoots a single-leg but gets stood up by
Thomson, who puts his back to the fence and pushes the champ away
with a front kick. Thomson goes high with an awkward right kick
that’s blocked. Melendez walks him into the fence and throws a pair
of uppercuts to the body before clinching. He lets Thomson loose,
comes forward again with feinting hooks and steps out of the way of
a Thomson high kick. More pawing punches from Melendez, then he
misses with an overhand right. Thomson backs up Melendez with a
flurry, gets stuck with a jab and then slugged with an uppercut.
Thomson wheels away after a right hand lands, grabbing at his left
eye. Ref Dan Stell gives him a break but Thomson only takes a few
seconds to recover. When they resume, the lightweights start
throwing heavy leather in the pocket, Melendez getting the better
of the exchange. The champ shoots a double-leg, lifts Thomson into
the air and drops him down at the base of the fence with a minute
left. Thomson puts his back to the cage and posts to stand back up.
When he gets to his feet, Melendez slugs him in the face with a
hard right hand. Thomson tries a single-leg at the end of the round
and gets stuffed by Melendez, who delivers some hard elbows as he
hops backward, a few of which land on the back of Thomson’s
head.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Melendez
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Melendez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Melendez
Round 3
Melendez goes back to sticking his jab in Thomson’s face while the
challenger has a high kick blocked. Thomson denies a shot from
Melendez but gets mugged with right uppercuts on the fence
afterward. Thomson finds his mark with straight right hands and
clinches Melendez into the fence, dropping for a shot before
Melendez circles out. Melendez ties up, elbows Thomson in the face,
breaks away and eats a right hand from the challenger. Lead right
uppercut lands for Thomson and Melendez gives him one back a moment
later. Thomson trips Melendez down but Melendez rolls backward and
pops back to his feet to deliver another stiff uppercut. Melendez
ducks a combination as he backs Thomson toward the fence again.
Uppercut to the body from Melendez, then a left hook up top. Though
his right eye is swelling rapidly, the champ is doing well to slip
Thomson’s punches as he gets inside to pop Thomson with punches and
elbows. Thomson complains of another eye poke, but ref Stell orders
them back to action. Melendez sprawls all over a shot from Thomson,
gets backed off by a push kick. Thomson strings a few punches
together before the end of the round but most of his late offense
is slipped by the champ.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Melendez
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Melendez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Melendez
Round 4
Melendez puts his left hand in Thomson’s face and tries to follow
through with a big right that misses. Straight right hand from
Thomson buckles the champ’s legs a bit, but Melendez stays up.
Melendez wants another double-leg against the fence and gets it,
planting Thomson on his rear. Again, Thomson quickly posts and
stands, wearing a smile. Melendez walks through a push kick from
Thomson and lands a hard, short left. Another double-leg attempt on
the cage from Melendez; this one stifled by a wide base from
Thomson. Another punch from Melendez has Thomson wiping at his eye
and shaking his head, but there’s nothing from the ref. Thomson
trips Melendez to the ground in the middle of the cage with 90
seconds left on the clock and Thomson goes down the champ’s guard.
Melendez turns to stand and gives up his back, and Thomson wastes
no time in hopping on. Thomson wants the rear-naked choke with a
body triangle on, but he can’t get his arm under Melendez’s throat.
Melendez survives the neck crank and pries Thomson’s hands off, but
he finishes the round with the challenger stuck to his back.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Thomson
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Thomson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Thomson
Round 5
Melendez is on the attack to begin the final frame, pushing in on
Thomson with jabs. Thomson flurries and grazes Melendez with a pair
of hooks, but Melendez dumps him down on the fence again. Thomson
gets up even quicker this time and the lightweights stare one
another down with four minutes left in the bout. Melendez eats a
right hook, wades into the pocket and takes another on the end of a
Thomson combination. Melendez walks his challenger into the fence,
lands a left and takes a right on the temple. Thomson scores with a
punch-kick combo but gets sprawled on with the takedown attempt
behind it. The next time Thomson comes forward, Melendez sticks a
hand in his face to push away. The ref sees this eye poke and
Thomson takes 10 seconds to compose himself. They get back to
action with 90 seconds left and Thomson is going hard, throwing
hooks, uppercuts and knees in close quarters, countering Melendez’s
combinations well. Melendez shoots a double on the cage, gets
stuffed and eats a one-two. Thomson sees a combo coming and shoves
Melendez to the ground with under a minute to go. Melendez is busy
till the end with punches from his back while Thomson just stays
heavy on top, holding the position.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Thomson (48-47 Melendez)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Thomson (48-48 Draw)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Thomson (48-47 Melendez)
Official result: Judge Susan Thomas-Gitlin scores the bout 48-47 for Thomson, while Bruce Rasmussen sees it 48-47 for Melendez. Judge Ralph McKnight scores it 48-47 for the winner by split decision and still Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cormier
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Round 2
Cormier opens up with a couple quick flurries, tagging Barnett with
a particularly hard right hand. Barnett puts a kick on Cormier’s
body and counters the next combo with a short right hand. Cormier
lands a one-two and gets backed off by a step-in knee. Barnett is
leaning off to the left to avoid Cormier’s big left hands, and he
comes back with a hard outside leg kick. Barnett clinches behind a
knee but takes an uppercut for his trouble. Cormier grabs a high
single-leg and pulls Barnett to the ground with little effort.
Barnett closes up guard and throws elbows from his back, but
Cormier’s got more power on his shots from the top. Barnett has a
cut along his hairline on the right side now and another above his
left eye. Barnett begins to throw up a triangle but goes back on
defense when Cormier slams him with a few more elbows. Barnett
throws up his legs, hunting for an armbar, but Cormier stands up
and dives back into the veteran’s open guard. Barnett’s face is
stained with blood now and it’s clearly affecting his vision as he
wipes at his eyes. Cormier isn’t helping, either, sticking his hand
in Barnett’s face and exploding with more hard elbows just before
the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cormier
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Round 3
Barnett moves Cormier into the cage but Cormier circles away. They
do it again and this time Barnett comes in behind a knee to clinch
up. Cormier gets an underhook and shoves Barnett away, but Barnett
keeps coming forward, looking to back Cormier into the cage.
Cormier gets a single-leg, Barnett defends and Cormier goes high,
hurling Barnett into the air and dumping him to his back away from
the fence. It’s side control for Cormier on Barnett’s right side,
but Barnett powers back to his feet, quickly slipping out of a
loose guillotine attempt. Cormier gets Barnett to cover up after a
nice left-right cross combo. The legs of Barnett are looking
increasingly unstable, but he’s still throwing punches and even a
hard knee. Cormier connects with a partially blocked right high
kick and Barnett covers up against the fence. Punches and knees
from Cormier land but Barnett blasts back with an uppercut. Cormier
gets a rear waistlock and looks to suplex Barnett, but the
catch-wrestler keeps his base and elbows Cormier in the side of the
head as they stall out on the fence. Barnett finishes the round
peppering punches under Cormier’s armpit.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cormier
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Round 4
Again, Barnett pushes forward to start the round, trying to put
Cormier on the fence. Cormier weathers a couple combinations and a
knee to the head, gets pressed into the fence for a few seconds and
circles out. Barnett throws a long left, ties up behind it, gets
shoved off and Cormier sticks a combo in his face. Cormier has a
left high kick blocked, but connects on the right side seconds
later. Barnett leaps in with a knee to the body and tries to clinch
again, but Cormier isn’t making it easy, denying underhooks and
pulling Barnett’s head down. Barnett whiffs on a spinning
back-fist, misses with a left-right and denies a single-leg.
Cormier stays on the takedown attempt and puts Barnett down on the
second effort, and Barnett rolls for a heel hook. Cormier gets to
his knees and crawls away, and his leg slips out of the hold. Top
position for Cormier now and Barnett’s face is an absolute mess as
he holds the Olympian in his closed guard. Ref Rosenthal wants them
on their feet with 30 seconds left. Barnett lands a knee, puts
Cormier on the fence with a forearm across the throat and the horn
blows.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cormier
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cormier
Round 5
Barnett attacks with punches and a knee to the gut, and Cormier
motions to the ref about something. It’s a wet spot on the mat
which Rosenthal quickly wipes down. The big men get back to work
and Barnett puts Cormier on the fence with an underhook. Cormier
breaks out, has a left high kick blocked and takes a kick to his
right leg. Barnett lands a left, steps out of the way of a right
high kick and then charges with a combo, but Cormier circles out.
Cormier’s offense has slowed but he’s still moving quickly, cutting
angles around the larger Barnett and making “The Warmaster” whiff
on a spinning punch. Cormier hits a takedown, Barnett gets up and
Cormier lifts him into the air for another slam. Barnett keeps his
balance and gets shoved into the fence with 90 seconds remaining in
the bout. Barnett tries to muster some offense in the last minute
of the bout but Cormier just holds him on the fence, then jogs away
from Barnett’s final punches.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cormier (50-45 Cormier)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cormier (50-45 Cormier)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cormier (50-45 Cormier)
Official result: Judge Steve Morrow scores the bout 49-46, while judges Abe Belardo and Susan Thomas-Gitlin see it 50-45, all for the winner by unanimous decision and now Strikeforce heavyweight world grand prix champion, Daniel Cormier.
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