Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
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| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | June 6, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Scottrade Center | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Attendance | 8,867[1] | |||
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Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the MMA organization Strikeforce. It was held in St. Louis, Missouri on June 6, 2009. The event drew an estimated 275,000 viewers on Showtime.[2]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Main Card
- Catchweight 182 lb bout:
Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
- Shields defeated Lawler via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:02 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers
- Rogers defeated Arlovski via TKO (punches) at 0:22 of round 1.
- Catchweight 180 lb bout: Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
- Diaz defeated Smith via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:41 of round 3.
- Welterweight bout: Phil Baroni vs. Joe Riggs
- Riggs defeated Baroni via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead
- Whitehead defeated Randleman via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
[edit] Under Card
- Catchweight 175 lb bout: Jesse Finney vs. Josh Bumgarner
- Finney defeated Bumgarner via submission (kimura) at 1:55 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Rafael Cavalcante vs. Mike Kyle
- Kyle defeated Cavalcante via KO (punches) at 4:05 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Booker DeRousse vs. James Wade
- DeRousse defeated Wade via TKO (punches) at 4:06 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley vs. Salvoder Woods
- Woodley defeated Woods via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:20 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Scott Ventimiglia vs. Lucas Lopes
- Lopes defeated Ventimiglia via disqualification (illegal knee) at 3:26 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Pat Benson vs. Dave Cochran
- Benson defeated Cochran via submission (armbar) at 2:42 of round 1.
[edit] Notes
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem injured his hand and was unable to fight at this event.[3] He was replaced by Andrei Arlovski.
Mike Kyle was a late replacement for Jared Hamman, who withdrew from his fight with Rafael Cavalcante following injury.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Strikeforce expects return to St. Louis, further eastern expansion in near future". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15145/strikeforce-expects-return-to-st-louis-further-eastern-expansion-in-near-future.mma.
- ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/strikeforce-lawler-vs-shields
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/blog/2009/05/overeem-suffers-hand-injury-summer.asp
- ^ John Morgan. "Strikeforce: Hamman out; "Feijao" vs. Kyle likely for June 6 prelims". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/14996/strikeforce-hamman-out-feijao-vs-kyle-likely-for-june-6-prelims.mma.
