Strikeforce: Houston
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| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | August 21, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City |  Houston, Texas, USA |
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| 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]
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[edit] 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 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]
[edit] Results
[edit] Main Card
- 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.
- Souza defeated Kennedy via unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) to become the new Strikeforce Middleweight champion.
- Lightweight bout: KJ Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel
- Noons defeated Gurgel by KO (punches) at 0:19 seconds into the 2nd round.
- Heavyweight bout: Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs
- Griggs defeated Lashley by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] References
- ^ ""Strikeforce: Houston" draws attendance of 8,635; CEO credits K.J. Noons". mmajunkie.com. 2010-08-22. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20384/strikeforce-houston-draws-attendance-of-8635-coker-credits-k-j-noons.mma.
- ^ "Houston: King Mo vs. Feijao". strikeforce.com. August 8, 2010. http://strikeforce.com/events/houston.html.
- ^ "Jacare, Kennedy to Vie for Vacant Strikeforce Crown". sherdog.com. 2010-07-09. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Jacare-Kennedy-to-Vie-for-Vacant-Strikeforce-Crown-25579.
- ^ "Andre Galvao to face "Macaco" at SF:Houston". strikeforce.com. 2010-07-14. http://strikeforce.com/community/showthread.php?2676-Andre-Galvao-to-face-Macaco-at-SF-Houston&p=21544.
- ^ "Strikeforce ‘Houston’ Lineup Finalized; 2 Bouts to Stream Live on Sherdog". sherdog.com/. 2010-08-16. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Strikeforce-Houston-Lineup-Finalized-2-Bouts-to-Stream-Live-on-Sherdog-26345.
- ^ "Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II: Storylines". MMAPayout.com. 2010-10-09. http://mmapayout.com/2010/10/strikeforce-diaz-vs-noons-ii-storylines/.
- ^ "Strikeforce: Houston – Tapology". Tapology.com. http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/strikeforce-houston. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
