Tyron Woodley disposes of Andre Galvao by KO in the very 1st round. Dre never had a shot in this thing once his takedown was obviously going to be thwarted time and time again by the Mizzou alumni. Pat Miletich called "T-Wood" the "most athletic MMA fighter today." That is some pretty high praise from a man who knows his MMA. Strikeforce has set the blueprint on how to bring along a prospect but now it is time for Ty to step into the mix. Perhaps facing Evangelista Santos or Joe Riggs would fit the bill.
Marloes Coenen pulls the impressive Upset and armbars Sarah Kaufman into a submission to become the new 135 Women's Champion! The Golden Glory product looked great at her proper weight class and Sarah was out gunned in the 1st. For the 2nd, Kaufman got her game going with a takedown followed by G&P. Marloes looked like she might be in trouble when she threw up her legs and trapped Sarah in the hold. Kaufman was immediately upset that she tapped and Coenen didn’t release the hold immediately. If you watch the replay, its hard for Marloes to tell that the ref is stepping in and she said she never felt the tap. At the end of the day, Sarah was fine and Marloes is the new champion.
Josh Thomson got the hometown treatment as the blind judges gave him a Unanimous Decision over the deserving Gesias Cavalcante. The "Punk" had a knee brace on with a pad which is illegal and he was forced to remove it during the introductions. Josh began to complain about a head butt early into the fight and when he went to bitch again, "JZ" rocks Thomson with a short right hand and locks on a guillotine choke. Somehow Josh escapes which set up the 2nd round which was boring but obviously for Thomson. "JZ" gives Josh a taste of his own medicine in the 3rd with the L&P dry hump for the final 5. It wasn't pretty but even the commentators were shocked that not only Josh was given the win, but one idiot judge scored every round for Thomson. Ridiculous but I give Josh credit for saying the judges all need to get together and work things out in a clinic. We need an immediate rematch.
MMAFO score 29-28 Calvacante
Official Judges 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, for Thomson?
Nick Diaz defeats KJ Noons by Unanimous Decision to retain his Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. Diaz seemed to be rolling in the 1st but lost the 2nd due to inactivity and an inability to decide where to take the fight. I don't know if Diaz was bored or unhappy not fighting a "big name" but this fight was lacking for his standards. Nick controlled the fight and though he did get cut open, he ran away with the fight as KJ could only look through his hair and watch.
MMAFO score 29-28 Calvacante
Official Judges 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, for Thomson?
Nick Diaz defeats KJ Noons by Unanimous Decision to retain his Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. Diaz seemed to be rolling in the 1st but lost the 2nd due to inactivity and an inability to decide where to take the fight. I don't know if Diaz was bored or unhappy not fighting a "big name" but this fight was lacking for his standards. Nick controlled the fight and though he did get cut open, he ran away with the fight as KJ could only look through his hair and watch.
* After the fights in the back, Jason Miller and Nick Diaz locked eyes which caused the even tempered Champion to throw a water bottle at "Mayhem." They tried to fight but were separated. If Nick wishes to fight the best he has got to stop this backroom brawling. Still it does set up a nice potential dream bout with the two scrappers.
* KJ Noons broke his jaw and left hand during the title fight.
* Compustrike was wrong about the number of strikes landed in the fight due to a "glitch" in their system.
*FightMetric got the stats correct.
DIAZ NOONS
Significant Strikes 130 110
Total Strikes 150 139
Head Strikes 115 71
Body Shots 22 61
Leg Strikes 13 7
* I still laugh every time I watch Frank Shamrock talking with his ginormous braces.
3-1 on the picking side.
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