“Strikeforce – Houston” weigh-in results
Someone once said, “Everything in Texas is bigger.” Apparently a few of the fighters scheduled for tomorrow night’s “Strikeforce – Houston” event took that to heart, as more than one of the evening’s participants came in heavy. However, in the end, all were able to resolve the issue and each bout will take place as originally scheduled.
Most notably, KJ Noons weighed in a quarter-pound over the lightweight limit of 156 lbs. However, opponent Jorge Gurgel shrugged off the difference and as a result Noons was not required to drop the final fraction of a pound.
The official results of the weigh-in are as follows:
Chad Cook (205.25) vs. Arteneus Young (204)
Humberto DeLeon (127.25) vs. Chad Robichaux (131)
Jose Santibanez (154.25) vs. Reynaldo Trujillo (155.25)
Kier Gooch (155.5) vs. Adam Schindler (155.5)
Rocky Long (146.25 lbs) vs. Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes (144.5 lbs)*
Andre Galvao (170.75 lbs) vs. Jorge Patino (171 lbs)
Daniel Cormier (249 lbs) vs. Jason Riley (256.5)
Chad Griggs (228.5 lbs) vs. Bobby Lashley (246)
Jorge Gurgel (154.75 lbs) vs. K.J. Noons (156.25)**
Tim Kennedy (185 lbs) vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (184.75 lbs)
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (203.75 lbs) vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (203.5 lbs)
* – Magalhaes agreed to a “catch-weight” fight based on Long coming in heavy
** – Gurgel accepted the fight as is
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Gurgel would fight a bear, blindfolded, on fire, in the woods, and the bear could be wrapped in barbed wire.
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“Gurgel would fight a bear, blindfolded, on fire, in the woods, and the bear could be wrapped in barbed wire.”
and it would still go to a dec.
I got…
Mo
Jacare
K.J. (please)
Lashley
Cormier
Galvao
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King Mo by KO in the 2nd
Kennedy by Decision
Noons by KO in the 1st
Lashley by TKO in the 1st
Cormier by TKO in the 1st
Galvao by Sub in the 2nd
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King Mo – TKO in sec
Jacare – Dec
Noons – Dec
Lashley – TKO 1st
Cormier – TKO 2nd (after trying to stand for the first and loosing)
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King Mo tko r3
Kennedy tko r3
Noons dec
Lashley tko 1st
I am not too positive about my pick for Kennedy winning but I want him to win bad enough for me to temporarily dislike Jacare
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Wow!-What a strange night for MMA-I swear strikeforce has some sort of Dana curse on it-Everything that could go wrong will go wrong-that being said-I think that the Blackhouse Team deserves much respect-Even though it wasn’t the most popular victories-so what!-It’s MMA-Home of the most genuine
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