Strikeforce: Houston Fight Card
by Nick Thomas on Jul 8, 2010 10:02 AM EDT
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PrintStrikeforce will hold an event at Houston's Toyota Center on Aug. 21. It will include a championship bout, although Strikeforce won't officially unveil details about the card until next week.Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (7-0) vs. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (9-2) [LHW Championship]
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (12-2) vs. Tim Kennedy (12-2) [vacant MW Championship]
Jorge Gurgel (13-6) vs. K.J. Noons (9-2)
Sergei Kharitonov (16-4) vs. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva (14-2) [source]
Erin Toughill (10-2-1) vs. TBA [source]
Strikeforce: Houston coverage
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Wow! Very nice card!!
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante
This should be a good fight!
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Tim Kennedy for the title…
With Le and Hendo already out of the picture, I guess they will be doing a 4 man MW tourney to determine the number 1 contender then? Or maybe no tourney at all.
Big Foot had better win or else he won’t have any momentum going into his fight with Fedor
Very good card, although I think Lawal smothers Feijao easily.
Souza vs. Kennedy could be the tits, but I like Noons vs. Gurgel.
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by Leland Roling on Jul 8, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
The Noons fight should be action packed!
Do we see stand up from Lawal or LnP? I want to see him progress. Not a finished product yet?
Jacare is one of my favorite Strikeforce fighters! I think he works Kennedy, but Kennedy’s toughness is enought o take it to the judges. Who do you think takes that fight?
Lawal will either takedown and pound the shit out of Feijao, or takedown and smother him for three rounds. In any case, he wins in my opinion.
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by Leland Roling on Jul 8, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I am not worried about him winning...
I am just looking forward to seeing him grow. He is very good already and still has lots to learn and improve on.
won't it be 5 rounds?
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by doonerthesooner on Jul 8, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Jacare is one of my favorite Strikeforce fighters! I think he works Kennedy, but Kennedy’s toughness is enought o take it to the judges
If Jacare gasses as badly as he did against Villasenor, Kennedy will finish him.
Gas may be an issue in a five round fight.
I don’t see Kennedy submitting him even if he is tired though. TKO is a possibility.
Whats all this lnp bs?
Stupid strikeforce has taken away a wrestlers best weapon from the full guard, elbows from the top. If he lawal had elbows he REALLY would have messed mousasi up
by TheBiggertheyare... on Jul 8, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed. i hate the no elbows and no knees/kicks on the gorund. you gotta have at least one or the other
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by eastcoastatlas on Jul 8, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Love Noons/Gurgel
Looked at that rundown and the first thing that stuck out at me was Jorge Gurgel. He hasn’t been around for awhile.
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by Worldisart on Jul 8, 2010 10:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think both Kennedy and Souza are very good fighters but I am not sold about this being for the strap. I think SF takes endless shit and abuse for over this. Just doing the tournament without this fight first would have made the belt holder look more legit. I guess SF wanted to close the door on the whole Shields thing as fast as possible but I’m guessing the haters Kid Nate are going to have a field day with this.
Nice to see so many names on the card already and not 7 TBAs.
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They should have had Tim and Luke Rockhold fight for #1 contender
Luke is constantly being fucked by strikeforce, just like tyron woodley
two Top prospects, and they can’t get off a challengers card
by TheBiggertheyare... on Jul 8, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That is sick
I may drive over for that card.
by Jonathan Snowden on Jul 8, 2010 10:44 AM EDT reply actions
Hells yeah. Where are you driving from?? Anyone nutty enough to make it out from la??
by PipRocks on Jul 8, 2010 12:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This right here
Is what you call a CARD. Question though. Are we getting an in shape Kharitonov or the tubby dude that got Monson’d?
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TBA is trans-gender?
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by Razreshat on Jul 8, 2010 10:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
It's Pat Riley and its mate Chris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Pat
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by Worldisart on Jul 8, 2010 11:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Kharitonov back in the heezy. hopefully regains his old form. Dude was fun to watch
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Yep, if he looks anything like he did back in his Pride days he could handle Bigfoot.
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by doonerthesooner on Jul 8, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
i hope his fight in Strikeforce resembles something like this
by RevoReal on Jul 8, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That was a hilarious moment.
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it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jul 8, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Almost as funny as when they had to stretcher him out that one time
by TheBiggertheyare... on Jul 8, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s got some crazy Russian stoicism. I can’t believe how many unchecked leg kicks he took. And from Ghita no less.
by HarmlessNinja on Jul 9, 2010 5:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Damnnnn!!! This card is so sick. I am stoked love me some Sergei/ Big foot action. Hope kharitonov comes back in great shape, which I don’t completely doubt now that he is with Golden Glory. Have been on Jacare’s nuts for a long time but Kennedy is the real deal. King Mo by Tko in the 3rd. Not hating on Fejiao who is good but Mo takes it.
by pRoXiMo on Jul 8, 2010 12:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
On an related Mo Lawal note
a middle aged woman came into my store the other day looking for a video game, and when i rang her up i scanned a loyalty card our company forces down peoples throats. The name came up Mo Lawal from temecula,california. So i asked the lady if she knew him, and she proceded to tell me that he lived with her and her husband while he wrestled at OCU, and eventually OSU. They took care of him like he was one of there own kids, and since he has become this MMA star he has come back to repay the favor. She said he buys them all kinds of games and clothes, and that when he first won the belt from mousasi he came to Norman to take it to these kids school. He is also going to help with a fund raiser at the high school, and might bring dan hendo with him, seeing as how the guy owes him a favor.
by TheBiggertheyare... on Jul 8, 2010 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Damn, so much for a tourney...
….I have to say I was looking forward to SFs GP type tourney, but oh well, I’ll take it. Tourney or not, their MW division is their best division and a number 1 contender is already on deck Im sure.
Oh...
and Melvin Manhoef as stated above… but it depends what they do with the tourney. Jorge Santiago will also be fighting for Strikeforce pending on their decision… Luke Rockhold is also in the same boat.
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by eastcoastatlas on Jul 8, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
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