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Tonight’s card is…
* Strikeforce Women’s 145lb. Division Title Decision Fight: Gina Carano vs. Cristiane Santos
* Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Title Fight: Gilbert Melendez *Champion* vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
* Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Renato Sobral *Champion* vs. Gegard Mousasi
* Strikeforce Heavyweight Division Fight: Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle
Here are the preliminary fight results…
* Alex Trevino def. Isaiah Hill by submission via side choke (3:56, R1)
* James Terry def. Zak Bucia by TKO via strikes (1:23, R1)
* Justin Wilcox def. David Douglas by submission via rear naked choke (3:16, R3)
* Scott Lighty def. Mike Cook by TKO via strikes (2:05, R1)
* Jay Hieron def. Jesse Taylor by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Gina Carano and Cristiane Santos are shown entering the arena.
Gus Johnson welcomes the viewers to the event before introducing Mauro Ranallo, who discusses tonight’s card and the signing of Fedor Emelianenko. Gus Johnson then introduces Frank Shamrock, who discusses the round format for tonight’s women’s MMA fight.
Fight #1 - Strikeforce Heavyweight Division Fight
Fabricio Werdum (11-4-1) vs. Mike Kyle (12-6-1)
Referee: Yuji Shimada
Round One
The round begins with Fabricio Werdum hitting Mike Kyle with a leg kick, Mike Kyle responds by hitting Fabricio Werdum with a leg kick of his own. Mike Kyle hits Fabricio Werdum with a straight right to the face, Fabricio Werdum then scores a single leg takedown on Mike Kyle. Mike Kyle tries to stand back up and Fabricio Werdum catches him with a guillotine choke the forces an immediate tap out.
Fight Result: Fabricio Werdum def. Mike Kyle by submission via guillotine choke (1:24, R1)
Post fight interview with Fabricio Werdum, who says he trained hard for this fight and he says that his jiu-jitsu helped him win the fight.
Backstage interview with Gina Carano, who says that she had a tough training camp and that the best strategy will win the fight tonight. The interviews turns to Randy Couture, who says he helped trained Gina Carano for the fight tonight and her mindset will help win the fight.
Fight #2 - Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Title Fight
Gilbert Melendez *Champion* (15-2-0) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (18-5-1)
Referee: Herb Dean
Round One
The round begins with Mitsuhiro Ishida hitting Gilbert Melendez with a leg kick, both fighters then hit each other with leg kicks at the same time. Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with a knee strike to the chest, Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with a jab combination. Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with a right hook to the face, Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with a counter left hook. Mitsuhiro Ishida then scores a double leg takedown on Gilbert Melendez, the fighters stand back up and Gilbert Melendez scores a double leg takedown on Mitsuhiro Ishida as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Gilbert Melendez hitting Mitsuhiro Ishida with a hook combination, Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with some jabs. Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with a knee strike to the chest, Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with a right hook. Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with a few straight punches to the face, Gilbert Melendez then scores a double leg takedown on Mitsuhiro Ishida. Gilbert Melendez then gets back control on Mitsuhiro Ishida, Gilbert Melendez then knee strikes a downed Mitsuhiro Ishida in the ribs. The fighters stand back up and throw wild punches at each other as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Mitsuhiro Ishida hitting Gilbert Melendez with a jab, Gilbert Melendez recovers by hitting Mitsuhiro Ishida with a jab combination. Mitsuhiro Ishida then hits Gilbert Melendez with an inside leg kick, Gilbert Melendez then drops Mitsuhiro Ishida with a knee strike. Gilbert Melendez then hits Mitsuhiro Ishida with some ground and pound, Gilbert Melendez moves into the guard of Mitsuhiro Ishida. Gilbert Melendez then gains back control on Mitsuhiro Ishida, Gilbert Melendez then starts punching Mitsuhiro Ishida in the head and referee Herb Dean stops the fight.
Fight Result: Gilbert Melendez def. Mitsuhiro Ishida by TKO via strikes (3:56, R3)
Post fight interview with Gilbert Melendez, who says that being patient lead to the victory and he wants a rematch with Josh Thomson.
Backstage interview with Cristiane Santos, who says that she is happy to fight Gina Carano and the longer rounds will not effect her.
Fight #3 - Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Title Fight
Renato Sobral *Champion* (35-8-0) vs. Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1)
Referee: John McCarthy
Round One
The round begins with both fighters throwing leg kicks at each other, Renato Sobral catches a Gegard Mousasi body kick. Gegard Mousasi scores a quick takedown on Renato Sobral and gets side control, Gegard Mousasi then knocks out Renato Sobral with a thunderous series of punches to the face and referee John McCarthy stops the fight.
Fight Result: Gegard Mousasi def. Renato Sobral by TKO via strikes (1:00, R1) to win the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Title
Post fight interview with Gegard Mousasi, who says he wanted to use his stand up to win the fight and he says he felt the pressure of his first time fighting in the United States.
Mauro Ranallo interviews Jake Shields, who says that he was impressed with Gegard Mousasi’s performance and that he will stay in the Strikeforce Middleweight Division.
Mauro Ranallo then interviews Andre Ward, who talks about his upcoming fight in the World Boxing Classic.
Mauro Ranallo, Gus Johnson and Frank Shamrock discuss the upcoming fight between Gina Carano and Cristiane Santos.
Main Event - Strikeforce Women’s 145lb. Division Title Decision Fight
Gina Carano (7-0-0) vs. Cristiane Santos (7-1-0)
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
Round One
The round begins with Cristiane Santos quickly assaulting Gina Carano with punches, Gina Carano then scores a takedown on Cristiane Santos. Cristiane Santos nearly forces Gina Carano to tap out to a heel hook, Cristiane Santos then decks Gina Carano with punches to the face. Cristiane Santos tries to takedown Gina Carano, but Gina Carano falls on top of Cristiane Santos and hits her with a few punches. The fighters stand back up and Cristiane Santos hits Gina Carano with a leg kick, Cristiane Santos then hits Gina Carano with a knee strike to the chest. Gina Carano then hits Cristiane Santos with a superwoman punch, Cristiane Santos scores a takedown on Gina Carano and gets back control. The fighters stand back up and Cristiane Santos scores a takedown on Gina Carano, Cristiane Santos gets half guard on Gina Carano. Cristiane Santos nearly makes Gina Carano tap to the Americano, Cristiane Santos then postures up on Gina Carano and starts hitting her with punches and referee Josh Rosenthal stops the fight.
Fight Result: Cristiane Santos def. Gina Carano by TKO via strikes (4:59, R1) to win the Strikeforce Women’s 145lb. Division Title
Post fight interview with Cristiane Santos, who puts over Gina Carano as a tough opponent and she thanked the fans for supporting women’s MMA.
Interviewer Jenn Brown noted that Gina Carano was being checked out by doctors in the locker room.
Gus Johnson, Mauro Ranallo and Frank Shamrock recap the evenings fights while Cristiane Santos was shown being carried backstage on the shoulders of her husband.
