| Strikeforce: Houston | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Houston. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | August 21, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City | Houston, Texas, United States | |||
| 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]
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 & final 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]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rafael Cavalcante | def. | Muhammed Lawal (c) | TKO (punches and elbows) | 3 | 1:14 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Tim Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | K. J. Noons | def. | Jorge Gurgel | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:19 | |
| Heavyweight | Chad Griggs | def. | Bobby Lashley | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Sherdog.com Live Stream | |||||||
| Welterweight | Andre Galvao | def. | Jorge Patino | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:45 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | def. | Jason Riley | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Artenas Young | def. | Chad Cook | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Chad Robichaux | def. | Humberto DeLeon | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Rey Trujillo | def. | Jose Santibanez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:28 | |
| Lightweight | Adam Schindler | def. | Kierre Gooch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:58 | |
| Featherweight | Vinicius Magalhães | def. | Rocky Long | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
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