| Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | June 6, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Scottrade Center | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Attendance | 8,867 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the MMA organization Strikeforce. It was held in St. Louis, Missouri on June 6, 2009. The event drew an estimated 275,000 viewers on Showtime. [2]
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem injured his hand and was unable to fight at this event. [3] He was replaced by Andrei Arlovski.
Renato Sobral was scheduled to face Rafael Cavalcante, but after suffering an injury, was replaced by Mike Kyle. [4]
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (180 lb) | Jake Shields | def. | Robbie Lawler | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Heavyweight | Brett Rogers | def. | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:22 | |
| Catchweight (180 lb) | Nick Diaz | def. | Scott Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:41 | |
| Welterweight | Joe Riggs | def. | Phil Baroni | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Mike Kyle | def. | Rafael Cavalcante | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:05 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Mike Whitehead | def. | Kevin Randleman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Jesse Finney | def. | Josh Bumgarner | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Middleweight | Lucas Lopes | def. | Scott Ventimiglia | Disqualification (illegal knee) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley | def. | Sal Woods | Submission (Brabo choke) | 1 | 4:20 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Booker DeRousse | def. | James Wade | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Lightweight | Pat Benson | def. | Dave Cochran | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:42 | |
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