| Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | July 14, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Rose Garden | |||
| City | Portland, Oregon, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 14, 2012 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. [1]
| Main card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Luke Rockhold (c) | def. | Tim Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Nate Marquardt | def. | Tyron Woodley | KO (elbows and punches) | 4 | 1:39 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Middleweight | Roger Gracie | def. | Keith Jardine | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Lorenz Larkin | def. | Robbie Lawler | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Showtime Extreme) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Pat Healy | def. | Mizuto Hirota | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ryan Couture | def. | Joe Duarte | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jorge Masvidal | def. | Justin Wilcox | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jordan Mein | def. | Tyler Stinson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jason High | def. | Nate Moore | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:26 | |
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