Tupiniquim party at Strikeforce Evolution, an event that took place this Saturday in San José, California. On the preliminary card, Roberto Gordo's black belt, Alex Crispim defeated the American A.J. Fonseca, in a unanimous decision by the judges and achieved his first victory in the organization. Among the main fights, Ronaldo Jacare debuted on the right foot in Strikeforce. Facing the experienced Matt Lindland, the Brazilian showed great progress in his striking and the old efficiency in jiu-jitsu, submitting the Team Quest leader with a fair katagatame in the first round.
In the main fight of the night, valid for the organization's lightweight title, Gilbert Melendez successfully defended his belt and defeated Josh thomson in the unanimous decision of the judges. Check out the full results:
Scott Smith defeated Cung le by knockout in R3;
Gilbert Melendez defeated Josh thomson in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza submitted Matt Linland with a katagatame in R3;
Muhammad “King mo” Lawal defeated Mike Whitehead by knockout in R1;
Antwain Britt defeated Scott Lighty via TKO in R1;
Justin Wilcox defeated Daisuke Nakamura via unanimous decision;
Alex Crispim defeated A.J. Fonseca via unanimous decision by the judges;
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