Jacare finishes Robbie Lawler
With a show of submissions, Strikeforce held another edition of the event this Saturday, in San José, in the United States. The public present at the HP Pavilion can count on a heartthrob performance from Roger gracie. The Brazilian showed his evolution in MMA and submitted Trevor Prangley with a rear naked choke in the first round. Already Ronaldo Jacare, after suffering a knockdown, managed to recover and submit Robbie Lawler, maintaining the event's middleweight belt in Brazil. The Tupiniquim party, however, was not complete, as Cyborg Evangelist fought a balanced fight with Nick Diaz, but an oversight in the final moments of the second round gave the North American the opportunity to lock in a tight arm-bar and retain the organization's welterweight belt.
Diaz takes advantage of Cyborg's carelessness and submits the Brazilian
In the main fight of the night, valid for the welterweight belt, Cyborg Evangelist started better Nick Diaz. Varying his boxing strikes at the belt line and low kicks, the Brazilian had the advantage in the first round. However, when he lowered his guard, Cyborg was caught with a right cross, but he absorbed the blow well and continued to maintain his strategy. In the second round, the Brazilian worked well with kicks to Diaz's thigh and good boxing combinations, but with 30 seconds left in the round, Evangelista took Nick down and when he tried to work with punches from above, he was caught in a very tight arm. lock. The Brazilian athlete still tried to defend himself, but ended up being finished. With the triumph, Nick Diaz scores its new consecutive victory and hasn't known what it's like to lose since November 2007.
Jacaré overcomes himself and submits Lawler
Five months after winning the Strikeforce middleweight belt, Ronaldo Jacaré successfully defended his title. In the face of hard Robbie Lawler, the Tupiniquim black belt started the fight ready to work on the ground, but the North American defended himself well and managed to return to the fight on his feet. After a right cross, Jacaré suffers a series of blows and suffers a knockdown, but showing great courage he manages to recover and continue the fight. In the second round, the Brazilian avoided the fight in the middle and distance and tried to take down Lawler, who was kept underneath and almost submitted with an arm-bar. If the black belt didn't get the submission in the second round, it came in the third. Without wasting time, Jacaré took the fight to the ground and ended the duel with a fair rear naked choke.
Roger finishes another
In his fourth fight as a professional, Roger gracie showed that he can make history in MMA. The three-time jiu-jitsu world champion in the absolute category showed octagon control in the stand-up fight against Trevor Prangley and an excellent transition to the ground fight. Where, after taking the fight to the ground, Roger quickly reached mount, dominated the back and ended the fight with a rear naked choke. With the result, the Tupiniquim black belt achieved his fourth victory in four MMA fights. Check out the full results of the event:
Main Card
Nick Diaz finished “Cyborg” Evangelist with an armbar on R2;
Ronaldo “Jacare” finished Robbie Lawler with a rear naked choke in R3;
Herschel Walker defeated Scott Carson via TKO in R1;
Roger gracie submitted Trevor Prangley with a rear naked choke in R1;
Preliminary Card
Nate Moore defeated Nathan Coy by knockout in R2;
Isaiah Hill submitted Bobby Stack with a triangle choke in R1;
Ron Keslar submitted Eric Lawson with an armbar in R1;
Germain de Randamie defeated Stephanie Webber by knockout in R1;
James Terry defeated Lucas Gamaza via TKO in R1;
Jenna Castillo defeated Charlene Gellner by knockout in R2;
Anthony Darian defeated Alan Francis Perez via unanimous decision;
Ricky Jackson defeated Niko Jackson via unanimous decision;
Armin Safiari defeated Samuel Bracamonte via unanimous decision by the judges;
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