Tonight at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio the next leg of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix takes place. The two semi-final bouts are Josh Barnett against Sergei Kharitonov and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva against Daniel Cormier. The fight card also features a middleweight title bout between champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Luke Rockhold, as well as “King” Mo Lawal vs Roger Gracie.
Main Card (Televised on Showtime)
Josh Barnett def. Sergei Kharitonov via Submission (Arm Triangle) at 4:28, R1
Daniel Cormier def. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva by KO (Punches) at 3:56, R1
Luke Rockhold def. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47), R5 – NEW CHAMPION
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal def. Roger Gracie by KO (Punch) at 4:33, R1
Pat Healy def. Maximo Blanco by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:24, R2
Preliminary Card (Televised on HDNet)
Mike Kyle def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante def. Yoel Romero via KO (strikes) at 4:51, R2
Jordan Mein def. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos by TKO (Strikes) at 3:18, R3
Alexis Davis def. Amanda Nunes by TKO (Strikes) at 4:53, R2
Dominique Steele def. Chris Mierzwiak by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27), R3
