STRIKEFORCE: “MARQUARDT VS. SAFFIEDINE” QUICK RESULTS:
170 lbs.: Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine
265 lbs.: Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring
265 lbs.: Josh Barnett vs. Nandor Guelmino
205 lbs.: Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle
185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Ed Herman
155 lbs.: Pat Healy def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision
185 lbs.: Roger Gracie def. Anthony Smith via submission (arm triangle) at 3:16 of round two
185 lbs.: Tim Kennedy def. Trevor Smith via sumission (guillotine) at 1:36 of round three
155 lbs.: Ryan Couture def. K.J. Noons via split decision
155 lbs.: Adriano Martins def. Jorge Gurgel vie unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Estevan Payan def, Mike Bravo via TKO (strikes) in round two
265 lbs.: Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring
265 lbs.: Josh Barnett vs. Nandor Guelmino
205 lbs.: Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle
185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Ed Herman
155 lbs.: Pat Healy def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision
185 lbs.: Roger Gracie def. Anthony Smith via submission (arm triangle) at 3:16 of round two
185 lbs.: Tim Kennedy def. Trevor Smith via sumission (guillotine) at 1:36 of round three
155 lbs.: Ryan Couture def. K.J. Noons via split decision
155 lbs.: Adriano Martins def. Jorge Gurgel vie unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Estevan Payan def, Mike Bravo via TKO (strikes) in round two
Strikeforce’s final mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Showtime will
take place on Sat., Jan. 12, 2013, from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in
Oklahoma City, Okla., featuring a welterweight showdown between division
champion Nate Marquardt and Tarec Saffiedine in the main event of the
evening. MMAmania.com will provide wall-to-wall coverage of the
‘Marquardt vs Saffiedine’ event all day and (late)night, including live
results, fight recaps, video highlights, press conference streams (if
available) and all the post-fight fallout you can handle well into
Sunday night. And we’ve got it — and you — all covered below.
Strikeforce is all set to pull the trigger on its very last
Showtime-televised fight card, which is scheduled to take place TONIGHT
(Sat., Jan. 12, 2013) at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
“Marquardt vs Saffiedine” is certainly not the “Champions” fight card
that was initially promised, featuring just one — Nate Marquardt — who
will defend his 170-pound title in the main event against Tarec
Saffiedine. No other meaningful match ups are set for the main card;
however, a handful of notable fighters such as Daniel Cormier, Josh
Barnett, Gegard Mousasi and Ronaldo Souza, among others, will all be in
action.
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage
of the Strikeforce main card action below, which is slated to start
promptly with the Showtime broadcast at 10 p.m. ET. The latest updates
of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 8 p.m. ET
with the under card bouts on Showtime Extreme.
Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the televised
action to share their thoughts on all the exciting action. Therefore,
feel free to leave a comment (or lucky number 13) before you leave and
chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it always turns out to
be a great discussion.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after “Marquardt vs. Saffiedine.”
Without further delay, see below for the latest Strikeforce results.
(Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the
bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)