Strikeforce held another edition of their “Challengers Series” tonight inside the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. Joey Villasenor bested Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos in a razor-thin split decision in the night’s main event.
Preliminary Bouts:
Steve Hadsel Defeated Taylor Roberts via TKO (Strikes) at :17 in the 1stRound
Len Bentley Defeated Marques Daniels via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Landon Showalter Defeated George Stork via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lyle Beerbohm Defeated Duane Ludwig via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 4:27 in the 2ndRound
Brian Caraway Defeated Alex Zuniga via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dennis Hallman Defeated Justin Davis via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at :20 in the 1stRound in a 195-pound catchweight Bout
Main Bouts:
Luke Rockhold Defeated Cory Devela via Submission (Rear-N aked Choke) at :30 in the 1stRound
Sarah Kaufman Defeated Shayna Baszler via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Jorge Gurgel Defeated Conor Heun via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) in a 160-pound catchweight
Bout
Tim Kennedy Defeated Nick Thompson via Submission (Strikes) at 2:37 in the 2ndRound
Joey Villasenor vs. Defeated Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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