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Posts Tagged ‘Jardine’

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” officially drew 1,992 attendees for a $68,805 live gate.

Nevada State Athletic Commission officials today emailed the figures to MMAjunkie.com.

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” took place Jan. 7 at The Joint at
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The night’s five-fight main
card aired on Showtime, and four preliminary bouts aired on Showtime
Extreme.



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This past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” event drew a 0.93 household rating and an average audience of 344,000 viewers.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the figures with an industry source.

Despite the Jan. 7 event taking place on Showtime’s “free-preview” weekend, the total viewership was short of the 522,000 viewers Strikeforce averaged for its eight “Arena Series” event in 2011.



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The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued mandatory medical
suspensions to 10 fighters from this past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” event.

Four of them – middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, Tarec Saffiedine, Tyler Stinson and James Terry – could be out of action up to six months because of the
suspensions.

NSAC officials today emailed the list of official suspensions to MMAjunkie.com.



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Strikeforce light heavyweight Trevor Smith likes to dive for leg locks when he’s in trouble on the feet, and he said he told referee Kim Winslow as much prior to a weekend bout.

“I said if I get hit, I like to dive for legs and go under, so just make sure you don’t stop the fight unless I’m out cold and taking a number of blows,” Smith today told MMAjunkie.com.

“She made some kind of comment like, ‘I’ve been doing this for a while – I know how to stop fights.’”



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Main-card fighters Robbie Lawler ($150,000) and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal ($95,000) were the top earners from this past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” event.

Overall, the payroll for the event was $566,000.

MMAjunkie.com today requested and received the list of official disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.



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LAS VEGAS – James Terry’s quiet but steady ascent up Strikeforce’s welterweight ranks hit a snag – in controversial fashion – against Nah-Shon Burrell.

While Burrell was the more dangerous fighter, Terry was more complete and scored frequently with takedowns. However, Burrell ultimately earned a controversial split-decision win.

The preliminary-card fight was part of “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” and aired on Showtime Extreme.



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LAS VEGAS – Earlier this week, undefeated Strikeforce prospect Tyron
Woodley made some waves by calling himself “the
uncrowned champion of Strikeforce’s welterweight division.”

Following his decision win over Jordan Mein at Saturday’s “Strikeforce:
Rockhold vs. Jardine” event in Las Vegas, Woodley took it a step
further, demanding a title shot in his next event.

In this “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” post-event notebook, read
what “T-Wood” had to say and get further updates on winners Robbie
Lawler, Tarec Saffiedine and Nah-Shon Burrell.



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Rockhold: Speed Was the Difference Against Jardine

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LAS VEGAS – Sure, it wasn’t one for the highlight reel, but it got the job done for Tyron Woodley.

The top welterweight contender did nothing to hurt his title hopes and used takedowns and a smothering top game to cruise to a unanimous-decision victory over highly touted Canadian prospect Jordan Mein.

The main-card fight was part of “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” and aired on Showtime.



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LAS VEGAS – Adlan Amagov’s illegal knee was no match for Robbie Lawler’s legal one.

After shaking off the effects of the illegal strike, Lawler quickly answered with a stunning flying knee that set up a first-round TKO victory in the night’s featured middleweight attraction.

The co-headliner was part of “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” and aired on Showtime.



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