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Steinbrunn, Austria;  promoter Mr. Helmut SCHALLEK announce the  “International Burgenland Open” on October 16th  in Semicontact. Lightcontact and ring sports, open for all fighters. Steinbrunn is located about 40 Km outside of Vienna.

This tournament is perfect for last preparation for the upcoming ISKA World Champions ships in November in Alicante. On the evening is also a team fight Austria vs. Hungary in Ring sports, plus professional fights.

For further informations send mail to the promoter Mr. Schallek.

Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt;  our respected ISKA EGYPT president Mr. Hamada Abdel-Ghany announce his next international amateur event, Pharaos Open 2011.

This event is for the first time in the beautiful location of the University of Kafr El-Sheikh and full supported from the City government.

Mr. Hamada welcome all fighters, please contact him by mail and see here the invitation as pdf file to download.

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HOUSTON (Aug. 21, 2010) – Hard-hitting striker Rafael Feijao shocked STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion “King Mo” Lawal with a devastating third round knockout in Saturday’s SHOWTIME® televised main event at STRIKEFORCE: Houston at Toyota Center.

In a tactical co-feature, world-class submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza captured the vacant STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight (185 pounds) Championship with a unanimous decision over American military hero Tim Kennedy.

In an all-action fight, Mo (7-1) was the aggressor in the first, scoring a body slam in the opening minute of the round.  But, Feijao (10-2) was unfazed by the take down and got to his feet without suffering any significant damage.

After trading punches in the second, Feijao came out swinging in the third.  He landed a few strong combinations and caught Mo with a powerful knee.  Clearly wounded, Mo tried to take his opponent to the ground to minimize the damage but, while locked up standing, Feijao battered Mo with a series of brutal slashing elbows to Mo’s head, knocking him out at 1:14.

“I hit him hard with the right hand and the knee,” Feijao said.  “I saw he was hurt, but I was just going to continue to hit him.  I felt his grip loosening and knew that he was done.

“I have a new coach in boxing and Muay Thai that made the difference.  “I just made my dream.  I saw in his last fight he wanted to get inside.  My strategy worked perfectly.”

A wounded Mo was disappointed but not dejected in his performance.

“I just got to make a few adjustments,” Mo said.  “He fought a hell of a fight, but I’m not worried. I’ll come back stronger.”

Jacare (13-2-1) wasn’t able to get Kennedy to the ground, but his effective and relentless counterpunching was the difference maker in the fight.

A deep gash opened up over Kennedy’s left eye early in the third round.  Kennedy (12-3) tried taking the fight to the mat, but it was ineffective against Jacare, who was the superior striker landing the harder, crisper punches.

Kennedy continued to attack Jacare throughout the fight, never giving up, but was unable to land anything that hurt his opponent.

“I felt through the fight that he felt my hand,” Jacare said.  “I was landing some big punches and I thought I was winning the fight.  I was ready to fight everywhere in the cage, but I was surprised how strong he was.  He was strong, but I was the one connecting and landing the damaging punches.”

Kennedy, who landed more punches with a higher percentage, was a bit surprised in the unanimous decision loss.

“I was really frustrated with the end result,” Kennedy said.  “Jacare is an amazing contender and now a champion. I was humbled that I was able to go five rounds with him, but I think it goes without saying that I’d like another five rounds with that guy. It’s going to be different.

“We’re talking about the most decorated grappler in the planet.  I expected him to want to grapple.  He countered with me the whole time and I was surprised. I should have put more pressure on him.  The only time anyone got dropped in the fight was when I dropped him, but he’s got the belt.”

In a featured lightweight (155 pounds) bout,  KJ Noons scored a second round KO (:19) over fearless brawler and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Jorge Gurgel in a short, but spectacular match.

The two exchanged powerful punches in the first, but a powerful and controversial blow from Noons a split second after the sound of the closing bell for the first round proved to be the difference.   Noons (10-2) came out swinging in the second, landing an overhand right followed by a left hook that sent Gurgel (13-7) flying to the canvas.  He followed it up with punches on the ground, but the fight was clearly over as Gurgel could not recover.

“By any means am I a dirty fighter, no,” Noons said.  “I was just going in there to try to engage and get the round. I was in the heat of the moment and I couldn’t stop my hands as they were going.  It wasn’t cheap and I’m not trying to be dirty – I’m just trying to finish the fight.  I didn’t’ intentionally do it, it’s just the rush.

“I thought it was a great fight.  He had a really good game plan. He was moving around the ring and was trying to get me to engage more.  I just knew I had to not over commit on my punches and my kicks and I’d be able to keep standing. I’m not surprised he didn’t take me down.”

Gurgel didn’t make any excuses or complaints in losing.

“I apparently got hit a couple of times when the round was up, but it’s not KJ’s fault,” Gurgel said.  The referee is responsible for separating the fighters. I’m not taking anything away from (KJ)  He landed a good right hand and a left hook.

“I have no excuses whatsoever. I came up short in my performance and I’m really upset. I thought I had his number.  I’ve never been rocked before. I’ve had 20 professional fights and I’ve never felt that.  KJ is a world class fighter.”

In the opening fight of the SHOWTIME telecast, Chad Griggs won an upset, TKO victory over previously unbeaten Bobby Lashley at the end of the second round.

An experienced and talented wrestler, Lashley immediately took the fight to the ground in the first round. He expended a lot of energy trying to hit Griggs (9-1) while on the ground, but Griggs was able to counter and opened up a gushing cut over Lashley’s left eye.

Once again, Lashley (5-1) took the fight to the ground in the second, but his punches didn’t do enough damage to the more experienced Griggs.  The cut worsened with Lashley apparently gassed in the closing moments of the second round and the referee called the bout immediately following the conclusion of the round.

“This is a dream come true fighting for STRIKEFORCE. I got offered a big fight right off the bat and I’m super pumped I got the win,” Griggs said.  “I know he was bleeding all over me.  I think he was tired and he was hurt already. I think it was a good call to end it.

“I felt him starting to fade a little bit at the end of the first round. I could hear him breathing really hard and could feel him using a lot of muscle to land punches. I was comfortable because he wasn’t really catching me and he was using a lot of energy.  I don’t think that he’s really been hit before or been tested. I could see it in his eyes that the fight was changing.  He was still hustling, but I think he was losing some heart in there.”

The event will replay on Monday, Aug. 23 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHO 2 and will be available On Demand from Tuesday, Aug. 24 until Monday, Sept. 6.

Complete STRIKEFORCE: Houston Results:

STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight Championship

Rafael Feijao def. “King Mo” Lawal – KO (elbows) – Round 3 (1:14)

STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight Championship

Jacare Souza def. Tim Kennedy – Unanimous Decision – 49-46, 48-47 twice.

KJ Noons def. Jorge Gurgel – KO (strikes)– Round 2 (:19)

Chad Griggs def. Bobby Lashley – TKO – End of Round 2

NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD

Daniel Cormier def. Jason Riley – Submission  (strikes) – Round 1 (1:02)

Andre Galvao – def. Jorge “Macaco” Patino – TKO (strikes) – Round 3 (2:45)

Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes – def. Rocky Long – Unanimous Decision – 29-28, 30-27, 30-27.

Adam Schindler def. Kier Gooch – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

Reynaldo “The Truth” Trujillo def. Jose Santibanez – TKO (Strikes)

Chad “Robo” Robichaux def. Humberto DeLeon – Split Decision – 29-28 (Robichaux), 29-28 (DeLeon), 29-28 (Robichaux)

Artenas Young def. Chad Cook, – Unanimous decision – 30-27, 298-28, 30-27

… at Gatecrasher Nightclub, Birmingham;

Amatuer 3x2s & 5×1.5s

Zoe Hoang (Black Widow)VS Katy Dunn (Simingdam)
Chris Mee (Thaitans) VS Daniel Baker (Evolution Womborne)
David Burns (Impact) VS Steve Brooke (Simingdam)
Alistair Brown (Black Widow) VS Charlie Brough (Thaitans)
Sean Hurley (Pythnons)VS Jai Ro (Deisel Gym)
Graham Brookes (Impact) VS Cory Robinson (Pythons)
Adeel Raja (Fearless) VS M Moon (TouchGloves)

C Class 5×1.5s -Bare Shin

Ravi Shedeva (Fearless) VS Mark Bates (Evolution Womborne)
San Lieu (Team Tieu) VS Darren John (Super Gym)
Jennie Claff (Deisel Gym) VS Dianne Beamish (TouchGloves)
Cheya (Fearless) VS Danny Jackson (Super Gym)
Bill Grey (Black Widow) VS Sam Timis (Evolution Womborne)
Roy Davis (Black Widow) VS H Islam (Deisel Gym)
Bal Bains (Fearless) VS Richard Lee (Team Tieu GymBox)
Jamie O’Brien (Black Widow) VS Niall Durkan (Thaitans)
Sean Farrell (Impact) VS Dean Truran (Shin Kick)

SEMI PRO MMA 3x5s

Ngeeb Yafi (Ultimate Fighting Gym) VS Aiden Heap (Extreme MMA)

Martin Kinder (Thaitans) VS Richard Halling (Independant Fighter)

Carlos Francis (Black Widow) VS Kevin Broadbent (Extreme MMA)

B Class 5x2s (Knees to the Head Allowed)

Luke Greenshields (Fearless) VS David Tieu (Team Tieu GymBox)

Salah Abdelsalam (Minotaurs) VS Billy Waterworth (Evolution Womborne)

A Class 5x3s FULL THAI RULES

ISKA SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT ENGLISH TITLE FIGHT FULL THAI RULES
Jason Dutton (Impact) VS Chris Knowles (Minotaurs)

An after party has also been confirmed at Bar Manision to commence once the fights have ended which all ticket holders are entitled to attend a resident DJ will be on hand dropping some tunes, so you can party till you drop!

I know were in store for a great night and there are some great match ups here so cant wait to see the results on the night! If you want tickets then please contact me directly at yogiboxer@hotmail.co.uk or call the gym on 0121 785 0900. Tickets are selling fast with the majority of our VIP booths already being pre-sold! Remember both our previous 2 shows have been sold out and this is biggest line up we have ever offered!

Tickets are now also available from any fighter or gym on the bill, so please speak to your local instructor/fighter for tickets too!

Door Open 5.00PM
First Fight 6.00PM

… RIGGS, COUTURE ALSO VICTORIOUS ON SHOWTIME

PHOENIX, ARIZ. (Aug. 13, 2010) — On the night that STRIKEFORCE crowned its first-ever Women’s Welterweight Tournament Champion, hometown hero Joe “Diesel” Riggs upended tough up-and-comer Louis “Handgunz” Taylor and Ryan Couture won his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut on Friday night on STRIKEFORCE Challengers on SHOWTIME®.

Miesha “Takedown” Tate won two fights on the night, both by unanimous decision, to hoist the inaugural STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight Tournament belt and became the No. 2 contender behind Marloes Coenen in the competitive 135-pound division. She also may have earned a possible future date with current STRIKEFORCE Middleweight Champion Sarah Kaufman.

“Sarah Kaufman, you’re amazing,” Tate announced loudly to the near sold out Dodge Theatre crowd, seeking out Kaufman from the other side of the cage. “I can’t wait to fight you again.”

She later added: “It’s a dream come true. I came here on a mission and I accomplished my goal. And now it’s on to step two and getting that championship belt and getting another shot at Sarah Kaufman.”

Tate (11-2) used her world-class grappling to control both fights. She beat Maiju Kujala (4-2; Strikeforce debut) in the first two-round semifinal, rested for a good 35 minutes and then went back at it, beating the scrappy Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano (16-8) in the final by controlling the ground position and simply out-muscling her Japanese opponent.

Akano submitted Carina “Beauty But the Beast” Damm (15-4) at 1:48 of the second round to earn her final shot at Tate.

STRIKEFORCE Women’s Middleweight (145 pounds) Champion Cris Cyborg liked what she saw from Tate on a night that celebrated women’s MMA. “This was a great opportunity for women’s fighting and I’m looking forward to seeing Miesha fight Sarah in the future,” she said.

But Cyborg wasn’t the most visible of fighters watching cage side. That distinction would have to go to Couture’s famous father, MMA legend Randy Couture, who proudly took his spot in his son’s corner for his successful MMA pro debut. “I’m very proud of him and he has a great passion for the sport,” Couture told the nationally televised SHOWTIME audience.

STRIKEFORCE fans will undoubtedly be seeing more of Las Vegas’ Couture in the near future. He used his signature triangle choke move at 1:15 in the first round to beat Lucas Stark of Chandler, Ariz., in a 155-pound lightweight match.

“It’s kind of a load off to get the first win and I hope there won’t be a long wait for the next one and I can show some new things next time,” Couture told the media afterwards. “I thought once it hit the ground I would catch him but I didn’t expect it to be that quick. I just lucked out that way I guess.”

Couture said he couldn’t find his jab early against the shorter Stark. “I decided to get where I was comfortable and get it to the ground,” he said. “I’m a slow starter when it comes to the striking. I just locked it in and got the tap.”

Down on the judges’ scorecards early in his 182-pound catch weight fight, Riggs (33-11) knew he would have to come up with something special in the third round, and did just that, pinning Taylor (6-2) against the cage before the ref stopped the fight at 2:07 and Riggs was awarded the decision by submission by punches.

“I felt great fighting and winning in front of Phoenix,” Riggs said. “I love my fans.”

He said STRIKEFORCE fans haven’t seen the last of his tough opponent. “He’s a prospect. He’s a big guy. His standup was very athletic and he’ll be a dangerous guy for anyone.”

The fights will re-air as follows.

DAY CHANNEL

Monday, Aug. 16, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT SHO 2

Friday’s fights will be available ON DEMAND beginning on Monday, Aug. 16 and through Aug. 29.

Complete STRIKEFORCE Challengers Results:

Main Card:
Joe Riggs def. Louis Taylor by submission (punches) – Round 3, 2:07

Women’s Welterweight Tournament Championship

Miesha Tate def. Hitomi Akano — Unanimous Decision

Ryan Couture def. Lucas Stark via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:15

Women’s Welterweight Tournament Semifinals

Hitomi Akano def. Carina Damm — by submission – Round 2, 1:48

Miesha Tate def. Maiju Kujala — Unanimous Decision

Preliminary Card:

Women’s Reserve Fight: Liz Carmouche def. Colleen Schneider — Unanimous Decision

Chris Gruetzemacher def. Ryan Diaz — TKO (Cut) R1 (No Time Given)

Jason Richey def. Edmund Xehili — Majority Decision

Joel Champion def. Sean Scott — KO (Punches) 1:06 R1

Rob Anderson def. Alonzo Fears — Unanimous Decision

Andres Acuna def. Edwin Louis — Unanimous Decision

Frankie Saenz def. Jace Crawford — Unanimous Decision

TATE IS CROWNED FIRST STRIKEFORCE WOMEN’S WELTERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT CHAMP; RIGGS, COUTURE ALSO VICTORIOUS ON SHOWTIME

PHOENIX, ARIZ. (Aug. 13, 2010) — On the night that STRIKEFORCE crowned its first-ever Women’s Welterweight Tournament Champion, hometown hero Joe “Diesel” Riggs upended tough up-and-comer Louis “Handgunz” Taylor and Ryan Couture won his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut on Friday night on STRIKEFORCE Challengers on SHOWTIME®.

Miesha “Takedown” Tate won two fights on the night, both by unanimous decision, to hoist the inaugural STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight Tournament belt and became the No. 2 contender behind Marloes Coenen in the competitive 135-pound division. She also may have earned a possible future date with current STRIKEFORCE Middleweight Champion Sarah Kaufman.

“Sarah Kaufman, you’re amazing,” Tate announced loudly to the near sold out Dodge Theatre crowd, seeking out Kaufman from the other side of the cage. “I can’t wait to fight you again.”

She later added: “It’s a dream come true. I came here on a mission and I accomplished my goal. And now it’s on to step two and getting that championship belt and getting another shot at Sarah Kaufman.”

Tate (11-2) used her world-class grappling to control both fights. She beat Maiju Kujala (4-2; Strikeforce debut) in the first two-round semifinal, rested for a good 35 minutes and then went back at it, beating the scrappy Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano (16-8) in the final by controlling the ground position and simply out-muscling her Japanese opponent.

Akano submitted Carina “Beauty But the Beast” Damm (15-4) at 1:48 of the second round to earn her final shot at Tate.

STRIKEFORCE Women’s Middleweight (145 pounds) Champion Cris Cyborg liked what she saw from Tate on a night that celebrated women’s MMA. “This was a great opportunity for women’s fighting and I’m looking forward to seeing Miesha fight Sarah in the future,” she said.

But Cyborg wasn’t the most visible of fighters watching cage side. That distinction would have to go to Couture’s famous father, MMA legend Randy Couture, who proudly took his spot in his son’s corner for his successful MMA pro debut. “I’m very proud of him and he has a great passion for the sport,” Couture told the nationally televised SHOWTIME audience.

STRIKEFORCE fans will undoubtedly be seeing more of Las Vegas’ Couture in the near future. He used his signature triangle choke move at 1:15 in the first round to beat Lucas Stark of Chandler, Ariz., in a 155-pound lightweight match.

“It’s kind of a load off to get the first win and I hope there won’t be a long wait for the next one and I can show some new things next time,” Couture told the media afterwards. “I thought once it hit the ground I would catch him but I didn’t expect it to be that quick. I just lucked out that way I guess.”

Couture said he couldn’t find his jab early against the shorter Stark. “I decided to get where I was comfortable and get it to the ground,” he said. “I’m a slow starter when it comes to the striking. I just locked it in and got the tap.”

Down on the judges’ scorecards early in his 182-pound catch weight fight, Riggs (33-11) knew he would have to come up with something special in the third round, and did just that, pinning Taylor (6-2) against the cage before the ref stopped the fight at 2:07 and Riggs was awarded the decision by submission by punches.

“I felt great fighting and winning in front of Phoenix,” Riggs said. “I love my fans.”

He said STRIKEFORCE fans haven’t seen the last of his tough opponent. “He’s a prospect. He’s a big guy. His standup was very athletic and he’ll be a dangerous guy for anyone.”

The fights will re-air as follows.

DAY CHANNEL

Monday, Aug. 16, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT SHO 2

Friday’s fights will be available ON DEMAND beginning on Monday, Aug. 16 and through Aug. 29.

Complete STRIKEFORCE Challengers Results:

Main Card:
Joe Riggs def. Louis Taylor by submission (punches) – Round 3, 2:07

Women’s Welterweight Tournament Championship

Miesha Tate def. Hitomi Akano — Unanimous Decision

Ryan Couture def. Lucas Stark via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:15

Women’s Welterweight Tournament Semifinals

Hitomi Akano def. Carina Damm — by submission – Round 2, 1:48

Miesha Tate def. Maiju Kujala — Unanimous Decision

Preliminary Card:

Women’s Reserve Fight: Liz Carmouche def. Colleen Schneider — Unanimous Decision

Chris Gruetzemacher def. Ryan Diaz — TKO (Cut) R1 (No Time Given)

Jason Richey def. Edmund Xehili — Majority Decision

Joel Champion def. Sean Scott — KO (Punches) 1:06 R1

Rob Anderson def. Alonzo Fears — Unanimous Decision

Andres Acuna def. Edwin Louis — Unanimous Decision

Frankie Saenz def. Jace Crawford — Unanimous Decision

Vienna, Austria; new partner and promoter www.knock-out.at present on September 25th an 8 man tournament, called in German language  “Die Nacht der Acht” .

The fight card is very interesting, because beside the 8 heroes – just for the extra fight Dardan MORINA the current European Champion is coming to Vienna. He face home town boy Adil OSMANI , a tough guy and excellent technical fighter.

In the ladies Super prestige fight Austrian beauty Sonia KIKUTA faces Italian Sonia PACE, from World famous Franz HALLER Gym in Bolzano.

Another main event is for the ISKA World title in FR ( Lowkick) . From Russia comes Yury TROGIYANOV, current WAKO World Champion vs. Johannes WOLF from Ingolstadt, Germany. He is current ISKA Full contact World Champion, this fight will be amazing, for sure.

And Mohamed FAHR from Octagon pro Gym in Vienna, 6 times World Champion in all important federations, fight for the ISKA World title 88,60 Kg in FR . Because of that fight Arabic TV station will be ringside. His next fight is in Egypt, historical City of Port Said, with high support of the local government. This show will be on-line soon.

All detailed  informations , fight card, and ticket pre-sale on www.knock-out.at …

Prague, Czech Republic;  HEROES GATE -  Mr. Pavol MUCHA, former karate fighter and Mr. Ladislav KUTIL, former IBF European Champion in boxing and Czech professional Champion in boxing promote again on October 21st  an Top class event in Prague, Arena Sparta.

The fight card is excellent and one the main fights is for the ISKA EUROPEAN MMA  Heavyweight title.

The Slovak Champion Attila VEGH ( Top Team Slovakia ) challenge the Danish Simon CARLSEN from Shooters BJJ Odense.

Beside this amazing fight many others famous Czech fighters are in the cage. Heroes like Daniel MACHACEK, Roman KRACIK, Dan JERLING and others. The legend Lubos SUDA from famous Schejbal Gym face the Slovak Champion Vladimir IDRADY. The full fight card you will find here.

Australia, Keysborough; Promoter Hisham Hanna promote on August 29th an excellent show !

Peter Graham Vs Doug Viney.   ( This is for the ISKA World Super Heavy Weight Title)

The last time Melbourne experienced an ISKA world title fight was 18 years ago when Stan the man  defeated Dennis Alexio.

Also on the Card Paul Slowinski, one of the best fighters in the world.

Mick Siebert the Current ISKA Australian Champion in two different styles and one of Australia’s finest fighters.

Ray Razor Dimachki the Current ISKA East Coast Title holder and a POWER house waiting to explode on the Kings of Kombat show.

Steve Moxon has stated he wants to fight the best in the world and take no short cuts, he is fighting Jordan Tai ( Be prepared for WAR)

Erick Diamondstein is back on the show after an electrifying main event with Bariz Nezif in December 09. Erik wants to fight the best in Australia.

The Terror Mr Tui Tagaolo Wright 145kg of Terror back in centre ring fighting MMA. This Man is set to make his mark in Mixed Martial Arts.

Fred Tagaolo and Gul Pohatu and Fredrick Pita are all fighting on the show with a combined weight of 400kg, I hope they all don’t get into the ring at the same time.

There are also so many up and coming fighters on the show.

Please try and make it to the show and enjoy a great night of entertainment with Music, Dancers and so much more.

EVERETT, WASH. (July 23, 2010) —

Fast-rising heavyweight prospect Shane Del Rosario kept his perfect record in tact with a first round knockout over Lolohea Mahe in the main event of Friday’ STRIKEFORCE Challengers MMA event on SHOWTIME® from the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Wash.

In the co-main event, undefeated Sarah Kaufman defended her STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight World Championship with a thrilling third round knockout of challenger Roxanne Modafferi.

Del Rosario (10-0) came out swinging in the first, using his speed as an advantage over the larger Mahe (6-2-1).  After a short stoppage of time after an inadvertent low blow to Mahe, Del Rosario pressed his opponent against the cage and continued with an onslaught of punches and knees.  He used a left knee to the body to wound Mahe and followed up with a combo causing Mahe to double over in pain.  The referee stopped the fight at 3:48 of the first round.

“I knew he didn’t like shots to the body, so I kept hitting the body until he dropped,” said Del Rosario, who hopes to have catapulted himself into the thick of things in STRIKEFORCE’s deep heavyweight division.  “I’ve been training really hard and it’s finally paying off.  I’m ready to step up the opposition and move on.

A wounded Mahe was clearly disappointed with his performance.

“He hurt me with the knee to the stomach,” Mahe said.  “It just knocked the air out of me.”

In a hard-fought, technical match, Kaufman (12-0) stole the show and emerged victorious with an impressive body slam at 4:45 of the third round.  Modafferi (15-6) seemed to win the first round, but Kaufman came out blazing in the second, finishing the round with a flurry of punches.  The highlight-reel body slam brought the crowd to its feet and ended the title defense in dramatic fashion.

“I got a knockout,” Kaufman said.  “It feels good to get the KO and to impress.  She was really good at the take downs, but I could feel her getting tired.  The opportunity was there with the body slam and I took advantage of it.”

Bobby Voelker (22-8) emerged victorious with a split decision victory over local fan favorite Cory Devela (9-5).  The first round was close but Devela seemed to be the aggressor in the second even though he was on the bottom of the action.  The hometown crowd was surprised when the scores were announced following the third, 29-28 Devela, 29-28 Voelker, 29-28 Voelker.

“I should have been better,” Voelker said.  “I always want to finish my opponent.  It just shows I need to go back and work on my game.  I didn’t anticipate him to fight in the clinch like that – that surprised me.”

Devela, who had taken a year off from the cage to help his girlfriend battle cancer, disagreed with the decision.

“I was surprised, I thought I had it,” Devela said.  “Even when I was on the ground I thought I was working on submissions.  I just shouldn’t have left it up to the judges.

“He had a lot of control in the second, but I thought I was still active. I thought I would have come away with the decision. Nothing against him – but I’d like to do this fight again.”

In the second fight of the evening, Mike “Mak” Kyle (17-7-1) won his fifth straight fight with a first round submission (rear naked choke) of Abongo Humphrey (7-2) in a light heavyweight matchup.

Kyle threw solid combos throughout the fight, tiring Humphrey and getting him into positions where he was susceptible to submissions and a barrage of punches.  The win may enter Kyle into consideration to challenge the winner of “King” Mo Lawal’s STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Title defense against Rafael Feijao, who Kyle defeated in 2009.

“I stayed calm and relaxed and I knew I was in great shape,” Kyle said.  “He gave me that choke – he gassed out.

“I never gave up when a lot of people thought I should.  This is just a stepping stone for me. I’m waiting for a lot of things to open up.  When I’m blessed with the opportunity, I’ll be ready for it.”

Humphrey, who suffered only his second career loss, knew he made some mistakes.

“I didn’t execute my game plan at all,” Humphrey said.  “I dropped my hands a couple of times. It was just bad all the way around.  He’s a good fighter – I give him a lot of respect.  I’ll just live to fight another day.

In the opening fight of the telecast, hometown favorite Caros Fodor (3-0, 1 NC) dominated Thomas Diagne (1-2) en route to an impressive unanimous decision victory.  Fodor, who lives and trains in nearby Kirkland under MMA legend Matt Hume, consistently went for the clinch then attempted the takedowns and submissions.

The undefeated prospect couldn’t complete the submission attempts and was disappointed in earning his first decision victory.

“I should have gone for the submission more when I had them,” Fodor said.  “Tonight, against his style, I was a little patient.  I wasn’t 100 percent, but it was still great to earn the victory in front of my hometown fans. No excuses, but I should have submitted him.”

Complete STRIKEFORCE Challengers Results:

Main Card:
Shane Del Rosario def. Lolohea Mahe – TKO (strikes) – Round 1 (3:48)

Sarah Kaufman def. Roxanne Modafferi – KO (body slam) – Round 3 (4:45)

Bobby Voelker def. Cory Devela – Split Decision – 29-28 Devela, 29-28 Voelker, 29-28 Voelker

Mike Kyle def. Abongo Humphrey – Submission (rear naked choke) – Round 2 (3:28)

Caros Fodor def. Thomas Diagne – Unanimous Decision (30-27, three times)

Preliminary Card:

Brent “Mankill” Knopp def. Ryan Hayes – TKO (punches) – Round 2 (:55)

CJ March def. Taurean “Black” Washington – Unanimous Decision

Drew “The Eternal Fire” Brokenshire def. Jordan Macklin – Submission (Guillotine choke) – Round 1 (2:26)

“Psycho” Scott McDonald  def. Doug Kay – Submission – Round 1 (2:09)

Brewster The Rooster” Inman def. Quincy Spruill – Submission – Round 1 (3:57)

Jamen “Chainsaw” Olney def. Jordan Currie – Unanimous Decision

John Elam def. Frankie Orr – Split Decision

Wendel Horton def. Keith Mortuiccio – TKO (1:43)