Strikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu Undercard

To begin the undercard, JW Wright defeated Josh Epps via submission (Guillotine choke) 1:29 of the 1st round.

2nd bout of the undercard has Coltin Cole vs Booker Derousse

Cole rocks Derrousse with an overhand right and tries to finish Derousee with ground and pound but Derousse locks in a a triangle but Cole slams him a couple times and Cole reverses to end the round... 10-9 Cole

2nd Round: Cole went for a leg and couldn't grasp the leg and Derousse started ground and pounding for the victory...

Winner Booker Derousse

3rd Bout: Lee Brousseau vs Mike Glenn

Brousseau bumrushes Glenn and hits him with a big right hook, and both fighters trade but Brousseau is landing the better shots... Glenn then drops to his knees and Brousseau starts landing vicious shots and Glenn amazingly gets back to his feet. brousseau goes for a guillotine choke but Glenn passes to side control and gets the mount and grounds and pounds as the referee stops the fight...

Winner Mike Glenn via TKO 2:00 into RD 1

4th Bout: Tom Aaron vs Matt Ricehouse

Both fighters were a little tentative in the 1st round with Aaron landing more strikes and a takedown towards the end of the round sealed it for him

1st Round: Aaron 10-9

2nd Rd: Both fighters are still a little tentative to begin the round and Ricehouse presses him to the cage and just keeps leaning into him while referee John Mccarthy has let it go and 3:30 into the round McCarthy puts them in the middle of the cage as Aaron then takes down Ricehouse but Ricehouse passes into side control and did nothing with it to the end the round.

2nd Round: 10-9 Aaron

3rd Rd: Aaron gets a single leg takedown to begin the round, as Ricehouse tries to passes into full mount and lands punches and Aaron gets out of it and both guys are on their feet and aaron tries to takedown Ricehouse but was stuffed as both guys get back to there feet and a couple nice forearms by Ricehouse and then a takedown by Ricehouse. he is in Aaron's full guard but doing nothing with it as now he is Aaron's closed guard and passes into side control to end the round.

3rd Rd: 10-9 Ricehouse... We have it 29-28 Aaron

Winner by unanimous decision: Matt Ricehouse

5th Bout: Lucas Lopes vs Cortez Coleman

Both guys trading shot to begin the round... Lopes tries to takedown Coleman, but Coleman hiptosses him onto the mat... As both guys stand up Coleman drops Lopes into a guillotine and Lopes taps out.

Winner: Cortez Coleman via submission (guillotine choke) 2:04 into Round 1

6th Bout: Terrell Brown vs Pat Cummins

Rd 1: Each fighter exchanges punches as Brown throws a right outside leg kick that buckles Cummins leg and as Brown tries a guillotine Cummins goes into side control.... Nothing really happening as Cummins is throwing punches to the head and now to the body as the face and Brown is unable to continue and the referee stops the bout

Winner: Pat Cummins wins via TKO (punches) 2:44 into Round 1

7th Bout: Justin Lawrence vs Max Martynuk

Rd 1: Both fighters circle each to begin the round and Martynuk goes forward and Lawrence shoots in for a takedown and gets into half guard and then passes into full mount and slips into side control and slips in an arm triangle and releases the hold after a minute and really didn't have it in deep... Lawrence stays in side control and landing punches the side of the really with no damage sustained...

RD 1: 10-9 Lawrence

Rd 2: Both fighters circle each other to begin the round with very little action in the 1st minute... And lawrence hits Martyunuk with a right hook to stagger and hits with a couple more shots to knock him down and then grounds pounds and the fight looked like it was going to stopped but Martynuk started to defend himself and Martynuk gets back to his feet... both fighters circling each other as Larence throws an occasional leg kick and both fighters circle each other to end the round...

RD 2: 10-9 Lawrence, 20-18 Lawrence

RD 3: Round begins with Lawrence hitting a left hook and throws a kick to the face but referee John McCarthy pulls him away as you cannot throw a kick on the ground and the ringside doctor stops the bout after looking at Martynuk...

Winner: Justin Lawrence wins via technical decision (30-27 x 3)

8th bout: Wayne Phillips vs Fernando Bettega

This is the last undercard fight of the evening... Both fighters start the round by attacking each other with punches and Bettega presses Phillips into the cage trying for a takedown... Phillips is attempting to lock in a kimura and throwing elbows to Bettega and a sloppy single leg takedown by Phillips... Now in closed guard, phillips attempts an arm triangle and Bettega gets on a loose guillotine onto Phillips as Phillips slips out of it with a minute left in the round and the referee stands them up... Both fighters circle each other as the round ends...

Rd 1: 10-9 Phillips

Rd 2: The round begins with each fighter exchanging jabs, as right now Battega is winning the standup battle... Battega presses Phillips into the cage with each fighter throwing knees and Phillips reverses it as presses battega into the cage... Now both fighters are just circling each other with the fans getting restless and start booing anmd the round mercifully...

Rd 2: 10-9 Battega

Rd 3: Both fighters begin doing the same thing as they are circling each other as Battega is trying to press the action by throwing a couple hooks but to no avail... Both fighters look exhausted trying to throw punches and Battega takes down Phillips and locks in a guillotine as Phillips slips out into closed guard and throwing punches onto Battega... Phillips keeps trying to pass into side control but Battega has his left leg locked around him and continues throwing punches...

Rd3: 10-9 Phillips, 29-28 for Phillip

Winner via split decision Fernando Battega (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)