Strikeforce Prelims

1) JP Felty vs John Kuhner



Round 1- Both fights looked very tentative to begin the opening stanza as bth guys were very tentative throughout the whole round and lay and prayed by Felty. Give felty the 1st, 10-9



Round 2- Kuhner opens the round with a tajedown and locks in a RNC but Felty gets in a fiull mount and ground and pounds Felty and Felty kept giving up his back and Kuhner is pounding him mercifally with punches and with 1:47 Kuhner attempted anohter RNC and only to transition into a full mount. Kuhner then gives up his back and locked in a triangle choke and Felty tapped out.



Winner- John Kuhner def JP Felty via submission (traingle choke) 4:31 in Round 2



2) Marc Cofer vs Mitch Whitesel



Round 1- Whitesel starts off with a couple jabs and left inside leg kicks and Cofer pushes Whitesel into the cage and after about 30 seconds in the clinch they are in the middle of the cage. Cofer forces Whitesel into the cage as Whitesel does a heel-trip takedown snd the Cofer gets on both knees as Whitesel locks in a front guillotine as Cofer taps out.



Winner- Mitch Whitesel def Marc Cofer via submission ( gulliotine choke) 3:55 of Round 1



3) Brian Rodgers vs Ian Rammel



Round 1- Straight right hand by Rodgers staggers Rammel and another straight right hand by Rodgers and a couple knees knocks down Rammel. Rammel throws a right inside leg kick and Rodgers floors him with an overhand right to knock down Rammel but lets Rammel up. Lots of circling by both fighters as Rammel hit Rodgers with a clean right. Then a left hook knocks down Rammel and Rodgers ground and pounds him and then threw some hammer fights and the referee finally calls an end to the bout.



Winner- Brian Rodgers def Ian Rammel via TKO (punches) 4:23 of Round 1



4) Jason Riley vs Jason Freeman



Round 1- Both fighters open up the bout each with leg kicks. Combination by Freeman staggers Riley who then threw an overhand right to knock down Freeman and Freeman gets back and hits Riley and Freeman knocks down Riley and starts landing a flurry of hammerfists and the referee halts the bout

Winner- Jason freeman def Jason Riley via TKO (punches) 1:52 of Round 1

5) Jorge Gurgel vs Billy Vaughan

Round 1- Attempted leg kick by Gurgel caught by Vaughan but Gurgel locks in a guillotine and then tightens the grip and drops to the ground to secure the submission victory as Vaughan taps out.

Winner- Jorge Gurgel def Billy Vaughan via submission (guillotine choke) 0:44 of Round 1

6) Roger Bowling vs Josh Thornburg coming up next

Round 1- Bowling has dominated the whole round his strikeing and somehow Thornburg has been surviving and with 0:35 left Bowling attempted a guillotine choke and Thornburg survived the round.

Round 1 - 10-8 Bowling

Round 2- Bowling begins the round with a takedown and trying to work his guard and trying for d'arce choke but unsuccessful. Thronburg is able to momentarily get it into a closed guard and can see blood coming down from Thornburg's forehead. The referee stands them up with about 1:25 left. They exchange shots, but Thronburg's have a little impact as Bowling is starting to get tired. Heel-trip takedown by Thronburg is then reversed by Bowling as Thronburg has a closed guard to end the round. Give round 2 to Bowling 10-9

Round 3- Exchange of kicks by both fighters to open the final round. A takedown by Thronburg with another reversal by Bowling as he has side control as he tries to transition into full guard but Thornburg has him in a closed guard. Bowling was able to get it back side control but Thornburg got it back the closed guard. lack of action by both fighters as the crowd gets restless and starts booing but the referee stands them up. Bowling throws a left high kick and Bowling takes Thornburg down but Thronburg locks in a guillotine in the final 25 seconds but Bowling survives the round. Round 3 to Bowling