Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings

Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

event held by the Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

. The third Challengers episode took place on September 25, 2009, at the SpiritBank Event Center

SpiritBank Event Center

The SpiritBank Event Center is a 4,500 seat multi-purpose arena and convention center in Bixby, Oklahoma built at a cost of $50 million. The center contains . of arena floor space and . of banquet rooms/ballrooms....

in Bixby, Oklahoma

Bixby, Oklahoma

Bixby is a city in Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is a suburb of Tulsa. The population was 13,336 at the 2000 census and 20,884 in the 2010 census. It is nicknamed "The Garden Spot of Oklahoma" for its rich agrarian heritage...

Background

Evangelista Santos

Evangelista Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a member of the famous Chute Boxe Academy. He has fought in Strikeforce, Pride Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships and Pancrase. He is currently fighting for World Victory Road and Strikeforce...

pulled out with a knee injury and Zak Cummings stepped in to face Tim Kennedy in the main event.

Televised card

Middleweight bout: Tim Kennedy
Tim F Kennedy
Timothy Fred Kennedy is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for the MMA promotion Strikeforce. He is one of the only fighters to simultaneously serve full time in the United States Army while fighting professionally....

vs. Zak Cummings
Zak Cummings
Zak Cummings is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Cummings has mostly fought in his home state of Missouri.- Background:...

Kennedy defeated Cummings via submission (north/south choke) at 2:43 of round 2.

Heavyweight bout: Ray Sefo
Ray Sefo
"Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over...

vs. Kevin Jordan
Kevin Jordan (MMA fighter)
Kevin Jordan is an American mixed martial artist. He is a two-time UFC veteran. Jordan competes in the Heavyweight division...

Sefo defeated Jordan via TKO (injury) at 0:24 of round 2.

Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and is now a professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to a deal with Strikeforce.-Early life:...

vs. Zach Light
Zach Light
Zach Light is an American mixed martial artist, who fights at Welterweight. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting, bodogFight and Strikeforce.-Biography:...

Woodley defeated Light via submission (armbar) at 3:38 of round 2.

Catchweight (147 lb) bout: Thomas Longacre vs. Travis Calonoc

Longacre defeated Calonoc via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier is an undefeated American mixed martial artist and a former Olympic wrestler. He is currently signed to Strikeforce, fighting in the heavyweight division...

vs. Gary Frazier

Cormier defeated Frazier via TKO (punches) at 3:39 of round 2.

Non-televised card

Women's (120 lb) bout: Lacey Schuckman vs. Jeri Sitzes

Sitzes defeated Schuckman via TKO (punches) at 2:18 of round 3.

Catchweight (176 lb) bout: Levi Avera vs. Paul Bradley

Bradley defeated Avera via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Catchweight (187 lb) bout: Trey Houston vs. Brandon Gaines

Houston defeated Gaines via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:28 of round 2.

Lightweight bout: Kenny Giddens vs. John Carson

Giddens defeated Carson via submission (D'arce choke) at 4:15 of round 2.

Catchweight (147 lb) bout: Nick Gibbons vs. Josh Pulsifer

Pulsifer defeated Gibbons via submission (D'arce choke) at 1:05 of round 1.

Welterweight bout: Lemont Davis vs. Dillon Smith

Smith defeated Davis via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:15 of round 1.

External links

Official Strikeforce site

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