Robbie Lawler stops losing skid with exciting Strikeforce TKO

Robbie Lawler's didn't win in 2011, but started 2012 with a thrilling victory over Adlan Amagov. At Strikeforce in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Lawler won with a quick TKO.

Amagov started well with a takedown, controlling Lawler from the start. Unfortunately, he threw a knee to Lawler's head when Lawler was on the ground, and Amagov lost a point for the first round. When the fight re-started, Lawler threw a nasty flying knee. He landed the knee but still flew over Amagov's head. Lawler spun around to follow up with more strikes until the bout was stopped at 1:48 in the first round.

While Lawler only threw eight punches in the fight, it was all he needed to stop his losing streak. In 2011, Lawler lost to Tim Kennedy and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. His record is now 19-8, while Amagov falls to 9-2-1.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cagewriter/robbie-lawler-stops-losing-skid-exciting-strikeforce-tko-045048530.html

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Hermes Franca Gets 42 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse

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Former UFC lightweight contender Hermes Franca is headed to prison.

Franca, who compiled a 7-5 record in the UFC and once fought Sean Sherk for the lightweight title, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an underage female student at his gym in Oregon.

The Oregonian reports that Franca pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful penetration and one count of first-degree sexual abuse.

After Franca is released from prison, in 2015, he will be on probation for another 4.5 years. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.

The incident with the female student took place in December of 2010. He was arraigned in May of 2011.

The 37-year-old Franca has been fighting in small shows since being released from the UFC in 2009. In his last fight, in April, he was knocked out by Thawa Ril, who has a 3-4 professional record.

 

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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/01/07/hermes-franca-gets-42-months-in-prison-for-sexual-abuse/

John Alessio  Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida  Eddie Alvarez Thiago Alves 

?King Mo? Muhammed takes Lorenz Larkin into his realm to force stoppage at Strikeforce

LAS VEGAS - Muhammed Lawal's ready to reclaim his crown. Make that another crown.

Nicknamed "King Mo," Lawal is a nasty ground artist and put the hurt on Larkin, stopping him at 1:32 of the second round in fight No. 3 of the main card at Strikeforce inside The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Lawal got off 15 unanswered shots before referee Kim Winslow saved Larkin. Some in attendance thought it was a late stoppage, including Lawal, who yelled something in disgust about the ref.

"She explained to me that she wants to give us a fair chance to keep on continuing," Lawal said once he calmed down a bit. "If it was me, I'd rather be put to sleep, too."

Lawal, a former star on the international wrestling scene, has developed his striking, but there was little sense in banging it out on the feet with Larkin. Larkin is a dynamic striker with very little grappling experience.

King Mo played to his strength early by scoring a takedown just 27 seconds into the fight. Larkin got back to his feet after a shaky standup by referee Kim Winslow.

Lawal was good on both of takedown attempts and landed 58-of-94 shots on the ground.

In essence, this was a light heavyweight title qualifier. Lawal should be line to face someone for the title later this year. Former champ Dan Henderson vacated the title when he left to return to the UFC.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cagewriter/king-mo-muhammed-takes-lorenz-larkin-realm-force-043832129.html

Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe

UFC on Fuel TV 2 Adds Diabate vs. Kruth, Yousef vs. Thoesen

Two more matchups are set for UFC on Fuel TV 2, as light heavyweights Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth and welterweights Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen are slated for the April 14 event in Stockholm, Sweden.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27086/ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-adds-diabate-vs-kruth-yousef-vs-thoesen/

Bernard Ackah  Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana  José Aldo