Gilbert Melendez retained the Strikeforce Lightweight championship with a five round unanimous decision over Jorge Masvidal at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.
Melendez was dominant with the power strikes and was never in any jeopardy of losing his crown.
Melendez, 155 lbs of San Francisco, CA won by scores of 50-45; 50-45 and 49-46 and is now 20-2. Masvidal, 155 lbs of Miami, FL is now 22-7.
Cris Cyborg wasted no time as she needed just sixteen seconds to dust Hiroko Yamanaka to defend her Featherweight title.
Cybir landed a punch that sent the Japanese challenger to the canvas. Yamanaka quickly got to her feet but ate a flurry of punches and the fight was stopped.
Cybor, 145 lbs of San Diego is now 11-1 with nine knockouts. Yamanaka of Japan is 12-2.
Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion, Gegard Mousasi scored a three round unanimous decision over Ovince St. Preaux.
Mousasi did well with St. Preaux on the gorund. St. Preaux made a late effort with a front choke but the bell rang to signal the end of the bout.
Mousasi 206 lbs of the Netherlands won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 32-3-2. St. Preaux, 206 lbs of Knoxville, TN had his eight fight win streak snapped and is now 11-5.
In a good back and forth slugfest, KJ Noons scored a three round unanimous decision over Billy Evangelista in a Welterweight bout.
Both landed heavy shots but Noons got the better of the exchanges and bloodied the left eye of Evangelista.
Noons, 156 lbs of San Diego, CA won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and breaks a two fight losing streak and is now 10-3-1. Evangelista lost his second straight and is now 11-2
