Diaz Reigns Supreme at Strikeforce in San Diego

Last night one of the best rounds in the history of MMA took place as Nick Diaz defeated another badboy of MMA, Paul Daley. Daley was pretty much banned from UFC after his actions in a fight against Josh Koscheck. This was an intense round of an action but with three seconds left Diaz got the TKO victory over Daley. Other fights that were on the card included:

-Lightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez (c) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Melendez defeated Kawajiri by TKO (strikes) at 3:14 of round 1 to retain the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

-Light Heavyweight bout: Armenia Gegard Mousasi vs. Keith Jardine
Mousasi and Jardine fought to a majority draw (29–27, 28–28, 28–28). Mousasi was deducted one point in round 1 for an illegal upkick.

-Lightweight bout: Shinya Aoki vs. Lyle Beerbohm
Aoki defeated Beerbohm by submission (neck crank) at 1:33 of round 1.

I was really impressed with how Keith Jardine did considering he took the fight on nine days notice. I think he probably has regained the form he once had. I also think Gilbert Melendez will find himself in the UFC before too long. He is very impressive and has been mowing people down left and right.

Overall I was impressed with Strikeforce last night. It probably has something to do with the fact that it’s owned by UFC now. Keep checking back for more on Strikeforce because it’s just a matter of time before they get merged into UFC.