Strikeforce: Carano vs Cyborg Recap

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Last night's event made history. It was the first time that a televised mixed martial arts event was headlined by a female bout. Gina Carano and Chris Cyborg did not disappoint as the fight was filled with nonstop action, for the one round it lasted.

In the main event that everyone had been waiting for, Chris Cyborg just overwhelmed Carano with her strength. You could see from the opening minute that Carano was trying everything to hold on.

The fight ended with one second left in the first round as Gina Carano curled in the fetal position and Cyborg continued to land power shot after shot onto Carano's head.

Cyborg was nothing short of dominant and she was rewarded with the first ever Strikeforce Women's 145lb Championship. Her next opponent is expected to be Marloes Coenen. The crowd was heavily for Carano so the result was disappointing in many fans eyes, but you can't fault the two women for putting on a great show.

Before the main event we got to see the emergence of a new star in the mixed martial arts world, Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi was the challenger for Strikeforce's Light Heavyweight Champ, Babalu Sobral. It was the first time that Mousasi has stepped into a cage at 205.

There was no doubt about who was the better fighter last night. Mousasi steamrolled Babalu and left him unconscious on the mat only a minute into round one. It is unbelievable how many people didn't know Mousasi before last night, but they will know the name now. At only 24, he has a lot of time left.

The other two fights on the televised card were finished before the closing bell as well. It is something the fans like to see. As UFC lightweight Kenny Florian would like to say, "do you like to see fights finished?!" Gilbert Melendez and Fabricio Werdum both took care of business in their fights and ended them.

Werdum opened the televised card against Mike Kyle and he only needed 1:24 until he showcased his jiu-jitsu skills and submitted the challenger. Strikeforce wanted to make sure you knew that Werdum is a heavyweight and he could potentially match up with their new golden boy Fedor in the future.

In the Melendez-Ishida fight, it was action packed. Melendez got a huge response from his home crowd and he rode that to victory. Ishida was persistent at going for the take downs and it almost looked like he wasn't looking to throw punches.

The strategy didn't work out for him as Melendez picked apart the Japanese start until he finally got Ishida to the ground and pounded him out.

It was overall a very entertaining card, like Strikeforce tends to put on. And oh yeah... they signed Fedor in case you didn't know.

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