ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers Photos
Posted by Larry Csonka on 05.16.2009
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Previously unbeaten hometown favorite Billy Evangelista lost by disputed, controversial second-round disqualification to Mike Aina Friday in the main event of the inaugural Strikeforce Challengers telecast on SHOWTIME.In other SHOWTIME fights: Sarah Kaufman (9-0) of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, remained unbeaten with a hard-fought unanimous decision over determined Miesha Tate (6-2) of Olympia, Wash., in a women's match at 135 pounds; Lavar Johnson (12-3) of Fresno scored an 18-second, first-round knockout over Carl Seumanutafa (4-3), a Samoan based in San Francisco, in a heavyweight fight; San Antonio's Aaron Rosa (12-2) registered a 4:29 first-round TKO (choke) over Anthony Ruiz (21-13) of Coarsegold, Calif., takes on in a light heavyweight bout and Bao Quach (16-9-1) of Huntington Beach, Calif., won a unanimous decision over Tito Jones (6-3) of Sacramento, Calif., in a featherweight scrap.
In a controversial result, Billy Evangelista (right) was disqualified for kneeing Mike Aina in the head when Aina was down in the main event on the premiere Friday of Strikeforce Challengers on SHOWTIME.
Sara Kaufman (right) improved to 9-0 with a hard-fought decision over Miesha Tate in a crowd-pleasing women's bout at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Heavyweight Lavar Johnson (standing) scored a devastating, 18-second, first-round knockout over Carl Seumanutafa.
Aaron Rosa (right) registered a second-round TKO over Anthony Ruiz in a battle of light heavyweights.
In a tactical fight for two rounds, Bao Quach withstood a late rally to score a close, unanimous decision over Tito Jones.
