Strikeforce: Melendez vs Masvidal ResultsDecember 17, 2011 by Joe Rocha

Lightweight Championship bout:
Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal
Gilbert Melendez defeats Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) to retain Strikeforce Lightweight Championship

Women’s Featherweight Championship bout:
Cristiane Santos (c) vs. Hiroko Yamanaka
Cristiane Santos defeats Hiroko Yamanaka via TKO (punches) at :16 of round 1

Light Heavyweight bout:
Armenia Gegard Mousasi vs. Haiti Ovince St. Preux
Gegard Mousasi defeats St. Preux via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight bout: KJ Noons vs. Billy Evangelista
KJ Noons defeats Billy Evangelista via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Caros Fodor vs. Justin Wilcox
Caros Fodor defeats Justin Wilcox via KO (punches) at 0:13 of round 1

Catchweight (181 lbs) bout: Jerron Peoples vs. Roger Bowling
Roger Bowling defeats Jerron Peoples via KO (punches) at 0:42 of round 1

Heavyweight bout:
Devin Cole vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones
Devin Cole defeats Salinas-Jones via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

Middleweight bout:
Fernando Gonzalez vs. Eddie Mendez
Fernando Mendez defeats Eddie Gonzalez via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)

Welterweight bout:
Herman Terrado vs. Chris Brown
Herman Terrado defeats Chris Brown via Submission (Armbar) at 4:05 of round 3