Strikeforce

Strikeforce – Young Guns 2

Completed San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Joey Armstrong beat Sam Spengler by knockout in the main event.
  • Darren Uyenoyama beat Andrew Valladerez by submission in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the nine results came early: four knockouts and four submissions.

Main card

SS

Sam Spengler vs Joey Armstrong

Knockout R1 2:56
JA ✓
DU ✓

Darren Uyenoyama vs Andrew Valladerez

Submission R1 0:59
AV
JN

Josh Neal vs Luke Rockhold

Knockout R1 1:49
Luke Rockhold ✓
JJ ✓

Jesse Jones vs Anthony Alves

Knockout R1 2:01
AA
AC ✓

Alvin Cacdac vs Evan Esguerra

Submission R2 2:13
EE
ID ✓

Issac DeJesus vs Bobby Stack

Submission R2 2:52
BS
EM ✓

Eric Magana vs Luke Hartwig

Knockout R2 3:00
LH
AA ✓

Adam Antolin vs Hugo Govea

Submission R1 1:31
HG
JG ✓

Jesse Gillespie vs Dave Martin

Unanimous decision R3 3:00
DM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Joey Armstrong beat Sam Spengler by knockout at 2:56 of round one in the main event of Strikeforce – Young Guns 2 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose. In the co-main event, Darren Uyenoyama beat Andrew Valladerez by submission after 59 seconds.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, four by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in nine fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Darren Uyenoyama, who stopped Andrew Valladerez after 59 seconds, and five of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Eric Magana's knockout of Luke Hartwig, 8 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 45 minutes of cage time.