Key takeaways
Scott Smith beat Cung Le by knockout at 3:25 of round three in the main event of Strikeforce – Evolution at the SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. In the co-main event, Gilbert Melendez beat Josh Thomson by unanimous decision after five rounds.
Across the seven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in seven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Muhammed Lawal, who stopped Mike Whitehead at 3:08 of round one, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Scott Smith's knockout of Cung Le, 13 minutes and 25 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled one hour and 21 minutes of cage time.
