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COLUMBUS, Ohio – This is the Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson live blog for Tim Kennedy vs. Melvin Manhoef, a middleweight bout on the main card at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Kennedy (12-3, 3-1 Strikeforce), a U.S. Army Bronze Star winner, was expected to face Jason “Mayhem” Miller on this card. When that fight didn’t materialize, Strikeforce announced a bout between Kennedy and Luke Rockhold. When that fight didn’t happen, Manhoef stepped in on about one month’s notice. Kennedy fights for the first time since a unanimous decision loss to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the Strikeforce middleweight title, which had been vacated by Jake Shields’ departure for the UFC.
Manhoef (24-8-1, 0-1 Strikeforce), a world-champion kickboxer, has lost three of his last four MMA fights and four of his last six. He lost his Strikeforce debut against Robbie Lawler in January 2010 when, after dominating through the first round, Lawler dropped him with a Knockout of the Year-worthy overhand right. He followed that up with a submission loss to Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 15 in July.
The live blog is below.