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Strikeforce 'Rockhold vs Jardine' results recap: Tyron Woodley vs Jordan Mein fight review and analysis

Tyron Woodley (left) lays on top of Jordan Mein (right) on the main card of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, January 7, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photos by Esther Lin/Forza LLC/Getty Images via Forza LLC)

It was a bout that was hopefully going to be a starmaking performance for either man when top welterweight contenders Tyron Woodley and Jordan Mein waged war on the main card of Strikeforce: "Rockhold vs. Jardine" last night (January 7, 2011).

Woodley entered the cage with an undefeated record and a small wave of hype while Mein had defeated four notable opponents in 2011 alone to enter contender status in Strikeforce.

It was a bout which was supposed to get fans excited about the next potential future Strikeforce welterweight champion.

So why were fans booing both men out of the cage? Find out inside as well as what's next for both fighters.

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Mein looked cautious early, wary of Woodley's takedown, but when it came, he could do nothing to stop it. There was a slight resistance along the cage, but it was only delaying the inevitable. Woodley gained top position and remained there for the rest of the round.

The problem? His inactivity. Woodley didn't try to pass guard. He didn't try to posture up and drop big punches or elbows after perhaps the first initial strikes immediately following the takedown and he didn't try to go for a submission after the initial takedown when he threatened with an arm triangle.

Once Mein regained full guard, he was simply content to bury his head into the Canadian's chest, not even looking at his foe, and drop random punches to Mein's sides. Mein was actually more effective throwing elbows to the top of Woodley's exposed head than anything else, although the top position should have been enough to win the round.

Woodley wasn't the only one to blame, however. Mein was completely ineffective off his back as well. Elbows from bottom simply aren't enough when you aren't capable of either getting back to your feet or trying to submit your opponent off your back.

This went on for three straight rounds and despite there being plenty of opportunities to stand the fight up, the referee actually chose when Mein was threatening with a keylock to bring them to their feet. It was just a bad night for referees all around.

In the end, Woodley top-controlled his way to the judges scorecards where, surprisingly, two of the judges not only gave Mein a round off his back, but one of the judges gave Mein the fight, despite spending about 2 minutes standing out of 15 tops. Regardless, Woodley won a snoozer of a split decision.

For Jordan Mein, this was simply a frustrating fight. He didn't put up nearly enough resistance that would have been necessary to tire Woodley out and take over in the later rounds. Also, he didn't do hardly anything off his back to concern the American Top Team fighter. He's a dangerous striker, but he was almost entirely shut down by a fighter who was almost completely relying on one skill to defeat him. Hopefully this was a wake-up call for him to either get better at popping back to his feet, being more active off of his back or improve his takedown defense. He's gonna need it against the elite welterweights anyways.

Expect to see Mein against some other top Strikeforce welterweights coming off a loss like James Terry, Eduardo Pamplona or perhaps fellow main card welterweight loser Tyler Stinson.

For Tyron Woodley, he won, but there's a big difference between winning and impressing. He did not impress hardly anyone with that victory. He wasn't aggressive, he didn't look to do damage or pass guard or finish the fight. He looked like a fighter who didn't want to take any risks whatsoever or try to improve his position. It's almost like he's regressing, although that can't possibly be true after all the time he's been putting in with great fighters at ATT. This wasn't the performance of someone that Strikeforce would potentially want to have headline fights. There's Georges St. Pierre's recent fights, there's Jon Fitch but Tyron Woodley took the cake last night. It was that bad.

Unfortunately for Strikeforce, they're pretty much out of options. Woodley is likely going to be fighting for the title with his next bout against either Bobby Voelker or in a rematch against fellow main card winner Tarec Saffiedine, although "The Sponge" apparently broke his arm in his fight. One wildcard option suggested by some fans could be if Jon Fitch heads over to Strikeforce and challenges for the title there because he's clearly not going to be doing so in the UFC for many years.

At least that's an intriguing possibility.

So what do you think, Maniacs?

Did you feel the same way about Woodley's performance as most everyone else did? Does he deserve a title shot after his victory?

Sound off!

For complete Strikeforce "Rockhold vs. Jardine" results, including blow-by-blow, fight-by-fight coverage of the entire event as well as immediate post-fight reaction click here, here and here.

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It would have been so awesome

if they gave mein the fight for actually fighting from his back while woodley tried to get him pregnant. Props to anyone who made it through that whole fight. My kids wouldn’t go to sleep last night so i made them sit down and watch this fight. They were snoring by the middle of the 2nd round.

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by goldmouth on Jan 8, 2012 4:08 PM EST reply actions  

real story?

"I just want to be known as the best ever, is that too much to ask?" - BJ Penn

by Hushh on Jan 8, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Made me sleept as fuck and the 9 beers in my system weren’t helping either

by zesotheclown on Jan 8, 2012 11:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

that would have made me soo happy

only ppl that wud have complained are woodley’s family

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by The Pride on Jan 8, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Unless it goes to a decision,

and then Kampmann is getting effed in the a again.

by EdSoares'Contribution on Jan 8, 2012 7:18 PM EST up reply actions  

doubt it

Kamp fights like a tard, its gonna stay standing

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by The Pride on Jan 8, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions  

You compare that to a GSP fight? The only real comparason I can come up with right now for woodleys fight was this article,

well done … yawn.

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by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 4:39 PM EST reply actions  

no, I said it was worse

learn to read.

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by Brian Hemminger on Jan 8, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Why bring up GSP's name to get the trollers to follow your twitter.

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by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 6:20 PM EST up reply actions  

... for effect imagine that I had wrote " Learn to write ..."

Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value.
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by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions  

and I don't mind people making fun of my writing one bit

but make a real point for christ’s sake.

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by Brian Hemminger on Jan 8, 2012 8:46 PM EST up reply actions  

good job troll

Maybe you’ve never heard this before, but there exist people who complain about GSP’s recent fighting style. I’m saying that for the people who don’t like GSP’s style, that’s maybe level one of boring (not so bad). Then there’s Fitch, which is a style which can be appreciated in it’s own right, but that’s at least level two and then there’s Tyron Woodley last night which is in the fucking danger threshold.

If you think I threw GSP’s name into this article just to gain twitter followers, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

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by Brian Hemminger on Jan 8, 2012 8:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Good job troll fishing and using GSP as bait.

I have certaily heard more than I need to about how boring GSP fights and from your average mma fan or forum user I would expect nothing less. People have prejudices for so many reasons, most of the stuff I hear is pointless and laughable. Grouping GSP in with Fitch and Woodley in a conversation about boring fighters from a staff writer is a little different. It didn’t seem like you were talking, " for the people", it seemed like you were talking for you. I could care less if you are a GSP hater no doubt lots of writers and sports journalists are, but since you are presenting your work to the public expect to hear about it. If you are not troll fishing then you are just wrong and expect to hear about it.
I see you take things pretty personally and I suppose I can relate, so just to let you know when your writing impresses me I will be as quick to say something as when it does not.
If I build something for you one day feel free to critique it with furious vengence !

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by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 9:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Begone troll!

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by The Pride on Jan 8, 2012 10:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Hey Hemminger , you got one!

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by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions  

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Sig bet with KaleJohnCox on Alves-Kamp. ALVES
Sig bet with Unambig on Sanchez-Ellenberger. SANCHEZ
Bring ABB back to Mania
Stockton Motherfuckers

by The Pride on Jan 8, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions  

woodley just did in one fight that gsp can't do in his past 6.

and that’s physically finish somebody on his own.

Top 5 most boring fighters to watch p4p:
1. Jake "Mr. Snuggie" Shields
2. G "what's the Rush?" SP
3. Jon Fitch
4. Gray "lets cuddle?" Maynard
5. any wrestler w/ the same fight strategy as #1-4

by TheRassler on Jan 8, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions  

You got another one Hemminger, well done!

Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value.
( Albert Einstein )

by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions  

i have no idea what you're talking about now

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by Brian Hemminger on Jan 9, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Tyrone Woodley does not fight.

He subdues people. He should get a job as an orderly at a pyschiatric ward. His skills will be better put to use there.

by Kent Carter on Jan 8, 2012 4:42 PM EST reply actions  

Woodley needs an actual fight...

Just send him to the UFC…give him a name that he’ll actually wake up for…

Strikeforce pisses me off sometimes

by Starr788 on Jan 8, 2012 4:52 PM EST reply actions  

+1

"I am the tomato can that crushed your champion, live with it."

by wolfman13 on Jan 8, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions  

to the ufc ? ... how about Bermuda instead.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value.
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by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions  

People piss on GSP because it is trendy

Just look at Woodley…he has always fought this way occasionally he gets finishes but he is the quintessential NCAA minded wrestler (a la Ben Askren)….GSP may not finish fights but it isn’t for lack of trying, against Shields he threw high kicks, jabs,crosses,knees and kept the fight standing stylistically he fought a great fight even after the eye poke but he simply didn’t manage to finish, against hardy he locked a nasty kimura but Hardy simply refused to tap and against Kos he landed the left jab a record number of times and nullified Fos’s ground game and even broke his orbital bone his only sin is that he fights smart and does not take risks but no one can fault him for that, last time he fought reckless he got dropped by a lesser opponent ever since then he fought smart but some people on here simply want to see blood and violence and could care less about the science behind the sport…if you want to talk about truly boring fighters just look at Woodley,Fitch and Askren…there is no shame in their game their entire game plans consist of stalling,pushing against the cage and then keeping the opponent down while looking busy essentially taking advantage of current MMA rules to win fights in my opinion those are the fighters that are truly boring not GSP hopefully sooner of later the rules will be changed to stop this farce, because if it does not happen sooner or later MMA is gonna be packed with NCAA stand outs that will turn the UFC into college wrestling 2.0

"Remember kids, don't forget to bring your towels...you wanna get high?"- Towlie

by rooseveltdunn on Jan 8, 2012 5:06 PM EST reply actions  

tl;dr

Your sig is stupid, too.

"It’s Mark Pavelich calling from the Maximum Fighting Championship,

I’ve just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don’t care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking weekend. I’m going to get on a fucking plane soon and go where you’re at and choke you the fuck out. I’m telling you right now, I’ve had enough of your fucking shit. First of all, I’ve sent you the fucking pictures and secondly, I placed Drew Fickett in a fight fucking months ago and five weeks prior to my main event of my fucking fight card. You’re going to give me a fucking call tomorrow or I swear I’ll get on a fucking plane and go right where you’re at right now. You’re pissing me off, I’ve been nothing but professional to you motherfuckers and you’re doing this kind of bullshit, alright? Call me back, I’m fucking pissed."

by Swedish Chef smerdy herdy verdy on Jan 8, 2012 5:31 PM EST up reply actions  

says the guy with an unnecessarily long sig and an even stupider name.

"Remember kids, don't forget to bring your towels...you wanna get high?"- Towlie

by rooseveltdunn on Jan 8, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Is there something wrong with being from Sweden or are you another dumb American racist?

Nice instructions you have for children to use drugs. Loser.

"It’s Mark Pavelich calling from the Maximum Fighting Championship,

I’ve just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don’t care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking weekend. I’m going to get on a fucking plane soon and go where you’re at and choke you the fuck out. I’m telling you right now, I’ve had enough of your fucking shit. First of all, I’ve sent you the fucking pictures and secondly, I placed Drew Fickett in a fight fucking months ago and five weeks prior to my main event of my fucking fight card. You’re going to give me a fucking call tomorrow or I swear I’ll get on a fucking plane and go right where you’re at right now. You’re pissing me off, I’ve been nothing but professional to you motherfuckers and you’re doing this kind of bullshit, alright? Call me back, I’m fucking pissed."

by Swedish Chef smerdy herdy verdy on Jan 8, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions  

.....

Nobody’s racist against people from Sweden.

by EdSoares'Contribution on Jan 8, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Shut up, Ed. Your "contribution" leaves a lot to be desired.

"It’s Mark Pavelich calling from the Maximum Fighting Championship,

I’ve just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don’t care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking weekend. I’m going to get on a fucking plane soon and go where you’re at and choke you the fuck out. I’m telling you right now, I’ve had enough of your fucking shit. First of all, I’ve sent you the fucking pictures and secondly, I placed Drew Fickett in a fight fucking months ago and five weeks prior to my main event of my fucking fight card. You’re going to give me a fucking call tomorrow or I swear I’ll get on a fucking plane and go right where you’re at right now. You’re pissing me off, I’ve been nothing but professional to you motherfuckers and you’re doing this kind of bullshit, alright? Call me back, I’m fucking pissed."

by Swedish Chef smerdy herdy verdy on Jan 8, 2012 10:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Im watching a vid of yours on racism.

I have some thoughts when Im done..

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by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 8:46 PM EST up reply actions  

So black Italians can't be racist? That's the very definition of racism, idiot. And South Park is a show for simple-minded 14 year-olds.

"It’s Mark Pavelich calling from the Maximum Fighting Championship,

I’ve just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don’t care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking weekend. I’m going to get on a fucking plane soon and go where you’re at and choke you the fuck out. I’m telling you right now, I’ve had enough of your fucking shit. First of all, I’ve sent you the fucking pictures and secondly, I placed Drew Fickett in a fight fucking months ago and five weeks prior to my main event of my fucking fight card. You’re going to give me a fucking call tomorrow or I swear I’ll get on a fucking plane and go right where you’re at right now. You’re pissing me off, I’ve been nothing but professional to you motherfuckers and you’re doing this kind of bullshit, alright? Call me back, I’m fucking pissed."

by Swedish Chef smerdy herdy verdy on Jan 8, 2012 8:54 PM EST up reply actions  

fuck u u dirty slut

South Park is STILL a premier example of satire after 10 years

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by The Pride on Jan 8, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm not going to reason with a BE lowlife and a Brocksucker like you

"It’s Mark Pavelich calling from the Maximum Fighting Championship,

I’ve just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don’t care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking weekend. I’m going to get on a fucking plane soon and go where you’re at and choke you the fuck out. I’m telling you right now, I’ve had enough of your fucking shit. First of all, I’ve sent you the fucking pictures and secondly, I placed Drew Fickett in a fight fucking months ago and five weeks prior to my main event of my fucking fight card. You’re going to give me a fucking call tomorrow or I swear I’ll get on a fucking plane and go right where you’re at right now. You’re pissing me off, I’ve been nothing but professional to you motherfuckers and you’re doing this kind of bullshit, alright? Call me back, I’m fucking pissed."

by Swedish Chef smerdy herdy verdy on Jan 9, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions  

I am neither of those things

i just love south park

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Bring ABB back to Mania
Stockton Motherfuckers

by The Pride on Jan 9, 2012 3:10 PM EST up reply actions  

not enough room to write,

dialog is the first step in the right direction,
good job.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value.
( Albert Einstein )

by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions  

I have never liked GSP personally

and it has a lot to do with his lack of killer instinct. I always call for finished fights whenever possible.

I recognize that GSP may be the best fighter alive, but his lack of finished fights puts a blemish on his record. If he starts to sub his opponents, KO them, he won’t get any more fans.

I agree that fighters like Woodley are the problem, and GSP is lumped together because people think they know the outcome before the fight even happens.

I get your point… but I bash GSP because the people are right: We know what’s going to happen already.

"I am the tomato can that crushed your champion, live with it."

by wolfman13 on Jan 8, 2012 6:03 PM EST up reply actions  

True but at least GSP actually started off as an exciting fighter I think when he fights diaz we will see the old Rush again but Woodley has been this way from day one

the saddest part is that Woodley could really use his wrestling to become a submission machince or at least improve is GnP but he is just too lazy to go beyond the old lay and pray system

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by rooseveltdunn on Jan 8, 2012 6:40 PM EST up reply actions  

gsp may not finish fights but it isn’t for lack of trying?
are u serious?

did u see him lay on hardy for 5 rounds? did you see him jab kos for 5 rounds?
did you see him jab/cross shields for 5 rounds?

fitch and alves, GSP beat the brakes off of them.
his last 3 fights?
i was headed to my car before the 4th round.

hardy’s lost twice by stoppage since fighting GSP. Shields lost inside of a minute after GSP…and Fitch lost inside of a min after losing a decision to GSP.

Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.

by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 8, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Did you see Hardy turtling or trying to do anything else other than survive?

Did you see Shileds stab him in the eye 3 times then spend the rest of the fight trying to survive?
Did you see Kos try to take him down or try anything offensively or try to survive?

Does your wife/girlfriend think of him while you are sweating grunting all over her, is she just trying to survive?
Don’t be mad, he can’t help it he’s Canadian!

Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value.
( Albert Einstein )

by AriesKJJ on Jan 8, 2012 8:20 PM EST up reply actions  

His*

"Remember kids, don't forget to bring your towels...you wanna get high?"- Towlie

by rooseveltdunn on Jan 8, 2012 6:40 PM EST reply actions  

Woodley just officially earned himself Fitch status with the fans.. HORRIBLE performance. Never liked this guy, and he cemented it something fierce last night. Nobody is going to want to see this guy fight ever again, except maybe his screaming mom and wife.

See and learn the secret death touch!

by Horselover Fat on Jan 8, 2012 7:29 PM EST reply actions  

I am surprised at this reaction, T-Wood has always been a blanket I knew the fight was going to turn out the way he did

don’t worry though his Hendricks moment of truth will come too.

"Remember kids, don't forget to bring your towels...you wanna get high?"- Towlie

by rooseveltdunn on Jan 8, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah I know, I’ve disliked him for some time now. But this fight really put it over the top for me. The sad part is there is no one Strikeforce to give him that Hendricks moment, and they’ll probably end up with him as champion. What a nightmare! If he was in the UFC there are plenty of good wrestlers who could shut him down, or at least force him to actually fight.

See and learn the secret death touch!

by Horselover Fat on Jan 8, 2012 8:52 PM EST up reply actions  


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