FIGHTLEDGER/MMA report

Highly touted middleweight Tim Kennedy dominated Zak Cummings last night en route to a submission win in Tulsa, Okla.

Tim Kennedy applies a choke on Zak Cummings last night in Tulsa, Okla., during a Strikeforce middleweight bout./StrikeforceKennedy stopped Cummings with a north-south choke at 2:43 of the second round during their Strikeforce Challengers bout at SpiritBank Event Center. With the victory, Kennedy improved to 11-2-0; Cummings tasted defeat for the first time as a professional, slipping to 10-1-0.

Two-time United States Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier entered a cage for the first time as a professional mixed martial artist, but his lack of experience was hardly noticeable. The 30-year-old Cormier showed why many insiders believe his future is bright.

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Former National Football League running back Herschel Walker is always looking for a challenge. He might have found his toughest -- mixed martial arts.Herschel Walker/ Kravetz photo

Walker recently signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce. No date is set for Walker’s MMA debut, but the 47-year-old isn’t likely to step in the cage until next year.

The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner and NFL standout will begin a 12-week training camp next at San Jose, Calif.-based American Kickboxing Academy. Walker is no stranger to martial arts; he holds a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

“I’ve been training for several years,” Walker said. “I would play college football games on Saturday and compete in martial arts tournaments on Sunday after church.

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FIGHTLEDGER/MMA press release

World Extreme Cagefighting® announced Monday the postponement of its Sept. 2 card. An injury to main event fighter Ben Henderson forced the postponement of the event. 

The entire card has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 at a venue to be announced at a later date. The event will be broadcast live on VERSUS.

Ticket refunds for the Sept. 2 event can be obtained at the point of purchase.

BY FRANKLIN McNEIL/For FightLedger.com

Top-rated mixed martial arts heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to work out Wednesday afternoon at Fighthouse in New York. He will meet fans, sign autographs and take pictures. Emelianenko/Strikeforce

The event begins at 3:30. Fighthouse is located at 122 West 27th Street.

Emelianenko is regarded by many as the best mixed martial artist in the world, regardless of weight class. Little was done in January to dispel that notion when Emelianenko registered a first-round knockout of former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski.

Recently, Emelianenko made headlines when he rejected an offer to join UFC in favor of a three-fight deal with Strikeforce. He is expected to makes his Strikeforce debut in the fall, though an opponent has yet to be named.