(Illegal knee to the shoulder?)

Last night’s Strikeforce Challengers event sought to answer the old question, what’s the most unsatisfying ending to a fight, aside from a draw?  The answer is a questionable disqualification, which is exactly what happened after Billy Evangelista landed what was ruled to be an illegal knee against Mike Aina last night, bringing a stop to the bout in the second round.  Said Evangelista:

“I feel bad at what happened, but I am definitely planning to protest,’’ Evangelista said. “Nothing I did was on purpose. I thought I had timed the knee perfectly and that he was on his feet when it was delivered.’’

If Evangelista really does protest (and he has a decent case, if you bother to take a look at where that knee landed) that will make Strikeforce two for two on Showtime events that result in formal protests with the California State Athletic Commission.  Full results from last night’s Strikeforce Challengers event are after the jump:

Mike Aina def. Billy Evangelista by DQ (Illegal Knee to Head) at 3:40, round 2
Sarah Kaufman def. Miesha Tate by Unanimous Decision
Lavar Johnson def. Carl Seumanutafa by KO at 0:18, round 1
Aaron Rosa def. Anthony Ruiz by TKO (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:29, round 1
Bao Quach def. Tito Jones by Unanimous Decision
Spencer Herns def. Chad Sutton by Majority Decision
Fabricio "Morango" Camoes def. Torrance Taylor by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:21, round 1
Thomas Diagne def. Kaleo Kwan by Unanimous Decision
Ben Holscher def. Cody Canterbury by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:47, round 1