Strikeforce MMA

CoutureLegend · January 30, 2011

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STRIKEFORCE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

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OOC: I shall be using Modern Warriors 2 with the addition of some small adjustments to a few things such as ethnicity, walking weight, UFC Fight for the Troops results added, etc (nothing major). I have also added a few fighters to the Strikeforce roster that have featured recently (Spiritwolf, Healy, Cash, Cholish etc.) and have added duplicate versions of my TV shows, (Strikeforce Challengers/on Showtime/on CBS) This was done to prevent me having to wait until i finish an event before i can schedule another.

Due to the limited depth of the Strikeforce roster, I won't be booking preliminary fights on my 'major' shows (at least not initially) however i will be running more Challenger series events in order to feature the lesser-known fighters/fighters on losing streaks etc.

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STRIKEFORCE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

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Alistair Overeem

Next Defence: vs. TBA
Last Defense: vs. Fabricio Werdum @ 'Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum 2' (2)

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STRIKEFORCE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

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Dan Henderson

Next Defence: N/A
Last Defense: N/A

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STRIKEFORCE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION

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Ronaldo Souza

Next Defense: vs. Jason Miller @ TBA
Last Defence: N/A

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STRIKEFORCE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION

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Nick Diaz

Next Defense: vs. Paul Daley @ 'Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley'
Last Defence: vs. K.J. Noons @ 'Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2' (1)

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STRIKEFORCE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION

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Gilbert Melendez

Next Defence: TBA
Last Defense: vs. Shinya Aoki @ 'Strikeforce: Nashville' (1)

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STRIKEFORCE WOMAN'S MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION

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Amanda Nunes

Next Defence: N/A
Last Defense: N/A

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STRIKEFORCE WOMEN'S WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION

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Marloes Coenen

Next Defence: TBA
Last Defense: vs. Miesha Tate @ 'Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller' (1)
*Will Be Updated As & When Required.

Maxwell · January 30, 2011

I look forward to this. Now we can see if Ryan Couture=Legend. Best of luck, good sir.

CoutureLegend · January 30, 2011

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller Official

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STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER NOW OFFICIAL

The official fight card for 'Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller' has now been finalized and it will take place on January 29th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California and will air live on SHOWTIME (10pm ET/PM).

The event will feature a five-fight main card, with current Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz moving up to middleweight for the very first time in his career to face his longtime rival Jason 'Mayhem' Miller in the main event. And after winning the single-elimination 135-pound tournament in August of last year, Miesha Tate will finally get her shot at the Strikeforce women's welterweight championship as she takes on 135-pound champion Marloes Coenen in the co-main event.

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STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER

Main Event
Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller

Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship
Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate

Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley

Andrei Arlovski vs. Valentijn Overeem

Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy

*Predictions Welcome.

damonster · January 30, 2011

STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER

Main Event

Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller

Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship

Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate

Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley

Andrei Arlovski vs. Valentijn Overeem

Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy

Jingo · January 30, 2011

STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER

Main Event

Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller

Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship

Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate

Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley

Andrei Arlovski vs. Valentijn Overeem

Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy

DeeGood · January 31, 2011

STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER

Main Event

Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller

Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship

Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate

Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley

Andrei Arlovski vs. Valentijn Overeem

Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy

smokey al · January 31, 2011

STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER

Main Event

Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller

Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship

Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate

Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley

Andrei Arlovski vs. Valentijn Overeem

Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy

CoutureLegend · February 1, 2011

Strikeforce News

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TITLE SHOT ON THE LINE FOR 'MAYHEM' MILLER

It appears that pride won't be the only thing on the line when bitter rivals Nick Diaz & Jason 'Mayhem' Miller meet at an upcoming Strikeforce event, as Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker revealed today that Miller will earn the next shot, and a third meeting, against middleweight champion Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza, if he is able to defeat Nick Diaz in San Jose in 2 weeks time, and according to Scott Coker, the decision wasn't a hard one to make.

"There is a few guys at 185 that are in contention for a title shot right now but when you consider that Nick Diaz is our welterweight champion, It's really a pretty obvious solution that if Miller is able to win that fight, then he deserves the next shot at 'Jacare'." Scott Coker said during the interview.

As for the future of the current Strikeforce welterweight champion beyond this fight? Well Coker wasn't forthcoming with an explanation, however it is expected that win, lose or draw, Nick Diaz will return to the 170-pound weight class and possibly await the winner of a rumored bout between Paul Daley and Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos.

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News/Notes

Jason 'Mayhem' Miller has teamed up with Matt Serra at his Serra Jiu-Jitsu gym in New York as he prepare's for his upcoming bout with Nick Diaz.

Following a devastating loss to Dan Henderson in December, Renato 'Babalu' Sobral has joined fellow Brazilian and current UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua at the Universidade Da Luta camp in Brazil.

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Signings/Releases

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has announced that All-American wrestler Lance Palmer and 2009 NCAA Div. I national champion wrestler Mark Ellis have signed exclusive contracts with the promotion. Despite neither having fought in MMA yet, both Palmer, a lightweight who trains at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, and Ellis, a heavyweight who trains at AKA in San Jose, have been training for the past 6 months in preparation for there MMA debuts.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has moved to strengthen the female talent pool within the promotion by announcing the signing's of Roxanne Modafferi, Shayna Baszler, Amanda Buckner, Revelina Berto, Tara LaRosa and Olympic bronze medal winning Judokan Ronda Rousey.

Strikeforce have revealed that the 'New York Bad Ass' Phil Baroni and former BJJ world champion Andre Galvao will return to the promotion.

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Fight Announcements

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Upcoming Events

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller - Saturday Week 4, January 2011
*More 'Strikeforce News' Coming Soon.

CoutureLegend · February 1, 2011

MMA News

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UFC 126: EDGAR vs. PETTIS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED

UFC President Dana White has official announced that 'UFC 126' will take place on February 5th from Las Vegas, Nevada and will be headlined by UFC lightweight champion Frankie 'The Answer' Edgar and WEC lightweight champion Anthony 'Showtime' Pettis in a unification bout.

Many expected Gray Maynard to get an immediate rematch following a back-and-forth battle with Edgar at UFC 125 which ended in a draw, however 'The Bully' will instead have to settle for a co-main event spot against undefeated Kamal Shalorus in a fight which may determined the next contender at 155.

Also on the card will be two potentially intriguing grappling contests with George Sotiropoulos vs. Paul Sass and Rousimar Palhares vs. Demian Maia, aswel as Raphael Assuncao vs. Manny Gamburyan.

Brad Pickett vs. Miguel Torres, Jeremy Stephens vs. Jim Miller, Wagnney Fabiano vs. Norifumi Yamamoto, Alexandre Ferreira vs. CB Dollaway and Curt Warburton vs. Ben Henderson rounds off the preliminary portion of the card.

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News/Notes

Former DREAM featherweight champion Bibiano Fernandes has joined Wand Fight Team following his loss to Hiroyuki Takaya.

After being surprisingly dominated by Dustin Poirier at UFC 125, Josh Grispi has moved to California to train at Cung Le's Strength Headquarters.

Chris 'The Crippler' Leben has joined American Top Team following his knockout loss to Brian Stann.

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has announced a pay-per-view deal with Shaw PPV and expects to hold there first event on PPV in mid 2011.

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Signings/Releases

The UFC have announced the return of Keith Jardine to there roster. Jardine was cut after dropping 4 fights in a row and despite a further loss to Trevor Prangley in Shark Fights, a victory on a regional show was enough to earn a return to the UFC. Dana White has also revealed the signing's of undefeated prospects Daniel Puder and Jimi Manuwa. Aswel as 6'5 heavyweight giant Dave Herman and Canadian featherweight Antonio Carvalho.

Japanese promotion Sengoku Raiden Championships have announced the signings of Brazilian middleweights, Murilo 'Ninja' Rua and Paulo Filho.

Top Japanese middleweight Kazuo Misaki has jumped ship to DREAM from rival promotion SRC on a 4 fight contract.

Maximum Fighting Championships have announced the signing of former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia, Chris Horodecki, Denis Kang and David Loiseau.

King of the Cage have announced the signing's of Frank Trigg, Jeff Curran, Jens Pulver, Din Thomas, Thales Leites, Gerald Harris and Bob Sapp.

Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner has signed with Shark Fights on a non-exclusive contract.

Brandon 'The Truth' Vera has signed with lowly PURECOMBAT in an attempt to break his 3 fight losing streak and earn a return to the major leagues.

MMA legend Royce Gracie has signed with Shooto.

Despite initial reports of retirement following his release from the UFC, Gabriel Gonzaga has signed with UK promotion, UCMMA.

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Fight Announcements

Keita Nakamura vs. Dan Hornbuckle will headline the first 'Sengoku Raiden Championships' event of the year.

Hector Lombard will defend the Bellator middleweight title against Joe 'Diesel' Riggs at an upcoming Bellator event.

King of the Cage have announced Quinn Mulhern vs. Myles Jury for the KOTC welterweight title at 'KOTC: Shockwave'.

Brazilian promotion Bitetti Combat MMA have announced Jeff Monson vs. Pedro Rizzo as the main event for 'Bitetti MMA 7'.

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Upcoming Events

Sengoku Raiden Championships - Sunday Week 4, January 2011.

Bellator FC - Wednesday Week 1, February 2011.

Bitetti MMA 7 - Thursday Week 1, February 2011.

KOTC: Shockwave - Saturday Week 1, February 2011.

UFC 126: Edgar vs. Pettis - Saturday Week 1, February 2011.
More MMA News Coming Soon.

Aldenvdk · February 2, 2011

Main Event

Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller

Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship

Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate

Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley

Andrei Arlovski vs. Valentijn Overeem

Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy

CoutureLegend · February 2, 2011

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller Preview

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STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER PREVIEW WITH MAURO RANALLO AND STEPHEN QUADROS

Mauro Ranallo - Hello i'm Mauro Ranallo and thank you for joining me here for this special preview show on Showtime as we look ahead to this weekends 'Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller' event. And joining me to break down the card will be 'The Fight Professor' Stephen Quadros, and Stephen the fight between Nick Diaz and Jason 'Mayhem' Miller has been talked about for a long time now and after several months of back-and-forth discussions, it will finally happen but only after Nick Diaz agreed to move outside of his regular weight class and fight at 185 for the very first time in his career. Do you believe that the move to middleweight will play any factor in this fight giving that, we presume, Miller will be much bigger than Diaz once they step into the cage?

Stephen Quadros - Well Mauro you pose an interesting question and i do believe that Miller will be the stronger of the two, however i don't think that it will necessarily be a factor if Diaz is able to keep the fight standing. But if Miller can clinch with Diaz or even get the fight to the ground then his size advantage may just prove to be the difference between him winning or losing this fight.

Mauro Ranallo - Well that brings me to my next point, just who has the advantage on the ground? I mean does Miller even want to go to the ground with Diaz, who is of course a Gracie black belt?

Stephen Quadros - Well lets not forget that Miller is a black belt himself but i do believe that Diaz is marginally better on the ground in terms of pure jiu-jitsu. however Miller did manage to survived on the ground in two previous bouts with 'Jacare' and in a five round battle with Jake Shields, both of whom are considerably better than Diaz on the ground in my opinion, so i don't expect Diaz to be able to submit Miller on the ground and whilst i do not see Miller submitting Diaz either, i do believe that he could control Nick on the ground while avoiding any submission attempts from his opponent.

Mauro Ranallo - Alright well the co-main event will see Marloes Coenen, who submitted Sarah Kaufman to win the Strikeforce women's welterweight title in October of last year, take on the number one contender Miesha 'Takedown' Tate, who earned the title shot after beating Maiju Kujala and Hitomi Akana in the one night single elimination women's tournament in August, and Stephen who do you believe holds the advantage in this championship bout?

Stephen Quadros - Well Mauro in my opinion this will be a very close fight mainly because i don't believe that either girl holds a significant advantage over the other. However if i was to choose between the two i would have to favor the challenger only because i believe that Miesha Tate will be able to use her wrestling to dictate where this fight goes and as we saw in her fight with Akano, she has very good submission defense, which may be needed in order to neutralize Coenen's offensive submissions if this fight goes to the ground.

Mauro Ranallo - Well we shall see if Miesha Tate can indeed capture the Strikeforce women's 135-pound title, but that's not the only intriguing bout on the card as inexperienced, yet highly decorated BJJ practisioner, Roger Gracie takes on MMA veteran Trevor Prangley in a light heavyweight contest, and Stephen alot of MMA fans that i have spoken to believe that Prangley may prove to have too much experience for Roger Gracie at this point in his career, do you share those opinions?

Stephen Quadros - I definitely feel like this will be Roger's toughest test so far in his relatively short MMA career but in order to get to the levels that Roger has reached in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu you have to have an incredible level of self-discipline and mental toughness, and it's those traits that will ensure that Roger does not try and trade punches with Prangley so i expect him to look for the takedown almost immediately and if he does succeed in getting Trevor to the ground then surely it will only be a matter of time before he locks up a submission.

Mauro Ranallo - Well lets not forget that Prangley is a very good wrestler himself so it certainly will be interesting to see if Roger Gracie can get this fight to the ground. Elsewhere on the card, the former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will look to put an end to his three fight losing streak as he takes on Valentijn Overeem, who is of course the older sibling of current Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, and Stephen this could very well be the most important fight in Arlovski's storied career as a defeat here at the hands of Valentijn could very well spell the end of his MMA career.

Stephen Quadros - Well if Arlovski loses this fight Mauro then i really can't see where he would go next. And it's important to note that Arlovski hasn't won in over 2 years so he will no doubt be under alot of pressure coming into this fight and although many people will look at Valentijn's record and immediately label him as a journeyman so to speak, the fact that he trains at Golden Glory alone should tell you that this guy is a very good striker and the one thing about Arlovski that has been questioned throughout his entire career is his ability to take a punch so if Overeem is able to catch him then you never know what can happen in this sport.

Mauro Ranallo - Well we shall see if Arlovski can indeed get back into the win column. But the first fight on the card will see unbeating Lyle Beerbohm return to the Strikeforce cage to take on a man who holds over 40 fights, despite being just 28 years old, Pat 'Bam Bam' Healy. So Stephen do you think that Healy has the ability to cause an upset and end Beerhohm's undefeated streak of 14 fights?

Stephen Quadros - Well i think that Beerbohm is rightfully the favourite but Healy absolutely has a chance to win this fight Mauro. There's no doubt that Lyle Beerbohm has looked great in his MMA career so far but i don't believe that he has faced a guy with the resume or experience of Pat Healy so i believe that a win here for Beerhohm will no doubt propel him up the lightweight ladder.

Mauro Ranallo - Alright well before we close out this special preview show here on Showtime, i'm joined by the Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, and Scott after a great event in December when we were treated to some truly amazing knockouts, how excited are you for this weekend's card as Nick Diaz and 'Mayhem' Miller finally get it on?

Scott Coker - I'm very excited for this card! We believe 2011 will be a big year for Strikeforce and hopefully this weekend will be the start of big things to come for us.

Mauro Ranallo - Alright well from myself, Stephen Quadros and Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, thank you for joining us for this special preview show. Be sure to tune in this weekend as Strikeforce presents: Diaz vs. Miller live on Showtime Sports.

*Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller Results Coming Soon.

CoutureLegend · February 3, 2011

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller Results

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STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ vs. MILLER

Mauro Ranallo - Hello i'm Mauro Ranallo, thank you for joining me here from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California as Strikeforce presents a huge night of mixed martial arts, as current Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz moves up to middleweight for the very first time in his MMA career to take on top-ranked middleweight contender and long-time rival Jason "Mayhem" Miller.

Joining me for tonight's broadcast as always is the MMA legend Frank Shamrock, and Frank as someone who has had the opportunity to fight Nick Diaz in the past, what do you believe makes him a danger to his opponent tonight?

Frank Shamrock - Well Mauro, Nick Diaz is a dangerous opponent not just for 'Mayhem' Miller but for anyone in this sport and the reason for that is because he is so well-rounded! His striking has improved dramatically over the years and he has a ground game as good as anyone's in the sport. However Miller is very capable on the ground himself and considering how well he handled Jake Shields on the ground, i don't think that Diaz will want to take the risk of getting involved in a grappling match with Miller, so i expect Diaz to stay on the outside, use his striking and put a beating on "Mayhem" Miller tonight.

Mauro Ranallo - Also joining us tonight is arguably the greatest trainer the sport has ever seen and former UFC welterweight champion, "The Croatian Sensation" Pat Miletich, and Pat as someone who has watched Jason "Mayhem" Miller fight numerous times in the past, where do you believe the biggest advantage for Miller lies in this fight with Diaz?

Pat Miletich - Well Mauro as Frank said, Diaz is an extremely skilled individual and there's not many areas of a fight where you would say Diaz is at a significant disadvantage. However the one thing that Miller is much better at than Diaz, is wrestling and i believe that he will look to use that, along with the size and strength advantage that he will no doubt have in this fight, in order to control Diaz on the ground.

Mauro Ranallo - Alright well that of course is our main event of the evening but before we get to that we have 4 other big fights on the card tonight including Dutch submission specialist Marloes Coenen defending the Strikeforce women's 135-pound title vs. Miesha Tate, Grappling guru Roger Gracie vs. MMA veteran Trevor Prangley and former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski vs. Golden Glory product Valentijn Overeem.

But our first bout of the evening will be undefeated lightweight prospect Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat 'Bam Bam' Healy, and it's now time to head inside the cage for the official introductions with Jimmy Lennon, Jr.

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Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Good evening to you ladies and gentleman and welcome to the HP Pavilion here in San Jose, California as Strikeforce and Showtime present a big night of MMA brought to you by Rockstar Energy Drink!

Alright fans here we go with the first bout of the evening scheduled for 3 five minute rounds in a lightweight special attraction.

Introducing to you first on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, with a background in Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu he has an unblemished record of 14 wins and no losses with 6 wins coming by way of knockout and 7 by submission. From Spokane, Washington please welcome the undefeated, LYLE 'FANCY PANTS' BEERBOHM!

And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, with a background in Wrestling his record stands at 25 wins and 17 losses with 6 knockouts and 13 submissions to his credit. From St. Louis, Missouri please welcome submission specialist, PAT 'BAM BAM' HEALY!

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(14-0) Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy (25-17)

ROUND 1

The first bout of the evening gets underway and with just 8 seconds on the clock, Beerbohm lands a crazy flying knee which backs a very dazed Healy up and he looks badly hurt but Beerbohm doesn't take advantage as he opts to take the fight to the mat. Beerbohm throws several strikes which don't quite connect on Healy but they are enough of a distraction for the undefeated fighter to pass to mount and with half the round remaining, Healy is in a world of trouble as Beerbohm locks up the armbar and forces his opponent to tap inside the very first round.

OFFICIAL DECISION

Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman we have the time of 3:08 in round number 1, an armbar ends this contest as the fighter taps out, he is the winner by way of submission and still undefeated, LYLE 'FANCY PANTS' BEERBOHM!

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Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Alright fans here we go as Strikeforce and Showtime present 3 five minute rounds in a heavyweight special attraction.

Introducing to you first on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, raised in the disciplines of Sambo and Kickboxing, his record includes 15 wins, 8 loses with 11 of his wins coming by way of knockout and 3 by submission. From Minsk, Belarus please welcome the former UFC heavyweight champion, ANDREI 'THE PITBULL' ARLOVSKI!

And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, with a background in Muay Thai and Submission Wrestling, his record includes 28 wins, 25 loses with 11 knockouts and 16 submissions to his credit. From Amsterdam, Holland introducing the MMA veteran, VALENTIJN 'THE PYTHON' OVEREEM!

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(15-8) Andrei Arlovski vs. Valentijn Overeem (28-25)

ROUND 1

The fight gets underway with Andrei Arlovski landing a nice kick to the lead leg of Overeem then mixes things up with a nice combination to the body then the head followed by a takedown attempt which Overeem has no answer for and it only gets worse for the Golden Glory fighter as Arlovski works to side control and secures an armbar which successfully forces Overeem to tap.

OFFICIAL DECISION

Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman we have the time of 2:45 in round number 1, an armbar ends this contest as the fighter taps out, he is the winner by way of submission, ANDREI ARLOVSKI!

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Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Alright fans here we go as Strikeforce and Showtime present 3 five minute rounds in a lightweight special attraction.

Introducing to you first on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, raised in the traditions of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, his record includes 3 wins, no losses with all 3 wins coming by way of submission. Fighting out of London, England by way of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, please welcome the golden child of MMA's first family, introducing, ROGER GRACIE!

And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, with an acclaimed background in wrestling, his record stands at 23 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw with 4 knockouts and 9 submissions to his credit. Fighting out of San Jose, California by way of Capetown, South Africa, introducing MMA's accomplished veteran, TREVOR PRANGLEY!

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(3-0) Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley (23-6-1

ROUND 1

The referee gets the fight started and it's a pretty slow start to this contest as Prangley stays on the outside waiting on Roger Gracie to commit and after a long feeling out process, Gracie does finally commit, looking to close the distance on Prangley and rather surprisingly the South American seems happy to oblige by clinching up with the Gracie black belt. Prangley looks to muscle Gracie towards the cage but ultimately loses position and after an initial takedown is thwarted by Prangley, it's not long before Gracie gets the trip and Prangley has to pull guard. We head into the final minute of the round with Prangley doing a great job of keeping Roger inside his guard without taking any damage or being threatened by submissions.

ROUND 2

Round number 2 gets underway and surprisingly Prangley looks to clinch with Gracie but perhaps even more surprising is that Gracie denies it and seems happy to stay at distance for the time being. Prangley appears to look over to his corner, perhaps an indication that Gracie's gameplan here in the 2nd round has came as a surprise to him. Finally with half the round gone, Gracie shoots on Prangley, but the wrestler stuffs it but has to settle for being pushed up against the cage. Prangley does a good job of getting double-underhooks and manages to back Gracie up against the cage and uses all of his experience to shut down the BJJ black belt against the fence for almost 2 minutes before the referee brings them back to the center of the cage. Gracie immediately dives for a single leg but Prangley shakes it off easily and manages to lock Roger up in a muay thai clinch but no strikes are landed as the round ends.

ROUND 3

With the 3rd and final round about to get underway, will Gracie be able to get going again or was the 2nd round a sign of this fight turning in the favor of Prangley? Well again here in the 3rd round it's Prangley that is initiating the clinch and he manages to back Gracie up against the cage once again and Roger looks completely exhausted here. Prangley makes a minor error which results in Gracie taking control of the clinch against the cage and he keeps Prangley there for about a minute before Prangley regains the upper hand and it results in another minute of stiffling action and the referee has seen enough as he brings them back to the center of the cage for the remaining 60 seconds of this fight. It's Prangley who initiates the takedown but not only does Roger Gracie avoid the takedown but he manages to wrestle Prangley to the floor himself and that could be huge for Gracie as he ends the fight inside Prangley's guard.

OFFICIAL DECISION

Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman after 3 rounds of action we have a split decision, here are the score totals. Judges at ringside score the contest 30-27, 28-29 and 29-28, in favor of the winner and still undefeated, ROGER GRACIE!

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Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Alright fans here we go as Strikeforce and Showtime present 5 five minute rounds for the Strikeforce women's world welterweight championship.

Introducing to you first the challenger, fighting out of the blue corner, with a background in wrestling and jiu-jitsu, her record includes 11 wins and 2 losses, with 3 of her wins coming by way of knockout and 4 by submission. From Yelm, Washington, please welcome the challenger, MIESHA 'TAKEDOWN' TATE!

And her opponent across the cage, the defending champion fighting out of the red corner, a submission specialist with a background in shooto, her record stands at 18 wins, 4 loses with 12 of her wins coming by way of submissions. From Amsterdam, Holland, please welcome the current Strikeforce women's world welterweight champion, MARLOES COENEN!

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(11-2) Marloes Coenen © vs. Miesha Tate (18-4)

ROUND 1

The women's 135-pound championship bout gets underway with both fighters exchanging strikes before the champion shoots in for the takedown which is successful as Tate pulls guard. Coenen can't pass the guard of Miesha Tate and it's the challenger who's controlling this position despite being on her back as she lands some nice shots to the head of Coenen then manages to stand back up using the cage for support as we head for the halfway point in the round. Still trapped against the cage, Tate can't get her balance and is once again dumped on her back by the champion, however Tate again uses the cage to get back to her feet and does finally take control of Coenen in the clinch but it's far to late in the round as the bell goes.

ROUND 2

Round 2 begins with the challenger working over the champion with some nice combinations and as they clinch in close, Tate lands some nice short punches before controlling Coenen up against the fence. After being on the backfoot for the whole of this round so far, Coenen finally comes alive with a trip takedown which results in Tate pulling guard for the third time tonight but this time Coenen finds success in passing the guard as she secures half guard and looks to lock up an arm triangle but it's defended easily by Miesha Tate and she uses the opportunity to get her guard back but she does end the round on the bottom and that could be enough to make the judges forget all of Tate's good work at the beginning of the round.

ROUND 3

Coenen lands a solid left hand at the start of the 3rd round as Tate throws a lazy leg kick which gives Coenen the opportunity to work for another takedown, but Tate manages to defend it this time and defends another shortly afterwards, perhaps a sign that Coenen is fading? Both fighters look to engage in the pocket but it's Tate who drops down for her first takedown attempt of the fight but it's an unsuccessful one and it could prove very costly as Coenen not only uses her opponents momentum to wrestle her to the mat but manages to take her back! Coenen looks to get both hooks in but Tate does a good job defending against it as we head into the second half of this round. Coenen works to flatten out Miesha Tate, looking for the choke and initially it proves a struggle but in the end Marloes Coenen proves once again that she is no joke on the ground as she forces the tap by rear naked choke.

OFFICIAL DECISION

Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman we have the time of 3:07 in round number 3, a rear naked choke ends this contest as the fighter taps out, she is the winner by way of submission, and still the Strikeforce women's welterweight champion of the world, MARLOES COENEN!

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Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the HP Pavilion as Strikeforce and Showtime present the featured bout of the evening, brought to you by Rockstar energy drink, Bigger! Better! Faster! Stronger! Party like a Rockstar!

Tonight's action is sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission, executive officer is George Dodd.

Alright fans, here we go with the main event of the evening, 3 five minute rounds scheduled in this middleweight special attraction.

And now ladies and gentleman in attendance and MMA fans joining us around the world, LIVE from San Jose, ITTTTTTTTSSSSSSSS SHOWTIMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Introducing to you first on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, one of MMA's well-versed fighters with a background in boxing and brazilian jiu-jitsu, his record includes 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 no contest with 12 knockouts and 7 submissions to his credit. From Stockton, California please welcome the MMA bad-boy and current Strikeforce welterweight champion of the world, introducing, NICK DIAZ!!!!!!!

And his opponent across the cage, fighting out of the red corner, a fighter raised in the disciplines of wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, his record includes 24 wins, 7 losses with 6 wins coming by way of knockout and 14 by submission. From Las Vegas, Nevada please welcome one of MMA's true characters, introducing, JASON 'MAYHEM' MILLER!!!!!!!

And the referee in charge, now to give his instructions, Big John McCarthy!

Big John McCarthy - Alright gentleman we went over the rules in the back, protect yourselves at all times, obay my commands at all times, fight clean, fight hard, fight fair! If you want to touch gloves, touch them now otherwise step back and lets get this started.

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(23-7-1 NC) Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller (24-7)

ROUND 1

The long-awaited grudge match is finally on as 'Big' John McCarthy gets things started as Diaz comes out right away thowing typical Diaz-like combinations but Miller fires back with a sharp kick to the shin followed by one to the body. The first takedown attempt of the fight comes from the Strikeforce welterweight champion as Diaz shoots on Miller but it's unsuccessful and Diaz has to settle for keeping Miller at bay with his jab. A right jab by Diaz is countered by a barrage of big right hands and 'Mayhem' Miller drops Nick Diaz! Miller is not wasting any time here as he hammers down blow after blow after blow on his opponent and Diaz is eating shots that he really shouldn't be taking as he's clearly out already and finally 'Big' John McCarthy does indeed step in to stop the fight.

OFFICIAL DECISION

Jimmy Lennon, Jr. - Ladies and gentleman we have the time of 2:44 in round number 1, our referee in charge stops the contest due to strikes, he is the winner by way of technical knockout, JASON 'MAYHEM' MILLER!

DeeGood - 4/5 (4/5) Smokey Al = 3/5 (3/5) Aldenvdk - 3/5 (3/5) Damonster - 2/5 (2/5) Jingo - 2/5 (2/5)

CoutureLegend · February 3, 2011

Strikeforce News

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STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS RETURNS IN FEBRUARY WITH ZAROMSKIS - SPIRITWOLF REMATCH

Showtime Sports Executive Vice President Ken Hershman has announced that the Strikeforce challengers series will return on February 11th from the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas.

The main event will feature a rematch between DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis and gritty veteran Waachiim Spiritwolf, who previously meet at Strikeforce Challengers 11 when the bout was ruled a no contest after just 6 seconds due to an accidental eye-poke.

The card will also feature the second professional fight for Ryan Couture, son of UFC hall of famer Randy Couture, when he meets former TUF contender Billy Miles.

Also on the card will be the Strikeforce debut of two-time US Olympian Ronda Rousey as she takes on Christina Riddering. Merritt 'Man of Steel' Warren vs. Caros 'the Future' Fodor and undefeated Ben Holscher vs. All-American wrestler Nathan Coy.

STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS 14: ZAROMSKIS vs. SPIRITWOLF

Main Event
Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf

Co-Main Event
Ryan Couture vs. Billy Miles

Ben Holscher vs. Nathan Coy

Ronda Rousey vs. Christina Riddering

Merritt Warren vs. Caros Fodor

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News/Notes

Showtime Sports VP Ken Herschman has revealed that the recent 'Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Miller' event averaged 232,500 viewers on Showtime.

Strikeforce women's 145-pound contender Erin Toughhill has joined John Hackleman's 'The Pit' training camp.

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Signings/Releases

Strikeforce have announced the signings of Louis Taylor, Shamar Bailey, Yuri Villefort, Ben Stark, Jesse Taylor, Thomas Longacre and Eliot Marshall.

Yana Kunitskaya, Elaina Maxwell, Elena Reid, Cindy Dandois and Marianna Kheyfets have all signed with Strikeforce to help bolster there female roster.

One of the world's best grapplers, Braulio Estima has joined Strikeforce ahead of his MMA debut.

Gregor Gracie has joined family member, Roger Gracie, on the Strikeforce roster.

UFC and PRIDE veteran Sokoudjou has signed with Strikeforce despite rumored interest from the UFC.

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Fight Announcements

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Upcoming Events

Strikeforce Challengers 14: Zaromskis vs. Spiritwolf - Friday Week 2, February 2011.
*More 'Strikeforce News' Coming Soon.

Aldenvdk · February 3, 2011

Main Event

Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf

Co-Main Event

Ryan Couture vs. Billy Miles

Ben Holscher vs. Nathan Coy

Ronda Rousey vs. Christina Riddering

Merritt Warren vs. Caros Fodor

Btw what picture pack are you using for this?

smokey al · February 3, 2011

Main Event

Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf

Co-Main Event

Ryan Couture vs. Billy Miles

Ben Holscher vs. Nathan Coy

Ronda Rousey vs. Christina Riddering

Merritt Warren vs. Caros Fodor

CoutureLegend · February 3, 2011

MMA News

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PETTIS STUNS EDGAR, UNIFIES LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION

The UFC have a new undisputed lightweight champion as the last ever WEC champion Anthony 'Showtime' Pettis upset the odds to stop Frankie Edgar in the second round and become the new UFC lightweight champion.

The early stages of the bout were dominated by the champion as Edgar looked likely to make short work of Pettis after dropping him with a big right hand, but the challenger showed true heart to bounce back and stop Edgar in the next round to become only the 5th lightweight champion in UFC history.

UFC 126 RESULTS

Anthony Pettis def. Frankie Edgar via TKO (strikes) in round 2.
Gray Maynard def. Kamal Shalorus via submission (armbar) in round 1.
George Sotiropoulos def. Paul Sass via submission (guillotine) in round 2.
Raphael Assuncao def. Manny Gamburyan via submission (kneebar) in round 1.
Demian Maia def. Rousimar Palhares via split decision.

Miguel Torres def. Brad Pickett via TKO (strikes) in round 2.
Jeremy Stephens def. Jim Miller via TKO (strikes) in round 2.
Wagnney Fabiano def. Norifumi Yamamoto via TKO (strikes) in round 2.
Alexandre Ferreira def. CB Dollaway via submission (rear naked choke) in round 2.
Curt Warburton def. Ben Henderson via unanimous decision.

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News/Notes

Hector Lombard stopped veteran Joe Riggs in the main event of the recent 'Bellator' event to retain the Bellator middleweight championship.

Dan Hornbuckle submits Keita Nakamura in the first round to win the Sengoku welterweight championship.

In the battle of the veterans, Jeff Monson stopped Pedro Rizzo via TKO in the main event of 'Bitetti MMA 7'

Quinn Mulhern retained the KOTC welterweight title at 'KOTC: Shockwave' after submitting Myles Jury in a highly competitive fight.

Strikeforce light heavyweight contender Mike Kyle has vacated the KOTC light heavyweight title for undisclosed reasons.

Roy 'Big Country' Nelson has aligned himself with the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu camp.

Scott Jorgenson has joined the H.I.T. Squad after his dominant loss to Dominick Cruz at WEC 53.

Murilo 'Ninja' Rua has teamed up with former Chute Boxe teammate Wanderlei Silva at the Wand Fight Team training gym.

Dustin Hazelett has joined Torres Martial Arts Academy in the hope of reviving his career which has stalled as of late.

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Signings/Releases

YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice has been re-signed by the UFC on a 3 fight contract.

The UFC have announced a quartet of new signing's including PRIDE veteran Ricardo Arona, former TUF contender Noah Inhofer, European draw Jan Blachowicz and former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez.

Canadian promotion, Maximum Fighting Championships, have announced the signing's of fellow Canadian's Joe Doerksen, Tim Hague and Patrick Cole, as well as Ralek Gracie, Bobby Southworth.

King of the Cage have revealed the signings of LC Davis, Jonathan Goulet, Rory Markham, Kala Hose, Dave Menne, John Gunderson and Jason lambert.

DREAM have signed light heavyweight King of Pancrase Ryo Kawamura and former welterweight King of Pancrase Katsuya Inoue.

Dustin Hazelett, Joey Villasenor, Deividas Taurosevicius and Efrain Escudero have all signed with Shark Fights.

Paul Buentello, Ben Saunders and Todd Duffee have joined PURECOMBAT.

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Fight Announcements

Maximum Fighting Championships announce 'MFC 28: Supremacy' with the main event being Dwayne Lewis vs. Ryan Jimmo for the vacant MFC light heavyweight title.

Bjorn Rebney announces 'Bellator 35' with Joe Warren defending the Bellator featherweight title against Roberto Vargas.
More MMA News Coming Soon.

Jingo · February 3, 2011

Main Event

Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf

Co-Main Event

Ryan Couture vs. Billy Miles

Ben Holscher vs. Nathan Coy

Ronda Rousey vs. Christina Riddering

Merritt Warren vs. Caros Fodor

edisraw · February 3, 2011

UFC 126 RESULTS

Anthony Pettis def. Frankie Edgar via TKO (strikes) in round 2.

Gray Maynard def. Kamal Shalorus via submission (armbar) in round 1.- I saw this coming but now its like Maynard Edgar 3 still needs to happen, I think Sotiropoulos should get the crack at Pettis after his win.

George Sotiropoulos def. Paul Sass via submission (guillotine) in round 2.

Raphael Assuncao def. Manny Gamburyan via submission (kneebar) in round 1.- wonder why this was on the main card? the CPU runs some weird cards. Sometimes

Demian Maia def. Rousimar Palhares via split decision.

- Cant believe Maia only squeaked by I bet this was controversial.

Miguel Torres def. Brad Pickett via TKO (strikes) in round 2.

Jeremy Stephens def. Jim Miller via TKO (strikes) in round 2. - So much for 3rd in the world I guess.

Wagnney Fabiano def. Norifumi Yamamoto via TKO (strikes) in round 2.

Alexandre Ferreira def. CB Dollaway via submission (rear naked choke) in round 2.

Curt Warburton def. Ben Henderson via unanimous decision- WOW talk about shots in the arm, wonder how Waburton capitolizes.

CoutureLegend · February 4, 2011

Raphael Assuncao def. Manny Gamburyan via submission (kneebar) in round 1.- wonder why this was on the main card? the CPU runs some weird cards Sometimes.

Demian Maia def. Rousimar Palhares via split decision.
- Cant believe Maia only squeaked by I bet this was controversial.

If you thought that was weird then wait til you see there next card.. Shields (#3) vs. Alves (#4) on the prelims!

I watching the play-by-play for this event, as i will be for all UFC events, and i thought Palhares was going to win based on the commentary i was reading.

CoutureLegend · February 4, 2011

Btw what picture pack are you using for this?

No specific picture pack, just pictures i either have already or have found via google.

edisraw · February 4, 2011

If you thought that was weird then wait til you see there next card.. Shields (#3) vs. Alves (#4) on the prelims!

I watching the play-by-play for this event, as i will be for all UFC events, and i thought Palhares was going to win based on the commentary i was reading.

I wanna see where Henderson goes after that loss, I mean losing a UD to a pretty much no-name in the first prelim of the night after being champion is something that'll make a career go down quick, he might be in Strikeforce by the nd of the year if this keeps up, which would be a great look for your lightweight division.

And with that in mind once again where does Curt go Im guessing high prelims (for story reasons "spike prelims") against a ranked opponent.

BYU 14 · February 4, 2011

Main Event

Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf

Co-Main Event

Ryan Couture vs. Billy Miles

Ben Holscher vs. Nathan Coy

Ronda Rousey vs. Christina Riddering

Merritt Warren vs. Caros Fodor

CoutureLegend · February 4, 2011

Strikeforce Challengers 14 Results <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30333" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img src=http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/2338/95673398.gif> <img src=http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/7710/mariuszaromskis.gif> <img src=http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/299/waachiimspiritwolf.gif> STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS 14: ZAROMSKIS vs. SPIRITWOLF Mauro Ranallo - Hello i'm Mauro Ranallo and welcome to another edition of the Strikeforce Challenger's series as Strikeforce and Showtime provides today’s top MMA prospects with an opportunity to get on the fast-track to stardom. And joining me tonight to potentially witness the stars of tomorrow in action is 'The Fight Professor' Stephen Quadros, and Stephen whilst our main event tonight may feature two MMA veterans, we do have a number of young up-and-coming prospects featured on the card tonight and none more so than the much talked about Ryan Couture, who is of course the son of MMA legend, Randy Couture. Stephen Quadros - Well Mauro tonight is going to be an interesting night to gauge the development in Ryan Couture's game. In his MMA debut he put on an impressive showing to win by submission in the first round but tonight he faces a tougher test in Billy Miles who holds a 2-2 record with his last fight being in the UFC, although he hasn't fought in over 3 years and that could prove to be a factor tonight. However Ryan Couture is not the only up-and-coming fighter the fans should look forward to seeing tonight as i believe that the 23 year old Ronda Rousey, who makes her Strikeforce debut tonight, could very well be the future of the 145-pound division. Mauro Ranallo - Well it will be interesting to see if the first ever American women to win an Olympic medal in Judo can make a successful transition into MMA tonight. Also joining us tonight is "The Croatian Sensation" Pat Miletich, and Pat 3 months ago Marius Zaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf fought to a very anti-climactic finish as an inadvertent eye-poke led to a disappointing no contest but tonight they meet again in what should be a very exciting contest. Pat Miletich - Well it certainly should be Mauro. Zaromskis has only ever been to a decision once in his entire career and his last 7 bouts have all ended inside the first round, where as Waachiim Spiritwolf always comes forward and puts the pressure on his opponent's so barring another unfortunate incident like we saw the last time, this one should be a very exciting fight. Mauro Ranallo - Alright well it's now time for our first bout of the evening featuring Merritt Warren and Caros Fodor with official introductions from cage announcer Danny Miller. ---------------------------------------------------------- Danny Miller - Good evening ladies and gentleman and welcome to the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas for another hard-hitting night of live mixed martial arts action presented by Strikeforce, Showtime Sports and Rockstar Energy Drink! In MMA champions are not born there made, and before they become champions, there challengers! Fighting there way to the top for there one shot at greatness and tonight we are proud to present the Strikeforce Challengers! And now making his way to the cage fighting out of the blue corner, with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses with all 3 of his wins coming by way of submission. He's a kickboxer from Paducah, Kentucky, please welcome, MERRITT 'MAN OF STEEL' WARREN! And fighting out of the red corner, with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses with 6 of those wins coming by way of submission. He has a background in Pankration, from Seattle, Washington, please welcome to the cage, CAROS 'THE FUTURE' FODOR! Were scheduled for 3 five minute rounds in the lightweight division. <img src=http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5629/merrittwarren.gif> <img src=http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/4047/carosfodor.gif> (3-3) Merritt Warren vs. Caros Fodor (7-42) ROUND 1 The fight begins with Warren using nice feints to throw Fodor off balance but Fodor is doing a good job of avoiding his opponents strikes and is looking to use his jab to counter the wasted punches thrown by Warren. Fodor is turning this into a very frustrating night for Warren as he can't land anything as a left jab then a body kick hit nothing but air. However with a minute to go in the round Fodor tries to come forward and gets dropped by a sudden right hook and Warren is looking to finish as he starts to pound away, but Fodor regains his wits about him and recovers half guard but immediately has to defend against an arm triangle, which he does impressively as the clock runs down. ROUND 2 Round 2 gets underway with Fodor's corner telling there man to take this fight to the ground, but can he get it there? Well with just 12 seconds gone in the round the answer is yes as a wayward low kick from Warren is countered by his opponent and he has to pull guard. Nothing really happens before Warren does well to push Fodor away and tries to get back to his feet but Fodor doesn't allow him and pounces on hIm looking to maintain position, but Warren is too quick and scrambles to side control! Fodor does well to transition to half guard but again has to defend against an arm triangle, which he does.Warren looks to pass to side control but makes a technical error and gets caught in a guillotine by Fodor, but Warren won't tap and Fodor has no choice to release the hold as his arms get tired! Warren tries again to pass the guard of his opponent but instead allows his opponent to lock onto an arm which Fodor uses to sweep his opponent and now Fodor gets side control as Warren appears to be tiring and it results in Fodor taking his back with ease, but the round ends before he could take advantage. ROUND 3 The 3rd and final round begins with's Fodor looking to get in close and turn this into a wrestling match but Warren does well to keep him at distance. However Warren now comes inside looking to attack but they both fall into a messy clinch which Fodor takes advantage by pushing Warren up against the cage and show's excellent control to keep him there for the rest of the round whilst keeping busy with short strikes to the body to avoid the referee seperating them. Fight is over and we are heading to the scorecards. OFFICIAL DECISION Danny Miller - Alright ladies and gentleman we go to the scorecards where all three judges cageside score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, CAROS 'THE FUTURE' FODOR! ---------------------------------------------------------- Danny Miller - And now making her way to the cage fighting out of the blue corner, with an undefeated record of 2 wins and no losses with all 2 of her wins coming by way of submission. She specialises in Judo representing Hayastan Studio's out of Glendale, California, please welcome, RONDA ROUSEY! And fighting out of the red corner, with an undefeated record of 1 win and no losses. She is a kickboxer from Atascadero, California, please welcome to the cage, CHRISTINA RIDDERING! Were scheduled for 3 five minute rounds in the women's middleweight division. <img src=http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/6553/rondarousey.gif> <img src=http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9995/christinariddering.gif> (2-0) Ronda Rousey vs. Christina Riddering (1-0) ROUND 1 The fight begins with the Judokan Rousey doing well on the feet by avoiding all of her opponents strikes before she finally shoots in for the inevitable takedown which is avoided by Riddering! Rousey gets caught by a looping right hook and that seems to annoy Rousey as she comes in swinging wildy before dropping down for the takedown which this time is successful. Rousey easily keeps her opponent in position before passing to side control with ease but the time expires in the round. ROUND 2 Round 2 begins with Rousey landing a clean left hook as this round seems to be staying on the feet, something which won't sit well with Rousey's corner as they want her to look for takedowns, however Rousey is doing a pretty good job of avoiding her opponents punches and landing a few shots of her own as she finally does look to grapple with Riddering but there's barely any time left as the bell goes to end the round. ROUND 3 The 3rd and final round begins with Rousey swinging with a wild hook before shooting in for the takedown which is avoided again! The half way point of the round comes around quite quickly as nothing much appears to be happening as both fighters seem to be happy to jab-and-move. Another takedown attempt from Rousey is missed again as the clock fizzles out on an uneventful fight. OFFICIAL DECISION Danny Miller - Alright ladies and gentleman we go to the scorecards where we have a split decision. The judges cageside score the bout 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 for the winner by split decision, RONDA ROUSEY! ---------------------------------------------------------- Danny Miller - And now making his way to the cage fighting out of the blue corner, with an undefeated record of 4 wins and no losses with 1 win coming by way of knockout and 1 by submission. He is a wrestler representing American Kickboxing Academy out of San Jose, California, please welcome, BEN 'THE TEACHER' HOLSCHER! And fighting out of the red corner, with a record of 8 win and 3 losses with 2 wins coming by way of knockout and 4 by submission. He is a wrestler representing Team Quest out of Portland, Oregon, please welcome to the cage, NATHAN 'SOULFORCE' COY! Were scheduled for 3 five minute rounds in the welterweight division. <img src=http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6664/benholscher.gif> <img src=http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1687/nathancoy.gif> (4-0) Ben Holscher vs. Nathan Coy (8-3) ROUND 1 The next bout gets underway with Holscher immediately thowing a right high kick which Coy does well to avoid but he can't avoid the takedown from the undefeated wrestler as Holscher comfortably passes into side control and locks in an armbar in very impressive fashion to force the tap. OFFICIAL DECISION Danny Miller - Ladies and gentleman the fighter taps out at 2:13 of round number 1, with an armbar he is the winner by way of submission, BEN 'THE TEACHER' HOLSCHER! ---------------------------------------------------------- Danny Miller - And now making his way to the cage fighting out of the blue corner, with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses with 1 of his wins coming by way of knockout. He is a wrestler from Lincoln, California, please welcome, BILLY MILES! And fighting out of the red corner, with an undefeated record of 1 win and no losses. He is a mixed martal artist representing Xtreme Couture out of Las Vegas, Nevada, please welcome to the cage, RYAN COUTURE! Were scheduled for 3 five minute rounds in the lightweight division. <img src=http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9708/ryancouture.gif> <img src=http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/574/billymiles.gif> (1-0) Ryan Couture vs. Billy Miles (2-2) ROUND 1 The fight begins with Couture doing well to counter his opponent's attacks with some nice strikes of his own but Miles does a decent job of stuffing a takedown by Couture as we head to the halfway point of the round with Couture dropping back into counter-striking mode with some nice combinations as another takedown attempt is stuffed by Miles before the round ends. ROUND 2 The bell sounds for the start of round number 2 and again similar to round 1, we begin with Ryan Couture easily countering everything his opponent throws at him but yet still cannot get the takedown! And this round literally ends with pretty much no action at all as Couture seems content to counter-punch his way to victory. ROUND 3 Will the final stanza bring us some action? Well again Miles cannot get close to landing anything significant on Couture as he avoids everything thrown at him and finally at the 2 minute mark of the round, Couture gets the fight to the mat and immediately has to defend himself against a triangle attempt which he does very well before passing to side control with relative ease, then takes his back as it's becoming clear that were now in Ryan Couture's comfort soon as he looks to set up the rear naked choke, but he makes a mistake of not getting his hooks in which allow's Miles to spin out & end up in Couture's guard and thats how the fight ends. OFFICIAL DECISION Danny Miller - Alright ladies and gentleman we go to the scorecards where all three judges cageside score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, RYAN COUTURE! ---------------------------------------------------------- Good evening ladies and gentleman and welcome once again to the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas where it's time for our featured bout of the evening presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, Bigger! Better! Faster! Stronger! Party like a Rockstar! And now ladies and gentleman live in attendance and fight fans joining us around the world on Showtime, It's time for the Strikeforce Challengers main event! First introducing on my left fighting out of the blue corner, he holds a record of 8 wins, 7 losses with 1 draw and 1 no contest with 6 wins coming by way of knockout and 1 by way of submission. He's a wrestler representing Team Spiritwolf out of San Diego, California, please welcome WAACHIIM SPIRITWOLF! And his opponent fighting out of the red corner, with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses with 11 wins coming by way of knockout and 1 by submission. He is a kickboxer representing HILTI NHB out of Stockholm, Sweden, please welcome, MARIUS 'WHITEMARE' ZAROMSKIS! <img src=http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7710/mariuszaromskis.gif> <img src=http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/299/waachiimspiritwolf.gif> (14-5) Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf (8-7-1-1 NC) ROUND 1 The main event of the evening gets underway with the DREAM welterweight champion immediately looking for a wild spinning back fist which Spiritwolf avoids, however it's not long before Zaromskis is looking for it again and this time he does connect, and Waachiim Spiritwolf is in trouble as Zaromskis pounds away on his helpless opponent which forces the referee to step in and call a halt to this bout. And this time there is no controversy as Zaromskis runs right through Spiritwolf in under 2 minutes. OFFICIAL DECISION Danny Miller - Ladies and gentleman the referee calls a halt to this bout at 1:35 of round number 1, due to strikes he is the winner by TKO, MARIUS 'WHITEMARE' ZAROMSKIS!Smokey Al - 4/5 (7/10) Aldenvdk - 2/5 (5/10) Jingo - 3/5 (5/10) DeeGood - N/A (4/5) BYU 14 - 4/5 (4/5) Damonster - N/A (2/5)</div></div></blockquote>

CoutureLegend · February 6, 2011

Strikeforce News

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STRIKEFORCE RETURNS TO CBS, FEDOR HEADLINES

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has announced that the organization will make it's return to CBS on March 12th with 'The Last Emperor' Fedor Emelianenko making his return to the Strikeforce cage against Antonio 'Big Foot' Silva in the night's main event.

The co-man event will feature a huge fight in the welterweight division as British knockout artist Paul 'Semtex' Daley takes on hard-hitting Brazilian Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos in a bout that will determined the next challenger to welterweight champion Nick Diaz.

Elsewhere on the card, former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker makes his return to MMA against former TUF contestant Jules Bruchez. Former lightweight champion and professional boxer K.J. Noons takes on undefeated Billy Evangeslista, and former collegiate football player turned mixed martial artist, Ovince St. Preux looks to continue his impressive form against George Bush III.

STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR vs. SILVA

Main Event
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva

Co-Main Event
Paul Daley vs. Evangelista Santos

Herschel Walker vs. Jules Bruchez

K.J. Noons vs. Billy Evangeslista

Ovince St. Preux vs. George Bush III

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News/Notes

Showtime Sports VP Ken Herschman has revealed that the recent Strikeforce Challengers event averaged 209,000 viewers on Showtime.

Lyle Beerbohm has joined up with the American Kickboxing Academy out of San Jose following his impressive win over Pat Healy.

Gegard Mousasi has joined the Golden Glory camp in Holland as he prepares for a return to the Strikeforce cage.

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Signings/Releases

Strikeforce have confirmed extended deal's for Scott Lighty, Kerry Vera and Hitomi Akano.
More 'Strikeforce News' Coming Soon.

damonster · February 6, 2011

STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR vs. SILVA

Main Event

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva

Co-Main Event

Paul Daley vs. Evangelista Santos

Herschel Walker vs. Jules Bruchez

K.J. Noons vs. Billy Evangeslista

Ovince St. Preux vs. George Bush III

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