Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Diaz is underway on Showtime and the Strikeforce results from the April 11 event are posted over at ProFighting-fans.com. The first fight of the televised broadcast features two undefeated fighters in Brett Roger (8-0) vs Abongo Humphrey (12-0). Whose “O” will go?
Round 1 - In a very fast-paced round, the two exchange shots with Humphrey nearly landing a viscious kick to the head and Roger utilizing his Muay Thai clinch to land shots to Humphrey’s face. However, contorversy ensued as referee Herb Dean had to stop the fight three times as Roger was grabbing Humphrey’s dreadlocks to hold onto his head with the final stoppage resulting in a 1-point deduction for Roger. While Roger seemed to have the advantage in the round, the point deduction would have likely made it 9-9 on the scorecards.
Round 2 - It did not take long for Roger to take the fight over landing several knees to the face of Humphrey to get the TKO victory at 1:38 of Round 2.
Brett Roger improves to 9-0 while Abongo Humphrey suffers his first loss as a professional to fall to 12-1 as the fight ends exactly how Scott Dryden picked it in his Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Diaz preview.