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Strikeforce Fedor vs Rogers weigh-in results

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

The weigh-ins for the Strikeforce Fedor vs Rogers event were conducted yesterday with only one fighter having a significant problem making weight. Dustin Neace, scheduled to fight Jeff Curran at 145 pounds on the undercard, was unable to make weight as the two agreed to a catchweight bout. In the two main card fights in the Heavyweight division, Antonio Silva outweighed Fabricio Werdum by 21 pounds (Silva 263 lbs to Werdum at 241 lbs) and Brett Rogers outweighed Fedor Emelianenko by 32 pounds (Rogers 264 lbs to Fedor at 232 lbs).

Remember that complete Strikeforce November 7 results will be posted online at the DFN Sports MMA partner, ProFighting-fans.com.

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Strikeforce Challengers 2 fight card announced

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

After a successful kickoff to the ShoMMA Strikeforce Challengers series in May, Strikeforce has announced their second Strikeforce Challengers event will take place on June 19, 2009 in Kent, Washington. The first fight of the Strikeforce Challengers 2 fight card is official as Joey Villasenor will face Cyborg Santos, and three other fighters are confirmed on the card by Strikeforce including Jorge Gurgel, Dennis Hallman and Cory Devela.

The next event on the Strikeforce schedule will take place on June 6, 2009 as Robbie Lawler faces Jake Shields in the main event. Fans can find the results from the Lawler vs Shields fight card and historic Strikeforce results online at ProFighting-fans.com or from following ProFightingFans on Twitter!

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Strikeforce Results: Frank Shamrock vs Nick Diaz

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Frank Shamrock faces Nick Diaz in the main event for Strikeforce tonight. The bad boy Diaz is a former WEC Welterweright Champion as he faces a legend of modern Mixed Martial Arts, the former UFC Middleweight Champion Frank Shamrock. With 15,211 in attendance, both had a significant following in the crowd.

Round 1 - Diaz mounts Shamrock early as the fight goes to the ground with Diaz in control until a Shamrock reversal near the midway point of the round. The fighters retrurn to their feet as Shamrock keeps the fight moving as he lands ocassional kicks and punches and the left-handed Diaz continues to stalk him. With under a minute remaining Diaz mounts Shamrock as the fight goes to the ground and Diaz land several punches with his ground and pound. While few were direct and solid hits to Shamrock’s head, damage was done as Frank had some blood between rounds.

Round 2 - Diaz can be seen talking tash with the fight underway. Shamrock continues to stay low and try to box Diaz much to the dismay of announcer Pat Miletich. Shamrock connects on a solid right with #:06 remaining in the round, but Diaz continues to land jabs, hooks and uppercuts causing blood from Shamrock’s nose. The seemingly bigger Diaz continues to control the round pinning Shamrock against the fence and landing more forceful punches and a kick as we head under 2 minutes remaining. Obviously bleeding bad and hurt, Diaz senses this and continues to pour on a flurry of punches as Shamrock eats about 15-20 seconds of continuos punches before the fight is finally called.

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Strikeforce Results: Chris Cyborg vs Hitomi Akano

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

The drama around this one was Chris Cyborg weighing in at 150 pounds, 7 pounds overweight. In the end it probably did not matter and you will read more about why it seemed insignificant below. On the line is a likely fight with women’s MMA icon Gina Carano to the winner of this fight.

Round 1 - The first round featured complete domination by Cyborg as Akano looks ot have nothing but submission skills. Akano’s standup appears quite weak and she obviously wants the fight to go to the ground, but Cybord walks away forcing them to stay on their feet.

Round 2 - More domination by Cyborg including a nice knee to Akano’s face and takedown halfway through the round. Akano ties to avoid Cyborg’s ground and pound but takes several shots. The round ends with Cyborg winning another round.

Round 3 - Akano falls to the ground looking to force the fight to the mat, but Cyborg does not allow it and it’s obvious why. Cyborg lands a tough right hand and then a knee then finishes a stunned Akano off for the victory.

It seems very likely that Chris Cyborg (7-1) will get Gina Carano next in what could be the biggest fight in the history of women’s Mixed Martial Arts.

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Strikeforce Results: Brett Roger vs Abongo Humphrey

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

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.

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Rodrigo Damm to face Gilbert Melendez @ Strikeforce Shamrock vs Diaz

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

RODRIGO DAMM TO FACE GILBERT MELENDEZ IN INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

STRIKEFORCE: “SHAMROCK VS. DIAZ” This Saturday

Live on SHOWTIME® (10 p..m. ET/PT) - From the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

New York (April 9, 2009)–Sengoku star Rodrigo Damm (8-2) has made his way from his native Brazil to California to replace injured Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion Josh Thomson in the matchup with Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (14-2) this Saturday on the live SHOWTIME televised portion of Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Diaz” mega-fight card at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. (Pending California State Athletic Commission approval)

The winner of the five-round bout between Melendez and Damm will be crowned the Interim Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and be granted a shot at Thomson when the injured fighter is ready to return to action.

Damm captured the attention of MMA fans worldwide on June 8, 2008, when he scored a second round TKO on rising American Top Team star Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal at Saitama , Japan ’s Saitama Super Arena.

The victory over Masvidal capped off an eight fight win streak for Damm, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist who has produced submissions in five of his eight career wins. Damm has been fighting professionally for five years.

Thomson sustained a broken leg last week while sparring and was forced to withdraw from his rematch with Melendez.  Thomson won the title in his initial encounter with Melendez, a five-round, non-stop-action battle via unanimous decision at the HP Pavilion on June 27, 2008.  Thomson underwent surgery shortly after the break occurred.  His estimated recovery time has not been determined.

The 26-year-old Melendez, an expert in both Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is looking to return to the win column after his last start, the loss to Thomson.  A resident of San Francisco, Melendez went unbeaten in his first 13 professional appearances, a run that catapulted him into the world top 10 rankings.

The “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event represents the dawn of a new age for Strikeforce as it will be the first one under the world championship MMA promotion’s new television agreement with Showtime Networks Inc.  The live telecast will feature five fights including a thrilling main event between four-time world champion and MMA legend Frank Shamrock (24-9-1) and fellow knockout artist Nick Diaz (18-7, 1 NC), contested at a catch weight of 179 pounds.

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Strikeforce finalized Shamrock vs Diaz Fight Card

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Strikeforce has been in the news more and more of late, from their acquisition of EliteXC in early February and now with the details of their April 11th event. That event, title Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Diaz, now has a complete fight card. In addition to the main event of Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz at a catch weight of 179 lbs, the event also includes the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship as Josh Thomson has a rematch with Gilbert Melendez. Other main Strikeforce card fights include Jake Shields vs. Joe “Diesel” Riggs in a Welterweight bout, Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith vs. Benji “Razor” Radach in a  Middleweight bout and Chris “Cyborg” Santos vs Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano. For the entire Strikeforce April 11 fight card check out Pro Fighting Fans as they will also be providing coverage of the entire Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Diaz event with fight previews, recaps and more.

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Strikeforce announces more names for April 11 event

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

As we reported a couple of weeks ago, Strikeforce announced the first two fights for their scheduled April 11 Strikeforce event. In addition Shamrock vs Nick Diaz and Scott Smith vs Radach, five other names and one other fight are now known to be participating in the event. Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2), Christiane “Cyborg” Santos (6-1) and Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (14-2) have all been announced as participants in the event despite none of the three having an announced opponent. Meanwhile, Jake Shields (22-4-1)  will face Joe “Diesel” Riggs (29-10) as another matchup on the fight card.

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Srikeforce announces fights for April 11 event

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Strikeforce has been in the MMA headlines a good bit of late thanks to their recent acquisition of the properties of Elite XC. Now, Strikeforce has announced two of the fights on the card for their April 11 event. Their first event of the 2009 calendar year, this Strikeforce event will feature Frank Shamrock (23-9-2) vs Nick Diaz (18-7) as the main event as well as Scott Smith (14-5) vs Benji Radach (19-4) in a middleweight bout.

The Strikeforce event with be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on April 11th, 2009.

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