Christian Uflacker gets the Unanimous Decision over Jonatas Novaes.
Nate Moore unloads on Louis Taylor forcing him to Submit to his punches in Rd.2.
Shamar Bailey Decisions John Kolosci.
Jeff Curran forced a rib injury to Dustin Neace giving him the win and snapping his 4 fight losing streak.
Marloes Coenen used her size and skill to Submit Roxanne Modafferi with an Armbar in the 1st. She then made the mistake of calling out Cristiane "Femborg" Santos for a title fight.
Fabricio Werdum found a very game Antonio Silva in front of him, but toughed it out to win the Decision. In the 1st "Bigfoot" was patient and knocked down "Vai Cavalo" a couple of times with strikes dominating the round. In the 2nd, it seemed Silva forgot the gameplan and decided to venture into the guard of Werdum where the exciting Jiu-Jitsu battle raged but Fabricio dominated. In the last round Antonio was gassed out completely and Werdum began to land more and more knee's while continuing to dominate the spirited ground battle. This bout showed a lot of heart from Fabricio and you had to be impressed at how good the fight was on the floor between these 2 Heavyweights. In the post fight interview, Fabricio expressed his desire to fight Fedor Emelianenko next in Strikeforce.
Gegard Mousasi actually struggled with Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou who looked very good for the 1st round. Soko came out striking well and finally showing us that Judo he has been touted for but we have rarely seen. His hip throws were on point and Rameau had Mousasi in some bad spots and easily won the 1st stanza. You just had to know what was coming in the 2nd round. Once again, Soko came out strong and almost as if on cue, began to lose his energy and give up on the fight once Gegard took him to the floor. If the boys at Team Quest can teach Sokoudjou some cardio training he could be a force at Light Heavyweight. The problem is glaring though and something he seems to refuse to fix. For Mousasi, he looked average and perhaps took his opponent too lightly and seemed disappointed in his performance as was I. Its a good reminder to Gegard that every opponent should be considered a real threat and he extends his winning streak to 14!
Jake Shields put a wrestling clinic on Jason Miller though the crowd did not approve and boo'd the entire fight. Jake is just amazing on the floor but someone has got to teach this kid how to strike with some sort of power and leverage. "Mayhem" sunk in a rear naked choke at one point but the round ended and he could not gain the tapout. Other than that, he didn't offer much in offense as he was constantly on the defense from Shields constant and impressive ground assault. The crowd sucked as this ground war was impressive from both men. After the bout Jake stated he will fight at Middleweight as well as Welterweight and called out Cung Le who recently vacated his shiny new belt, saying the former champ was obviously ducking him.
Finally, Fedor Emelianenko won a tough bloody affair with Brett Rogers throwing his entire body into the punch that got the TKO win for the "Last Emperor." The 1st jab from Rogers broke Fedor's nose and blood began to pour out. Pressed up against the cage, Fedor was able to bide his time and used his hip control to toss Brett to the floor though he could not keep him there or land any real damage. "The Grim" seemed to grow more confidence as the round progressed and even put some brutal G&P on Emelianenko, landing 5 really good punches that marked up the greatest fighter in the world's face. In the 2nd, Fedor continued to come forward with the attack and threw the punch that just rocked the jaw of Brett dropping him to the canvas. Emelianenko then pounced on the downed opponent and landed a few shots before veteran referee John McCarthy halted the contest for the reigning WAMMA Heavyweight Champion who now rides a 27 fight winning streak of his own!!
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