STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Grand Prix Results: "Bigfoot" Defeats Fedor & Kharitonov KO's Arlovski

Jason McLean defeats Kevin Roddy by Split-Decision.

Josh LaBerge got that TKO via Doctor Stoppage over Anthony Leone after the 1st round. Leone was winning but caught a big knee to the nose which exploded with just a faucet of pouring blood. Sorry kid, the doctors had no choice.

Sam Oropeza punched Don Carlo-Clauss until he Submitted which is always embarrassing. Sam has a shot with the Philly Fight Factory to become legit if he continues to impress in this way. Dominance.
Igor Gracie sneaks above .500 by securing an Arm-Triangle Choke on John Salgado for the Submission in the 2nd. Not impressed.

John Cholish Submits Marc Stevens by Kneebar. Cholish owned Marc ever where the fight went and Josh Koscheck has got to teach his boy some submission defense. Really, Cholish just looked really good and even brought out the old school kneebar which I love to see. "Submission Of The Night"

Valentijn Overeem defeats Ray Sefo via Submission, Neck Crank in the 1st round? I know "Sugarfoot" doesn't know that ground game but that came damn close to looking like a "work" to me. I hate to be "that guy" but come on.

Chad Griggs TKO's Gian Villante in his home dump of New Jersey in the very 1st round. Gian came to fight but the "Gravedigger" was more than willing as he brawled like his mentor Don Frye. It was sloppy but fun as Griggs put Villante on his ass numerous times using dirty boxing. Villante was falling all about the ring like the fish at the end of Faith No More's "Epic" video. Old muttonchops impresses again though both men should probably move down to Light Heavyweight. "Fight Of The Night"

Shane del Rosario Submits Lavar Johnson by Armbar in the 1st. Lavar landed some of his big bombs but Rosario rolled with the punches and got the fight to the floor where Johnson defended for a bit before the painful armbar ending.

Sergei Kharitonov shockingly KO'd Andrei Arlovski in the 1st round. Arlovski came out confident and was landing well using speed and angles as advertised. Unfortunately, his soap bubble chin popped and once again Andrei found himself awaking to the Strikeforce medical staff. How do you solve the problem of the glass jaw? Kharitonov looked even better than he did in DREAM and has quickly become the media darling of the moment. At least all the Russian fans in attendance had something to cheer about. "KO Of The Night"

* Look at the bright side "Pitbull" fans. Yet another fight with Tim Sylvia is a distinct possibility now. Losing 4 fights in a row, 3 by KO, 7 KO losses in his career, means retirement is looming.

Antonio Silva defeated Fedor Emelianenko by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) after the 2nd round. The "Last Emperor" came out surprisingly aggressive throwing both hands but not returning them to protect his chin. It was a back and forth affair in the 1st round but the 2nd was the story. "Bigfoot" got on top of Fedor and never looked back. For the entire 5 minutes Emelianenko played defense while hammer fists got through and bludgeoned the legend. Fedor escaped the RNC 2 times with deftness but the continual G&P left him a bruised swollen mess with his right eye completely closed as the round ended. The doctors wasted little time in calling the fight in favor of Antonio Silva.

* "Pezao" deserved the win and I don't doubt he would have most likely gone on to win the fight but I would have liked a legend like Fedor to be given the option. The doctors took the chance out of his hands and I remember a similar situation with Nate Diaz versus Marcus Davis when the "IHG" was allowed to go out on his shield. Its a shame the same respect wasn't given to the greatest Heavyweight of all time.

After the bout, Fedor Emelianenko hinted at retirement. "Something went wrong from the very beginning, and I didn't re-adjust myself," Emelianenko said through an interpreter. "Maybe it's time leave."

When pressed further on the matter by female Showtime broadcaster Gus Johnson, Emelianenko didn't change his position.

"Maybe it's the last time," Emelianenko said. "Maybe it's high time. I thank God for everything. I've spent a great, beautiful, long sport life."

* Unofficial Russian interpreters have noted that Fedor never added the word "maybe" when he spoke and that was added by Roseanne Barr his interpreter.

M-1 President Vadim Finkelchtein added, "I hope that he doesn't retire. I am going to see what I can do and talk to him and convince him not to, because I don't beleive he lost the fight in terms of he showed a lot of heart, he survived that second round, he could have come back and won that fight, and I believe he has enough strength to continue to fight..."

"It's ultimately Fedor's decision."

 "I believe the doctor made the right decision because the fighter's health is the utmost priority ...
if that i s what the doctor felt was right, then I agree with that." He went on to say, "Fedor is 'really upset' because he was ready for this fight."