SB Nation MMA brings live results and coverage of tonight’s Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum. The event begins at 8 p.m. ET on HDNet, featuring top preliminary card action between Gesias Cavalcante and Justin Wilcox. The Showtime portion begins at 10 p.m. ET and features top of the card action and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix bouts Brett Rogers vs. Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum.
Strikeforce Overeem Vs. Werdum Results: Alistair Overeem Vs. Fabricio Werdum, Brett Rogers Vs. Josh Barnett And More
Strikeforce Results: Alistair Overeem Vs. Fabricio Werdum Round 2
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ROUND 2 - Werdum tries to clinch and both fighters knee each other. Trip takedown by Overeem throws Werdum to the mat. Werdum nearly gets a takedown, but Overeem scrambles to his feet. Werdum continuing to pull guard but getting nowhere. Left hook by Overeem. Overeem lands a crushing right hand, but Werdum pulls him into his guard. Overeem stands back out. Hard kneee from Overeem drops Werdum. Another hard knee from Overeem finds the mark. Now Overeem inside of Werdum’s guard.
Read Article >Strikeforce Results: Alistair Overeem Vs. Fabricio Werdum Round 1
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ROUND 1 - Both fighters standing orthodox. Werdum attempts a head kick, but Overeem shrugs him off after that and a clinch attempt. Overeem easily sprawls to stuff Werdum. And again Overeem sprawls two more times. This is going on and on. Knee to the midsection by Overeem. Werdum tries to pull guard by Overeem backs out. Again Werdum tries it, but Overeem stands back out. Jabs landing for Werdum, but Overeem frustrated by Werdum’s approach. Hard left hook drops Werdum, but Overeem won’t follow. Right hand for Werdum. Trip slam by Overeem sends Werdum crashing to the mat. Hard knee from Overeem. Werdum pulls guard at the end of the round, but nothing doing.
Read Article >Strikeforce Overeem Vs. Werdum: Josh Barnett Dominates, Submits Brett Rogers
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ROUND 1 - Both fighters standing orthodox and Barnett stalking early. Barnett times a kick and attempts a takedown against the fence with a monster double leg slam. Now in side control. Rogers tries to base out and scramble free, but Barnett reverses and takes him back down. Barnett now in mount. Rogers attempts to bridge out off the fence, but can’t get it. Rogers nearly recaptures half guard off a push from the fence, but Barnett recaptures full mount. Barnett lands a punch off of a paintbrush submission attempt.
Read Article >Strikeforce Overeem Vs. Werdum Results: Jorge Masvidal Destroys K.J. Noons
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ROUND 1 - Both fighters standing orthodox with Noons stalking early. Right hand straight lands for Masvidal. Right hand to the body for Noons. Nice jab to the body for Masvidal. Jumping knee lands for Masvidal, which he uses to hit a driving double against the fence. Noons attempting a kimura from underneath while Masvidal is trying to pass to mount off of Noons’ legs. Noons stands and separates. Left hook lands from Noons, but he is bleeding badly. Right hand now by Masvidal. Noons leans off of a jab and eats a huge knee from Masvidal. Noons collapses and Masvidal pounces. Noons is scrambling and trying to survive. The round saves him.
Read Article >Strikeforce Overeem Vs. Werdum Results: Conor Heun Wins Surprising Decision Over Magno Almeida
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ROUND 1 - Heun and Almeida both standing orthodox and fire inside kciks to one another. Almeida lands another. Off another attempt Heun lands a double leg, but Almeida reaches for a heel hook, then a knee bar, but Heun is defending. Almeida attempting a toe hold, but Heun is riding on top and escapes. In the scramble Almeida gets the takedown and now working from Heun’s full rubber guard. Heun firing elbows from the bottom while holding Almeida with mission control. Referee Roberts stands them up. Hard inside leg kick from Heun, but Almeida lands small strikes of his own.
Read Article >Strikeforce Overeem Vs. Werdum Results: Alistair Overeem Vs. Fabricio Werdum, Brett Rogers Vs. Josh Barnett And More
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