Strikeforce Grand Prix- June 18th

[NocturnalRob]

Saturday at 10pm on Showtime.

Not an amazing card, but has the potential for some interesting fights. I would be shocked if there were more than 3 decisions on this card.

Main Card
Alistair Overeem vs Fabricio Werdum
Josh Barnett vs Brett Rogers
KJ Noons vs Jorge Masvidal
Daniel Cormier vs Jeff Monson
Valentijn Overeem vs Chad Griggs

Preliminary Card
JZ Cavalcante vs Justin Wilcox
Conor Heun vs Magno Almeida

[Drew]

I don't follow strikeforce that much but I'd like to see the two HW bouts on the top of the card. Who is Valntihn Overeem, brother?

[azim17]

I train with Magno in southern cal. Needless to say this is a huge fight in his career. Connor is no joke and has fought some really tough guys. Win one or two in Strikeforce and he might stick around...shit the bed once or twice and you'll never hear the name again. Magno says he feels great, no injuries...we'll see.

[NocturnalRob]

I don't follow strikeforce that much but I'd like to see the two HW bouts on the top of the card. Who is Valntihn Overeem, brother?
Yeah, he's Alistair's older brother.

[NocturnalRob]

Yeah, Heun is going to be tough. He's lost his last two fights via decision to Gurgel and KJ Noons. It'll be a fantastic test for Magno.

[Drew]

Just watched a video of Valentijn Overeem guillotine-ing Couture in 2000 in a Pride fight. Randy looks really bad back then, hard to take much from one 11 year old fight but this dude is pretty old.

[NocturnalRob]

Just watched a video of Valentijn Overeem guillotine-ing Couture in 2000 in a Pride fight. Randy looks really bad back then, hard to take much from one 11 year old fight but this dude is pretty old.
Haha...I think he's only a couple years older than Alistair.

[Sam]

I would be shocked if there were more than 3 decisions on this card.


Yeah that's the nice (sortof) thing about strikeforce. Lots of mismatches due to such a small talent pool, so you end up with lots of finishes.

Alistair Overeem vs Fabricio Werdum (KO of the night)
Josh Barnett vs Brett Rogers
KJ Noons vs Jorge Masvidal (best fight probably)
Daniel Cormier vs Jeff Monson
Valentijn Overeem vs Chad Griggs

JZ Cavalcante vs Justin Wilcox
Conor Heun vs Magno Almeida

[NocturnalRob]

Yeah that's the nice (sortof) thing about strikeforce. Lots of mismatches due to such a small talent pool, so you end up with lots of finishes.

Alistair Overeem vs Fabricio Werdum (KO of the night)
Josh Barnett vs Brett Rogers
KJ Noons vs Jorge Masvidal (best fight probably)
Daniel Cormier vs Jeff Monson
Valentijn Overeem vs Chad Griggs

JZ Cavalcante vs Justin Wilcox
Conor Heun vs Magno Almeida
I'd second this, except I'd take Monson over Cormier. I think Overeem should finish Griggs too. No idea about the Heun/Almeida fight.

[azim17]

Almeida by RNC round 2 :)

[Sam]

FWI, the weigh-ins are starting now on HDNet

[NocturnalRob]

At some Chinese theater production. Who looks good and who looks like a fat fuck?

[azim17]

I love how they are always annoyed as fuck...dropping that kind of weight is a kick in the balls.

[Drew]

Valentijn Overeem tapping to STRIKES.

[NocturnalRob]

Valentijn Overeem tapping to STRIKES.
His brother is disappoint.

edit: Also, Monson looked like poo. Apparently anarchy does not agree with him.

[Parkbandit]

I can't believe Noons survived that round.

[NocturnalRob]

JZ Cavalcante vs Justin Wilcox
NC is lame.

So is Othereem

[NocturnalRob]

I can't believe Noons survived that round.
I thought it was over when that head kick dropped him.

[Drew]

Is Rogers baby mama walking out with him? That's bad juju!

[NocturnalRob]

Let's see if Barnett can break the curse of the Lesnar Beard.

[Drew]

Let's see if Barnett can break the curse of the Lesnar Beard.

Explain?

[NocturnalRob]

Explain?
http://www.mmaconvert.com/wp-content/uploads/post-images/brock_lesnar_ufc_121.jpg

[Sam]

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii224/9ho1oha1/mma/Overeem-Timeline.jpg

205 pounds in 2003. 256 pounds yesterday

I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'..

[NocturnalRob]

HORSE MEAT!

[Parkbandit]

He tapped out on THAT!?

[NocturnalRob]

He tapped out on THAT!?
Rogers has NO ground game. I mean...he was either going to tap or they were going to roll around for 1.5 more rounds and Rogers would lose by decision.

[Sam]

What the fuck is happening right now

[NocturnalRob]

What the fuck is happening right now
It's Strikeforce, man. So...standard? I dunno. Barnett is absurd.

[Drew]

Shouldn't have brought his wife/baby mama with him, I blame that.

[Sam]

He knows he has to build up his fanbase to get back in the UFC.. Should have hid the roids better!

[NocturnalRob]

I will be shocked if Overeem loses to Werdum again. He is an angry, angry man.

[Sam]

Well we know that Werdum knows how to get knocked out.. so we'll see

[NocturnalRob]

Overeem is tossing him around like a doll.

[Drew]

Nice sprawls by Overeem, he's treating Werdum like a bitch.

[NocturnalRob]

Nice sprawls by Overeem, he's treating Werdum like a bitch.
And will continue to. No way he gets on the ground with Werdum. And rightly so.

Also, this announcer sucks.

[Parkbandit]

That was really, really painful to watch. Werdum is fighting like a girl.

Begging him to get in his guard? Really?

[Parkbandit]

Also, this announcer sucks.

Never thought I would miss Rogan....

[Drew]

Sucks to be a grappler with no takedown skills.

[NocturnalRob]

Christ, this is embarrassing.

[Parkbandit]

And this is the "main event"? Sheesh.

[NocturnalRob]

How is this announcer calling it "close so far?"

[Sam]

I have to get up for work in 4 hours.. I better see a fucking knockout.

[Sam]

The grand prix winner fighting the UFC HW champ in 2012 is looking less likely.

[NocturnalRob]

I have to get up for work in 4 hours.. I better see a fucking knockout.
Turn on the second half of Cinderella Man, because you're not gonna see it in this fight.

[Parkbandit]

That was absolutely terrible.

[NocturnalRob]

That was absolutely terrible.
^ this. a lot of this.

[Sam]

i don't even care who won, i'm going to bed

[NocturnalRob]

i don't even care who won, i'm going to bed
No one is really a winner after that fight. Especially when Cecil Peoples is one of the judges.

[NocturnalRob]

C'mon, Brett...seriously?

http://www.cagepotato.com/brett-rogers-charged-with-multiple-felonies-after-alleged-wife-beating-incident/


Major-league Mixed Martial Artist and Apple Valley, Minn. resident Brett Rogers was arrested and jailed in connection with assaulting his wife Wednesday in their south metro home. She was reportedly strangled, punched repeatedly in the head and face and lost a tooth in the struggle.

Brett Charles Rogers, 30, has been charged with assault in the third degree, domestic assault by strangulation and pattern of stalking conduct — all felonies — in Dakota County. He was also charged with endangerment of a child, a gross misdameanor.

[Parkbandit]

C'mon, Brett...seriously?

http://www.cagepotato.com/brett-rogers-charged-with-multiple-felonies-after-alleged-wife-beating-incident/

LOL....


http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6/belike53/Untitled-7.jpg

[AnticorRifling]

That's awesome.