Strikeforce Fedor vs. Rogers RECAP

Sharing my thoughts on the event. Great night of FREE fights!

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Sports

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• Strikeforce
• Fedor Emelianenko
• Brett Rogers
• Recap
• Review
• Jake Shields
• Jason Miller
• Mayhem
• Grappling Clinic
• Gegard Mousasi
• Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
• Fabricio Werdum
• Antonio Silva

[VEGETADTX]

I am the first one to give props to Brett Rogers, but seriously I don't understand by which logic 1st round could be even draw let alone given to Brett.

Fedor dominated, was aggressor, almost KOed him with left hook, was throwing him down, 3 submission attempts and bell saved Brett, he was TOTALLY gassed out.

The only thing I give to Brett is that one GnP but thats it, nothing more in that match considering he hit Fedor 3 times in groin in clinch one time very hard :/

Still respect to Rogers.

[Soulgotha]

After watching the fight two more times I have to agree with you that there would be no logic in giving the first round to Rogers. I think the fact that he did much better than anyone expected him to; landed a few big shots and got right up after the takedown, caused people to give him much more credit for what little he actually did.

After the shock wore off and I watched the fight again I'll say that you'd have to be crazy, biased or caught up in the moment to give Rogers that round.

[MMAharaja]

Rogers was cussing. Probably something like "Mother fucking son of a bitch!! Jesus fucking Christ, fuck me!!! It was on network TV so it was censored, which is why there was no sound at the time.

[Soulgotha]

Ah, thanks. My sound had cut out once at the beginning and then a couple of times at the end, so I thought it was just another sound problem I had with my download.

[chase169]

Also judging from this fight i do think Fedor has the "MIKE TYSON" effect where people are afraid of him, gives in to the mind games and loses before they actually get in the ring or cage but what happens if fedor's opponents doesn't give in to his mind games, is Fedor really that good, is he really the best?

{ANY constructed answers welcomed :) }

[Soulgotha]

In all fairness, Fedor had to run through an impressive list of quality opponents before he attained the mystique that surrounds him today. Before he was considered to be this unbeatable cyborg he wasn't considered anything more than another fighter working his way up the ladder, and he was still running through everyone he faced.

[MynameisSylar]

im glad im not the only one that feels that way when fedor fights. my heart beats like CRAZY when he fights!!!

[Cessation3]

That was a brutal beatdown, fedor at his best. Nog was a great partner being able to take such punishment, was amazing to see.  A real classic. You don't see fights like that anymore.

[youasillybish]

Fedor got rolled when he was going for a Kimura and I'm sure he was awarded points for the sub attempt. Rogers was awarded points for the reversal. So the question is which should be valued higher? The guy going for the submission and putting himself in danger or the defensive fighter who was put in danger and reacted to it? Should a failed sub attempt be scored like a failed takedown attempt or should it be scored higher since it's a fight ending move? Throw worth more than a double-leg?

[youasillybish]

About the Soko vs Mousasi fight & thinking it would be a cakewalk for Mousasi: He seems to have performed best against his most difficult opponents. Wins over Lil Nog & Arona and he gave both Machida and Mousasi tough fights.

Soko's been fighting for 4 years now and still looks extremely raw. With his strength, standup, power and level of Judo, he only needs to learn how to stay in top control while not getting subbed and some basic gnp to be one of the better LHW's IMO.

[VEGETADTX]

EXACTLY! very good reasoning!!! :) I am happy that he KOed him and beaten him in both ground and his own game, so disrepsectful Dana White and many of his disrespectful UFC fans shut up their disrespectful arrogant ABSURD and ridiculous mouths.

[Cessation3]

Nice video I too had the same impression after seeing the fight for the first time. After watching it another 5 or so times. Things looked different. Rogers was real tentative, reopened a recent cut, was basically trying to stall the whole time by jabbing on the outside, leaning and holding on the cage, doing nothing. That gnp looked worse than it was, he got in couple of glancing shots, out 8. He could barelly get up after that, he was gassed, lol. Fedor held the edge 9-1 in power punches.

[Cessation3]

Is he really the best? Compare any fighter to fedor's undefeated record consisting of 31 wins, and you'll see how far ahead of everyone he really is.

[Cessation3]

Are you ok? Are you telling fedor needs to improve his striking after outrstriking and demolishing a 270 6-5 guy with all 10 wins by ko. Fedor is too much for silva and vitor, on his worst day. Silva being same size as fedor, prefers to fight middleweights, enough said.

[mr3ggroll]

the reason fedor got ground and pound was because he was going for the armbarn. and he did catch rogers arm. fedor deserve credicts right there also. but the damm cage save rogers. but its ok because if it ended like that then stupid fans would be like oh fedor almost got knock out but he did a lucky submission. im glad fedor beat rogers in his own game to shut up these ufc kid.

[VEGETADTX]

"I think the fact that he did much better than anyone expected him to; landed a few big shots and got right up after the takedown, caused people to give him much more credit for what little he actually did."

EXACTLY! BINGO! :D

That is exactly what I wanted to add in my comment, but due to my bad English I couldn't come up with it at the moment :D

I am glad you agree and overall very awesome preview! ;)