Saturday, June 18, 2011

Strikeforce Overeem vs Werdum Results: Josh Barnett vs Brett Rogers

Strikeforce Overeem vs Werdum Results: Josh Barnett vs Brett Rogers

The co-main event of the card featured a quarterfinal bout in the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament between Josh Barnett and Brett Rogers.

Barnett started the fight off with a big takedown, dropping Rogers to his back, eventually ending up in full mount. Rogers briefly escaped, but Rogers quickly regained full mount and made Rogers carry his weight.

To start the second round Barnett tagged Rogers and immediately took him to the ground. The crowd was booing the action until Rogers tapped out to the choke at 1:17 of the  second round.

The win moves Rogers into the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament to face Sergei Kharitonov. Kharitonov earned his way to the semifinals with a KO of Andrei Arlovski.

After the fight Barnett took the microphone from Gus Johnson and proceeded to hype himself.

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