Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers

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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers
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The poster for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.
Information
Promotion Strikeforce
DateNovember 7, 2009
Venue Sears Centre [1]
City Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States [1]
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Strikeforce: Evolution

Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rogers was a mixed martial arts event held on November 7, 2009 promoted by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global. It was the first MMA event on network television since the now-defunct EliteXC promotion broadcast its final event, EliteXC: Heat, on CBS on October 4, 2008. The event had a four-fight main card with a broadcasting team of Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo. [2] The event drew an estimated 4,040,000 viewers, with a peak at 5,460,000 on CBS. [3]

Contents

Background

Gegard Mousasi was originally slated to defend his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship, but eventually competed in a non-title bout. [4]

A previously announced bout between Bobby Lashley and Ron Waterman was announced to have moved to a later date, though it never officially took place. [4]

A women's bout between Marloes Coenen and Erin Toughill was set to serve as a reserve fight, [5] but was cancelled when Toughill withdrew due to an undisclosed medical condition. [6] Roxanne Modafferi stepped in to fight Coenen on this show. [7]

EA Sports showed a preview trailer for the new EA Sports MMA game coming out in 2010 during the event.

A welterweight bout between Mark Miller and Deray Davis was scheduled for the undercard, but was canceled due to time issues. [8]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Brett Rogers KO (punches)21:48
Middleweight Jake Shields def. Jason Miller Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches)23:43
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum def. Antônio Silva Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card
Women's Featherweight Marloes Coenen def. Roxanne Modafferi Submission (armbar)11:05
Catchweight (150 lb) Jeff Curran def. Dustin Neace Verbal submission (rib injury)11:39
Middleweight Nate Moore def. Louis Taylor Submission (punches)23:24
Middleweight Shamar Bailey def. John Kolosci Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Christian Uflacker def.Jonatas NovaesDecision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 29–26)35:00 [lower-alpha 3]
  1. ↑ For the Middleweight Championship.
  2. ↑ Bailey was docked one point in round two for holding the shorts of Kolosci.
  3. ↑ Novaes was docked two points in round three for two illegal kicks to the head of a downed opponent.

See also

Television ratings

In terms of ratings, the show averaged 3.79 million viewers for the allotted 9-11pm running time. The main event, which took place after 11pm, peaked at 5.46 million viewers. Overall, the two-hour-plus broadcast averaged 4.04 million viewers and a 2.5 household rating. [9]

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  2. ↑ Morgan, John (September 17, 2009). "Strikeforce announces CBS deal, Emelianenko vs. Cherry airs Nov. 7 on network TV". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | MMA Event".
  4. 1 2 "Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou completes Strikeforce's Nov. 7 CBS lineup". MMAJunkie. 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Erin Toughill vs. Marloes Coenen to serve as Nov. 7 Strikeforce-CBS "backup" fight". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Erin Toughill Out Of Fight With Marloes Coenen". MMARising.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
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