MMA

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- The best fighter in the history of mixed martial arts did it again on Saturday night, as Russia's Fedor Emelianenko beat Minnesota's Brett Rogers by second-round technical knockout in the main event of the M-1 Global/Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers show.

Rogers connected with Fedor early and made him bleed from the nose, and he more than acquitted himself in the fight, getting control of Fedor on the ground and looking better against Fedor than any opponent has in the last few years.

But there's only one Fedor, and in the second round, he showed why he's the greatest ever, leveling Rogers with a brutal right hand and then a couple more punches on the ground before referee Big John McCarthy stepped in to save Rogers.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Jason Mayhem Miller is a great entertainer. He showed in his fight with Jake Shields on Saturday night that he's a pretty good fighter, too -- but not quite good enough to beat Shields in a fight that often felt like a stalemate and left a lot of fans booing Saturday night at Strikeforce, Fedor vs. Rogers.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- This is the Strikeforce live blog for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers, the main event of Strikeforce's debut card CBS.

Fedor, widely considered the no. 1 heavyweight in the world, fights inside the cage for the first time, in a fight against Rogers, an unbeaten puncher coming off a shocking 22-second knockout over former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski in June.

The live blog begins below.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- This is the Strikeforce live blog for Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller, the middleweight bout on the CBS card for the vacant Strikeforce 185-pound championship.

Shields, a Cesar Gracie product, puts his 12-fight win streak on the line against the outgoing host of MTV's Bully Beatdown, "Mayhem" Miller, who was last seen in May challenging for the DREAM middleweight strap.

The live blog begins below.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Gegard Mousasi is one of the emerging stars of mixed martial arts and one of the dominant forces in the light heavyweight division, as he showed once again by defeating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou with a second-round TKO Saturday night at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- This is the Strikeforce live blog for Gegard Mousasi vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, a light heavyweight bout on the CBS card.

Mousasi, the Strikeforce 205-pound champion, was supposed to face Sokoudjou in the DREAM Super Hulk tournament but withdrew due to a shoulder injury suffered in an exhibition match with Fedor Emelianenko. Strikeforce liked the matchup and rebooked Mousasi and Sokoudjou in a non-title bout.

The live blog begins below.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill -- In a good way to start the return of MMA to network television, Fabricio Werdum beat Antonio Silva by unanimous decision Saturday night at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- This is the Strikeforce live blog for Antonio Silva vs. Fabricio Werdum, the opening bout on the CBS card.

The final EliteXC heavyweight champion Silva takes on ADCC grappling champion Werdum with the victor possibly facing the winner of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers at a later date in a no. 1 contender bout to determine Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem's next defense.

The live blog begins below.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Strikeforce has its next female MMA star: Marloes Coenen.

Coenen, a 145-pound submission whiz from the Netherlands, needed just 65 seconds to get Roxanne Modaferri to tap with an arm bar Saturday night on the undercard of the Fedor vs. Rogers show, and in that 65 seconds she showed everything a star needs: Presence, poise and the ability to dominate an opponent in the cage. It doesn't hurt that Coenen is a beautiful woman, but that's just an added bonus. The important part is that she can fight.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- This is the Strikeforce live blog for Marloes Coenen vs. Roxanne Modafferi, the women's bout on the undercard of Strikeforce vs. Rogers.

Coenen will look to avenge a loss to Modafferi from May 2007 in a 145-pound bout that could determine a challenger to face champion Cris Cyborg.

The live blog begins below.

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