Fresh off a loss to Fedor Emelianenko, Brett Rogers nonetheless had the chance to recover in a big way with a shot at Alistair Overeem’s Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Saturday.
The Rogers-Overeem fight headlined the 5/15 “Heavy Artillery” event, which also featured Andrei Arlovski’s attempt to rebound from setbacks in a fight against Antonio Silva and a battle between Jacare Souza and Joey Villasenor.
How did the fights play out? Quick results follow:
Matt Ricehouse b. Greg Wilson via submission (rear naked choke) at :45 of Round Three
Tom Aaron b. Erik Steenberg via submission (guillotine) at :56 of Round One
Fransisco “Kiko” France b. Lee Brousseau via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:27 of Round One
Michael Chandler b. Sal Woods via submission (rear naked choke) at :59 of Round One
Darryl Cobb b. Booker DeRousse via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Lyle Beerbohm b. Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Jesse Finney b. Justin DeMoney via submission (guillotine) at 3:22 of Round One
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante b. Antwain Britt via KO (strikes) at 3:45 of Round One
Roger Gracie b. Kevin Randleman via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:10 of Round Two
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza b. Joey Villasenor via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Antonio Silva b. Andrei Arlovski via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Alistair Overeem b. Brett Rogers via TKO (punches) at 3:40 of Round One