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desflood
06-03-2009, 03:49 PM
STRIKEFORCE: JUNE 6, 2009 ON SHOWTIME
venue: Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri

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Main Card (Showtime):
-Robbie Lawler (16-4; #2 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Jake Shields (22-4-1; #4 Welterweight in the World)* in a 182-pound bout
-Nick Diaz (19-7) vs. Scott Smith (15-5)
-Andrei Arlovski (15-6) vs. Brett Rogers (9-0)
-Joe Riggs (29-10) vs. Phil Baroni (13-10)
-Kevin Randleman (17-12) vs. Mike Whitehead (23-6)

Preliminary Card:
-Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (7-1) vs. Mike Kyle (11-6-1)
-Jesse Finney (3-0) vs. Josh Bumgarner (5-0)
-Tyron Woodley (2-0) vs. Sal Woods (2-4)
-Scott Ventimiglia (12-5-1) vs. Lucas Lopes (8-8)
-Pat Benson (3-5-1) vs. Dave Cochran (16-19)
-Booker DeRousse (1-1) vs. James Wade (0-0)




Haven't seen a thread on this and it's in a few days. Did I miss it? The card is too good to ignore.

cornbread
06-03-2009, 05:43 PM
F---ing nice card. These are some intriguing matchups.

It would be cool to see Randleman have a good showing.

Evan
06-03-2009, 05:49 PM
Robbie Lawler (16-4; #2 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Jake Shields (22-4-1; #4 Welterweight in the World)* in a 182-pound bout
-Nick Diaz (19-7) vs. Scott Smith (15-5)
-Andrei Arlovski (15-6) vs. Brett Rogers (9-0)
-Joe Riggs (29-10) vs. Phil Baroni (13-10)
-Kevin Randleman (17-12) vs. Mike Whitehead (23-6)

desflood
06-03-2009, 06:07 PM
-Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
-Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
-Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers
-Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni
-Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead

Preliminary Card:
-Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs. Mike Kyle
-Jesse Finney vs. Josh Bumgarner
-Tyron Woodley vs. Sal Woods
-Scott Ventimiglia vs. Lucas Lopes
-Pat Benson vs. Dave Cochran
-Booker DeRousse vs. James Wade

djohn14
06-03-2009, 07:11 PM
-Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields---I might change this
-Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
-Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers
-Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni
-Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead

Evan
06-03-2009, 10:04 PM
I completely forgot Randleman was even fighting until I say this thread

LEONARD
06-04-2009, 03:37 PM
Some of the toughest fights for me to pick in a while...

Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers
Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni
Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead

Evan
06-04-2009, 05:59 PM
^^^ Why Phil over Riggs?

LEONARD
06-04-2009, 06:19 PM
Coin flip

Evan
06-04-2009, 08:29 PM
Coin flip

ahh...fair enough.

ATRAIN
06-05-2009, 11:12 AM
-Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
-Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
-Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers
-Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni
-Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead

TheTruth
06-05-2009, 11:13 AM
Very very nice card. C'mon SMITH!!!

ATRAIN
06-05-2009, 11:14 AM
I might need to get showtime for this.

ATRAIN
06-05-2009, 11:14 AM
Very very nice card. C'mon SMITH!!!

yeah hell of a card

dbreiden83080
06-05-2009, 11:21 AM
Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
-Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
-Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers
-Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni
-Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead

LEONARD
06-06-2009, 12:18 PM
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Diaz's face :lol

he needs to do some curls too...

Evan
06-06-2009, 04:15 PM
such a stellar card...strikeforce is such a great org.

for me I put them ahead of the WEC.

desflood
06-06-2009, 07:21 PM
:lol

Rarely do I agree with everything somebody says so exactly.


Mike Fagan: I shouldn't like Phil Baroni. He's loud, he's obnoxious. He has that annoying thick NY/NJ accent. He's not that great of a fighter and he always has poor cardio. I made money against him in the Hose fight. He's probably homophobic. But for some reason I do. Phil Baroni by KO, round 1.

Evan
06-06-2009, 07:57 PM
thats funny lol

dallaskd
06-06-2009, 07:59 PM
Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers
Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni
Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead

dallaskd
06-06-2009, 07:59 PM
LOL at the peeps who picked Baroni over Riggs.

dallaskd
06-06-2009, 08:08 PM
n_mQpOwFYq4

Diaz's face :lol

he needs to do some curls too...

Bruce Buffer owns the shit out of Jimmy Lennon Jr. Its bad.

Evan
06-06-2009, 09:45 PM
Kevin looked good....

and damn you lay n pray Whitehead

djohn14
06-06-2009, 10:08 PM
That announcer is a fucking dumbass....how does he have a damn job

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:11 PM
That announcer is a fucking dumbass....how does he have a damn job

I think he used to bash MMA too

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:23 PM
great card!!!

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:32 PM
diaz needs to be in the ufc

djohn14
06-06-2009, 10:39 PM
Yes he does

dbreiden83080
06-06-2009, 10:45 PM
diaz needs to be in the ufc

Strikeforce has been putting on great cards, i'm cool with him staying put..

dbreiden83080
06-06-2009, 10:47 PM
Holy Fuck andrei has no chin whatsoever, it is pathetic..

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:48 PM
Arlovski...time to give up boxing you idiot

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:48 PM
Holy Fuck andrei has no chin whatsoever, it is pathetic..

he could stand with GSP

Mr Dio
06-06-2009, 10:48 PM
Rogers is better vs 'top comp' than FakeDor!
:lmao



Watch as all the FakeDor excuses rollll in.........

robbie380
06-06-2009, 10:51 PM
i thought rogers had a good shot in this fight but holy shit that was stupid. what the hell has happened to arlovski?

dbreiden83080
06-06-2009, 10:52 PM
he could stand with GSP

No he'd be KO'd faster than Matt Hughes.. :hat

dbreiden83080
06-06-2009, 10:53 PM
i thought rogers had a good shot in this fight but holy shit that was stupid. what the hell has happened to arlovski?

He's tremendously skilled but some guys just have glass in their chin and Andrei clearly can't take a good shot..

desflood
06-06-2009, 10:54 PM
Wow, 1-4. That sucks.

Smith was a defeated man coming out in the 3rd. He gave that fight up.

I'm not going to go so far as to say Arlovski might be "washed up" at such a young age, but... what the hell? His recent fights have me baffled.

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:54 PM
No he'd be KO'd faster than Matt Hughes.. :hat


Well....I dunno...Diaz has as good as a chance as anyone else

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:57 PM
Wow, 1-4. That sucks.

Smith was a defeated man coming out in the 3rd. He gave that fight up.

I'm not going to go so far as to say Arlovski might be "washed up" at such a young age, but... what the hell? His recent fights have me baffled.


at the least he needs to take a year or so off and seriously give up any thought of boxing.

dbreiden83080
06-06-2009, 10:57 PM
Well....I dunno...Diaz has as good as a chance as anyone else

LOL, i was replying in a kidding way about Arlovski.. Diaz and GSP, he'd just get GNP to death. Good fighter but GSP would work him bad..

Evan
06-06-2009, 10:58 PM
LOL, i was replying in a kidding way about Arlovski.. Diaz and GSP, he'd just get GNP to death. Good fighter but GSP would work him bad..

Count me as unsure. Diaz is so young dude...GSP is far better but he stands as good a chance as anyone else.

desflood
06-06-2009, 10:59 PM
diaz needs to be in the ufc
Lorenzo needs to make this happen.

:meeting:

Evan
06-06-2009, 11:00 PM
mauro sucks so bad....wish he would go away

Evan
06-06-2009, 11:00 PM
Lorenzo needs to make this happen.

:meeting:


Just needs a pile-o-cash

Evan
06-06-2009, 11:01 PM
ok has anyone worn braces longer than Frank Shamrock? wtf?

desflood
06-06-2009, 11:05 PM
Nick Diaz... is not the same person he once was. He's quieter now, more thoughtful and less venemous in his interviews. He's also grown quite a bit in his fighting. Either he's finally become an adult or the pot has finally mellowed him permanently. Probably a combination of the two. There's no reason he shouldn't come back to the UFC and do very well.

Evan
06-06-2009, 11:06 PM
please mma gods let Jake win...I cant handle the lawler robot dance again

dbreiden83080
06-06-2009, 11:07 PM
Count me as unsure. Diaz is so young dude...GSP is far better but he stands as good a chance as anyone else.

He should stay with Strikeforce for a while, they really are putting on great cards...

dbreiden83080
06-06-2009, 11:10 PM
ok has anyone worn braces longer than Frank Shamrock? wtf?

He's such a tool..

I gotta get Showtime, i can't watch any of this and am starting to dig Strikeforce cards..

desflood
06-06-2009, 11:12 PM
He's such a tool..

I gotta get Showtime, i can't watch any of this and am starting to dig Strikeforce cards..
You're on the comp - go to www.justin.tv. That's how I watch almost all of this.

Evan
06-06-2009, 11:15 PM
robbie lawler (16-4; #2 middleweight in the world)* vs. jake shields (22-4-1; #4 welterweight in the world)* in a 182-pound bout
-nick diaz (19-7) vs. Scott smith (15-5)
-andrei arlovski (15-6) vs. Brett rogers (9-0)
-joe riggs (29-10) vs. Phil baroni (13-10)
-kevin randleman (17-12) vs. mike whitehead (23-6)

4-1

Evan
06-06-2009, 11:15 PM
He's such a tool..

I gotta get Showtime, i can't watch any of this and am starting to dig Strikeforce cards..

they have some great TV shows too..

Dexter
Californicaiton

and weeds is ok

BlackSwordsMan
06-07-2009, 12:26 AM
awesome lawler and shields fight

dallaskd
06-07-2009, 01:04 AM
I made perfect picks had Arlovski not fucked up..

dallaskd
06-07-2009, 01:08 AM
Whitehead is a piece of shit, bottom line. And Cavalcante looked really out of shape.

Evan
06-07-2009, 09:21 AM
from mmajunkie

"According to one Strikeforce executive, that Rogers vs. Overeem bout could happen as soon as August. "

Strikeforce giving us the fights we want. August seems too early tho.

dbreiden83080
06-07-2009, 11:05 AM
4-1

1-4 for me, Arlovski killed me as did Baroni, why did i pick him again?? :lol

dbreiden83080
06-07-2009, 11:07 AM
You're on the comp - go to www.justin.tv. That's how I watch almost all of this.

Anytime i go there it is slow and choppy. Any nice MMA event i just want to sit down and enjoy it. The UFC's i want, i just pay for. 45 bucks for me here in NY. I try to get a friend over to split it..

Evan
06-07-2009, 12:58 PM
Anytime i go there it is slow and choppy. Any nice MMA event i just want to sit down and enjoy it. The UFC's i want, i just pay for. 45 bucks for me here in NY. I try to get a friend over to split it..

showtime
hdnet
versus
spiketv

must haves for mma ^^^^^

Evan
06-07-2009, 01:10 PM
Brent Brookhouse of BE

"- Letting Andrei Arlovski go is one of those Dana White moves that just happens to look brilliant in hindsight. I'm not saying he let him go because he knew he'd eventually get KO'ed by Brett Rogers. But now looking back at it you no longer see the UFC letting a top 5 heavyweight go, just a guy who was probably a little overrated.

- The more important thing with Arlovski is that yeah, his chin isn't great...but where is the defense? I mean, for all the improvement in footwork and punching technique Andrei leaves his chin open way too often. His chin wouldn't ever hold up in the long run in a boxing career. The KO also means that he'll have a medical suspension which will keep him out of his boxing debut that was scheduled for 21 days from the Rogers fight marking at least the third delay to his debut that I can remember."

ouch

angelbelow
06-07-2009, 03:09 PM
arlovski... very disappointed in him, expected him to come out with something to prove.

FaithInOne
06-07-2009, 04:51 PM
AA is a chump. He used to be fun to watch. Now he just pussies around the ring and waits for his opponent to tire out. Big Boy Rogers actually wanted to fight and had heart. Something AA lost a long time ago.

Baroni still a body with no lungs.

I didn't even know this event was last night. I turned it on @ the Riggs/Baroni fight. Very fun card from what I saw. Pretty damn stacked compared to UFC.

Strikeforce has excellent production quality.

Evan
06-07-2009, 05:00 PM
FaithInOne

don't forget about the WEC tonight and welcome dude

dbreiden83080
06-07-2009, 09:00 PM
showtime
hdnet
versus
spiketv

must haves for mma ^^^^^

I wish i had Showtime but my current cable package is something i had to cut back on and adding Showtime would be costly..

Evan
06-07-2009, 09:11 PM
I wish i had Showtime but my current cable package is something i had to cut back on and adding Showtime would be costly..

I am only going to have showtime for another month once I catch up on all the shows I have missed since I had it a year ago. Right now I have every channel known to man but then I will just have HD plus a sports tier...

there is like 6 seasons I need to catch up "on demand" then I won't have any of it again until next summer.

dbreiden83080
06-08-2009, 01:20 PM
B9d1KfX3nIs

Get it while it's hot..


Arlovski's career really is in shambles, i don't know where he goes from here. Just about anytime in MMA he has been hit hard and clean, he has been finished. He has no chin at all and he better forget ever being a pro-boxer. He'd get murdered..

ATRAIN
06-08-2009, 01:26 PM
B9d1KfX3nIs

Get it while it's hot..


Arlovski's career really is in shambles, i don't know where he goes from here. Just about anytime in MMA he has been hit hard and clean, he has been finished. He has no chin at all and he better forget ever being a pro-boxer. He'd get murdered..

:depressed

Evan
06-08-2009, 04:10 PM
B9d1KfX3nIs

Get it while it's hot..


Arlovski's career really is in shambles, i don't know where he goes from here. Just about anytime in MMA he has been hit hard and clean, he has been finished. He has no chin at all and he better forget ever being a pro-boxer. He'd get murdered..

Sylvia and AA will end up wishing they had never left the UFC

robbie380
06-08-2009, 04:26 PM
Arlovski's career really is in shambles, i don't know where he goes from here. Just about anytime in MMA he has been hit hard and clean, he has been finished. He has no chin at all and he better forget ever being a pro-boxer. He'd get murdered..


the thing is....anyone has a weak jaw if they leave it wide open to get teed off on.

dbreiden83080
06-08-2009, 04:41 PM
the thing is....anyone has a weak jaw if they leave it wide open to get teed off on.

He's been hurt bad by glancing blows as well as hard dead on shots. There is more than enough proof out there to conclude this guy basically has no chin.. Great offensive fighter with one huge flaw..

desflood
06-08-2009, 06:01 PM
He's been hurt bad by glancing blows as well as hard dead on shots. There is more than enough proof out there to conclude this guy basically has no chin.. Great offensive fighter with one huge flaw..
Jonathan Goulet has the same problem. At one time he was ranked the #2 welterweight in Canada, only behind GSP. He's got a good ground game and decent boxing, but the guy has a glass jaw and keeps getting KO'd. If it weren't for that he could make a big impact in the UFC.

ATRAIN
06-09-2009, 07:18 AM
showtime
hdnet
versus
spiketv

must haves for mma ^^^^^

I just added showtime to my cable package for an extra 14 a month and im going to keep it to watch my baby Gina kick Cyborgs ass!!!!!!!!

ATRAIN
06-09-2009, 07:19 AM
awesome lawler and shields fight

Shields is awesome, I will never pick against him again.

FaithInOne
06-09-2009, 01:56 PM
I never liked the Diaz brothers but I respect Nick's fighting more and more every time I see him. He is a natural fighter.

ATRAIN
06-09-2009, 01:58 PM
I never liked the Diaz brothers but I respect Nick's fighting more and more every time I see him. He is a natural fighter.

you can tell his crazy punching style was getting on Scott's nerves and frustrating him. Hell of a game plan and risky knowing smith has "hands of steel".

Evan
06-10-2009, 05:29 PM
A 60-day medical suspension will prevent Andrei Arlovski from making his professional boxing debut for Golden Boy Promotions on June 27 in Los Angeles.

Arlovski, 30, was halfway through a four-week training camp with boxing luminary Freddie Roach and former heavyweight boxing champion Michael Moorer in Los Angeles when he got the call to face Rogers.

The bout completed the last fight on Arlovski’s three-fight contract with Affliction Entertainment, which sponsored the bout that aired on Showtime….