Strikeforce grand prix semifinals set for Sept. 10- CARD UPDATES

Another bump, just to give this card some love.

I am pumped for this already!

Andrew the Raider King wrote:

I am pumped for this already!

Every fight booked is worth watching. Sweet event.

Easily looking more forward to seeing Romero than any other fight on the card

bobbitt15 wrote:

Easily looking more forward to seeing Romero than any other fight on the card

Yeah that should be very fun. I'm glad we get it in HD and not some stream.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/9/9/2414535/strikeforce-heavyweight-gp-semi-finals-weigh-in-results
The fighters will hit the scales in advance of their fights at Strikeforce: Heavyweight GP Semi-Finals today. Join us at Bloody Elbow at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT for live updates.

OU wrote:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/9/9/2414535/strikeforce-heavyweight-gp-semi-finals-weigh-in-results
The fighters will hit the scales in advance of their fights at Strikeforce: Heavyweight GP Semi-Finals today. Join us at Bloody Elbow at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT for live updates.

Thankfully HDNET's Inside MMA will be live at the weigh-ins also, though, those shows tend to be a comedy of errors.

GDPofDRC wrote:

OU wrote:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/9/9/2414535/strikeforce-heavyweight-gp-semi-finals-weigh-in-results
The fighters will hit the scales in advance of their fights at Strikeforce: Heavyweight GP Semi-Finals today. Join us at Bloody Elbow at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT for live updates.

Thankfully HDNET's Inside MMA will be live at the weigh-ins also, though, those shows tend to be a comedy of errors.

Starting

Main card:
Josh Barnett (261) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (256.5)
Daniel Cormier (247) vs. Antonio Silva (264.5)
Ronaldo Souza (185) vs. Luke Rockhold (185)
Roger Gracie (205) vs. Muhammed Lawal (205)
Maximo Blanco (155) vs. Pat Healy (155)

Preliminary card:
Mike Kyle (205) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (205)
Rafael Cavalcante (205) vs. Yoel Romero (205)
Jordan Mein (170) vs. Evangelista Santos (170)
Alexis Davis (135) vs. Amanda Nunes (134.5)
Chris Mierzwiak (185) vs. Dominique Steele (184.5)

Barnett, who shed his "Babyfaced Assassin" nickname in favor of a "Warmaster" moniker, was succinct when explaining why he felt he was the favorite in his contest with Kharitonov.

"Once king of the mountain, always king of the mountain," Barnett told event emcee Mauro Ranallo.

My heart yearns for another post-fight wrestling monologue

bobbitt15 wrote:

My heart yearns for another post-fight wrestling monologue

I'm hoping Sergei ends his life.

King Mo is going to destroy Gracie. Squash match.

Kyle-Rogerio is gonna be fireworks.

Just watched Inside MMA, the Undercard on HDNET looks unbelievable. I gotta check out this dude Cavalcante is fighting, guy looks like Bobby Lashley got actual healthy shape and is a Cuban Olympic medalist with four straight KO's?

Yeah, i'll need to find a good stream of the prelims..i'll be able to watch those live. I get tape delay for the main card

Feijao-Palcio, Kyle-Rogerio, Cyborg-Mein..great mix of prospects vs. vets..not to mention, Amanda Nunes-Alexis Davis.

I know there is a lot of rumblings about Jacare-Rockhold..and i understand that. Rockhold has done zero to deserve a title shot...but the fight still intrigues me. I don't think Rockhold is a lamb led to slaughter here. I know he's a well rounded fighter, very confident, and there is a lot of mystery with him. Jacare may not have the same respect for him as he did with Lawler and Kennedy and that may turn out to be a mistake. I got Jacare, but it won't be easy

Though i think JT is a better fighter than Healy and i think that would have been a more entertaining fight but i think this is a tougher matchup for Blanco. You know Healy is going to go in there and grind. JT would oblige a gun fight. This is an interesting bout. I got Healy via decision. This guy has been underrated for awhile.

I'll take Mo. Not really sure how it's gonna go but i don't see a knockout.

Barnett will take Kharitonov down and mount him and eventually tap him via kimura or arm triangle.

Cormier will have his moments in the standup but find out Bigfoot is too big to take down even for a guy with his wrestlings chops. Bigfoot via TKO or decision after Cormier runs out of gas. Cormier is rapidly improving, but it would be a major major major upset if he wins.

prelims

I got Feijao, Kyle, Nunes, Mein.

Have some respect for catch wrestling and call it a head and arm choke and shoulderlock when referring to what Josh Barnett does you whippersnapper.

I'd really like to see Lawal lose, dude is so annoying, but he'll probably win a dec or finish it via strikes at some point. He does have what loooks like a real chokable neck though, you know how some guys just do... or don't..


Agree with you on Blanco/Healy Kings, Blanco is more talented, but Healy will just grind on him, and he has a much bigger size adv. then I even expected. That said still rollin with Blanco.


Just a hunch Cormier outpoints Foot for the win, could see him dropping Foot with quicker hands also, could be wrong on this one, that size disadv. is big, like a lean 270 sized guy vs a guy who could shape up and cut to MW, but still rolling with Cormier.

What has Me picking Bigfoot here is that Cormier is still essentially a prospect in the sport, combined with Foot having a pretty hefty weight, height, and reach advantages(easily 30lbs and 10" of reach). Plus Bigfoot has been known to show no respect for an opponents punching power and likes to try and swarm on people. If he swarms on Cormier he could just overwhelm him.

Or get taken down...

Bigfoot is also a brazilian jiu jitsu blackbelt under Minotauro, it's entirely possible he can sweep or reverse Cormier from the bottom.