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]
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | November 7, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Sears Centre[1] | |||
| City | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editGegard 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
edit| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Brett Rogers | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:48 | |
| Middleweight | Jake Shields | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:43 | |
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Antônio Silva | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Women's Featherweight | Marloes Coenen | def. | Roxanne Modafferi | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Jeff Curran | def. | Dustin Neace | TKO (rib injury) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Middleweight | Nate Moore | def. | Louis Taylor | TKO (Submission to punches) | 2 | 3:24 | |
| Middleweight | Shamar Bailey | def. | John Kolosci | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Christian Uflacker | def. | Jonatas Novaes | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 29–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
- ^ For the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship.
- ^ Bailey was docked one point in round two for holding the shorts of Kolosci.
- ^ Novaes was docked two points in round three for two illegal kicks to the head of a downed opponent.
See also
editTelevision ratings
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Morgan, John. ""Strikeforce / M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Rogers" on Nov. 7 set for Sears Centre outside of Chicago". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ Morgan, John (September 17, 2009). "Strikeforce announces CBS deal, Emelianenko vs. Cherry airs Nov. 7 on network TV". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | MMA Event".
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Erin Toughill vs. Marloes Coenen to serve as Nov. 7 Strikeforce-CBS "backup" fight". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "Erin Toughill Out Of Fight With Marloes Coenen". MMARising.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "Roxanne Modafferi replaces Toughill in Strikeforce". MMAWeekly.com. 2009-10-29. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "'Fedor vs. Rogers' Results and Live Play-by-Play". sherdog.com. 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Strikeforce's Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers event peaks with 5.46 million viewers". MMAjunkie.com. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.