Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on May 15, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States at the Scottrade Center.[2] The event aired live on Showtime in the United States and on Super Channel in Canada.[2]
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | May 15, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Scottrade Center | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |||
| Attendance | 8,136[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
Fedor Emelianenko was rumored to face Fabrício Werdum at this event, but the match was later held in June at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum, where Werdum won by first round submission.[3]
After a long period of ambiguity, Strikeforce officials confirmed that the main event was for Alistair Overeem's Heavyweight Championship,[4] which he had never defended since winning it in November 2007.
The winner of the Britt-Cavalcante bout was promised the next shot at Muhammed Lawal's Light Heavyweight Championship.
Bobby Lashley, who was originally set to fight on the Strikeforce: Nashville card, was rumored to have fought on this card,[5] however he was moved to the card for Strikeforce: Los Angeles.
Norifumi Yamamoto was originally announced to fight Federico Lopez on the card, but was later pulled out by Dream.[6] The match was rescheduled for Dream 14 two weeks later, where Yamamoto defeated Lopez by first round TKO.
The event drew an estimated 308,000 viewers, with a peak at 448,000 on Showtime.[7]
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem (c) | def. | Brett Rogers | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:40 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Antonio Silva | def. | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Joey Villasenor | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Roger Gracie | def. | Kevin Randleman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:10 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rafael Cavalcante | def. | Antwain Britt | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:45 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Lyle Beerbohm | def. | Vítor Ribeiro | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (172 lb) | Jesse Finney | def. | Justin DeMoney | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Ricehouse | def. | Greg Wilson Jr. | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 0:45 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Tom Aaron | def. | Erik Steenberg | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:56 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Francisco France | def. | Lee Brousseau | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Welterweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Salvador Woods | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Darryl Cobb | def. | Booker DeRousse | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Heavyweight Championship.
References
- With "Heavy Artillery" attendance of 8,136, Strikeforce likely to return to St. Louis
- "Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery". strikeforce.com. 2010-03-22.
- "Strikeforce, M-1 Deal Close; Fedor Back in June". sherdog.com. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- Overeem to Defend Strikeforce Title May 15
- Bobby Lashley says Strikeforce return likely in May, feels pressure to fight best
- ""Kid" Yamamoto off Strikeforce St. Louis card, may fight at DREAM.14". mmajunkie.com. 2010-04-29. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02.
- http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/strikeforce-st-louis