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Strikeforce at the Dome (Results update)

Strikeforce at the Dome

Don't forget, tonight at 7:30 pm on HDNET you can see Bob Sapp make his MMA debut in the United States -- Strikeforce and Bodog Fight will be cross promoting the show called Strikeforce: "At the Dome."

Sapp, 6'5" 350 pounds, takes on Jan "The Giant" Nortje who is no small man himself, standing at 6'11" and weighing around 330 pounds, in the main event of the night. If you like knockouts, you'll want to check this fight out for sure.

UFC veteran Joe "Diesel" Riggs (27-9) will also be fighting on the card, fighting up and comer Cory Devela (7-1) in a middleweight scrap.

Riggs knocked out Eugene Jackson in his last fight at a Strikeforce show at the Playboy mansion in September of last year. Devela's lone loss was to Ed Herman back in 2004 and he seems to have a very good submission game and should give Diesel a run for his money.

The other fights on the card include:

  • Maurice Smith vs. Rick Roufus at heavyweight
  • Lyle Beerbohm vs. Ray Perales at 170 lbs.
  • Steve Berger vs. Eddy Ellis at 170 lbs.
  • Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan Healy at 160 lbs.
  • Andrew Pedersen vs. Mychal Clark at heavyweight.
  • Zach Skinner vs. Scott Shaffer at 145 lbs.
  • Nathan Coy vs. Dave Courchaine at 170 lbs.

It should be worth a look if for nothing else other than to watch Sapp try and knock somebody out. He'll be looking to win impressively in his first fight in the U.S in front of a hometown crowd.

Quick results after the jump.

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  • Jan Nortje defeats Bob Sapp via technical knockout (strikes) in round one.
  • Cory Devela defeats Joe Riggs via submission (throw) in round one [Note that Riggs was injured as a result of the move].
  • Maurice Smith defeats Rick Roufus via submission (kimura) in round one.
  • Lyle Beerbohm defeats Ray Perales via submission (guillotine choke) in round two.
  • Eddy Ellis defeats Steve Berger via unanimous decision.
  • Jorge Masvidal defeats Ryan Healy via unanimous decision.
  • Mychal Clark defeats Andrew Pedersen via technical knockout (doctor stoppage) in round two.
  • Zach Skinner defeats Scott Shaffer via unanimous decision
  • Nathan Coy defeats Dave Courchaine via knockout in round one.

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Gotta love the beast. Looking forward to seeing him getting beat down……uno

by Shamanute on Feb 23, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions  

Doesn’t the card start at 10:30 Eastern? At least thats what i am seeing.

by BeltStud on Feb 23, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions  

Unless you meant 7:30 Pacific, which i am guessing you did, but not everyone lives on the West Coast.

by BeltStud on Feb 23, 2008 9:24 PM EST reply actions  

I Hate Bob Sapp. He’s a terrible fighter with bad sportsmanship. He dosn’t have any skill or talent apart from size, this video explains better than i can – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJxnhvK2js

by Macho Bullshit on Feb 23, 2008 9:24 PM EST reply actions  

Sapp is wierd either way should be interesting

by john on Feb 23, 2008 9:57 PM EST reply actions  

Doesn’t seem like too much of a card.
Macho Bullshit, that was indeed some of the best bullshit I’ve seen lately, thanks for that one!

by Raul on Feb 23, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply actions  

Does anyone actually watch or care about Bodog?

by BIGnutz on Feb 23, 2008 10:39 PM EST reply actions  

I Hate Bob Sapp. He’s a terrible fighter with bad sportsmanship. He dosn’t have any skill or talent apart from size, this video explains better than i can – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJxnhvK2js

Great musical accompaniment. It helps highlight his inner beauty.

by GregC on Feb 23, 2008 11:36 PM EST reply actions  

Great musical accompaniment. It helps highlight his inner beauty.

yep the song from the infamous “numa numa” viral video.

by kitsunex on Feb 24, 2008 12:21 AM EST reply actions  

I trained a while at Roufous Kickboxing Academy and all I can say is that if looks could kill Roufous looks like the meanest sunnabitch ever, hes effing stone cold scary face to face.

by KINGKONG9 on Feb 24, 2008 1:29 AM EST reply actions  

Mania,

I guess the the spelling of crowd is different in Seattle: Crwod? Must be the last bit of the Seattle grunge tip!

by Ray on Feb 24, 2008 2:44 AM EST reply actions  

sappp got ktfo

by DirtyML on Feb 24, 2008 3:33 AM EST reply actions  

His career highlights were in the remake of The Longest Yard.

by Da Monkey on Feb 24, 2008 8:01 AM EST reply actions  

I trained a while at Roufous Kickboxing Academy and all I can say is that if looks could kill Roufous looks like the meanest sunnabitch ever, hes effing stone cold scary face to face.

…lol…he sure had that nasty ass stare durin the slowest takedown in mma history…you could tell he was out of any comfortable element once it hit the ground ….and Bob Sapp is a friggin joke…Elton John could kick his ass !!!!

by BigPelly on Feb 24, 2008 10:38 AM EST reply actions  

bob sapp is one of the worst fighters ever and joe riggs is just turning into everyones punching bag, i guess thats why they make the big money to get on the “knocked out” highlights

by anonymous on Feb 24, 2008 10:39 AM EST reply actions  

Gotta love the Sapp excuse at the end – “Hamstring buckled under me”. If only they allowed soccer kicks, i would have loved to see him in a fetal position getting stomped on like fujita did to him.

by NameNotRequired on Feb 24, 2008 10:48 AM EST reply actions  

What a waste of time this event was.

by BeltStud on Feb 24, 2008 1:54 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah i second that.. that event was horrable… roufus does not have a clue on the ground… and bob sapp = no skill

by KrazyHorse2 on Feb 24, 2008 2:35 PM EST reply actions  

Sign Sapp up for one SHW fight in the UFC and let Lesnar retire him. Hahahaha. Would never happen because they don’t do superheavys, but it would be funny. Could the octagon contain those two if they crahed into the fence???

by RobH86 on Feb 24, 2008 3:17 PM EST reply actions  

I meant crashed of course.

by RobH86 on Feb 24, 2008 3:18 PM EST reply actions  

Holy hell…Fuck Bob Sapp.

by J.R. King on Feb 24, 2008 6:56 PM EST reply actions  

Bob Sapp is a really bad fighter. He has nothing to offer, just his size, build and staredown, other then that he’s a circus clown.. i mean jesus… anybody wanna see him fight ? geez i think he should work in a slaughterhouse, he would look good holding a butcher’s knife :Þ

by Einar on Feb 24, 2008 9:14 PM EST reply actions  

The lights went out both literally and figuratively during the best fight of the night: when Nathan Coy knocked out Dave Courchaine. Strike Force should’ve given more respect to this up and comer!

by Crete on Feb 24, 2008 11:33 PM EST reply actions  

The sapp fight has to be one of the worst fights ive ever seen in my life !!!

by Insain on Feb 25, 2008 5:18 AM EST reply actions  

Sapp ran away from Jan like a little girl turning his head and running.Bob Sapp just sucked this was a crappy card. The MFC card the night before on HDNet from Edmonton was better. Jesse Forbes vs Chris Camozzi had to be one of the best comeback fights I have ever seen. Ryan Ford vs Pete Spratt was a good fight but not without some controversy.

by Mr. Jitters on Feb 25, 2008 11:42 AM EST reply actions  

I Hate Bob Sapp. He’s a terrible fighter with bad sportsmanship. He dosn’t have any skill or talent apart from size, this video explains better than i can – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJxnhvK2js

what r u guy talkin about Bob Sapp is the best fight ever

Just playin, for a man that is 350 lbs he is a big bitch, benches and this is true 700 lbs but hit like a lil asian girl and has no take down deff, thats sad to say for a man that weight more then a geo

by JMas on Feb 25, 2008 12:34 PM EST reply actions  

Sapp ran away from Jan like a little girl turning his head and running.Bob Sapp just sucked this was a crappy card. The MFC card the night before on HDNet from Edmonton was better. Jesse Forbes vs Chris Camozzi had to be one of the best comeback fights I have ever seen. Ryan Ford vs Pete Spratt was a good fight but not without some controversy.

What was the controversy in the Spratt fight. I watched it but I was hammered and can’t remember what happened.

Did andbody see “Fancy Pants” fight on this one? He looked pretty solid. That was the one bright spot on this card.

by DonnyG on Feb 25, 2008 1:06 PM EST reply actions  

I actually threw a small party for this live event as it provided some good entertainment without having to pay $60 for PPV. Everyone that criticizes this event needs to realize the amount of entertainment being offered on a basic station. HDNet is now my favorite channel since they have included fighting and live concerts. This is just the beginning for Strikeforce and HDNet, so I’m excited to see what comes.

Overall, I was disappointed in the Sapp fight, but thought Devela put on a good (but short) fight against Riggs. I’ll take an average Strikeforce or MMA event over professional boxing anyday…… At least if you don’t like particular fighters, you don’t have to sit through 12 rounds before the next fight. Only 3 and most of the time, it’s less.

by BadAzz79 on Feb 25, 2008 1:52 PM EST reply actions  

does any one have any news on what happened to Joe Riggs after the fight. Like how he’s doing and the extent of his back or rib injury.

by Paulc on Feb 25, 2008 2:00 PM EST reply actions  

If you think it was a crappy card, then you obviously missed the first fight…the one and only knock out of the night by Coy in 1:46 of round one.

by Crete on Feb 25, 2008 4:02 PM EST reply actions  

Does anyone have any video from the amature fights at the Dome? The Best fight of the night was a heavy weight named Demico Rogers Vs Jim Halloway. All out Brawl!!! A$$ whoopin from start to finish. This guy Rogers is coming up so keep an eye out for him! Sapp Ran away as fast as he could, He can punch hard but he cant take a punch at all.

by Cadillac on Feb 25, 2008 4:44 PM EST reply actions  

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4i2ur_bob-sapp-vs-jan-nortje_sport

HA HA Bob Sapp is a joke. I hope he retires. Pathetic.

by MrAngry on Feb 26, 2008 4:05 PM EST reply actions  

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