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Sergei Kharitonov earned the first semifinal berth in the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix, knocking out Andrei Arlovski at 2:49 in the first round of their bout in New Jersey on Saturday.
Arlovski, a crowd favorite, started strong with a flurry of strikes and kicks. He had good movement early, avoiding Kharitonov's strikes. But it turned bad for Arlovski when Kharitonov used the clinch to work inside, then landed a knee, an uppercut and knocked him to the the ground with a short right jab. Kharitonov finished the bout with a strike on the ground, knocking Arlovski out cold.
This is Arlovski's fourth loss in a row, with three of them first-round knockouts. He was once the UFC heavyweight champion, but now is in a precarious point in his career with a record of 15-9.
Kharitonov, who made his name in the Pride Fighting Championships, laughed off the suggestion that he is a darkhorse in this tournament.
"I don't care what the experts say. I'm going to win this tournament."
He will now face the winner of Josh Barnett and Brett Rogers. Those two will face off in April.
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Fedor Emelianenko is the show at tomorrow's Strikeforce card in New Jersey, but the slate is deep with what should be nasty heavyweight throwdowns. It's hard to see the alternate bout, with Shane del Rosario and Lavar Johnson, going the distance. Both have dangerous standup games with good finishing power.
A laid back Johnson (15-3) spoke with the Strikeforce video department and said he's going for the kill. That's no different than any other fight for Johnson, who has 13 KO's in 15 wins. He's also won seven straight, with only one going to the second round.
Del Rosario is a more polished striker and has awesome kicks in his arsenal, but if he gets suckered into a firefight it could be a quick night. Johnson does get sloppy and is easy to hit. If del Rosario fights with a composed approach he should be able to get the win.
With the risk of injury and other political matchmaking snafus there's a solid shot the winner of this fight somehow sneaks into main field of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix.
The tournament has a sort of wild card feature. A five-person committee will decide which alternate winner would be slotted in the first opening. Two veterans, Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo square off in the other bout (Showtime 10 p.m. ET/PT).
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It's time again for that peculiar invention of the modern world: the Twitter mailbag. Though it involves neither mail nor a bag, the quips and questions sent to me @BenFowlkesMMA never fail to yield interesting queries about Fedor, Anderson Silva, dream superfights and announce teams, and one or two jabs at me personally. Who wants to go first? @JasonRule Does the contender title enhance-add any weight to the Penn v Fitch fight? Is there a demand to see either face GSP again? Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/18/twitter-mailbag-fedors-future-anderson-silvas-long-wait-and/