Roger lands a jab on Jardine at Strikeforce. Photo: Eshter Lin
The black belt Roger gracie made his Strikeforce middleweight debut in style. The Brazilian dominated former UFC fighter, Keith Jardine, and won by unanimous decision from the judges.
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Roger's performance of the event earned him even standard praise. Strikeforce president Scott Coker praised the evolution of the greatest jiu-jitsu champion in history in MMA.
“Roger is, by far, the best grappler in the category, but I think this is the first time I've seen him fight in such a complete way, like an MMA fighter. He showed good punches and excellent elbows, as well as good stand-up fighting quality. From what I've seen in the past, I think he showed great progress tonight,” said Coker.
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this new crop of middleweight fighters is sensational and
I believe that the Spider will have serious problems maintaining the
belt.
With poor presentations and falling easily, Spider will be easy prey
for Weidman, for example.