Alistair Overeem Vs Brett Rogers: Alistair Overeem Defeats Brett Rogers
By Naiwrita Sinha, Gaea News NetworkSunday, May 16, 2010
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com)- Alistair Overeem won the fight against Brett Rogers on Saturday, thus becoming the holder of the title of the Strikeforce heavyweight champion. The match between the two was really short, coming to an end by the end of the first round itself, at around 3:40. On the other hand, the verdict of the Alistair Overeem versus Brett Rogers match does not make it seem that the opponent was any less good in his performance, although the observers are somewhat divided in opinion in this regard. In fact, although Alistair Overeem defeated Brett Rogers, Brett Rogers also performed quite well, although some of the observers felt that he was way too tensed in the ring to have really won in the fight.
From the very beginning, the Alistair Overeem versus Brett Rogers fight seemed a bit one sided, opined one camp of the observers. They feel that Brett Rogers displayed none of the cool and the technical perfection that was expected of him, going instead for an aggressive stance, and goading his opponent to fight harder. On the other had, Alistair Overeem showed every bit of the attitude that he needed to win the fight, and his techniques were nothing short of being prefect.
The Alistair Overeem versus Brett Rogers match started off in quite a different manner, with none of the opponents really managing to gain an upper hand over the other, explaining why some of the observers were really surprised when the fight ended in Alistair Overeem defeating Brett Rogers. The actual turning point on the match came when Alistair Overeem loaded his opponent with punches, forcing the referee to intervene and stop the fight.