6:05 pm ct - The prelims are underway for the Strikeforce: 'Fedor vs. Rogers' event from the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
The fans are filing into the arena and taking their seats and fighters such as Shinya Aoki, Robbie Lawler, and Dan Henderson are just a few feet away from the action, taking it all in.
Continue to tune into my live cageside blog as I give you results and commentary as the action unfolds. The main card is scheduled to go live on CBS at 8:00 pm (ct).
7:08 pm ct - Chicago native Jeff Curran finally gets the crowd stirred as he gets a huge ovation when he enters the cage. His fight ends quickly. His opponent Dustin Neace looks like he may have broken a rib early in the fight. Andrei Arlovski and Clay Guida have entered the building as well.
7:38 pm ct - About a 20 min wait before we go live on CBS network television. The Marloes Coenen/Roxanne Modafferi fight has been the best one so far. Arena is filling up nicely. Just saw Matt Lindland. Clay Guida is literally climbing over my shoulder into the crowd to talk to fans and take pictures. Very cool.
8:02 pm ct - We are live on CBS network television! So many storylines that could unfold in the next two hours. Will Brett Rogers be able to pull off the unthinkable and shock the world? How will grappling specialists Jake Shields and Jason Miller approach one another? Is this a trap fight for Gegard Mousasi? How will Fabricio Werdum deal with the size and power of Antonio Silva? We will find out all the answers very soon. Here we go!
8:23 pm ct - Antonio Silva and Fabricio Werdum start the second round with Silva controlling the entire fight so far. Landed some big shots. Werdum better get this fight on the ground.
8:26 pm ct - The second round ends and both men are gassed. The fight was on the ground on two separate occasions, but Werdum could not secure a submission.
8:32 pm ct - Werdum gets a takedown late in round three and he's trying for full mount but can't quite get it. The horn sounds and this one is going to the judges.
8:48 pm ct - Mousasi and Sokoudjou are trading strikes. This could be a trap fight for Mousasi with nothing really on the line. Mousasi lands some strikes late but loses his balance and gets taken down by Sokoudjou.
Mousasi quickly reverses and gets into side control. One minute left in the round. Mousasi goes for another takedown and ends up on his back but reverses once again.
Very competitive round. Mousasi looks likes he may be having trouble with the strength of Sokoudjou.
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