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Best knockouts - Part 1
Strikeforce begins its top 10 knockouts countdown by looking at Nos. 10 through 8.   Launch video
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  Strikeforce: Best knockouts - Part 2
Nov. 30: Strikeforce continues its top 10 knockouts countdown by looking at Nos. 7 through 4.
  Strikeforce: Best knockouts - Part 3
Nov. 30: Strikeforce finishes its top 10 knockouts countdown by looking at the top three.
  Strikeforce: Tate vs. Maxwell - Round 1
Think girls can't fight?  Check out grappling masters Miesha Tate and Elena Maxwell lock up and put on a clinic.
  Strikeforce: Tate vs. Maxwell - Round 2
Nov 23: After nearly submitting Maxwell in the first, Tate takes the fight back to the ground, hoping to finish her opponent.
  Strikeforce: Tate vs. Maxwell - Round 3
Nov 23: Exhaustion sets in as Round 3 begins, with both girls looking to take advantage and finsh one another.
  Strikeforce: Cariaso vs. Figueroa - Rounds 1 & 2
Nov 23: Young phenoms Chris Cariaso and Anthony Figueroa put on an MMA display as winning requires supreme striking and grappling.
  Strikeforce: Evangelista vs. Phan - Round 1
Billy Evangelista takes his perfect record against the scrappy Nam Phan in this Strikeforce lightweight bout.
  Strikeforce: Evangelista vs. Phan - Round 2
Nov 16: Round two brings these two fighters to their feet, as Phan looks to use his quickness against Evangelista.
  Strikeforce: Evangelista vs. Phan - Round 3
Nov. 16: The third and final round of Evangelista vs. Phan is a relentless display as neither wants to leave it to the judges.
  Strikeforce: Frank Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie
Nov 8: It's all about Frank Shamrock.  First, check out "The Legend" take on Grappling master Cesar Gracie.
  Strikeforce: Frank Shamrock vs Phil Baroni, Round 1
Nov 8: Witness Frank Shamrock's brawl with "The New York Badass" Phil Baroni, as they trade punches throughout round one.
  Strikeforce: Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni; Round 2
Nov 8: Shamrock and Baroni take their championship slugfest into round two, where one man couldn't outlast the other.
  Strikeforce: Ishihda vs. Wilcox
Nov 2: From the Playboy Mansion, submission specialist Mitsuhiro Ishida faces Justin Wilcox in a battle of veterans.
  Strikeforce: Thomson vs. Bowman
Nov 2: New Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson gets his first test with striker Ashe Bowman.
  Strikeforce: Misaki vs. Riggs
Nov 2: In the final fight from the Playboy Mansion, agressor Kazuo Misaki battles Joe Riggs in a middleweight brawl.
  Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson; Rounds 1-2
Oct 26: Josh "The Punk" Thomson and Gilbert Melendez square off in a lightweight title bout.  Recap the first two rounds here.
  Thomson vs. Melendez; Round 3
Oct 26: Old friends Josh Thomson and Gilbert Melendez take their lightweight title fight into the 3rd round.
  Strikeforce: Thomson vs. Melendez; Round 4
Oct 26: Josh Thomson and Gilbert Melendez battle into and through the 4th round in their lightweight title bout.
  Strikeforce: Thomson vs. Melendez; Round 5
Oct 26: Longtime friends Thomson and Melendez take their battle into the 5th and final round, where Melendez aims to keep his belt
  Strikeforce: Martin vs. Devela; Round 1
Oct 12: Heavy handed Terry Martin clashes with Cory Devela as Strikeforce heads back to the Playboy Mansion.
  Strikeforce: Martin vs. Devela; Round 2
Oct 12: Terry Martin and Cory Devela take their battle into round number two, with Devela holding a slight edge.
  Strikeforce: Martin vs. Devela; Round 3
Oct 12: Terry Martin and Cory Devela head to the decisive third round, where the judges scoring turned out to be unneccessary.
  Strikeforce: Episode 11, Part I
Tony Fryklund vs. Cung Le. Round 1.
  Strikeforce Episode 11, Part II
Cung Le vs. Tony Fryklund Rounds 2 & 3
  Strikeforce Episode 11: Lee vs. Masvidal
Matt Lee vs. Jorge Masvidal, Round 1.
  Strikeforce: Figueroa vs. Linares
June 15: Watch the Cung Le trained Anthony Figueroa fight the young Miguel Linares in this bantam weight bout.
  Episode 10: Buentello vs. Overeem, Round One
June 15: Round one of Paul Buentello and Alistair Overeem as they battle for the right to claim the first ever Strikeforce heavyweight belt.
  Episode 10: Buentello vs. Overeem, Round Two
June 15: Round two of Paul Buentello vs Alistair Overeem in their heavyweight title bout that produces the first ever Strikeforce heavyweight champ.
  Episode 9: Griffin vs. Ludwig
June 8: Strikeforce this week features two bouts: Griffin vs. Ludwig and Carano vs. Maxwell
  Episode 9: Carano vs. Maxwell
June 8: Strikeforce this week features two bouts: Griffin vs. Ludwig and Carano vs. Maxwell
  Episode 9: Carano vs. Maxwell, Part 2
June 8: Strikeforce this week features two bouts: Griffin vs. Ludwig and Carano vs. Maxwell
  Episode 8 preview
June 1: Lon McEachern and Ken Shamrock preview the night's bouts: Sarmiento vs. Melendez; Ruiz vs. Southworth.
  Episode 8: Ruiz vs. Southworth
June 1: Ruiz vs. Southworth
  Episode 8: Melendez vs. Sarmiento
June 1: Melendez vs. Sarmiento
  Episode 8: Melendez vs. Sarmiento (continued)
June 1: Melendez vs. Sarmiento (continued)
  Episode 7: Masvidal vs. Healy, Round One
May 25: Round one of Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan Healy pits two young, up-and-coming fighters looking to get to the top.
  Episode 7: Masvidal vs. Healy, Round 2
May 22: Young guns Jorge Masvidal and Ryan Healy take their slugfest into round two.
  Episode 7: Masvidal vs. Healy, Round 3
May 25: Jorge Masvidal and Ryan Healy continue their battle into the third and final round, where the blood starts to flow.
  Episode 6: Le vs. Altman
Witness Cung Le in his first ever MMA fight as he takes on Mike Altman.
  Episode 6: Stewart vs. Liera
Watch the tattooed Luke Stewart take on Sam Liera in this 'Strikeforce on NBC' bout.
  Episode 6: Puder vs. Fujarczyk
Watch rising MMA star Daniel Puder go toe-to-toe with the equally young and dangerous striker, Jesse Fujarczyk.
  Episode 5: Melendez vs. Kato, Round 1
May 11: Round one between Gilbert Melendez and Tetsuji Kato from Strikeforce on NBC.
  Episode 5: Melendez vs. Kato, Round 2
May 11: Round two of Gilbert Melendez vs. Tetsuji Kato from Strikeforce on NBC.
  Episode 5: Melendez vs. Kato, Round 3
May 11: The deciding round of Gilbert Melendez vs. Tetsuji Kato from Strikeforce on NBC.
  Episode 4: Thomson vs. Nam
May 4: The first of Josh Thomson's three round fight against young, up-and-comer Nam Phan.
  Episode 4: Thomson vs. Phan, Round 2
April 4: Josh Thomson and Nam Phan get back into it for the second of this three-round bout.
  Episode 4: Thomson vs. Phan, Round 3
May 5: Josh Thomson and Nam Phan take their battle into the third and final round.
  Strikeforce on NBC: Episode 3
April 27: Paul Buentello and David "Tank" Abbott square off from 'Strikeforce on NBC'
  Episode 3: Jackson vs. Seal
April 27: Eugene Jackson vs. Mike Seal from 'Strikeforce on NBC'
  Strikeforce on NBC: Episode 2
First three rounds Gilbert Melendez vs. Clay Guida on 'Strikeforce on NBC'
  Episode 2: Melendez vs. Guida, Rd. 4
Round 4 of Melendez vs. Guida from 'Strikeforce on NBC'
  Episode 2: Melendez vs. Guida, Rd. 5
Fifth and final round of Melendez vs. Guida for lightweight title.
  Episode 2: Feature
Clay Guida vs. Gilbert Melendez lightweight title fight feature with Melendez.
  Episdode 1: Warren vs. Le
Watch episode one in its entirety beginning with current middleweight champ Cung Le.
  Episode 1: Fryklund vs. Ludwig
Episode 1, Segment 2
'Strikeforce on NBC' debuts in April
First MMA fight series of its kind to air on a major broadcast network
Photos of Strikeforce action
Check out some of the action from the cages of Strikeforce.
  Cung Le: Heart of a champion
April 2: Strikeforce Middleweight Champ Cung Le says he had "a bigger heart" than Frank Shamrock in their fight.
  Toe to Toe with Shamrock and Le
March 24: Frank Shamrock and Cung Le prepare for their Strikeforce middleweight title fight on March 29th.
Strikeforce deal shows continued growth of MMA
As American sports fans' viewing habits evolve, MMA gets bigger
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Torres wants showcase win
Dec 01: WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres says he's going for a K.O. against Manny Tapia.
Mir breaks down Tapia vs. Torres
Strikeforce: Best knockouts - Part 1
Strikeforce: Best knockouts - Part 2
Strikeforce: Best knockouts - Part 3
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Maxwell - Round 1
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Maxwell - Round 2
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Maxwell - Round 3
Strikeforce: Cariaso vs. Figueroa - Rounds 1 & 2

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