Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Dana White & Fertitta Bros. having a meeting with the Strikeforce roster in Las Vegas
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AMADI: Georges St. Pierre's risk-averse style threatening title and dominance after UFC 129 victory
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GSP?s detractors have been criticizing him for years for fighting safe and not finishing fights, and to this point the counter to that argument has always been that St. Pierre was still dominating in a way that no other fighter even comes close to. That counter argument has been losing steam for some time, but last night Jake Shields was able to bring it to a complete halt.
On paper, Dan Hardy was probably the easiest challenge of Georges St. Pierre's UFC career. For all the hype that Hardy receives as a knockout artist, knockouts have been hard to come by for him since he fought Rory Markham back in 2009. His defensive wrestling to this point has proven to be fairly mediocre, and he isn?t exactly Braulio Estima off of his back. St. Pierre failed to finish Hardy inside the distance, and because of that Hardy received loads of unwarranted praise for lasting five rounds with the champ. This praise has since been divided between Carlos Condit, who knocked him out cold, and Anthony Johnson, who was able to replicate St. Pierre's performance but with less resistance from Hardy.
GSP?s bout with Josh Koscheck last December also went the distance, and again, St. Pierre's opponent was praised for the grit he displayed by lasting five rounds with the champ. St. Pierre was able to break Koscheck?s orbital bone within the first minute of their twenty-five minute tussle, utilizing a stiff jab. Under normal circumstances, an orbital break within the first minute of a championship fight would be the prelude to a decisive stoppage, but St. Pierre was content with picking at Koscheck for twenty-four more minutes utilizing the jab and not much else.
Regardless of how dull St. Pierre's previous two bouts might have been, he still demonstrated a clear superiority over his opposition, and those types of performances always warrant praise. However, last night Jake Shields exposed the fundamental flaw in not finishing an opponent; the fight continues. St. Pierre's lack of urgency to get his opponent out of the cage resulted in Shields seriously damaging his left eye, and GSP coming perilously close (due to poor judging or not) to losing the fight on two judges' scorecards.
GSP's habit of throwing a single or double jab and then backing off wasn't enough to put away a fighter with one eye and one weapon (Josh Koscheck) or an even less capable striker without the threat of a big overhand right (Jake Shields). On paper, being mindful (or outright fearful) of your opponents' strengths is a good thing for career longevity, but in practice it can needlessly elongate a fight and actually provide an opponent with the opportunity to land a fight or career ending blow.
Hopefully for St. Pierre's sake, Jake Shields damaging his left eye will reverse whatever effect the Matt Serra loss may have done to him psychologically. If that isn't the case, and St. Pierre continues to wait around for a stoppage to present itself on a silver platter, it's only a matter of time before GSP falls victim to an anxious challenger with nothing to lose.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/amadis_take/article_9211.shtml
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Fighters approve of health insurance, but what does it mean for fans?
When news broke that the UFC has decided to give fighters health insurance through their training camps, fighters were, understandably, excited. Several fighters quickly tweeted their approval.
This insurance will cover fighters' injuries while they are in camp. It's a huge victory for fighters and a smart move by Zuffa, but what does it mean for the fans?
It means that we'll see better fights. Fighters won't feel the need to go through their bouts with injuries just to get their medical expenses covered. A fighter is rarely at 100 percent when he or she goes into a fight, but now it will be less likely to see a fighter go through with a bout when it's not the smart or healthy move. Fighting with a torn ACL, a broken bone or a concussion will no longer be necessary, and healthier fighters make for well matched-up, more exciting fights.
Or as veteran fighter Jason High tweeted, "Nothing worse than seeing someone you know is injured fight anyway so they can get their [expletive] fixed."
UPCOMING EVENT: Bellator 44, May 14
Saturday May 14
Harrah's Resort
Atlantic City, NJ
Airing on MTV2
MAIN CARD
* Hector Lombard (#10-tie Ranked Middleweight) vs. Falaniko Vitale (non-title Middleweight fight)
* Michael Chandler vs. Patricky Freire (Lightweight tourney final)
* Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brett Cooper
* Anthony Morrison vs. Bryan Goldsby (Bantamweight tourney qualifier)
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Giedrius Karavackas vs. Sam Oropeza
* Jay Silva vs. Armand Mrkanovic
* Anthony Leone vs. Jeff Lentz
* Azunna Anyanwu vs. Randy Smith
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_8552.shtml
Dana White Breaks Down UFC 129 Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields - UFC 129
UFC president Dana White talks about Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto, and answers the question: If GSP wins, will he have cleaned out the welterweight division, opening the door for a possible fight with Anderson Silva? Get more MMA and UFC news at the World's top MMA News website http://www.mmaweekly.com.
Several More Fights Now Confirmed For "UFC On Versus 4"
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/04/several-more-fights-now-confirmed-for-ufc-on-versus-4
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Manny Pacquiao Dominates Shane Mosley
Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he's the biggest attraction in boxing, dominating Shane Mosley on Saturday night to win a one-sided unanimous decision in the biggest fight of the year.Although Mosley came out fighting hard with a good first round, it was all Pacquiao from there on. Pacquiao knocked Mosley down in the third and dominated the fight throughout. Technically Mosley knocked Pacquiao down in the 10th round, but in reality Pacquiao fell when Mosley tripped him, and the referee made a mistake in calling it a knockdown. In reality, Mosley never had Pacquiao in any trouble, at any point in the fight.
All three judges awarded it to Pacquiao by lopsided scores: 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107. According to the pay-per-view broadcast, Pacquiao landed exactly 100 more punches than Mosley did (182 to 82) and threw more than twice as many punches (552 to 260).
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UFC 129: Ben Henderson Beats Mark Bocek
In the UFC debut the former World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion, Ben Henderson won a unanimous decision over Mark Bocek at UFC 129.All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Henderson, who improved his MMA record to 13-2.
"Where ever the fight took place, if he's on top of me, if I'm on top of him, if we trade knees and elbows, I'm ready for anything," Henderson said after the fight.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/04/30/ufc-129-ben-henderson-beats-mark-bocek/
DREAM 17, May 29
Sunday May 29
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan
Airing on: (TBA)
* Shinya Aoki (#7 Ranked Lightweight) vs. TBA
* Joachim Hansen vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
* Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura vs. Caol Uno
* Katsunori Kikuno vs. Daisuke Nakamura
First and second rounds of Bantamweight Grand Prix. Opening round matchups include:
* Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hideo Tokoro
* Darren Uyenoyama vs. Atsushi Yamamoto
* Kenji Osawa vs. Takafumi Otsuka
* Keisuke Fujiwara vs. Masakazu Imanari
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_9124.shtml
Nick Diaz - Post Fight - Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley - SHOWTIME Sports - Nick Diaz
Following his 10th consecutive win, Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz briefly shares his thoughts following his title defense against a tough contender Paul Daley.
UFC 129's "Knockout of the Night": Lyoto Machida
Prior to his recent stint at UFC 129 earlier tonight, Machida was riding a two-fight losing streak heading into the cage when he took [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/04/30/ufc-129s-knockout-of-the-night-lyoto-machida
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Best Performance Of The Night: Chase Beebe At Bellator 43
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/08/best-performance-of-the-night-chase-beebe-at-bellator-43
Monday, May 9, 2011
UFC 129's "Fight of the Night": Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick
There was the almost surreal superfight that took place for the main-event of the evening, where former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields took on reigining UFC welterweight titleholder Jake Shields–albeit a lackluster affair.
Then there was the resurgence of Lyoto Machida, as he defeated UFC Hall [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/04/30/ufc-129s-fight-of-the-night-jose-aldo-vs-mark-hominick
UFC 129 Prelims Live brings 1.5 million viewers to Spike TV
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The Spike broadcast featured two fights live, with Jake Ellenberger scoring a vicious first-round KO win over Sean Pierson and Rory MacDonald putting on an impressive performance in a dominant decision win over Nate Diaz.
The 1.5 million viewers tied for the fourth most to tune in for a Prelims Live special on Spike, falling just slightly below UFC 114, UFC 109 and UFC 126. UFC 126 set the record for the specials with 2 million viewers in February.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9227.shtml
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Rousimar Palhares vs. Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira meet at UFC 134 in home country of Brazil (UPDATED)
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Palhares will meet fellow Brazilian submission specialist Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira on the card, according to a separate report from Portal Vale Tudo. Ferreira had a seven fight win streak snapped in his UFC debut, a TKO loss to Vladimir Matyushenko, but he has finished 17 of his 25 career fights by submission and is a dangerous competitor in his own right.
Palhares has gone 5-2 in seven appearances in the UFC since debuting in March of 2008. After a decision loss to Dan Henderson in his second fight in the organization, he went on a three fight win streak before getting stopped by Nate Marquardt at UFC Fight Night 22 last September.
However, Palhares got right back on track in March, submitting Dave Branch by kneebar in the first round of their bout at UFC on Versus 3 in Louisville, Ky. Now, he'll attempt to take another step up in competition to move himself back up the ladder.
UFC 134 will be the UFC's first return to Brazil since 1998, and the event will be headlined by the Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Yushin Okami.
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Penick's Analysis: Palhares can be a really exciting fighter to watch, and his submission game is absolutely vicious. He's got a bit of a mean streak to him as well, and if an opponent isn't on top of things they can wind up hurt against him. He's a very good part of the UFC's middleweight roster, and this fight is a great addition to this card.
This post was updated with news of Palhares' opponent.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9254.shtml
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The bunnies are in full effect today!! This is coming from the eastside!!Diaz vs. Lacy set: Camp Lacy says ?Left Hook? isn?t losing to a 1-0 fighter
If contracts mean anything it appears we're closer to Nick Diaz stepping away from MMA to try his hand at boxing. Press releases were sent out today saying the Strikeforce 170-pound champion has signed a deal to fight former 168-pound boxing champion Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy in October.
Lacy's publicist Bernie Bahrmasel said his fighter has signed the deal. ESPN.com's Josh Gross spoke with Diaz's mentor Cesar Gracie, who said the MMA fighter also put pen to paper.
Diaz didn't actually sign a contract to fight Lacy. He's signed a bout agreement with Don Chargin, the promoter, with the understanding that it's going to be Lacy.
It's a surprising matchup on both sides. Lacy, a pro boxer with 30 fights under his belt, has a lot to lose. Diaz, who hasn't lost an MMA bout since 2007, has only fought professionally on the boxing side one time.
"It's a challenge when somebody calls him out," Bahrmasel told Yahoo! Sports. "It's a personal thing when somebody says 'you're this, you're that. I can come and kick your butt.'� And Jeff's like, 'I'm Jeff Lacy pal. I've been a successful boxer for a very long time. You want to step in with me under boxing rules and prove yourself, it's absolutely personal.'
Two weeks ago, Lacy (25-4-1) spoke about Diaz calling him out.
"Honestly, I was a little stunned. Nick has accomplished a great deal in mixed martial arts and is certainly one of the best in the sport. But getting in the ring with me for a boxing match is a path he needs to be very wary of taking. I'm willing to put it all on the line anytime, anywhere!" said Lacy.
"For the right price, I'm more than interested in heading to his turf and put my fist in his mouth and silencing him."
That kind of trash talk surprised his publicist.
"For Jeff to use that kind of language, it's not typically the way he talks," Bahrmasel said. "He's always been very respectful. But you throw a sword in his direction then you're going to get Jeff Lacy."
The Lacy Camp has no worries about losing to Diaz (1-0).
"He's never lost to a guy who's 1-0 in boxing. How's that for a line? I'll leave it at that," said Bahrmasel.
Is Diaz taking a negotiating position to ensure an MMA fight against Georges St. Pierre before the end of 2011 or will he really go through with this? That's what it sounded like when Gracie spoke with MMAFighting. Seems like a risky proposition for Diaz. If he gets destroyed by Lacy, we're not so sure he can just walk back to MMA and expect anyone to promote a mega-fight against GSP in the near future.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Jay Hieron ? I?m back, I?m better than ever
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Mark Hominick Fighting at UFC 129 with Wife About to Give Birth - UFC 129
Mark Hominick talks about fighting while his wife is about to give birth, and what this fight means to him, his family, and his fight team. Get more MMA and UFC news at the World's top MMA News website http://www.mmaweekly.com.
Shane Del Rosario out of June 18 Strikeforce event after car accident; Noons vs. Masvidal likely taking its place
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There's no word yet on the extent of Del Rosario's injuries, but they were serious enough that he will not be able to take part in this card.
The loss of the fight has opened up a spot for a lightweight bout between K.J. Noons and Jorge Masvidal, which the report states is taking the place of that fight on the card.
Noons will return to action for the first time since losing to Nick Diaz in their rematch last October, and it will mark his return back to the lightweight division after jumping up to welterweight for that fight.
Masvidal will take part in his second fight on the Strikeforce roster after an impressive performance against Billy Evangelista at Strikeforce's first event in Columbus, Ohio in March.
The June 18 event takes place from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, headlined by the Heavyweight World Grand Prix fight between Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum.
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Penick's Analysis: There isn't much detail on how bad Del Rosario's accident was, but I hope that he's alright outside of being forced out of the fight. Hopefully none of his injuries are too serious. It's unfortunate that this fight will be lost from this card, but if it's not too serious he might able to return for the July card and this would still be a great fight. As for Noons-Masvidal, it's an excellent lightweight fight and a good replacement under the circumstances. It's one of the best matchups Strikeforce can make in that weight class, actually, and it should be a very good fight.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_9265.shtml
My Top 5 Most Anticipated Fights Of May 2011
Source: http://www.fighters.com/04/30/my-top-5-most-anticipated-fights-of-may-2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
UFC to stream UFC 129 pay-per-view broadcast on UStream.com (UPDATED)
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UStream on Friday announced that the UFC will be bringing tomorrow's UFC 129 event to the site for $44.95. The organization is taking advantage of UStream's new pay-per-view "ticket" system, which allows users to purchase tickets for certain events on the site.
The UStream broadcast will begin at 9PM ET, though HeavyMMA's pre-game show will also be made available beginning at 6PM ET. UFC 129 takes place from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, headlined by the Welterweight Championship bout between Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields.
Penick's Analysis: This is just another in the UFC's deals to expand their reach and expand the options for viewing their events online. They have really attempted to be ahead of the curve in their technological and social networking endeavors, and this will be another way to continue in that. Though it's not likely to attract the fans that were attempting to stream the events for free, UStream still receives a lot of traffic and could be a decent source of revenue for the organization.
The original version of this article mistakenly stated UStream had previously been sued by the UFC. UStream had been subpoenaed for IP addresses of users who were uploading UFC content, but they have not been sued by the UFC over the airing of events on the site. Justin.TV, a similar live video streaming site, was instead the site named by the UFC earlier this year in a lawsuit.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9191.shtml
MMAjunkie.com Radio: Ellenberger, MacDonald, Polley, Cope, Escudero, Lopez
MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes a stacked lineup that includes UFC 129 winners, "The Ultimate Fighter 13" bloggers and Tachi Palace Fights 9 competitors.Jake Ellenberger, Jason MacDonald and Rory MacDonald, who each picked up wins at this past weekend's event, "TUF 13" correspondents Chris Cope and Lew Polley, and Tachi Palace Fights 9 fighters Efrain Escudero and Jorge Lopez all call in to today's show.
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Finishes galore at UFC 129: Menjivar takes his turn with 90-second pummeling of Valencia
The undercard fighters are setting some standard for the stars at UFC 129 to live up to. After three awesome finishes to begin UFC 129, Ivan Menjivar kept pace by smashing Charlie Valencia's nose and finishing the fight via TKO just seconds later. After nearly seven years away, Menjivar made a triumphant return to the UFC with a bantamweight win at 1:30 of the first round.
The 5-foot-6 Menjivar fought all over the world since a UFC 48 loss to Matt Serra. That fight was at 155 pounds, but at just 5-foot-6 Menjivar was fighting way out of his true weight class. Along the way, Menjivar faced much bigger fighters like Hideo Tokoro, Joe Lauzon, Caol Uno and Bart Palaszewski. Back in 2002, he even faced the current UFC 170-pound champion Georges St-Pierre.
He was the bigger fighter tonight and that was evident the first time he and Valencia clinched. Menjivar (23-8, 1-1 UFC) got his left arm free and landed a huge elbow across the face of the Californian. Valencia (12-8, 0-1 UFC) went down immediately where Menjivar unloaded 13 more shots. Referee Big John McCarthy and UFC color analyst said they thought Valencia's nose was broken.
Patrick edges Roberts to close out Facebook stream
Claude Patrick tested himself against an excellent jiu-jitsu practitioner and showed he can grapple with the best of them. The Canadian used a well-rounded attack to outpoint Daniel Roberts, 29-28 on three scorecards, to win fight No. 5 at UFC 129.
UFC targeting October return for UFC Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez, possibly in a stadium
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"Cain's good. He's coming along great. He's actually going to be here for this fight," White said this week (comments transcribed by MMAWeekly.com). "I think we were talking about him in October."
That would give the winner of June's UFC 131 main event between Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos between three and four months to prepare for their title fight, which White says could be an option for the UFC next stadium show after UFC 129.
"I think stadium shows are going to be one off shows," White said. "Every time there's a huge, great fight, I think GSP vs. Anderson Silva if that fight happened, would be a stadium show. Depending on who wins out of Dos Santos and Lesnar against our heavyweight champion, could be a big fight, so who knows."
Penick's Analysis: I think the unique circumstances of the Rogers Centre show - being the first stadium event, the UFC's first time in Toronto - have helped the event be a much bigger local attraction to sell out such a large number of tickets. But the Jake Shields-Georges St. Pierre fight isn't nearly as big as GSP vs. Silva would be or even a rematch between Lesnar and Velasquez if Lesnar impressively beat Junior Dos Santos. So I see the stadium experience being a much rarer occurrence, and the UFC will want a major feel to whatever fight is headlining the next one.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9187.shtml
Jon Fitch Undergoes Successful Shoulder Surgery
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/75273/jon-fitch-undergoes-successful-shoulder-surgery/
Bellator 43 Promo Video
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
UFC 129 Weigh-In Video
will first step on the scale Friday for the UFC 129 weigh-ins, and we'll have the video right here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and his opponent Jake Shields will have to make the 170-pound limit, while in the co-main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo and his opponent Mark Hominick will have to make the 145-pound limit. There is no one-pound buffer for title fights.
The weigh-in starts at 4 PM ET and the video is below.
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Strikeforce Challengers 16, June 24
Friday June 24
ShoWare Center
Kent, WA
Airing on Showtime
* Lorenz Larkin vs. Gian Villante
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/MMATorch_Podcast_45/article_9229.shtml
Jon Jones Appears on BET?s ?The Mo?Nique Show? (Video)
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UFC lightweight Danny Downes receives rare opportunity outside the Octagon
UFC 132 Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber 2- Tickets On Sale This Week
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What you need to know from this week on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
Deep into season 13 of "The Ultimate Fighter," Team Lesnar is coping with a loss and suspicious of one of their own. Who will Brock yell at? Who has the disgusting injury of the week? Will the fighters tell ghost stories around the campfire? Read on for spoilers and a fight recap.
Overreaction of the week: After Charlie Rader's loss, Lesnar rips his team. Len Bentley is not happy with having to sit through this, since he "fought his heart out and is not going to get punked." That's fine, Len. You keep it real. Just remember that sometimes, keepin' it real can go wrong. It seems that Len still has some abandonment issues, complaining that Brock wasn't even THERE for his fight. Lesnar just wants one of his three remaining fighters to give it their all.
"I want somebody to wow me," Lesnar says. "Who is it gonna be?"
Not getting it of the week: Back at the house, Bentley says that he doesn't fight to "wow" Lesnar. Well, that's short-sighted, considering he lost his first fight and a wildcard berth is up for grabs. If Lesnar isn't wowed, he won't likely fight for that fighter's second chance.
Fight pick of the week: Mick Bowman (Team dos Santos) vs. Clay Harvison (Lesnar)
Overstepping ... again of the week: Lew Polley is pissing off dos Santos again, because his only job is to teach wrestling, but Lew tries to teach every discipline. This isn't going to end well.
Paranoia of the week: Harvison is positive that Chris Cope is working as a double agent for Team dos Santos. He doesn't like the way Cope stares at him during mitt practice. Harvison says that Cope's double-agency is "ground for an [expletive]-whooping." He's dangerous. He's been known to break the law. He wears his sunglasses backwards. He's ... Clay Harvison.
Someone writes, "Chris Cope Double Agent," into the sand in the zen room -- seriously -- and Cope confronts it like an adult. He tells the team, over S'mores, that he isn't a double agent. His team believes him ... until they get back to their rooms and call him a compulsive liar. They say Team dos Santos wrote it. Cope says Tony Ferguson wrote it. They yell. Sigh.
Memorial of the week: Harvison has an elaborate tattoo on his torso. It's in honor of his brother, as the ink was injected with his brother's ashes.
J'Accuse! Of the week: Mick is the culprit behind the sand writings. He did it "for a bit of fun," and the over-sensitive Lesnarians took it seriously.
Fight of the week: Bowman (dos Santos) vs. Harvison (Lesnar)
Round 1: Mick shoots in for a takedown but misses badly and ends up on his back. Harvison lands strikes from above, avoiding Bowman's flurry of upkicks. Harvison lets Bowman stand up, and uses the opportunity to work Bowman into the cage. Bowman throws knees and punches to the body, then gets the better of striking for the remaining 40 seconds of the round.
Round 2: Harvison starts strong, pushing Bowman back with kicks and knees until they are clinched against the cage again. Bowman pushes Harvison off of him, and starts throwing low kicks. He pushes forward, landing strikes and kicks. He takes a few shots to the legs, too, but doesn't seem bothered. As dos Santos yells, "GO!" Bowman shoots for a takedown, but ends up getting pushed against the catch for the final seconds of the round.
To Dana White's surprise, the fight goes to a decision after two round. Harvison wins 20-18 on all three judges' cards.
Lesnar is happy, because he was wowed, and his entertainment is all that matters. The bad news is that Harvison's sustained a compound -- read: bone sticking out -- fracture of his finger. White says, "He's out. It's sticking out? He's out."
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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UFC 129 officiating: Iole talks Ontario commission and reveals the refs
MMA's in its infant stages in Ontario, but the Canadian province won't have the chance to grow slowly and work out any issues below the radar. After debuting the sport with events that drew around 5,000 last month, this weekend Toronto hosts a UFC event with 55,000 in attendance and the MMA world watching. Will everything be up to snuff with the officiating inside and out of the Octagon?
Yahoo!'s lead MMA writer Kevin Iole joined us to talk about the referees assigned to the event and how the ringside officials will handle different situations during the card.
Check out what happened during the MFC 29 fight in Ontario between Marcus Davis and Curtis DeMarce. There was a little confusion about getting doctors into the cage during round three. You'll also see fighters being allowed to use towels and wipe their own faces (9:05 mark). That's a no-no. It also took roughly 35 seconds for doctors to get into the cage and then 1:53 for the fight to restart.
After speaking to Marc Ratner, the UFC's Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Iole sounded confident that all the kinks have been worked out.
The key to things running smoothly revolves primarily around the referees judges. Ontario has gone above and beyond to bring in some of the best refs MMA has to offer. John McCarthy, Herb Dean, Dan Miragliotta and Yves Lavigne will work the event.
GSP didn't impress...did "ok" job, Shields= zuffahypefail
So he is a fag, and his fights are increasingly BORING, as expected.
I did expect better but even GSP said his performance sucked. (imagine...
Marcos Galvao sets sights on Bellator bantamweight title
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/03/marcos-galvao-sets-sights-on-bellator-bantamweight-title/
QUOTABLES: Anderson Silva says a fight with Georges St. Pierre "must happen someday" in the UFC
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Georges St-Pierre is one of the best. He's shown that he's a great athlete, and I really train hard everyday to fight the best. I do believe it's a superfight, and it's a fight that must happen someday.
It really is a great superfight. I'm just happy that I know people are looking forward to watching this. I think this fight will make the fans happy. It's something they've been waiting for, and Georges St-Pierre is one of the best. I'll be very happy to give this pleasure to all my fans."
-UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva talks to Mike Straka on HDNet (transcribed by MMAJunkie.com) about his upcoming title fight with Yushin Okami and wanting to fight Georges St. Pierre.
Penick's Analysis: While I don't think the MMA world will end if this fight doesn't happen, I'd still love to see it, and it's great that Silva wants to be a part of it. St. Pierre really would need to overhaul everything he has built at welterweight to put the mass on to compete as a middleweight, and there's no telling how that would or wouldn't affect his game. It would be one of the biggest fights the UFC has ever put on if they get it together, but even if both St. Pierre and Silva win their next fights we can't get our hopes up on the fight happening. St. Pierre has to decide whether he can make that overhaul or not, and if he can this is a fight that could happen as early as the beginning of next year. The ball's in his court after Saturday's fight with Jake Shields.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9150.shtml
Jon Fitch Says He and GSP Both Deserve Some Criticism for Decisions
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Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/90729-jon-fitch-says-he-gsp-both-deserve-some-criticism-decisions.html
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Congrats Dert
Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?74423-Congrats-Dert&goto=newpost
Randy Couture - The Shoot - A Living Legend tells his story - Randy Couture
MMA Legend Randy Couture talks about his past, present, and future. www.ShootMedia.com
MMAjunkie.com Radio: Jake Ellenberger, Vinny Magalhaes, Danny Downes, Jorge Lopez
MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger, who scored a vicious knockout of Sean Pierson this past weekend at UFC 129.Additionally, newly crowned M-1 champ Vinny Magalhaes joins us in studio, and UFC fighter/NAFC headliner Danny Downes and Tachi Palace Fight 9's Jorge Lopez also call into the show.
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UFC 129 play by play and live results
TORONTO - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight's UFC 129 event. The record-breaking event and first-ever UFC stadium show takes place at Toronto's Rogers Centre and features a championship doubleheader.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 9 p.m. ET for the main card.
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