UFC Fight Night 24 Results: Davis beats Nogueira, Johnson decisions Hardy, Jung twisters Garcia
03/27/2011 03:14 AM Filed in: UFC results
UFC Fight Night 24 Results: Davis beats Nogueira, Johnson decisions Hardy, Jung twisters Garcia
3/27/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
If you’re asking does Phil Davis have what it takes to be in the UFC Light Heavyweight Title race, the answer is yes he does. The former NCAA champion had a tough way to go in earning a well deserved decision over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. In the first round of there scheduled three rounder, Davis just couldn’t take Nogueira down after numerous attempts with the double leg take down, Nogueira stuffed double leg after double leg with little effort. After seeing Davis getting stuffed a few times, it was like “OH S#!T this doesn’t look too good for Davis”, but Davis kept his composure and changed the game plan and was able to take the PrideFC veteran down effectively using a single leg.
Towards the end of the second round Davis found his way to a decent top position and unleashed punches and thunderous knees to Nogueira’s exposed body sealing the second round.
In the third round it was Davis’s use of the single leg and a rather cautious approach to control the round from the top position that solidified the decision. All three judges had it scored the same, 30-27.
Not to take anything away from Nogueira but he just didn’t do enough or he just couldn’t do much against Davis. The question still remains even after this fight, “Is Phil Davis as good as many say he is?” I think it’s safe to say after neutralizing the ultra experienced Nogueira, Davis is an evolving fighter who comes with his own set of tools, he just needs to master the other tools of the mma trade, once he’s done that, he’s going to be a serious threat in the UFC Light Heavyweight Title picture.
In other action Anthony Johnson earned a unanimous decision over Dan Hardy by basically beating him up. This was a healthy strong and in shape Anthony Johnson who had his way for all three rounds of the fight. There’s not much you can do when a bigger stronger wrestler takes you down at will, and you don’t have the greatest ground game or even good takedown defense, that’s what happened to Dan Hardy.
After Hardy got dropped by a Johnson kick to the head in the first round and Johnson swarmed on him the tone of the fight was set. For the next three rounds Johnson took Hardy down like it was another day at the office and tried to pound him out. If Hardy had even good take down defense this would have been a way more entertaining fight. All three judges scored this fight 30-27.
In most UFC events there’s always a fight that defines the night, in the Leonard Garcia vs Chan Sung Jung it wasn’t the fight, it was the submission, “the submission of the night”, the Eddie Bravo Twister that earned Jung his first UFC victory. The last time these two met was at WEC 48 about a year ago, that fight was a classic brawl, this was was not.
Unlike the first fight where they both came out swinging for the fences, this time around they both seemed to have a game plan with both being a little cautious until Jung took Garcia down toward the end of the first round and unleashed some hard ground and pound on Garcia.
Towards the end of the second round Garcia found himself on his back and Jung took the fight to him using nasty elbows and punches after getting into Garcia’s guard. When Garcia tried to escape Jung took his back and with only seconds left in the round Jung found the opening and applied the Eddie Bravo Twister forcing Garcia to tap out. This was the first time in UFC history that a fighter had been submitted via a twister, it also earned Jung the Submission of the Night Bonus. The end came at 4:59 of the second round.
Here are the complete event results:
Phil Davis defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by unanimous decision
Anthony Johnson defeated Dan Hardy by unanimous decision
Amir Sadollah defeated DaMarques Johnson by submission (strikes)at 3:27 of RD2
Chan Sung Jung defeated Leonard Garcia by submission (twister) at 4:59 of RD2
Mike Russow defeated Jon Madsen via TKO (doctor's stoppage) at 5:00 of RD2
Mackens Semerzier defeated Alex Caceres by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:18 of RD2
John Hathaway defeated Kris McCray via split decision
Michael McDonald defeated Edwin Figueroa by unanimous decision
Christian Morecraft defeated Sean McCorkle via submission (standing guillotine choke) at 4:10 of RD2
Johny Hendricks defeated T.J. Waldburger via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of RD1
Aaron Simpson defeated Mario Miranda unanimous decision
Nik Lentz defeated Waylon Lowe by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:24 of RD3
3/27/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
If you’re asking does Phil Davis have what it takes to be in the UFC Light Heavyweight Title race, the answer is yes he does. The former NCAA champion had a tough way to go in earning a well deserved decision over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. In the first round of there scheduled three rounder, Davis just couldn’t take Nogueira down after numerous attempts with the double leg take down, Nogueira stuffed double leg after double leg with little effort. After seeing Davis getting stuffed a few times, it was like “OH S#!T this doesn’t look too good for Davis”, but Davis kept his composure and changed the game plan and was able to take the PrideFC veteran down effectively using a single leg.
Towards the end of the second round Davis found his way to a decent top position and unleashed punches and thunderous knees to Nogueira’s exposed body sealing the second round.
In the third round it was Davis’s use of the single leg and a rather cautious approach to control the round from the top position that solidified the decision. All three judges had it scored the same, 30-27.
Not to take anything away from Nogueira but he just didn’t do enough or he just couldn’t do much against Davis. The question still remains even after this fight, “Is Phil Davis as good as many say he is?” I think it’s safe to say after neutralizing the ultra experienced Nogueira, Davis is an evolving fighter who comes with his own set of tools, he just needs to master the other tools of the mma trade, once he’s done that, he’s going to be a serious threat in the UFC Light Heavyweight Title picture.
In other action Anthony Johnson earned a unanimous decision over Dan Hardy by basically beating him up. This was a healthy strong and in shape Anthony Johnson who had his way for all three rounds of the fight. There’s not much you can do when a bigger stronger wrestler takes you down at will, and you don’t have the greatest ground game or even good takedown defense, that’s what happened to Dan Hardy.
After Hardy got dropped by a Johnson kick to the head in the first round and Johnson swarmed on him the tone of the fight was set. For the next three rounds Johnson took Hardy down like it was another day at the office and tried to pound him out. If Hardy had even good take down defense this would have been a way more entertaining fight. All three judges scored this fight 30-27.
In most UFC events there’s always a fight that defines the night, in the Leonard Garcia vs Chan Sung Jung it wasn’t the fight, it was the submission, “the submission of the night”, the Eddie Bravo Twister that earned Jung his first UFC victory. The last time these two met was at WEC 48 about a year ago, that fight was a classic brawl, this was was not.
Unlike the first fight where they both came out swinging for the fences, this time around they both seemed to have a game plan with both being a little cautious until Jung took Garcia down toward the end of the first round and unleashed some hard ground and pound on Garcia.
Towards the end of the second round Garcia found himself on his back and Jung took the fight to him using nasty elbows and punches after getting into Garcia’s guard. When Garcia tried to escape Jung took his back and with only seconds left in the round Jung found the opening and applied the Eddie Bravo Twister forcing Garcia to tap out. This was the first time in UFC history that a fighter had been submitted via a twister, it also earned Jung the Submission of the Night Bonus. The end came at 4:59 of the second round.
Here are the complete event results:
Phil Davis defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by unanimous decision
Anthony Johnson defeated Dan Hardy by unanimous decision
Amir Sadollah defeated DaMarques Johnson by submission (strikes)at 3:27 of RD2
Chan Sung Jung defeated Leonard Garcia by submission (twister) at 4:59 of RD2
Mike Russow defeated Jon Madsen via TKO (doctor's stoppage) at 5:00 of RD2
Mackens Semerzier defeated Alex Caceres by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:18 of RD2
John Hathaway defeated Kris McCray via split decision
Michael McDonald defeated Edwin Figueroa by unanimous decision
Christian Morecraft defeated Sean McCorkle via submission (standing guillotine choke) at 4:10 of RD2
Johny Hendricks defeated T.J. Waldburger via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of RD1
Aaron Simpson defeated Mario Miranda unanimous decision
Nik Lentz defeated Waylon Lowe by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:24 of RD3
Bellator 38 Results: Hale, M’Pumba, Linderman and Carpenter Move on
03/27/2011 03:09 AM Filed in: Bellator Results
Bellator 38 Results: Hale, M’Pumba, Linderman and Carpenter Move on
3/27/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photo courtesy of Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships was LIVE on MTV2 tonight from Harrah's Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, MS with Bellator 38. The Season 4 event brought action in the quarterfinal round of the first-ever Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament.
Kicking off the evening was former Marine Chris "The Professional" Davis and Christian "Tonton" M'Pumbu. Both fighters put their technical ability on display in the back and forth fight, but it was M'Pumbu who was able to turn it up late in the third round. M'Pumbu trapped Davis between his knees, landing crushing unanswered hooks to Davis' head, forcing the referee to step in and award M'Pumbu a TKO victory.
The second quarterfinal of the evening saw Richard Hale taking on Nik Fekete. Fekete looked to rely on his wrestling skills early with a double leg takedown, but quickly found himself in a compromised position as the 6'4" Hale hung off his opponent's back, locking in an inverted triangle choke with Fekete still standing. In a déjà vu moment that would make Toby Imada proud, Fekete dropped to his stomach, losing consciousness from Hale's Submission of the Year candidate inverted triangle choke. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/dGZg89
D.J Linderman took on submission specialist Raphael Davis in quarterfinal action at Bellator 38. In a fight that moved from both the feet to the ground, it was Linderman who won the stand up battle, frequently finding a home for his heavy left hand. Late in the third round it was apparent that the damage to Davis had accumulated as Linderman forced him to his knees with a jarring left hook, the referee had seen enough, awarding Linderman an amazing third round TKO upset victory.
Jiu-Jitsu legend Daniel Gracie met an undefeated Tim Carpenter in the final Light Heavyweight quarterfinal fight of the evening. Carpenter surprisingly dominated both the Jiu-Jitsu and standup battle throughout the fight. Gracie found his legs late in the second round but his efforts were not enough as the fight went to the judge's cards, whom ultimately awarded Carpenter a split decision victory and a spot in the Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament semifinals.
"I was hugely impressed with our Light Heavyweights tonight, I never would have imagined that we would see another inverted triangle, from a 6'4" Light Heavyweight," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. "We're on a roll - I'm proud to say that we've strung together three back to back world-class, spectacular events, I couldn't be happier."
3/27/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photo courtesy of Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships was LIVE on MTV2 tonight from Harrah's Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, MS with Bellator 38. The Season 4 event brought action in the quarterfinal round of the first-ever Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament.
Kicking off the evening was former Marine Chris "The Professional" Davis and Christian "Tonton" M'Pumbu. Both fighters put their technical ability on display in the back and forth fight, but it was M'Pumbu who was able to turn it up late in the third round. M'Pumbu trapped Davis between his knees, landing crushing unanswered hooks to Davis' head, forcing the referee to step in and award M'Pumbu a TKO victory.
The second quarterfinal of the evening saw Richard Hale taking on Nik Fekete. Fekete looked to rely on his wrestling skills early with a double leg takedown, but quickly found himself in a compromised position as the 6'4" Hale hung off his opponent's back, locking in an inverted triangle choke with Fekete still standing. In a déjà vu moment that would make Toby Imada proud, Fekete dropped to his stomach, losing consciousness from Hale's Submission of the Year candidate inverted triangle choke. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/dGZg89
D.J Linderman took on submission specialist Raphael Davis in quarterfinal action at Bellator 38. In a fight that moved from both the feet to the ground, it was Linderman who won the stand up battle, frequently finding a home for his heavy left hand. Late in the third round it was apparent that the damage to Davis had accumulated as Linderman forced him to his knees with a jarring left hook, the referee had seen enough, awarding Linderman an amazing third round TKO upset victory.
Jiu-Jitsu legend Daniel Gracie met an undefeated Tim Carpenter in the final Light Heavyweight quarterfinal fight of the evening. Carpenter surprisingly dominated both the Jiu-Jitsu and standup battle throughout the fight. Gracie found his legs late in the second round but his efforts were not enough as the fight went to the judge's cards, whom ultimately awarded Carpenter a split decision victory and a spot in the Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament semifinals.
"I was hugely impressed with our Light Heavyweights tonight, I never would have imagined that we would see another inverted triangle, from a 6'4" Light Heavyweight," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. "We're on a roll - I'm proud to say that we've strung together three back to back world-class, spectacular events, I couldn't be happier."
Bellator 37 Results: Reis, Pitbull, Straus, and Foster Move onto Semifinals.
03/20/2011 11:28 AM Filed in: Bellator Results
Bellator 37 Results: Reis, Pitbull, Straus, and Foster Move onto Semifinals.
3/20/11 11:30AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Courtesy of Bellator Fighting Championships
The Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament fighters put on an action-packed show at the Lucky Star Casino as Wilson Reis, Patricio "Pitbull" Freire, Kenny Foster and Daniel Straus battled their way to the semifinals and one step closer to earning a title shot against Bellator Featherweight Champ Joe Warren.
Kenny Foster pulled off the upset of the night, becoming the first featherweight to move on to the semifinals in a true testament to tournament-style MMA. Avoiding an early takedown, Foster landed a knee to Erik Larkin's face, opening a cut above the four-time NCAA D1 All-American's eye. Foster smelled blood and outwrestling Larkin on the ground to maintain the top position, where he locked in a guillotine choke, forcing an end to the fight at 3:15 in Round 1.
Bellator veteran Daniel Straus and undefeated Argentinean Nazareno Malegarie took to the cage next, putting on a gritty 15-minute MMA show. Straus looked to be in trouble on the ground throughout the fight as Malegarie attempted several submissions. At the end of the three rounds, it was Straus' dominating performance on his feet that caught the attention of the judges. Straus via a unanimous decision earned his way to the semifinals in a hard-fought battle.
Next up, Wilson Reis brought Zac George to the ground and forced him to give up his back early with a flurry of hammerfists. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Reis earned his third trip to the featherweight semifinals and ended George's six-game win streak with a rear-naked choke at 2:09 in Round 1.
All eyes were on Season 2 featherweight standouts Patricio "Pitbull" Freire and Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan as they closed out the night's fights. In Round 1 action, Pitbull lifted Karakhanyan off his feet but Georgi defended with a guillotine attempt. The fighters battled through Round 2 mostly on their feet with Freire appearing to a have a slight edge in the momentum. It was all Freire in Round 3 as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt dropped Karakhanyan to the mat with a left hook to the chin, paving the way for a relentless ground-and-pound assault that ended the fight with a TKO at 0:56 in Round 3.
"The featherweight's put on spectacular performances tonight at Bellator 37," said Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. "Fans have the opportunity to witness amazing fights when you let fighters control their own destiny, and I'm thrilled with the start to our fourth season on MTV2."
Official Main Card Results:
Kenny Foster def. Eric Larkin by guillotine submission [3:15, Round 1]
Daniel Straus def. Nazareno Malegarie by unanimous decision [29-29, 29-28, 29-28]
Wilson Reis def. Zac George by rear-naked choke submission [2:09, Round 1]
Patricio Freire def. Georgi Karakhanyan by TKO [0:56, Round 3]
3/20/11 11:30AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Courtesy of Bellator Fighting Championships
The Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament fighters put on an action-packed show at the Lucky Star Casino as Wilson Reis, Patricio "Pitbull" Freire, Kenny Foster and Daniel Straus battled their way to the semifinals and one step closer to earning a title shot against Bellator Featherweight Champ Joe Warren.
Kenny Foster pulled off the upset of the night, becoming the first featherweight to move on to the semifinals in a true testament to tournament-style MMA. Avoiding an early takedown, Foster landed a knee to Erik Larkin's face, opening a cut above the four-time NCAA D1 All-American's eye. Foster smelled blood and outwrestling Larkin on the ground to maintain the top position, where he locked in a guillotine choke, forcing an end to the fight at 3:15 in Round 1.
Bellator veteran Daniel Straus and undefeated Argentinean Nazareno Malegarie took to the cage next, putting on a gritty 15-minute MMA show. Straus looked to be in trouble on the ground throughout the fight as Malegarie attempted several submissions. At the end of the three rounds, it was Straus' dominating performance on his feet that caught the attention of the judges. Straus via a unanimous decision earned his way to the semifinals in a hard-fought battle.
Next up, Wilson Reis brought Zac George to the ground and forced him to give up his back early with a flurry of hammerfists. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Reis earned his third trip to the featherweight semifinals and ended George's six-game win streak with a rear-naked choke at 2:09 in Round 1.
All eyes were on Season 2 featherweight standouts Patricio "Pitbull" Freire and Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan as they closed out the night's fights. In Round 1 action, Pitbull lifted Karakhanyan off his feet but Georgi defended with a guillotine attempt. The fighters battled through Round 2 mostly on their feet with Freire appearing to a have a slight edge in the momentum. It was all Freire in Round 3 as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt dropped Karakhanyan to the mat with a left hook to the chin, paving the way for a relentless ground-and-pound assault that ended the fight with a TKO at 0:56 in Round 3.
"The featherweight's put on spectacular performances tonight at Bellator 37," said Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. "Fans have the opportunity to witness amazing fights when you let fighters control their own destiny, and I'm thrilled with the start to our fourth season on MTV2."
Official Main Card Results:
Kenny Foster def. Eric Larkin by guillotine submission [3:15, Round 1]
Daniel Straus def. Nazareno Malegarie by unanimous decision [29-29, 29-28, 29-28]
Wilson Reis def. Zac George by rear-naked choke submission [2:09, Round 1]
Patricio Freire def. Georgi Karakhanyan by TKO [0:56, Round 3]
UFC 128 Results; Jones stops Rua to win Title, Faber decisions Wineland, Shaub KO’s Crocop
03/20/2011 02:49 AM Filed in: UFC results
UFC 128 Results; Jones stops Rua to win Title, Faber decisions Wineland, Shaub KO’s Crocop
3/20/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photo courtesy of UFC/Zuffa
You wanna talk about living up to the hype and delivering, just think Jon Jones because he’s the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jones came into the fight as the 2 to 1 favorite and showed every fan at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey why by totally dominating Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and stopping him in the third round of there scheduled five round UFC Light Heavyweight Title fight.
Jones came at Shogun kind of wild in the first round with a flying knee. Once Jones got the takedown, he worked by getting in a few punches and elbows, Shogun got up to his feet but was met with a numerous punches which had the tough Brazilian on shaky legs. Shogun failed at a leg lock and Jones ended up in his guard. Jones controlled the entire round, he made it look easy. That seemed to be the story of the fight, every time Shogun tried something Jones took him down and ended in his guard.
By the end of the second, and if you’re an mma aficionado, you just knew the end of this fight was near. At the end of the second round, Shogun looked like a beat fighter, face swelling fast and out of gas. It was more of the same for Shogun in the third round as everything he tried didn’t work. After Jones worked Shogun over with punches and elbows from the guard, as Shogun got up Jones charged forward with punches and knees dropping Shogun who by now was not defending himself. Referee Herb Dean called an end to the fight at 2:37 of the third round.
After the fight and during the post fight interview, Rashad Evans who not only comes out of the same camp but also trains with Jones was present to let him know he’d by fighting Jones next for the title. Evans commented “ We train together and he got that strap, so I got to go after it”. As an expression can tell stories, the new champ didn’t care to hear those words.
In the co-main event, Urijah Faber won a unanimous decision over Eddie Wineland. It took a round for Faber to get his game into action, due to Wineland’s ability to defend Fabers takedowns in round one. Round two and three it was Faber who used his aggression, speed and ground game to dominate Wineland.
In other action from UFC 128, Brandon Schaub knocked out Mirko Crocop with a right hand in the third round of there scheduled fight.
Here are the complete results from UFC 128
Jon Jones defeated Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by TKO (strikes) at 2:37 of RD3 (Jones is the new UFC LHW Champion)
Urijah Faber defeated Eddie Wineland via Unanimous Decision
Jim Miller defeated Kamal Shalorus by TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of RD3 R3
Nate Marquardt defeated Dan Miller via Unanimous Decision
Brendan Schaub defeated Mirko Crocop by KO (right hand) at 3:44 of RD3
Luiz Cane defeated Eliot Marshall via TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of RD1
Edson Barboza defeated Anthony Njokuani via Unanimous Decision
Mike Pyle defeated Ricardo Almeida via Unanimous Decision
Gleison Tibau defeated Kurt Pellegrino via Split Decision
Joseph Benavidez defeated Ian Loveland via Unanimous Decision
Nick Catone defeated Costantinos Philippou via Unanimous Decision
Erik Koch defeated Raphael Assuncao via KO (right hand) at 2:32 of RD1
3/20/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photo courtesy of UFC/Zuffa
You wanna talk about living up to the hype and delivering, just think Jon Jones because he’s the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jones came into the fight as the 2 to 1 favorite and showed every fan at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey why by totally dominating Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and stopping him in the third round of there scheduled five round UFC Light Heavyweight Title fight.
Jones came at Shogun kind of wild in the first round with a flying knee. Once Jones got the takedown, he worked by getting in a few punches and elbows, Shogun got up to his feet but was met with a numerous punches which had the tough Brazilian on shaky legs. Shogun failed at a leg lock and Jones ended up in his guard. Jones controlled the entire round, he made it look easy. That seemed to be the story of the fight, every time Shogun tried something Jones took him down and ended in his guard.
By the end of the second, and if you’re an mma aficionado, you just knew the end of this fight was near. At the end of the second round, Shogun looked like a beat fighter, face swelling fast and out of gas. It was more of the same for Shogun in the third round as everything he tried didn’t work. After Jones worked Shogun over with punches and elbows from the guard, as Shogun got up Jones charged forward with punches and knees dropping Shogun who by now was not defending himself. Referee Herb Dean called an end to the fight at 2:37 of the third round.
After the fight and during the post fight interview, Rashad Evans who not only comes out of the same camp but also trains with Jones was present to let him know he’d by fighting Jones next for the title. Evans commented “ We train together and he got that strap, so I got to go after it”. As an expression can tell stories, the new champ didn’t care to hear those words.
In the co-main event, Urijah Faber won a unanimous decision over Eddie Wineland. It took a round for Faber to get his game into action, due to Wineland’s ability to defend Fabers takedowns in round one. Round two and three it was Faber who used his aggression, speed and ground game to dominate Wineland.
In other action from UFC 128, Brandon Schaub knocked out Mirko Crocop with a right hand in the third round of there scheduled fight.
Here are the complete results from UFC 128
Jon Jones defeated Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by TKO (strikes) at 2:37 of RD3 (Jones is the new UFC LHW Champion)
Urijah Faber defeated Eddie Wineland via Unanimous Decision
Jim Miller defeated Kamal Shalorus by TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of RD3 R3
Nate Marquardt defeated Dan Miller via Unanimous Decision
Brendan Schaub defeated Mirko Crocop by KO (right hand) at 3:44 of RD3
Luiz Cane defeated Eliot Marshall via TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of RD1
Edson Barboza defeated Anthony Njokuani via Unanimous Decision
Mike Pyle defeated Ricardo Almeida via Unanimous Decision
Gleison Tibau defeated Kurt Pellegrino via Split Decision
Joseph Benavidez defeated Ian Loveland via Unanimous Decision
Nick Catone defeated Costantinos Philippou via Unanimous Decision
Erik Koch defeated Raphael Assuncao via KO (right hand) at 2:32 of RD1
Zuffa buys Strikeforce
03/13/2011 03:45 AM Filed in: UFC results
Zuffa buys Strikeforce
3/13/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
The parent company of the UFC, Zuffa LLC. officially announced that they had purchased Strikeforce, the only mma promotion company to give the UFC any type of competition in North America.
In the past few years Zuffa has acquired the Japanese organization Pride Fighting Championships, which subsequently was dissolved, WEC and Cagefighting.
In an exclusive video interview with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, UFC president and Zuffa co-owner Dana White made mention that Strikforce will be business as usual with Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker running the organization as he does now.
He also made mention that the two fight organizations will not merge the fighters signed to there respective organizations.
The the purchase took place and what the purchase price are yet to be released by either organization.
3/13/11 3:00AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
The parent company of the UFC, Zuffa LLC. officially announced that they had purchased Strikeforce, the only mma promotion company to give the UFC any type of competition in North America.
In the past few years Zuffa has acquired the Japanese organization Pride Fighting Championships, which subsequently was dissolved, WEC and Cagefighting.
In an exclusive video interview with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, UFC president and Zuffa co-owner Dana White made mention that Strikforce will be business as usual with Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker running the organization as he does now.
He also made mention that the two fight organizations will not merge the fighters signed to there respective organizations.
The the purchase took place and what the purchase price are yet to be released by either organization.
Strikeforce Faijao vs Hendo RESULTS - Henderson Stops Feijao, Coenen comes from behind to submit Carmouche
03/06/2011 02:17 AM Filed in: Strikeforce results
Strikeforce Faijao vs Hendo RESULTS - Henderson Stops Feijao, Coenen comes from behind to submit Carmouche
3/06/11 2:05AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
This event took place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus Ohio and was aired live on SHOWTIME.
Dan Henderson has another title to add to his mma resume, the former Olympian and former PrideFC champion landed his signature “H Bomb” right hand on the chin of former Rafael “Faijao” Cavalcante dropping him then finishing the fight with a barrage of punches causing the referee to stop the fight.
The fight sure didn’t start the way Henderson planned, in the first round the former Strikeforce champ Feijao dropped Henderson with a well timed right, Henderson who’s one of the most experienced mma fighters in the world used his experience to immediately turn things around by taking Feijao down in the scramble after he was dropped, Henderson slowed things up to regain his wits.
The second round Henderson used his wrestling experience in the clinch and took the larger and stronger Cavalcante down and worked from the dominant position. He seemed to be wearing out Cavalcante slowly. Henderson put another round in the bank as he controlled the tempo of the round.
In the third Hendo unleashed the “H Bomb” causing the referee to stop the fight at :50.
After the fight when Henderson was asked about the “H Bomb” his reply was, “It’s a punch that I kind of like to do” and It’s one that I work on all the time, I threw it, landed it and jumped on top”.
Coenen comes from behind, submitts Carmouche and retains her title.
Let’s give credit where it’s due, with only two week notice Liz Carmouche gave an excellent showing even in losing a bid for Marloes Coenen’s Strikeforce Womens Welterweight Title.
In the first round Coenen seemed to get the better of Carmouche in the stand-up. Things changed as Coenen found herself on the ground for the second and third rounds as Carmouche kept the dominant position for most of the of second and third with an unending attack of punches, no matter what Coenen tried it didn’t seem to work.
Going into the fourth round, it seemed that Carmouche, with only five wins in her mma career was on her way to a big time upset and the Strikeforce Womens Welterweight Title. The champion Coenen was wearing an ugly bruise under her right eye courtesy of Carmouche, then everything changed in this fight, when Carmouche took the top position, just as she had been in for the last two rounds, Coenen wasn’t mounted yet, and she wrapped her legs around Carmouche’s neck and locked in a tight triangle chole forcing Carmouche to submit.
In the other fights shown on Showtime, Tim Kennedy made quick work of Melvin Manoef via a rear naked choke. It took Kennedy a few takedown attempts to bring the dangerous striker down to secure the submission.
Also Jorge Masvidal took his time and did what he wanted to previously unbeaten lightweight prospect Billy Evangelista to hand him is first mma loss. Though Masvidal never pushed the fight or tried to finish his experience, especially his stand-up skills proved way too much for Evangelista.
Here are the nights complete set of results;
Strikeforce Feijoa vs Hendo RESULTS
Dan Henderson defeated Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante via TKO (strikes) at :50 of RD3
Marloes Coenen defeated Liz Carmouche by submission (triangle choke) at 1:29 of RD4
Tim Kennedy defeated Melvin Manhoef by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:41 of RD1
Jorge Masvidal defeated Billy Evangelista by unanimous decision.
Roger Bowling defeated Josh Thornburg by unanimous decision.
Jorge Gurgel defeated Billy Vaughan by submission (guillotine choke) at :44 of RD1
Jason Freeman defeated Jason Riley via TKO (strikes) at 1:52 of RD1
Brian Rogers defeted Ian Rammel via TKO (strikes) at 4:23 of RD1
Mitch Whitesel defeated Marc Cofer by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:55 of RD1
John Kuhner defeated JP Felty by submission (triangle choke) at 4:31of RD2
3/06/11 2:05AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
This event took place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus Ohio and was aired live on SHOWTIME.
Dan Henderson has another title to add to his mma resume, the former Olympian and former PrideFC champion landed his signature “H Bomb” right hand on the chin of former Rafael “Faijao” Cavalcante dropping him then finishing the fight with a barrage of punches causing the referee to stop the fight.
The fight sure didn’t start the way Henderson planned, in the first round the former Strikeforce champ Feijao dropped Henderson with a well timed right, Henderson who’s one of the most experienced mma fighters in the world used his experience to immediately turn things around by taking Feijao down in the scramble after he was dropped, Henderson slowed things up to regain his wits.
The second round Henderson used his wrestling experience in the clinch and took the larger and stronger Cavalcante down and worked from the dominant position. He seemed to be wearing out Cavalcante slowly. Henderson put another round in the bank as he controlled the tempo of the round.
In the third Hendo unleashed the “H Bomb” causing the referee to stop the fight at :50.
After the fight when Henderson was asked about the “H Bomb” his reply was, “It’s a punch that I kind of like to do” and It’s one that I work on all the time, I threw it, landed it and jumped on top”.
Coenen comes from behind, submitts Carmouche and retains her title.
Let’s give credit where it’s due, with only two week notice Liz Carmouche gave an excellent showing even in losing a bid for Marloes Coenen’s Strikeforce Womens Welterweight Title.
In the first round Coenen seemed to get the better of Carmouche in the stand-up. Things changed as Coenen found herself on the ground for the second and third rounds as Carmouche kept the dominant position for most of the of second and third with an unending attack of punches, no matter what Coenen tried it didn’t seem to work.
Going into the fourth round, it seemed that Carmouche, with only five wins in her mma career was on her way to a big time upset and the Strikeforce Womens Welterweight Title. The champion Coenen was wearing an ugly bruise under her right eye courtesy of Carmouche, then everything changed in this fight, when Carmouche took the top position, just as she had been in for the last two rounds, Coenen wasn’t mounted yet, and she wrapped her legs around Carmouche’s neck and locked in a tight triangle chole forcing Carmouche to submit.
In the other fights shown on Showtime, Tim Kennedy made quick work of Melvin Manoef via a rear naked choke. It took Kennedy a few takedown attempts to bring the dangerous striker down to secure the submission.
Also Jorge Masvidal took his time and did what he wanted to previously unbeaten lightweight prospect Billy Evangelista to hand him is first mma loss. Though Masvidal never pushed the fight or tried to finish his experience, especially his stand-up skills proved way too much for Evangelista.
Here are the nights complete set of results;
Strikeforce Feijoa vs Hendo RESULTS
Dan Henderson defeated Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante via TKO (strikes) at :50 of RD3
Marloes Coenen defeated Liz Carmouche by submission (triangle choke) at 1:29 of RD4
Tim Kennedy defeated Melvin Manhoef by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:41 of RD1
Jorge Masvidal defeated Billy Evangelista by unanimous decision.
Roger Bowling defeated Josh Thornburg by unanimous decision.
Jorge Gurgel defeated Billy Vaughan by submission (guillotine choke) at :44 of RD1
Jason Freeman defeated Jason Riley via TKO (strikes) at 1:52 of RD1
Brian Rogers defeted Ian Rammel via TKO (strikes) at 4:23 of RD1
Mitch Whitesel defeated Marc Cofer by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:55 of RD1
John Kuhner defeated JP Felty by submission (triangle choke) at 4:31of RD2
Bellator 35 RESULTS - Good, Hieron, Hawn, and Weedman advance to Welterweight Semifinals
03/06/2011 02:10 AM Filed in: Bellator Results
Bellator 35 RESULTS - Good, Hieron, Hawn, and Weedman advance to Welterweight Semifinals
3/06/11 2:05AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photo courtesy of Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships made its highly anticipated season 4 debut on MTV2, and the action certainly didn't disappoint. The night saw Bellator's Welterweight Tournament field get cut in half, with Brent Weedman, Rick Hawn, Jay Hieron, and Lyman Good moving onto the Bellator Welterweight Semifinals later this season.
"Weedman Nation" was on full display at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, and the Bellator veteran didn't disappoint his fans, collecting a unanimous decision victory (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over Dan "The Handler" Hornbuckle in a surprising upset victory.
The action rolled on as former Judoka Olympian Rick Hawk entered the cage against the UK's own "Judo" Jim Wallhead. While fans expected a judo heavy fight, it was anything but as Hawn showed off his improved striking game, eventually earning him a Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) victory over Wallhead.
In what was the most controversial fight of the night, former UFC and Strikeforce veteran Jay Hieron locked horns with submission specialist Anthony Lapsley. The two welterweights traded blows early, but near the end of the first round, Hieron locked Lapsley up in what seemed like a tight rear naked choke. After limited movement by Lapsley on the ground, the cage referee declared Lapsley had been put to sleep, and awarded Hieron a technical submission victory. A wide awake Lapsley was stunned by the decision, but Hieron was awarded victory and will move onto the Bellator welterweight semifinals.
The night's final fight saw former Bellator World Welterweight Champion Lyman "Cyborg" Good take on Chris "The Assassin" Lozano in the final welterweight quarterfinal matchup. Both fighters exchanged solid strikes early, with Good landing a hard hook to the left eye of Lozano that left "The Assassin" with a large mouse under his eye. While Lozano continued to battle, Good seemed to get stronger as the fight went on, and the judges agreed, awarding Good a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) victory.
"We expected very close fights and that's exactly what we got at a sold out Tachi Palace live on MTV2," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.
Official Main Card Results:
Brent Weedman def. Dan Hornbuckle by Unanimous Decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28]
Rick Hawn def. Jim Wallhead by Unanimous Decision [29-28, 29-28, 30-27]
Jay Hieron def. Anthony Lapsely by Rear Naked Choke [3:39, Round 1]
Lyman Good defeats Chris Lozano by unanimous decision [30-27, 30-27, 29-28]
***The above is courtesy of Event Promoter/Bellator
3/06/11 2:05AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photo courtesy of Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships made its highly anticipated season 4 debut on MTV2, and the action certainly didn't disappoint. The night saw Bellator's Welterweight Tournament field get cut in half, with Brent Weedman, Rick Hawn, Jay Hieron, and Lyman Good moving onto the Bellator Welterweight Semifinals later this season.
"Weedman Nation" was on full display at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, and the Bellator veteran didn't disappoint his fans, collecting a unanimous decision victory (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over Dan "The Handler" Hornbuckle in a surprising upset victory.
The action rolled on as former Judoka Olympian Rick Hawk entered the cage against the UK's own "Judo" Jim Wallhead. While fans expected a judo heavy fight, it was anything but as Hawn showed off his improved striking game, eventually earning him a Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) victory over Wallhead.
In what was the most controversial fight of the night, former UFC and Strikeforce veteran Jay Hieron locked horns with submission specialist Anthony Lapsley. The two welterweights traded blows early, but near the end of the first round, Hieron locked Lapsley up in what seemed like a tight rear naked choke. After limited movement by Lapsley on the ground, the cage referee declared Lapsley had been put to sleep, and awarded Hieron a technical submission victory. A wide awake Lapsley was stunned by the decision, but Hieron was awarded victory and will move onto the Bellator welterweight semifinals.
The night's final fight saw former Bellator World Welterweight Champion Lyman "Cyborg" Good take on Chris "The Assassin" Lozano in the final welterweight quarterfinal matchup. Both fighters exchanged solid strikes early, with Good landing a hard hook to the left eye of Lozano that left "The Assassin" with a large mouse under his eye. While Lozano continued to battle, Good seemed to get stronger as the fight went on, and the judges agreed, awarding Good a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) victory.
"We expected very close fights and that's exactly what we got at a sold out Tachi Palace live on MTV2," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.
Official Main Card Results:
Brent Weedman def. Dan Hornbuckle by Unanimous Decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28]
Rick Hawn def. Jim Wallhead by Unanimous Decision [29-28, 29-28, 30-27]
Jay Hieron def. Anthony Lapsely by Rear Naked Choke [3:39, Round 1]
Lyman Good defeats Chris Lozano by unanimous decision [30-27, 30-27, 29-28]
***The above is courtesy of Event Promoter/Bellator
UFC on Versus 3 RESULTS - Sanchez decisions Kampmann, Munoz stops Dollaway
03/04/2011 12:24 AM Filed in: UFC results
UFC on Versus 3 RESULTS - Sanchez decisions Kampmann, Munoz stops Dollaway
3/04/11 12:05AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
This event took place at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. and was aired live on the Versus Network.
Bloodied and battered Deigo Sanchez was awarded a unanimous decision in what ‘s going to be called another case of bad judging. Martin Kampmann fed Sanchez a plethora of punches during the main event of UFC on Versus 3. By the end of the first round Kampmann had Sanchez oozing blood from his nose and mouth. Sanchez was only credited with one takedown which Kapmann promptly got up from. Though transformed into a bloody mess Sanchez kept coming after Kampmann, he just didn’t do enough to win the fight but it’s not our call, again in less than a week a “nightmare” decision.
In the co-main event Mark Munoz stopped C.B. Dollaway in the first round via strikes. This fight had an interesting start as Dollaway was able to take Munoz down, but after a scramble Munoz was back on his feet. After a hard Munoz right sent Dollaway down Munoz finished the fight with a few more hard punches to Dollaway’s face causing the referee to stop the fight and award the stoppage to “The Filipino Wrecking Machine”.
Long Islands own Chris Weidman earned his first UFC victory by pounding out Alessio Sakara bringing the Long Islanders record to 5-0. Let’s give this Division 1 All American Wrestler his props after all he’s got amateur wrestling wins over UFC fighters Phil Davis and Ryan Bader.
Here are the results of UFC on Versus 3:
UFC on Versus 3 RESULTS
Deigo Sanchez defeated Martin Kampmann by unanimous decision
Mark Munoz defeated C.B. Dollaway via TKO (strikes) at :54 of RD1
Chris Weidman defeated Alessio Sakara by unanimous decision
Brian Bowles defeated Damacio Page by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:30 of RD1
Cyrille Diabate defeated Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision
Danny Castillo defeated Joe Stevenson by unanimous decision
Shane Roller defeated Thiago Tavares via KO (punches) at 1:28 of RD2
Takeya Mizugaki defeated Reuben Duran via split decision
Dongi Yang defeated Rob Kimmons via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of RD2
Rousimar Palhares defeated Dave Branch via submission (kneebar) at 1:44 of RD2
Igor Pokrajac defeated Todd Brown via TKO (strikes) at 5:00 of RD1
3/04/11 12:05AM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
This event took place at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. and was aired live on the Versus Network.
Bloodied and battered Deigo Sanchez was awarded a unanimous decision in what ‘s going to be called another case of bad judging. Martin Kampmann fed Sanchez a plethora of punches during the main event of UFC on Versus 3. By the end of the first round Kampmann had Sanchez oozing blood from his nose and mouth. Sanchez was only credited with one takedown which Kapmann promptly got up from. Though transformed into a bloody mess Sanchez kept coming after Kampmann, he just didn’t do enough to win the fight but it’s not our call, again in less than a week a “nightmare” decision.
In the co-main event Mark Munoz stopped C.B. Dollaway in the first round via strikes. This fight had an interesting start as Dollaway was able to take Munoz down, but after a scramble Munoz was back on his feet. After a hard Munoz right sent Dollaway down Munoz finished the fight with a few more hard punches to Dollaway’s face causing the referee to stop the fight and award the stoppage to “The Filipino Wrecking Machine”.
Long Islands own Chris Weidman earned his first UFC victory by pounding out Alessio Sakara bringing the Long Islanders record to 5-0. Let’s give this Division 1 All American Wrestler his props after all he’s got amateur wrestling wins over UFC fighters Phil Davis and Ryan Bader.
Here are the results of UFC on Versus 3:
UFC on Versus 3 RESULTS
Deigo Sanchez defeated Martin Kampmann by unanimous decision
Mark Munoz defeated C.B. Dollaway via TKO (strikes) at :54 of RD1
Chris Weidman defeated Alessio Sakara by unanimous decision
Brian Bowles defeated Damacio Page by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:30 of RD1
Cyrille Diabate defeated Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision
Danny Castillo defeated Joe Stevenson by unanimous decision
Shane Roller defeated Thiago Tavares via KO (punches) at 1:28 of RD2
Takeya Mizugaki defeated Reuben Duran via split decision
Dongi Yang defeated Rob Kimmons via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of RD2
Rousimar Palhares defeated Dave Branch via submission (kneebar) at 1:44 of RD2
Igor Pokrajac defeated Todd Brown via TKO (strikes) at 5:00 of RD1
UFC 127 Final Thoughts; a few days later
03/03/2011 06:29 PM Filed in: UFC results
UFC 127 Final Thoughts; a few days later
3/03/11 6:30PM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photograph by: Mark Kolbe, Getty Images
After letting UFC 127 digest and after deep thought on the two biggest fights of that card, I’ve decided to send out “food for thought” on the event. I’m not trying to beat a dead horse, but there are a few things I keep wondering about. These are just a few topics that just might need a different perspective.
The Draw; Penn vs Fitch
Not many gave BJ Penn a snowballs chance in hell in this fight. Most though that Jon Fitch was going to grind BJ Penn out for three rounds en route to a big decision win. Most thought Fitch’s wrestling and his training at the AKA would be more than enough to put him in line for another title shot. When it was announced a draw, everything changed for a whole lot of people.
The first round of the fight told the whole story. BJ took Fitch’s back, got those hooks in and attempted to rear naked choke. How did that happen? Fitch stated after the fight he didn’t train for shoots or takedowns. Isn’t Fitch the grinding machine who out wrestles everyone? Wasn’t Fitch fighting a BJ Penn who’s lost two of his last three fights? Haven’t you thought about, what if Fitch had trained for the take downs? Would that training have made a difference in the way this fight went? Try not to lie to yourself when you try and come up with an answer.
Finally if the last round wasn’t dominated by the physically stronger Jon Fitch, do you think it would have been called a draw? I see it this way, if BJ had just a tad bit more gas in the tank this fight would have been another win for Penn.
What about a rematch? Why not. A Penn vs Fitch II would be a fight worth seeing and the revenues for the PPV would be way bigger than the draw.
The Illegal Knee; Bisping vs Rivera
In an earlier posting this week regarding Bispings illegal knee to Rivera’s forehead, I stated “Was it intentional? I guess only Michael Bisping can answer that.” sorry for the mistake because that knee was not only intentional, but it was also malicious, done on purpose because Rivera and his camp got under the skin of Bisping. Rights after the illegal knee and as the ref sent Bisping to a neutral part of the cage, Bisping’s attitude was like “so what, yeah I did it”. If you saw the fight you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Why wasn’t this fight stopped? Regardless of what Rivera or anyone else involved wanted the referee should have stopped that fight and disqualified Michael Bisping. Allowing the fight to continue after such a blow to the head showed lack of concern for Rivera’s safety.
I wonder what Michael Bisping was thinking when he spit on Rivera’s corner. Did he think he would actually get away with it? Did he not think of the UFC fans watching his extreme un-sportsman like conduct? If you’re a mixed martial arts fan you know that when you act like an ass in this sport everyone talks about you. Finally we all know in the record books Bisping got the win. Don’t you wonder how Bisping would do against a Nathan Marquardt or a Vitor Belfort, how about Anderson Silva? Anyone want to take a guess?
3/03/11 6:30PM ET
Posted by Enrique Olivieri
Photograph by: Mark Kolbe, Getty Images
After letting UFC 127 digest and after deep thought on the two biggest fights of that card, I’ve decided to send out “food for thought” on the event. I’m not trying to beat a dead horse, but there are a few things I keep wondering about. These are just a few topics that just might need a different perspective.
The Draw; Penn vs Fitch
Not many gave BJ Penn a snowballs chance in hell in this fight. Most though that Jon Fitch was going to grind BJ Penn out for three rounds en route to a big decision win. Most thought Fitch’s wrestling and his training at the AKA would be more than enough to put him in line for another title shot. When it was announced a draw, everything changed for a whole lot of people.
The first round of the fight told the whole story. BJ took Fitch’s back, got those hooks in and attempted to rear naked choke. How did that happen? Fitch stated after the fight he didn’t train for shoots or takedowns. Isn’t Fitch the grinding machine who out wrestles everyone? Wasn’t Fitch fighting a BJ Penn who’s lost two of his last three fights? Haven’t you thought about, what if Fitch had trained for the take downs? Would that training have made a difference in the way this fight went? Try not to lie to yourself when you try and come up with an answer.
Finally if the last round wasn’t dominated by the physically stronger Jon Fitch, do you think it would have been called a draw? I see it this way, if BJ had just a tad bit more gas in the tank this fight would have been another win for Penn.
What about a rematch? Why not. A Penn vs Fitch II would be a fight worth seeing and the revenues for the PPV would be way bigger than the draw.
The Illegal Knee; Bisping vs Rivera
In an earlier posting this week regarding Bispings illegal knee to Rivera’s forehead, I stated “Was it intentional? I guess only Michael Bisping can answer that.” sorry for the mistake because that knee was not only intentional, but it was also malicious, done on purpose because Rivera and his camp got under the skin of Bisping. Rights after the illegal knee and as the ref sent Bisping to a neutral part of the cage, Bisping’s attitude was like “so what, yeah I did it”. If you saw the fight you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Why wasn’t this fight stopped? Regardless of what Rivera or anyone else involved wanted the referee should have stopped that fight and disqualified Michael Bisping. Allowing the fight to continue after such a blow to the head showed lack of concern for Rivera’s safety.
I wonder what Michael Bisping was thinking when he spit on Rivera’s corner. Did he think he would actually get away with it? Did he not think of the UFC fans watching his extreme un-sportsman like conduct? If you’re a mixed martial arts fan you know that when you act like an ass in this sport everyone talks about you. Finally we all know in the record books Bisping got the win. Don’t you wonder how Bisping would do against a Nathan Marquardt or a Vitor Belfort, how about Anderson Silva? Anyone want to take a guess?