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Yamma Pit Fighting quick recap and results Posted: 12 Apr 2008 01:43 AM CDT YAMMA Pit Fighting made its debut tonight on pay-per-view from the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. The show featured an eight-man heavyweight tournament that included former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez, Travis Wiuff, Sherman Pendergarst, Marcelo Pereira and more. In addition, Eric "Butterbean" Esch took on Pat Smith in a "Masters Super Fight" and Mark Kerr attempted to derail Oleg Taktarov (both were two round, five-minute fights). Tonight’s event also included the unveiling of “The Yamma,” a new fighting surface that uses sloped edges within the cage. The format, YAMMA executives say, could revolutionize MMA strategy and help avoid fighters from stalling against the fence. The night belonged to Travis Wiuff, who defeated Marcelo Pareira, Ricco Rodriguez and Chris Tuscherer to win the eight-man heavyweight tournament. Despite blocking some punches with his face in the opener against Pareira, Wiuff pretty much dominated his fights. He looked a little wobbly towards the end but that isn’t a fair criticism considering it was his third opponent. Butterbean hasn’t been able to buy a win in the past year, and I’m wondering how long before his novelty wears off. We know he can throw hands, but in mixed martial arts, heavy hands just aren’t enough. Taktarov and Kerr are two guys pushing 40, and boy did they look it. I guess we should be grateful it was over so quickly. And speaking of things that are obviously over, I’m not sure what the answer is for Sherman Pendergarst. He’s 2-6 since 2007 and doesn’t look to be turning it around. Here are the full Yamma Pit fighting quick results: Lamont Lister defeats Oleg Savirsky via TKO (strikes) - 0:33 of Round 1. Bryan Vetell defeats Antwain Britt via unanimous decision. Alexey Oleinik defeats Sherman Pendergarst via submission (choke) - 4:18 of Round 1. Chris Tuscherer defeats Tony Sylvester via unanimous decision. Travis Wiuff defeats Marcelo Pareira via unanimous decision. Ricco Rodriguez defeats George Bush via unanimous decision. Oleg Taktarov defeats Mark Kerr via submission (kneebar) - 1:50 of Round 1. Chris Tuscherer defeats Alexey Oleinik via unanimous decision. Travis Wiuff defeats Ricco Rodriguez via unanimous decision. Patrick Smith defeats Eric “Butterbean” Esch via TKO (strikes) - 3:17 of Round 1. Travis Wiuff defeats Chris Tuscherer via unanimous decision. It will be interesting to see what the pay-per-view numbers are, and how that will affect the future of the organization. For now, we got a chance to see the new fighting platform and some decent fights.

Strikeforce on NBC video sneak peek Posted: 11 Apr 2008 08:45 PM CDT "Strikeforce on NBC" — a 52-week mixed martial arts series — will debut late tomorrow night (early Sunday morning) at 2 a.m. ET. The half-hour long episode will feature a fighter profile of middleweight champion, Cung Le, as well as his previous bout against Brian Warren. In addition, the 170-pound showdown between Duane "Bang" Ludwig and Tony Fryklund will be aired along with other highlights from the San Jose, California-based promotion. Remember to program those DVRs if you plan to be out or sleeping when the show airs. Check out the video “sneak peek” after the jump.

Randy Couture: ‘We should hear something this month’ about where we stand (Video) Posted: 11 Apr 2008 02:26 PM CDT (Thanks to BloodyElbow.com for the assist.)

Arianny Celeste UFC ring girl pics in FIGHT! Magazine Posted: 11 Apr 2008 01:27 PM CDT UFC Octagon Girl and Throwdown spokesmodel, Arianny Celeste, was recently featured in the latest edition of Fight! Magazine, which is on newsstands now. There’s really nothing else to say. Happy Friday, maniacs. Enjoy the view. (Thanks to FightLinker.com for the assist and Arianny’s MySpace page right here.)

UFC Quick Quote: Jason MacDonald is pissed at Joe Doerksen Posted: 11 Apr 2008 11:50 AM CDT “This is a guy that I beat fair and square in his home town. He was a UFC veteran and I stepped up to the challenge and beat him by choke in the fourth round. Now regardless of the crap Joe is talking those are the facts. He will say that the fight changed in the first round after I opened up a cut on Joe’s forehead. That is right, the fight did change due to a well timed blow from me that opened up a cut! That happens all the time in fighting, that’s what is all about! However, Joe had three more rounds to recover and get back on track but he did not and I was able to finish him off. There is a name for guys like Joe — it’s called a sore loser. When I lose, at least I do it like a man. So for Joe to keep talking crap is completely ridiculous all it is doing is making me lose respect for a guy I once respected as a fighter! Oh yeah, and it is really starting to piss me off and just add more fuel to my fire. The great thing is we will get to settle it in less then a week!” – Middleweight Jason MacDonald comments via SportsNet.ca on his upcoming rematch with Joe Doerksen at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, on April 19. “The Athlete” defeated “El Dirte” via submission (rear naked choke) during a UCW event back in 2005. Both fighters are coming off losses and are looking for a win to stay in the 185-pound mix.

Bill O’Reilly and FoxNews friends bash MMA and its network TV presence (Video) Posted: 11 Apr 2008 09:13 AM CDT

UFCs Terry Martin boxing Ricardo Upchurch tonight in pro debut Posted: 11 Apr 2008 09:07 AM CDT Props: Chicago Sun-Times Quoteworthy: ''Boxing was my first love. I started in mixed martial arts after wrestling in college at Northern Illinois University. 'It was a logical progression, but I’ve always had boxing in the back of my mind to get back to. Now’s a good time to get back to boxing, my training and sparring have been very good and I have no problem making weight. At this point I’m more excited about boxing than I am in MMA. When I was growing up people said I looked like Mike Tyson, and that stuck with me. I was a street fighter as a kid. College wrestling and MMA really taught me discipline.'' – Terry Martin — who has been released from his contract with the UFC — will try his hand at professional boxing this evening (Friday, April 11) against Ricardo Upchurch in a cruiserweight bout (190 pounds) at the Odeum Sports and Expo Center in Villa Parm, Illinois. Martin is on a two-fight MMA skid, losing to Marvin Eastman and Chris Leben, respectively. He still plans to compete in mixed martial arts and apparently has a fight lined up on May 17 in Newcastle, England.

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