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| Benji Radach planning to appeal April 11 Strikeforce loss to Scott Smith Posted: 03 May 2009 01:39 AM PDT
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–Strikeforce middleweight banger Benji Radach plans to file an appeal over his knockout loss to Scott Smith at Strikeforce: "Shamrock vs. Diaz" back on April 11. Razor is citing referee Herb Dean for several mistakes during the bout, including a fence grab in the second round (that stymied a Radach guillotine) and an illegal punch to the back of Radach’s head to end the fight. “Hands of Steel” was getting schooled for three rounds before out of nowhere he dropped another magical right hand square on the button of "Razor" to put him down for the count. Is Radach crying over spilt mik? Or does he have a legitimate case against Dean and the stoppage? Check out a quick clip of the head shot after the jump.
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| BJ Penn video details new training regimen with Marv Marinovich Posted: 03 May 2009 12:52 AM PDT |
| Shark Fights 4 results and recap: Don Frye and Jesse Taylor victorious Posted: 03 May 2009 12:36 AM PDT
Regional MMA was on display yesterday (May 2) in the "South Plains" of West Texas when "Shark Fights 4," the fourth installment from the upstart organization based out of Amarillo, Texas, came together inside Lubbock's Citibank Coliseum. The event did not disappoint as the crowd got to witness eight of the nine fights end by T(KO) or submission. In the main event, Lubbock’s own Rex Richards and Darill Schoonover fought a frenetic back-and-forth fight with action taking place on the feet and on the ground. Richards attempted numerous submissions and landed some solid shots, but he couldn’t put away the scrappy Schoonover who ran his MMA record to a perfect 14-0. In the fourth round Schoonover found the opening he needed, landing a clean combination. The punches dropped a visibly tired Richards and Schoonover promptly followed his opponent to the ground where he finished the fight with some good ol’ ground and pound. “That was a hell of a fight,” Shoonover said in his post fight interview. “He was yelling at me, trying to intimidate me. So I yelled right back and said ‘lets do this.’ I feel like I won the first and second round, but in the third round he started kickin’ my butt. I really wanted to finish this fight and I knew he was tired. In the fourth round I caught him with the hook and then the right. He went down, I got on top of him and went crazy from there looking to finish the fight. I am the champion and this means a lot to me.” In the co-main event, Jesse Taylor wasted little time finishing off crowd favorite Eric Davilla. Taylor put on a textbook performance, forcing Davilla to give up his back within the first minute. Davilla made Taylor wait another minute before the inevitable rear naked choke was applied. Taylor looked to be in phenomenal shape and one has to think he’s just a fight or two away from getting called up by Strikeforce or back to the UFC. “I was actually surprised how fast I finished this fight. I threw the pressure on him right away and I don’t think he was ready for me to take him down,” said Taylor. “Textbook was the perfect way to describe the performance for me. I am just going to keep plugging away and I would love to fight for Strikeforce or the UFC when they have me. I would love to come back to Texas (even though they were hating on me) and fight for a Middleweight belt when they create one. Their belts are as good as the ones in the UFC.” In the fight that sent the crowd into a frenzy, Don Frye and Rich Moss engaged in a classic staredown. Moss got in Frye’s face, something Frye didn’t take too kindly to. The referee had to step in and make sure these two waited for the bell to sound. The fight started out with the two pressed up against the cage. An accidental low blow by Moss sent Frye to his knees before action resumed. The fight went back against the cage and then in a sudden burst of textbook judo, Rich Moss applied a perfect throw only to have Frye ready and waiting. Moss’s judo throw was countered perfectly, with Frye transitioning into a gift wrapped rear naked choke. After the fight was stopped, Moss and Frye exchanged more words only to have them hugging it out after Frye’s hand was raised in victory. When asked about the pre-fight machismo by Moss, Frye said, “Some jackass in Japan started that crap with me about 5 years ago and ever since then, everyone feels the need to put their nose against my nose. I am getting pretty tired of it and I might have to start punching people when it happens. As far as Moss, he is a great judo practitioner so I am going to be a man and fight him in a straight judo match next. I will put my pajamas on and meet him in a tournament somewhere.” In regards to his MMA future, Don said he would like to go back to Japan and fight for his fans over there. He quipped that he liked the look of the Shark Fights belt and may have to take it away from the young Schoonever. “I would love to come back to West Texas and fight again,” he continued. “The crowed showed me a lot of enthusiasm which was great to see. My energy was sky high.” In the other two main event fights, Cardella and Wallburger put on performances that made MMA look easy. They both secured submissions over their respective opponents with relative ease. Their futures look bright, with Wallburger winning Shark Fights Welterweight title. In jest, an enthusiastic Wallburger called out UFC Welterweight champion George St. Pierre. For Cardella, he informed us a return trip to the WEC lightweight division is likely in August of 2009. He went on to say he would love to continue to fight for Shark Fights and compete for a lightweight title once one is created. Overall the event was a success for Shark Fights. Given that it is the upstart organization’s fourth event, the future looks bright. Special guest appearences by WEC feathweright Leonard Garcia, WEC Lightweight Donalde Cerrone, UFC lightweight Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, Strikeforce Welterweight Joe Riggs and Affliction Heavyweight Paul Buentello went over very well with the crowd. Paul Buentello, who hails from Amarillo, told the crowd he planned on competing on a future Shark Fights card. Perhaps a heavyweight match between Don Frye and Paul Buentello would be something the fans could get excited about. While a success, the night was not perfect for Shark Fights. The event fell victim to technology problems with the Internet connection being spotty throughout. This caused issues for the PPV show which was streaming live on the Shark Fights website. While the problem does not fall squarely on the shoulders of Shark Fights (more on the Internet provider), it is still something Shark Fights will take responsibility for with the fans who purchased the event. Here are the official Results for Shark Fights 4: Main Card: Undercard: |
| Bellator V: Toby Imada video featuring inverted triangle choke on Jorge Masvidal Posted: 02 May 2009 11:43 PM PDT Props: Fightlinker.com |
| Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton open thread and discussion (Updated) Posted: 02 May 2009 11:58 AM PDT
Hey, it's not mixed martial arts, but it was a big fight. And we know there were a ton of readers here interested in last night's highly publicized showdown. So here's a thread for those interested to discuss all the action and provide their thoughts and analysis on the Jr. Welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. ***Update: Manny Pacquiao defeated Ricky Hatton via second round KO. Feel free to also discuss whatever MMA-related news and notes you have floating around in your grey matter. Since it’s an open thread, pretty much anything is fair game. Just remember to keep the mud slinging to a minimum. |
| UFC Quick Quote: Matt Hughes would ‘love to rematch’ Thiago Alves and GSP Posted: 02 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT
– Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes tells MMA Fanhouse that he would ‘love to rematch’ Thiago Alves or even 170-pound kingpin Georges St. Pierre sometime in the near future. First order of business is to dispatch Matt Serra at UFC 98 on May 23 but no question that farmer Hughes will be keeping a close eye on the events of July 11 when "Rush" takes on the “Pitbull.” Whether or not he’s doing that from the stands or from his retirement home all depends on the success of Matt Serra — or lack thereof. |
| Toby Imada submits Jorge Masvidal at Bellator V (Pic) Posted: 02 May 2009 08:07 AM PDT Worthy of its own post: Toby Imada’s come-from-behind, inverted triangle choke over Jorge Masvidal at Bellator V on May 1. Early candidate for submission of the year?
For our complete recap of Bellator V click here. |
| Sengoku ‘Eighth Battle’ results and quick recap Posted: 02 May 2009 07:33 AM PDT
World Victory Road presented their latest Sengoku event earlier this morning as ‘Eighth Battle,’ featuring the quarterfinals of their featherweight grand prix, went down at the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event got off to an unfortunate start when Maximo Blanco had his fight all but finished when he landed a right hook that would drop Mauri to floor, and with a prone opponent ready for the taking Blanco made the mistake of illegally viciously soccer kicking Mauri in the face leaving him out cold. Blanco was disqualified for his actions and Mauri was given the win. The bad luck would continue in the next bout when Stanislav Nedkov would land mutiple “accidental” knees to Travis Wiuff –halting the fight so Wiuff could recoup. Nedkov was handed a red card for his actions which equates to a point reduction. And then it would happen once again and Stanislav was handed a second red card and point deduction. With that looming, a decision wasn’t likely to go in his favor and he was able to drop Wiuff in the third and reign down some punishment on route to a TKO victory. He also seemed rather exhausted in his post fight speech which he needed to sit down for. Japanese judo gold medalist Makoto Takimoto got back to winning ways when he made short work of Brazilian muay thai stylist Michael Costa, finishing him off with a slick heel hook three minutes into the very first round. Takimoto stated that if he had lost the bout, he would have contemplated retirement, but won’t have to now that he earned the “W.” Featherweight King of Pancrase Marlon Sandro shockingly defeated Nick Denis at his own game (the stand up) by knocking “The Ninja of Love” out with a well placed uppercut and continued the punishment on the floor, forcing the referee to intervene and halt the bout only 19 seconds into the opening stanza. Masanori Kanehara was able to edge out a decision over “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in what was a compelling back and forth showdown. Judoka Michihiro Omigawa once again was able to pull off the upset just like he did in his previous bout against L.C. Davis at Sengoku 'Seventh Battle’ last March. This time Nam Phan would be his victim, in a fight that saw Omigawa land some nice takedowns and trips while controlling Phan on the ground. Phan was hurt and in trouble courtesy of some big blows from Omigawa and the referee stopped it mere seconds away from Phan being saved by the bell. A debatable stoppage but Omigawa was impressive throughout the fight none the less. And tournament favorite and promotion poster boy Hatsu Hioki advanced to the semifinal stages with a submission victory over formidable grappler Ronnie Mann. Here are the official results for Sengoku 'Eighth Battle’: Featherweight GP Quarterfinals: Non-tournament bouts: Preliminary Card: For fans in the North America you’ll be able to catch the replay of Sengoku “Eighth Battle” later tonight at 9:00pm ET on HDNet. |
| UFC vets Don Frye and Jesse Taylor headline ‘Shark Fights 4′ on May 2 Posted: 02 May 2009 07:22 AM PDT
Regional MMA will be on display tonight (May 2) in the "South Plains" of West Texas when "Shark Fights 4," the fourth installment from the upstart organization based out of Amarillo, Texas, comes together inside Lubbock's Citibank Coliseum. But don't let the word "regional" fool you. Shark Fights doesn't specialize in "high-school gymnasium" fight cards. Lights, cameras, the biggest cage in mixed martial arts, and lots of genuine MMA action are all part and parcel under the Shark Fights banner. The Texas based promotion has smartly partnered with Sports Action Network, a multimedia website that specializes in the coverage of combat sports to ensure the event gets streamed directly to hardcore MMA fans. What really set this event apart is that a portion of the proceeds from each PPV purchase will go directly to the Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit organization that funds medical care, research and education to improve the lives of sick and injured children. When I spoke with Jeff Larson, President of Shark Fight Promotions, he spoke with great passion about their organizational commitment to giving back to the community. A lot of people pay lip service to charitable organizations; Jeff Larson is the real deal. His personal connection to helping charitable organizations stems from the battles his wife underwent with both cancer and a brain tumor. They are both fighters and giving back has become a way of life for this MMA couple. “I love the connection between Shark Fights and Children's Miracle Network,” said Larson. “I’ve got cage fighters up in the cage banging away for their living and we also got these children that are in the cage of life and banging it out against a disease—a disease that they have no cure for.” “They’re in this cage of their disease, and they’re battling their way and trying to fight. What we want to do is bring those two together,” he continued. “There may not be a cure for cancer yet so Shark Fights is taking a bite out of cancer — one fight at a time.” MMA fans can purchase the fight card for only $9.95. "Shark Fight 4" will stream live on both Sports Action Network and the Shark Fights website. Consider the PPV purchase an investment in both the development of the sport at the regional level as well as a great way to let MMA give back to its community. And if that’s not enough, you will get to see a true legend of the sport back in action. In the main event, Don "The Predator" Frye will take on Judo-Pan American Champion Rich Moss. Also on the card will be Lubbock's own Texas Tech superstar and NFL crossover Rex Richards. Rex previously fought current UFC Heavyweight Shane Carwin and tonight will face MMA standout Darrell Schoonover for the Texas Heavyweight Title. Jesse Taylor, the infamous TUF 7 finalist, will be in action against Shark Fights very own Eric Davilla. Eric has fought such fighters as Matt Hughes, Benji Radach and Richie Hightower. Here is the complete lineup for Shark Fights 4:
If you are a fan of MMA and the people who are passionate about developing the sport, be sure to check out all the action tonight (May 2) at Lubbock's Citibank Coliseum or check it out live Online. |
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