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MCC 16 Event Results, Photos
MCC 16 - No Guts, No Glory
9/12/08 - Using his signature triangle choke, TJ “The Spider” O’Brien forced current champ Josh “Jigsaw” Atwell to tapout in first round action at MCC 16 No Guts, No Glory at Bucs Arena last Saturday. O’Brien pulled off some high level jiu jitsu, transitioning from mount, to arm bar, to triangle, leaving nowhere for Atwell to escape. Congrats to the new MCC Featherweight champion!
Thanks to everyone at Midwest Cage Championship for another great night of fights in Des Moines! Other fight results and photos below (winners in bold):
- TJ O’Brien vs Josh Atwell
- Joe Ellenberger vs Alex Harper
- Jake Pudenz vs Brian Green
- Rakeem Hedrington vs Cole Jennett
- Colby Karaidos vs Matt Cook
- Nick Walker vs Will Shutt
- Travis Tovrea vs Jeff Carstens
- Fernando Sheeler vs Richard White
- Anthony Tallman vs Nate Williams
- Kenny Ford vs Shadoe Speaker
MCC 16 Weigh In Photos
MCC 16 Event Photos
St. Pierre Dominates Fitch at UFC 87
Georges “Rush” St. Pierre defends championship belt
I just finished watching the UFC 87 PPV and the fights were just as impressive as the first time I saw them, which was live at UFC 87. I had a chance to attend my first UFC event and spent the first 6 fights watching from the front row (Matt Serra’s seat) and row 4 (my seat) for the other fights.
It was truly impressive to see GSP in person, as he looked like a mini-hulk. But watching him dominate Jon Fitch for 25 minutes was even more impressive, especially being able to take down and control Fitch pretty much as he wanted.
Brock Lesnar notched his first UFC win as he dominated Heath Herring for their entire 3 round fight. Lesnar charged out of the gate with a flying knee that missed, but seconds later caught Herring with a laser right to the face, knocking Heath to his back. Herring would have no answers and Brock gave the hometown fans something to cheer about, after another Minneapolis resident Roger Huerta was defeated by Kenny Florian, in what was another great fight.
I’ll be posting my pictures from UFC 87 later today, take care and check out all the news on UFC 87.
WEC Live on Versus 8/3
Condit, Varner retain belts, Stann leaves empty handed
Three WEC champions fought on Sunday night but only two left with their belts. Jamie Varner was the most dominant of the three champions, needing only 2:08 to TKO Marcus Hicks in the first round. Carlos Condit won by TKO in round 4 after a great back and forth fight with Hiromitsu Miura to retain his welterweight belt. Iraq War veteran Brian Stann lost for the first time as 21 year old Steve Cantwell redeemed a previous loss to Stann this year and came away with the Light Heavyweight championship belt.
WEC Event Results (winner in BOLD)
- Carlos Condit Vs. Hiromitsu Miura
- Brian Stann Vs. Steve Cantwell
- Jamie Varner Vs. Marcus Hicks
- Brian Bowles Vs. Damacio Page
- Micah Miller Vs. Josh Grispi
- Brock Larson Vs. Carlo Prater
- Blas Avena Vs. Dave Terrel
- Shane Roller Vs. Todd Moore
- Mike Budnik Vs. Greg McIntyre
- Scott Jorgensen Vs. Kenji Osawa
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Teager defeats Bird at MCC 15
Bryce Teager Takes Home Light Weight Championship Belt
MCC 15 Event Results - winner in bold
- Bryce Teager vs Paul Bird (Guillotine Choke RD2)
- Zak Cummings vs Danny Anderson (Unanamous Decision RD3)
- Jesse Swanson vs Matt Cook (TKO Ref Stoppage Strikes 0:25 RD1)
- Rakeem Hedrington vs Josh Christenson (TKO Ref Stoppage Strikes 2:08 RD1)
- Chris Perez vs TJ O’Brien (Triangle 1:13 RD1)
- Dustin DiPrizio vs Ronnie Britt (Triangle 2:57 RD1)
- Heath Johnson vs Jesse Lund (Rear Naked Choke 1:15 RD2)
- Brad Thompson vs Colby Karaidos (KO 4:52 RD1)
- Zach Ewing vs Travis Tovrea (KO 2:51 RD1)
- Steve Visser vs Nate Williams (unanamous decision RD3)
MCC 15 photos will be available Wednesday.
Lawler KO’s Smith at EliteXC
Robbie Lawler Validates EliteXC Middle Weight Belt
After their first fight at EliteXC’s May 31st event ended when Robbie Lawler accidentally poked Scott Smith in the eye, the rematch ended again with Lawler walking away with championship belt. But this time, Lawler put Smith away after seeing his own blood and realizing he could be in trouble.
The EliteXC middle weight champ immediately turned the tide on Smith using the clinch to launch a series of knees to the body, which caused Smith to fall in pain, and soon after be finished by Lawler with a second-round TKO.
“The thing is, I got cut and I knew I had to step it up and not give the ref any time to stop it,” Lawler said post fight. “If there was a lull in the action, he (Herb Dean) might have looked at it, so I had to keep the pace up and keep moving forward.”
- Lawler TKOs Smith, EliteXC crowns two champions in Stockton (CBS)
- EliteXC 2 - Post Fight Video Interviews (Sherdog)
- Lawler KO’s Smith in EliteXC title rematch (NBS)
- Business settled: Lawler rocks Smith to defend middleweight title (ESPN)
- EliteXC-CBS Ratings Down 43 Percent (Sherdog)
Affliction: Banned
Fedor Emelianenko pwns Tim Sylvia
Over the weekend I watched the Affliction: Banned pay-per-view. I was originally planning on attending this event and had found some cheap Affliction tickets to buy, but had to settle for my living room this time. Affliction says this event was put together after the UFC banned all Affliction brand clothing from their events. Common sense says different.
I’ll get into that, but first I wanted to say that I came away impressed with the Affliction Banned show and feel it has a real chance to finally bring some needed competition to the UFC. I have nothing against the UFC’s dominant market share in the fastest growing sport in the world, but real competition will bring better fights, better events and will be best for the customers (that’s you and I).
Affliction, an apparel company first, says they put together their first MMA promotion only after they were banned from sponsoring any UFC fighters. This really makes no sense to me. What does maks sense? The UFC banned Affliction clothing only after getting wind of Affliction’s desire to setup their own MMA event. Or maybe it was because Joe Rogan said “if I see one more Affliction t-shirt I’m gonna puke!” on a previous UFC event ppv broadcast. Rogan’s a baaaad man!
- Affliction Banned by The UFC (Allegedly)
- Fight Biz: UFC forced Affliction’s jump from clothing company to fight promoter
It appears the UFC may also see Affliction as real competition, as they set up a free Spike TV UFC event, featuring who they say is the greatest pound for pound fighter on the planet, Anderson “The Spider” Silva. At the same time Affliction was airing their debut mma pay-per-view featuring who they say is the greatest pound for pound fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko.
Coincidence? I think not.
Inside MMA talks Fedor, Affliction Card, and Marketing
With the popularity of Affliction Clothing and their relationships with established fighters, announcers and celebrities, having Donald Trump as a backer and a possible tv deal with FOX, Affliction may be a force to reckon with in the world of Mixed Martial Arts.
Only time will tell.
Review of Affliction Banned
from DonnieHotTub
UFC 86 Event Results
Forrest Griffin defeats Rampage Jackson at UFC 86
Just over three years ago Forrest Griffin was sleeping on a friends couch and didn’t have medical insurance, although he made a living as a fighter. Now, he is the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion after claiming a unanimous five round decision over Quintin “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 86.
In front of a sold out Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV, Griffin overcame a shaky first round by exploding in the opening moments of the second round with two leg kicks that connected to Jackson’s left knee and thigh respectively. Jackson buckled and Forrest pounced, taking down, mounting and ground and pounding Rampage for most of round 2.
The next three rounds were pretty close, but Forrest pressed the action and outpointed the former champion for the victory. Rampage, always the class act, said after the fight, “He whupped my ass! Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. He deserves it.”
Other UFC 86 fight results - winners in bold:
- Forrest Griffin vs Rampage Jackson (Unanimous Decison R5)
- Patrick Kote vs Ricardo Almeida (Split Decision R3)
- Gleison Tibau vs Joe Stevenson (Submission - Guillotine Choke R2)
- Josh Koscheck vs Chris Lytle (Unanimous Decision R3)
- Marcus Aurelio vs Tyson Griffin (Unanimous Decision R3)
Click to access the complete UFC 86 fight card results.
MCC14 Event Results
Midwest Cage Championship 14: Fight Results
MCC Middleweight Title Fight
Joe Vedepo (9-0) defeats Brian Green (17-8) to become the new MCC middleweight champion.
MCC Welterweight Title Fight
Bobby Voelker (18-4) defeats Ryan Braun (7-4) to retain the MCC welterweight championship.
Other fight results (winners in bold):
- Alex Harper vs Jeff Carstens
- Matt Scaggs vs Mike Van Meer
- Steve Lawrence vs Jake Brown
- Bryant Reynolds vs Thad England
- Richard White vs Fernando Sheeler
- Chris Perez vs Tony Hoadley
- Colby Karaidos vs Ryan Langmaid
- Chad Zurfluh vs Josh Henry
- Joe Mathers vs John Followill
Look for MCC 14 photos and video later today and tomorrow.
UFC 85 Event Results
Thiago Alves defeats Matt Hughes at UFC 85 Bedlam
After Thiago “Pitbull” Alves weighed in at 174 lbs, failing to make the 170 lb limit, Matt Hughes said it didn’t matter and the fight would continue on as planned. So Alves, who looked to be a good 10 lbs heavier than Hughes at fight time, used devastating knees in the 2nd round to stop Matt and claim the victory.
Alves begged Dana White for a title fight, but failing to make weight didn’t gain any points with White. If you know Dana, his biggest piss-point is a guy who doesn’t make weight. We’ll monitor the situation as it plays out.
Event results for UFC 85 (winners in bold):
- Thiago Alves vs Matt Hughes
- Michael Bisping vs Jason Day
- Marcus Davis vs Mike Swick
- Thales Leites vs Nate Marquardt
- Brandon Vera vs Fabricio Werdum
- Martin Kampmann vs Jorge Rivera
- Matt Wiman vs Thiago Tavares
Click to view fight breakdowns and entire UFC 85 event results
WEC Faber vs Pulver Event Results
World Extreme Cagefighting MMA Fight Results
What a great night of fights for the WEC. Urijah Faber and Miguel Torres successfully defended their WEC title belts in two of the most exciting fights in recent memory. Winners in bold.
- Jens Pulver vs. Urijah Faber
- Yoshiro Maeda vs. Miguel Angel Torres
- Chuck Grigsby vs. Mark Munoz
- Kenneth Alexander vs. Rob McCullough
I put my money on my fellow Iowa boy Jens Pulver and he gave Urijah a great fight. Urijah definitely won the fight and is a true champion. That being said, I’d like to know what the judge that scored the bout 50-44 was thinking. I mean, come-on. I know it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, but which round did Pulver do nothing? And on top of that, all of Fabers illegal blows should have counted negatively in some way, but I guess the ref needs to call the fouls which included:
- 1 eye poke (stopped fight for 15 sec)
- 2 groin kicks (stopped fight on 1 groin kick for 30 sec)
- 2 elbows to the throat (not called)
- 5-7 punches to the back of the head and neck (not called)
I’m definitely looking forward to watching the tape of this fight. I may be sour because my guy lost, but I can’t stand it when illegal blows are not called. Not only does it hurt the integrity and credibility of the game, but it’s dangerous for the fighters.
Again congrats to the champs Faber and Torres and see ya next weekend when I bet on UFC 85. I’ll have to reload my bank roll and get some mma betting advice from the pros as I’m now 1-3 in my mma betting career. All 3 losses were bets on underdogs. Very interesting. That may be some data I need to look at further.
MCC 13 - Event Results and Photos
Midwest Cage Championship 13 Contenders results and photos:
- Richard Blake v Rakeem Hedrington - Hedrington Unanimous Judges Decision
- Chad Zurfuh v Alex Harper - Harper Rd 2 (1:08) Triangle Choke
- Jacob Ritchie v Will Shutt - Shutt Rd 1 (1:08) Strikes
- Nick Walker v TJ O’Brien - O’Brien Rd 1 (2:03) Triangle Choke
- Chuck Rainey v Ronnie Britt - Britt Rd 2 (4:07) Guillotine
- Doug Onstot v Josh Christenson - Christenson Rd 1 (2:39) Dr. stoppage
- Jake Brown v Paul Bird - Bird Rd 1 (3:40) Arm bar
- Michael Johnson v Ted Worthington - Worthington Rd 3 (1:29) Triangle Choke
- TJ O’Brien v Will Shutt - O’Brien Rd 1 (:50) Triangle Choke
- Zak Cummings v Victor Moreno - Cummings Rd 2 (2:19) Keylock
