KILLER FINISHES: TATE WRIGHT’S GOGOPLATA
November 30, 2010 by Matt
Tate Wright vs. Rolin Phillips at the Tri-State Select II event in Lincoln, Nebraska this past August. Check out how Wright pulls off the Gogoplata.
PHIL DAVIS GETS 36 STITCHES FOR UFC GASH
November 27, 2010 by Matt
Check out these photos from Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis and his shin after his UFC 123 fight with Tim Boetsch.
Turns out that neither Davis nor the medical team caught it right after his fight. Davis talked with MMA Weekly about it.
“This is how bad it didn’t hurt… it didn’t hurt at all. You walk off the stage, and the doctor’s like, ‘does anything hurt?’ I’m like, ‘no bro, I feel awesome, I just won.’ Then you go into the back and the doctor’s ask again like, ‘is anything hurt?’ They sit you down; they’re checking you out. I missed it, the UFC doctors missed it, and we saw a little blood trickling, but neither I nor the doctor had any idea it was as bad as it was.”
“Mr. Wonderful” ran his record to 7-0 with his amazing one-armed submission of Boetsch. For his next bout, I think a good matchup would be Davis vs. Matt Hamill, or maybe even Karlos Vemola. What’s that you say? Tito Ortiz? Hmmm…
RUCKUS IV RESULTS
November 25, 2010 by Matt
Results from Ruckus IV in Addison on November 24, 2010.
Tyrone Deal vs. Rob Sandoval
The first amateur bout of the night got the event off to a quick start. Deal was doing work with strikes, attacking Sandoval and stalking him across the cage. But then Sandoval got the fight to the ground, and that’s where it stayed. He looked for subs all the while pounding on Deal. Eventually he got the mount and threw bombs until the ref stepped in to end it. Rob Sandoval TKO-Strikes/Ref. Stoppage at 2:29 of round 1.
Bob Ritchie vs. Ro Herrera
Two big heavyweights were up next. Herrera came out with conviction in his plan — throw all kinds of strikes and throw a lot of them. He connected with some loud right hands and kicks that landed square on Ritchie’s face. Ritchie just kept coming until the end of the round when it looked like he had enough. He actually turned away from Herrera, walked to the other side of the cage and covered up, seemingly a clear sign to stop the fight. But the ref let the action continue and Ritchie survived the round. Round 2 began and Herrera began his onslaught again. Ritchie dropped his mouthpiece again and that’s when the ref stopped in and stopped it. Very odd stoppage that should have been done in the first round. Ro Herrera TKO-Ref Stoppage Round 2.
Pj Cajigas vs. Inkidto Shamoon
Top Notch’s PJ Cajigas has been very active of late, fighting in DeKalb at APFC and then in October at Chicago Cagefighting Championship. This was his 3rd fight in just over 50 days. Cajigas pushed the action early in the first and caught Shamoon with some solid strikes. Shamoon returned them in kind. Then Cajigas shot in on Shamoon and secured the takedown, but Shamoon grabbed his neck and quickly locked in a very tight guillotine. Cajigas had to tap. Inkidto Shamoon wins via Submission – Guillotine at 2:30 of Round 1.
Chase Beebe vs. Josh Kasee
The first fight of the pro card featured the biggest name at the event. Beebe wasted little time taking Kasee down and treating him to a barrage of ground and pound that seemed to last for an eternity. The fight did make it back to standup, but just briefly. Beebe locked in a standing guillotine, dropped to the ground and Kasee tapped. Chase Beebe wins via Submission – Guillotine at 4:56 of Round 1.
Jake Murphy vs. Jeremy Czarnecki
This fight was on the ground for almost the entirety of the match. In the first, Czarnecki did catch a rear naked choke, but Murphy was able to survive. The next 2 rounds were all Murphy, repeatedly taking Czarnecki to the ground and scoring points. Jake Murphy wins via Unanimous Decision.
Romon Barber vs. Mike Santiago
Barber was a late addition to the card, and he fights out of Matt Hughes’ Hit Squad camp. Santiago overpowered him from the bell. Santiago got the crowd out of their seats with a highlight reel slam that thundered throughout the venue. From there he dominated with efficient ground and pound until it was stopped late in the first. Mike Santiago wins by TKO-Ref Stoppage at 4:01 of Round 1.
Bill Hill vs. Joe Bunch
Bill Hill is a venerable, durable fighter who has fought in the area for a long time. But this night belonged to Joe Bunch. Bunch had Hill on his back for all 3 rounds, and Hill had no answers with a passive guard. He didn’t seem to work hard enough to get back to his feet, or Bunch is that dominant on the ground. Hill is usually the one doing the bullying in the cage, but tonight he was the victim. Joe Bunch wins via Unanimous Decision.
Carson Beebe vs. Randy Fuentes
The main event of the night pitted Gilbert Grappling’s Carson Beebe against The Hit Squad’s Randy Fuentes. Much like his older brother Chase, Carson worked quickly to get the fight to the ground in round 1 to unleash some ground and pound. In round 2, Beebe was up for more of the same, but this time Fuentes latched onto an arm and caught a very tight arm bar. You could see it in Beebe’s shoulder that it was locked in. But Beebe escaped and resumed with his GnP attack. Fuentes proved game in round 3, looking for subs, but Beebe was just too much for him on the ground. The judges all scored it 30-27. Carson Beebe wins via Unanimous Decision.
MMA WAREHOUSE BLACK FRIDAY SALE
November 24, 2010 by Matt
MMA Warehouse Black Friday sale is amazing. Here’s a look at some of the offerings.
RAY FLORES INTERVIEWS UFC CHAMPION JOSE ALDO
November 24, 2010 by Matt
MMA broadcaster/cage announcer Ray Flores caught up with new UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo to discuss the UFC/WEC merger and his upcoming fight against Josh Grispi at UFC 125. Unfortunately for fight fans, Aldo has had to withdraw from that bout due to compacted vertebrae, which was causing some tingling in his arms, according to Heavy.com.
RUCKUS IV: SPEND WEDNESDAY WITH THE BEEBES
Wednesday night at Venuti’s in Addison, both Carson and Chase Beebe will be fighting on the Ruckus IV card.
Chase Beebe will be fighting Wisconsin’s Josh Kasee, who is coming off a big win at the Combat USA Wisconsin State Finals in September. Chase is coming off a very impressive performance against Jared McMahan at Chicago Cagefighting Championship in October, and has won 3 straight since his loss to Yoshiro Maeda at Dream 12 last year. He is also the Ruckus Bantamweight Champion.
Carson Beebe will be taking on Randy Fuentes, looking to improve on his perfect professional record of 5-0. Carson has already fought twice in Ruckus, beating Gustavo Rodriguez at Ruckus III and Nate Williams at Ruckus II.
Chase Beebe vs. Josh Kasee
Carson Beebe vs. Randy Fuentes
Eric Kriegermeier vs. Mike Santiago
Robert Menigoz vs. Giovanni Moljo
Jake Murphy vs. Jordan Hinman
Amateur Bouts:
Johnny Odisho vs. TBD
Hoyt Grossman vs. Rob Johnson
Inkidto Shamoon vs. Dave Harris
PJ Cajigas vs. Eric Jackson
Get tickets at Ruckus Entertainment
G2 FIGHT NIGHT: BLACK WEDNESDAY
Plenty of live MMA action to take in on Wednesday night around Chicagoland. First up, a look at G2 Fight Night: Black Wednesday. Weigh-ins are tonight at 6pm at the Tinley Park Convention Center located just north of I-80 off of Harlem Ave. Here’s a pic of their new walk-out set-up — pretty cool.
And here’s a highlight video from past events.
And here’s the card for the event. Get your tix at g2fightnight.com
RVCA BJ PENN UFC 123 JUST SCRAP WALKOUT TEE
November 22, 2010 by Matt
RVCA BJ Penn UFC 123 Just Scrap Walkout Tee is available via pre-sale from MMA Warehouse. Ships on or around December 7th, 2010.
AMERICAN PREDATOR FC: AFTERSHOCK RESULTS
November 21, 2010 by Matt
Results from American Predator Fighting Championship’s “Aftershock” event on Saturday, November 20th in Lemont, Illinois.
1) James Barber vs Nick Boulhanis- Boulhanis wins 26 seconds into the first round by KO via head kick. Boulhanis was awarded “Knockout of the Night”.
2) Demi Chapman vs Elizabeth Roig- Roig wins 1:06 into first round by tapout from Rear Naked Choke. Roig was awarded “Submission of the Night”.
3) William Peterson vs Jakub Mirecki- Mirecki wins 1:05 into first round by tapout via guillotine.
4) Terry Benson vs Christine Sarricola- Sarricola wins 2:20 into Round 3 by TKO (Referee Stoppage due to Ground n Pound)
5) Otis Brumfield vs Stefan Ivanof- Brumfield wins via Split Decision
6) Correy Barriero vs Charles Masney- Barriero wins via Split Decision
7) Victor Johnson vs Arnoldas Kozys- Arnoldas wins 2:25 into Round 2 – TKO – Referee Stoppage due to Ground n Pound. This match was awarded “Fight of the Night” honors.
8- Nick Jessen vs Jeff LaVallee- LaVallee wins via unanimous decision.
9) Maurice Jackson vs Egidijus Lialko- Lialko wins 10 seconds into round 1 with a KO via knee to the head. Also awarded “Knockout of the Night”
Special thanks to Jason “The Centurion” Belyew for this report. Belyew was originally slated to fight a rematch with Sebastion Antosiewicz, but Belyew suffered a rib injury late in his camp and was forced to withdraw. Hopefully we’ll get to see those two fighters battle sometime in the near future.
MIKE LULLO LOSES UFC DEBUT
Midwest Training Center fighter Mike Lullo made his UFC debut Saturday night in Detroit against Edson Barbosa, but came out on the losing end after the fight was stopped just moments into round 3.
After Lullo was slammed in round one, he pulled guard on Barbosa into what Joe Rogan and 10th Planet devotees like to call “Mission Control”. From there Lullo worked for a gogoplata for about 2 minutes. He almost had it but could not bring his right leg over the left arm of Barbosa. Barbosa was able to escape.
Barbosa repeatedly landed thunderous leg kicks to Lullo’s lead leg, and when Lullo pulled guard again you could see the redness and swelling caused by them. He again worked for a gogoplata but was unable to secure it. Barbosa landed more leg kicks and you could tell they were really affecting Lullo.
Before round 3 Alex Trujillo told Lullo that they were down 2 rounds and he needed to focus. Rogan made a bit of a snide comment, saying that Lullo needs specific technique instruction to counter the leg kicks, not “there’s 5 minutes left, don’t lose”. But we did not get to hear the rest of what Trujillo was relaying to Lullo, so I thought that was a bit unfair.
Lullo ate some more leg kicks and was having trouble getting up after them. Eventually the fight was stopped because of this early in round 3. Lullo was giving up some size and length to Barbosa, but he showed the world just how tough and game he was throughout the match.
