tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63893965418579826922024-03-14T00:21:11.120-07:00The Fight ClubThe Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-74887939187206475212011-03-06T16:26:00.000-08:002011-03-06T16:38:56.790-08:00Tim Kennedy wants to prove he is the number one contender<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguulW778UZVwnajn8gkdMVCtEEkLLXQLgvXI5BsgMNSPz4aAh2u1sdloFKjYgWAsiPBAqlyd2EnYcBy2VlGdVCdDs6R2MblP4_rpbU2RQLoDU-lCwepiQSlzfO-vBWv75jwPAzBWP8zw5c/s1600/005_Tim_Kennedy_vs_Melvin_Manhoef.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 113px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581130722149857106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguulW778UZVwnajn8gkdMVCtEEkLLXQLgvXI5BsgMNSPz4aAh2u1sdloFKjYgWAsiPBAqlyd2EnYcBy2VlGdVCdDs6R2MblP4_rpbU2RQLoDU-lCwepiQSlzfO-vBWv75jwPAzBWP8zw5c/s320/005_Tim_Kennedy_vs_Melvin_Manhoef.jpg" /></a><br /><div>When you have a chance to fight a world championship and come up on the short end of it, you always have that bitter taste in your mouth, but not Strikeforce middleweight Tim Kennedy. Kennedy defeated Melvin Manhoef via submission at last night's at Strikeforce: Hendo vs Feijao event.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Kennedy who faced current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in August at the Strikeforce event in Houston and lost a very close decision says he is in no rush to fight for the title immediately and will fight the previous title challenger in Robbie Lawler.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Kennedy says, " Let me prove I'm the number one contender by fighting the number two guy in the entire world".</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Strikeforce has a card in his home state of Texas on June 18th in Dallas and the card isn't finalized, so maybe we see that bout happen at that time.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can listen to the entire backstage interview with Tim Kennedy at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a></div>The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-52542759017552140182011-03-06T15:53:00.000-08:002011-03-06T16:11:55.917-08:00Jorge Gurgel says his wife is the champion of the familyJorge Gurgel who upped his record to 14-7 by defeating Billy Vaughan last night via submission (RNC) in 44 seconds at Strikeforce: Hendo vs Feijao, but he was more happy that his wife won her fight last night as well.<br /><br />If you don't know who his wife, it is Bellator 115 lb Women's champion Zoila Frausto who defeated Karina Hallinana in a non-title bout.<br /><br />Gurgel and Fruasto who had just married recently, but he was glowing when talking about her as they had both trained together before Zoila went off to California for final preparations.<br /><br />Gurgel said, " I knew she was not going to lose and made my night complete when I found out that she won".<br /><br />So, who is the better fighter in family?<br /><br />"Zoila is the true champion of the family".<br /><br />To listen to the backstage interview Jorge Gurgel, visit <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-62617285826902571962011-03-05T22:29:00.000-08:002011-03-05T22:54:15.541-08:00Strikeforce: Henderson vs Feijao Post-fight Press Conference NotesPost-Fight Press Conference Notes<br /><br /><br />Scott Coker was a no-show at the post-fight press conference due to a continued according to Strikeforce officials.<br /><br />The crowd announced by Strikeforce was 7,125 at the Nationwide Arena.<br /><br />Jorge Gurgel said, "felt like it was an insult to be on the prelims but was glad to do in front of his hometown and his students and it is a one time thing".<br /><br />Jorge Masvidal said he will fight at either 155 or 170 and doesn't care who he fights next, but would prefer KJ Noons.<br /><br />Tim Kennedy said it he would like to fight Mayhem Miller or Robbie Lawler next, but was leaning towards Lawler as Kennedy thinks he's the number one middleweight in Strikeforce behind Jacare.<br /><br />Liz Carmouche said she felt like she had Coenen in the 2nd but is a great champion and was glad to pass her finals while training for the fight.<br /><br />Rafael Feijao said that he felt ok and will bounce back and learned a lot from this fight.<br /><br />Dan Henderson said that 205 is his home and looks forward to the challenges that Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Division has a couple intriguing possibilities and looks forward to whoever Strikeforce puts in front of him.The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-27520874638230822782011-03-05T18:55:00.001-08:002011-03-05T22:24:34.140-08:00Strikeforce: Hendo vs Feijao Main card1) Jorge Masvidal vs Billy Evangelista<br /><br />Round 1- Masvidal forcing the issue with some kicks and jabs to open the fight. Evangelista throwing a lot right jabs to begin the fight. Takedown by Masvidal but Evangelista able to pop up. Evangelista has Masvidal in the clinch and both fighters now in the middle of the cage. Takedown by Evangelista but Masvidal has him in a guillotine as Masvidal pushes himself up. With Evangelista throwing knees with Masvidal trying get hooks amd gets the fight back in the middle. Exchange of kicks by both guys as. the round ends Masvidal had a guillotine with a Muay-Thai knee to end the round. Round 1 to Evangelista with the takedown and more active<br /><br />Round 2- Both guys exchange jabs to begin the roound and then exchange kicks. Masvidal gets Evangelista in the clinch with a couple knees. Evangleista tries to throw a kick by blocked by Masvidal and takes down Evagelista and short scramble and Evangelista gets back to his feet. Sprawl by Masvidal stuffs Evangelista's takedown attempt. Masvidal starting to control the tempo with his jabs. Masvidal takes down Evangelista but Evangelista gets right up. Masvidal with another takedown with Evanglista gets right back up. Masvidal really controlling the pace of the round with cage control as the round ends. Round 2 10-9 to Masvidal<br /><br />Round 3- Round begins a combination by Evangelista. Masvidal throwing jabs and using good movement with his jab. Overhand right by masvidal staggers Evangelista but doesn't capitalize. Attempted takedown by Masvidal is denied and both fighters back standing as the crowd is booing. Masvidal controlling the fight with his jab. Evangelista sensing urgency starts throwing right hooks and knee attempts and both fighters ended in the clinch to end the fight.<br />Round 3 to Masvidal as I have the fight 29-28 Masvidal. The judges score it 30-27 Jorge Masvidal<br /><br />2) Tim Kennedy vs Melvin Manhoef<br /><br />Round 1- Manhoef was starting to strike early and was stuffing Kennedey's takedowns early but it was too much for Manhoef as he eventually tapped out.<br /><br />Winner- Tim Kennedy def Melvin Manhoef via submission (RNC) 3:41 of Round 2<br /><br />3) Marloes Coenen vs Liz Carmouche<br /><br />Round 1- The round was basically all standing Coenen did dominate with the standup as she won the round 10-9<br /><br />Round 2- Both fighters echanged some standup early in the round as then carmouche took Coenen down for the remainder of the round with good ground control and punches. 10-9 Carmouche<br /><br />Round 3- Fighters exchanged a little bit with Carmouche in the clinch and Coenen reversed but really didnt do anything with it. Carmouche then takes Coenen down and landing punches to the side of the head and Coenen keeps trying to put her legs up for a triangle to no avail. Hammerfists by Carmouche as all Coenen can do is try to block the shots. 10-9 Carmouche<br /><br />Round 4- Coenen starts with round with an inside leg kick and then takes down Carmouche as Carmouche tries a triangle. Coenen lets Carmouche up. Carmouche then takes down Coenen a minute into the 4th and as Carmouche left her arm open, Coenen locks in a triangle choke as Carmouche taps out.<br /><br />Winner- Marloes Coenen def Liz Carmouche via submission (triangle choke) 1:29 of Round 4 to retain Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Title<br /><br />4) Dan Henderson vs Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante<br /><br />Round 1- Feijao starts the fight an overhand right to begin the fight knockdown Henderson as Feijao comes at Henderson and he flips over. The rest of the round the fighters lay and prayed on him for the rest of the round. 10-9 Feijao<br /><br />Round 2- Round begins with both fighters standing in the pockets as henderson hits feijao with an overhand right and then moments later Feijao goes for the takedown but Henderson stuffs and Henderson gets a takedown of his own. Henderson is jaust laying on Feijao with the crowed booing and the referee finally stands them up. Superman punch and a combination by Henderson as he presses Feijao against the cage and scores a takedown to end the round. 10-9 Henderson<br /><br />Round 3- Vicious right outside leg kick by feijao to begin the round. As both guys were gauging what to do, Henderson lands an overhand right that floors Feijao who falls flat on his face and a couple punches by Henderson and the referee halts the fight.<br /><br />Winner- Dan Henderson def Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante via KO (0:50) in Round 3 to win the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight TitleThe Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-6207372555360070292011-03-05T16:38:00.000-08:002011-03-05T18:45:39.405-08:00Strikeforce Prelims1) JP Felty vs John Kuhner<br /><br /><br /><br />Round 1- Both fights looked very tentative to begin the opening stanza as bth guys were very tentative throughout the whole round and lay and prayed by Felty. Give felty the 1st, 10-9<br /><br /><br /><br />Round 2- Kuhner opens the round with a tajedown and locks in a RNC but Felty gets in a fiull mount and ground and pounds Felty and Felty kept giving up his back and Kuhner is pounding him mercifally with punches and with 1:47 Kuhner attempted anohter RNC and only to transition into a full mount. Kuhner then gives up his back and locked in a triangle choke and Felty tapped out.<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner- John Kuhner def JP Felty via submission (traingle choke) 4:31 in Round 2<br /><br /><br /><br />2) Marc Cofer vs Mitch Whitesel<br /><br /><br /><br />Round 1- Whitesel starts off with a couple jabs and left inside leg kicks and Cofer pushes Whitesel into the cage and after about 30 seconds in the clinch they are in the middle of the cage. Cofer forces Whitesel into the cage as Whitesel does a heel-trip takedown snd the Cofer gets on both knees as Whitesel locks in a front guillotine as Cofer taps out.<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner- Mitch Whitesel def Marc Cofer via submission ( gulliotine choke) 3:55 of Round 1<br /><br /><br /><br />3) Brian Rodgers vs Ian Rammel<br /><br /><br /><br />Round 1- Straight right hand by Rodgers staggers Rammel and another straight right hand by Rodgers and a couple knees knocks down Rammel. Rammel throws a right inside leg kick and Rodgers floors him with an overhand right to knock down Rammel but lets Rammel up. Lots of circling by both fighters as Rammel hit Rodgers with a clean right. Then a left hook knocks down Rammel and Rodgers ground and pounds him and then threw some hammer fights and the referee finally calls an end to the bout.<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner- Brian Rodgers def Ian Rammel via TKO (punches) 4:23 of Round 1<br /><br /><br /><br />4) Jason Riley vs Jason Freeman<br /><br /><br /><br />Round 1- Both fighters open up the bout each with leg kicks. Combination by Freeman staggers Riley who then threw an overhand right to knock down Freeman and Freeman gets back and hits Riley and Freeman knocks down Riley and starts landing a flurry of hammerfists and the referee halts the bout<br /><br />Winner- Jason freeman def Jason Riley via TKO (punches) 1:52 of Round 1<br /><br />5) Jorge Gurgel vs Billy Vaughan<br /><br />Round 1- Attempted leg kick by Gurgel caught by Vaughan but Gurgel locks in a guillotine and then tightens the grip and drops to the ground to secure the submission victory as Vaughan taps out.<br /><br />Winner- Jorge Gurgel def Billy Vaughan via submission (guillotine choke) 0:44 of Round 1<br /><br />6) Roger Bowling vs Josh Thornburg coming up next<br /><br />Round 1- Bowling has dominated the whole round his strikeing and somehow Thornburg has been surviving and with 0:35 left Bowling attempted a guillotine choke and Thornburg survived the round.<br /><br />Round 1 - 10-8 Bowling<br /><br />Round 2- Bowling begins the round with a takedown and trying to work his guard and trying for d'arce choke but unsuccessful. Thronburg is able to momentarily get it into a closed guard and can see blood coming down from Thornburg's forehead. The referee stands them up with about 1:25 left. They exchange shots, but Thronburg's have a little impact as Bowling is starting to get tired. Heel-trip takedown by Thronburg is then reversed by Bowling as Thronburg has a closed guard to end the round. Give round 2 to Bowling 10-9<br /><br />Round 3- Exchange of kicks by both fighters to open the final round. A takedown by Thronburg with another reversal by Bowling as he has side control as he tries to transition into full guard but Thornburg has him in a closed guard. Bowling was able to get it back side control but Thornburg got it back the closed guard. lack of action by both fighters as the crowd gets restless and starts booing but the referee stands them up. Bowling throws a left high kick and Bowling takes Thornburg down but Thronburg locks in a guillotine in the final 25 seconds but Bowling survives the round. Round 3 to BowlingThe Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-55220559662890541602011-02-27T15:38:00.000-08:002011-02-27T16:53:16.537-08:00Why Michael Bisping Should be Fired by the UFCWhen you look at Mike Tyson and Michael Bisping, they are two polar opposites you would think. One became the youngest heavyweight champion in the world in the sport of boxing and the other one hasn't fully lived up to his potential in the world of MMA. But, when you really look at it, mentally you could make the arguement they are very much alike.<br /><br />Mike Tyson fought Evander Holyfield in a rematch for the WBA heavyweight title on June 28, 1997 in Las vegas at the MGM Grand and a lot of hype was going into that fight. Would Tyson prove the loss was a fluke and move onto face Lennox Lewis and regain his claim as the baddest man on the planet or would Holyfield define father time and prove it was no fluke. Well, in the 3rd a frustrated Tyson went and bit Holyfield's ear and the fight was allowed to continue, but a few moments Tyson went and did it again and a brawl broke out and the fight was stopped.<br /><br />Tyson got fined $3 million dollars and his license got revoked for 1 year by the NSAC for his action on that June. Our view of Tyson was never the same after the bout and he got a punishment he deserved.<br /><br />Fast forward to last night as Michael Bisping faced Jorge Rivera at UFC 127 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia in the co-main event. It was quite arguably the most anticpated bout of the evening as Rivera had made videos prior to the fight making fun of Bisping in every aspect. <br /><br />The fighters weighed-in on Friday and when watching UFC President Dana White's video blog, you can blatently hear Bisping making homophobic slurs toward Rivera. Strike 1 was right there.<br /><br />Then, we get to last night as both fighters didn't touch gloves to begin the bout. With 2:15 left in the first as Bisping was landing some really good strikes and Rivera was on both knees and Bisping kneed Rivera right to the forehead. In the UFC, that is illegal and the thing about is that Bisping waited a second and then kneed Rivera and pushed his head forward after that before referee Mark Goddard stepped in. And, as Bisping was walking to his corner, he went and gave the middle finger to Rivera's corner. Strike 2.<br /><br />The fight did continue and Bisping ended winning the fight via TKO due to punches. As Goddard ended the fight, Bisping walked over to the corner of Rivera and spit right at them and then walked over to Rivera and called him a loser. Strike 3<br /><br />I have no problem with guys being amped up and excited after a big win especially with the heat between these 2 heading into the bout last night. Homophobic slurs are uncalled for, regardless of the sport. Its deragotory and uncalled for and its a shame that the UFC and Dana White didn't out a stop to that after weigh-ins on Friday.<br /><br />I truely think that if UFC officials would have stepped in and said something to Bisping, then what happened last night does not happen. Regardless of what Bisping tried to tell MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani afterwards that it was unintentional. That is one of the biggest lies I have ever heard. If it was unintentional it would have been done right when Rivera got to both knees, not wait a second, look right at him and then knee Rivera in the forehead with a push to the head to boot with a snicker and a middle finger to Rivera's corner.<br /><br />Then, saying he spit at the ground and not at the corner of Rivera's, when the camera shows Bisping spitting right at Rivera's corner as you can see the reaction from them when it happened.<br /><br />What a Michael Bisping did the last two days was a lot worse than what Paul Daley did to Josh Koscheck and he got fired for it. The UFC and Dana White just can't give Bisping a slap on the wrist here. It shouldn't matter that he put MMA on the map in the UK. The UFC can only do one thing and that's to the put "The Count" out of the UFC.The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-10629554171532774612010-12-05T16:56:00.000-08:002010-12-05T17:59:13.096-08:00Final Strikeforce Notes/ThoughtsPeople say you should end things with a bang and that is what Strikeforce did last night. They had a really exciting undercard to get the crowd going. The main card started with Ovince St.Preux vs Benji Radach in a light heavyweight showdown in which St.Preux dominated Radach and knocked him down in the first round but couldn't finish him and the crowd was booing because of that. That is something that St.Preux and his camp need to steadly work if he is going evolve into a true mixed martial artist. Next for St.Preux? According to Strikeforce President Scott Coker, a fight on the card at the end of January. Radach? According to sources close to us, he is going to take a couple months off and decide what is next. Our sources also said that he weighed 225 heading into fight and didn't have the proper time to prepare and will be fighting at 185 next where a possible matchup with Tim Kennedy or a returning Luke Rockhold could be in his plans.<br /><br />Mike Kyle vs Antonio Silva was an amazing bout and showed the fighting spirit of both fighters. Kyle came out as expected rushing at Silva and drops with an immediate right hand to floor silva but remarkably Silva surivived the round. In the 2nd round, Silva went to work as took Kyle to ground and locked in an anaconda choke, but Kyle showed the heart of champion and was able to get of it, but then Silva got in full mount and finished Kyle by grounding and pounding to a TKO victory. it was disclosed during the post-fight press conference that Kyle broke two bones in his right hand and pre-empts a potential bout with Gegard Mousasi in February. Kyle can fight at either heavyweight or light heavyweight but his best option is at LHW as he has won his last ten bouts at 205. Next for silva? Could be the much anticipated bout with Fedor Emeliananko.<br /><br />Robbie Lawler vs Matt Lindland was your classic wrestler vs puncher matchup and this time the puncher won as Lindland tried to stand with Lawler and he knocked out Lindland 59 seconds into the very first round. This fight showed Robbie Lawler is a player at 185 and according to Scott Coker the fight with Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jacare will be on his agenda to make. Lindland? Hopefully, for the sake of him and closest to him, he retires and keeps training. Two devasting KO's in the last year and you start to really about the safety of the fighter. Lindland looked every bit of 40 last night and for the sake of him and his legacy he does retire.<br /><br />Paul Daley vs Scott Smith was everything you were expecting. It was the most highly anticipated bout of the evening and it delivered. They traded some shots to begin the fight, but Daley's shots were having more of a effect as you can tell that the weight cut had an effect on Smith. Daley hit Smith with an amazing triple left hook combination and then a few moments knocked Smith out with a left and Smith fell flat on his face. What's next for Daley? Daley said at the press conference that he would prefer KJ Noons as that is a money fight, but Noons hasn't made an announcemnet as to what weight class will be next for him.. If the Noons fight doesn't happen the fight, the fight that makes the most sense would be with Evangelista Cyborg then the winner would get a title shot at Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz. What's next for Smith? That's the million dollar question. He looked drained at 170 and just didn't look right and he seems like he's too small for 185 as he told at the pre-fight press conference that he only weighed 189 a couple weeks after the Cung Le fight in June. So, the future is on hold for Scott Smith as his future is in limbo.<br /><br />Dan Henderson vs Babalu was the main event of the evening and both fighters had a lot on the line. For Babalu, this was his chance to make a big statement with a victory over a legend and finally get a chance to reclaim his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Title and for Henderson this was a chance to regain some momentum after his loss to Jake Shields in his Strikeforce debut. With a loss it would hard for Strikeforce to retain him as Strikeforce gave him all that big money after his win over Michael Bisping at UFC 100. And Henderson didn't disappoint as at the beginning of the round he was trying close the distance with Babalu occasionally throwing a jab with Babalu really not do anything and being defensive. Then when Babalu tried throw a looping right hand, Henderson charged at Babalu and staggered him with a couple right hands and Babalu tried a single leg takedown as Henderson was able to get Babalu into full mount and ground and pounded his way to victory. What is next for Henderson? Scott Coker said that he will looking make Henderson vs Feijao for the title and have that fight take place in the beginning of 2011. That fight makes the most sense right now for Stirikeforce as they are thin at 205 with only Mousasi coming off a loss to King Mo in his last Strikeforce bout, King Mo is injured and Mike Kyle is injured and his return is unknown. What is next for Babalu? That is a question many people are wondering as he did not attend the press conference. A possible move to 185 isn't out of the question.<br /><br />Strikeforce had a lot riding on this card last night and they delivered. They were going head to head with the UFC and they delivered. There last 3 fights ended in first round knockouts and the Silva vs Kyle ended in the 2nd. The guys that needed to win did win and only leads to better things for Strikeforce. When we will see Fedor? Sources close us tell us that they are close to deal and that will include a deal to where Showtime will air four M-1 Challenge series fights. That would be a coo for M-1, but it shows once again that Showtime/Strikeforce need fedor more than Fedor really needs them. Strikeforce also announced last night that highly touted prospect Tyron Woodley will be returning to action to face rising prospect Taric Saffiedine and Daniel Cormier faces Dennis Cole in the first Challengers series event of 2011 in Nashville. What a great way to start the year for Strikeforce. Start the year like the way they ended 2010 and that's with a definitve bang.The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-60245699065795372242010-12-04T19:03:00.000-08:002010-12-05T16:55:17.083-08:00Strikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu main cardBenji Radach vs Ovince St.Preux<br /><br /><br /><br />RD 1: Fight starts as both fighters circle each other as St.Preux throws a body kick and then Radach shoots and takes down St.Preux and St.preux gets back to his feet and then Radach presses St.Preux against the cage and St.Preux throws a body kick to knock down Radach floats over on tonto Radach's back and is throwing punches to the head and Radach os tring to block them, so St.Preux throws shots to the body and the head and St.Preux keeps attempting a rear naked choke and just unleashing bombs as Radach wasn't defending himself but the referee wasn't stopping it as the round ended...<br /><br /><br /><br />RD:1 10-8 St.Preux<br /><br /><br /><br />RD 2: St.Preux drops Radach to open the round and gets on radach back but is showing his inexpereience by not being able to finish the fight... Radach is trying to get up but unsuccessfully and St.Preux presses Radach's body into the cage as the crowd is booing for the lack of action... St.preux continues to throw punches while on the back of Radach to end the round<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 2: 10-8 St.Preux<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 3: St.preux starts the round by kicking Radach into the cage and then Radach starts throwing uppercuts and connecting and then St.Preux lands a straight left to knockdown Radach and takes his back but doing nothing while in the postion and the referee stands them up... Radach starts throwing overhand rights to knock St.Preux into the cage but unsuccessfully taking him down... radach once again shoots for a takedown but unsuccessful as both fighters are showing there fatigue and the ref puts them back in the middle and Radach shoots unsuccessfully for a takedown and finally gets down St.Preux but too little too late to finish...<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 3: 10-9 Radach and we have it 29-26 St.Preux<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner: Ovince St.Preux vua unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-25)<br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Kyle vs Antonio Silva<br /><br /><br /><br />RD 1: Both fighters circling each other to begin the round... Kyle drops Silva with a right hand and continues his ground and ... pound and Silva keeps trying to block his shots and Kyle keeps going and as he keeps trying to pound Silva and tries to pass into half guard and now gets into closed guard... Kyle keeps pounding the body and as it looks silva is trying to conserve his energy to end the round...<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 1:10-9 Kyle<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 2: Silva tries for overhand right and takes down Kyle and starts ground and pounding Kyle as passes into side control and floats over to Kyle's head and back into side control... Silva gets Kyle into a guillotine and floats into an anaconda choke and Kyle slips out of it... And Silva gets into full mount and drops hammerfists and punches on Kyle and referee John McCarthy stops the bout<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner: Antonio Silva via TKO (punches) 2:49 in Round 2<br /><br /><br /><br />Robbie Lawler vs Matt Lindland<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 1: Both guys start by trading punches... Lindland and Lawler trade punches and then Lawler clips Lindland and drops and Lawler hits him one time as he waits for the referee to stop it as the referee stops the bout<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner: Robbie Lawler wins by KO, 0:57 seconds in Rd 1<br /><br /><br /><br />Scott Smith vs Paul Daley<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 1: Left nahnd by Smith to start the round as Daley tries a wild overhand right that misses... Daley hits left-right combination to knock down Smith but Smith gets back up... They trade punches and Daley staggers Smith with a a triple left hook combination and then Daley hits Smith with a left hook Smith falls on his face...<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner: Paul Daley via KO, 2:09 in Rd 1<br /><br /><br /><br />Main Event: Dan Henderson vs Babalu Sobral<br /><br /><br /><br />Rd 1: Start in clinch with a short right by Henderson... Attempted overhand right by Henderson misses... Double jab by Henderson... Henderson throws a left and misses and a right by Babalu misses and Henderson charges at Babalu and babalu tries for a single leg and Henderson turns and lands onto babalu and starts landing devasting right hands onto Babalu and got into full mount on Babalu and knock him out with a hammerfist and the referee stops the fight<br /><br /><br /><br />Winner: Dan Henderson wins via TKO (punchees) 1:53 into round 1The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-48319849504584430462010-12-04T16:39:00.000-08:002010-12-04T19:03:50.372-08:00Strikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu UndercardTo begin the undercard, JW Wright defeated Josh Epps via submission (Guillotine choke) 1:29 of the 1st round.<br /><br />2nd bout of the undercard has Coltin Cole vs Booker Derousse<br /><br />Cole rocks Derrousse with an overhand right and tries to finish Derousee with ground and pound but Derousse locks in a a triangle but Cole slams him a couple times and Cole reverses to end the round... 10-9 Cole<br /><br />2nd Round: Cole went for a leg and couldn't grasp the leg and Derousse started ground and pounding for the victory...<br /><br />Winner Booker Derousse<br /><br />3rd Bout: Lee Brousseau vs Mike Glenn<br /><br />Brousseau bumrushes Glenn and hits him with a big right hook, and both fighters trade but Brousseau is landing the better shots... Glenn then drops to his knees and Brousseau starts landing vicious shots and Glenn amazingly gets back to his feet. brousseau goes for a guillotine choke but Glenn passes to side control and gets the mount and grounds and pounds as the referee stops the fight...<br /><br />Winner Mike Glenn via TKO 2:00 into RD 1<br /><br />4th Bout: Tom Aaron vs Matt Ricehouse<br /><br />Both fighters were a little tentative in the 1st round with Aaron landing more strikes and a takedown towards the end of the round sealed it for him<br /><br />1st Round: Aaron 10-9<br /><br />2nd Rd: Both fighters are still a little tentative to begin the round and Ricehouse presses him to the cage and just keeps leaning into him while referee John Mccarthy has let it go and 3:30 into the round McCarthy puts them in the middle of the cage as Aaron then takes down Ricehouse but Ricehouse passes into side control and did nothing with it to the end the round.<br /><br />2nd Round: 10-9 Aaron<br /><br />3rd Rd: Aaron gets a single leg takedown to begin the round, as Ricehouse tries to passes into full mount and lands punches and Aaron gets out of it and both guys are on their feet and aaron tries to takedown Ricehouse but was stuffed as both guys get back to there feet and a couple nice forearms by Ricehouse and then a takedown by Ricehouse. he is in Aaron's full guard but doing nothing with it as now he is Aaron's closed guard and passes into side control to end the round.<br /><br />3rd Rd: 10-9 Ricehouse... We have it 29-28 Aaron<br /><br />Winner by unanimous decision: Matt Ricehouse<br /><br />5th Bout: Lucas Lopes vs Cortez Coleman<br /><br />Both guys trading shot to begin the round... Lopes tries to takedown Coleman, but Coleman hiptosses him onto the mat... As both guys stand up Coleman drops Lopes into a guillotine and Lopes taps out.<br /><br />Winner: Cortez Coleman via submission (guillotine choke) 2:04 into Round 1<br /><br />6th Bout: Terrell Brown vs Pat Cummins<br /><br />Rd 1: Each fighter exchanges punches as Brown throws a right outside leg kick that buckles Cummins leg and as Brown tries a guillotine Cummins goes into side control.... Nothing really happening as Cummins is throwing punches to the head and now to the body as the face and Brown is unable to continue and the referee stops the bout<br /><br />Winner: Pat Cummins wins via TKO (punches) 2:44 into Round 1<br /><br />7th Bout: Justin Lawrence vs Max Martynuk<br /><br />Rd 1: Both fighters circle each to begin the round and Martynuk goes forward and Lawrence shoots in for a takedown and gets into half guard and then passes into full mount and slips into side control and slips in an arm triangle and releases the hold after a minute and really didn't have it in deep... Lawrence stays in side control and landing punches the side of the really with no damage sustained...<br /><br />RD 1: 10-9 Lawrence<br /><br />Rd 2: Both fighters circle each other to begin the round with very little action in the 1st minute... And lawrence hits Martyunuk with a right hook to stagger and hits with a couple more shots to knock him down and then grounds pounds and the fight looked like it was going to stopped but Martynuk started to defend himself and Martynuk gets back to his feet... both fighters circling each other as Larence throws an occasional leg kick and both fighters circle each other to end the round...<br /><br />RD 2: 10-9 Lawrence, 20-18 Lawrence<br /><br />RD 3: Round begins with Lawrence hitting a left hook and throws a kick to the face but referee John McCarthy pulls him away as you cannot throw a kick on the ground and the ringside doctor stops the bout after looking at Martynuk...<br /><br />Winner: Justin Lawrence wins via technical decision (30-27 x 3)<br /><br />8th bout: Wayne Phillips vs Fernando Bettega<br /><br />This is the last undercard fight of the evening... Both fighters start the round by attacking each other with punches and Bettega presses Phillips into the cage trying for a takedown... Phillips is attempting to lock in a kimura and throwing elbows to Bettega and a sloppy single leg takedown by Phillips... Now in closed guard, phillips attempts an arm triangle and Bettega gets on a loose guillotine onto Phillips as Phillips slips out of it with a minute left in the round and the referee stands them up... Both fighters circle each other as the round ends...<br /><br />Rd 1: 10-9 Phillips<br /><br />Rd 2: The round begins with each fighter exchanging jabs, as right now Battega is winning the standup battle... Battega presses Phillips into the cage with each fighter throwing knees and Phillips reverses it as presses battega into the cage... Now both fighters are just circling each other with the fans getting restless and start booing anmd the round mercifully...<br /><br />Rd 2: 10-9 Battega<br /><br />Rd 3: Both fighters begin doing the same thing as they are circling each other as Battega is trying to press the action by throwing a couple hooks but to no avail... Both fighters look exhausted trying to throw punches and Battega takes down Phillips and locks in a guillotine as Phillips slips out into closed guard and throwing punches onto Battega... Phillips keeps trying to pass into side control but Battega has his left leg locked around him and continues throwing punches...<br /><br />Rd3: 10-9 Phillips, 29-28 for Phillip<br /><br />Winner via split decision Fernando Battega (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-21373302162886214562010-12-04T07:37:00.000-08:002010-12-04T08:23:13.343-08:00Preview of Strikeforce: Henderson vs BabaluStrikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu takes place tonight at the Scottrade Center in St.Louis, MO. The card is headlined by former Pride Champion Dan Henderson as he takes Babalu Sobral, with the co-main event has the welterweight debut of Scott Smith as he takes on the returning Paul Daley as it is Daley's return to the big stage after his incident with Josh Koscheck at UFC 114, Robbie Lawler takes on veteran Matt Lindland in a middleweight bout, Antonio Silva takes on Mike Kyle in a heavyweight showdown and Benji Radach takes on Ovince St.Preux in a light heavyweight bout.<br /><br />Tonight's card has title implications in two bouts as Scott Smith takes on Paul Daley in the co-main event. It seems like daley overlooking Smith and look towards a possible fight with either Tyron Woodley or KJ Noons and there is no guarantee that Noons' will even come back up to 170 for his next bout. And then after that fight, he wants a shot at Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz. You can never overlook an opponent and this is Daley's big chance to erase what happened earlier this in the incident with Josh Koscheck.<br /><br />Scott Smith is making his welterweight debut after a successful stint at 185 including two great bouts with Cung Le including his KO win last December at the card headlined by Gilbert Melendez-Josh Thomson II and then the loss the past June at Fedor-Werdum. The reason for Smith moving down was he told me that, " a couple weeks after the Le, I only weighed 189, so it made sense to move down to 170 as I will be quicker and be more powerful than I have ever been."<br /><br />My prediction is: Scott Smith TKO Round 3<br /><br />In the main event of the evening, MMA Legend Dan Henderson takes on Babalu Sobral. Henderson looks to rebound from his loss to Jake Shields in his Strikeforce debut in April at the infamous brawl afterwords in Nashville. Henderson looked fatigued after a very dominating first round as he had Shields on the ropes and couldnt' finish as Shields dominated the last four rounds to an easy unanimous decision victory. Henderson disclosed in the last weeks couple weeks that he wasn't 100 percent heading into the Shields bout with a hard weight cut and a back injury and took some bad medication that made his weight cut a little more difficult than usual. henderson says his back is 100 percent and feels more comfortable fighting at 205 at this stage of his career.<br /><br />Babalu Sobral is a former Strikeforce Light heavyweight Champion and is coming off a victory over Robbie Lawler at the Strikeforce: Los Angeles in a catchweight bout at 195. He was scheduled to face former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight King Mo Lawal and refused to fight him as they are training partners and Lawal went to face Feijao and lost the title to him in August at Strikeforce:Houston.<br /><br />Babalu stated that he wanted to fight Henderson again as his first loss was to Henderson at the RINGS tournament in 1999.<br /><br />Both fighters have stated that they didn't learn anything from the first bout as they both evolved into true mixed martial artists. It will be war and the winner of the main event is guaranteed the next shot at the Light Heavyweight Championship.<br /><br />My Prediction: Henderson via decisionThe Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-47293905068040260932010-10-21T22:14:00.000-07:002010-10-21T22:18:57.109-07:00Friday 10-22-10 Fight ClubWhat a great show we have for you tomorrow as we have some of the top MMA journalists in the world. We will be Steve Cofield from Yahoo Sports at 1:20, Brian Hemminger from the Toledo MMA Examiner at 1:40, Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com at 2:00, Gabriel Morency who is the host of MMA Meltdown in Toronto at 3:00 and Loretta Hunt from the LA Times joining us at 3:20 all of them previewing UFC 121 on Saturday night. We will be giving our predictions for UFC 121 and recap last nights TUF. So, tune in to the premier MMA radio show, Fight Club Chicago starting at 2PM ET/ 1CT at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>...The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-31823137115222740882010-10-20T09:59:00.000-07:002010-10-20T10:36:52.657-07:00Alvarez vs HuertaBellator 33 is LIVE tomorrow night in Philadelphia and is headlined by Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez vs Roger Huerta. Huerta is coming off a loss in the Bellator Tournament at Bellator 17 in May against Pat Curran. Bellator had set up the tournament for a way for Huerta who had left the UFC and signed with Bellator to run the tournament and fight Alvarez for the title. But, along came Pat Curran and derailed those plans with the victory over Huerta and was supposed to face Alvarez for title. But, an injury for Curran derailed those plans and people were wondering what was next for Eddie Alvarez. In steps, Roger Huerta and now we have the biggest fight in Bellator history and the biggest card for the organization.<br /><br />But, we have a situation now where Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez called out Alvarez and it has been going back and forth since that point. They both want to fight each and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has stated on numerous occasions that he would love to co-promote the fight and they it can air on Showtime or CBS and be in San Jose. But, Strikeforce president Scott Coker hasn't been as thrilled to put on the fight. We had Scott on the show last Friday and he keeps saying Gilbert has to fight this guy and this guy and maybe Eddie down the line and he needs to get through Huerta for the fight to happen.<br /><br />And, the million dollar question is Alvarez overlooking Huerta? For, all the hype and promotion leading up the fight tomorrow night, all we keep hearing from Alvarez is about Melendez and little about Huerta. Alvarez skipped the conference call last Monday and no reason was given by Rebney, but its safe to say that Bellator knew a lot of questions would be concerning that fight and would take away from the spotlight of Huerta-Alvarez.<br /><br />A lot people are overlooking this fight as well since Huerta has lost 3 of 4. But, you have to look at who he has lost too. He lost Kenny Florian, who fought for the title last year, a split decision loss to Gray Maynard and a lot of people had Huerta winning that fight and now Maynard is facing Frankie Edgar for the title at UFC 125 on New Years' Day and Curran in the semi-finals of the tournament. Except, for the Curran fight those are really top losses and those are too some of the best lightweights in the world.<br /><br />The MMA world is overlooking this fight as a proclmation that Alvarez is going to win and face Gilbert Melendez in his next fight. Would it be a great fight? Most definitely, but do not overlook Roger Huerta. You don't win 16 straight fights without being very good and having an abundance of talent.<br /><br />I think Huerta wins this fight tomorrow night because he is refocused in this sport and wants to be considered one of the best lightweights in the world once again and I think Eddie Alvarez is really overestimating Huerta, and make you sure you watch this fight as it has a chance to be Fight of the Year.The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-21657610034350157432010-10-07T13:59:00.000-07:002010-10-07T14:04:36.826-07:00Preview of 10-08-10 Fight ClubWhat a great lineup we got for tomorrow's show as we will be having Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez joining us at 1;45 to discuss the Lightweight Bout between Josh Thomson-JZ Cavalcante this Saturday, is he interested in going to Japan to fight Shinya Aoki, new radio show and how it feels to be a father... Then, WEC featherweight George Roop joins us at 2 to recap his win last Thursday at WEC 51 over the Korean Zombie and what is next for him, Phil Devine, host of MMA Fight Corner joins us at 3 to preview Strikeforce on Saturday and a recap of The Ultimate Fighter and then UFC Middleweight Brian Stann joins us at 3:30 to review the book he came out with and will he fight Chris Leben on New Years Day...<br /><br />So, make sure you don't miss all the action starting at 2ET/1CT at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-26144577649311583862010-09-27T21:57:00.000-07:002010-09-27T22:03:07.211-07:009-28-10 Fight ClubWhat a fantastic lineup we have for you guys tomorrow... We have Byron Byrd and Tom Gallicchio from M-1 Global joining us to recap their tournament victories on saturday September 18th, Antonio McKee will also be joining us to recap his victory for the MFC a couple weeks back and whether he has or has not signed a contract with the UFC... Lastly, John Silver from the Chicago Sun Times will be joining us to recap UFC 119 and an interesting lunch he had with Josh Koscheck regarding this season of The Ultimate Fighter and his upcoming matchup at UFC 124 with GSP... So, make sure you don't miss another action packed edition of the Fight Club Chicago starting at Noon ET/11AM CST at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>...The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-44362352284624824982010-09-16T14:33:00.000-07:002010-09-16T14:36:59.573-07:009-17-10 Fight ClubWhat a great show we hav lined up for tomorrow... We have Phil Devine who has some new endeavors joining us at 1:40, Jason Chambers, COO of Shine Fights Promotions at 2:00, Shark Fights fighters Houston Alexander at 2:20 and Trevor Prangley at 2:40, so make sure you tune in another action packed edition of The Fight Club Chicago from 1:30-3:00 Central Time at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>...The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-52609638648842612672010-09-02T20:33:00.001-07:002010-09-02T20:45:49.713-07:00Friday 9-03-10 Fight Club ChicagoWhen you think of action packed, you think of tomorrow's edition of The Fight Club Chicago!! What an amazing lineup we have for you!! Joseph Benavidez comes to begin the show at 1:30 to discuss his loss to Dominick Cruaz at WEC 50 and what is for him... The busiest man in MMA, Ariel Helwani from AOL Fanhouse and MMAFighting.com joins us at 2:00 to recap UFC 118 from last Saturday and everything going on in the world of MMA... Ray Flores joins us at 2:30, as Ray does all the ring announcing for the MMA events in Illinois and he will ring announcing for the big Shine Fights Promotions card next Friday night in Virginia... MMA veteran Jorge Masvidal will be joining us at 2:40 to discuss his fight on the Shark Fights Promotion card next Saturday against Paul Daley... Then, MMA Legend Bas Rutten will be joining us at 3:00, as Bas will be commentating the Shark Fights card and will be discussing the card and how MMA has grown throughout the years... Brian Hemminger from the Toledo MMA Examiner joins us 3:20 to recap UFC 118 and talk about the announcement of UFC 123 coming to Detroit on November 20th... And another MMA Legend will be joining us as Don Frye will joining us 3:40 as Don will also be commentating at the Shark Fights card and will discuss his legendary career in the sport and what it will be like to work with Bas...<br /><br />So, make sure you tune into what so far is the biggest show top to bottom, as we will be from 1:30-4:00PM on <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-64431762919689766572010-08-30T21:35:00.000-07:002010-08-30T21:38:34.247-07:00Tuesday 8-31-10 Fight ClubWhat a great show we have for you tomorrow as we recap UFC 118 and everything coming out of the event and we will be having on Len Bentley at 11:05AM and Tom Gallcchio from M-1 Global at 12:20 and Jason Harkes from canadianprofighter.com at Noon... So tune into another edition of The Fight Club Chicago from 11:00AM-1:30PM Central Time at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>...The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-16519778367834211742010-08-24T07:58:00.000-07:002010-08-24T08:46:51.585-07:00Today's show- 8-24-10What a great show we have for you today as we will recap Strikeforce:Houston from this past Saturday... What a great lineup of guests as well as we will be having on Byron Byrd from M-1 Global at 11:05, Jessica Aguilar from Bellator at 11:40, UFC Fighter Matt Mitrione at Noon, Daniel Viscaya from M-1 Global at 12:20, Jason Chambers, the COO of Shine Fights Promotions at 12:40 and Kyle Watson, who will be appearing on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter... So, make sure you tune in from 11:00AM-1:30PM CST at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclubThe Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-69776343257058015462010-08-22T16:17:00.000-07:002010-08-22T18:47:07.419-07:00Strikeforce:Houston ReviewYou watch Strikeforce compared to the UFC and its night and day... You start right with the production value is second rate, but that can be easily be overcome by just spending more money... And now the announcing team... I can see having Frank Shamrock since he a legend of the sport and has had some of the most memorable fights in MMA history, Mauro Raunillo is good with his analysis and he has been around long enough to know the ins and out of the sport.. But, Gus Johnson? He is one of the best when it comes to college basketball but sitting there and listening to what he was saying last night, I would rather watch paint dry, then watch Johnson commentate MMA... He knows absolutely nothing about the sport and they need to find someone more knowledgeable... Pray to God, that Showtime and Strikeforce realize that in the near future as they need someone legitimate to become more recognizable and a top tier promotion...<br /><br /><br /><br />Bobby Lashley vs Chad Griggs started out the main card and Lashley was favored going into the bout and was proclaiming to wanting a title shot by the end of 2011... Chad Griggs had a different idea though as yes Lashley was the bigger name and a better ground game, but Griggs had more experience and better standup going into the bout... Lashley started out the fight taking down Griggs and grounding and pounding him until the end of the 1st round and round 2 was a different story as Lashley did take Griggs down but you can Lashley getting winded as he was breathing out of his mouth... With about a minute left in the 2nd, referee Jon Schorle stood them up with Lashley in the mount and then Lashley had a cut under his left eye and Schorle asked if he could continue and Lashley said he could so the fight continued and Lashley looked fatigued in an attempt for a takedown as Griggs landed hammerfists to end the round... Then, Schorle asked Lashley if he could continue into the 3rd round and Lashley said no and the fight was halted with Griggs winning the bout...<br /><br /><br /><br />KJ Noons faced Jorge Gurgel in a lightweight and Noons was making his return to the cage after a one year stint in the boxing world and Noons showed it throughout the 1st round as Noons his jabs and mixed in some kicks to throw off Gurgel, but as the 1st round progressed Noons was landing more and more punches and to end the round, the bell rang and Noons hit Gurgel with a left hook and knocked out Gurgel... <br /><u></u><br />The 2nd round began and Gurgel looked out of it and Noons dropped him again and Noons looked at the ref like Gurgel is out and why arent you stopping the fight, so Noons went in and get punching away and when the referee started to step in Noons threw what looked an apparent left knee to the face which is illegal to end the fight and a victory in the return for KJ Noons...<br /><br />Tim Kennedy faced Jacare for the Vacant Middleweight Title, vacated by Jake Shields who vacated the title after his victory over Dan Henderson in April and he and Strikeforce couldn't agree on a contract and Shields signed with the UFC last month..<br /><br />Going into the fight everyone expected Jacare to take the fight to the ground and utilize his BJJ and Kennedy to keep it standing as he was supposed to have the edge standing up... Well, we got a different as Jacare kept the fight standing and only attempted a couple takedowns on Kennedy and Kennedy took down Jacare two times, but the factor in the fight was Jacare was the more effective striker even though Kennedy landed more strike but a lot of them were effective on the scorecard as Jacare walked out the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship...<br /><br />Now, the main event of the evening which pitted King Mo vs Feijao for the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Title... People were expecting a cakewalk for King Mo based on the way he dominated Mousassi in April to win the title and that Feijao had won 2 in a row since his loss to Mike Kyle but weren't over high calibur opponents... and the first round Feijao stuck to his gameplan and stood with King Mo and defended his 2 takedowns superbly as he popped right back up after each attempt and was hitting Mo with really clean shots to win Round 1...<br /><br />Round 2 was all King Mo as he was winning the stand up battle and landed really body shots on Feijao to easily win round 2 and going into the 3rd round, the champion had everything under control... Well, Feijao had another thing coming as he came out more agressive as even though Lawal was hitting him with some good shots and Feijao stood there and when they got in the clinch, feijao went to work throwing a couple devasting knees to stun King Mo and then Mo tried to hit uppercut bombs on Feijao and then Feijao hit more knees to stun Lawal and dropped and unloaded hammerfists even though was trying for a takedown and then his left arm dropped and referee John McCarthy put a halt to the bout and Feijao became the new Light Heavyweight Champion...<br /><br />So, what do we make of the Strikeforce card last night? This much we do know... Bobby Lashley is nowhere near ready as needs A TON of work with his standup and his cardio and it looks like we might see him face Dave Bautista in what would be a freak show of a fight but a marketable fight for Strikeforce...<br /><br />KJ Noons is an interesting situation... Strikeforce can do 1 of 2 things with him... Either keep him at lightweight and face Champion Gilbert Melendez or go for the Welterweight Title and face Nick Diaz in a rematch... It seems like Strikeforce wants the Diaz bout to happen and that makes the most sense... It is a more marketable match and the feud is already there as both guys dont like each other as Noons beat Diaz in Elite XC and a rematch wasnt made due to a squabble between Noons and Elite XC... And the fact that Melendez seems hell bent on facing Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez next, so have Noons face Diaz after Diaz fights on October 9th and then whatever happens when Noons-Diaz face other, have Noons still face Melendez down the line...<br /><br />What is next for Jacare? Well, he could wait around and see what happens with the supposed middleweight tournament that will be taking place, but I think a fight with Cung Le would make sense... Le is quite arguably Strikeforce's most popular fighter and has said that he isnt going to be ib the Strikeforce Middleweight Tournament and only wants to be in big fights... What a big fight it would be if he fought Jacare as they have contrasting styles... Tim Kennedy you ask? Think a third match with Mayhem Miller makes the most sense... They each own a win over each other... I was a disappointed in Kennedy for post-fight comments he made with Gus Johnson as soon as he rewatches the fight, he will realize that it doesnt matter how many punches you throw, it matters on how effective they are...<br /><br />Now, what is next for Feijao? The light heavyweight division is not as loaded as the other weight classes are... You have Dan Henderson, Moussasi, Babalu, Feijao, King Mo and thats all about it... What Strikeforce needs to do is find a way to get some of the talent from around the world whether its Dream or Senogku or wherever... 205 is the UFC's deepest division and that is Strikeforce's weakeness along with 170 and they need to find quality fighters in each weight class... So, whats next for Feijao is more than likely waiting on to face the winner of the rumored Babalu-Henderson bout and for King Mo, I think a rematch with Mousassi would make the most sense right now...<br /><br />Strikeforce in a nutshell is a mess... Last night, 3 of the their most marketable fighters lost in fights they were expected to win... They need to do take a deep look at their roster and make decisions that are best for them and them... So, stay tuned because I think we will be finding out what direction Scott Coker will take his company...<br /><u></u><br /><br /><br /><u></u><br /><br /><u></u>The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-41523410681739291642010-08-16T21:32:00.000-07:002010-08-16T21:42:26.218-07:00Tuesday 8-17-10 Fight Club ChicagoWhat an action packed weekend it was in MMA and this week is just as action packed... To hear all about the weekend that was and the week that will be make sure you tune into The Fight Club Chicago tomorrow... We will be having on Bellator Fighter Mark Miller, who will be promoting Bellator 25 from the infamous Chicago Theater this Thursday at 11:20, KJ Noons at 11:40 to promote his bout this Saturday for Strikeforce:houston, Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com to discuss the Shane Carwin Steroid Controversy and Ontario getting regulated will be joining us at Noon... James Lee from Cagereligion.com will be on at 12:20 to discuss his career in the UFC and Pride, Jessica Aguilar at 12:40 to discuss her victory this past Thursday at the Bellator 24 card and Jason Harkes from canadianprofighter.com will join us at 1:00 to discuss the long awaited regulation of MMA in Ontario... So make sure you tune into a can't miss show tomorrow from 11:00AM-1:30PM Central at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-6422396707769135132010-08-12T22:01:00.000-07:002010-08-12T22:05:08.653-07:008-13-10 Fight ClubMake sure you tune into a very exciting show tomorrow... We got Beth Horn who played Venom on the new American Gladiators coming on at 1:40, the great Ariel Helwani from MMAFighting.com and AOL Fanhouse coming on at 2:00, Brent Todd from MMARecap.com at 3:05 and Bellator Fighter Mark Miller at 3:20, so make sure you tune in from from 1:30PM-4:00PM at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>...The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-67139923913879736182010-08-09T21:02:00.000-07:002010-08-09T21:08:27.071-07:00Tuesday 8-10-10 Edition of The Fight ClubWhat a great show we have for you tomorrow!! We got some of the top guys in the industry to help us recap an unbelievable UFC 117 this past Saturday... We got John Silver from The Chicago Sun Times joinging us at 11:20, Jamie Penick from MMATorch.com joining us at 11:40, John Lipke who is the promoter of Extreme Cagefighting Organization out of Wisconsin joining us at 12:05 and Steve Cofield from Yahoo Sports at 1:00... So join us for another great edition of The Fight Club Chicago from 11:00AM-1:30PM Central Time at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-76520440765384909892010-08-08T19:45:00.000-07:002010-08-08T20:22:36.204-07:00Why the main event should have been stopped earlierWhat a great UFC 117 we saw last night? We saw a new number one contender in the heavyweight via Junior Dos Santos' win over Roy Nelson, Matt Hughes restaking his claim that he has another title run in him with a submission victory over Ricardo Almedia, Clay Guida doing what Guida does best: be the energizer bunny and beat Rafael Dos Anjos, Jon Fitch destroying Thiago Alves to become the so-called number one contender to GSP's welterweight title... And, then in an epic main event, Anderson Silva beat Chael Sonnen with a triangle choke victory in the 5th round... But, should have it gotten to that to point? ABSOLUTELY NOT...<br /><br />Silva vs Sonnen was expected to be a cakewalk for Anderson Silva and he would face Vitor Belfort and then move up to light heavyweight... Chael Sonnen had a different plan in mind though... In the very 1st round Sonnen hit silva with a straight right and knocked Silva and easily won that round 10-8 and it was the same thing round 2 as Sonnen took silva down and just grinded him... In the 1st round, Silva wasn't defending himself at all and started to defend himself in the 2nd...<br /><br />And, you can see throughout the first 2 rounds and heading into the 3rd that silva waas exhausted and was breathing out of his mouth... The 3rd round started and silva came out firing and then Sonnen was on Silva's back and Sonnen hit Silva 32, yes 32 straight UNANSWERED SHOTS TO THE HEAD... And what did referee Josh Rosenthal do? Did exactly what what did the 2 rounds... Stand on his front looking like he wanted to stop it but did nothing...<br /><br />Josh Rosenthal was the referee for the main event as he was for UFC 116 when Brock Lesnar faced Shane Carwin... In the first round, Carwin hit Lesnar with over 40 straight shots and did not intelligently defend himself... Rosenthal didn't call the fight and Lesnar won via arm triangle choke in the 2nd round of that fight... A lot of people including myself questioned that and said that the fight would have been stopped if it was someone not named Brock Lesnar...<br /><br />Rosenthal did the same thing last night... You hit someone with 32 unanswered shots in a row without defending yourself and the fight isn't called? You have to defend yourself intelligently and Silva in that instance he did not... It doesn't matter how hard you are getting hit, 32 shots is still 32 shots... Let me hit you with 32 unanswered "potty" shots to the head and see if you like it... I highly doubt you would because I know wouldn't...<br /><br />Then, when Silva made Sonnen tap out in the 5th round, Rosenthal for a split second wasn't sure if Sonnen tapped out and Silva was telling Rosenthal he tapped out... If a fighter has to tell the referee someone tapped out, then you shouldn't be the referee in the main event of a highly anticpated bout... Right now Chael Sonnen is the uncrowned UFC Middlweight Champion...<br /><br />A fighter needs to be defending himself at all times, not just 99 percent of the time... Hopefully, Josh Rosenthal will never be a referee in another main event with the title on the line... You have to look out for the best interests for the fighters, not the fans nor the promotion and especially not yourself...The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-58744147139230043862010-08-06T20:35:00.000-07:002010-08-06T21:10:24.008-07:00Silva vs SonnenYou would think that just a card with the man that is regarded as the best fighter in the world would be more than enough to sell a PPV. But, when your talking about Anderson Silva it is a totally new ballgame. He speaks Portuguese, but he speaks English but only speaks when the questions are easy and when the going gets tough he speaks Portuguese and his translator, manager Ed Soares speaks for him and it doesnt't always translate to what Silva really says.<br /><br /> The UFC knows that the fans are fed up with the way Silva has been fighting. Need we not say more when fought Patrick Cote at UFC 90, Thales Leites at UFC 97 and the infamous UFC 112 against Demain Maia and during the 4th round, UFC President Dana White handed the belt to Soares and told him to put around the waist of Silva. White said if Silva fights like that again, he would get fire Silva. Would he really do that?<br /><br /> Enter Chael Sonnen! He beat Nate Marquardt at UFC 109 and was deemed to face the winner of Anderson Silva-Vitor Belfort at UFC 112, but Belfort suffered an injury and Demain Maia entered the fight and lost to Silva. Now the matchup was set with Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen and the date was UFC 117 August 7th in Oakland,CA.<br /><br /> After Sonnen won at UFC 109 and was deemed the number one contender, Silva released a statement the following day saying Sonnen wasn't worthy of a title shot. So, what did Sonnen do? He went on a verbal barrage on Silva, calling him every name in the book to get under his skin. How did Silva respond? By saying nothing until the Fan Expo at UFC 114 when they went face to face.<br /><br /> When you look at the matchup, it looks like Silva should easily dispose of Sonnen. There is a way Sonnen can win. Follow the path of Dan Henderson in what he did at UFC 82. He took Silva to the ground and dominated the whole first round and has been the only fighter to take a round from Silva in the UFC. And, what is Dan Henderson? A wrestler? What is Chael Sonnen? A wrestler.<br /><br /> Sonnen is a NCAA All American in wrestling when he went to the University of Oregon and a 2 time University National Champion in Greco Roman Wrestling and was a U.S. Olympic Team Alternate, just like Henderson.<br /><br /> What Sonnen should and better do is very simple: take Silva to the ground and grind out a decision or try to ground and pound Silva. Easier said than done as Silva has a better than average submission game and out of Sonnen's 10 losses, 8 have been by submission.<br /><br /> But if there is a man who can do the impossible, it is Sonnen. He has runs his mouth ever since the card has been announced and he is the only guy who has said and you actually can truely believe him. Does Silva underestimate Sonnen? He better not.<br /><br /> I believe Chael Sonnen walks into the Oracle Arena tomorrow and does exactly what he says he will do. And that is he beats Anderson Silva! Takes him down to the ground and dominates the ground action and beats Silva to become the UFC Middleweight Champion. And then we can a champion who will talk to the media, the fans and promote the sport the made you the person you are today.The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389396541857982692.post-72521774353934832902010-08-05T20:26:00.000-07:002010-08-05T20:35:05.155-07:008-06-10 Edition of The Fight ClubOn tomorrow's edition of The Fight Club, we will be having on Steve Cofield from Yahoo Sports and ESPN 1100 in Las Vegas joining us at 2:00, Damon Martin from mmaweekly.com joining us at 2:40 and Gabriel Morency from MMA Meltdown on The Fight Network in Toronto and morencysports.com joining us at 3:00 to preview UFC 117... We will be having Keoki Cypriano Jr from Bellator who will be fighting on the Bellator card in Chicago on August and Ricardo Lamas from the WEC and will be fighting on the WEC card August 18th... They will be in studio from 2:00-3;30... So, email us your comments and questions for all of our guests at <a href="mailto:thefightclub2010@gmail.com">thefightclub2010@gmail.com</a>... Make sure you listen to another action packed edition of The Fight Club at <a href="http://www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub">www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub</a>...The Fight Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446753343571806173noreply@blogger.com0