Weekend in Fights! June 30th Edition

July 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This Weekend in Fights! (June 30th) featured the Montreal debut of Instinct MMA, Resurrection Fighting Alliance in Nebraska, Championship Fighting Alliance in Florida, and Madness Fighting Competition in Aruba.

Instinct MMA held it’s fourth event and their first in Montreal at Centre Pierre-Charbonneau. The event had many exciting bouts, delivering a great show for local fans. The main event was headlined with a Welterweight showdown between two knockouts artists in Grudge Training Center’s Brandon Thatch and Quebec standout Martin Grandmont.With the combination of skill sets it was apparent from the opening bell that this bout would not go to the judges score cards. However, the result was not what many may have been predicted as Thatch submitted Grandmont with a rear-naked choke. After  a few exchanges of high kicks, Thatch brought the bout to the mat where he delivered a few strikes forcing Grandmont to give up his back. With the opening Thatch took advantage sinking in his hooks and the choke to end the bout in under two minutes.

Quebec fan favorite Thierry Quenneville returned to MMA after semi-retirement to take on UFC and STRIKEFORCE  veteran Luke Caudillo in Lightweight action. Quenneville pushed the pace and kept his distance throughout all three rounds picking his spots with combos and backing away. Quenneville stayed calm and even did a little trash talking but fought a very safe fight to win all three rounds on the judges score cards in a very successful return.

Former Dallas Maverick, ECW & OVW pro wrestler turned kickboxer turned MMA fighter Radu Spinghel and France native kickboxer and Tristar trainee Oulmoudéné Najebe squared off in a Heavyweight bout. Najebe made short work of the seven footer by shoving him to the mat for a 43-second TKO.  Najebe  pounced on Spinghel and  pounded him out, forcing the referee to step in when Spinghel wasn’t defending himself.

The fight of the night was a Middleweight bout between Strahinja Gavrilovic and Derek Parker. Parker was won both rounds one and two, by connecting with repeated legs kicks to Gavrilovic’s lead leg to the point that a huge visible welt was forming and Gavrilovic was hurt with each kick. Parker was very cocky and threw very powerful strikes, but ate some in the process and was caught late in the third round. Gavrilovic landed a huge right hand dropping Parker to the mat, where he followed up with some ground and pound that was halted by the referee. (Intinct MMA 4 Quick Results below – Round-by-Round Coverage Hear.)

Resurrection Fighting Alliance of RFA held their third event at the Viaero Event Center, in Kearney, Nebraska. TUF 2 Winner Joe Stevenson and Gay Porn star Dakota Cochrane headlined the event.  A 16-time UFC veteran Joe “Daddy” Stevenson joined the UFC after winning Season 2 of the Ultimate Fighter in 2005 by defeating Luke Cummo. With a total of 16-bouts over six years, Stevenson was release after dropping after losing four straight fights. His opponent Dakota Cochrane a veteran of 16 porn films attempted to make Season 15 of the Ultimate Fighter but lost a split decision to James Vick. A Nebraskan native, Cochrane most notable defeated Jamie Varner for Titan Fighting Championship, but went 0-2 in RFA since. Nonetheless the two took to the cage.  Cochrane snapped his two fight losing skid and improved his RFA record to 1-2 when finished off  Stevenson in a very familiar position; behind him. Cochrane submitted Stevenson with a rear-naked choke 64-seconds into the second round adding a fifth loss in a row for Stevenson. (Full RFA 3 – Stevenson vs. Cochrane event results below.)

Taking place at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida Championship Fighting Alliance held the seventh event that featured DREAM & STRIKEFORCE veteran Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante taking on Bellator veteran and CFA mainstay Luis Palomino in the main event. Palomino increased his win streak to four in a row, with a third round knockout. (Full CFA 7 – Never Give Up event results below.)

Aruba based Madness Fighting Competition featured some very familiar names to the Quebec MMA scene with Evan Nedd and Johan Croes. Nedd was featured on the first two Instinct MMA events, and Croes is an Instinct MMA, XMMA, TKO and the Stephane Patry run Titans Fighting standup only promotion. MFC’s inaugural event took place at the Joe Laveist Sport Park in San Nicolas, Aruba on Saturday night with a combination of pro and amateur bouts. Both Evan Nedd and Johan Croes lost their bouts in devastating fashion. Nedd got dropped with a big right hand from him opponent Adrick Croes. After taking the hit Nedd attempted a takedown, but Croes sprawled and they were back to their feet. Croes then threw a front kick that knocked Nedd out cold. Johan Croes took on Hyram Rodriguez who submitted him in the second round with a beautiful armbar submission. (Full Madness Fighting Competition 1 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights -

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Instinct MMA 4 results:

Brandon Thatch def. Martin Grandmont via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 in Round 1

Thierry Quenneville def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Oulmoudene Najebe def. Radu Spinghel via TKO (punches) at 0:43 in Round 1

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Derek Parker via KO (punches) at 4:05 in Round 3

Cody Donovan def. Peter Nolan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:41 in Round 1

Kevin Lee def. Mansour Bamaoui via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Scott Marckini def. Pascal Chambodie via submission (arm-bar) at 4:37 in Round 1

Remy Bussieres def. Dave DeLorenzi via TKO (punches) at 3:57 in Round 1

Christ Franck def. Jason Riley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Cedric Mongeon def. Guy Poulin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 in Round 1

Michael Karkula def. Loyd Galindo via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 in Round 1

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Resurrection Fighting Alliance 3 – Stevenson vs. Cochrane results:

Dakota Cochrane def. Joe Stevenson via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:04 – Round 2

Chidi Njokuani def.  Bobby Cooper via Unanimous Decision

Bubba Jenkins vs. Jesus Adame via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:08 – Round 1

James Krause def. Amir Khillah via Split Decision

Jordan Rinaldi def. Mark Dickman via Unanimous Decision

Nick Macias def. Sean Wilson via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:03 – Round 2

Aaron Ely def. Matt Manzanares via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 3:21 – Round 2

T.J. Hepburn def. Jeremy Mier via TKO (Punches) – 4:59 – Round 1

Carl Postma def. Anthony Alirez via KO (Punch) – 0:19 – Round 1

Julian Marquez def. Tony Rodriguez via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1

Jesus Sandoval def. Duane Johnson via Unanimous Decision

Erin Smith def.  LaNita Jackson via TKO (Retirement) – Round 1

Brandon Neujahr-Gomez def. James Donahue via TKO – Round 1

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CFA 7 – Never Give Up results:

Luis Palomino def. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante via KO (Punch) – 1:41 – Round 3

Lazar Stojadinovic def. Jordan Parsons via KO (Punch) – 1:11 – Round 1

Abel Trujillo def. James Warfield via Unanimous Decision

Michael Trujillo def. Alan Arzeno via Split Decision

Luis Firmino def. Johnavan Visante Jr. via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) – 4:31 – Round 1

Sean Soriano def. Victor Delgado via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:44 – Round 1

Sabah Homasi def. Jose Caceres via Split Decision

Dave Morgan def. Josh Mercado via Unanimous Decision

Haender Rodriguez def. Patrick Williams via TKO (Punches) – 4:30 – Round 1

Gabriel Varona def. Evan Baxter via TKO (Punches) – 1:36 – Round 2

Joey Rodriguez def. Jayson Jones via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:51 – Round 1

Sky Moiseichik def. Wesley Dunlap via TKO (Punches) -4:21 – Round 1

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Madness Fighting Competition 1 results:

Pro:

Adrick Croes def. Evan Nedd via KO (Head Kick) – 3:19 – Round 1

Aaron Ware def. Cristiano Machado dos Santos via TKO (Retirement)

Hyram Rodriguez def. Johan Croes via Submission (Armbar) – Round 2

Rayen Brete def. Joziro Boye via Split Decision

Amateur:

Anthony Ignacio def. Harmond Girigori via TKO (Punches) – Round 3

Marco Dupersoy def. Michael Franken Unanimous Decision

Elvis Perez def. Za Flanegin via DQ (Cage Holding) – Round 2

Jerimaya Dijkhoff def. Lando Albertsz via TKO (Injury)

Pascualino Antanela vs. Shandirck De La Cruz via Unanimous Decision

Arthur La Mour def. Maurits Kelly via TKO (Punches) – Round 2

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UFC 124: St-Pierre v. Koscheck 2 DVD review

February 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Georges St-Pierre broke Josh Kosheck’s right orbital bone after hard jabs for five straight rounds inside Montreal’s 23,000 plus packed Bell Centre at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s last event and fight of 2010.

UFC 124 occurred at the same time amateur wrestler and fighter Devon Hannibal Nicholson was choking out Total Nonstop Action star Tommy Dreamer in St-Leonard. For the UFC record setting attendance they got to leave their event satisfied with their hero coming out on top.

Koscheck disrespected GSP and French Canadians the last time he was fighting in Montreal and throughout the Ultimate Fighter season where GSP and Koscheck were coaches. On the first disc you get a chance to relive all the hype with the UFC 124 pre-show and on the second disc you get to see how GSP and Koscheck prepared mere days before the fight in the behind the scenes footage. You also get to see GSP and Koscheck when they arrived at the Bell Centre and GSP’s comments after the fight is over.

An awkward yet funny moment in the bonus footage is when Koscheck says how awkward it is being in the same elevator with GSP after they had their press conference. With GSP standing boldy in his dress suit with no emotion whatsoever on his face, Koscheck cannot help but laugh. Koscheck admits to the UFC cameras while he was hiding up in his Montreal hotel room that he was only insulting GSP and Canada in order for fans to want to buy the pay-per-view. However, Koscheck’s consistent teasing during the Ultimate Fighter season looked like it was really bugging GSP.

“His eye is FU##ED!” was yelled out by Koscheck’s corner only a few minutes into his fight. Koscheck believed he had an advantage if he stood up with GSP. The three-inch reach advantage GSP had and the explosive jabs he possesses were too much for Koscheck to stop. Throughout most of the 25-minute fight, GSP was able to land major punches right in Koscheck’s face even though Koscheck did his best to block them.

Credit to Koscheck for taking so many punches from GSP and Koscheck never once got knocked down because of his eye or because he got rocked. Koscheck was able to score a takedown on GSP to end the first round, but when it came to standing up Koscheck was completely dominated. GSP tried to finish the fight in the later rounds, but Koscheck was able to get up from GSP’s takedowns and he did not fall into any of GSP’s submission traps.

After the fight in the extras GSP is upset with himself for not ending the fight. GSP goes over strategy with his team on ways he could improve. GSP ends the behind the scenes segment by stating in a mocked fan’s voice that certain fans are going to think he is bad fighter because he could not finish the fight. GSP was not successful throughout 2010 to finish his fights, but he is still the defending welterweight champion.

The rest of the card featured a knockout, TKO and submission victory all on the main card. The majority of the prelims and the Thiago Alves against John Howard fight went to three round decisions. Definitely a healthy variety dose of mixed martial arts spread throughout the two-disc set.

With the first ever French language track added to a UFC DVD, it makes the DVD an instant collector’s item for GSP fans all over Quebec. Not the best GSP fight ever, but easily one that Montrealers will not forget anytime soon. Beating Koscheck so badly that he had to get surgery will forever be a defining moment in MMA history here in Montreal.

UFC 124: St-Pierre v. Koscheck 2

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Released on Feb. 22, 2011

Run time of 331 minutes

$21.98

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UFC 124 fight card

Prelims

  • Pat Audinwood vs. John Makdessi
  • TJ Grant vs. Ricardo Almeida
  • Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson
  • Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal
  • Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett
  • Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller

Main show

  • Thiago Alves vs. John Howard
  • Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig
  • Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
  • Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle
  • UFC Welterweight Championship- Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
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UFC: Ultimate 100 Box Set review

December 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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1600 minutes of bloody wars, sudden knockouts, and some of the most historic fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship are a few of many reasons why the UFC: The Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights is a must buy.

Voted by mixed martial arts fans online last year, this re-package box set is now in 1.78:1 aspect ratio on DVD and is also available on Blu-ray. Unlike the highlights of fights that aired on Spike TV, this box set gives you the complete fights.

From UFC 1 to UFC 98, there is a wide variety in fighting styles and how UFC has evolved from their days of No Holds Barred fighting. Legendary UFC fighters like Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, Tank Abbott along with current stars Brock Lesnar, Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn and Randy Couture are just a few of the fighters featured. Liddell, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, GSP, Rich Franklin, are featured more than most fighters due to their well-known rivalries and memorable moments inside the octagon.

From Serra’s explosive KO on GSP, to GSP evolving his game and outclassing great warriors like Penn, Serra and Hughes, the history of not only the UFC unfolds, but a lot of their stars as well. Liddell’s dominance inside the cage, delivering phenomenal KOs and gruelling fights, is followed by the slow decline in his career as he became much easier to KO. Penn’s amazing encounters against Serra, Caol Uno, Carl Stevenson and others, is followed by Penn being described as being lazy when it comes to his fights later on in the set.

Due to the selective bouts that fans could vote for, there can be many debates questioning if this is truly the 100 greatest fights in the UFC and debates on the exact order. Regardless, there are so many different types of fights; some are quick, some are long brutal blood pouring marathons, and some are methodical chess games that sometimes end fast or go the distance. You may not get every great fight, but there’s no other collection that comes close to giving you your money’s worth.

Hardcore fans will love to look back on some of their favourite fights and perhaps see a couple of fights they missed out on. New fans to MMA will get the full education lesson on what the UFC has produced for 16 years. If you did not buy it last year, this UFC box set is easily the best pick-up this holiday season and will keep you occupied watching UFC past the holiday season—it’s so good you’ll want to watch it over and over.

UFC: The Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights

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Re-released on Nov. 2, 2010

Runtime of 1600 minutes

$59.98 on DVD, $119.98 on Blu-ray

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UFC: Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights list:

100. Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor (UFC 80)

99. Pat Miletich vs. Carlos Newton (UFC 31)

98. Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon (UFN 13)

97. Rashad Evans VS. Sean Salmon (UFN eight)

96. Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes (UFC 60)

95. Tyson Griffin vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 90)

94. B.J. Penn vs. Din Thomas (UFC 32)

93. Thiago Alves vs. Chris Lytle (UFC 78)

92. B.J. Penn vs. Matt Serra (UFC 39)

91. Rich Franklin vs. Ken Shamrock (TUF 1 Finale)

90. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno II (UFC 41)

89. Forrest Griffin vs. Keith Jardine (UFC 66)

88. Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin (UFC 67)

87. Jeremy Horn vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 54)

86. Phil Baroni vs. Evan Tanner (UFC 45)

85. Nick Diaz vs. Karo Parisyan (UFC 49)

84. Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo (UFC 30)

83. Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon White (UFC 49)

82. Georges St. Pierre vs. Frank Trigg (UFC 54)

81. Jon Koppenhaver vs. Jared Rollins (TUF 6 Finale)

80. Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner I (UFC 42)

79. Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre I (UFC 69)

78. Keith Jardine vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 76)

77. James Irvin vs. Anderson Silva (UFN 14)

76. Matt Hughes vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 42)

75. Gerard Gordeau vs. Royce Gracie (UFC 1)

74. Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau (UFC 58)

73. Jason Miller vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 52)

72. Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 92)

71. Tank Abbott vs. Don Frye (UFC Ultimate Ultimate 1996)

70. Mark Coleman vs. Pete Williams (UFC 17)

69. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno I (UFC 34)

68. Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz (UFC 84)

67. Shonie Carter vs. Matt Serra (UFC 31)

66. B.J. Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre II (UFC 94)

65. Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout II (UFN 10)

64. Chuck Liddell vs. Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral II (UFC 62)

63. Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre I (UFC 50)

62. Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida (UFC 72)

61. B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson (UFC 80)

60. Karo Parisyan vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 46)

59. Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar (UFC 91)

58. Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton II (UFC 38)

57. Leonard Garcia vs. Roger Huerta (UFC 69)

56. Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner II (UFC 53)

55. Rashad Evans vs. Forrest Griffin (UFC 92)

54. Chris Leben vs. Anderson Silva (UFN 1)

53. Kenny Florian vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 64)

52. Chuck Liddell vs. Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral I (UFC 40)

51. Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 88)

50. Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC 92)

49. Houston Alexander vs. Keith Jardine (UFC 71)

48. B.J. Penn vs. Jens Pulver I (UFC 35)

47. Chuck Liddell vs. Kevin Randleman (UFC 31)

46. Quinton Jackson vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 71)

45. Pete Sell vs. Scott Smith (TUF4 Finale)

44. Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre II (UFC 83)

43. Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg I (UFC 45)

42. Sean Sherk vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 56)

41. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia (UFC 81)

40. Vitor Belfort vs. Randy Couture (UFC 15)

39. Keith Jardine vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC 84)

38. Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo I (UFC 31)

37. Royce Gracie vs. Kimo Leopoldo (UFC 3)

36. Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell II (UFC 52)

35. Frank Mir vs. Tim Sylvia (UFC 48)

34. B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 84)

33. Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn II (UFC 63)

32. Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC 74)

31. Dan Henderson vs. Quinton Jackson (UFC 75)

30. Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn I (UFC 46)

29. Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida (UFC 98)

28. Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz II (UFC 66)

27. Randy Couture vs. Tito Ortiz (UFC 44)

26. Jon Fitch vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 87)

25. Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell III (UFC 57)

24. Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock I (UFC 1)

23. Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre II (UFC 65)

22. Clay Guida vs. Roger Huerta (TUF 6 Finale)

21. Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell I (UFC 43)

20. Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre III (UFC 79)

19. Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva (UFC 82)

18. Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz I (UFC 47)

17. Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia (UFC 68)

16. Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout I (UFC 58)

15. Thiago Alves vs. Matt Hughes (UFC 85)

14. Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton I (UFC 34)

13. Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez (TUF 9 Finale)

12. Nick Diaz vs. Diego Sanchez (TUF 2 Finale)

11. Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson (UFC 86)

10. Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (UFC 76)

9. Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC 70)

8. Karo Parisyan vs. Diego Sanchez (UFN 6)

7. Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva II (UFC 77)

6. Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva I (UFC 64)

5. Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir I (UFC 81)

4. B.J. Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre I (UFC 58)

3. Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II (UFC 52)

2. Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC 79)

1. Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin I (TUF 1 Finale)

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