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Nazis Show Up in Olathe...Ban MMA!

2009-06-17T03:24:00Z

Results from Elite Fight League 10 - Reloaded

2009-05-22T15:43:00Z

Zach Propes def. Kyle Hyde rd. 3 DQ'd Knee to head of downed fighter

Josh Blevins def. Danny Fields :38 Armbar
Cody Calhoon def. Danny Owen :19 R. Naked Choke

Robbie Williams def. Dustin Lilly 1:06 TKO (Lilly 15 day suspension)

Eric Stewart def. Chuck Shands :52 Kamura (shoulder lock)

Colby Wockner def. Donnel Bolton 3:48 Verbal Tap

Robert Smalley def. Shane Owen 1:05 Guilotene Choke

Nazis lift MMA ban in Hutchinson Kansas

2009-02-07T04:27:00Z

They finally came to their senses.

From Hutchnews.com

Ultimate fight may be won

City leaders appear willing to reverse ban on martial arts events

By Edie Ross - The Hutchinson News - eross@hutchnews.com

On Tuesday, city leaders unofficially reversed their December decision upholding a ban on ultimate fighting events.

During a study session, city staff presented the Hutchinson City Council with an idea to allow the event but require event promoters to obtain a license for each one, subject to police approval.

The license requirement would allow the city to set security requirements for the events held at public and private facilities.

It also would allow the police department to review each proposed event and place requirements on the event promoter that they felt were necessary for each specific situation.

The council generally agreed to the idea, but took no official action.

Event promoters Michael Edwards and Michael Grimm attended the meeting and both agreed to the licensing requirements, adding that they looked forward to working with police to ensure the events were safe.

The council will have the opportunity to officially approve an ordinance removing the ban and setting licensing requirements at its Jan. 19 meeting.

The council originally voted to uphold the ban after Police Chief Dick Heitschmidt spoke against the events, citing problems police had with crowds at mixed martial arts, or ultimate fighting, events at the Grand Prairie Hotel and Convention Center earlier this year.

Heitschmidt has concerns about the amount of security provided at fights held at private venues.

Mary Hemmings, manager of Memorial Hall - which event promoters call the "ideal" venue for mixed martial art events - also spoke in opposition to the events.

On Tuesday, Heitschmidt said that if the council adopted the licensing requirement in conjunction with lifting the ban, he was "confident" police would be able to provide the security needed.

"That was my main concern," Heitschmidt said. "And this would allow and actually require us to get involved in the planning of the events from the very beginning."

Hemmings said she was still opposed to the events, but added that she would try to compromise.

"I understand that we might have different philosophical views," Hemmings said. "No matter what good things people say about this, I still think it is putting lipstick on a pig, as the saying goes. However, I understand that life is compromise and if the ban is lifted, I will allow at least one MMA event at Memorial Hall and see how things go.

"No one wants to see Memorial Hall utilized more than me, but we have to determine at what cost we want to see it utilized."

Council members also varied in their support of the event.

Mayor Trish Rose - the council's biggest proponent of the events - said the city should be open to events that are popular among a younger generation.

Rose alone voted against upholding the ban at the December meeting and was the one to request that the issue be revisited after public opposition over the council's original decision.

"We need to be cognizant that young people want more things to do at night in Hutchinson, and I appreciate that there are people willing to bring those events to town."

Once Heitschmidt signed off on the issue, Vice Mayor Bob Bush was inclined to agree with Rose.

Council members Ron Sellers and Cindy Proett were more reserved in their acceptance of the events.

"I'm not opposed to trying this," Sellers said. "I'm pretty much a free-enterprise person. If it can be done safely in our community, then I'm not opposed to allowing it. Whether it is good for society, that is a little hard for me to believe."

Proett added that she would agree to lift the ban on a "trial basis," and if problems arose she'd support dissolution of the ordinance.

Council member David Razo was absent Tuesday.

In other action:

* The council approved its 2008 legislative platform, which will be presented for consideration by the state Legislature in the upcoming session. The platform addresses three issues: the completion of the K-61 project, the restoration of demand transfers, and the city's support of constitutional home rule authority for Kansas cities.

* The council approved an ordinance instituting 2009 fire inspection fees for businesses.

The fees, which apply only to the fire department's initial annual inspection, are as follows: $25 for businesses of less than 5,000 square feet; $50 for businesses of 5,000 to 50,000 square feet; $150 for businesses 50,000 to 100,000 square feet; $200 for businesses over 100,000 square feet.

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Moneymaker

MMA promoters insist that ultimate fighting events are not only safe and entertaining, but also are good for the community in terms of the revenue generated by each event.

Michael Grimm, with Warfare Xtreme Fighting, estimates that the two MMA events he put on last year each funneled $50,000 into the Hutchinson economy.

The money went to television, radio and newspaper advertising, printing fliers, making signs and banners and employment of about a dozen workers to set up the ring and venue, provide security and other services.

On top of that, Grimm said, the events draw visitors from the surrounding area, and from as far as Kansas City.

Grimm said that once the city officially lifts the ban on MMA events, he hopes to put on four MMA events in 2009.

The X-Fights Delivers Big Time MMA Feel to KC

2009-01-25T17:50:00Z

Extreme Fight Productions and Extreme Fighter Magazine brought Kansas City the biggest and best Mixed Martial Arts event this area has ever seen. The night had a real UFC type feel to it, starting with special guest Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk. Sherk was made very accessible to the fans who desired a pic or autograph. Other highlights included a full color program, a text message contest for cage side seats, pre-fight video interviews, and fighter walk outs complete with light and smoke effects. The in cage action did not disappoint either with a very full 15 fight card capped by the main event featuring local favorite Bobby Voelker (watch that fight here). Check out www.thexfights.com for their upcoming event info, and be sure to check out one of these first class shows. You will not be disappointed.

CJ Fernandes Vs. Bobby Voelker

Voelker wins via TKO round 2

Tom Aaron Vs. Eric Marriott

Marriott wins via decision

Jose Vega Vs. Cody Bell

Vega wins via submission round 2

Rocky Vercher Vs. Olen Brattin

Vercher wins via submission round 1

Kyle Watson Vs. Josh Bernal

Watson wins via dr stoppage from a cut

Pat Benson Vs. Troy Talavera

Talavera wins via TKO round 1

Nick Nolte Vs. Nathan Bernal

Nolte wins due to ref stopage from cut round 1

Brian Davidson Vs. Adam Rider

Davidson wins via KO round 1

Shepherd Owens Vs. Base Basvic

Owens wins via decision

Dean Johnston Vs. Nathan Looker

Johnston wins via submission round 1

Chad Vandenberg Vs. Ryan Pederson

Vandenberg wins via submission round 1

Russell Patrick Vs. Bo Cash

Cash wins via submission round 1

Paul Whitworth Vs. Victor Mercado

Whitworth wins via submission round 1

Kody Frank Vs. Aaron Derrow

Derrow wins via submission round 1

Dominic Cantu Vs. Matt Williams

Cantu wins via TKO round 1

A Kimbo Video Game?

2009-01-11T21:39:00Z

I looked up the cheat code to beat this game, and all you have to do is throw a short jab while back peddling. Works every time.

http://www.primetimeamusements.com/custom_boxingmachine.htm

"Shine at the Shrine" Event Recap

2008-12-13T18:07:00Z

108 Promotions put on 13 action packed fights Friday night at the event titled "Shine at the Shrine". Some highlights of the nights action included; C.J. Trahan with a thunderous knock out of Brian Jones that left the crowd stunned. A fighter with the USMC fight team named Preston Snook (Spelling?) took on a giant Trevor Thorton on just an hours notice, and got a TKO. KC favorite Michael Smalley continued to shine by making quick work of Jaroed Roberts.

Results:

Paul Kolinda Vs. Austin Green
Green wins via TKO in round 1

Alex Rakestraw Vs. Jacob Earnst
No contest - Earnst dislocated his elbow early in the first round

Cory Shwendemann Vs. Fletcher Plum
Shwendemann wins via KO in round 1

Brian Jones Vs. C.J. Trahan
Trahan wins via KO in round 1

Andrew Tyson Vs. John Ford
Tyson wins via unanimous decision

Mathew Haefele Vs. Chris George
George wins via TKO in round 1

Caleb Calanbro Vs. Derek Williams
Calanbro wins via submission (armbar) in round 1

Lee Goupil Vs. Horacio Escobar
Escobar wins via tap ou from strikes in round 2

Brice Riddle Vs. Matt Saller
Saller wins via submission (armbar) in round 1

Phil Morgan Vs. Jett Jones
Jones wins via TKO in round 1

Preston Snook Vs. Trevor Thorton
Snook wins via TKO in round 1

Jaroed Roberts Vs. Michael Smalley
Smalley wins via TKO round 1

Bill Girod Vs. Kyle Carver
Carver wins via TKO round 1

Hutchinson, Ks. Bans MMA

2008-12-07T06:12:00Z

I pulled this little nugget from http://www.hutchnews.com/Todaystop/ultimatefighting

By Edie Ross - The Hutchinson News - eross@hutchnews.com

If you're in the mood for ultimate fighting, it looks like you'll have to go to Wichita or Salina.

The Hutchinson City Council Tuesday voted to continue to prohibit in Hutchinson sports contests regulated by the Kansas Professional Regulated Sports Act, including professional boxing, sparring, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and full-contact karate.

The council voted 4-1 to deny approval of a resolution approving such contests in Hutchinson after Police Chief Dick Heitschmidt and others voiced opposition.

Mayor Trish Rose voted against a motion to deny the request, saying she wanted more time to gather public opinion and to look for ways to mitigate concerns about the rowdy crowds associated with the events.

Councilman Ron Sellers, who said he was unwilling to support a type of event the police chief had concerns with, countered that if there was a public outcry at the council's decision to prohibit the events, the council could take a second look at the issue.

The issue arose after Hutchinson resident Michael Edwards proposed a mixed martial arts event at Memorial Hall in January. Edwards, who has promoted MMA events at the Cotillion Ballroom in Wichita, said the sport is safer for its participants than boxing and is well-regulated by the state.

At the events he's promoted, Edwards said, there were no problems in the ring or in the crowds. He also cited events he had attended at Salina's Bicentennial Center that had "not one problem."

He added that the sport has gained popularity and would be beneficial monetarily for Hutchinson businesses as it would draw in outside visitors.

"It's almost un-American not to allow it," Edwards said. "These events happen across the country and I don't know why they shouldn't happen in Hutchinson."

Heitschmidt and Capt. Troy Hoover both agreed Edwards would put on a good, clean event.

However, they opposed allowing extreme fighting events in Hutchinson because not all promoters would go to the same lengths Edwards does to ensure a safe and professional event.

Hoover recounted problems the police had with two MMA events that took place at the Grand Prairie Hotel and Convention Center over the summer.

These events, while regulated by the state, were not legal in the city because the city had not adopted a resolution approving the holding of such contests.

Police had multiple issues with both events - not with the professional fighters who were fighting inside a cage - but with the large and intoxicated crowds that came to watch the fight.

"Inside the cage is not my concern," Heitschmidt said. "What is outside the cage is my concern. It's safe inside the cage. It's not safe outside the cage - that's my point."

Hoover said the events took several officers off of their regular patrols for several hours. Edwards was not connected to either event.

Mary Hemmings, who as the manager of the Fox Theatre is also contracted with the city to manage Memorial Hall, also spoke in opposition to extreme sports contests, saying they exhibit "base brutality that appeals to an animal nature."

She said the events, if hosted at Memorial Hall, would require extraordinary efforts by staff and would take a toll on the facility because of what she expected would be "unruly" crowds.

City Manager John Deardoff expressed a more supportive opinion, saying the events would provide an opportunity to use Memorial Hall, which he believes is "totally underutilized."

Is Demian Maia the UFC’s Middleweight Number One Contender?

2008-11-21T21:15:00Z

Eight months ago I’d never heard of Demian Maia. Now the guy is running roughshod over the UFC’s middleweight division and is probably the number one contender to Anderson Silva’s title. You might ask; who the hell is this guy? And I might answer; three-time BJJ World Cup champion, two-time BJJ World Champion, and a BJJ Pan American champion in 2006. He then threw his hat into the cage in October 2007 and is now 4-0 with all wins coming via submission.

Maia said immediately following his win at UFC 91 that he would like to fight Mike Bisping. That would be a pretty good fight, one that I think Bisping loses though. Really, I don’t think Maia has to fight Bisping before he gets a title shot, and Bisping should fight some of Mia’s road kill before anything else. Take a look at both fighter last three opponents. Maia: Nate Quarry, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman. Bisping: Chris Leben, Jason Day, Charles McCarthy.

A Silva/Maia main event isn’t as flashy as the rumored Silva/Liddell fight, but Maia can actually beat Silva. Although Silva has really good Jiu-Jitsu, he’s not a World Champion. If Maia can avoid getting kicked in the face, and take Silva down we might have something. That something might be Silva pulling off another brilliant win, but it would at least be interesting.

Lesnar vs. Couture

2008-11-13T18:04:00Z

What is going to happen in November at UFC 91 when Randy Couture steps into the cage against Brock Lesnar? I think I know what the UFC wants. They want Lesnar to take Couture down, beat him up and become the next UFC champ. The UFC has been setting up Lesnar since his debut earlier this year; he is their new golden child. First they put him up against Frank Mir, a former champion, who they thought might be washed up. Mir proved he still had the heart by staying calm after getting dropped on his head, and submitted the former WWE star. Lesnar came real close to having a notch on his belt of beating a former champion. No problem, the UFC match makers put Lesnar up against a veteran who is recognized as being a legit, tough heavyweight, but has no takedown defense. Heath Herring has never come close to defending a takedown in his life, he was the perfect opponent for Lesnar to lie on and pound for three rounds and the UFC new it. So now Lesnar is a whopping 1-1 in the UFC, and is given a career defining fight against a MMA legend and current UFC heavy weight champion. Dana White’s master plan is nearing completion

Slow down Dana, Couture has other ideas in mind. Being the master strategist that he is, Couture will enter the cage with a well thought out game plan, and extreme confidence to make it work. Will the plan be to stuff takedowns and strike with Lesnar? Maybe, because nobody really knows what kind of striker Lesnar is. I know he has a pretty mean cloths-line, his drop kick is pretty deadly, as well as his open handed chest slap. Other than that, all we got is a good punch that put Herring down but didn’t knock him out. Couture might also be looking to let the fight go to the ground and work submissions. This seems, to me, to be the logical game plan. It could backfire if Lesnar is able to completely control Couture on the ground. Couture’s wrestling ability is in a different league than Herring, so I don’t see Lesnar controlling the whole fight if it goes to the ground. Maybe just 90%, and that’s all the daylight that Couture will need. I’m calling it now; Couture wins via arm bar late in the third round.

www.mmakc.com

M-1 Affliction Challenge 8 - Event Results

2008-10-30T21:16:00Z

Thanks to M1-Global for the info www.m1mixfight.com

Maktar Gueye (153 lbs) vs. Kim Young-Su (153.7 lbs)

6 wins 2 loses for Gueye and 11 wins 6 lose for Kim Young Su. Despite the fact that he was far more experienced Young Su lost the fight. 1.02 minute of the first round needed Gueye to deliver some gruesome body punches which finished Kim Young Su. This earned him the bonus of 500 US dollars that was promised for the most spectacular Knockout of the evening.

Farouk “Paco” Lakebir ( 167.3 lbs) vs. Kim Do-Hyung (167.2 lbs)

A very very exciting fight which ended in a draw. Although most thought that Lakebir would take the decision after the extra round the American judges still did not agree on who should be the winner and because the IMA was dependent on them for the future and endless discussions should be avoided, it was decided to fight another extra round. Even after this round it took the judges quite a while to decide who was the winner but finally they gave the victory to Do Hyung, much to the surprise of the audience

Karl “Psycho”Amoussou (184 lbs) vs. Heo Min-Seok (184.8 lbs)

Seok who fought a superfight in Korea where he defeated Radmir Gabdulin from Russiaon points with a split decision was in for a hard time because Amoussou’s reputation earned him the ring name “Psycho” and he carried it with honor. But Heo Min Seok proved to be a tough cookie because he managed to get a draw after two rounds. The extra round was just as difficult to judge, because the outcome was a split decision in favor of Amoussou.

Karl Louis Jean (197.4 lbs) vs. Lee Eun Su (204.2 lbs)

Louis Jean was a last minute replacement and although he fought brave in the first round, his endurance faded and after 4.22 in the second round his coach Bertrand Amoussou threw in the towel to prevent him from being knocked out by Lee. Lee - winner by TKO (punches).

Malick “Komodo” Ndiaye (278.4 lbs) vs. Lee Sang Soo (246.6 lbs)

Komodo is a really big guy, but Lee Sang Soo was an opponent to be reckoned with because he defeated Roman Zentsov with an armbar in a superfight when the Challenge came to Korea. The Frenchman attacked fiercely in the beginning of the round and it looked like he would not need much time to defeat Lee Sang Soo, but soon the tide changed and after some ground and pounding Lee applied an armbar and with just two seconds left in the first round Komodo tapped out.

Korea won with 3 - 2

Superfight 1:

Bobby Voelker (170 lbs) vs. Amir Rahnavardi (171,4 lbs)

Hometown fighter Voelker made the crowd go wild when he was introduced. Rahnavardi who lived in Hollywood stayed cool and just smiled while he blew a few kisses to the audience. The problem was that Rahnavardi wasn’t told that he could not use the elbows and the Missouri office accepts elbows in mainfights, this fight was not under the IMA rules. Normally one wonders why a fight is called a Superfight, but this one deserved the name. After three rounds in which Amir showed an incredible ability to absorb punches, Bobby Voelker took the fight on decision.

Superfight 2:

Mike Whitehead (257 lbs) vs. Leo Pla (204,8 lbs)

Mike Whitehead made Pla tap with a guillotine choke after 1.20 minute in the first round

http://www.mmakc.com/

What's Next for Kimbo?

2008-10-21T17:05:00Z

Now That Seth "The Silverback" Petruzelli exposed Kimbo Slice as the fraud we all new he was, and ProElite/EliteXC has gone out of business, what's next for Slice? The options are plenty.

Option 1 - Street fighting

Option 2 - Punching B list celebs in the stomach

Option 3 - Playing football against real little guys

Option 4 - Clubbin

Option 5 - Continue MMA career with some other loser promotion

WWW.MMAKC.COM

UFC 89 BISPING vs LEBEN - Predictions

2008-10-12T21:04:00Z

The wait is over, here are my UFC 89 predictions!

Michael Bisping Vs. Chris Leben

Name:	Michael Bisping
Height:	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	17-1-0

"The Count"

Name:	Chris Leben
Height:	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	18-4-0

"The Crippler"

I think Bisping is in for a wake-up call in this one. Chris leben is a banger who is looking knock Bisping out, even if he has to absorb a few hail makers in the process.

"The Crippler" wins via KO in round 2

Keith Jardine Vs. Brandon Vera

Name:	Keith Jardine
Height:	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	13-5-1

"The Dean of Mean"

Name:	Brandon Vera
Height:	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	9-2-0

"The Truth"

This is a real intriguing match up. Jardine has a lot of trouble with fighters that rush in on him. Vera isn't that kind of fighter. I look for Jardine to win a standup battle.

Jardine wins via unanimous decision

Rameau Sokoudjou Vs. Luiz Cane

Name:	Rameau Sokoudjou
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	5-2-0

"The African Assassin"

Name:	Luiz Cane
Height:	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	9-1-1

"Banha"

Wich Sokoudjou shows up for this fight? The one that got his ass handed to him by Lyoto Machida, or the one who looked dominate against Kazuhiro Nakamura. I think the Machida fight opened Sokoudjou eyes.

"The African Assassin" wins via TKO in round 1

Paul Taylor Vs. Chris Lytle

Name:	Paul Taylor
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	9-3-1

"Relentless"

Name:	Chris Lytle
Height:	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	35-16-4

"Lights Out"

Both of these fighters like to come out fast and furious. This will probably get fight of the night even though it might not last long.

"Lights Out" wins via TKO late round 1

Paul Kelly Vs. Marcus Davis

Name:	Paul Kelly
Height:	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	8-0-0

"Tellys"

Name:	Marcus Davis
Height:	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	19-5-0

I don't know much about Kelly, so i'm going to lean towards the always dangerous Marcus Davis

Davis wins via rear choke in round 2

Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock: Don't Blink

2008-10-01T14:10:00Z

Ken Shamrock doesn't want to fight anymore, in fact he hasn't wanted to fight since June 19th, 2004. That's the last time he won. Since then Shamrock is 0-5 with all five fights ending via TKO in the first round. It's not that fact that he gets knocked out in those fights, it looks like he isn't even trying. Shamrock doesn't want to fight anymore, he wants to get paid.

Enter EliteXC and Kimbe Slice and all of a sudden Shamrock's mouth starts to water. It's perfect, very similar to fighting Tito Ortiz in Prime time, only better. This time it's on a major network and Kimbo won't want to take it to the ground like Ortiz. All Shamrock has to do is hype up the fight WWE style, act tough walking to the cage, get grazed by a right cross, and then fall down...Cha Ching.

So don't blink or go to the fridge, you might miss this one.

www.mmakc.com

MMAKC.COM Poll Results

2008-09-29T18:40:00Z

Who is the pound for pound best fighter in MMA? Here are the results from the mmakc poll.

Anderson Silva 41%

Georges St-Pierre 29%

BJ Penn 18%

Fedor Emelianenko 10%

Welcome to 1993...MMA Fans this is a Must Read

2008-09-04T00:18:52Z

Below is letter I was emailed concerning a MMA event held recently in Huthinson Kansas. Pay specific attention to the quote from Troy Hoover of the Hutchinson PD. I personally attended this event, and witnessed no fights outside the cage, an average amount of intoxicated people (no more than any other sporting event), a ref and normal MMA rules were in place, all the fighters had gloves and mouth pieces, and I don't remember anyone getting cut or injured. Hitchinson, Ks. should feel lucky to have a class promotion like WarfareXtreme holding events in their city, and not be trying to shut them down.

WWW.MMAKC.COM

UFC 88 Predictions

2008-08-23T13:24:00Z

Chuck Liddell Vs. Rashad Evans

Name:	Chuck Liddell
Height:	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	21-5-0

"The Iceman"

Name:	Rashad Evans
Height:	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	16-0-1

"Sugar"

Evans fights are always boring. He'll dance around so much , Liddell will have a hard time hitting him. Let's hope Liddell sneaks one in.

Liddell TKO round 2

Rich Franklin Vs. Matt Hamill

Name:	Rich Franklin
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	25-3-0

"Ace"

Name:	Matt Hamill
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	6-1-0

"The Hammer"

Is this a joke? There's still some interesting fights out there at 185 for Frankilin. Why does he need to fight "The Nail"? To get an easy win and a payday.

Franklin by TKO late round one

Karo Parisyan Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Name:	Karo Parisyan
Height:	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	26-5-0

"The Heat"

Name:	Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Height:	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	10-2-0

"Zenko"

Has "The Heat" figured out that people aren't gong to just lay down for him. I don't know a lot about Yoshida other than he is also a decorated Judo competitor. Somebody is getting thrown on their head in this one.

Parisyan wins by unanimous decision

Dan Henderson Vs. Rousimar Palhares

Name:	Dan Henderson
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	22-7-0

"Hendo"

Name:	Rousimar Palhares
Height:	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	17-1-0

"Toquinho"

With two losses in a row, it's no secret that Henderson needs this win badly. Unfortunately for "Hendo" Palhares has a pretty mean looking mug shot and great submission skills.

Palhares wins by rear choke in round two

Martin Kampmann Vs. Nate Marquardt

Name:	Martin Kampmann
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	13-1-0

"The Hitman"

Name:	Nate Marquardt
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	29-8-2

"The Great"

Interesting fight here. Knapmann is no joke, and has beat some tough competition in the UFC. Marquart has really looked good lately and is a tough fight for anybody. This is a coin flip for me.

Marquardt wins by unanimous decision

Thiago Tavares Vs. Kurt Pellegrino

Name:	Thiago Tavares
Height:	5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight:	155 (70 kg)
Record:	17-2-0

Name:	Kurt Pellegrino
Height:	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight:	155 (70 kg)
Record:	17-4-0

"Batman"

Pellegrino will dance his way to the cage like he's a member of 'The Backstreet Boys'. Then the fight will start and Tavares will take him down, mount him, and pound out the TKO. " Batman" will then dance no more.

Tavares wins by TKO in round one

Dong Hyun Kim Vs. Matt Brown

Name:	Dong Hyun Kim
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	10-0-1

"Stun Gun"

Name:	Matt Brown
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	10-6-0

"The Immortal"

Matt Brown looked just OK to me on TUF. I know nothing about Kim, other than he has a great nick name.

"Stun Gun" wins by TKO in round two

Roan Carneiro Vs. Ryo Chonan

Name:	Roan Carneiro
Height:	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	12-7-0

"Jucao"

Name:	Ryo Chonan
Height:	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	14-8-0

"Piranha"

This is a battle of guys with names that have a bunch of the same letters. Chonan is the last person to beat Anderson Silva, so that tells you he is no joke.

Chonan wins by unanimous decision

Jason Lambert Vs. Jason MacDonald

Name:	Jason Lambert
Height:	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	23-8-0

"The Punisher"

Name:	Jason MacDonald
Height:	6' 3" (191 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	21-10-0

"The Athlete"

I'm surprised this fight is list so low on the card. these two guys will both come to do battle. Tough call here, but I think Macdonald is the overall better fighter.

Macdonald wins via arm bar in round three

Tim Boetsch Vs. Michael Patt

Name:	Tim Boetsch
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	7-2-0

"The Barbarian"

Name:	Michael Patt
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	15-2-0

Front kick....Knee....Front kick....Thrown to the ground....Pile Driver

Boetsch wins by pile driver, or maybe just TKO in round one

Link Fighting Championship - Event Recap

2008-08-17T22:03:00Z

What can I say, the Link FC delivered the goods again with their second event. If you live anywhere close to Wichita, fancy yourself a MMA fan, and didn't attend this show last night....well, what the hell were you doing? Unlike a lot of local shows the fights were very competitive, with four fights making it out of the first round. All the fights though were hard fought and exciting. Aside from the fight action, UFC Heavy Weight Champ Minotauro Nogueira was also on hand as a special guest. Nogueira was very gracious with his time taking a lot of pictures and signing a lot of autographs for the fans. be sure to check out the Link FC website www.linkfightingchampionship.com. If you also live in the area and want to learn Brazilian Jui Jitsu check out www.teamlaselva.com.

Here are the results from last nights action:

Arthur Treto vs. John Scott

Arthur wins via tap out due to strikes in round 2

David Rickles vs. Shane Sake

Rickles wins via tap out due to strike in round 1

Marshal Manning vs. Charles Enoch

Manning wins via rear choke in round one

Judd Prettyman vs. Jake Fox

Fox wins via guilotene choke in round 1

Dustin Blake vs. Ryan Gilman

Blake wins via arm bar in round 2

Gorge Randolf vs. Tony Melton

Randolf wins via TKO in round 2

Arnulfo Velaquio vs. Jacob Ritchie

Velaquio wins via unamious decision

Tom Osbourne vs. Fernando Neto

Neto wins via Gulotene choke in round 1

Cody Bell vs. Sidemar Honorio

Honorio wins via arm bar in round 1

Mike Woods vs. Cesar Tozi

Tozi wins via TKO in round 1

Eric Payne vs. York Ash

Payne wins via arm bar in round 1

Me and the UFC Heavy Weight Champ Minotauro Nogueira

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2008-08-16T14:25:00Z

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Brock Lesnar Shows no Class in Victory

2008-08-10T15:18:00Z

Brock Lesnar showed last night that he is a force to be reckoned with in the UFC Heavy Weight division. Lesnar man-handled a very tough Heath Herring for three rounds with a relentless ground and pound attack. That being said, Lesnar showed no class at all in the fight, and someone needs to remind him that this is not the WWE. For all the Kimbo Slice haters out there, you have never seen Slice show outright disrespect to his opponents or be anything but humble after one of his MMA wins. Lesnar however disrespected Herring throughout the fight and put on a great WWE performance during the Joe Rogan interview. On the clips from UFC.com of the post fight interview and press conference, never once did Lesnar credit Herring with being a tough competitor or give him a hats off of any kind.

Event by event coverage of Brock Lesnar being an A-hole:

1. Round one ends with Lesnar on top of Herring. Lesnar gets up and pushes Herring in the back.

2. Right before the bell sounds to end the fight, Lesnar starts pumping his fist in the air.

3. The fight ends and Lesnar gets up pointing at Herring and laughing in his face.

4. Lesnar acts like he is swinging a rope and lassoing Herring.

5. Lesnar acts like and idiot in the post fight interview with Joe Rogan:

        Rogan: now coming into this sport...

        (Lesnar jerks the mic from Rogan)

        Lesnar: CAN YOU SEE ME NOW!!! CAN YOU SEE ME NOW!!!

        Rogan: Give us your thoughts of where you feel you stand in the heavy weight division now.

        Lesnar: I fell off the horse against Frank Mir and tonight I got on that stallion and rode it out of town baby!
        WHOO!!!

At this point I fully expected the John Ceda or HHH music to start playing.... or better yet, Lesnar's much older wife Sable, to jump in the cage and start stripping her clothes off.

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Elite Fight League Event Recap

2008-07-28T04:27:15Z

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The Dave MMA tour 2008 made it's latest stop at the Elite Fight League - Summer Submission show Saturday night. If you didn't make it to this show, you missed out on an exciting night of fights. I counted four fights ending by rear naked choke, and three ending by tap due to strikes. It looked like every competitor came to fight, no tap was quick and no match seemed to be stacked in favor of one fighter. A match that really stood out to me was Kevin Callahan Vs. Jason Kunce in the 145 lb. class. Callahan looked to have Kunce in a some trouble early, but Kunce didn't quit and reversed position to locked in a rear choke for the hard fought win. Aside from the fights there were also several vendors on hand: Eye Win Fight Gear, Beat Down Boys, and Dillards selling the latest Tapout/Affliction shirts.

Results:

Bobby Tazok Vs. Brice Lehman
Lehman wins via tap out from strikes round 1

Cody Calhoon Vs. Jonathan Rouse
Calhoon wins via submission round 1

Josh Langton Vs. Donnel Bolton
Bolton wins via tap out from strike round 1

Kevin Callahan Vs. Jason Kunce
Kunce wins via submission round 1

David Williams Vs. Corey Carter
Williams wins via submission round 1

Jason Waller Vs. Robert Russell
Waller wins via submission round 1

Todd Bell Vs. Jason Perrotta
Bell wins via tap from strikes round 1

Robert Williams Vs. Tyler Hawkins
Williams wins via tap from strikes round 1

Shad Lanksford Vs. Stevie Cox
Lanksford wins via unanimous decision

Jake Hecht Vs. Matt Miller
Hetch wins via submission round 1

David Meyers Vs. Josh Bernal
Bernal Wins via TKO round 1

Francisco Kiko France Vs. Jake Pudenz
France wins via TKO round 1