Posts from — December 2007

Affliction: Banned
July 19, 2008
Honda Centere in Anaheim, California

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia
Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo
Andre Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
Renato Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead
Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao

Fox Sports Net Portion:

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Edwin Dewees
Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Paul Buentello

Preliminary Bouts:

Vitor Belfort vs. Terry Martin
Justin Levens vs. Patrick Speight
Mike Pyle vs. J.J. Ambrose
Trenell “Savant” Young vs. Mark Hominick (London, Ontario)

UFC 86: Griffin vs. Jackson
July 5, 2008
Mandalay Bay Events Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Card:

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin – UFC LHW Title
Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle
Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau
Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio
Patrick Cote (Quebec City, Quebec) vs. Ricardo Almeida

Preliminary Bouts:

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCully
Justin Buchholz vs. Corey Hill
Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver
Ben Saunders vs. Jared Rollins
Cole Miller vs. Jorge Gurgel

UNCASVILLE, Conn., – Ryan “The Lion” Schultz (North Platte, Neb.) knocked out previously undefeated 20-year-old Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (London, Ontario), capping an exciting night of action by winning the lightweight (155-lbs.) championship at the inaugural International Fight League World Grand Prixfinals, held tonight in front of 5,731 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Four other Championship belts also took place, including victories by Roy “Big Country” Nelson (Las Vegas) at heavyweight (265-lbs.), Wagnney Fabiano (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at featherweight (145-lbs.), Jay Hieron (Las Vegas) at welterweight (170-lbs.), and Matt Horwich (Portland, Ore.) at middleweight (185-lbs.).

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Mark Bocek def. Doug Evans - Unanimous Decision
Roan Carneiro def. Tony DeSouza - TKO (Strikes)
Dean Lister de.f Jordan Radev - Unanimous Decision
Manvel Gamburyan def. Nate Mohr - Submission (Ankle Lock)
James Irvin def. Luis Cane - DQ (Knee to Downed Head)
Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard - Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Lyoto Machida def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou - Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palelei - TKO (Strikes)
Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva - Unanimous Decision
Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes - Submission (Armbar)

Marcello Salazar def. Alex Cook - Unanimous Decision
Brett Cooper def. Rory Markham - TKO (Strikes)
Tim Kennedy def. Elias Rivera - KO
Roy Nelson def. Antoine Jaoude - TKO (Strikes)
Wagnney Fabiano def. L.C. Davis - Submission (Armbar)
Jay Hieron def. Delson Heleno - TKO (Referee Stoppage)
Matt Horwich def. Benji Radach - TKO (Strikes)
Ryan Schultz def. Chris Horodecki - TKO (Strikes)

For all those that thought Jason MacDonald was a newcomer to the MMA scene, think again. Although MacDonald made his UFC debut at Ortiz vs. Shamrock III: The Final Chapter in 06, he’s been in business since 1999. He has been around and paid his dues longer than you may have thought.

Born and raised in Merigomish, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, MacDonald later made the move to Red Deer, Alberta and thus began his mixed martial arts career. He first stepped onto the scene in December of ’99 at Punch and Crunch in Calgary, Alberta. It was there that he defeated Ken Manderson by armbar, which would be the first of many submission victories. After that MacDonald went on a tremendous winning streak successfully finishing his next 7 fights. At MFC 7: Undisputed, MacDonald suffered his first MMA loss falling victim to the hands of fellow Canadian Bill “The Butcher” Mahood. The next three years were hectic for MacDonald as he fought in various organizations, including the King of the Cage, a total of 14 times.

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 A lot has been written lately about why Fedor didn’t sign with the UFC. Regardless of his reasons, people are thinking that he’s turning into a circus act. This perception may change if they manage to book him in 2008 against Couture.

Regardless, the circus act is still looking like it’s on. Choi has decent kickboxing, for Fedor to win, he has to take him down. Judo throw? I don’t think so, leg or ankle pick maybe. We’ll see. I think Fedor is taking quite a risk here.

MMAWeekly Photo Gallery

PS: Go Bocek, go GSP!

Ryan Schultz (153.5) vs. Chris Horodecki (153.75)
Matt Horwich (183.5) vs. Benji Radach (184)
Jay Hieron (168.5) vs. Delson Heleno (168.25)
L.C. Davis (143) vs. Wagnney Fabiano (144.25)
Roy Nelson (258.25) vs. Antoine Jaoude (253.5)
Elias Rivera (181) vs. Tim Kennedy (186)
Brett Cooper (169.75) vs. Rory Markham (170.5)
Marcello Salazar (180.5) vs. Alex Cook (180.25)

Georges St. Pierre (170) vs. Matt Hughes (170)
Chuck Liddell (204) vs. Wanderlei Silva (205)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (205) vs. Lyoto Machida (204)
Eddie Sanchez (239) vs. Soa Palalei (262)
Melvin Guillard (156) vs. Rich Clementi (155)
James Irvin (205) vs. Luis Cane (205)
Nate Mohr (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155)
Dean Lister (186) vs. Jordan Radev (185)
Tony DeSouza (170) vs. Roan Carneiro (170)
Doug Evans (154) vs. Mark Bocek (155)

5thround.com will be providing MMA fans with a live audio play-by-play of UFC 79: Nemesis. According to the site, the show will feature live results along with insight from MMA fighters and journalists every half hour during Saturday’s pay-per-view broadcast.

Here is the schedule:

6PM-7PM: 1 Hour UFC 79 Pre-Show (Preliminary fight results, interviews, MMA insiders)

7:30PM: Update 1

8PM: Update 2

8:30PM: Update 3

9PM: Update 4

9:30PM: Final Update

10:15PM: UFC 79 Post-Fight Show

Be sure to check out 5thRound.com tomorrow beginning at 6 PM PST.