Apr 302012
 

Undefeated blue chip prospect Pascal Krauss is positioned to make a splash in the UFC's 170lbs. division with a win over tough young John Hathaway in their UFC on FOX 3 undercard match-up. (Photo courtesy of Cage Warriors)

For those who don’t watch the UFC’s undercard fights, you don’t know what you’re missing. And for those that do, we often find that the prelims can be just as if not more entertaining bouts than those on the main card, and can provide valuable insight as to which fighters to keep an eye on in regards to potential future wave-makers in his respective weight division. “Panzer” Pascal Krauss (10-0) is one such fighter.

“Panzer”, a nickname meaning “tank” in his native German language, exemplifies exactly what Krauss has shown in his career – that he is a force to be reckoned with. The undefeated 25-year-old welterweight made his UFC debut at UFC 122 where he not only picked up his first win in the Zuffa promotion, he also earned “Fight of the Night” honors for his three-round war with fellow UFC newcomer “Scanno” Mark Scanlon (7-2). Krauss came into his UFC debut fight as the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship welterweight king toting an undefeated record with ten consecutive first- or second-round finishes, and looking to prove that he belonged in the world’s most prestigious MMA organization. Having shown a variety of skills against Scanlon and earning a fight bonus in his first effort, “Panzer” did not disappoint. Continue reading »

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Apr 282012
 

(Photo courtesy of Invicta FC)

Marloes Coenen vs. Romy Ruyssen: Coenen via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26), Round 3, 5:00

Jessica Penne vs. Lisa Ellis-Ward: Penne via TKO (Punches), Round 3, 2:48

Liz Carmouche vs. Ashleigh Curry: Carmouche via TKO (Strikes), Round 1, 1:58

Kaitlin Young vs. Leslie Smith: Bout ruled a Split Draw (29-28, 28-29, 29-29), Round 3, 5:00

Sarah D’Alelio vs. Vanessa Mariscal: D’Alelio via Submission (Punches), Round 1, 3:19

Sally Krumdiack vs. Sarah Schneider: Schneider via Submission (Armbar), Round 1, 3:01

Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Amy Davis: Davis via Submission (Kimura), Round 2, 3:47

Sarah Maloy vs. Michele Gutierrez: Maloy via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Randi Miller vs. Mollie Estes: Miller via TKO (Strikes), Round 3, 3:27

Ashley Cummins vs. Sofia Bagherdai: Cummins via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Cassie Rodish vs. Meghan Wright: Rodish via Submission (Guillotine Choke), Round 1, 0:36

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Apr 232012
 

Spilled Bag of Ice and Patrick Guera are back to talk about UFC 145, Jon Jones, and also touch on the Alistair Overeem and PEDs in MMA issue. Throughout, be sure they make sure to complain about how much MMA fans complain about MMA. Hypocrisy or just straight up truth? You be the judge… but enjoy it either way!

Click here to listen to MMA Gospel Podcast # 2.

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Apr 222012
 

Jon Jones (right) finally handled the elephant in the room that was his rivalry with Rashad Evans (left), the man he replaced as challenger for the light heavyweight crown at UFC 128. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

The MMA fans of Atlanta, Georgia were treated to a top-flight night of UFC action capped off by the third defense of “Bones” Jon Jones’ (16-1) UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in which he ended his rivalry against “Suga” Rashad Evans (17-2-1). Both “Ares” Rory MacDonald (13-1) and “Mayday” Michael McDonald (15-1) proved that they deserve the respect they have been given by defeating “Beautiful” Che Mills (14-5) and “Angel” Miguel Torres (40-5), respectively. “Big Ben” Ben Rothwell (32-8) and “The Filipino Phenom” Eddie Yagin (16-5) each saved their UFC careers from an almost certain end with their victories over “The Hybrid” Brendan Schaub (8-3) and “The Machine” Mark Hominick (20-11). Canadian submission master Mark Bocek (11-4) continued his rebuild against “The Natural” John Alessio (34-15) to open the evening. The UFC had a $2.3 million gate and clearly came out a winner with the Georgia fans, but to find out which fighters came out ahead, we have The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Continue reading »

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Apr 222012
 

A much leaner version of "Big" Ben Rothwell (blue gloves) stepped into the Octagon at UFC 145 and delivered a debilitating KO to Brendan Schaub (red gloves) to earn "Knockout of the Night" honors. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

The following fight bonuses were awarded for UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

 

Submission of the Night:

Travis Browne (over Chad Griggs) receives $65,000

 

Knockout of the Night:

Ben Rothwell (over Brendan Schaub) receives $65,000

 

Fight of the Night:

Eddie Yagin and Mark Hominick each receive $65,000

 

Click here for the full list of UFC 145 results.

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Apr 212012
 

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion "Bones" Jon Jones (left) puts his belt up for grabs against former friend and training partner turned bitter rival "Suga" Rashad Evans (right) in the UFC 145 main event. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

—MAIN CARD (on Pay-Per-View)—

Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans: Jones via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45), Round 5, 5:00

Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills: MacDonald via TKO (Punches), Round 2, 2:20

Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell: Rothwell via TKO (Punches), Round 1, 1:10

Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald: McDonald via KO (Punch), Round 1, 3:18

Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin: Yagin via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29), Round 3, 5:00

Mark Bocek vs. John Alessio: Bocek via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

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Apr 212012
 

Former Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez earned a TKO victory over JMMA star Shinya Aoki in their main event bout, a rematch three years in the making. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

Bellator Fighting Championships made its debut in Cleveland, Ohio with Bellator 66. Friday night’s stacked card was filled with explosive warriors, four Season 6 tourney semi-finals match-ups, and a rematch three years in the making. Submission specialist Brent Weedman (21-7) duked it out with Brazilian kickboxer Thiago Michel Pereira Silva (10-3) and Judo Olympian Rick Hawn (12-1) faced the tough “Cupcake” Lloyd Woodard (12-1) to determine who would meet in the 155lbs. tournament finals. Four middleweights faced off in the 185lbs. tournament semi-finals as Russian boxer “Slava” Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (16-1) locked horns with Brazilian powerhouse “Big Rig” Maiquel Falcao (29-4) and Ohio’s knockout artist “The Predator” Brian Rogers (9-3) faced late replacement “Sweet Swede” Andreas Spang (7-1). Since New Year’s Eve 2008 fans have chanted for the rematch of former Bellator lightweight king Eddie Alvarez (22-3) and DREAM Lightweight Champion “Tobikan Judan” Shinya Aoki (30-5). That match finally happened inside the Bellator cage for last night’s main event, and disappoint it did not. Continue reading »

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Apr 212012
 

Jon Jones (blue gloves) is heavily favored over Rashad Evans, but he has been bullied around by aggressive strikers before and that may provide Evans the ammunition he needs to fire off and upset. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

While the UFC has done an excellent job of promoting the animosity between training-partners-turned-foes for the upcoming title fight at UFC 145, there is more than meets the eye in the clash between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Bones” Jon Jones (15-1) and former champion “Suga” Rashad Evans (17-1-1).  There is much ado about the “betrayals” and various “hurt feelings” however more should be said about the caliber of the fighters and the technical skill that will have to be shown in the victor of this fight. Continue reading »

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