Bellator 75, Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Live Results

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Oct 052012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2 @ 8:00pm ET)—

Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos: Santos via DQ (Axe Kick to Groin), Round 1, 4:45

Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Brett Rogers vs. Alexander Volkov: Volkov via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Richard Hale vs. Mike Wessel: Hale via TKO (Punches), Round 1, 1:19

Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Mark Holata vs. Vinicius Queiroz: Queiroz via Submission (Armbar), Round 1, 3:26 Continue reading »

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Bellator 75, Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Oct 042012
 

Brett Rogers’ (white trunks) big power and motivation to rebuild his fighting career should be enough for him to spoil the Bellator debut of Russian fighter Alexander Volkov. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

October 5 in Hammond, Indiana Bellator will shake the Venue at Horseshoe Casino with the quarter-finals of the Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament. Four pairs of combatants will meet in the Bellator cage, including among others a man looking to redeem himself after bad luck, a lightning quick 205er adding on a few pounds to take on giants, and a fading star that has found new life, all of whom hope to secure the title of Bellator Heavyweight Champion recently vacated by “The Polar Bear” Cole Konrad (10-0). C3 Fights veteran and four-time Bellator vet Mark Holata (12-3) welcomes a knockout out artist from Brazil, “Spartan” Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz (5-2), to Bellator. Former Bellator light heavyweight “Rare Breed” Richard Hale (19-4) missed out on the previous 205lbs. tournament due to injury and jumped at the chance to enter the heavyweight ranks, taking on “The Juggernaut” Mike Wessel (12-4) who is coming off a successful promotional debut at Bellator 73.  Former Strikeforce fighter “The Grim” Brett Rogers (12-4) has emerged from his recent dark period and looks to build off his first win since 2011 at the expense of Bellator debutee Alexander Volkov (16-3), a 23-year-old 6’7″ Russian with 13 knockout wins. The main event features the rematch between “The American Soldier” Eric Prindle (7-2) who is coming off his loss to Konrad for the title against his arch rival “Big Monster” Thiago Santos (10-1). At long last the two will face off and finally decided who is the best between them.

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Bellator 71: The Aftermath

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Jun 232012
 

Travis Wiuff (black shorts) dominated yet another opponent in his quest to face Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M’Pumbu again, this time with the belt on the line. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

The judges at the Mountaineer Casino and Resort in Chester, West Virginia did not have to make many decisions  last night, as the fighters of the Bellator 71 main card and Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament made the decisions for them. Heavy-hitting Strikeforce veteran “Da Grim” Brett Rogers (12-4) put an abrupt stop to former training partner “Concrete” Kevin Asplund’s (15-2) lengthy win streak before the start of the 205lbs. tourney. Late replacement Tim Carpenter (9-1) submitted Beau Tribolet (7-2) en route to a spot in the tournament semi-finals. ”The Hardcore Kid” Emanuel Newton (18-6) chained together a sixth consecutive victory over fellow Bellator newcomer Roy Boughton (8-3). It took Slovakian 205er and KSW veteran “Pumukli”  Attila Vegh (26-4) just 60 seconds to put away DREAM veteran “Benkei” Zelg Galesic (11-7) in the co-main event. The final act of the night saw multi-promotion 80-fight veteran “Diesel” Travis Wiuff (67-14) finish knockout artist and former USMC soldier ”The Professional” Chris Davis (10-4) in the first round. The inaugural Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament started with eight contenders, and after a combined 20 minutes and 52 seconds of combat, only four remained.  Continue reading »

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Bellator 71, Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Live Results

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Jun 222012
 

(Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

—MAIN CARD (on Spike.com, Bellator.com, and GameTrailer.com, 8:00pm ET)—

2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Travis Wiuff vs. Chris Davis: Wiuff via Knockout (Punches), Round 1, 4:12

2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Zelg Galesic vs. Attila Vegh: Vegh via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 1, 1:00

2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Tim Carpenter vs. Beau Tribolet: Carpenter via Verbal Submission (Armlock), Round 2, 4:51

2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Roy Boughton vs. Emanuel Newton: Newton via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 2, 0:49

Heavyweight Feature Fight
Brett Rogers vs. Kevin Asplund: Rogers via TKO (Doctor Stoppage – Left Eye Swollen Shut), Round 2, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 71: Main Card Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Jun 222012
 

Four-time Bellator veteran and submission savvy Tim Carpenter (gray trunks) steps in as a last-minute replacement to welcome Beau Tribolet to the Bellator cage. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Bellator launches its second Summer Series tonight at the Mountaineer Casino and Resort in Chester, West Virgina. The division in the limelight this go-around is the eventful light heavyweight class and its contenders seeking Bellator championship gold. IFC and Shark Fight veteran Roy Boughton (8-2) makes his Bellator debut against another newcomer to the promotion – MFC and Shark Fight veteran “The Hardcore Kid” Emanuel Newton (17-6). Bellator veteran “Rare Breed” Rich Hale (19-4) was set to return to the tournament but illness has prevented him from competing so a late replacement in Tim Carpenter (8-1) will welcome submission handy Beau Tribolet (7-1) to the cage. One of the sport’s most experienced fighters, “Diesel” Travis Wiuff (66-14), is on a quest for the 205lbs. title but in his way is former Marine and knockout artist “The Professional” Chris Davis (10-3) who has finished all ten of his opponents before the final bell. Former Bellator middleweight “Benkei” Zelg Galesic (11-6) makes his light heavyweight debut against KSW veteran “Pumukli” Attila Vegh (25-4). Vegh has finished 19 of his 25 opponents, by both strikes and submissions. In addition to the Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals, Strikeforce veteran “Da Grim” Brett Rogers (11-4) takes on Brutaal fight journeyman “Concrete” Kevin Asplund (15-1). Continue reading »

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Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals Main Card Breakdown

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Sep 082011
 

Josh Barnett (top) has the high level ground fighting that has caused issues for Sergei Kharitonov in the past, making "The Babyfaced Assassin" a clear favorite in their semi-finals match-up. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

Despite the defeat of nearly every marquis fighter in the tournament, the fireworks are still promised to go off in Cincinnati, Ohio as Strikeforce presents the semi-finals of its World Heavyweight Grand Prix. The tournament started as a thinly veiled attempt to establish “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (31-4) as the number one heavyweight in the world by bracketing him opposite “The Babyfaced Assassin” Josh Barnett (22-5) alongside the man who first defeated him, “Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1), and the man everyone wanted him to fight, “The Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem (32-12). Fedor was paired against underdog “Bigfoot” Antonio Silva (15-2) to get a win so he could face the winner of Overeem and Werdum in the semi-finals then square off against the heavily favored Barnett in the finals. The only part of that plan close to fruition is Barnett making the finals. Silva trashed Emelianenko and now faces wrestling stand-out Daniel Cormier (7-0) in the semis. Cormier enters the Grand Prix as an alternate following Overeem’s withdrawal from the tournament. On the other side of the brackets, things are going much more smoothly as heavy favorites Josh Barnett and “The Russian Mercenary” Sergei Kharitonov (17-4) both easily advanced to the finals where they will meet on Saturday. The loss of Emelianenko and Overeem has robbed the tournament of much of its appeal to fans, especially casual fans unfamiliar with the other entrants, so the California-based promotion has slated a middleweight title fight between the incumbent “Jacare” Ronaldo Souza (13-2) and Luke Rockhold (7-1), who is undefeated in Strikeforce, as well as a contendership bout in the light heavyweight division between “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal (7-1) and Roger Gracie (4-0). The card will open with the main card return of grizzled vet “Bam Bam” Pat Healy (22-15) and Sengoku stand-out Maximo Blanco (5-1).     Continue reading »

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Spilled Bag of Fights: Super-Size Bag

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Jun 202011
 

 

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin

Michihiro Omigawa vs. Darren Elkins really, what can you say? Not only did the judges rob Omigawa with a Unanimous Decision nod for Elkins. One of these crackheads scored it 30-27. That’s like scoring the first round of Edgar/Maynard II 10-9 for Frankie Edgar. How do people that fuck up that bad still have jobs? Continue reading »

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MMA Gospel TJ’s Cageside Musings: Strikeforce “Overeem vs. Werdum”

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Jun 202011
 
The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas held the latest installment of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Saturday night. (Photo courtesy of Destination360.com)

Dallas, Texas.  It was only fitting that in a state where everything is bigger the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix would continue here. The Dallas Mavericks finally won their first title. The entire city and all its surrounding areas are still reliving that moment to the point every other song on the radio has some kind of Mavericks, “Thank you, Dirk” promo to precede the next track. The days leading into the Grand Prix though had the combat loyalists already staking claims and picking sides that even the minute leading to the fight was adrenaline-filled.  As a fan of the sport, I have always found enough joy just sitting back at home or at the local sports bar watching my guys get the job done.  It was not until I attended the Grand Prix, my first MMA event no less, that watching two men go at it in a high stakes brawl became an even greater experience. Continue reading »

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Strikeforce “Overeem vs. Werdum”: The Aftermath

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Jun 192011
 

Chad Griggs' (black trunks) one-sided destruction of Valentijn Overeem (white trunks) set a theme for most of the night at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum (Photo courtesy of Showtime)

Last night, Strikeforce graced the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX with the second installment of its World Heavyweight Grand Prix quarter-finals. The event was perhaps one of the ugliest events in recent MMA history with a fight-ending accidental eye poke and what appeared to be a dislocated elbow or possibly a seriously broken arm in the prelims and a main card that featured one extremely bloody fight and several one-sided beatdowns. To make matters worse, the main event saw “The Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem (32-12) channel his inner “The Spider” Anderson Silva (28-4) against Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) who felt a need to emulate Thales Leites (16-4).  The main card itself was lopsided to the point that the match-making would be called into question had the fighters not have stacked so well on paper with “The Snowman” Jeff Monson (37-12), “The Python” Valentijn Overeem (27-22), “The Grim” Brett Rogers (11-3), and KJ Noons (9-4) suffering complete domination at the hands of Daniel Cormier (7-0), “The Grave Digger” Chad Griggs (10-1), “The Babyfaced Assassin” Josh Barnett (22-5), and “Gamebred” Jorge Masvidal (19-6) respectively. MMA Gospel is here with the post-fight shakedown. Continue reading »

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Strikeforce: “Overeem vs. Werdum” Live Results

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Jun 182011
 

In tonight's main and co-main event respectively, the remaining two Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-finalists will be determined between Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, Josh Barnett, and Brett Rogers. (Photo courtesy of Showtime)

—MAIN CARD (on Showtime)—

Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum: Overeem via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers: Barnett via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), Round 2, 1:17

Jorge Masvidal vs. KJ Noons: Masvidal via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson: Cormier via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Chad Griggs vs. Valentijn Overeem: Griggs via Submission (Strikes), Round 1, 2:08 Continue reading »

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Strikeforce “Overeem vs. Werdum” Pre-Fight Breakdown: Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum

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Jun 172011
 

Alistair Overeem (left) and Fabricio Werdum (right) met once, long ago, in PRIDE where Werdum was victorious, but both fighters have changed since 2006 and the dynamics of their second meeting will be far different. (Photo courtesy of Scott Petersen and MMA Weekly)

Dallas, Texas has the basketball greats the Mavericks, the hockey stand-outs in the Stars, and multiple NFL Superbowl Champions the Cowboys, but on June 18 Strikeforce invades the American Airlines Center with the second half of their Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament with Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1 champion and seemingly unstoppable muscle-bound behemoth “The Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem (31-12) taking on rival “Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (14-4) at the helm. Supporting the edge-of-the-seat main event is a star studded card of heavyweights with international star “The Babyfaced Assassin” Josh Barnett (21-5) taking on heavy handed “The Grim” Brett Rogers (11-2) and two Grand Prix alternate bouts. Former UFC heavyweight title contender and world renowned submission king “The Snowman” Jeff Monson (37-11) returns to the American spotlight as he is welcomed to the Strikeforce ranks by the undefeated OSU and Olympic team wrestler Daniel Cormier (6-0) and IFL veteran and heavyweight dark horse “The Grave Digger” Chad Griggs (9-1) meets former PRIDE veteran and kickboxing powerhouse “The Python” Valentijn Overeem (27-21). Outside of the tournament brackets, the return of the much loved “Conviction” Gina Carano (7-1) against undefeated Sarah D’Alelio (3-0) has been pulled due to Carano not receiving medical clearance from her doctor and as a result, former Elite XC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons (9-3) and “Gamebred” Jorge Masvidal (19-6) will fill the spot with a shot for the lightweight title on the line. The tournament may dominate the card itself, but it is the match between Overeem and Werdum that has the attention of the MMA world as the first man to record a recognized legitimate win over “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (31-3) faces the man that MMA fans worldwide have wanted to see him face in a rematch of their 2006 PRIDE bout. Both fighters have come a long way since then; the dynamics have changed and it will be interesting to see which of these two warriors has progressed the most. Continue reading »

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Strikeforce “Overeem vs. Werdum” Live Weigh-In Results

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Jun 172011
 

(Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

—MAIN CARD (on Showtime)—

Alistair Overeem: 256lbs.
Fabricio Werdum: 246lbs.

Josh Barnett: 256lbs.
Brett Rogers: 258lbs.

Jorge Masvidal: 155lbs.
KJ Noons: 156lbs.

Daniel Cormier: 239.5lbs.
Jeff Monson: 234lbs.

Chad Griggs: 234lbs.
Valentijn Overeem: 234.5lbs. Continue reading »

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