The Score Fighting Series: The Aftermath

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Jun 112011
 

Nick Mamalis (blue gloves) and Adrian Wooley (red gloves) opened up the main card with a back-and-forth bantamweight brawl that ended in a controversial Split Decision. (Photo courtesy of The Score and Glenn Dextras)

June 10 has come and gone and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada has experienced its first professional MMA card which also served as the inaugural MMA event for The Score Fighting Series. The evening was comprised of the full gamut of fighters, with varying skill levels and a multitude of skills sets. All but two of the event’s ten fights made it to the judges’ score cards, and though to some this may imply that the event was filled with uneventful fights, that assumption could not be further from the truth. Continue reading »

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The Score Fighting Series Weigh-In Results

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Jun 092011
 

 

(Photo courtesy of The Score Fighting Series)

 

Jordan Mein: 169.8lbs.
Marius Zaromskis: 169.2lbs.

Joe Doerksen: 185.6lbs.
Luigi Fioravanti: 185.2lbs.

Thierry Sokoudjou: 205lbs.
Roy Boughton: 205lbs.

Antonio Carvalho: 144lbs.
Doug Evans: 145lbs.

Adrian Wooley: 135.8lbs.
Nick Mamalis: 136lbs.

Jorge Britto: 155.4lbs.
Kurt Southern: 156lbs.

Josh Hill: 140.4lbs.
Darin Cooley: 140.4lbs.

William Romero: 146lbs.
Tristan Johnson: 145lbs.

Denis Puric:
Syd Barnier:

Alex Ricci: 156lbs.
Mike Sledzion: 155.4lbs.

Tyler Hardcastle: 130.6lbs.
Mike Reilly: 129.2lbs.

Martin Desilets and Roland Delorme have been replaced by Roy Boughton and Darin Cooley, respectively.
It is unknown at the current time if/why Denis Puric vs. Syd Barnier was scrapped from the card.

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Bellator: The Draft, Part Three

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Dec 252010
 

(Bellator logo courtesy of Bellator, with title addition by MMA Gospel)

MMA Gospel concludes the Bellator: The Draft series by covering a few much needed additions to the promotion’s heavier weight divisions. The Bellator Fighting Championship (BFC) roster thins a bit at the top and new talent is severely needed to maintain the interest of the promotion’s divisional champions. The middleweight division relies almost solely on champion “Shango” Hector Lombard (25-2-1) to bring in viewers, the promotion currently has no light heavyweight division to speak of, and its heavyweight roster consists of “The Polar Bear” Cole Konrad (7-0), “Goliath” Neil Grove (10-3), and the one-and-done fighters who essentially utilize the organization to pad their records. These heavier classes are the divisions where Bellator needs the most work. Here are a few key players that could help bulk up the heavier weight classes to help Bellator more closely compete with rival MMA organizations. Continue reading »

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Looking for the Underdog: Lyoto Machida

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Nov 202010
 

"The Dragon" Lyoto Machida has been a formidable opponent in the UFC light heavyweight division since joining the promotion in February 2007. His eight-fight winning streak screeched to a halt after being TKO'd by "Shogun" Mauricio Rua at UFC 113. Tonight he faces "Rampage" Quinton Jackson in an effort to get back into title contention. (Photo courtesy of Jon Kopaloff and Getty Images)

A year ago the dynamics of the UFC looked quite different. “The Prodigy” BJ Penn (15-7-1) was unstoppable in the lightweight division. “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (20-2)  was the master of his domain, making all his opponents seem amateurish. “The Spider” (27-4) Anderson Silva was the puzzle no one could solve, and it was thought that Brock Lesnar’s (5-2) short fighting career might be over. The light heavyweight division was also at a pivotal point, as the shroud of mystique that enveloped the then unbeaten “The Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-1) had just been uncovered through the punches and kicks from an opponent few thought would have the skill set to beat Machida: “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (19-4). Though Machida maintained his unbeaten status and championship title via a highly contested Unanimous Decision after their first meeting, he would  later succumb to Rua’s fists in their rematch in May, dubbing “Shogun” the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.  Tonight at UFC 123, Machida returns to the Octagon for the first time in over six months to face PRIDE veteran “Rampage” Quinton Jackson (28-8) in the climb back up the ladder to title contention.

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