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Florian Chokes Gomi In The 3rd!
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Kenny Florian made it two wins out of two since his loss to BJ Penn when he submitted former PRIDE lightweight champ Takanori Gomi in the 3rd round at Ultimate Fight Night 21.
Florian controlled the first two rounds with his lightening fast right jab which seemed to connect on Gomi almost every time he threw it.
It was obvious midway through the first round that Gomi didn’t have an answer for Florian’s jab and with hindsight on our side it was perhaps painfully clear that there was only going to be one winner tonight.
And it wasn’t going to be Gomi.
The end came after Florian shot in and scored a take-down in the third. From there it was only a matter of time until Gomi made a mistake. Said mistake came in the form of Gomi turning into a Florian choke which Ken-Flo subsequently locked in tight forcing the Japanese stand-out to tap.
Neck Injury Forces Tito Ortiz Out Of TUF 11 And Bout With Chuck Liddell
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A storm of speculation has surrounded the reasoning behind Tito Ortiz‘ recent removal from his expected bout with Chuck Liddell along with a recent coaching gig on the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, and it now appears as though we may have our answer.
Sources close to the situation have recently indicated to FiveOuncesofPain.com that multiple herniations in the neck of Ortiz prompted his removal from both the taping of The Ultimate Fighter Season 11, and his anticipated clash with fellow coach Liddell at the conclusion of the most recent season.
From FiveOuncesOfPain.com – Click here for full article
UFC 110 Fight Results
Posted by: | Comments- James Te Huna WON TKO 3 Igor Pokrajac
- C.B. Dollaway WON PTS 3 Goran Reljic
- Chris Lytle WON SUB 1 Brian Foster
- Krzysztof Soszynski WON TKO 3 (CUT) Stephan Bonnar
- Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic WON TKO 2 Anthony Perosh
- Ryan Bader WON KO 3 Keith Jardine
- George Sotiropoulos WON PTS 3 Joe Stevenson
- Wanderlei Silva WON PTS 3 Michael Bisping
- Cain Velasquez WON KO 1 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez KO’s Nogueira In The 1st Round!
Posted by: | CommentsCain Velasquez spectacularly knocked out MMA legend Antonio Nogueira in the very first round at UFC 110.
Velasquez made surprisingly easy work of Big Nog especially when you consider he never once attempted a take-down.
Velasquez showed solid striking skills, especially the finish; a three punch combo which decked Nogueira. Velasquez was quick to react to his fallen foe, jumping on him and pounding him with five unanswered punches before the referee was able to stop the fight.
An amazing win for Velasquez who showed that he’s a serious threat to Brock Lesnar’s title.
What next for Big Nog?
Another fight with Cro Cop maybe?
Wanderlei Silva Out-Points Michael Bisping At UFC 110
Posted by: | CommentsWanderlei Silva made his UFC middleweight debut a successful one by out-pointing Michael Bisping at UFC 110 with a unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
Bisping took the first round with his better work-rate and some solid take-downs but was unable to maintain that momentum as the fight progressed. Silva started slowly and while he never showcased the wild style which made him an MMA legend, he did do enough to sway the judges in what was a tight affair.
It could be argued that on two separate occasions Bisping was saved by the bell. At the end of the second round, Bisping shot in for a take-down and although he was successful he found himself locked deep in a guillotine.
In the final frame, with ten seconds remaining, Silva launched a furious barrage which dropped Bisping heavily and were it not for the buzzer, a referee stoppage was a certainty.
It was a strange performance from Wanderlei Silva in that he fought a controlled fight. He picked his moments well and never once looked like losing his composure and flying into his berzerker rages.
Bisping on the other hand, fought exactly like many expected him to. He tried to keep the fight at range and shot for the occaisional take-down but like he does every time he steps up in class, he lacked the confidence to truly take the fight to Silva.
Good win for Wanderlei Silva, it will be interesting to see what the UFC has in store for him next. As for Bisping, any title aspirations are surely on the shelf now. He and his team have a massive rebuilding job ahead of them.
Ryan Bader Knocks Out Keith Jardine At UFC 110
Posted by: | CommentsRyan Bader moved to 12-0 in his MMA career with an impressive win over veteran Keith Jardine at UFC 110.
The early going went as many expected it would with both fighters content to stand and stalk each other for the first two rounds.
Going into the third round, it’s arguable that the fight was even on the scorecards. The first almost certainly went to Bader who scored a take-down and then controlled the ground while the second round was a bit harder to score as neither fighter imposed their will. Personally I gave the round to Jardine on account of his octagon generalship.
The third was also something of a scrappy affair and it looked like we were on our way to a decision until Bader scored with a short right hand which buckled the knees of Jardine. Bader backed off for a moment before realising that Jardine was in serious trouble and then launched a flying knee which connected with Jardine’s body, forcing him to back against the cage where Bader followed up with a missed wild right and a short left to the jaw which left Jardine out on his back forcing the ref to stop the fight.
It does seem that the sky is the limit for Ryan Bader, not many fighters finish Keith Jardine after the Dean of Mean finds his rhythm but that’s exactly what Bader did tonight.
Cro Cop Returns To Winning Ways At UFC 110
Posted by: | CommentsAnthony Perosh stepped in at the last minute to face MMA legend Mirko Cro Cop after Ben Rothwell pulled out with injury and at the very least, Perosh can walk away from UFC 110 with his head held high after displaying amazing levels of courage and determination as he found himself on the wrong side of a one-sided beat down from the Croatian legend.
The first round saw a focused Cro Cop hunt Perosh down with a level of urgency we’ve not seen from the former PRIDE standout in some time. Firing some mean straight lefts through Perosh’s guard, Cro Cop wasted no time in asserting his authority.
The fight followed a pretty brutal pattern with Cro Cop landing heavily with his straight which in turn left Perosh to try several desperate take-down attempts, all of which would fail.
Somehow Perosh survived the first round and made it into the second where, unfortunately for the hometown hero, it was more of the same.
Again Cro Cop stalked him, cutting off the octagon and landing his straight left whenever he threw it and again, Perosh desperately tried to take the fight to the ground whenever he could.
Unfortunately, whenever Perosh tried taking Crop Cop down, more often than not he ended up on the bottom, leaving himself with little room to maneuver away from Cro Cop’s elbows and bombs. A left elbow from top position late in the second opened up a deep cut on the bridge of Perosh’s nose forcing even the emotionless Cro Cop to wince in disbelief at its severity, Cro Cop immediately pulled up out of top position and motioned for Herb Dean to call the doctor in to take a look at his foe’s cut.
The doctor did take a look and allowed Perosh the opportunity to continue, which he did to a thunderous round of applause.
Perosh was determined not to quit in front of his hometown fans.
The fight restarted and once again Cro Cop stunned his opponent, wobbling Perosh and forcing him to try another take-down but again it was stuffed and again Cro Cop was able to do some damage. The bell sounded for the end of the second round and within seconds of getting back to his corner the fight was called off and Mirko Cro Cop was awarded his third win inside the Octagon.
All in all, it was a good day at the office for Mirko Cro Cop, sure he wasn’t up against a top tier opponent but you can only beat what’s in front of you and that’s exactly what Cro Cop did tonight; he beat what was in front of him; impressively.
