Brandon Vera defeats Krzysztof Soszynski by decision.

Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt – Holy shit Nate Marquardt hits hard. He drove a straight right hand into Demian Maia’s chin and put him out. Nate could have hit him several more times but stopped himself because he knew he was out. Demian Maia never even got a chance to show his jiu-jitsu. I suppose Nate will get a rematch with Anderson Silva now.

Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt – Round one ends with Chris Leben literally swinging to knock Rosholts head off. Big, wide swings from Leben, but none landed effectively. Man I was hoping for Leben to win this…but Rosholt ended up securing an arm triangle in round three and Leben goes to sleep, he’s left twitching on the ground, but he’s awake now and appears to be OK.

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, Chris Leben, you’re still one of the most entertaining fighters in the UFC.

LOL, I think Bruce Buffer forgot Jake Rosholts last name, he announced the winner as “Jake……….Rosholt”

Add Todd Duffee to the list of people I want to see lose soon. He kind of seems like a dick. He KO’d Tim Hague in 7 seconds, and looked impressive, but like I said, he seems like a dick.

Joe Rogan mentions the UG’s hope of a Keith Jardine TechnoViking entrance, but it’s not happening tonight.

Oh hell, it’s on! Jardine with the pre-fight nipple tweak. That means this should be a tough fight for Silva… no it wasn’t…the nipple tweak failed, and Keith Jardine is KO’d in round one. He took a left hook and dropped to the mat, then Silva followed up with some punches on the ground to put Jardine unconscious.

Sign me up for the Ed Herman fan club. I’ve never really been a fan until tonight, but he’s a tough sumbitch. Unfortunately he got a knee injury and had to quit fighting in round two.

Who is this pony-tailed dude backstage warming up Randy Couture?

Well here we go, Randy Couture vs. Rodrigo Nogueira…I like both dudes, both legends, I’ll hate to see either of them go out on a bad note…but anyway, CAPTAIN F’N AMERICA RANDY COUTURE FTW.

This fight, after round one, is one of the most tense ever in my opinion. I like both guys, and they’ve both delivered their share of beating tonight so far.

Uh oh, Randy is in Nog’s guard now in round two. Will he GNP or will Nog get a submission?

Randy was in trouble several times but somehow survived everything, like CAPTAIN F’N AMERICA, this easily has to be fight of the night, and the winner is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by decision. GREAT FIGHT.

Randy says he wants to keep fighting in the future, he’s not ready to retire, says he feels great.

Other results from UFC 102 are:

• Evan Dunham defeats Marcus Aurelio by decision
• Mark Munoz defeats Nick Catone by decision
• Todd Duffee defeats Tim Hague by KO in 7 seconds
• Michael Russow defeats Justin McCully by decision
• Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Chris Tuchscherer by TKO in round 1

POST FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE NOTES:

• Roger Clemens called Dana White yesterday to ask who he thought would win.
• Dan Henderson vs. Nate Marquardt for #1 contender spot in 185lb division?
• Randy Couture just signed a new contract with the UFC today, for 28 months and 6 fights.

Evan Dunham over Marcus Aurelio by decision
Mark Munoz over Nick Catone by TKO
Tim Hague over Todd Duffee by KO
Justin McCully over Mike Russow by decision
Gabriel Gonzaga over Chris Tuchscherer by KO (head kick)
Aaron Simpson over Ed Herman by KO
Krzysztof Soszynski over Brandon Vera by KO
Damien Maia over Nate Marquardt by submission
Chris Leben over Jake Rosholt by KO

I can’t make up my mind about Jardine vs. Silva… I’m thinking its a slugfest until someone gets KO’d in round 2.

I also am thinking that Randy Couture will knock out Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Yeah I’m not sure what to think of this. Actually, I think I’m OK with it. I know some people get pissed that a couple of 12 year olds are fighting, but whatever, it appears they are fighting under a more controlled environment than I ever did as a 12 year old.

The Event will be held At USF Sun Dome in Tampa, FL on August 22nd and taped for a later airing.

Art of Fighting is proud to present its fourth mixed martial arts (MMA) event in the state of Florida and its first event in Tampa Bay. After three successful events in Sarasota, to include the first ever MMA light heavyweight Florida State Title, Art of Fighting has put together a bout worthy of a large scale venue in Tampa. Marcio “Pe de Pano” Cruz vs. Tom “Trauma” Sauer for the first ever WFO World Title and a Headline Bout worthy of large scale attention, Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli vs. Tampa Area police officer Chris Baten.

CRUZ VS. SAUER
Sherdog.com, the most visited MMA website, rated this fight one of the top 10 in the WORLD to see!

Marcio Cruz is a 6’4″ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom who has conquered the world’s best fighters inside the cage to include current UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, UFC Veteran Dan Christison, and Japanese legend Mu Bae Choi. However Marcio Cruz is better known in the Jiu-Jitsu community as a six time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, 5 time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Champion, and 8 time Pan-American Champion. Also as a world class grappler, “Pe de Pano” has defeated Jeff “The Snowman” Monson, Roger Gracie, Paulo Filho, Marcelo Gracie, and many others.

Tom Sauer is a 6’1″ Greco Roman Wrestler with outstanding striking and submission ability. He has over 40 professional MMA fights and has beaten some of the best in the world including Jeff “The Snowman” Monson, Enson Inoue, Crafton Wallace and many more in his 30 professional wins. “Trauma” is on a 5 fight win streak and has hoisted himself as the hands down number one heavyweight in the state of Florida and possibly on the east coast. What may be more astonishing is Tom Sauer has Tourette syndrome. Outside of the cage he has very noticeable symptoms but inside the cage he is focused and poised as a possible world champion should be. Tom Sauer was featured on the VS channel Tapout show (Season 2 Episode 9) as the trainer of the recent winner of the Florida State Light Heavyweight Title Holder, TJ Cook.

This bout will be the first ever WFO(World Fighting Organization) world title. The WFO is the same sanctioning body as the IBO (International Boxing Organization), who’s boxing champions include Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao, Vladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko, and Chad Dawson. The IBO is looking to sanction MMA and aid in its lacking rank structure. Many believe the future of the sport is run through sanctioning bodies like the IBO and the Art of Fighting is proud to host the first ever World Title for the WFO.

PETRUZELLI VS. BATEN

Seth Petruzelli is a seasoned MMA fighter with appearances in the WEC, UFC, and EliteXC. Petruzelli is well known as the “Kimbo Killer” after his October 2008 destruction of street fighting youTube star Kimbo Slice. Petruzelli wasn’t even scheduled to fight Kimbo, but after a cut opened above MMA legend Ken Shamrock’s eye, Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli stepped in to fill his spot and fill it he did. Now seen as the “Rocky” of MMA, Petruzelli KO’d Slice in an astonishing 14 seconds of the first round in front of a stunned crowd of millions on CBS. The August 22 bout at the USF SUN DOME will be Petruzelli’s first fight since defeating Kimbo Slice.

Chris Baten is no Kimbo. Baten is a seasoned MMA fighter who has made appearances in the now extinct IFL. At 205 lbs. Baten will be an entirely different opponent for Petruzelli as fans should expect to see a standup war. Baten is also a Tampa Area police officer who has a large following in the area. Baten will seek to defeat a big time name in the sport cementing his name as one of the world’s best fighters.

OTHER MATCHUPS
Other matchups include the IFL vet Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno versus the heavy handed pride of Kansas Tyler Stinson. This fight is going to be extremely exciting as Stinson has already put on a great show of skill in his first AOF vicotry against the Swiss Muay Thai Champion Yasubey Enomoto. Delson Heleno is an extremely well rounded fighter who brings a nuclear amount of energy into the cage. These two fighters are amongst some of the other elite athletes to be in the Sun Dome on August 22.

UPDATE:

EliteXC star American Top Team Trainer, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo black belt Nicolae “Armor” Cury slated to fight WEC vet Justin Haskins at 170 lbs.

Lightweight State Champion, Eric Reynolds has been just added to the card to fight Ireland’s Greg Loughran. Both fighters did a short stint on ESPN Deportes’ Bellator Promotion. Eric is the Florida State Lightweight Champion, the belt is not on the line since Loughran is not from Florida.

TV
AMP Film Studios, a division of Active Media partners, has negotiated a distribution agreement for Art of Fighting 4 – Cruz vs. Sauer. The show, produced by AMP Film Studios Creative Director, Edward Isin, will be available in its entirety in over 44 million homes in the US, Canada, and parts of Mexico and the Caribbean using Pay Per View On Demand services on popular cable and Telco outlets, including ATT Uverse, Verizon Fios, Time Warner, Cox Communications, Comcast and More.

FightZone TV will air the event at a later date on Sun Sports, Sport South, DIRECTV, The Dish Network and ATT U-verse to over 25 million homes.

11 fights total
Doors Open at 7pm
All Ages Welcome

For more info on Art of Fighting, email info@aofmma.com or call the USF Sun Dome ticket office at 813-974-3002.

Yep…that is awesome. Chuck Liddell will be a contestant on the new season of Dancing With The Stars on ABC.  I remember seeing him in the audience once before, when Willa Ford was a contestant on the show.

Well damn, I’m sad tonight. I just watched Gina Carano get beat down by Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for the Strikeforce women’s 145lb championship. Gina was in there to fight, and she showed she has great heart, but I don’t predict anyone beating Cyborg for awhile. Cyborg looked better striking, although Carano did land several good striked of her own. Cyborg went for takedowns a couple of times but ended up in Gina’s mount, once Gina let her up, and I’m not sure why she did that. All in all, it was a pretty dominant performance by Cyborg, and the fight ended with Gina on the mat and Cyborg raining down punches when the referee stepped in to stop the fight with just 1 second left in round one (see below). Cristiane Cyborg Santos wins by TKO @ 4:59 of round one.

Other results from the night:

Alexander Trevino defeats Isaiah Hill by keylock, round one
James Terry defeats Zac Bucia by TKO (strikes) round one
Justin Wilcox defeats David Douglas by submission (RNC) in round three
Scott Lighty defeats Mike Cook by TKO (body punch) in round one
Jay Hieron defeats Jesse Taylor by unanimous decision
Fabricio Werdum defeats Mike Kyle by submission (guillotine) round one
Gilbert Melendez defeats Mitsuhiro Ishida by TKO, round three
Gegard Mousasi defeats Renato Babalu Sobral by KO (punches), round one

Wow, Brian Bowles hits really hard. He put Miguel Torres to sleep, and walked away with his championship belt, remaining undefeated (8-0). He rocked Torres early, scored a takedown, gave him some shots on the ground before they both stood back up. Miguel Torres hits Bowles with some good shots and was moving forward. Torres perhaps got overly aggressive, and Bowles threw a right hand that connected and sent Torres to the mat. Brian Bowles followed him to the mat and pounded his head until he was unconscious.

After the fight, Bowles said “He had me rattled there pretty bad and I kind of recovered, I seen him coming in a little hard and just swung a good hook and hit him right on the jaw.”

This was the first loss for Miguel Torres since 2003, he had won 17 fights in a row prior to this loss, and had never been stopped.

his jaw was dislocated, according to fairly credible reports. Supposedly he ran out and went straight to the medics, although he must have left the building quickly also, because I think Dana White joked something about Forrest probably being “almost back to Georgia by now.”

TITO. He’ll be fighting Mark Coleman sometime in the near future.

Kendall Grove almost broke Ricardo Almeidas arm.. who woulda thought. Ricardo Almeida still won a decision.

Referee Dan Miragliotta still sucks.

LOL @ Forrest Griffin running out of the cage… and why does it seem like Anderson Silva’s punches hurt everyone so much worse than other people? I remember a straight right hand that sent James Irvin to the mat holding his face and curled in the fetal position. This one on Forrest was a backpeddling right jab that sent him down…WTF?

I felt embarrassed for Forrest.

BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian was a good fight, as I expected. Penn choked Florian into a tapout with a rear-naked choke. Penn is still dominant at 155lbs, because I believe Florian was the legit #1 contender.

Dana White wants to have a UFC event at Fenway Park in Boston sometime in the future.

George Roop over George Sotiropoulos (seriously?)
Alessio Sakara over Thales Leites
Tamdan McCrory over John Howard
Aaron Riley over Shane Nelson by KO
Kurt Pellegrino over Josh Need by decision
Ricardo Almeida over Kendall Grove by submission
Amir Sadollah
Forrest Griffin over Anderson Silva (what!?)
Kenny Florian over BJ Penn.. by doctors stoppage.

I guess everybody wants to train MMA these days, it will be the most popular sport in the world one day. Matt Leinart might need a backup plan in case his NFL career doesn’t work out, and according to Yahoo Sports, he has been training MMA in the off-season in an effort to “improve Leinart’s toughness.”

Bah… Dana White is pissed. In fact, according to Sherdog, Dana White’s exact words were “Fedor is a f***ing joke. He turns down a huge deal and the opportunity to face the best in the world to fight nobodies for no money!”

I guess StrikeForce agreed to the M-1 Global co-promotion deal.

Seriously, his possible opponents now are Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, Brett Rogers, who am I missing? Gilbert Yvel, Roger Gracie?

Congrats to Dan Hornbuckle for the win, and a nasty knockout over Akihiro Gono. Thankfully, Gono is expected to make a full recovery, although he was reported to have been diagnosed with a concussion, possible brain hemorrhaging and damage to his neck. However, he is supposedly conscious and alert, and expected to be released from the hospital within a day.