November 22nd, 2009

UFC 106 Ortiz vs. Griffin RESULTS

George Sotiropoulos defeats Jason Dent, Submission 2nd 4:36
Fabricio Camoes v. Caol Uno was declared a draw
Brian Foster defeats Brock Larson TKO/RSC 2nd 3:25
Paulo Thiago defeats Jacob Volkmann Decision 3rd
Kendall Grove defeats Jake Rosholt Submission 1st 3:59
Ben Saunders defeats Marcus Davis TKO/RSC 1st 3:24
Antonio Nogueira defeats Luiz Cane, Jr. TKO/RSC 1st 1:56
Amir Sadollah defeats Phil Baroni Decision 3rd
Josh Koscheck defeats Anthony Johnson Submission 2nd 4:43
Forrest Griffin defeats Tito Ortiz by Split Decision 3rd

Thoughts:
Brian Foster seems very legit.
Nice Triangle from Kendall Grove.
Ben Saunders, geez, those brutal knees are brutal.
Baroni is still one of the awesomest. Great heart.
Great victory for Koscheck.
Little Nog is definitely in the 205lb title hunt.

November 21st, 2009

UFC 106 Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin Quick Picks

I am picking…
Jason Dent over George Sotiropoulos
Caol Uno over Fabricio Camoes
Brock Larson over Brian Foster
Kendall Grove over Jake Rosholt
Ben Saunders over Marcus Davis
Amir Sadollah over Phil Baroni (this was a tough one for me, I really like Baroni, one of the greatest evah.)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira over Luiz Cane
Jacob Volkmann over Paulo Thiago in an unexpect upset.
Anthony Johnson over Josh Koscheck – should be great, and it’s a tough one for me to pick, I tend to think Koscheck is getting KO’d here, but I would actually like to see him win.

and… Tito Ortiz is going to ground and pound Forrest Griffin on his way to another UFC title.

November 11th, 2009

Marcus Jones On Fighting – Great Promo (VIDEO)

I really hope to see Marcus Jones have a great MMA career.



November 10th, 2009

FightZone TV Enters Fourth year Of Broadcasting with “Unconquered Begins”

FightZone TV enters their fourth year of broadcasting the best of MMA events from around the country and UK with the premier of AFL1: “Unconquered Begins, Rumble At The Rock” which was held recently at the Seminole Hard Rock in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and features some of the top Florida MMA teams’ champions such as Ariel Gandulla of Bradenton, Fl. who took on Danny Babcock from Palm Bay, Fl. Bounmy Somchay of West Palm Beach as he squared off against Miami Street fighting and Youtube sensation Rene “Level” Martinez in his first professional MMA fight.

And as is often the case, the girls fight between Jessica Pene (6-0) who fought in Bellator and Angela Magana was one of the highlights of the evening.

Fight Zone TV’s Jay Adams, as always, was there to call the action and was joined by well known “E Hollywood True Stories” and “Celebrity Poker” television host A.J. Benza and former UFC veteran Din Thomas with Guest Announcer – Damian Pinto, longtime voice of Big Vision/Don King Productions in the cage.



An interesting impromptu challenge was caught on tape during Jay’s interview in the cage with celebrity guest, 3 times Boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World Michael Moorer who wound up challenging Kimbo Slice, also in the house, to a $5 million epic clash of the titans (see video below). Tune into Unconquered and FightZone TV’s next presentation to see where the callout goes.



November 10th, 2009

The Many Moods Of Fedor (PHOTO)

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November 8th, 2009

Fedor KO’s Brett Rogers @ StrikeForce on CBS

As expected, Fedor Emelianenko won again. Brett Rogers did his best to give Fedor some trouble, I think he broke Fedor’s nose with his first jab of the fight, causing some blood in the first round. In the second round, Fedor landed an overhand right that connected on Brett Rogers’ chin, sending him to the mat where Fedor pounced on him and threw a few more punches before referee John McCarthy stopped the fight at 1:48 into the second round. I think Brett Rogers’ thinks the fight was stopped early. Maybe he’s right, maybe the ref should have let Fedor punch him a few more times, but I think Rogers was done for at that point anyway.

I’m sad that CBS didn’t air Roxanne Modafferi vs. Marloes Coenen, and I’m disappointed to find out that Roxanne lost!

In other fights, Jake Shields laid on top of Jason “Mayhem” Miller for 5 rounds to win the StrikeForce middleweight belt. Mayhem had Shields in a dangerous rear naked choke at the end of round three, but Shields was saved by the bell.

Gegard Mousasi defeated Sokoudjou by TKO @ 3:43 into the second round.

and…

Fabricio Werdum won a decision victory over Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.

November 7th, 2009

Strikeforce / M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Rogers on CBS

I gotta pick Fedor to win this. One of the fights I’m most looking forward to seeing is Roxanne Modafferi vs Marloes Coenen, and I would like to see Roxanne win this one. I think the winner gets a shot at Cristiane Cyborg.

Gegard Mousasi will defeat Sokoudjou one way or another, although Sokoudjou certainly has a punchers chance.

Mayhem Miller vs. Jake Shields is an interesting matchup, I don’t really have a favorite to win. I know Miller is an underdog according to the odds, but he is always able to be competitive, and usually wins.

Antonio Silva vs. Fabricio Werdum, I’m picking Bigfoot to win.

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