Mixed Martial Arts (Official Thread)

[BuckWrestler141]

My friend/college teammate is flying out to Costa Rica for his first 'pro' fight.

Date:
Friday, June 29, 2007
Time:
7:00pm - 11:00pm
MMA - Lightweights

Alejandro Solano(2-2) Vs Vs Jon Murphy(1-0)

You can watch it live online at Live cast fighting events & extreme fight sports at CRFights.com that goes for all the fights, so it might be worth watching, i'm not sure if i'll be able to see it though due to being in san diego. Also for the people who live in the chicago suburbs, it will be aired live on the channel 'edgetown'.

Here is a sweet picture from his last fight

 

[The Man]

In his first sanctioned MMA fight last night in Atlantic City, Kimbo Slice made easy work of 46 year old Ray Mercer with a guillotine in the first round. Ray looked like he had no business being in there.

neither did Kimbo.

 

[CleveBucks]

Kimbo looks like a beast. What's his story?

 

[Big Papa]

I am sure this was talked about in earlier posts, but too lazy to look. I just finished watching the UF finale and that really sucks what happened to Manny. He controlled that first round and I really believed he would win that fight. That no contest with Maynard and Emerson was nuts, the guys from the UF series were going all out in that event, it was really fun to watch.

 

[The Man]

Kimbo looks like a beast. What's his story?

internet street fighter. Fights in places like boatyards and backyards. Pretty much boxing with no gloves, all his fights you are given to a count of 30 to get up. One of them he messed the guys eye up so bad that it actually went out of socket. Pretty much just a brawler, although I heard he is training in MMA. Fought a MMA fighter (Sean Gannon IIRC) a few years ago in the guys dojo and Kimbo got KO'd even though Kimbo's crew changed the rules right before the fight. Kimbo is also "security" for some porno website I heard (Into the VIP)...

 

[The Man]

I am sure this was talked about in earlier posts, but too lazy to look. I just finished watching the UF finale and that really sucks what happened to Manny. He controlled that first round and I really believed he would win that fight. That no contest with Maynard and Emerson was nuts, the guys from the UF series were going all out in that event, it was really fun to watch.

felt really bad for Manny, but he will get his shot. Dana seemed really impressed by him.

 

[bearonu]

neither did Kimbo.

I was waiting for someone to make that remark.

 

[bearonu]

I can't imagine that his boxing future will be much better at this point.

LINK

Ray Mercer tried his hand at mixed martial arts this weekend. The result? He's sticking with boxing.

The former WBO world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist lost to noted street fighter Kimbo Slice in Atlantic City, N.J., this weekend in a fight that lasted just 1:12. Mercer submitted to Slice's guillotine choke hold.

"I walked right into his trap," Mercer said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. "It was like I put my head in his armpit and said, 'Go ahead, choke me.' From now on, I'm sticking to boxing. I can't get choked out in boxing."

Mercer, 46, hasn't fought in the boxing ring since losing in seven rounds to Shannon Briggs in August 2005 in Hollywood, Fla.

 

[osugrad21]

Well who is watching tonight?

 

[Flocka]

Well who is watching tonight?

If Herring wasn't so afraid of Nogueira's BJJ he would have won the fight in the first.

 

[osugrad21]

Found This...WARNING: Spoliers for "filler" fights if you ordered PPV.

MMANews

UFC 73 "Stacked"
From ARCO Arena in Sacremento, California
July 7, 2007

QUICK MATCH RESULTS

-Frank Edgar def. Mark Bocek via TKO (strikes) at 4:55 of Round 1.
-Chris Lytle def. Jason Gilliam via Submission (triangle choke) at 2:15 of Round 1.
-Jorge Gurgel def. Diego Saraiva via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Stephan Bonnar def. Mike Nickels via Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:14 of Round 1.

-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Heath Herring via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

PRELIM FIGHTS

Fight #1:
-Frank Edgar vs. Mark Bocek

Round 1: Edgar starting off good, out-striking Bocek. He landed a huge overhand right that stunned Bocek, and got him on the ground and pounded away with strikes until the referee jumps in to stop it.

Frank Edgar def. Mark Bocek via TKO (strikes) at 4:55 of Round 1.


Fight #2:
-Chris Lytle vs. Jason Gilliam

Round 1: Lytle starts out with some good punches on the feet early. He lands a solid right that hits hard. He's working low kicks now and the two scramble, with Lytle ending up on top on the ground. Gilliam works for a leg submission, but Lytle advances to side control and slaps on a triangle from the top. He tightens it up and Gilliam taps.

Chris Lytle def. Jason Gilliam via Submission (triangle choke) at 2:15 of Round 1.


Fight #3:
-Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva

Round 1: The two are having some decent exchanges here early. Gurgel landing more often than Saraiva. No one is going for takedowns yet. Crowd is shitting all over this as the action has slowed. Saraiva lands a few good ones and shoots for a takedown, he settles for pulling guard. Gurgel is landing more strikes on the ground. Saraiva is not doing much. Gurgel landing some elbows and punches. Saraiva tries an armbar, but Gurgel escaped and we're back on the feet. The two are exchanging again as the round comes to a close, with Saraiva landing more. Good first round.

Round 2: The two are striking again here in the second, again Gurgel getting the better of the exchanges. Saraiva attempts a takedown, but Gurgel defends. Gurgel is connecting with punches and leg kicks now. Gurgel doing great work on the feet in this round. Saraiva rocks Gurgel and the two blast each other repeatedly dirty-boxing style as the crowd explodes. Saraiva tries pulling guard like in the first, but Gurgel slams him down. Back on the feet, the two are swinging ferociously again. Awesome round.

Round 3: Gurgel's eye is looking rough and both seem to be tired here in the third. Crowd is starting to get on them - it's been a great fight up until now. Saraiva goes for a takedown but ends up on the ground with Gurgel on top instead. Saraiva throws up a triangle, but Gurgel defends. Gurgel is working some punches from the top. Back on the feet the two trade a little bit more. Round is over. Fight should go to Gurgel, we await the official particulars.

Jorge Gurgel def. Diego Saraiva via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.


Fight #4:
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Mike Nickels

Round 1: Nickels takes Bonnar down off a punch to open the first. He gets the mount, but Bonnar escapes and takes Nickels' back. He's working for a choke, now a kimura. Nickels escapes but Bonnar slaps on a choke and gets the tap out.

Stephan Bonnar def. Mike Nickels via Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:14 of Round 1.


PPV FIGHTS

Fight #5:
-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring

Round 1: These two CAN'T have a bad fight. Nogueira dominated him whole round. Took him down easily early on, out-struck him the entire round. Had him bloody and battered but walked into a high kick late and was very badly hurt. Herring forced Nogueira to stand back up and tried to finish, but they hit the floor and Nogueira hangs on to grind out the round. Holy shit!

Round 2: Another good round, nowhere near as exciting as the first, but that'd be hard to do. Herring started off slowly, even though Nog still seemed hurt. Nog eventually got back into it and probably won the round with some takedowns and some stand-up exchanges.

Round 3: Nogueira dominates this round with pretty much no problems. He got the takedowns when he wanted, was working submissions and Herring as he always does would get out of all of them and improve position, but only briefly. Nogueira was out-striking him the last few minutes.


Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Heath Herring via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.

 

[schwab]

Keep 'em coming if you guys can....normally I'm watching these on my neighbor's 92" projector, but they are both out of town, and I'm not throwing $40 down by myself for this card....much appreciated!

 

[Flocka]

Keep 'em coming if you guys can....normally I'm watching these on my neighbor's 92" projector, but they are both out of town, and I'm not throwing $40 down by myself for this card....much appreciated!

If there was an overall card worth buying this is it. Probably the best overall UFC card ever. Most of PRIDE's cards were always this good.

 

[osugrad21]

MMANews

Fight #6:
-Sean Sherk (c) vs. Hermes Franca (UFC LW Title)

Round 1: Great first round for Sherk. Started bad though. Franca with a crazy knee to open the round and then slaps on a guillotine during a Sherk takedown attempt. He gets slammed down, but Franca remains in the guillotine and it looked bad there for a second. He escapes eventually and finishes the entire round pounding away on top, working for submissions and even gaining mount - twice.

Round 2: Another good round. This one might be Franca's. Franca hurt Sherk pretty bad with a knee early and looked to finish again with a guillotine, but Sherk managed to survive and escape the submission attempt. He would again dominate positioning on the ground for most of the rest of the round, until the end where Franca again had another decent submission attempt.

Round 3: Sherk gets Franca down early with an impressive slam-takedown. He dominates the entire round on the ground with ground and pound and submission attempts. Clearly his best round, although the least exciting of the three.

Round 4: Franca again with another big knee to Sherk's face early, but again resulting in him on his back with Sherk on top of him. Sherk dominates for a while, but they scramble up. Sherk slams him down again with a huge slam-style takedown. They scramble up again after some Sherk domination on the floor, Franca again throws two knees, neither land as flush as the previous one's. Sherk eventually gets him down again. Scramble up again but this time immediately back down for Franca. Sherk grinds out the round with position-control and is solidly in the lead going into the final round.

Round 5: Sherk with a huge leg kick that hurts Franca early in the fifth. He gets a big slam-takedown. They eventually scramble around again, Hermes is bleeding out of the nose bad but he just won't stop fighting. He won't give up no matter how in control Sherk seems (and is). Hermes almost secures a leg lock with about two minutes left, but Sherk escapes. You get the feeling every round if Sherk makes too-big a mistake, Hermes could pull off a finish. Doesn't seem likely though, one minute left. Sherk grinds out the rest on the ground. Definitely Sherk winning here.

Sean Sherk def. Hermes Franca via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) after 5 Rounds, to retain the UFC Lightweight title.

 

[schwab]

If there was an overall card worth buying this is it. Probably the best overall UFC card ever. Most of PRIDE's cards were always this good.

I know there have been worse, and part of me was going to do it anyways...however, UFC has all of its momentum heading the right direction, so I think it's only a short amount of time until there's one thats even better.... I like the Tito-Rashad match-up, but it seems that when we throw down our cash, it seems to go to hell in a handbasket..or was that bucket...either way, with PRIDE and UFC now being partners, it can only get better from here.