Round 1: Akiyama connects early with a nice right causing Bisping to say in the post-fight interview that "I was seeing double!" Bisping was moving incorrectly to his left and Akiyama's right side which increased Akiyama's chance of landing his powerful right striking. Bisping fails a single leg takedown at 3:00 and 1:14 but gets it at 2:31. Akiyama stands up immediately to avoid takedown. At 2:20 Akiyama's complaint of a groin strike was ignored by the ref allowing Bisping to land some punches while Akiyama is pleading with the ref. Bisping connects with a left and right punch but fails at the his single-leg takedown attempt. Bisping then connects with a nice knee.
Round 2: Leg kick by Bisping caught by Akiyama then an accidental eye poke by Akiyama so the ref stops it. Then Akiyama stops moving his head and legs starts dropping his hands and gets hit more by Bisping. Akiyama misses a spinning backfist. Bisping starts moving correctly to his right to avoid Akiyama's powerful right cross punch. Akiyama stops moving his head and legs as much and looks much more tired. However, Akiyama is available to avoid Bisping's spinning back fist but gets hit in last 5 seconds by a flurry of punches.
Round 3: Bisping lands a nice left and right combo punch and a leg kick at 3:49 but Akiyama counters with a nice right to Bisping's head. Then an illegal but accidental groin strike by Bisping causes the ref to stop the fight while Akiyama struggles in agony for over 1 minute. Akiyama does not seem to recover from the accidental groin kick until the last seconds as Bisping lands left and right punches at 1:58, 1:24, and 1:07. Bisping lands a nice knee in the last 10 seconds while Akiyama goes in for knockout with left and right strikes not landing with much power.
Bisping WINS by unanimous decision. FightMetric statistics below:
Thanks to FightMetric.com for the stats. Check out the total performance rating for “Bisping vs. Akiyama” and the anemic grappling report after the jump.
Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit: Condit wins by Knockout in R1 at 4:27 by a left hook after Hardy dropped his right hand while throwing a simultaneously throwing a punch. Condit followed up with a left and right cross after Hardy was already knocked down on the canvas when the ref jumped in to stop the fight
2010 United Glory Show with Dutch Strikeforce Champ Marloes Coenen who recently submitted Sarah Kaufman for the Women's 135 lb Division Belt. This will take place on Sat., Oct. 16. Gokhan Saki, Erroll Zimmerman, Murthel Groenhart, Siyar Bahadurzada, and Mourad Bouzidi will also fight.
Round ONE of the tournament will take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The fighters in the
tournament will compete for U.S. $150,000 (a sign the U.S. Currency is still valuable in the global perception).
See videos at http://www.kickboxtv.nl/#home
Marloes Coenen's brother released a book entitled "Dutch Old School Kickboxing Icons" and the first Dutch female Thai boxing Champion Saskia van Rijswijk was one of the ten interviewed fighters.
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The Ultimate Insider discusses Playboy Cover Model Arianny Celeste's photo shoot in Malibu, CA, and upcoming UFC events.
UFC Welterweight Champ Georges St. Pierre (GSP's) first win against Koscheck on Aug. 25, 2007.
UFC 124, Georges "Rush" St. Pierre (20-2-0) vs Josh Koscheck (15-4-0), the rematch will be in Montreal on Dec. 11, 2010. Middleweights Dan Miller vs Joe Doerksen added to this fight card. Additionally, Dan's brother Jim Miller takes on Charles Oliveira who in his last fight submitted Efrain Escudero by rear naked choke.
On Sale, beginning Sat. Oct. 16. You can buy tickets at the Bell Centre Box Office in Montreal and at www.EvenKO.ca.
UFC 120 MAIN CARD
Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit
John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle
Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne
James Wilks vs. Claude Patrick
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Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Vinicius Quieroz vs. Rob Broughton
Stanislav Nedkov vs. Steve Cantwell
Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton
James McSweeney vs. Tom Blackledge
UFC Fan Expo in the UK this weekend, behind the scenes with the latest Playboy Cover Model Arianny Celeste and an exclusive interview with UFC Fighter Carlos Condit. Condit will fight UK fighter Dan Hardy at UFC 120. Hardy lost his last match against GSP by unanimous decision at UFC 111. For Arianny's outrage with the unauthorized release of her Playboy pictures see http://mmafightingwords.blogspot.com/2010/10/ufcs-arianny-celeste-playboy-pictures.html.
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UFC 125 confirmed at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Janurary 1, 2011. Frankie Edgar will defend his lightweight title against undefeated Gray Maynard while Shane Carwin battles Roy "Big Country" Nelson. Clay Guida will take on former Pride FC Lightweight Champ, Takanori Gomi in a featured lightweight bout. Tickets for UFC 125 go on sale on Sat. Oct 23 at UFC.com and TicketMaster.com.
Shane Carwin sent out this message "I will be fighting Roy Nelson on 1-1-11 in Las Vegas Nevada. The fight will be the C0-Main Event of the Edgar Maynard rematch. I think Roy is a tough opponent for anyone. He has been in several main event situations and has fought a lot of veterans in the sport. I am honored to be fighting again and feel like Roy is a worth opponent. My goal for the fight is to be exciting and go home with the win. I have a lot to prove as does Roy so this should make for a great fight. Thanks for all of your continued support."
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LAVAR JOHNSON TO MEET VIRGIL ZWICKER,
TALENTED SHANA OLSEN, JULIA BUDD CLASH
AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF.,
FRIDAY, OCT. 22, LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2010) – Heavyweight star Lavar “Big” Johnson (14-3), of Madera, Calif., will continue his courageous cage comeback against aggressive-minded Virgil “RezDog” Zwicker (8-1) during a STRIKEFORCE Challengers event presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), on Friday, Oct. 22.
A second fight announced today by STRIKEFORCE will pit unbeaten, world-ranked Shana “Rock Solid’’ Olsen (4-0), of Diluth, Minn., against highly regarded Canadian Muay Thai Champion Julia “The Jewel” Budd (pro debut), of Sechelt, British Columbia, at middleweight (145 pounds). Budd is the only fighter to have defeated Gina Carano in Muay Thai.
In the Oct. 22 main event, Relentless” Roger Bowling (8-0) will put his unbeaten record on the line one more time against “Vicious” Bobby Voelker (22-8) of Kansas City, Kan., in a rematch of an exciting fight last May 21 that ended prematurely due to an accidental poke in the eye
Undefeated prospect and Fresno resident Billy Evangelista (10-0, 1 NC) will make his long-awaited return to the cage when he faces Waachiim “Native Warrior’’ Spiritwolf (8-6-1) of San Diego in a 165-pound catch weight fight.
The hard-hitting Johnson, who will be making his second start since being gunned down at a family barbeque in 2009, is coming off a second-round TKO (punches) win over then-undefeated Lolohea Mahe last March 26 on STRIKEFORCE Challengers at Save Mart Center. To date, all of Johnson’s wins have come via knockout, TKO or submission.
The 6-foot-2, 33-year-old Johnson survived three gunshot wounds on July 4, 2009, sustained during the walk-by shooting that led to the death of a cousin. Johnson spent 30 days in a hospital, fighting for his life, and several more months rehabilitating.
Zwicker, a 6-foot-2, 28-year-old, is a member of the San Pasqual band of Kumeyaay Indians. He won his initial eight outings, including a second-round TKO over Ovince St. Preux on Sept. 26, 2009. In his most recent start last April 25, Zwicker dropped a decision to Cody Goodale.
Zwicker’s scheduled opponent was a no-show the day of the fight so he agreed to take on Goodale, who was 40 pounds heavier. “I had so many friends, family and fans that had already got tickets. I had to go ahead with the fight,” Zwicker said. “I didn’t want to let them down.”
Zwicker grew up and still lives on the San Pasqual Indian Reservation near San Diego. In his younger days, he seemingly fought every day against guys from other reservations and street thugs from nearby Escondido. The pavement punch outs ultimately got him into trouble, but he turned his life around when he followed in a brother’s footsteps into the MMA gym.
“I was a tough guy who wanted to fight all the time,” Zwicker said. “I definitely had a reputation.”
Once he got into MMA, Zwicker distanced himself from the rabble-rousers and is now married and the father of two young children, Duke and Maniya.
“I am proud that I could separate myself from everything,” said Zwicker, whose nickname “Rezdog” is in reference to the reservation. “I got out of the rut and expanded my life. I’m very happy where I’m at. Now, I can focus on my family and career. Fighting has created many opportunities and opened doors for me I’d never had on the reservation.
“I am beyond excited to be able to fight for STRIKEFORCE. I’ve always wanted to perform on the big stage and prove my ability, and this is my chance.”
Olsen will be making her fifth start since turning pro on May 6, 2009. She showed her superior ability by scoring a second-round TKO over 2007 HOOKnSHOOT Grand Prix Champion Kaitlin Young in her second outing. The 5-foot-7, 28-year-old Olsen earned an entertaining decision over then-world-ranked seasoned veteran Yoko Takahashi in her last start April 24.
Olsen’s first fight for STRIKEFORCE has been a long time coming. She thought she’d be facing Erin Toughill in August but the bout was scrapped when Toughill couldn’t make the contracted weight. A visibly irritated Olsen expressed her displeasure with Toughhill in an open letter that ran on various MMA websites.
The focus now for a member of the Minnesota Fight Factory, however, is solely on Oct. 22, and to ultimately be acknowledged as the No. 1 fighter in the world.
“Fighting Cyborg, Erin or anyone else is not my goal; my goal is to be a world champion fighter,” Olsen said. “To have the opportunities to fight the best fighters and to prove myself, these are my goals. The fighters I face are the obstacles on the path to my goal and if I let what they say or what they do take me from that path, then I have already lost.”
Budd is a dedicated 5-foot-7, 27-year-old athlete who has been yearning for a shot in the spotlight.
“I’m so excited to finally fight in MMA
Budd, who graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor’s degree in human kinetics, is a personal trainer and Pilates instructor at Gibson Kickboxing in Port Moody BC.
Tickets for the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event are on sale at the Save Mart Center box office, select Save Mart Supermarkets, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE's official website (www.strikeforce.com).
Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5:30 p.m. PT. The first main card bout will start at 8 p.m.
About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.STRIKEFORCE.com) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its "Shamrock vs. Gracie" event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose's HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with "Shamrock vs. Gracie." In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose. In March 2009, STRIKEFORCE signed a multi-year agreement with SHOWTIME® to stage live events on the premium cable television network. The promotion has since also produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network.
Paul "Semtex" Daley To Face Scott Smith At Strikeforce in St. Louis On Dec. 4. It was Announced in Sept. 2010, that Daley Signed A Multi-Fight Deal with Strikeforce.
EXPLOSIVE PAUL "SEMTEX'' DALEY TO FACE HARD-HITTING SCOTT SMITH
DEC. 4 AT SCOTTRADE CENTER IN ST. LOUIS. LIVE ON SHOWTIME® AT 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Both Daley and Smith will have to improve their grappling skills to beat more fighters in their division.
For Cung Lee vs Scott Smith's first fight see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFvebmE9bOM and their 2010 rematch in addition to Werdum submitting Fedor at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1l3ht-wjCY
Dan Henderson To Battle "Babalu" Sobral in Main Event;
Herschel Walker To Make Second MMA Start
NEW YORK- Two fighters who loathe decisions will collide when recent STRIKEFORCE signee Paul "Semtex'' Daley (25-9-2) of Nottingham, England, meets power puncher Scott "Hands Of Steel' Smith (17-7, 1 NC) of Elk Grove, Calif., in a featured welterweight (170 pounds) bout on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
Mixed martial arts superstar Dan Henderson will take on former STRIKEFORCE world champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral at light heavyweight (205 pounds) in the main event. Football legend and unbeaten MMA fighter, the amazing Herschel Walker (1-0), will be opposed by an opponent to be determined in a televised heavyweight bout. Popular St. Louis native Jesse Finney will take on a foe to be announced in the top non-televised undercard scrap.
Daley is an exciting British bomber and freelance mixed martial artist whose style is a mix of striking, striking and more striking. Smith is a superb Muay Thai striker with tremendous one-punch knockout power. Neither is accustomed to putting in a full night's work.
Combined, the fighters have 42 victories, but only five of those wins have come via decision, and all five belong to Daley. Smith, a pro since June 2001, has never been triumphant on points.
The world-ranked 5-foot-9, 27-year-old Daley scored a decision over Jorge Masvidal last Sept. 11. Prior to that, Daley's last victory on points came on July 1, 2006.
"I am a striker - there is no secret about that,'' said the brash-talking Daley, a winner of two in a row and six of his last seven. "I like to knock people out aggressively and quickly. That's my game and no opponent's going to change that. Almost all my fights are exciting and memorable with non-stop action.''
Daley, who has compiled a highlight reel of impressive knockout victories, has competed against some of the best since turning professional in June 2003. Three of his most significant victories came against Masvidal, a 2:24, first-round KO (punches) over Dustin Hazelett on Jan. 2, 2010, and a 2:31, first-round TKO (punches) over Martin Kampmann on Sept. 19, 2009.
"Everyone knows I detest decisions,'' said the soft-spoken six-foot-tall, 31-year-old Smith, a proven finisher known for dramatic, stirring comebacks. He's won all his fights by knockout or technical knockout - 12 in the first round. The fight with Daley will mark Smith's first start at 170 pounds.
"Fans want action all the time and so do I. That's what I am all about.''
In his most recent start last June 26, Smith lost to former STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight (185 pounds) Champion Cung Le in a rematch, one fight after Smith handed Le the first loss of the San Jose-based Vietnamese star's fight career with an astonishing comeback third-round knockout on Dec. 19, 2009. The dynamic Le had previously amassed a perfect, combined 22-0 record in professional MMA and kickboxing.
Smith has fought some of the biggest names in MMA, including Le, Diaz, Robbie Lawler (twice) - their first fight was during the first-ever MMA primetime broadcast on the CBS Television Network) - Benji Radach, Dave Terrell, Patrick Cote, James Irvin, Jaime Jara and Pete Sell.
A special ticket pre-sale for STRIKEFORCE; Henderson vs. Babalu for "STRIKEFORCE Insiders" began yesterday and will conclude tomorrow/Thursday, September 30 at 10 p.m. CT. Fans can sign up to become an "Insider" at STRIKEFORCE.com. Anyone who purchases tickets during the pre-sale period will receive a special $5 off discount.
Tickets for the event go on sale to the public this Friday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. CT at Scottrade Center, online at Ticketmaster.com or by phone (800) 745-3000.
Doors at Scottrade Center will open for the event at 6 p.m. CT. The first preliminary bout will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the first SHOWTIME televised main card fight will begin at 9 p.m.
About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com <http://www.strikeforce.com/> ) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its "Shamrock vs. Gracie" event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose's HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with "Shamrock vs. Gracie." In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose. In March 2009, STRIKEFORCE signed a multi-year agreement with SHOWTIME® to stage live events on the premium cable television network. The promotion has since also produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network.
