(Gono brings some much needed style to the weigh-ins. Photo courtesy of MMA Weekly.)
Despite the best attempts of some jerks to ruin the results of tonight’s tape-delayed event, those of you who have managed to remain willfully ignorant will get to see it all unfold without the curse of omniscience that makes God’s days so utterly boring. Those of you who have had the outcome spoiled for you already, you’ll just get to see some fights. I’ve spent all afternoon trying to make sense of Michael Bisping’s video blog (turns out “geezer” means something different in England) and getting myself all riled up on coffee and booze, so I’m as ready as I’ll ever be.
Let’s turn on some Spike TV, see the same video game ads over and over again, down some frosty beverages, and watch some fights. Just thank your lucky stars it’s free. Remember to refresh the page every so often. Giddyup.
…and the gladiator welcomes us to another fine evening of pugilism. Sure, some of you won’t be happen until you ruin Christmas for everybody, but here we are to enjoy ourselves nonetheless.
Bisping kicks things off in his pre-fight interview by vowing that Leben will not embarrass him in front of his family. Then Leben makes some completely untenable claims about the power of his left hand. Seems like everything’s in order here. Joe Rogan’s Evan Tanner tribute beard is as burly as advertised, and as much as I hate to admit it the added facial hair really lends him some Papa Hemingway-meets-Grizzly Adams gravitas. Well done, Joe.
Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
Round 1
A tentative start, with neither man wanting to wade in there right off the bat. Now it’s halfway through the first, and still very little action. This is the same Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, right? Just checking. Sweet little foot trip takedown for Davis into half-guard. The way this first round is going that could be enough to win it. Slick pass to side control, but Kelly turns into him and is back to his feet in the scramble. Some high kicks from Kelly but nothing lands as the first comes to a close. I score it 10-9 for Davis. Yawn.
Round 2
More cautious stand-up to start this round, but Kelly shoots in for a double-leg and gets it. Davis is using the cage to get to his feet and grabs a guillotine in the process. Kelly doesn’t defend, so Davis jumps to guard and squeezes for all he’s worth. Kelly is locked up and has to tap. Submission victory for a much more tactical Davis.
Marcus Davis def. Paul Kelly via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:16 of round two.
Davis says he needed to be careful in this fight (no kidding) and gives mad props to his scar tissue doctor, Frank Styles. Way to work, Frank. He also wins some of the UK fans back over by praising them and his new friend, Paul Kelly, then begs to go to Ireland. It’s an easier wish to grant than a title shot, and who could say no to that face?
Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor
Round 1
And we’re brawling! This is what we hoped for at the start of the last fight. Lytle and Taylor are slugging it out, with Lytle pressing the action despite his bad omen “Condom Depot” ass ad. Lytle flips Taylor down with a sweet little throw, but can’t keep him there. Taylor has some power in his strikes, though he’s having trouble getting off the cage in the clinch. Taylor lands a right hand in close that may have hurt Lytle just a touch, and that’s it for the first.
Round 2
They trade more leather to start this round, with Lytle landing a couple decent left hooks. Lytle gets it to the ground again and looks for a guillotine, unsuccessfully, while continuing to control the action. Lytle is starting to look a little winded after all these big punches. Taylor catches him in the pills with a kick and Lytle needs a moment to collect himself. It’s Taylor pressing Lytle against the fence at the close of the second. Fatigue could make the difference here if Lytle can’t collect himself between rounds.
Round 3
Taylor lands some good leg kicks on a very tired Lytle, but “Lights Out” comes back with another barrage of punches, pushing Taylor back against the cage. A takedown by Lytle may be enough to seal the decision. With thirty seconds left Taylor comes roaring back, landing some hard punches on a very resilient Lytle. A tough fight, but it’s hard not to think that having a little more gas in the tank could have made a tremendous difference for Lytle.
Chris Lytle def. Paul Taylor via unanimous decision.
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Luiz Cane
Round 1
Soku comes out banging with right leg and body kicks, apparently unhampered by whatever that knee brace is for. Cane had good defense, but he’s being overwhelmed early on by Soku’s explosive kicks and raw aggression. Soku is a little more flat-footed toward the end of the round and now Cane is starting to come on. Soku seems tired and content to wait out the round as the horn sounds.
Round 2
Cane kicks Soku in the junk; Rogan wants to see it again. Doesn’t he know there are special fetish websites for that stuff? Soku is much less active this round, as if he’s still disappointed he didn’t finish Cane in the first two minutes. Cane has him backed up against the cage but isn’t really going after him. A good knee from Cane catches Soku, and soon after Cane drops him with a left hand and follows with a flurry of punches on the ground. Soku is unresponsive and the ref steps in to stop it. Soku just seems glad it’s over.
Luiz Cane def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round two.
Patrick Cote, in an interview with Joe Rogan, says Anderson Silva has been beaten before and can be beaten again. It’s sound reasoning, but somehow fails to convince me that Cote will be the guy to hand Silva that next defeat. Even after he describes his training camp as “crazy.” Oh, Cote. You gotta tell yourself something, I guess.
Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera
Jardine does the Greg Jackson camp nipple pinch during the introductions. This thing isn’t going away, is it?
Round 1
Jardine gets a takedown right off the bat and Vera looks for a kimura, but no dice. Jardine is bleeding from the top of his very bald head. Jardine is working out of Vera’s guard, landing a couple decent blows before being stood up. In a weird stand-up exchange first Jardine and then Vera go down briefly. Hard to tell if one or both of them was a slip or whether they might have been genuinely stunned. Jardine has Vera down on all fours against the cage to end the round. He’s teeing off, but not exactly making the most of his opportunity and Vera lasts until the horn.
Round 2
Vera blocks a Jardine kick and gets him to the ground, but Jardine uses the fence to get back to his feet. The striking is more tentative in this round, though Vera lands some good body kicks. Jardine seems to have slowed, as has the pace overall, and the second frame comes to a close. Tough round to call, but I think Vera may have the edge.
Round 3
Both guys charge out to start the final round and Vera lands another good kick. Those could make the difference if he puts them to work here in the third. Good body kick from Vera and Jardine catches it but can’t do much with it. Some scattered boos from the fans, and Jardine changes things up by charging in for a takedown attempt. Vera defends, but Jardine clinches him from behind and lands a few decent shots. The action picks up in the last ten seconds, but the fans make their displeasure known even as Rogan and Goldberg insist that it was a battle. The truth is probably somewhere in between. Not a whole lot of action, and that makes it a difficult fight to call.
Keith Jardine def. Brandon Vera via split decision.
In the post-fight interview, Jardine and Rogan lament the boos that come along with a drunken crowd. As a drunken member of the TV audience, I resent that.
Chris Leben vs. Michael Bisping
Leben comes out to the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen.” I’m not sure why. Leben looks to be in better shape than we’ve ever seen before. Maybe I should quit drinking too. Just kidding.
Bisping tries to pump up the crowd a little during his entrance. The response isn’t as enthusiastic as one might expect.
Round 1
The crowd has woken up as we start the main event. Is that a soccer chant? Probably not. Leben is stalking Bisping to start the fight. Bisping is looking to stick and move. Leben keeps charging in and Bisping is doing a good job of landing strikes while circling away. Leben doesn’t seem exactly bothered by being hit in the face, but it certainly won’t help his looks any. A takedown from Bisping ends the round, and the first frame should go to “The Count.”
Round 2
More of the same to start the second. Leben is coming forward, though he’s still more patient and less of a brawler than usual, and Bisping circles away and picks away at him. A testicular kick from Leben halts the action briefly, but we’re back on once Bisping’s nuts recuperate. Leben spends the rest of the round chasing Bisping and eating sporadic punches for his trouble. He lands a good left with ten seconds left, but the round may still belong to Bisping.
Round 3
Leben’s right eye looks, for lack of a better word, gross. Undaunted, he comes right out and lands a heavy left anyway. Bisping returns to his jab, jab, circle philosophy, and regardless of whether you like it you have to admit it’s working. Leben backs him into the cage and lands a couple of glancing blows, but he can’t get Bisping to stand in front of him. Leben gets a takedown but Bisping gets back to his feet. As the fight comes to a close an obviously frustrated Leben put his head out there for Bisping to punch and kick, and the Brit obliges. I get the point he’s trying to make, but it’s not going to help his cause with the judges any.
Michael Bisping def. Chris Leben via unanimous decision.
As for the undercard, it went down like this:
Per Eklund def. Samy Schiavo via submission (rear naked choke) round three
Jim Miller def. David Baron via submission (rear naked choke) round three
Tery Etim def. Sam Stout via decision
David Bielkheden def. Jess Liaudin via decision
Shane Carwin def. Neil Wann via TKO (strikes) round one
Dan Hardy def. Akihiro Gono via split decision
That’s all for us. A fairly mediocre, but free night. Oh, good. Manswers is on. They’re covering how to make a weapon for under five bucks. I’m headed into the garage to sit in my car with the engine running. Sweet dreams.
(ShoXC weigh-ins become an impromptu beach party. Photo courtesy of Combat Lifestyle.)
Last night’s ShoXC card from Fresno, Calif. had its share of interesting bouts, but the big news coming out of the Pro Elite camp is that the company has canceled another show, this time in the form of one its smaller confederates across the pond. Contenders 11, scheduled to take place in the UK today, has been called off. Five Ounces of Pain also reports that Cage Rage — another Pro Elite organization — has suffered a rash of layoffs and is down to only three employees. Somehow during all of this, the Pro Elite stock price jumped from $2.50 to $8.00 a share on Friday, even amid reports that they were canceling their September 20 event. As they say on the internet, WTF!?!
Something is going on with Pro Elite, no doubt, but what? Could it be that Pro Elite executives have discovered oil underneath the grounds where their offices lie, and now they’re going to quit putting on MMA shows altogether and move their families to big mansions in Beverly Hills, complete with indoor plumbing and cement ponds? There is very little evidence for this hypothesis at the moment, but we’re going to go ahead and say yes, this is precisely what is happening. You heard it here first.
As for last night’s show, yeah, well, here you go:
Jared Hamman def. Po’ai Suganuma via TKO (strikes) at 2:34 of round 1
Fabricio Camoes def. Sammy Morgan via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:47 of round 1
Cyrille Dibate def. Jaime Fletcher via unanimous decision
Rosi Sexton def. Debi Purcell via split decision
Ray Lizama def. Keith Berry via TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of round 2
Katrina Alendale def. Melanie La’Croix via unanimous decision
Roberto Vargas def. Ralph Lopez via split decision
Jesse Brock def. Josh Rave via unanimous decision
Lucas Gumaza def. Kenny Johnson via split decision
David “Tarzan” Douglas def. William Jacobson via TKO (corner stoppage) at 1:12 of round 1
I have nothing against Kimbo Slice, but I would love to see James Thompson run right out and smash Kimbo in this fight. However, I don’t think that is going to happen. Both fighters are exciting to watch, I predict James Thompson will rush out and try to trade punches with Kimbo, and inevitably Kimbo [...]
We’ll kick things off with Kiyoshi Tamura’s quick demolition of Masakatsu Funaki, which turned out to be the night’s only stoppage-by-strikes (action starts at the 1:17 mark). More vids after the jump; for a recap of the event, click here.
UPDATE: All the broken vids have been replaced…hopefully this batch will last a bit longer.
NEW YORK — Executives at M-1 Global announced today they have started a new promotion called Adrenaline MMA and will begin promoting major events in the U.S. beginning in June.
Adrenaline will replace M-1 Global in the U.S. immediately. The change also includes the release of Russian fighter Fedor Emilianenko, who is free to seek fights [...]
(Emmanuel Yarborough probably won’t make the list.)
Attention, Potato Nation: We’re looking to put together a massive, ambitious feature on the greatest MMA fights of all time, and we need your help with the nominations. Now, what makes for a truly great fight? Well, if it’s…
…a non-stop war where two evenly matched fighters leave their hearts on the mat (see: Frye vs. Takayama, Griffin vs. Bonnar 1).
…a match where one fighter is getting his ass handed to him but comes back to steal a victory (see Minotauro Nogueira vs. Sapp, or Nogueira vs. a lot of people, for that matter).
…a fight that settles a genuine grudge or rivalry (see: Royce Gracie vs. Sakuraba 2, Liddell vs. Ortiz 1).
The Yarennoka! show by M-1 Global featuring Fedor/Choi will be aired at 6:00am EST in the United States on HDNet. I think it will be replayed later in the day, but unless you want the fights spoiled, I suggest staying away from any MMA news sites that might have the results on their front page.
Yes, it seems Mark Cuban has talked to Floyd Mayweather Jr. about possibly fighting for HDNet under MMA rules. I really, really hope this happens, and I hope he fights a legit contender and not some washed up MMA tomato can.
Personally, I think Mayweather will never fight in mixed martial arts, I believe this is just some hype to keep people talking during his break between boxing matches. Mayweather wants to keep his name in the public.
Supposedly, Mayweather and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban struck up a friendship on the “Dancing With The Stars” television show, on which they were both competitors. Mark Cuban owns HDNet and the HDNet Fights MMA organization.
Many people consider Floyd Mayweather to be the best boxer on earth right now. However, unless he does some serious training and focuses on takedown defense, I think he would get schooled hard by most MMA fighters.
In an interview with ESPN, Mark Cuban is quoted as saying “Floyd is considering fighting with HDNet Fights. We are going to let him visit some gyms to talk to some folks about what it would take to learn. He knows it won’t be easy. But he is getting involved with MMA and HDNet Fights one way or another. He is pumped about it. He wants to go on to the next big thing. Floyd is a brilliant marketer. He follows the money.”
Mark Cuban went on to say “If I said there’s a guaranteed $30 million payday, Floyd would be lacing them up, if not, I could see him working to train and develop and invest in MMA fighters, knowing the upside. He can teach them how to be a better boxer and add to their other skills.”
Leonard Ellerbe, an associate of Mayweathers said the boxer is seriously interested in transitioning to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Ellerbe is quoted as saying “When Floyd makes his move, obviously it’s going to be a mega event. We don’t have a timetable. Floyd is taking some time off, but Floyd understands what is involved. You have to take time to go out and understand what you’re getting involved in, and he’s ready to do that.”
“Floyd is about taking on challenges,” Ellerbe said. “This ain’t some kind of prank. That is one of many things we’ve talked about with Mark. Floyd would have to take time to really understand it, but it is most definitely something he is interested in.”
Seems like a good fight card to see where a few guys stand in the UFC. Will Houston Alexander be able to keep up his knockout streak, or will Thiago Silva tear him down? Also, I’m hoping to see Rashad Evans kick Michael Bisping’s ass.
The first fight of the pay-per-view show could be a great one. Frankie Edgar vs. Spencer Fisher should be exciting. Frankie starts with a great takedown and has Spencer Fisher is a bit of a guillotine, Fisher escapes that and now has guard, Edgar stands and Fisher throws a couple of upkicks that don’t do damage, both fighters now back on their feet. Edgar scores another takedown and is in Spencer Fisher’s guard. Frankie Edgar seems content to ground-n-pound Fisher right now, but Fisher is doing a good job defending from the bottom. Uh oh, Edgar lands some good elbows and strikes but Fisher has his arm in a possible submission, nothing happens, back on their feet for a second but right back to the mat and Fisher is still on bottom absorbing some punches, some nasty elbows by Edgar with 10 seconds left in round 1, this round definitely goes to Frankie Edgar.
Round 2 starts and Fisher tries a knee but is immediately take down again where he pull guard, but Frankie Edgar passes to half-guard. Spencer Fisher get full-guard back and pushed Edgar off temporarily with an upkick but Edgar moves to side mount, but eventually both fighters are back on their feet. Unfortunately, Spencer Fisher can’t seem to stop Frankie Edgar’s takedowns, because they’re now back on the mat, usual position, Frankie Edgar on top content to use elbows and short punches. Spencer Fisher is taking a beating so far in this fight. Frankie Edgar takes Fisher’s back with 20 seconds left in round 2 but can’t do anything with it, Fisher gets guard back and the round ends. I have Frankie Edgar winning round 2 also. Spencer Fisher needs a KO/Submission or stoppage in round 3 to win.
Round 3 starts and Spencer Fisher tries some kind of spinning kick but gets taken down again and Frankie Edgar has his back again with both hooks in. Spencer Fisher is defending well and he actually reverses and gets back to his feet, now both fighters are standing up, temporarily. Fisher does more of the same (gets taken down). Edgar now has him against the fence and is beating him up. Back up, back down, more of the same. With about a minute and a half left in round three I think it’s safe to say this will be a unanimous decision for Frankie Edgar. Indeed, the judges agree.
Ed Herman vs. Joe Doerksen
in 2004, Joe Doerksen defeated Ed Herman via triangle choke, I don’t think that will happen this time. I imagine this one ends with Ed Herman winning, possibly by ground-n-pound or possibly by just holding him down for three rounds. Some dude I’ve never heard of is referee.
Round 1 starts and both dudes are swinging, maybe I’ll be wrong and this will be an exciting fight. Uh oh, after being pressed against the cage standing for a few seconds, Hermann takes Doerksen down, but now they’re back on their feet but pressed against the cage doing nothing. The referee agrees and breaks them up and starts from the center. Herman goes apeshit and throws a bunch of strikes, now back to the mat with Ed Herman on top pressing Doerksen against the cage. Doerksen is cut near his eye, possibly from an elbow thrown by Ed Herman during his apeshit flurry a minute ago. Doerksen back to his feet for a split second but falls back into Herman’s side control, Ed Herman takes mount and now back in Doerksens guard, good job by Doerksen to get guard back. Round 1 ends, Herman wins that round.
Round 2, Doerksens left eye is screwed up looking. Doerksen throws a low leg kick but falls down instead, Herman back on top in Doerksens guard. I’m sticking with my prediction, Herman by gnp or lay-n-prey. Referee stands them back up though, so maybe Ed Herman will go apeshit again. Nope, Doerksen gets the takedown this time and has Ed Hermans back! Uh oh! This could be bad for Ed Herman if he can’t get Joe Doerksen off his back. Ed Herman reverses and takes Doerksens back temporarily and Doerksen transitions to a knee bar, but doesn’t pull it off, Herman back to dominating now and land a few strikes on the ground. A couple of nice knees to the rib cage, too. OH HELL, Joe Doerksen gets a damn tight triangle at the end of the round and then turns it into a nasty armbar but Herman is literally saved by the bell! If this fight would’ve went another 10 seconds Doerksen would’ve had him asleep or tapped out. I think Doerksen wins that round, but it would be tough to call because Herman controlled a lot of it.
Herman’s corner asks him “Do you have fuckin five minutes for me?”
Round 3 starts and they’re both swinging, BOOM, Ed Herman lands a left hook to the jaw and sends Joe Doerksen falling on his ass, where Herman lands one more for good measure before the newb referee steps in and stops the fight. Winner: Ed Herman by KTFO. He says he’s happy to get his first KO so Chris Leben will quit making fun of him.
Ryo Chonan vs. Karo Parisyan
I wouldn’t mind seeing Ryo Chonan get this win. Regardless, it should be another good fight. During an interview, Karo tells us “I can’t lose to a Japanese fighter.” Ryo Chonan has a victory over current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Round one, Karo knocks down Ryo Chonan down with a left hook and landed in top position right away, not much happens and the newb referee (Kevin Mulhall) stood the fighters back up, not much else happens but Karo gets another takedown.. I’m going to the kitchen to get a snack after this round……Round 3 ends and I’m done eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This fight goes to a judges decision, and Karo Parisyan is the winner (unanimous).
Ok, maybe this fight won’t last all three rounds. Also, WAR SILVA! but props to Houston Alexander for walking out to Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba” song. Both fighters had badass entrance music.
Round 1 starts and Houston looks like he’s gonna bumrush Silva like he has in his other 2 UFC fights, but they clinch and dance for a few seconds before the ref breaks them up. I think Silva may be a bit nervous about striking with Houston Alexander, but they clinch again. Alexander slams Silva to the mat but Silva grabs a leg and now he has Alexander on his back, this could be BAD for Houston Alexander. OH HELL, Thiago Silva now has full mount, WAR SILVA! This would be fantastic to see Alexander get TKO’d in round one.
THIAGO SILVA JUST KNOCKED HOUSTON ALEXANDER THE HELL OUT!
Alexander was actually asleep for a few seconds. Houston Alexander is still having trouble standing straight. Houston Alexander has no ground game, he just got handled fairly easily by Thiago Silva. During the post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Thiago Silva talked for like 5 minutes straight, and I didn’t understand any of it.
Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
Bisping doesn’t even deserve to be in this fight, in my opinion. Not because he’s no good, but because he should be fighting a rematch with Matt Hamill, or Hamill should be fighting Rashad Evans. Oh well, I’d like to see Rashad win this one. He’ll probably take down bisping and holds him there for three rounds, or TKO him via GNP. Michael Bisping has Rampage Jackson in his corner. On a sidenote, where the hell is Big John McCarthy tonight?
Ok, I took a break from writing during this fight. This one went all three rounds and it’s up to the judges. This fight could actually be called a draw, but I tend to give it to Rashad Evans, although I could be a bit bias.
Officially, the judges gave a split-decision victory to Rashad Evans.
Well we’re going to get to see Kimbo Slice take on Bo Cantrell (10-10 mma) tonight, and we also get to see Nick “Bonghit” Diaz versus Muay Thai fighter KJ Noons. I may not be at the computer the whole time, as I plan to watch the fights, but I might sit down here sometimes to give a bit of play-by-play, or at least make some smartass comments.
Oh and go sign up for the new MMA Forum and post something. Damnit.
Obviously I would like to see Nick Diaz win one for ‘heads everywhere, as for Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, meh, I don’t really care either way. I think they’re feeding him Bo Cantrell and I don’t see Cantrell being able to win this fight. As for Kimbo, “all day, all day.”
First fight of the show looks like it’s gonna be Antonio Silva vs. Jonathan Wiezorek. I would absolutely love to see Antonio Silva’s oversized head get KO’d by Wiezorek, but damn, that might be hard for Wiezorek to do. I kind of consider Wiezorek a homeboy, since he’s from Valdosta, Georgia, but Antonio Silva hits hard and has an abnormally caveman-like chin and forehead. And indeed, Silva took him down and GNP’d him to a TKO. Jonathan Wiezorek loses (on his wife’s birthday).
Next up we have Dr. Seth Kleinbeck vs. Kyle Noke. I got Dr. Seth Kleinbeck winning this one by stethoscope strangle. Ok I actually don’t know anything about him except that he’s a family physician in Arkansas. The dude he’s fighting works for the Crocodile Hunter’s family. First round is over, good round, hard to say who won. The doctor got a takedown and landed some decent strikes, Crocodile Hunter went for some submissions but didn’t sink anything solid. 2nd round starts, Dr. Kleinbeck is taken down, now Kyle Noke has his back and is looking for a choke, has his hooks in, Kleinbeck still defending the choke. Dr. Kleibeck reverses and is now in Noke’s guard. Referee stands them up for some reason, not really sure why, but I don’t care. Back on their feet now, Noke shoots and takes Kleinbeck down again, the doctor is on his back with Noke in his guard. Oh oh, the doctor is cut over his left eye. Oh damn, it’s a nasty cut too, they’re stopping this fight. Dr. Homeboy has a giant gash above his left eye, reminiscent of Marvin Eastman. So, winner is Kyle Noke by doctor stoppage.
I think Bill Goldberg is the same person as Bill Duff from Human Weapon. They seem exactly the same.
Next fight up is Jake Shields and Mike Pyle, this could be a good one. I see Shields getting a win here, via submission. Although I’m not doing to well tonight with my picks, so we’ll see. Yep, Jake Shields wins by RNC, round 1.
“How hurtly were you bad?” - Bill Goldberg
UP NEXT: KIMBO SLICE! Word=bond. Dats how a brotha eat. +1 for bread (also, beard). Kimbo is sporting an ultra-awesome light-blue do-rag on his head. Has his posse behind him and he looks focused backstage. In a recent interview he said he used to smoke weed before all his backyard fights, but now that he’s a pro fighter he claims he doesn’t smoke anymore. Kimbo is walking to the cage by himself, nobody behind him. Takes off his gold chain. Supposedly, Bas Rutten took Kimbo to the movies this afternoon to watch “American Gangster.”
Kimbo’s beard would beat Bo Cantrell’s goatee in a fight. Florida represent.
I don’t think Kimbo touched gloves with Cantrell. Fight started. Oh damn, Cantrell tried a spinning backfist right away and missed, then at 19 seconds into round 1 Kimbo knocks Cantrell OUT. Fight over. Kimbo isn’t even sweating, and he already has his gold chain back around his neck. I’m not sure if I’m convinced that fight was 100% legit, either.
“What’s next for Kimbo Slice? Whoever’s next. Real Talk.” - Kimbo Slice
Up next is Nick Diaz and KJ Noons. Diaz could be upset in this fight, I hope he hasn’t gotten too full of himself with his recent popularity surge, hopefully he’ll win in exciting fashion.
So far Diaz is getting owned during the first minute of the fight, hopefully he can turn this around. Noons is landing strikes and stopping takedowns though, Noons is punching great to Diaz’ body. Oh damn, Diaz is getting nervous I think, he just ate a knee trying to get a takedown, Diaz got the takedown but he’s cut, and KJ Noons escaped and got back to his feet. Nick Diaz is bleeding over his right eye now. I have a feeling this fight isn’t going to work out for Nick Diaz. If he can’t take Noons down and submit him, he’s going to lose. Diaz just got knocked on his ass. Diaz wants this fight on the ground but Noons will have none of it. Diaz is a bloody mess now. End of round 1, no doubt KJ Noons won that round.
The fight is over, the doctor looked at Nick Diaz’ cut and wouldn’t let him continue. Nick Diaz is pissed and has left the cage with his middle fingers in the air.
Winner by doctor stoppage: K.J. Noons, the new EliteXC 160lb Champion
