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There was a scary moment coming out of last night’s Strikeforce show in San Jose, Calif. when Sean Salmon, fighting in place of Yuki Sasaki, was knocked out by Jorge Santiago during the promotion’s semifinal of a one-night middleweight tournament.
According to reports, Salmon suffered an apparent seizure and was taken out of the cage via stretcher and transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The good news is that Salmon does not appear to have suffered any life-threatening injuries, as Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer has reported the following:
Salmon had what is believed to have been a seizure in the ring. He is okay now but they have taken him to the Valley Medical Center trauma center.
And:
Salmon’s CT scan was negative. No bleeding of the brain and no skull fracture.
While Salmon appears to be okay, his career as a fighter in the state of California is uncertain:
Armando Garcia of the CSAC said that the doctors will decide, but said there is a chance they wouldn’t sanction him to fight again.
Garcia is the executive director of the California State Athletic Commission. It’s interesting that he would even go on the record to speculate whether the commission would sanction Salmon again. Garcia has a background in law enforcement and really isn’t qualified to be addressing Salmon’s fighting future just minutes after he had sustained an injury.
Salmon’s reported seizure comes on the heels of a life-threatening injury to Sammy Vazquez, who has been in critical condition, since suffering a knockout in a fight that took place on Oct. 20, according to The Fight Network
Vazquez has been in a critical care unit at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center following a third round knockout loss to Vince Libardi on a Renegades Extreme Fighting card in Houston, Texas.
The Fight Network has not updated Vazquez’s status since Nov. 15.
Written by admin on November 17th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Courtesy of Sherdog:
Sherdog.com editor Josh Gross reports that Salmon has been transported to Valley Medical. According to California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Armando Garcia, Salmon suffered seizure in the ring. Garcia also stated that Salmon’s career is in jeopardy.
This knockout and its after effects were eerily similar to the one that he suffered against Rashad Evans. Just absolutely eerie seeing Salmon laid out like that again. Let’s all hope that Salmon is okay.
Written by admin on November 17th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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I just started watching in time to see Bryson Kamaka get KO’d by a knee from Luke Stewart at 18 seconds into the 1st round. I missed the Sean Salmon/Jorge Santiago fight, I was hoping for Salmon to win, but it sounds like he got brutally KTFO by a flying knee from Santiago at 24 seconds into the match. According to reports, it took him several minutes to get up, and he was transported to the hospital after having a seizure in the ring. This dude should possibly consider retiring from MMA, he has been knocked out cold several times I think. It’s a shame, because I really liked watching Salmon fight, and I thought he was winning his UFC fight against Rashad Evans until he got knocked out by the kick. I hope Sean recovers quickly.
Next fight is Bobby Southworth vs. Anthony Ruiz. Most people remember Southworth from his days on “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show. Bobby scored a knockdown with a straight right hand to open up the fight. The guys fought through the first round, and Southworth got rocked with a 4 punch combination and suffered a fight-stopping cut. The doctor ended the fight in round 2. Winner: Anthony Ruiz
Next up is Lemont Davis vs. Brian Schwartz, atwo guys I don’t really know much about except that Lemont Davis fought for Chuck Norris’ WCL a few years ago I think. This is Brian Schwartz’ MMA debut, and he’s evidently a pretty good kickboxer, he landed a few strikes, then they went to the ground where Davis landed in a guillotine but Schwartz couldn’t finish it, now they’re back on their feet. Not much else happened in round 1, now we’re in round 2. Schwartz stomps Davis’ foot and Davis makes a face like WTF? then uppercuts Schwarts. There looks to be a small cut on Schwartz head, but nothing too serious, he still seems fine. He landed a couple of knees, including one to the balls of Davis. Round 2 is over. Round 3 was mostly all guilloting attempts by both guys, none were successful. Judges decision coming up. I’m not sure who they’ll give the win to, both guys held up well. The official decision is: LEMONT DAVIS (Unanimous Decision).
Next up is Paul Buentello vs. Alistair Overeem. Man I would love to see Buentello knock Overeem out tonight, but Overeem is a tough SOB… but where the hell is his sledgehammer? in PrideFC he always brought a damn sledgehammer to the ring with him. Overeem looks in great shape, Buentello has his usual beer gut, so +1 for Buentello.
Damn Overeem cracked him with a knee right off the bat and took Buentello to the ground. Buentello might get owned. Holy crap Buentello DID get heavily owned all throughout the first round, he’s lucky to make it to round 2. Overeem just kept nailing him with knees, near-guillotines, and various strikes.
Round 2 starts and Paul Buentello comes out swinging, he knows he needs to KO Alistair Overeem, Buentello is punching good and Overeem takes him back down. Now the crowd is booing because the fighters have been on the mat for awhile being rather uneventful. Referee stands them back up, more strikes, Overeem lands a knee to the ribs, Buentello falls and immediately taps, I imagine he has some cracked ribs. Damn, oh well, WAR Buentello anyway.
Between fights, Gary Millen announces Strikeforce 8 to take place on March 29th next year with a main event featuring Josh “The Punk” Thompson vs. Gilbert Melendez.
Next up for tonights event is Jorge Santiago vs. Trevor Prangley for the tournament final. Both guys won their 1st fights earlier tonight, obviously Jorge Santiago should be more rested since his first fight lasted only seconds.
Round 1 starts and they stay on their feet, Santiago lands the better strikes, he threw a Liddell-esque overhand right to Prangley’s dome and rocked him a little bit, then threw a nasty leg kick that knocked Prangley on his ass for a second. Prangley stood back up, but Santiago landed a couple of knees, one which went hard to Prangley’s midsection or ribs, ending the fight in similar fashion to the Buentello/Overeem fight.
Written by admin on November 16th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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There’s a bunch of MMA-related news stories making the rounds right now. How about a quick review?
- MMAWeekly.com is reporting that IFL commissioner Kurt Otto has informed the site that Shawn Tompkins has been released from his duties as head coach of the LA Anacondas.
- The IFL will be releasing its first DVD next Tuesday. “IFL: Greatest Knockouts and Extreme Action” will be available through Warner Home Video at Best Buy, Netflix.com, Amazon.com, Borders, Wal-Mart and other fine retail outlets.
- The Fight Network is reporting that BodogFIGHT will have a hand in Strikeforce’s card on Sept. 29 at the Playboy Mansion. Bodog has sponsored Strikeforce events before and it looks like they will be lending some fighters to the event. According to the report, Matt Lee will fight Jorge Masvidal. Already scheduled for the show is Gilbert Melendez vs. Tesuji Kato, Joe Riggs vs. Eugene Jackson, and Josh Thomson vs. Adam Lynn. Daniel Puder and Bobby Southworth are scheduled for separate bouts.
- UFCMania.com is reporting that Nathan Marquardt is looking to return to the UFC in January.
- Sean Salmon has a new column available on MMAjunkie.com talking about his recent loss to Travis Wiuff on an IFO show in Vegas and an even more recent win on a smaller show in Ohio. He also talks about his involvement with Mark Cuban’s HD Fights but makes no mention of his current UFC status. Bummer.
- Pro wrestling web site PWInsider.com recently posted a one sentence blurb claiming that Brock Lesnar is “finalizing” his UFC contract.
- According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Scott Junk will replace Justin McCully against Christian Wellisch on the UFC 76 undercard next Saturday.
Written by admin on September 13th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Props: HDNet.com
Quoteworthy:
“Justin Eilers and Sean Salmon are former UFC veterans that always put on great fights. We also have several Dallas area fighters that will be fighting on the card, so we have something for everyone — all kinds of fighting styles and all brave warriors, ready to go on October 13.”
– The owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, announced today that his high definition network (HDNet) will enter the “mixed martial arts fighting circle” with the debut of “HDNet FiGHTS” in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. The main event features former Shooto World Champion Eric Paulson taking on five-time World Kick Boxing Champion, Jeff Ford. The showdown will be one of 10 bouts scheduled on the card, which also includes former UFC fighter Sean Salmon against Leopoldo Serao (185 pounds) and another former Octagon warrior, Justin Eilers, against Justin Howard (Heavyweight).
Written by admin on September 12th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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UFC fighter Sean Salmon lost in a match for the vacant IFO light heavyweight title in Las Vegas last night on a card promoted by Richard Steele’s Steele Cage Promotions. Salmon submitted to a guillotine choke applied by former UFC and Pride fighter Travis Wiuff at 3:37 of round one, according to UFCjunkie.com.
Salmon has one fight remaining on his UFC contract and is on temporary leave. The loss to Wiuff could trigger the UFC to release Salmon from his contract early, as that is typically the case with fighters who lose while on leave from the UFC.
UFC veterans Rich Clementi and Philadelphia-native Justin Levens both fought on the card as well. Clementi submitted Kyle Gibbons with a rear naked choke at 2:18 of round one while Levens lost for the seventh time in his last nine fights by dropping a unanimous decision to Nate James.
Written by admin on September 2nd, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Richard Steele’s Steele Cage Promotions and the International Fighting Organization are slated to present Fireworks in the Cage II at the Riviera Hotel and Casino of September 1. Former UFC fighters Tony Fryklund and Chris Price are both off the card due to injuries but some pretty good replacement fighters have been secured.
Rich Clementi will replace Fyklund against Kyle Gibbons while Sean Salmon will be stepping in for Price against Travis Wiuff in a bout for the 205 lbs. IFO light heavyweight title.
The complete card is as follows…
IFO TITLE FIGHTS:
Travis Wiuff (45–11) 205 Sean Salmon (11–3)
Zac George (11–1) 155 Chris Mickle (22–9–1)
NON-TITLE FIGHTS:
Rich Clementi (26–12-1) 170 Kyle Gibbons (5–2)
Justin Levens (9–6) 185 Nate James (3-3)
Matt Williams (6–2) 145 Dennis Davis (10–6)
Eric Thompson (7–2) 185 Evan Landry (2–0)
CB Dolloway (3-0) 185 Joe Bunch (7–1)
Ken Jackson (3–2) 170 Tyler Stinson (6–2)
Rafael Del Real (4-7) 205 Ryan Bader (3-0)
Written by admin on August 24th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Chris Lytle preferred to fight Matt Brown before a hometown Indiana crowd last night rather than Mike Swick in the main event at UFC Fight Night 11 next month, according to Sherdog.com.
Lytle defeated Brown via submission (guillotine choke) in round two before a large crowd at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
Here’s a snip from “Lights Out:”
“They (UFC) had talked about me doing that, but I told them I already had a thing in Indianapolis. I was like they aren’t that close together and maybe do both, but Spike wouldn’t allow it. They wanted me to fight Mike Swick, but they were like ‘you can’t do both.’”
Swick — who is making his debut at welterweight — was working on a deal to rematch Chris Leben. That match up fell through, however, when Leben opted to instead face Terry Martin on the same card.
With not too many options left on the table, including Lytle, UFC matchmaker Joe Silva paired Swick up with Canadian Jonathan Goulet.
Lytle is still on the Zuffa payroll but was apparently granted permission by the organization to compete in the United Fight League event that took place in Indianapolis.
The UFC Fight Night 11 main event is now a lightweight showdown between Kenny Florian and Din Thomas. To check out the latest fight card click here.
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Former UFC fighter Sean Salmon was in action this past Friday, outpointing Bill Hill in a 195-pound fight on all three judges scorecards for the Xtreme Fighting Organization. Salmon is working toward a UFC return as a middleweight (185 pounds).
Written by admin on August 12th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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