Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
UFC 101 Results
Prelims:
Jesse Lennox def. Danillo Villefort via TKO (cut) - Round 3, 3:37
George Sotiropoulos def. George Roop via submission (kimura) - Round 2, 1:59
Matthew Riddle def. Dan Cramer via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leites via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
John Howard def. Tamdan McCrory via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Aaron Riley def. Shane Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Main Card:
Kurt Pellegrino def. Josh Neer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricardo Almeida def. Kendall Grove via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 20-27)
Johnny Hendricks def. Amir Sadollah via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 0:29
Anderson Silva def. Forrest Griffin via knockout (punch) - Round 1, 3:23. Then Forrest burst through the cage and nearly sprinted back stage. Very strange. Very gracious in defeat!
B.J. Penn def. Kenny Florian via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 4, 3:54. To remain Lightweight Champion
Jesse Lennox def. Danillo Villefort via TKO (cut) - Round 3, 3:37
George Sotiropoulos def. George Roop via submission (kimura) - Round 2, 1:59
Matthew Riddle def. Dan Cramer via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leites via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
John Howard def. Tamdan McCrory via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Aaron Riley def. Shane Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Main Card:
Kurt Pellegrino def. Josh Neer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricardo Almeida def. Kendall Grove via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 20-27)
Johnny Hendricks def. Amir Sadollah via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 0:29
Anderson Silva def. Forrest Griffin via knockout (punch) - Round 1, 3:23. Then Forrest burst through the cage and nearly sprinted back stage. Very strange. Very gracious in defeat!
B.J. Penn def. Kenny Florian via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 4, 3:54. To remain Lightweight Champion
Friday, August 7, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
The Sports Brief's "Where Are They Now?"
Every year SI comes out with their "Where Are They Now?" issue. Well it's time that The SB drops one of our own.
Where Are They Now?
Jim Breuer; SNL castmate from 95-98, starred in Half-Baked, and most recently showed up out of no where in Beer League... in 2006.
Fozzie Bear; star of Muppet films starting in 1979 as well as "The Muppet Show." Let's face it the Muppets have not been the same since Jim Henson passed, and that's taken a toll on poor Fozzie.
Unfortunately I do not have the access that Sports Illustrated has nor the time to spend researching the current whereabouts of these 4 people and 1 bear. Therefore I can simply just ask the question...
Where Are They Now?
-Keefe
Where Are They Now?
Craig Kilborn; Sportscenter, The Daily Show, The Late Late Show, a cameo in Old School. Quit the Late Show gig back in 2004.
Ron Mercer; the 6th pick in the 1997 draft, Mercer played his last game in the NBA at the age of 28 in 2005. Mercer actually averaged double figures in his first 5 years in the league including a career high 19.7 in the 2000-01 season for the Bulls.
Jim Breuer; SNL castmate from 95-98, starred in Half-Baked, and most recently showed up out of no where in Beer League... in 2006. Fozzie Bear; star of Muppet films starting in 1979 as well as "The Muppet Show." Let's face it the Muppets have not been the same since Jim Henson passed, and that's taken a toll on poor Fozzie.Unfortunately I do not have the access that Sports Illustrated has nor the time to spend researching the current whereabouts of these 4 people and 1 bear. Therefore I can simply just ask the question...
Where Are They Now?
-Keefe
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Death by foot
Footage of Dan Hornbuckle's involuntary manslaughter of Akirio Gono at Sengoku 9. Good lord...
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Don't call it a comeback
"Uh oh, light heavyweights. Tito Ortiz is baaaaaaaaaack."
Yesterday, Dana White held a press conference to make a litany of announcements regarding UFC. First and foremost, he addressed the Fedor situation, expressing disappointment in negotiations and clarifying that he had made every effort to sign the top heavyweight in the world, but felt negotiations were at an impasse.
In addition, White also announced the new main event for UFC 103 on Sept. 19 in Dallas, TX. Rich Franklin is still one half of that main event, but instead of a rematch with Dan Henderson, he'll be taking on newly signed Vitor Belfort, who will take part in his first UFC fight since a split decision loss to Tito Ortiz at UFC 51.
Speaking of Tito Ortiz, White confirmed after weeks of speculation that the former UFC light heavyweight champion is in fact returning to the UFC fold. After setting aside their differences, the two polarizing figures were able to reach an agreement that, according to White, will allow the fighter to "retire in the UFC."
Ortiz, who last fought at UFC 84 in a decision loss to current light heavyweight kingpin Lyota Machida, returns after back surgery which actually fused his spinal cord. It's similar to the surgery Nate Quarry had a couple years ago. Ortiz, battling back injuries dating back several years, has stated that this surgery will allow him to compete at 100% for the first time in a long time. While it remains to be seen how much of a difference this procedure will make at this stage of his career, the prospect of a "healthy" Ortiz is certainly enticing. Couple that with his incredible drawing power as a PPV machine, and you can see why White made a concerted effort to bridge the gap and make amends with the former champion. Certainly a victory for everyone involved, and personally, I'm hoping "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" has one more run left in him.
That being said, Ortiz posted a video on YouTube yesterday documenting his first full day back in training. While it shows nothing ground breaking, the brutal honesty of the video should be received well. After showing several minutes of footage of Ortiz jump roping, working on strikes on a heavy bag and then practicing his infamous ground and pound, the video actually shows Ortiz rise up from the bag and scurry over to a garbage can, where he spends several moments vomiting into a garbage can in the corner. Props to Ortiz for including this in the video. I assume most fighters would be too embarassed to admit it even happened, never mind let you see first hand. He's embracing the fact that he's a long way away from being ready, which is a reason he declined a co-headliner at UFC 103 and is looking towards a November or December return. According to White, that could be against former UFC heavyweight champion and current Hall-0f-Famer Mark "The Hammer" Coleman. That could be an excellent matchup given that Coleman always comes to fight and would pit two extremely talented wrestlers against each other. For Ortiz, Coleman would present a solid threat, but also be the type of fight where Ortiz could likely survive the ring rust he'll expectedly have and still be able to earn a victory.
Here's the video of Ortiz's first day back training. It's a good watch, and a great intro into the LL Cool J track...
-Bess
Yesterday, Dana White held a press conference to make a litany of announcements regarding UFC. First and foremost, he addressed the Fedor situation, expressing disappointment in negotiations and clarifying that he had made every effort to sign the top heavyweight in the world, but felt negotiations were at an impasse.
In addition, White also announced the new main event for UFC 103 on Sept. 19 in Dallas, TX. Rich Franklin is still one half of that main event, but instead of a rematch with Dan Henderson, he'll be taking on newly signed Vitor Belfort, who will take part in his first UFC fight since a split decision loss to Tito Ortiz at UFC 51.
Speaking of Tito Ortiz, White confirmed after weeks of speculation that the former UFC light heavyweight champion is in fact returning to the UFC fold. After setting aside their differences, the two polarizing figures were able to reach an agreement that, according to White, will allow the fighter to "retire in the UFC."
Ortiz, who last fought at UFC 84 in a decision loss to current light heavyweight kingpin Lyota Machida, returns after back surgery which actually fused his spinal cord. It's similar to the surgery Nate Quarry had a couple years ago. Ortiz, battling back injuries dating back several years, has stated that this surgery will allow him to compete at 100% for the first time in a long time. While it remains to be seen how much of a difference this procedure will make at this stage of his career, the prospect of a "healthy" Ortiz is certainly enticing. Couple that with his incredible drawing power as a PPV machine, and you can see why White made a concerted effort to bridge the gap and make amends with the former champion. Certainly a victory for everyone involved, and personally, I'm hoping "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" has one more run left in him.
That being said, Ortiz posted a video on YouTube yesterday documenting his first full day back in training. While it shows nothing ground breaking, the brutal honesty of the video should be received well. After showing several minutes of footage of Ortiz jump roping, working on strikes on a heavy bag and then practicing his infamous ground and pound, the video actually shows Ortiz rise up from the bag and scurry over to a garbage can, where he spends several moments vomiting into a garbage can in the corner. Props to Ortiz for including this in the video. I assume most fighters would be too embarassed to admit it even happened, never mind let you see first hand. He's embracing the fact that he's a long way away from being ready, which is a reason he declined a co-headliner at UFC 103 and is looking towards a November or December return. According to White, that could be against former UFC heavyweight champion and current Hall-0f-Famer Mark "The Hammer" Coleman. That could be an excellent matchup given that Coleman always comes to fight and would pit two extremely talented wrestlers against each other. For Ortiz, Coleman would present a solid threat, but also be the type of fight where Ortiz could likely survive the ring rust he'll expectedly have and still be able to earn a victory.
Here's the video of Ortiz's first day back training. It's a good watch, and a great intro into the LL Cool J track...
-Bess
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)