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-Anderson Silva def. James Irvin by KO at 1:01, R1
-Brandon Vera def. Reese Andy by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
-Frankie Edgar def. Hermes Franca by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
-Cain Velasquez def. Jake O'Brien by TKO at 2:02, R1
-Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson by TKO at 3:35, R3
-C.B. Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor by submission (peruvian neck tie) at 3:58, R1
-Tim Credeur def. Cale Yarbrough by TKO at 1:54, R1
-Rory Markham def. Brodie Farber by KO at 1:47, R1
-Nate Loughran def. Johnny Rees by submission (triangle choke) at 4:21, R1
-Brad Blackburn def. James Gaboo by TKO (strikes) at 2:29, R2
-Shannon Gugerty def. Dale Hartt by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:33, R1
-Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 0:36, R1 -Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell by KO at 1:13, R3 -Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo by KO at 1:44, R2 -Mark Hominick def. Savant Young by Submission (Armbar) at 4:25, R2 -Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Mike Whitehead by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3 -Matt Lindland def. Fabio Negao by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) -Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Edwin Dewees by TKO at 4:06, R1 -Mike Pyle def. J.J. Ambrose by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:51, R3 -Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin by KO at 3:12, R2 -Paul Buentello def. Gary Goodridge by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson by unanimous decision at 5:00, R5
- Patrick Cote def. Ricardo Almeida by split decision at 5:00, R3.
- Josh Koscheck def. Chris Lytle by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
- Tyson Griffin def. Marcus Aurelio by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
-Gabriel Gonzaga def. Justin McCully by Submission (Americana) at 1:57, R1
-Cole Miller def. Jorge Gurgel by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:48, R3
-Melvin Guillard def. Dennis Siver by TKO (Strikes) at 0:36, R1
-Justin Buchholz def. Corey Hill by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:57, R1
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CBS-ELITEXC RETURNS JULY 26 WITH LAWLER-SMITH 2
Saturday, June 14, 2008 - by Ken Pishna - MMAWeekly.com
EliteXC on Saturday night, during its Return of the King telecast on Showtime, announced the second edition of CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights for July 26.
The main even of the promotion’s return to CBS Television will feature a rematch between EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler and challenger Scott Smith.
Lawler and Smith faced each other for the first time on the first edition of CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights on May 31 when the fight ended in controversy. While in the midst of a “Fight of the Night” performance in round three, Smith was accidentally poked in the eye by Lawler. The ringside physician deemed Smith unable to continue, so the fight was stopped and ruled a no contest.
Lawler earned the championship in September of last year by finishing off Murilo “Ninja” Rua by TKO.
-Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes by TKO (Strikes) at 1:02, R2
-Michael Bisping def. Jason Day by TKO (Strikes) at 3:42, R1
-Mike Swick def. Marcus Davis by Unanimous Decision, R3
-Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt by Split Decision, R3
-Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera by TKO (Strikes) at 4:40, R1
-Martin Kampmann def. Jorge Rivera by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:34, R1
-Matt Wiman def. Thiago Tavares by KO at 1:57, R2
-Kevin Burns def. Roan Carneiro by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:56, R2
-Luis Cane def. Jason Lambert by TKO (Strikes) at 2:07, R1
-Paul Taylor def. Jess Liaudin by Split Decision, R3
-Antoni Hardonk def. Eddie Sanchez by TKO (Strikes) at 4:15, R2
Preliminary Card Carwin defeats Wellisch via TKO (strikes) at 0:44 of round 1. Kim defeats Tan via TKO (Strikes) at 0:25 of round 3. This preliminary fight was not shown on the broadcast. Clementi defeats Etim by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 29-28. This preliminary fight was not shown on the broadcast. Yoshida defeats Koppenhaver via submission (anaconda choke) at 0:56 of round 1. Palhares defeats Salaverry via submission (armbar) at 2:36 of round 1. Sokoudjou defeats Nakamura by TKO (strikes) at 5:00 of round 1.
Main Card Silva defeats Mendes by submission (strikes) at 2:24 of round 1. Machida defeats Ortiz by unanimous decision. All three judges score the fight 30-27. Reljic defeats Gouveia by TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of round 2. Silva defeats Jardine by KO (punches) at 0:36 of round 1. Penn defeats Sherk by TKO (strikes) at the end of round 3 to retain the UFC Lightweight Title.
END OF THE ROAD: ORTIZ PLANS FUTURE WITHOUT UFC
Friday, May 09, 2008 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com
The end of the journey for “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy,” Tito Ortiz, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship seems to be drawing near. The former light heavyweight champion has all but packed his bags to leave the company after his May 24 fight against Lyoto Machida.
“I really think it’s time for me to move on,” said Ortiz during an appearance on MMAWeekly Radio. “I’d love to finish my career with the UFC, but the way they treat me, it’s just… it’s really, really bad. It really hurts me. It’s really disrespectful towards me. I’ve given them 11 years of my life, blood, sweat and tears in that Octagon, putting my heart on the line, putting my life on the line, and they give me no respect for it because I’m outspoken.”
The outspoken nature of which Ortiz speaks is his tendency to try and fight for fighters to receive a higher salary from the various promotions, a battle he has been fighting for many years.
“I believe the fighters should get a fair cut of what they (UFC) make. They’ve made their money back time and time over, now it’s time I think for the fighters to start receiving revenue that they get because of us,” Ortiz stated. “I’ve been a person to be outspoken about that, and no one else has.
“I think Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell should be thanking me from three years ago when I spoke out and they started getting paid more money, and I started making more money. That’s what it’s really about, focusing on fighters of the future, not just being paid low sums like some of the undercard guys are getting.”
Obviously, Ortiz has been fighting a very public battle with UFC president Dana White. The California native can’t deny it’s a major reason for his departure.
“To me, it’s just with Dana White, he has such hard feelings against me, he’s been very disrespectful towards me, and I’m willing to move on,” he commented. “To not have to wake up every day and worry about what he’s going to say about me.”
While the former champion doesn’t deny the tough relationship with White, he also says that he’s ready to put all of that behind him and just go somewhere else.
“I really just want to focus on what’s going to happen after this. I’m willing to move on, I’m willing to think about the positive stuff that’s around me and diss all the negative stuff,” Ortiz said about his future. “I’m over all the negative stuff, I’m over talking about Dana… I’m very thankful for Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, for what they’ve done for me. I’m very thankful, and they don’t want to help me anymore, which is fine.”
Ortiz went on to say that he was negotiating for a new contract with the UFC, but ultimately the talks ended and the last fight on his current contract, the fight against Machida, will likely be his last UFC fight ever.
“At this point it’s pretty much stopped,” he said of the contract negotiations. “I gave them my first offer. They came back at me with some totally… I thought was ridiculous (offer). I held out, and I held out, and I held out until they gave me something else, which was a six-fight contract, and I don’t want to be held down for six fights with them.
“I want to go to a company that they’ve got respect, that’s the biggest thing. It’s not about the money, people got to understand, the money’s going to be there no matter what. It’s about a fair cut and being respected as a champ, as the fighter I am.”
After his May 24 fight against Lyoto Machida, Ortiz stated he has a 60-day waiting period before he can negotiate with another company. During that time he plans on attending some shows, checking out the production value and how the various organizations handle promoting their events.
He also talked about working behind the scenes of a promotion to help with marketing, while working to build young fighters and make new stars in the sport.
Specifically, Ortiz mentioned organizations such as EliteXC and Affliction as promotions he intends on checking out. And what kind of animal does Tito Ortiz hope to unleash when he works with a new promoter?
“I think it’s going to be huge for any company that does sign me,” said Ortiz about a positive relationship with a new company. “The marketability I’ll have where I want to put my heart and soul into it, as I did for the UFC.”
SHOOTO 20TH ANNIVERSARY RESULTS
Saturday, May 03, 2008 - By Al Yu - MMAWeekly.com
Professional Shooto returned with the start of its 20th anniversary series appropriately titled ‘Shooto Tradition”. A new champion was crowned while two top named fighters faltered.
In the main event, Shooto Welterweight Pac-Rim Champion Takashi Nakakura added the vacant Shooto World Welterweight title to his collection with a unanimous decision victory over the always tough Ganjo Tentsuku. The 154-pound belt was previously vacated by Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Nakakura started the match very relaxed, unafraid of Tentsuku’s proclivity for pressuring and brawling. The newly crowned champion kept his guard low as he countered his opponent with left jabs and low kicks. Nakakura utilized his jab well to keep Tentsuku at bay. The latter rounds mimicked the first with Nakakura landing stinging jabs. After three rounds, Takashi Nakakura was awarded a unanimous decision and the vacant title.
Former Pride standout Hayato “Mach” Sakurai tasted defeat for the first time since losing to Takanori Gomi back in 2005. Frenchman David Baron submitted Sakurai with a guillotine choke near the end of the opening round. A careless takedown attempt allowed Baron to pull off one of two big upsets of the evening.
Akitoshi Tamura rebounded after losing his 143-pound belt to Hideki Kadowaki back in March. Tamura defeated Rumina Sato in what was easily the fight of the night.
Tamura attempted to feel his opponent out early with leg kicks while Sato threw left and right hooks without hesitation. Tamura took Sato down about a minute into the first round, eventually controlling his back and dictating the action from there. Sato defended Tamura’s rear naked choke attempts well.
Round two saw a more aggressive Sato; unleashing a barrage of strikes and knees before taking his opponent down for some ground-n-pound. Sato stayed in Tamura’s guard, throwing punches while avoiding submission attempts. Doctors stopped the action midway to check on Tamura’s swelled right eye; the two tangled for a brief but exciting exchange after Tamura was cleared. The round finished with the former champion in Sato’s guard.
Sato landed a spinning side kick to begin the final round. After a brief scuffle, Tamura dropped the “Moon Wolf” with a right high kick. Sato was able to survive the barrage of punches that followed and countered with an inverse triangle choke. Tamura eventually escaped the hold and transitioned into the fight winning north-south choke.
In the other upset of the night, former Shooto 143-pound Champion “Lion” Takeshi Inoue lost a unanimous decision to Trenell “Savant” Young in class-B action. Young threw hard lead hooks to the head and body of his opponent while Inoue pushed the pace. “Lion” was able to take Young towards the end of the opening round.
Both fighters were more aggressive in the second and final round. With about two minutes remaining, “Savant” secured a really tight guillotine choke. As the effects of the hold began to take place, Inoue dove threw the ropes with Young still holding on. Young continued to hold the guillotine for more than ten seconds after going through the ropes; the refs broke the hold with Inoue momentarily, but clearly unconscious.
In a controversial move, the fighters were restarted in the middle of the ring. The two fighters finished the match with a few clinches and exchanges. In the end “Savant” Young was awarded the unanimous decision.
RESULTS:
Takashi Nakakura def. Ganjo Tentsuku by decision
David Baron def. Hayato Sakurai by submission (Guillontine Choke) R1
Akitoshi Tamura def. Rumin Sato by submission (North-South Choke) at 2:37, R3
Savant Young def. Takeshi Inoue by Decision
Ryuich Miki vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani ended in a Draw (30-28, 28-28, 28-28)
Yusuke Endo def. Vince Ortiz by submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at3:34, R1
Bendy Casimir def. Shinji Sasaki by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-29, 29-28)
Shinpei Tahara def. Katsuya Murofushi by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 0:46, R2
Hayate Usui def. Sakae Kasuya by Majority Decision (20-19, 19-19, 20-18)
Bendy Casimir def. Shinji Sasaki by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-29, 29-28)
-Kazushi Sakuraba def. Andrews Nakahara by Submission (Neck Crank) at 8:20, R1
-Gegard Mousasi def. Denis Kang by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:10, R1
-Kiyoshi Tamura def. Masakatsu Funaki by TKO (Strikes) at 0:57, R1
-Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza def. Ian Murphy by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:38, R1
-Zelg Galesic def. Magomed Sultanakhmedov by Submission (Armbar) at 1:40, R1
-Dong Sik Yoon def. Shungo Oyama by Unanimous Decision, R2
-Taiei Kin def. Ikuhisa Minowa by Unanimous Decision, R2
-Shinya Aoki def. Gesias “J.Z.” Calvancante by Unanimous Decision, R2
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