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Main Card Bouts:
Seth Petruzelli def. Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson by TKO (Strikes) at :14, RD1
Jake Shields def. Paul Daley by Submission (Armbar) at 3:47, RD2
Andrei Arlovski def. Roy Nelson by KO at 3:14, RD2
Gina Carano def. Kelly Kobold by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Benji Radach def. Murilo "Ninja" Rua by TKO (Strikes) at 2:31, RD2
Preliminary Bouts:
-Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos def. Yoko Takahashi by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
-Connor Heun def. Edson Berto by TKO (Strikes) at 2:18, R2
-Mikey Gomez def. Lorenzo Borgomeo by Submission (Armbar) at 4:06, R2
-Bryan Hamade def. David Gomez by Submission (Guillotine) at 2:03, R1
-Nicolae Cury def. Jorge Bouchat by Submission (Reverse Triangle) at 1:35, R1
GRAND PRIX FIRST ROUND AND UPSETS AT SENGOKU 5 Sunday, September 28, 2008 - by MMAWeekly.com Staff, photos by Taro Irei  Sengoku 5 took place on Sunday in Saitama, Japan, where the first round of the Middleweight Grand Prix took place and a Team Quest newcomer surprised veteran fighter Travis Wiuff.
Yuki Sasaki, Siyar Bahadurzada, Jorge Santiago, and Kazuhiro Nakamura all made it through the opening round of the grand prix. The four will now square off in the semi-final round that will narrow down to the final to crown a Grand Prix champion.
Newcomer Muhammed Lawal opened some eyes on Sunday as he finished UFC and Pride veteran Travis Wiuff by way of TKO in the opening round. It was Lawal’s first professional bout compared to Wiuff’s more than 60 fights.
Jiu-jitsu ace Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro also made an impressive MMA debut, finishing Takashi Sugiura by TKO in the third round, while Strikeforce veteran Jorge Masvidal finished IFL veteran Ryan Schultz, also by TKO, in the opening round of their bout.
-Muhammed Lawal def. Travis Wiuff by TKO, R1, 2:11
-Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro def. Takashi Sugiura by TKO, R3, 4:18
-Jorge Masvidal def. Ryan Schultz by TKO, R1, 1:57
-Kiuma Kunioku def. A Sol Kwon by Unanimous Decision
Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round:
-Yuki Sasaki def. Yuki Kondo by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), R2, 1:08
-Siyar Bahadurzada def. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos by TKO (Injury), R1, 0:22
-Jorge Santiago def. Logan Clark by Submission (Arm Triangle Choke), R1, 3:35
-Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Paul Cahoon by Unanimous Decision
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - by MMAWeekly.com
The fighter salary information for the EliteXC and Strikeforce co-promoted show from March 29 was released by the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday.
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.
Although MMA fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that a promoter also pays its fighters are not included in the figures below.
In the listings below, " Main Event Fighters" are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show. "Main Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose fights appear on the main card, but not in title fights or in the main event. "Preliminary Match Fighters" are defined as fighters whose matches take place before the live broadcast goes on the air, regardless of whether or not those matches end up airing on the TV broadcast.
Also, all athletes on the card were tested for drugs of abuse and came back clean. The results for any performance enhancement drugs or masking agents are still pending at this time.
The live gate earned $1,117, 855 with a paid attendance of 14,710 and 482 exempt passes. The total attendance was 15,192.
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS
-Frank Shamrock: $300,000 (lost to Cung Le, no win bonus listed)
-Cung Le: $200,000 (defeated Frank Shamrock, no win bonus listed)
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
-Gilbert Melendez: $50,000 (defeated Gabe Lemley; no win bonus listed)
-Joey Villasenor: $36,000 (defeated Ryan Jensen; win bonus was $18,000
-Wayne Cole: $10,000 (defeated Mike Kyle; win bonus was $5,000)
-Drew Fickett: $10,000 (defeated Jae Suk Lim; win bonus was $5,000)
-Mike Kyle: $10,000 (lost to Wayne Cole)
-Gabe Lemley: $7,000 (lost to Gilbert Melendez)
-Jae Suk Lim: $3,000 (lost to Drew Fickett)
-Ryan Jensen: $6,000 (lost to Joey Villasenor)
PRELIMINARY MATCH FIGHTERS
-Billy Evangelista: $10,000 (defeated Marlon Sims; win bonus was $5,000)
-Tiki Ghosn: $8,000 (defeated Luke Stewart; win bonus was $2,000)
-Luke Stewart: $6,000 (lost to Tiki Ghosn)
-Darren Uyenoyama: $4,000 (defeated Anthony Figueroa; win bonus was $2,000)
-Marlon Sims: $2,500 (lost to Billy Evangelista)
-Jesse Jones: $2,150 (defeated Jesse Gillespie; win bonus was $500)
-Anthony Figueroa: $2,000 (lost to Darren Uyenoyama)
-Jesse Gillespie: $1,200 (lost to Jesse Jones)
DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $667,850
Anybody watch this show on HDnet? (Owned by Mark Cuban) They have Bas Ruten as the main host and invite 3 other panelists each show, that includes fighters, referees, columnists, etc. Pretty good show, quite unbiased. Sometimes shows the entire fight highlights, except for UFC. (They only show still images) If you get this channel, you gotta check it out.
Since GSP lost the belt to an overwhelming underdog in Matt Serra, he's dying to get his belts back. His last opponent was another up and coming welterweight, Josh Koscheck, who everybody believed would out wrestle GSP but to everyone's surprise, GSP dominated Josh at his own game, instead of keeping the fight standing up. Matt Hughes gets the next shot at the belt in December. Who should GSP fight next? Does he have to have another fight before he gets the title shot or is he the automatic contender that he should get the winner of Serra vs. Hughes?
I know this is MMA site and we are all fans of MMA but my other passion is football, especially NFL. Anybody else watch the Pats vs. Colts yesterday? That was a heck of a game. How did the Vegas odds makers know that it was going to only 4 point game by setting the spread at 4 1/2 points? Anyway, I'm rooting for the Packers to win it all this year as it might be Brett's last year.
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