Monday, December 14, 2009
Upcoming Fight Show to Feature Some Fighting and Some Stuff
An upcoming fight show, scheduled for some cable channel or maybe pay-per-view or not, will feature some fighting and some stuff, according to a press release circulated by the promoter today. Some fighter you might have heard of, but possibly not, will be headlining, squaring off against so-and-so for the Blah-Blah-Blah championship belt. Plus, the undercard is stacked with, uh, whatever. You know. Said the promoter, "Oh yeah, it's going to be awesome. Those guys are killers and, er, they like to bang. So you should totally check it out." Stay tuned to MMA Journalist for more as this story develops.
Check Out Real Fighter Magazine This Month
Check out Real Fighter magazine this month. There's a decent-sized article on NYC's Underground Combat League by Paul Wachter, and the accompanying photo spread by UCL staple Anil Melwani is so gritty, you might need a tetanus shot after you put the magazine down.
Obvservations From My Couch: UFC 107 "Out In The Streets They Call It Murder"
- Apparently Paul Buentello needs American Kickboxing Academy for cardio.
- Of all the fighters in the UFC, Clay Guida loses the best.
- Dear God, please, no more Mike Pierce.
- Has no one told Alan Belcher that white guys simply look foolish with cornrows?
- Frank Julio Fontez Ebenezer "El Jefe" Mir. Ariba!
- BJ Penn is without a doubt some kind of fighting deity, but I definitely think Gray Maynard, Frankie Edgar and Jim Miller can beat him. However, they have to coordinate it so they all attacking him at once, i.e., Maynard comes in low, Edgar comes in high and Miller blasts him with a shotgun. Otherwise, they're doomed.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Liveblog: AFL Part 6
Adam Penberthy of TriState MMA and Darren Goodall of LA Boxing are up. This one is a back-and-forth grappling contest that goes the distance, and Penberthy gets the unanimous decision based on... based on... oh, I don't know. Now it's time for a title fight between Pete Burdge of Pellegrino MMA against Noah Faunce of Combat Academy. Faunce's reach and timing put him ahead, and his knockdown of Burdge in Round 2 only reinforced that fact. Throw in his successful takedowns and top game, and it was clear Faunce was taking the belt home. Last bout of the night and it's Chris Wright of Knoxville Martial Arts against Julio Arce of TSMMA for another championship belt. They both start strong, with Wright showing solid wrestling and Arce attempting a flying triangle. However, Arce takes over completely in Round 2 and 3, unequivocably out-grappling Wright until time runs out. Arce wins the unanimous decision.
Liveblog: AFL Part 5
Brian Natoli of Taurus MMA and Delroy McKoy of Camp Undefeated take to the cage, and once their fight begins Natoli takes charge with crisper striking and smoother grappling. Rinse and repeat for all three rounds, with Natoli winging an overhand right and scoring with leg-kicks and clearly ahead on the scorecards, and McKoy knocking him out with only one second left in the bout. Cilio Ribiero of Gold Team and Justin Incera of Chamber MMA are next at bat. Though a much better puncher and much better grappler, Ribiero keeps butting up against the brick wall that is Incera's wrestling, and it goes to the third round, where Ribiero punches his Incera in the head while Incera is on the ground and gets disqualified.
Liveblog: AFL Part 4
James Jenkins of Combat Academy and Wesley Carvalho of Gold Team are up. Jenkins has got heavy and accurate hands, which he uses to drop the Brazilian more than once, and in the third round Jenkins hits Carvalho so hard he spins completely around before returning to Earth. The official time of the KO is :10 of Round 3. Trevor Baney of Serra/Longo is in the cage now taking on LA Boxing's Danny Carbonel. Baney is out-boxing his opponent and mixing in takedowns, and though he's game, Carbonel never finds his groove. Baney takes the decision. It's time for James Funaro of Vamos BJJ vs. Mike Fischetti of TSMMA. This one is bloody, with Fischetti popping Funaro in the nose early and prompting the ref to call in the doctor for a look. It continues, and Funaro tries to get it to the ground, but Fischetti is too skilled to let that happen and he tags Funaro again, this time opening a cut over the UCL vet's eye. That's enough for the ref, and the bout is called. And no lie, it takes the Asylum crew about 10 minutes to clean the cage.
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