From the pre-fight histrionics to the post-fight verbiage, Tito Ortiz made sure his first fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after an 18-month absence was, though a loss, something to talk about. ... Read More
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the JCB Hall in Tokyo to photograph Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3. The card featured the return of Pride veteran Daisuke Sugie. ... Read More
TOKYO -- Rambaa “M-16” Somdet was crowned Shooto's first 115-pound world champion Monday in the main event of Shooto “Revolutionary Exchanges 3” at JCB Hall. ... Read More
Neither woman was especially impressive, but 2007 ADCC champions will square off in the women's over-60-kilogram final when Penny Thomas meets Hannette Staack Quadros.
Thomas, 2007's over-67-kilo champ, went for a leglock early in her semi-final bout with Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, but wound up giving top position to the Strikeforce 145-pound champion. Cyborg's top game was markedly better than she showed Saturday, and she nearly won the bout with a smooth pass to side control late in the points period, but was unable to hold position for the three seconds necessary to score points. In the first overtime period, Santos was penalized for accidentally kneeing Thomas in the head during a scramble. That penalty point wound up being the difference, as Thomas advanced to the final, (-1)-(-2) on points. ... Read More
The 2009 edition of ADCC is now just about half over. Though there were a few notable upsets across the seven divisions, the final fours in each weight bracket are largely those that you would expect.
In the men's 99-kilogram-and-over category, 2007 divisional champion Fabricio Werdum was clinical, tapping Rogent Lloret with a kimura in the first round before beating Tomasz Janiszewski 3-0 on points to earn his spot on Sunday. BJJ legend Saulo Ribeiro -- typically an 88-kilogram competitor -- outpointed Koji Kanechika and Romulo Barral to advance, while 2005 divisional champ Jeff Monson did likewise, grounding Karol Bedorf and Janne-Pekka Peitilainen. Also advancing to Sunday was Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu, who bested Tom DeBlass and Asa Fuller on points. ... Read More
TOKYO -- More than a year after she lost to Megumi Fujii in the ill-fated Smackgirl “World Remix 2008” tournament, Seo Hee Ham returned to Japan and took a well-earned unanimous decision over mixed martial arts ironwoman Misaki Takimoto ... Read More
From the cozy confines of the Abe-Ani Combat Club, on the top floor of Gold’s Gym South Tokyo Annex in Tokyo’s Ota ward, Hiroyuki Abe and company are busy at work raising a formidable -- albeit adorable -- army of little grapplers ... Read More
From the pre-fight hype to the forceful in-ring performance to the post-fight histrionics, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar simply did what he does best in his rematch with Frank Mir at UFC 100 ... Read More
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