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Filed under: NewsIn a lackluster main event to conclude the first pay-per-view fight card put on by the upstart MMA Fight Pit promotion, Houston Alexander defeated Razak Al-Hassan when the ringside doctor checked Al-Hassan’s hand after the second round…
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In a lackluster main event to conclude the first pay-per-view fight card put on by the upstart MMA Fight Pit promotion, Houston Alexander defeated Razak Al-Hassan when the ringside doctor checked Al-Hassan’s hand after the second round and ruled that Al-Hassan couldn’t keep fighting because of a dislocated finger.
The official result was a second-round technical knockout win for Alexander, but the main event at MMA Fight Pit: Genesis wasn’t a great fight for Alexander. There wasn’t a lot of action, and the fans in Albuquerque booed during much of the bout.
Alexander has always been known for having power in his hands, and he showed off his power a couple of times by dropping Al-Hassan with a big jab in the first round and again with a right cross in the second round. But Alexander wasn’t letting his hands go often enough: He looked tentative for much of the fight and didn’t do a lot of damage other than those two big punches. Alexander said afterward that he felt that he had to be cautious after knocking Al-Hassan down because he worried that Al-Hassan would recover quickly.
“Just when you think you’ve got a guy, he recovers,” Alexander said. “I thought I had him but I wanted him to stand back up.”
That turned out to be a winning strategy for Alexander, but it wasn’t the kind of fight that most MMA fans willing think was worth their money on pay-per-view. It’s going to be tough for MMA Fight Pit to make it to a second pay-per-view event.
With 29 professional kick-boxing bouts and 19 professional mixed martial arts contests, the seasoned veteran “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone enters the Octagon at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to face-off in his biggest matchup to dat…
With 29 professional kick-boxing bouts and 19 professional mixed martial arts contests, the seasoned veteran “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone enters the Octagon at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to face-off in his biggest matchup to date. Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira is a tremendously gifted challenger. A black belt in jiu-jitsu, Oliveira’s ground game is second […]
UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs Lytle: Keys to Victory for “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone
Filed under: NewsJens Pulver, the former UFC lightweight champion who has spent the last few years looking like a washed-up fighter who’s hanging on too long, finally earned a victory over a legitimate opponent on Saturday night.
Pulver beat Coty Whee…
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Jens Pulver, the former UFC lightweight champion who has spent the last few years looking like a washed-up fighter who’s hanging on too long, finally earned a victory over a legitimate opponent on Saturday night.
Pulver beat Coty Wheeler by second-round technical knockout at the MMA Fight Pit: Genesis event in Albuquerque. For Pulver, it was just his third win in his last 10 fights, and although he didn’t look great inside the cage, it was nice for fans of Pulver to see him win at all: After Pulver exited the WEC on a five-fight losing streak last year, some people thought they’d never see him win a fight again.
The fight itself was a strange one, marked by Pulver hurting Wheeler on the feet but failing to follow up. Pulver knocked Wheeler down with a big left hand in the first round and appeared to have Wheeler hurting and in big trouble, but Pulver was hesitant to engage on the ground and risk getting submitted, and so he let Wheeler up, and Wheeler was able to survive the round. In the second round it happened again: Pulver knocked Wheeler down and just stood there, as if he was expecting the referee to stop the fight even though Wheeler wasn’t out.
However, after Wheeler got up Pulver continued hurting him on the feet, and eventually after he knocked Wheeler down again, the referee stepped in to stop the fight and hand Pulver the TKO victory.
MMA Fight Pit announcer Jason Chambers said after Pulver’s victory that it “could be the rebirth of Jens Pulver.” That, however, is overly optimistic: At age 36, Pulver is past the point where he’s going to have a rebirth.
But at least Pulver got a win. For Pulver, that represents progress.
With 29 professional kick-boxing bouts and 19 professional mixed martial arts contests, the seasoned veteran “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone enters the Octagon at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to face-off in his biggest matchup to date.Charles “d…
With 29 professional kick-boxing bouts and 19 professional mixed martial arts contests, the seasoned veteran “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone enters the Octagon at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to face-off in his biggest matchup to date.
Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira is a tremendously gifted challenger. A black belt in jiu-jitsu, Oliveira’s ground game is second to none, and his transitions in the grappling department are awe-inspiring.
Ever-improving on his stand-up striking skills, “do Bronx” has added a lethal clinch game to his solid arsenal of attack including crisp boxing and complementary Muay-thai skills.
Not to be outdone, Cerrone is a truly gifted fighter.
Methodical, tactically precise, patient and very cerebral, “Cowboy” is an outstanding Muay-thai specialist.
Standing and trading with some of the best lightweights in the industry including Ben Henderson, Rob McCullough, and Jamie Varner, Cerrone’s stand-up skills are equal to any challenge within the UFC lightweight division.
Previously utilizing his stand-up dominance to open up submission attempts in the jiu-jitsu game, Cerrone has compiled 12 tapout victories in his young career.
But this game plan will not work against Oliveira.
Outside of Jim Miller’s submission victory over “do Bronx” at UFC 124 via kneebar, Oliveira has not tapped, or even been close to losing by a submission in his remaining 14 fights.
Cerrone’s key to success in this matchup with Oliveira will be to keep the fight standing and execute a solid striking fight strategy.
“Cowboy” possesses the ability to keep fighters at bay by throwing a wide variety of striking combinations and by utilizing all of his weapons.
Incorporating leg kicks, straight punches, and fluid motion will keep “do Bronx” off-balance and incapable of securing a Muay-thai clinch and delivering damage on the inside.
If this matchup does go to the ground, Cerrone’s best asset will be his ability to utilize his brilliant jiu-jitsu skills to re-establish the fight on their feet and continue to damage Oliveira in the stand-up department.
Fighting out of Jackson Submission Fighting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I am sure that this top-notch fight school has prepared Cerrone for a three round battle with Oliveira.
As I stated in my predictions piece for this card, I believe that this matchup may earn Fight of the Year honors.
Stay tuned to Versus this Sunday to witness a battle between two rising prospects within the UFC lightweight division.
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MILWAUKEE – MMAjunkie.com was
on scene for today’s official “UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle” weigh-ins.
Today’s festivities took place on the grounds of Milwaukee’s
Harley-Davidson Museum. The nearby Bradley Center hosts Sunday’s event,
which sees f…
MILWAUKEE – MMAjunkie.com was
on scene for today’s official “UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle” weigh-ins.
Today’s festivities took place on the grounds of Milwaukee’s
Harley-Davidson Museum. The nearby Bradley Center hosts Sunday’s event,
which sees four fights air on Versus and eight preliminary bouts stream
on Facebook.
Check out images of all the fighters, including welterweight headliners
Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle, whose potential slugfest headlines UFC on
Versus 5’s main card.