Integrated Sports Media (ISM), the undisputed distribution champion of mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America, announced today that it will present a one-hour special featuring Georges “Rush” St. Pierre’s six non-UFC fights, including his first five and rarely seen 2002 debut, prior to him developing into the Pound-for-Pound King of MMA.
“Georges St. […]
Integrated Sports Media (ISM), the undisputed distribution champion of mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America, announced today that it will present a one-hour special featuring Georges “Rush” St. Pierre’s six non-UFC fights, including his first five and rarely seen 2002 debut, prior to him developing into the Pound-for-Pound King of MMA.
“Georges St. Pierre: Rush To The Top” will be exclusively distributed in the United States by ISM, premiering in April for viewing on both cable and satellite pay-per-view on the following dates: DirecTV and DISH Network (April 1), Avail-TVN (Apr. 11) and iN DEMAND (Apr. 12), as well as via Video On Demand, for only $9.95. Check listings for replays through the entire month of April and into May.
Go to www.integratedsportsnet.com for more information.
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre hits the beach with Brazilian TV mma reporter Paula Sack in an attempt to tack the waves on a surfboard for the first time. Surfer Rodrigo “The Monster” Resende offers instruction for the two while at the beach in Rio de Janeiro.
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre hits the beach with Brazilian TV mma reporter Paula Sack in an attempt to tack the waves on a surfboard for the first time. Surfer Rodrigo “The Monster” Resende offers instruction for the two while at the beach in Rio de Janeiro.
UFC lightweight Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout (16-6-1) feels that opponent Yves Edwards poses an “interesting threat” to him and is actually a fan of the fighter. The Canadian is happy to get a chance to fight in front of Canadian fans in Vancouver and explains that an injury prevented him from fighting on […]
UFC lightweight Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout (16-6-1) feels that opponent Yves Edwards poses an “interesting threat” to him and is actually a fan of the fighter. The Canadian is happy to get a chance to fight in front of Canadian fans in Vancouver and explains that an injury prevented him from fighting on the UFC 130 Toronto card. Stout also talks Lesnar vs. Dos Santos and the fantasy fight between Anderson Silva vs. either GSP or Jon Jones. The Canadian also disagrees with teammate fighting teammate, it should only be for a UFC title, plus more.
(Pictured UFC vet Joe Doerksen via David Bloomfield/Sherdog.com)
Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (28-2-1, 1NC) successfully defended his other title Friday night in Sydney, Australia. The Cage Fighting Championship 185 pound title holder stopped UFC veteran Joe “El Dirte” Doerksen in the main event of CFC 16, earning a first round TKO via doctor stoppage.
Lombard […]
(Pictured UFC vet Joe Doerksen via David Bloomfield/Sherdog.com)
Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (28-2-1, 1NC) successfully defended his other title Friday night in Sydney, Australia. The Cage Fighting Championship 185 pound title holder stopped UFC veteran Joe “El Dirte” Doerksen in the main event of CFC 16, earning a first round TKO via doctor stoppage.
Lombard was crowned the CFC middleweight champ back in 2007 and has now successfully defended that title seven times.
The Cuban Judo champ opened a cut on Doerksen’s head early in the fight. While pinning his opponent against the cage, Lombard proceeded to drop punches and elbows to his opponents head, opening a two-and-a-half inch cut along Doersken’s hairline. Referee Steve Perceval stepped in to call for the cageside doctor who immediately stopped the bout. Apparently the cut was so deep that the doctor said he could see Doerksen’s skull.
The win was Lombard’s seventeenth straight victory, and he remains undefeated in twenty-two straight fights. He is set to return to Bellator FC in a non-title bout in May when he meets Falaniko Vitale in Atlantic City, New Jersey as part of the Bellator 44 card.
The full CFC 16 results are courtesy of FightNewsAustralia.com and match update via Sherdog.com.
The full CFC 16 ‘Quick Results’ are as follows:
Hector Lombard def. Joe Doerkson via TKO (Doctor’s Stoppage) – R1 @ 4:13 Manuel Rodriguez def. Rod MacSwain via unanimous decision Josh Payne def. Jason Harris via Submission (armbar) – R1 @ 3:56 Nick Honstein def. Matt Wilkin via Submission (rear-naked choke) – R2 @ 1:02 Chris Woranjowski def. Alex Le via unanimous decision Charlier Sukkar def. Luke Butler via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 1:07 Zein Saliba def. Chris Lofts via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 4:30 Chris Pattison def. Chris Carter via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 1:56 Marcelo Altieri def. Leon Johns via submission (head-arm choke) – R1 @ 1:19
Press Release – March 21, 2011: Integrated Sports Media (ISM), the undisputed distribution champion of mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America, announced today that it will present a one-hour special featuring Georges “Rush” St. Pierre’s six non-UFC fights, including his first five and rarely seen 2002 debut, prior to him developing into […]
Press Release – March 21, 2011: Integrated Sports Media (ISM), the undisputed distribution champion of mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America, announced today that it will present a one-hour special featuring Georges “Rush” St. Pierre’s six non-UFC fights, including his first five and rarely seen 2002 debut, prior to him developing into the Pound-for-Pound King of MMA.
“George St. Pierre: Rush To The Top” will be exclusively distributed in the United States by ISM, premiering in April for viewing on both cable and satellite pay-per-view on the following dates: DirecTV and DISH Network (April 1), Avail-TVN (Apr. 11) and iN DEMAND (Apr. 12), as well as via Video On Demand, for only $9.95. Check listings for replays through the entire month of April and into May.
“We’re thrilled and privileged to bring this unique footage of St. Pierre, the No. 1 ranked welterweight in the world and reigning UFC champion in the 170-pound division, to MMA fans in the United States,” ISM president Doug Jacobs said. “This exciting six-fight package is where it all started for one of the greatest MMA fighters of all-time.”
St. Pierre, who sports an amazing 21-2-0 career record (8 KOs, 5 submissions), started learning Kyokushin karate from his father at the age of seven in order to defend himself from a school bully. He later studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), wrestling and boxing. Today, he holds a third-degree black belt in Kyokushin, as well as black belts in BJJ and Gaidojutsu.
The 20008 & 2009 Canadian Athlete of the Year had his first amateur MMA match at the age of 16. St. Pierre made his MMA pro debut January 25, 2002, defeating previously unbeaten (4-0) Ivan Menjivar, in Montreal, by first-round technical knockout (punches) in UCC 7: Bad Boyz.
Five months later in Gatineau, Canada, Georges captured the UCC (Canadian) Welterweight Championship, forcing Justin Bruckmann (4-1) to submit (arm-bar) in the opening round in UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002.His first and only UCC title defense came October 11, 2002 in Montreal, when St. Pierre stopped Travis Galbraith (5-1) in the first round at UCC11: The Next Level.
MMA’s future superstar next took on Thomas Denny, who was riding a three-fight win streak January 25, 2003 into UCC12: Adrenaline in Montreal. It took Georges two rounds to win for the first time as Denny was defeated by technical knockout on cuts. Denny was a US citizen so the fight wasn’t for St. Pierre’s UCC title belt.
In his fifth pro match and last non-UFC fight, “Rush” took on UFC veteran Pete Spratt, who was coming off of a victory by submission in UFC 42 against Robbie Lawler, who went on to capture the Elite XC middleweight title. St. Pierre locked-in a rear naked choke against Spratt (12-6), who tapped-out at 3:40 of the first round in their November 29, 2003 fight in Victoriaville, Canada on the TKO 14: Road Warriors card.
St. Pierre made his UFC debut two months later en route to becoming arguably the greatest all-around fighter in MMA history. Three fights after making his UFC debut, GSP bounced back from his first pro MMA loss (Matt Hughes, 1st round submission – arm-bar) in his last non-UFC fight at TKO 19: Rage, in which he defeated Dave Strasser by first-round submission (Kimura) in Montreal.
His most notable victims reads like a list of the true MMA elite, including B.J. Penn (twice), Matt Serra, Matt Hughes, Dan Hardy, John Fitch, Thiago Alves, and Josh Koscheck. Georges is 8-2 in UFC title fights and he is scheduled to next defend his title belt April 30 headlining UFC129 against Jake Shields in Toronto.
For more information about the “George St. Pierre: Rush To The Top” PPV special go to www.integratedsportsnet.com. Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
Integrated Sports Media (ISM): North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sporting events has presented World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson; World Championship and world-class boxing matches showcasing Vitali Klitschko, David Haye, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Amir Khan,Tomasz Adamek, Ricky Hatton, Giovani Segura, Cristian Mijares, Zab Judah, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Arthur Abraham, John Ruiz, Nicolai Valuev, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr. and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, ISM has distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Real Madrid, Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and USA. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports Media events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.
“Butterbean” fans rejoice, as the fighter, whose real name is Erich Esch (16-8-1), is set to jump back into action on May 7 in Canada when he meets local fighter Dean Storey (16-8-1) in the main event of Elite1: High Voltage.
The event takes place at the Casino New Brunswick in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and […]
“Butterbean” fans rejoice, as the fighter, whose real name is Erich Esch (16-8-1), is set to jump back into action on May 7 in Canada when he meets local fighter Dean Storey (16-8-1) in the main event of Elite1: High Voltage.
The event takes place at the Casino New Brunswick in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and both men will meet for the Elite-One MMA Super Heavyweight Title!
“Butterbean” is 4-2 in his last six bouts, earning a second round submission (exhaustion – really didn’t know that could be a submission) victory over Deon West at a local LFC 43: Wild Thang event. Previous to that, Esch met World Strongman turned mixed martial artist Mariusz Pudzianowski at a Polish KSW XIV event, losing in the first round by submission (strikes).
Not much available on Storey, just what the Elite1mma.com website has on him other than his record, 16-8-1, and his weight 280 lbs. I’m sure there is something that could be said about his photo though…
