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Cain Velasquez Punches Harder Than a Pitbull Bites and Has the Conditioning of a Marathoner

(Video courtesy ESPN/SportScience)
Cain Velasquez recently filmed an episode of Sport Science in which his cardio, lactic acid tolerance and punching and takedown power were measured.

Velasquez’s results were off the charts.

His conditioning le…

(Video courtesy ESPN/SportScience)

Cain Velasquez recently filmed an episode of Sport Science in which his cardio, lactic acid tolerance and punching and takedown power were measured.

Velasquez’s results were off the charts.

His conditioning levels were comparable to that of an endurance athlete, but the most shocking stat came from Cain’s left hand in the form of a left hook.

According to stats compiled by the accelerometers in the Sport Science heavy bag, Velasquez’s body shot was the hardest punch ever thrown on the show which has hosted professional boxers like James Toney as well as Cain’s fellow MMA fighters Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Houston Alexander and UFC Hall-of-Famer Randy Couture.

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Shark Fights 13 Aftermath: Prangley, Alexander Win; Don Frye Pretty Much Steals the Show

(Alexander vs. Sokoudjou, where it appears the referee briefly considers letting Soko get beaten to death before finally stepping in to stop the fight. VidProps: ZombieProphetMMA)
Early reviews of last night’s Shark Fights 13 broadcast seem mo…


(Alexander vs. Sokoudjou, where it appears the referee briefly considers letting Soko get beaten to death before finally stepping in to stop the fight. VidProps: ZombieProphetMMA)

Early reviews of last night’s Shark Fights 13 broadcast seem mostly positive, after Trevor Prangley, Houston Alexander and Paul Daley all notched wins. Also, “broadcasters” Don Frye and Bas Rutten said a bunch of crazy stuff live on pay-per-view. Especially Frye, who — after claiming that he threatened Shark Fights promoters with death if they didn’t put him on the show — reportedly dropped at least one F-bomb, made jokes about beating his wife and then compared the whole thing to an extended session of violent and satisfying coitus.

Basically, it was the kind of performance that, in any other sport, would cause a major scandal, Frye’s immediate firing and the issuing of a vague and halfhearted apology on Sunday morning. In independent MMA, it’s just par for the course.

"That was like two hours of hard, rough sex,” Frye reportedly said to close out the PPV. “I need a shot of tequila and a cigarette now."

C’mon Don, like you weren’t doing shots of tequila the whole time.

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Shark Fights 13 Live Blog: Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander Updates

This is the Shark Fights 13 live blog for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander, a light heavyweight bout on tonight’s Shark Fights pay-per-view in Amarillo, Texas.

Sokoudjou has been undefeated in 2010 with wins over Dave Herman and Joaquim …

This is the Shark Fights 13 live blog for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander, a light heavyweight bout on tonight’s Shark Fights pay-per-view in Amarillo, Texas.

Sokoudjou has been undefeated in 2010 with wins over Dave Herman and Joaquim Ferreira. Alexander is 1-1 since his release from the UFC following his loss to Kimbo Slice last December.

The live blog is below.

Houston Alexander TKOs Sokoudjou in Shark Fights 13 Brawl

Filed under: NewsFormer UFC stars Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Houston Alexander gave the fans in Texas a great fight Saturday night at Shark Fights 13, with Sokoudjou badly hurting Alexander in the first round, only to have Alexander come back and win…

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Former UFC stars Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Houston Alexander gave the fans in Texas a great fight Saturday night at Shark Fights 13, with Sokoudjou badly hurting Alexander in the first round, only to have Alexander come back and win by technical knockout in the second.

At the start of the fight it appeared that Sokoudjou would finish Alexander easily, as Sokoudjou knocked Alexander around and had him badly hurt on the ground. But late in the first round Alexander surprisingly turned the tables on Sokoudjou, got on top of him on the ground, and actually appeared to be the fresher of the two fighters by the end of the first.

Shark Fights 13 Results: Jardine vs. Prangley, Sokoudjou vs. Alexander, More

Filed under: ResultsMMAFighting.com will have live Shark Fights 13 results for all the bouts on tonight’s pay-per-view card taking place at the Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas.

In the main event, Keith Jardine takes his first non-UFC fight in…

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MMAFighting.com will have live Shark Fights 13 results for all the bouts on tonight’s pay-per-view card taking place at the Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas.

In the main event, Keith Jardine takes his first non-UFC fight in years when he meets Shark Fights champion Trevor Prangley in a non-title bout. Also on the card are Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Houston Alexander, Paul Daley and Joey Villasenor.

Results are below.

Shark Fights 13 Preview and Predictions

It’s not often you see a smaller organization put together a card with so many recognizable names, but Shark Fights has loaded them up for tonight’s Shark Fights 13 event in Amarillo, Texas. The lineup has plenty of names even the casual MMA fan will …

It’s not often you see a smaller organization put together a card with so many recognizable names, but Shark Fights has loaded them up for tonight’s Shark Fights 13 event in Amarillo, Texas. The lineup has plenty of names even the casual MMA fan will recognize from TV, like Keith Jardine, Houston Alexander, and Paul Daley. But it’s also got interesting prospects like Tarec Saffiedine and a hard-as-nails vet in Joey Villasenor.

In short, it’s not a bad night of action for what is otherwise an off weekend in MMA. Check below for a full preview and predictions for the pay-per-view card.