This packed weekend (November 18-19, 2016) gave fight fans an astounding four events from major promotions. With so many fighters in action and bouts being broadcast all day Saturday, you might have missed some. The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20 The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20th
This packed weekend (November 18-19, 2016) gave fight fans an astounding four events from major promotions. With so many fighters in action and bouts being broadcast all day Saturday, you might have missed some. The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20
The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20th event, capped by two title fights. Then the world’s leading MMA promotion brought us an afternoon offering from Belfast, Northern Ireland, followed immediately by another one 5000 miles away in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Running concurrent to the second UFC card was an event from the second banana of MMA, Bellator. The Viacom-owned promotion trotted out a title fight of its own, pitting two-time champion Michael Chandler against former WEC and UFC king Benson Henderson.
We at LowKick are here to help sift through the debris. Who impressed, who disappointed, and who is just treading water in their respective divisions are the questions that will be considered. Read on for the answers.
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, November 19th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC Fight Night 100. Headlining the card are Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, November 19th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC Fight Night 100. Headlining the card are Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.
Cezar Ferreira vs. Jack Hermansson in a middleweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima is next in a light heavyweight bout
Johnny Eduardo vs. Manny Gamburyan is next in a bantamweight bout.
Christian Colombo vs. Luis Henrique in a heavyweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.
Justin Scoggins vs. Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight bout finished off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. In round 1, Munhoz started out strong and was landing some good leg kicks. Scoggins landed a spinning heel kick then slipped. They scrambled on the ground and got to their feet. Scoggins shot in for a takedown but Munoz grabbed his neck and he pulled out. Scoggins with an excellent combo that he finished with a head kick. In round 2, Scoggins clinched and then let it go early. Scoggins slipped on a kick, Munhoz locked in a guillotine choke and that wraps up this one.
Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims was Francimar Barroso vs. Darren Stewart in a light heavyweight bout. Stewart came out and clinched with him right away. Barroso was holding his chin as Stewart was taken down. Stewart finished him with strikes. By looking at the replay, Stewart caught him with a headbutt before getting the takedown.
Here are the results:
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/7 p.m. ET)
Middleweight: Cezar Ferreira vs. Jack Hermansson
Light Heavyweight: Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Bantamweight: Johnny Eduardo vs. Manny Gamburyan
Heavyweight: Christian Colombo vs. Luis Henrique
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz def. Justin Scoggins by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:55 of Round 2
Light Heavyweight: Darren Stewart def. Francimar Barroso via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:34
This season, Bellator’s heavyweight tournament ended in the same place where it began – The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana – but with far less fireworks than anticipated.
With Bellator fixture Richard Hale facing off against Alexander Volkov, a twenty-four year old Russian prospect who used to train with Fedor Emelianenko, fans anticipated a wild brawl would ensue for the heavyweight championship Cole Konrad vacated through his retirement. Hale would bring the fight to Volkov early, dropping the Russian with a right hook in the first round. However, that hook would end up being the only significant strike that Hale would land for the rest of the fight.
For the rest of the bout, the 6’7” Volkov was content to jab his way to a unanimous decision victory. It certainly wasn’t pretty, as the boos from those in attendance demonstrated, but it was enough for Volkov to take home $100,000 and the promotion’s heavyweight championship.
This season, Bellator’s heavyweight tournament ended in the same place where it began – The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana – but with far less fireworks than anticipated.
With Bellator fixture Richard Hale facing off against Alexander Volkov, a twenty-four year old Russian prospect who used to train with Fedor Emelianenko, fans anticipated a wild brawl would ensue for the heavyweight championship Cole Konrad vacated through his retirement. Hale would bring the fight to Volkov early, dropping the Russian with a right hook in the first round. However, that hook would end up being the only significant strike that Hale would land for the rest of the fight.
For the rest of the bout, the 6’7” Volkov was content to jab his way to a unanimous decision victory. It certainly wasn’t pretty, as the boos from those in attendance demonstrated, but it was enough for Volkov to take home $100,000 and the promotion’s heavyweight championship.
Elsewhere on the card:
– We already explained why that the Season 7 featherweight tournament final between Rad Martinez and Shahbulat Shamhalaev will happen sometime in Season 8, but now the lightweight tournament final will also happen next season. The tournament final was supposed to feature twenty year old Marcin Held battling against Dave Jansen. However, in Indiana an athlete has to be at least twenty-one years old to fight in a casino, so the fight was scrapped at the last minute. I hate to be Captain Hindsight here, but shouldn’t the local commission have noticed Held was only twenty before allowing him to weigh in on Thursday? And shouldn’t Bellator have noticed this law a long time ago?
– Middleweight protege of Joaquin Hansen Daniel Vizcaya wrestled his way to a split-decision over Norwegian Jack Hermansson. Hermansson completely took over the fight in the third round, but it was too little too late, as he was unable to put away Vizcaya.
– Felice Herrig wanted to put on a good show for Bellator, and delivered with a unanimous decision over late replacement Patricia Vidonic. Herrig was in complete control over Vidonic, demonstrating that she’s ready for the poster-girl position Bellator seemingly wants her to fill. It’ll be interesting to see who Bellator finds for her to fight next.
Alexander Volkov def. Richard Hale by Unanimous Decision
Daniel Vizcaya def. Jack Hermansson by Split Decision
Felice Herrig def. Patricia Vidonic by Unanimous Decision
Louis Taylor def. Joe Vedepo by KO (Punch), 4:12, Round One
Preliminary Card:
Christian Uflacker def. Cliff Wright by Technical Decision, 2:26, Round Three
Jerald Williams def. Joey Diehl by Unanimous Decision
Anthony Gomez def. Anton Talamantes by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), 3:30, Round One
Robert White def. Kenny Booker by Unanimous Decision
