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Knockout of the Day: Pete Spratt’s Spinning Backfist as Time Expires at AFC 2

Skip to the 19:55 mark of the video for the KO. Props: IronForgesIron.com

Imagine you wake up from a devistating spinning backfist knockout. You’re already pretty confused as it is, and now you’re finding out that you lost your fight by…unanimous decision? That’s how it feels to be Daniel Acacio, who met Pete Spratt at Amazon Forest Combat 2 last night.

Before anyone else points it out, you’re right: this technically isn’t a knockout. Spratt, who is no stranger to winning Knockout of the Day honors, landed the spinning backfist that caught Acacio right on the chin as the horn sounded for the end of the fight. So technically, this isn’t a knockout, and the fight went to the judges’ scorecards, who all saw the fight in Spratt’s favor. So yes, this is technically “Unanimous Decision of the Day”- because I’m sure it matters to Acacio’s remaining brain cells and all.


Skip to the 19:55 mark of the video for the KO. Props: IronForgesIron.com

Imagine you wake up from a devistating spinning backfist knockout. You’re already pretty confused as it is, and now you’re finding out that you lost your fight by…unanimous decision? That’s how it feels to be Daniel Acacio, who met Pete Spratt at Amazon Forest Combat 2 last night.

Before anyone else points it out, you’re right: this technically isn’t a knockout. Spratt, who is no stranger to winning Knockout of the Day honors, landed the spinning backfist that caught Acacio right on the chin as the horn sounded for the end of the fight. So technically, this isn’t a knockout, and the fight went to the judges’ scorecards, who all saw the fight in Spratt’s favor.  So yes, this is technically “Unanimous Decision of the Day”- because I’m sure it matters to Acacio’s remaining brain cells and all.

By the way, if you’re looking for a more productive way to spend April Fools Day than threatening to delete your blog, check out the rest of the card. Amazon Forest Combat 2 also saw a rematch between Matt Horwich and Thales Leites, Patrick Cote knock out Gustavo Machado and Murilo Bustamante edge out Dave Menne. Enjoy.

Friday Link Dump

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– Worst parents ever! (break) 
 
– Pettis won’t wait on the winner of Edgar-Maynard III (mmaweekly)
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– Worst parents ever! (break) 

– Pettis won’t wait on the winner of Edgar-Maynard III (mmaweekly)

– The 11 greatest trick football plays of 2010 (mademan)

– If you want Mir vs. Nelson at UFC 130, you’ll probably get it (middleeasy)

– Sonnen’s manager and trainer Matt Lindland says Chael isn’t tough (mmajunkie)

– Man stars in real life remake of "The Blob" (holytaco)

– It looks like the Machida fight may be Randy’s last for a while (screenjunkies)

– Marquardt vs. Akiyama set for UFC 128 (mmafighting)

– Dana White calls Evans-Rua "The fight everyone’s been waiting to see" (fightline)

– Clippers owner Donald Sterling may be the creepiest owner in sports (scoresreport)

– Don’t balktalk a Russian with a pipe (thesmokingjacket)

– Thiago Alves saddened that former trainer accused him of having lipo (fightersonly)

– Murilo Bustamante reflects on 20 years in MMA (thegarv)


Joachim Hansen and Murilo Bustamante to Compete in Sweden October 30 at Superior Challenge 6: Lion’s Den

<br>(Video courtesy Vimeo/SuperiorChallenge)Former UFC middleweight champion, Murilo Bustamante and former DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix winner, Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen will compete alongside veterans Hector Ramirez, David Bar…


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Former UFC middleweight champion, Murilo Bustamante and former DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix winner, Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen will compete alongside veterans Hector Ramirez, David Baron, Daniel Acacio and David Bielkheden on a pretty decent card in Sweden on October 29.

Superior Challenge 6 will take pace at the Hovet in Stockholm and will feature two title bouts between welterweights Bielkheden and Acacio and lightweights Hansen and Sami Aziz.

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Even Rousimar Palhares’ Coach Thinks He Acted Like An Idiot Against Nate Marquardt

("Stop it? My naughtiness, I thought you said, ‘Snap it.’"
When Rousimar Palhares inexplicably stopped to tell the ref that he thought Nate Marquardt’s leg felt greasy in their Ultimate Fight Night 22 bout Wednesday night, armchair fighters, …


("Stop it? My naughtiness, I thought you said, ‘Snap it.’"

When Rousimar Palhares inexplicably stopped to tell the ref that he thought Nate Marquardt’s leg felt greasy in their Ultimate Fight Night 22 bout Wednesday night, armchair fighters, referees and coaches alike collectively yelled, "What the hell are you doing?" at their television screens.

It turns out, they weren’t the only ones yelling.

Palhares’ longtime Brazilian Top Team trainer and coach, Murilo Bustamante told Tatame that he too was screaming from the sidelines for his charge not to let up and says that they have learned from the rookire mistake that may have cost Rousimar a title shot in the near future.

“We’ve talked about it a lot, he knows what he did wrong. I guarantee it won’t happen again, he learned the lesson on the worst possible way, paying for his distraction and lack of naughtiness," Bustamante explained. "Maybe the other fighter could stop to see what it was about, but Nate kept on going and didn’t do anything illegal. It was a lesson learned. It happens.”

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Murilo Bustamante Still Unsure Why He Felt Dizzy in Impact FC Fight

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Former UFC middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante had experienced similar dizziness before, but says he is still doesn’t know exactly why it happened this past Saturday leading to his loss against Jesse Taylor at…

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Former UFC middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante had experienced similar dizziness before, but says he is still doesn’t know exactly why it happened this past Saturday leading to his loss against Jesse Taylor at Impact FC 2 in Sydney, Australia.

Bustamante, who was coming out of retirement, was visibly disoriented after a referee standup and referee “Big” John McCarthy promptly called an end to the fight at 2:10 of the second round.

“When I was playing guard during the second round, I started to get dizzy after a while, and when ‘Big’ John put us back on our feet I felt like I was badly drunk, I was dizzy and everything was spinning,” Bustamante told MMAFighting.com on Thursday. “I didn’t know at the time what happened as I didn’t get hit that hard during the fight.”

Impact FC 2 Live Blog: Murilo Bustamante vs. Jesse Taylor Updates

This is the Impact FC 2 live blog for Murilo Bustamante vs. Jesse Taylor, a middleweight bout on tonight’s “The Uprising” card from Sydney, Australia.

Bustamante (14-7) is a former UFC mdidleweight champion and he comes out of retirement to face a for…

This is the Impact FC 2 live blog for Murilo Bustamante vs. Jesse Taylor, a middleweight bout on tonight’s “The Uprising” card from Sydney, Australia.

Bustamante (14-7) is a former UFC mdidleweight champion and he comes out of retirement to face a former The Ultimate Fighter bad boy in Jesse Taylor (14-6).

The live blog is below.