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“WMMA: McCorkle vs. Heden” — Big Sexy Gets TKO’d, Parisyan and Fancy Pants Win Big

(McCorkle vs. Heden round 1; round 2 is after the jump. Props: PVTHansen16)

Notably stacked for a regional card, Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts‘ debut event went down Saturday night in El Paso, Texas, and was highlighted by an upset in the main event and a handful of UFC vets smashing their way into the win column.

At this point, when Sean McCorkle gets booked against a smaller, doughier opponent with a journeyman’s record, we just assume that “Big Sexy” will bully his way to a first-round stoppage without much difficulty. But WMMA 1’s super-heavyweight main event didn’t go down like that. Though McCorkle (who tipped the scales at 312 pounds) came very close to finishing the 287-pound Brian Heden near the end of the first round, he blew his cardio wad in the process. With McCorkle barely able to lift his arms in round two, Heden was able to reverse a takedown, trap McCorkle’s left arm, and slug his way to a TKO victory. According to Danga, the announcer referred to the win as “the upset of the century.” (Somewhere, Gus Johnson is masturbating.) In a follow-up post on the UG, McCorkle lamented the cardio problems that have plagued his entire athletic career, credited Heden for showing up in “decent shape”* and vowed to retire if his cardio ever contributed to another loss.

In the co-main event, Karo Parisyan snapped a three-fight losing streak when he scored a unanimous decision over veteran Thomas Denny. Even more impressive, Drew Fickett snapped a four-fight losing streak when he choked out WEC/Bellator vet Kevin Knabjian, despite reports that Fickett was pretty well sauced throughout fight week. (Obviously, it could have been worse.)


(McCorkle vs. Heden round 1; round 2 is after the jump. Props: PVTHansen16)

Notably stacked for a regional card, Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts‘ debut event went down Saturday night in El Paso, Texas, and was highlighted by an upset in the main event and a handful of UFC vets smashing their way into the win column.

At this point, when Sean McCorkle gets booked against a smaller, doughier opponent with a journeyman’s record, we just assume that “Big Sexy” will bully his way to a first-round stoppage without much difficulty. But WMMA 1′s super-heavyweight main event didn’t go down like that. Though McCorkle (who tipped the scales at 312 pounds) came very close to finishing the 287-pound Brian Heden near the end of the first round, he blew his cardio wad in the process. With McCorkle barely able to lift his arms in round two, Heden was able to reverse a takedown, trap McCorkle’s left arm, and slug his way to a TKO victory. According to Danga, the announcer referred to the win as “the upset of the century.” (Somewhere, Gus Johnson is masturbating.) In a follow-up post on the UG, McCorkle lamented the cardio problems that have plagued his entire athletic career, credited Heden for showing up in “decent shape”* and vowed to retire if his cardio ever contributed to another loss.

In the co-main event, Karo Parisyan snapped a three-fight losing streak when he scored a unanimous decision over veteran Thomas Denny. Even more impressive, Drew Fickett snapped a four-fight losing streak when he choked out WEC/Bellator vet Kevin Knabjian, despite reports that Fickett was pretty well sauced throughout fight week. (Obviously, it could have been worse.)

Further down the card, Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm rebounded from his two-fight skid in Strikeforce with a first-round guillotine choke against Cleburn Walker. Also, UFC veteran Rodney “Sho Nuff the Master” Wallace outpointed Derrick Mehmen, while TUF 10 punchline Darrill Schoonover scored the biggest win of his career with a unanimous decision against Paul Buentello. The full list of results from WMMA 1 — as well as the stunning conclusion of McCorkle vs. Heden — are below.

– Brian Heden def. Sean McCorkle via TKO in round two
– Karo Parisyan def. Thomas Denny via unanimous decision
– Lyle Beerbohm def. Cleburn Walker via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
– Drew Fickett def. Kevin Knabjian via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
– Willie Parks def. Jamaine Facey via unanimous decision
– Rodney Wallace def. Derrick Mehmen via unanimous decision
– Darrill Schoonover def. Paul Buentello via unanimous decision
– Chris Gruetzemacher def. Frank Gomez via TKO in round one
– Esteves Jones def. Deutsch Pu’u via TKO in round one
– Lionel Lanham def. Brad Peterson via TKO in round one

* I was going to make a lame joke about “round” being a shape, but Heden’s body-type is more “amorphous” than anything else.

Heads Up: Parisyan, McCorkle, Beerbohm, Fickett, Buentello, Schoonover and Denny Are Fighting This Weekend in Texas

(Video courtesy of YouTube/WMMASPORTS1)

If you’re looking for an MMA fix to get you through until UFC 145, Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts is holding its inaugural show on Saturday in El Paso, Texas.

The promotion put together the pretty slick looking promo above for its McCorkle vs. Heden: Fighting For A Better World event that will see a portion of the proceeds from the show donated to the Wounded Warriors project.

In the main and co-main event of the evening, former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle will take on a somewhat unknown fighter by the name of Brian Heden and onetime UFC welterweight contender Karo Parisyan will face King of the Cage, EliteXC and MFC vet Thomas “Wildman” Denny. The event will be available for rent via pay-per-view.

During the promo, clips were shown of Parisyan’s first fight — a bare-knuckle scrap he had in Mexico when he was 14 against a 20-something local champion.

Check out the entire impressive fight by young Karo and the complete WMMA fight card after the jump.


(Video courtesy of YouTube/WMMASPORTS1)

If you’re looking for an MMA fix to get you through until UFC 145, Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts is holding its inaugural show on Saturday in El Paso, Texas.

The promotion put together the pretty slick looking promo above for its McCorkle vs. Heden: Fighting For A Better World event that will see a portion of the proceeds from the show donated to the Wounded Warriors project.

In the main and co-main event of the evening, former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle will take on a somewhat unknown fighter by the name of Brian Heden and onetime UFC welterweight contender Karo Parisyan will face King of the Cage, EliteXC and MFC vet Thomas “Wildman” Denny. The event will be available for rent via pay-per-view.

During the promo, clips were shown of Parisyan’s first fight — a bare-knuckle scrap he had in Mexico when he was 14 against a 20-something local champion.

Check out the entire impressive fight by young Karo and the complete WMMA fight card below.


(Video courtesy of YouTube/MXARMO)


(Video courtesy of YouTube/MXARMO)
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WMMA 1- McCorkle vs. Hedin: Fighting For A Better World
Saturday, March 30, 2012
Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX

Main Card
Sean McCorkle vs. Brian Heden (Super Heavyweight)
Thomas Denny vs. Karo Parisyan (170lbs)
Lyle Beerbohm vs. Derrick Noble (170lbs)
Drew Fickett vs. Kevin Knabjian (155lbs)
Jamaine Facey vs. Willie Parks (170lbs)
Rodney Wallace vs. Derrick Mehmen (205lbs)

Under Card
Darrill “Titties” Schoonover vs. Paul Buentello (265lbs)
Frank Gomez vs. Chris Gruetzemacher (145lbs)
Deutsch Pu’u vs. Esteves Jones (265lbs)
Lionel Lanham vs. Brad Peterson (185lbs)

MFC 30 Results: Cobb vs. Fickett, Davis vs. Spratt, More

Filed under: ResultsMMA Fighting has Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC 30) results of the Brian Cobb vs. Drew Fickett, Marcus Davis vs. Pete Spratt co-headliners as well as the rest of the HDNet-televised event from the Mayfield Conference Centre in E…

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MMA Fighting has Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC 30) results of the Brian Cobb vs. Drew Fickett, Marcus Davis vs. Pete Spratt co-headliners as well as the rest of the HDNet-televised event from the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Drew Fickett, who has won five straight via submission, was supposed to fight for the vacant MFC lightweight title on this card until scheduled opponent Hermes Franca was forced out due to serious criminal allegations. One-time Sengoku and UFC competitor Brian Cobb will step in, but the belt will not be on the line.

Former UFC fighter Marcus Davis debuted successfully with the MFC in April, defeating Curtis Demarce via split decision and the 37-year-old will look to string together back-to-back wins when he faces experienced striker Pete Spratt in a welterweight showdown. Davis previously met Spratt in April 2007 at UFC 69 where he submitted Spratt with an achilles lock.

MFC 30 results are below.

– Brian Cobb def. Drew Fickett via TKO (punches) – R1, 4:44
– Marcus Davis def. Pete Spratt via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
– Sheldon Westcott def. Thomas Denny via unanimous decision (29-27 3x)
*Westcott was deducted a point in the third round for hitting Denny in the back of the head.
– Dhiego Lima def. Jamie Toney via TKO (punches) – R1, 2:47
– Curtis Demarce def. Robert Washington via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
* Decision was initially announced in favor of Robert Washington, but commission later changed the result after learning the 30-27 score was meant for Demarce and not Washington.
– Andreas Spang def. Cody Krahn via submission (guillotine choke) – R1, 1:18
– Mukai Maromo def. Scott Cleve via first-round TKO
– Garrett Nybakken def. Jevon Marshall via first-round TKO

Notes: The MFC announced a new five-year deal with HDNet … The next MFC event is targeted for September.

 

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MFC 28 Results: Jimmo vs. Lewis, Fickett vs. Veach, More

Filed under: ResultsMMA Fighting has MFC 28 results of Ryan Jimmo vs. Dwayne Lewis and the rest of the Maximum Fighting Championship main card taking place at the River Cree Resort and Casino near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

In the main event, Lewis an…

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MMA Fighting has MFC 28 results of Ryan Jimmo vs. Dwayne Lewis and the rest of the Maximum Fighting Championship main card taking place at the River Cree Resort and Casino near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

In the main event, Lewis and Jimmo will battle for the MFC light heavyweight title. Also on the card are former UFC fighters Matt Veach, Drew Fickett, Richie Whitson (TUF 9) and Rodney Wallace.

Results are below.

Bellator’s Bryan Baker Fighting Through Cancer and Opponents Simultaneously

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator, NewsBryan Baker walked into the Bellator cage on June 24 with a sense of faith and a sense of fate. He’s a spiritual man, an optimistic man, and to him it just seemed like everything was lining up perfectly. H…

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Bryan Baker walked into the Bellator cage on June 24 with a sense of faith and a sense of fate. He’s a spiritual man, an optimistic man, and to him it just seemed like everything was lining up perfectly. He’d won each of his first two tournament matches easily to advance to the middleweight final. He was feeling better than he had in months. He was settling into his new life in a new state. And just one more win would give him a chance to fight for a championship, a goal to which he’d long aspired.

A more pessimistic, or even more practical perspective might have looked at the situation differently. Such viewpoints might have seen things as unsettled at best, unraveling at worst. But dissenting viewpoints had no access to Baker’s reality. As he entered the fight against flashy Russian Alexander Shlemenko in Louisville, Kentucky, few were privy to the details of Baker’s physical condition. In fact, so closely held was the secret that even his boss, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, was among those who’d been left in the dark.

Unbeknownst to few more than his trainer, his doctor, a few family members and friends, 24-year-old Bryan Baker was competing in the biggest match of his mixed martial arts career while in the midst of a fight with cancer.