Gary Turner has a Great Chin

In the early days of the UFC, Tank's heavy hands were legendary for being able to KO almost any opponent. In this recent Rage Cage event, Tank hits Gary Turner with all that he has. In typical fatso Tank fashion, he gasses after his minute long fury.

Tank Abbott VS Gary Turner
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The Ultimate Fighter Recap

Here is your 361 word recap of last night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. During training, Wayne Weems of Team Pulver is exposed for being the weakest fighter on the team. His stand-up and ground games are far below the other competitors. Gabe of Team Penn asks BJ if he can fight Weems. Rob Emerson catches wind of this and calls Gabe out in the house saying it was a shady move on his behalf. Brandon Melendez nurses a sore ankle and Jens will have nothing to do with it and pushed Brandon to pick up his training. Bandon is also 15lbs over weight. Brandon steps up and loses his 15lbs and chooses to fight Andy Wang. Meanwhile back in the house, Marlon Sims claims that he has had over 300 street fights. Most of the other fighters call bullshit on him. He also claims to have taken on 7 guys at one time, a la Steven Segal. Come fight day Melendez looks noticeable bigger than his opponent in the ring. That 15lbs he shed look to have been put right back on. Before the fight, Andy Wang (black belt in Jiu-Jitsu) tells BJ that he will obey his advice and try to take the fight to the ground. In the ring it is a different story. Melendez foreshadows the match with an early left punch that temporarily puts Andy on his ass. Melendez looks sharp on his feet connecting with many of his strikes. Wang tries to stand with Brandon but Brandon repeatedly beats him to the punch and is more accurate. Melendez could have probably been more aggressive and gotten the KO, but dominates and scores the unanimous decision. Wang only attempted one takedown and wasn't able to bring Brandon down. Wang felt he had to KO Brandon in order to get the win. Bad strategy as he should have listened to BJ who was screaming "take him down" the entire fight. After the fight Wang cries, a lot. I haven't seen a fighter cry for as long and so loud. I was embarrassed for him. Wang says he is sad for letting everyone down. Penn Has no sympathy because Wang didn't try to use his superior ground skills to win the fight.

UFC 70 - Complete Results

We were treated to six UFC fights live on Spike TV, but what about the other four non-televised fights? They all ended via strikes of submissions. This might make for a good DVD purchase. Paul Taylor def. Edilberto de Oliveira TKO (Strikes) 3rd Round Jess Liaudin def. Dennis Siver Submission (Armbar) 1st Round Alessio Sakara def. Victor Valimaki TKO (Strikes) 1st Round Junior Assuncao def. David Lee Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2nd Round Televised Terry Etim def. Donald Matthew Grice Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1st Round Cheick Kongo def. Assuerio Silva Decision Ryoto Machida def. David Heath Decision Michael Bisping def. Elvis Sinosic TKO (Strikes) 2nd Round Andrei Arlovski def. Fabricio Werdum Decision Gabriel Gonzaga def. Mirko Filipovic KO (Kick Upside The Head) 1st Round

Cro Cop KO'd

UFC 70 from England is in the record books and yet another UFC upset. Who would have thought that Gonzaga would knock out Cro Cop? And more amazingly, he did it with a kick to the head. To KO a guy with his own signature move makes a major statement, he's the real deal. From the opening bell Gonzaga seemed to control the fight with a perfect game plan. Gonzaga is a big, fast, and intelligent fighter who will be making some major waves in the heavyweight division. I think Randy Couture is going to have his hands full if Gabreil can pull out a duplicate performance. Randy, you're in trouble. Arlowski, you're in trouble. This Gonzaga kid is for real.

Best fight in TUF history?

On the last episode of The Ulitmate Fighter, Dan White said of the Nate Diaz / Rob Emerson fight "That's probably the best fight we've ever had." What am I missing? The first round was pretty good, but nothing amazing. Round two Diaz dominated. There wasn't one time in that round where it looked like Emerson was going to turn the tide. If this was the best fight in The Ultimate Fighter then that isn't say much for the calibur of MMA fights in TUF. A great fight is a fight where the fighters go toe-to-toe, attempt submissions, escape submissions, back and forth. This was a good fight, but was not the kind of fight to be ranked as one of the best fights ever.

Topic: Cro Cop vs. Gonzaga

What chance does Gonzaga have of beating Cro Cop at UFC 70? And if so, by KO or Submission?

Pulling for Pulver

I’ve always liked BJ Penn as a fighter. His MMA skills are world-class. His stand up game is pretty solid, just ask George St. Pierre. His ground skills, sick. Endurance? Well, that’s another story. When I heard that BJ was going to be a coach on The Ultimate Fighter television show, I knew I’d be pulling for his team. However, on the first episode of TUF, BJ pulled a dick move by asking all of the fighters to raise their hands if they wanted to be on his team. Because Penn is so respected in MMA, almost all of the fighters raised their hands. I know this pissed the hell out of Jens Pulver, rightfully so. That’s a total bitch slap to the face. But, Little Evil handled himself fairly well. The next dick move was when he tried to get one of his fighters to call out Corey Hill before Jens made the next fight match-up announcement. BJ is starting to turn this into WWF instead of a legit sporting contest. Pulver has been a motivating coach so far and is 2 for 2. I wonder in the end how many of those in BJ’s camp will be a little regretful they dismissed Jens so quickly as a coach.

A Black Mirco Cro Cop?

If you haven't checked Light Heavyweight fighter Sokoudjou out, he's legit. He's young (22 years old) with fast heavy hands and trains with Team Quest. He's somewhat reminicent of Vitor Belfort (young Belfort). He recent easily dispatched two top fighter in the weight class, Ricardo Arona and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He KO'd both of these Pride fighting veterans in the first round (Nogueira in 29 seconds). I have yet to see his ground game, and that might be his weak link. But as of now, no one has been able to take him down, similar to Mirko Cro Cop. Keep your eye on this kid. The UFC would be smart to pick him up and put him in line to take on Chuck Liddell (if Liddell gets past Quinton Jackson. Check out his most recent fight against Arona.

UFC 69 - Upset about the Upset

Like the MMA masses, I was in awe last night when Matt Serra TKO'd George St. Pierre. I have to admit that I never gave "The Terror" much of a chance. If you look at his fight record it's a bit lack-luster. His last SIX fights have all gone to decision. No look at GSP's record and you see only two of his last six fights have gone to decision. I'm a fan of those fighters who put on exciting fights. Your record doesn't have to be flawless, but if you consistently put on a good show then I'm a fan. To me, GSP represented the next breed of MMA fighters. The complete package. An athlete who was going to be the poster-boy of the UFC and be the champ that became a household name. I think we all desire to see or get behind an athlete who we believe is "unbeatable." This is what legends are made up. I was already wondering just how many title defense GSP was going to rack up. Was he going to beat Matt Hughes record of defense? Instead, St. Pierre doesn't even defend the welterweight title once. He loses to a guy who hasn't ended a fight in over FIVE YEARS! GSP should really really be disappointed with himself. Hats off to Serra, he put on a great performance and showed all the MMA naysayers. I just wonder why this guy had to wait five years to be aggressive enough to actually finish a fight. I am disappointed not only that GSP lost, but also disappointed that a fighter like Serra now holds the crown. I would have much rather seen someone like Josh Koscheck or Diego Sanchez knock off GSP. We will always have major upsets in mixed martial arts, it's part of the sport. This one ranks right up there with the biggest.

UFC 69 Shoot Out Fight Card

Fight Card for UFC 69 on Saturday April 7, 2007 - Live on PPV Welterweight Championship Georges St. Pierre Vs. Matt Serra Roger Huerta Vs. Leonard Garcia Diego Sanchez Vs. Josh Koscheck Yushin Okami Vs. Mike Swick Alan Belcher Vs. Kendall Grove Brad Imes Vs. Heath Herring Thales Leites Vs. Pete Sell Marcus Davis Vs. Pete Spratt Josh Haynes Vs. Luke Cummo

Results - UFC Fight Night 9

Another installment of UFC's Fight Night is in the books. It was an interesting night on Spike TV as there wasn't a single KO/TKO all night long. Of the nine fight, five went to a decision and four end via submissions. I'm guessing Dana White is happy that this wasn't the outcome of a PPV event where almost all of the fights are televised. Two of the top fighters looked solid as Joe Daddy and Ken-Flo dominated their opponents. Unfortunately Stevenson's guillotine choke on Melvin Guillard was so quick that the main event was over in 27 seconds. Official results from UFC Fight Night 9 in Las Vegas. Joe Stevenson def. Melvin Guillard - 1st round Submission (Guillotine choke) Kenny Florian def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima - 3rd round Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Justin McCully def. Antoni Hardonk - Decision (Unanimous) Thiago Tavares def. Naoyuki Kotani - Decision (Unanimous) Roan Carneiro def. Rich Clementi - Decision (Unanimous) Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. Forrest Petz - Decision (Unanimous) Kurt Pellegrino def. Nate Mohr - Submission (Ankle lock) Drew Fickett def. Keita Nakamura - Decision (Unanimous) Wilson Gouveia def. Seth Petruzelli - 2nd round Submission (Guillotine choke)

Thoughts on upcoming UFC Fight Night Live

Is it just me or am I the only one not very impressed with tomorrow night's fight card? A main event of Joe Daddy Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard doesn't carry a whole lot of "punch." Yeah yeah, most will say "hey, at least it is free and I should be happy with any fight card and main event they put together. My response. The SuperBowl is free. Every football game is free to watch. So don't you all get hung up on the "free" thing. Yeah, that was great when the UFC was still a small niche sport but those days are long gone and as a MMA fan I am starting to expect more in regards to the quality of fights. With the recent Pride acquisition the UFC has picked up a handful of solid fighter I imagine the fight cards will become better, even the free ones. Joe Stevenson is a very solid fighter as too Melvin Guillard. I'm excited an will of course watch the event. I'm also looking forward to Anthony Hardonk handing Frank Mir an ass whooping.