Ultimate Fighting Championship or more commonly known as UFC is fast becoming one of the most recognized sports in the world. They show live shows in over 50 countries ranging from the U.S to Australia. The sport is taking off in such a way no one would have expected. It’s amazing to look back just a few years ago to when the UFC was barely known.
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UFC Fight Night 15 – Notable Rounds
JASON BRILZ VS. BRAD MORRIS: Round 2 – Morris lands a nice combination to open the round, but Brilz secures the clinch and successfully forces the takedown. Working from inside guard, Brilz delivers some punches and then postures up and easily passes to side control. Brilz works elbows and knees to the body, and Morris is again forced to turtle to avoid damage. Brilz uses the opportunity to secure full mount, and Morris rolls over to give up his back. Brilz delivers an onslaught of strikes before forcing a TKO stoppage. Jason Brilz def. Brad Morris via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 2:54.
Learn To Improve Your Street Fighting Techniques And Skills
What happens when you are caught in a street fight and there is no one around to help you? It is crucial to realize the fact that you must be able to protect yourself and not depend on external factors to help you. You should take up street fighting tactics. When you learn street fighting skills you will come to know its benefits in terms of self defense and do not require any kind of weapons. They can be learned by nearly any person of any size and sex. The street fighting strategies are the most extreme or sensible ways to protect your self from rough attacks and opponent.
Notable Rounds in UFC 98
DAVE KAPLAN VS. GEORGE ROOP: Round 2 – After trading punches, Roop jumps with a flying knee. Kaplan catches it and puts his opponent on his back. Kaplan postures up to try to improve his position, but Roop again connects a solid upkick. With Kaplan in guard, Roop delivers elbows to Kaplan’s head and then kicks to create distance and get back to his feet. Roop again goes with a head kick that’s blocked. Roop with a nice right jab, right body kick combo before Kaplan clinches. With Roops pressed against the cage, Kaplan grabs a leg and scores the trip takedown. Kaplan can do little with the position before Roop again kicks his way free. The fighters again trade punches with few landing. Roop throws a low kick, and Kaplan shoots, presses him against the cage and frantically tries for the takedown. After 20 seconds of trying, he finally takes Roop to the mat. Working from inside guard, Kaplan’s short stature makes him an easy mark for Roop’s elbows. Roop ties up his arms and delivers a decent amount of damage from below as the round comes to a close.
Notable Rounds of UFC 100
T.J. GRANT (14-3) VS. DONG HYUN KIM (12-0-1): Round 1: Grant misses with an early body kick but shoots and puts Kim against the cage and on his butt. Grant tries to pull his legs out from under him as Kim peppers him with punches. Kim gets back to his feet, reverses the position, and puts Grant in the same position he was in seconds prior earlier. Kim frees a leg and moves to half guard and postures up to deliver a couple body shots. Grant pulls him back into full guard, avoids a triangle-choke attempt and eats a few elbow strikes from below. Kim delivers a steady stream of punches to the head before Grant slows the attack. Kim frees a leg to get a loud cheer from his corner and additional applause when he delivers a few punches. Grant uses an open guard to escape, but Kim clinches, delivers a knee to the chest and then slams Grant back down the mat. Grant has some blood trickling from near his left eye. Kim backs off, and Grant gets to his feet, dips for a single leg and drags Kim to the mat. Kim gets back up and muscles Grant to his back. From inside full guard again, Kim tees off with a couple brutal elbows that draw gasps from the crowd. Kim pops Grant with a few more strikes before the round ends.
Interesting Rounds During UFC 100
YOSHIHIRO AKIYAMA (12-1) VS. ALAN BELCHER (13-4): Round 3: An energetic pace opens the round as the fighters trade punches and leg kicks. Akiyama gets through a combination before Belcher throws him with a punch and kick to the body. Akiyama answers with a shot to the head. This Muay Thai fight is proving more evenly matched as the round goes on, and Belcher is starting to figure out Akiyama. Belcher just misses a well-timed right forearm to the face, sidesteps a spinning back kick and lands kicks to the body and legs before whiffing on a roundhouse to the head. Akiyama’s left eye is nearly swollen shut, and Belcher attacks that side of his body. Belcher slips after a kick and then does a backward roll to avoid Akiyama rushing in and gets back back to his feet, much to the crowd’s delight. Akiyama then pops him with a left, but Belcher backs him up with jabs before whiffing on a telegraphed spinning back fist. Akiyama uses the opportunity to score a takedown, but Belcher quickly gets back to his feet to trade a few blows before the fight ends.
The Legacy Of Japanese MMA Great Kazushi Sakuraba
A pro fighter faces the most difficult decision of his life when contemplating the prospect of retirement. Unfortunately, too many hang on well past the time when they can compete at the highest level only serving to diminish their legacy and damage their health. MMA is no different than boxing in this respect, and following his brutal knockout loss to Melvin Manhoef at DREAM 4 Japan’s legendary Kazushi Sakuraba appears to fit the description of a fighter who needs to call it quits but is unwilling to do so.
Fedor Snubs UFC, Will Fight For Strikeforce
The worlds best heavyweight mixed martial artist has a new American promotional home. Following Afflictions announcement that they were ending MMA promotional activities, Fedor Emelianenko negotiated with several groups”including the UFC”before signing a multifight deal to compete for the Strikeforce promotion. Terms of the arrangement were not made public, but the promotion indicated that Fedor would make his Strikeforce debut this October.
MMA Flashback: Bobby Lashley Destroys Mike Cook At MFC 21
Heres a word of advice to future opponents of Bobby Lashley”dont make fun of his background in professional wrestling. Mike Cook found that out the hard way in the co-main event of the Maximum Fighting Championships MFC 21: Hard Knocks event. After spending the run up to fight week making fun of Lashleys tenure in the WWE, Cook lasted a mere :24 seconds before being choked unconscious.
Cris Cyborg Mauls Gina Carano In Strikeforce Main Event
Gina Carano put womens MMA on the map, but Cris Cyborg Santos may have become the sports first dominant female champion by virtue of her overwhelming TKO victory in the main event of Saturdays STRIKEFORCE event. Cyborg simply was too physically strong and her punches too powerful for Carano, who fought valiantly before succumbing to a barrage of ground and pound punches with one second remaining in the first round.
