Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-21-11)

Posted on | November 21, 2011 | No Comments

This Week In MMA – Nov 21, 2011 Sportsrageous “We’ve got to ease our way,” White told MMA Junkie. “We live in this bubble that the rest of the world doesn’t live in and doesn’t understand. We’re still in an education process and educating the masses about what the sport is and what it’s all about. … See all stories on this topic »

Moscow MMA fans jeer Putin USA Today MOSCOW (AP) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was greeted by catcalls when he stepped into the ring after a mixed martial arts fight at a Moscow arena on Sunday night. Alexei Druzhinin, pool photo via AP Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, … See all stories on this topic »    USA Today

MMA offers hope to fighter Deseret News “Basically, I had a troubled past,” said the mixed martial arts fighter, who now uses the platform his sport offers to help others. “I was real aggressive, had some anger issues, got in a lot of fights and I started a lot of fights. … See all stories on this topic »

MMA reality show the ultimate experience MetroNews Canada MMA hopefuls train for the Cubicle to the Cage reality show yesterday at the Titans MMA and Boxing Academy in Halifax. “(Cubicle to the Cage) is going to transform them from an average, everyday Joe to a professional fighter. And not just a fighter, … See all stories on this topic »

Fedor snaps losing streak, overwhelms Monson USA Today Ishii has a 4-1-1 professional record, but he has never beaten a highly ranked MMAfighter; his last bout was a draw with the much smaller Paulo Filho. Most rankings rated Emelianenko the No. 1 heavyweight in mixed martial arts from 2003 to 2009. … See all stories on this topic »    USA Today

Eddie Alvarez And MMA’s Culture Of Quitting Bloody Elbow by Jonathan Snowden on Nov 20, 2011 8:01 AM EST in MMA Editorial Last year, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler quit in the middle of the biggest game of his career. Cutler had an injured knee, but nothing that seemed to be more than a nuisance. … See all stories on this topic »

Is Ronda Rousey The Future Face Of Womens MMA? Business 2 Community By Last Ronin, Published November 20, 2011 “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is starting to make a name for herself in the womens MMA scene. She is already 3-0, winning all of her fights via armbar AND not one of her fights has made it past the first minute of the … See all stories on this topic »

 

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M-1 teases Fedor Emelianenko vs. – MMA Mania By Adam Guillen Jr. M-1 teases Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii for New Year’s Eve in DREAM. MMAmania.com

 

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Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The stage couldn’t have been much bigger for Junior dos Santos, and Brazil’s new heavyweight king made sure to shine in primetime. It took just 64… www.sherdog.com/…/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Ra…

Gouveia eager for comeback battle with Lewis Healed and healthy Brazilian talent eyeing quick win at MFC 32

Posted on | November 21, 2011 | No Comments

By MFC Staff

Despite more than a year away from action, it took Wilson Gouveia nothing more than a quick instant to agree to face his upcoming opponent at MFC 32: Bitter Rivals.

With a wholly healed body and a fighting spirit back intact, Gouveia eagerly accepted the challenge of taking on heavy-handed Dwayne “D-Bomb” Lewis. There wasn’t a moment’s hesitation, not a pause to ponder things over, and absolutely not one bit of doubt in his response.

“I’m a real fighter and I don’t handpick my opponents so of course I accepted it quickly,” said Gouveia.

“Fighting is my job and I really wanted to come back as soon as I felt I could come back at 100%.”

Gouveia was in the moment the offer was extended, and the Maximum Fighting Championship had its co-main event for MFC 32, tagging alongside the lightweight title matchup between Antonio McKee and Brian Cobb to highlight the HDNet Fights event that emanates from the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, January 27 at 10 p.m. ET/8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT (check local listings for channel designation).

Following his lone appearance under the MFC banner – a one-sided decision loss to current light-heavyweight champion Ryan Jimmo at MFC 25 in May 2010 ­­– Gouveia opted to take a much-needed break and focus on healing himself physically. A lingering back injury was ultimately deemed to need full treatment and the Brazilian who calls Fort Lauderdale, Florida, home underwent intensive therapy.

Physically ready to go again, Gouveia just need something to push him mentally. An opportunity to derail Lewis’s own comeback bid was just the incentive required.

“Nothing has changed in my style but this time I have found a re-motivation to come in and give 100%,” said Gouveia. “I am recovered 100%. I see holes in his game and I’m going to use those during the night of the fight to win.”

Gouveia’s career certainly needs a significant boost, though his resume boasts past successes against big names including Jason MacDonald, Jason Lambert, Carmelo Marrero, Seth Petruzelli, and Jon Fitch. A well-rounded tactician, Gouveia holds four career wins by knockout and seven via submission.

Some may expect Gouveia to meet Lewis head-on in a fistic showdown at center-ring, but Gouveia believes he’ll gain an edge with a more slick approach in the MFC’s first-ever five-round, non-title fight.

“I’m going to take him down and I’m going to submit him,” predicted the 33-year-old jiu-jitsu black belt. “I’m training for five rounds but I’m expecting to end it sooner.

“Now that I’m healthy and motivated I know that I can be the MFC champion.”

Boxing Links (11-20-11)

Posted on | November 20, 2011 | No Comments

Junior’s a winner FOXSports.com “I’m so very happy with my performance,” exclaimed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to the press after his spirited TKO win over a hard-charging Peter Manfredo Jr. For more boxing news and analysis, check out The Boxing Tribune. He had good reason to be. … See all stories on this topic »

It ain’t over yet Philippine Star Victorious boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is back in Manila by this time. Pacquiao returns to the country after his controversial win by majority decision in his third match with archrival Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas last week. … See all stories on this topic »

Sunderland boxer Jeffries married his sweetheart Sunderland Echo The wedding of Olympic Boxer Tony Jeffries to Sarah Kneeshaw at St. Paul’s Church in Ryhope, Sunderland OLYMPIC boxer Tony Jeffries faced his greatest match ever yesterday – to his childhood sweetheart. Tony, 26, tied the knot with Sarah Kneeshaw, 27, … See all stories on this topic »    Sunderland Echo

Kennewick boxing coach, mentor saves kids from the streets TheNewsTribune.com Today, Martin, 31, of Kennewick, works with co-owner David Castillo, 19, of Kennewick, as a boxingcoach and mentor at Born Again Soldiers Fighting Academy in Pasco. The club began in 2007 when Martin and another church member started teaching … See all stories on this topic »

Botha K.O’d in dying seconds Independent Online South African veteran heavyweight boxer Francois Botha was defeated by Michael Grant of the United States in the World Boxing Federation (WBF) title fight. South African veteran heavyweight boxer Francois Botha was defeated by Michael Grant of the … See all stories on this topic »    Independent Online

All India Police win boxing Federation Cup IBNLive.com PTI Nainital: Former Asian Champion Nagisetty Usha clinched one of the two gold medals for Andhra Pradesh, but it was All India Police who walked away with the overall honours in the Monnet Federation Cup Women’s Boxing Championship on Sunday. … See all stories on this topic »    IBNLive.com

Cotto vs Margarito 24/7 Recap, Episode One: Heroes and Villains Bad Left Hook Throughout the history of HBO’s acclaimed “24/7” series, boxing fans have been treated to unrivaled access, unmatched production values, and the smooth narration of Hollywood’s own Liev Schreiber. The all-time greatest star of the series, of course, … See all stories on this topic »

Boxing up season’s spirit Lancaster Newspapers Volunteer Kathy Reilly unloads Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes filled with gifts and school supplies from her car, Saturday, at Akron Church of the Brethren. Bonnie Jess Lopane assists Paris Black, 8, and her brother Ethan, 5, in placing labels on … See all stories on this topic »

North Augusta Police Athletic League holds tournament for young boxers The Augusta Chronicle By Summer Moore NORTH AUGUSTA — Young boxers from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia with dreams of making it to the regional competition converged on the Police Athletic LeagueBoxing Gym on Saturday evening. North Augusta Police Athletic … See all stories on this topic »

 

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Boxing’s Pound for Pound Top Ten: Do They Make ‘Em Like They … By Bad Left Hook A decade ago, Sugar Shane Mosley was considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Kory Kitchen of Bad Left Hook looks back. Bad Left Hook

HBO Boxing Results: Chavez Stops Manfredo in Round 5 … By Staff By: William Holmes Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. takes on Peter Manfredo Jr. from Houston, Texas. Manfredo will look to not only take the. BoxingInsider.com

Kaliesha West To Attened Women’s Championship Fight By Elie Seckbach KALIESHA WEST SUPPORTS WOMEN’S BOXING The WBO Champion West will attend the women’s championship boxing card in Las Vegas on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, fe. Elie Seckbach, ESNews, Boxing…

Muhammad Ali’s fight-worn trunks from the “Fight of the Century” sold for $173,102

Posted on | November 20, 2011 | No Comments

JULIUS “DR. J” ERVING’S COLLECTION ATTRACTS MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION; 1974NEW YORK NETS ABA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RING

 SETS RECORD PRICE FOR SPORTS RING;

HISTORIC LOU GEHRIG BAT, AND OTHER ERVING RINGS

TOP SCP AUCTION’S NOVEMBER AUCTION

 

ABA ring sells for $460,741; Gehrig bat for $403,664

 

Laguna Niguel, Calif.  (Nov. 20, 2011) – Hall of Famer Julius “Dr. J” Erving’s 1974 New York Nets ABA World Championship ring sold for $460,741 and set a record price for a sports ring in SCP Auctions’ November auction which concluded early Sunday.  Another top lot, Lou Gehrig’s 1938-39 bat used to hit his last home run in a Yankees uniform, which originates from the estate of well-known actor Bing Russell, yielded $403,664. 

 

The 144-item Dr. J collection, the largest and most significant player basketball collection ever sold, brought in $3,522,627.  Other top items from his personal basketball memorabilia collection include 1983 76ers World Championship ring ($244,240), and All-Star rings from 1978 ($238,853), 1983 ($218.977) and 1984 ($218,977).  

 

“This is the most incredible auction we have been a part of,” said David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions.  “With such historic items, we were able to realize our best auction ever.  SCP Auctions will continue our goal of delivering high-quality auctions with a wide variety of material for all ranges of collectors.”

 

Final bids on other prominent Dr. J items in the auction include:

 

·        1976 New York Nets ABA World Championship ring- $195,396

·        1980-81 NBA Most Valuable Player trophy – $177,632

·        1975-76 ABA Most Valuable Player trophy – $173,102

·        1977 NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable trophy – $168.728

 

Other highlights of the auction included the sales of a historic 1887 Mike “King” Kelly Banquet Program ($214,936), Muhammad Ali’s fight-worn trunks from the Ali vs. Frazier “Fight of the Century” ($173,102), Mickey Cochrane’s 1934 American League MVP trophy ($125,332) and a Ted Williams Boston Red Sox game-worn road jersey ($77,820). 

 

Full auction results, inclusive of buyers premium, are available at www.scpauctions.com. 

Wrestling Links (11-20-11)

Posted on | November 20, 2011 | No Comments

Many paths lead wrestlers to GCC Gloucester County Times – NJ.com By Bill Evans Lori M. NicholsHugh Nawn (top) drills with Will Garner at a GCCwrestling practice. DEPTFORD TWP. — Gloucester County College sophomore 157-pounder Justin Pencook noted there’s usually three reasons a wrestler winds up competing at a … See all stories on this topic » Gloucester County Times – NJ.com

Cameron Wrestlers Have New Class Wheeling News Register Among the items to be move from the current Cameron High School to the new facility will be numerous wrestling banners and plaques, which include 16 Class A Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championships. The Dragons have always been in single A in the … See all stories on this topic »

The Week ahead in Pro Wrestling Nov 20-26: The Rock, Survivor Series, and more Examiner.com The Pro Wrestling Examiner looks ahead at the week of November 20th through the 26th. For the freshest wrestling news and views, follow @KevKellam on Twitter or ‘like’ the Pro WrestlingExaminer Facebook page. WWE Survivor Series Live Tonight on Pay … See all stories on this topic »

11 UVU wrestlers place at UNC’s Old Chicago Open Deseret News Utah Valley University 125-pounder wrestler Colby Christensen led the way for the Wolverines at the Old Chicago Open on Saturday by winning his weight bracket. In all, 11 Wolverine wrestlers placed at the tournament hosted by Northern Colorado. … See all stories on this topic »    Deseret News

Wrestling season opens in earnest Marietta Daily Journal ACWORTH — Four Cobb County wrestling teams were given early-season tests Saturday during the Blackbeard Duals at Allatoona. Harrison, Lassiter, McEachern and the host Buccaneers were four of the 14 schools in attendance at the meet. … See all stories on this topic »

Pasco Tribune wrestling preview Tbo.com The Falcons return every wrestler from last year’s lineup, including Michael Hahn, who finished fourth in the state tournament last season. Medders has modeled his program after Gulf’s, and this season may see the Falcons catapult past the Buccaneers … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling Finishes Fourth At Body Bar System Invitational Columbia University Athletics ITHACA, NY – The Columbia wrestling team scored 95 team points on Saturday to finish in fourth place at the 2011 Body Bar System Invitational at Cornell’s Newman Arena. Five Lions wrestlersplaced in the event. Host No. 5 Cornell won the event with a … See all stories on this topic »

Prep wrestling: Solid start for Gulf Coast at Golden Gate Invite Naples Daily News By ERIC McKINNEY, Daily News Correspondent NAPLES — The high school wrestling season delivered a few early treats to area fans at Saturday’s Golden Gate Invitational. The 13-team individual bracket tournament was won by Island Coast with 172.5 points, … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling Heads to Keystone Classic Sunday GoDuke.com DURHAM, NC-After posting 13 top-four finishes in the first two weekends of the 2011-12 wrestlingseason, Duke heads north this Sunday, Nov. 20 for the annual Keystone Classic hosted by Pennsylvania University. The tournament will feature 11 teams … See all stories on this topic »

Arab wrestlers hit the mats Tuesday Arab Tribune By DONNA MATUSZAK But the Arab High School wrestling coach says he isn’t feeling any more pressure this year than other years. In February, the Knights captured the 5A state championship and gave AHS its first men’s team state title. … See all stories on this topic »

 

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WWE Cat Wrestling (VIDEO) By The Huffington Post News Team We may have just discovered the WWE’s new opening act. Cat wrestling has been going on in people’s homes for as long as people have been having cats. Video on Huffington Post

‘UFC 139: Shogun Vs. Henderson’ Top Fight Results … – Wrestling Inc Dan Henderson defeated Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 139 tonight in one of the greatest fights in UFC history. Also on the card, Wanderlei Silva returned to his winning ways by defeating Cung Le, while Urijah Faber earned himself another … WrestlingInc.com Pro Wrestling News

 

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Reece Humphrey named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for Nov … Humphrey won the New York Athletic Club International Open freestyle title at 60 kg/132 lbs. on Sunday in New York City. www.themat.com/article.php?ArticleID=24350

Classic Rock » Blog Archive » Billy Corgan Gets Into Wrestling Talking to The Guardian, Corgan said he was childhood fan and his interest was rekindled at the end of the 90s: “It was a very interesting time for wrestling. … www.classicrockmagazine.com/.../billy-corgan-gets-into-wrestl…

Michael Chandler Stuns Eddie Alvarez To Capture Bellator Lightweight Title At Bellator 58 Lombard Victorious In Catchweight Fight

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CHICAGO, Ill. () — In one of the best fights the Bellator cage has ever hosted, undefeated lightweight Michael Chandler fulfilled his dream of becoming a world champion at Bellator 58 with a fourth round submission victory over the reigning Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez LIVE on MTV2 and in HD on EPIX.

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was in a frenzy as Alvarez set out to defend his Bellator title since capturing the belt in Belltaor’s first season. In his first title defense, his superior boxing led to a five round decision win over the last tournament champion, Pat Curran, but this time his opponent wouldn’t stop moving forward. Alvarez was able to fend off Chandler’s takedown attempts, but Chandler connected with too many power punches and had Alvarez on the fence multiple times.

In the fourth round, one of Chandler’s powerful punches stunned Alvarez and dropped the Lightweight Champion to the mat, where Chandler was able to gain full mount with a knee to belly pass. He poured the pressure on Alvarez and forced him to turn over where he sunk in a rear naked choke and forced a tap almost immediately. Chandler was awarded the win, and more importantly the Bellator Lightweight Championship.

“Chandler vs. Alvarez was quite simply the best mixed martial arts fight I have ever seen,” said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. “After having watched over 1000 fights since the early 1990’s, I’ve never seen a better back and forth battle. Chandler’s win over Alvarez is a win over a fighter who I believed was the best lightweight in the world, while at the same time is a testament to what Bellator is all about. Aguilar vs. Ellis was a tremendous battle, and speaks to the great quality that exists in the women’s MMA game, and a quality that we will continue to support. Hector Lombard again showed his tremendous dominance and his spectacular power, and Marlon Sandro came back from a loss to regain top form and use this fight as a spring board into our next featherweight tournament.”

Also stepping in the cage was Florida resident and current Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard, who gave the fans just what they wanted by delivering an exciting TKO finish in the second round. Lombard displayed his raw power more than once in this fight with ferocious flurries aimed right at Prangley’s head whenever he was able to cut off the cage.

In the end it was a failed two punch combination from Prangley that left his chin vulnerable to a counter left from Lombard. The punch left Prangley stunned and staggering. Lombard swung away with vicious hooks until the referee stepped in due to unanswered strikes at 1:06 of Round Two.

Two of the top ranked women in Bellator met for the second time in their careers as Jessica “Jag” Aguilar earned a dominant win by unanimous decision over Lisa Ellis. Aguilar won all three rounds on every judges’ scorecard and avenged a loss to Ellis from five years ago. She beat Ellis on her feet, throwing punches in bunches and landing plenty of straight left and right hands. It was an impressive victory for Aguilar.

Former Featherweight Tournament Runner-Up Marlon Sandro returned to his winning ways in his first Bellator battle since being KO’d by Pat Curran in the finals this past August. Sandro predicted a knockout win over Rafael Dias but was knocked down by his opponent early in the first round. He sat up immediately though and put Dias on his back when he tried to follow him to the floor. Once the pair returned to their feet, Sandro was able to apply an arm triangle while standing and forced a tap on the ground after he muscled Dias to the mat with his head and arm securely trapped.

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

About Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago.  Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes.  Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

 

Fight Report: Conquest Cruises To Victory, The Mac Returns and Buglioni Plain Sensational

Posted on | November 20, 2011 | No Comments

Report by Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

With the proposed Lee Selby vs John Simpson British and Commonwealth title clash falling through  Francis and George Warren pulled out all the stops to ensure that Friday’s BoxNation televised event at the York Hall in London was up to the standard of their previous couple of events.

The brothers first elevated chief support – the Tony Conquest versus Toks Owoh Southern Area Cruiserweight Title clash – to main event and drafted in former two time Cruiserweight World Champion Enzo Maccarinelli to face Hungary’s unbeaten Georgy Marosi, in a Light Heavyweight contest, as chief support.

In hindsight the Warren boys could have saved a little money, they didn’t need to pay out more money for a pair of big names, as the undercard was nothing short of top class, and any of the bouts could easily have been designated chief support and the paying public would have been just as happy.

On the same subject I could quite easily start with the opening fight of the night, which was a cracking Heavyweight bout between Tom Little and Hastings Rasani, but I wont, I’ll start with the main event of the evening – Tony ‘The Conqueror’ Conquest versus Toks Owoh.

There was no doubt that both protagonists took this regional title tilt seriously, both looked the part and more importantly both were well prepared for a ten round war, as that’s what we got.

Right from the off both went for it hammer and tongs, no sizing the other up or pacing themselves. Owoh set out his stall by utilising his excellent jab but Conquest was more than ready for that and used superb movement to avoid before countering with stiff jabs or body shots of his own. It was a fairly close round but I scored it in favour of Conquest as he was a little more active and landed the more meaningful shots.

The highly experienced Owoh was a little more savvy in the second stanza and started to mix it up a bit more, letting rip with big shots to the head and body. However the younger Conquest was just too fast for the veteran and often landed his volleys first. By mid round Conquest had really settled in, at a fast pace, and started to control things with relative ease.

Conquest was in a groove and in the third started to showcase his full arsenal of punches, tight uppercuts and scything hooks on the inside and big left-rights from every conceivable angle when at range.

Round four was a barnstorming slugfest, both warriors just stood toe-to-toe and let rip. Even though working on the inside should have suited Owoh better it was Conquest’s speed that was still the telling factor. Before Owoh could let off any telling shots Conquest would fire off a salvo of wickedly fast sharp rights to the body, forcing Owoh to take a step back before countering. Each time Owoh threw a shot Conquest had already countered with two or three heavier shots back.

More of the same in the middle rounds with Conquest piling on the pressure and beating Owoh to the punch virtually every time.

By the start of the eighth Owoh was clearly down on points and needing a knockout. However the pace that Conquest had set was causing the former World Super Middleweight star big problem, Owoh started to look dejected and covered up more and more, to no avail as Conquest kept up the relentless assault and was getting way too much success.

Things got worse for Owoh in the ninth, Conquest stepped it up another gear and plain broke down Owoh’s guard with a relentless double handed assault. Conquest was on fire and looked to get his first championship belt by way of a stoppage finish. Throughout the round the Romford man just backed up Owoh and let rip with every conceivable punch, to which Owoh barely replied. Referee  Ken Curtis started to take a close look at Owoh to ensure that he could still defend himself, Owoh was clearly aware of Curtis’ presence as each time he got close Owoh would let rip with a half hearted flurry. Early in the final minute Conquest landed a massive uppercut, that sent Owoh’s gum shield skittering across the canvas. Owoh looked relieved as Curtis stopped the action to retrieve the errant piece of plastic and took advantage of the short break to get his breath back.

With strict instruction from his corner Conquest slowed the pace in the final round and worked on the outside. However Owoh was still unable to gain any advantage as Conquest still easily outworked , out-punched and plain-outclassed the former star for the whole three minutes to be rightly crowned the BBBofC Southern Area Cruiserweight Champion and earn a title showdown with British Champion Leon ‘Solid’ Williams on January 13th.

For the record, referee Ken Curtis who scored it 100-91 in favour of Conquest.

Preceding the main event see Southampton’s undefeated Light Welter Matty Tew against Crawley’s ‘Rockin’ Robin Deakin.

Now if Tew and his army of supporters thought that this was going to be a walk in the park they were going to be mightily disappointed. Deakin always comes to fight and boy oh boy did he turn it on last night for the TV cameras.

The first round was a pretty close, after the initial ‘sussing out’ period Deakin obviously felt confident enough to take it to the Southampton man. There was some excellent exchanges throughout with Deakin doing most of the play making and forcing Tew play off the jab or counter. The round could have gone either way to be honest but I gave it to Tew, as even though he threw a lot less punches than Deakin, they were by far the more telling.

As I said the first round was close, but the second was even closer still. Again it was Deakin setting the pace and outworking Tew, on the other hand Tew landed the better shots, just not enough in my book to secure the round and as such I marked it down as a draw.

More of the same in the third, with Deakin controlling centre ring to force Tew on to the back foot. As in the previous rounds Deakin was by far the busiest and throwing a lot more shots that Tew, but it was Tew that landed the meaningful shots. Personally I scored this round in favour of Deakin as again Tew didn’t do enough to secure the round, or in this case even earn a draw.

As before the final round was a storming all action affair with Deakin taking the fight to Tew, who must have been aware it was going to be close on points as he stepped up the work rate. Deakin is as savvy as they come and used every trick in the book to keep Tew tied up, Tew on the other hand wasn’t prepared to allow Deakin to get too much success this round and started to utilise his jab and combinations more to easily secure the final round.

There was no surprise when referee Ken Curtis raised Tew’s hand aloft, but when MC Mike Goodall announced the score as 40-36, in favour of Tew, I was more than a little surprised, as well as disappointed for Deakin who had made this fight what it was – a cracker.

The highly anticipated return of former WBU/WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Enzo Maccarinelli, making his first appearance in the Light Heavy division, preceded Tew-Deakin.

Maccarinelli’s opponent, Budapest’s Gyorgy Marosi, came to the UK with an unbeaten record, if he thought he had any chance of returning to Hungary with it intact that was soon dispelled at the weigh in. Maccarinelli stands 6’4” and Marosi, who is listed on BoxRec as 5’11 1/2”, considerably shorter at around 5’9” at best.

No surprise than that Maccarinelli dominated the early going with solid jabbing, about the best the much shorter Marosi could do was launch himself and let rip with big overhand rights, trouble is Maccarinelli barely had to move to get out the way and pick off the off balance Hungarian.

About midway through the round Big Mac landed a wicked left hook that sent Marosi stumbling back onto the ropes, Maccarinelli instantly crashed a big overhand right to the Hungarian’s forehead. Before Big Mac could fire off another shot referee stepped in and stopped the fight on the one minute and thirty one second mark.

Maccarinelli got the first win under his belt at Light Heavy and in doing so showed the viewing public that he still has the big punches in his arsenal.

Whilst Big Mac stopping Marosi wouldn’t come as much surprise to most, the smart money would never have been on young Frank Buglioni, on only his second pro outing,  doing the same to former Southern Area Champ, and awkward southpaw, Paul Morby.

Right from the off the Mark Tibbs trained, at the TRAD TKO Gym in Canning Town, youngster took control with clinical solid jabs, often followed up with double handed flurries of shots. Barely had the fight got underway before one such assault sent Morby back to the ropes, and moments later to the canvas for the first time.

Morby got to his feet as referee Ken Curtis completed the count. Buglioni took full advantage of the clearly still dazed and confused state of the Portsmouth man and started another full on double handed assault, that sends Morby back to the canvas.

As Morby rises his legs have clearly gone, Curtis is quick to notice this and instantly waves off the fight at the two minute ad thirty seven second mark.

Buglioni is definitely one to watch, it was one thing stopping the highly erratic Sabie Monteith, but to stop Morby in just one round is something else altogether. The problem Francis and George Warren are going to now have is who do you match him up with, it’s hard to revert to journeymen after such a meaningful win, which means that Buglioni is going to have to be fast tracked against better and better opposition.

I spoke with young Frankie at the end of the evening and put this to him, his response was “I don’t want to take a step back after tonight, I want even tougher competition.”

Prior to Buglioni’s sensational victory over Morby his TRAD TKO gym mate Billy Morgan was in action, against Marc Callaghan.

Morgan performance was equally sensational as gym mate’s Buglioni’s, albeit in a a very different way.

Right from the off Morgan was clearly a class and half above Callaghan. The youngster was in total control from start to finish and showcased his fully stocked arsenal with aplomb.

The effectiveness of his work soon see copious amounts of blood leaking from a deep cut  on Callaghan’s forehead, which was caused by a succession of big overhand rights.

Referee Jeff Hinds took a long hard look at the cut at the end of the first and decided it wasn’t too serious and the bout was allowed to continue.

As in the first Morgan dominated the proceedings and put on one helluva boxing display to easily secure each and every round, as was reflected by Hinds’ 40-36 score.

It really was a superb victory for the Jimmy and Mark Tibbs trained fighter. Last night the Canning Town youngster showed Francis and George Warren that it’s time for him to step up from four rounders, don’t be surprised to see him in a six rounder on his next outing.

The opening fight of the night see former World Champ Graham Earl’s heavyweight discovery Tom Little make his second pro outing, against the highly experienced Hastings Rasani.

24 year Little showed little respect for his seasoned opponent and just plain went all out for a knockout from the start. Each time Rasani came in range Little let rip with a big right.

Rasani’s been in with the best so used his experience to keep Little at bay as much as possible, but Little was bursting with youthful exuberance and would constantly push forward, which caused Rasani to rethink his game plan.

Rasani started to stand his ground and trade but the big lad from Hatfield proved to be just too big and strong and as such easily dominated each and every round on his way to a shutout 40-36 points victory.

As I said at the beginning Francis and George Warren had put together a really strong card that even after losing the Selby-Simpson title fight proved to be yet another top class night of boxing by their fledgling Queensberry Promotions organisation.

Roll on their next show and more importantly after watching Tony Conquest’s performance last night I for one can’t wait for the 13th January when he gets to face Leon Williams. Mind you can’t see him dominating that one as much as he did against Toks Owoh, especially as Williams is a big punching fighter who likes to walk his opponents down – oh and Williams knocked Conquest out in just 45 seconds when they last met.

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Henderson Unanimous Over Shogun ESPN (blog) And for mixed martial arts fans it was worth the wait. Don’t miss a moment of the latest MMAcoverage from around the world. Follow us on Twitter and stay informed. Join » Henderson started strong, landing powerful overhand rights that wobbled Rua on … See all stories on this topic »

MMA rookie not short on swagger Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Sean Oliveri will make his mixed martial arts amateur debut on Friday night at Northeast MMA’s Cage Fight 9 at the Lackawanna County Student Union. But despite it being his first fight, Oliveri has the swagger of a seasoned veteran. … See all stories on this topic » Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Wanderlei Silva Finishes Cung Le in UFC 139 Co-Main Event: Fan’s Reaction Yahoo! Sports With the victory, Silva moved to 34-11-1 in his mixed martial arts career with a 4-6 mark in the UFC. I’ve been a fan of Wanderlei Silva’s for a long time. I even had the pleasure of meeting him in March 2007 when he was signing autographs at the … See all stories on this topic »

MMA: Brendan Seguin pumped up for Palace fight tonight Detroit Free Press Seguin, a mixed martial arts veteran from Madison Heights, has engaged some of the best competitors in North America as they come and go through the UFC and Strike Force ranks. He wants a crack at the sport’s elite on the national stage before he … See all stories on this topic »

Baldwin’s Chris Weidman wins at UFC 139 Newsday Mixed Martial Arts Newsday > Sports > Mixed Martial Arts Baldwin’s Chris Weidman wins at UFC 139 Published: November 19, 2011 8:48 PM By MARK LA MONICA mark.lamonica@newsday.com SAN JOSE, Calif. — In his short career as amixed martial artist, … See all stories on this topic »    Newsday

Younger Njokuani Intends to Prove Himself in MMA, Muay Thai Sherdog.com Chidi Njokuani may currently be known to most MMA fans as the little brother of UFC talent Anthony Njokuani, but he doesn’t plan on perpetuating that label. Roughly ten years the younger of his brother, Njokuani is also a standup specialist and owns … See all stories on this topic »

Fourth Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards at the Palms on Nov. 30 Las Vegas Sun Randy Couture, Fighters Only President and CEO Rob Hewitt and George Maloof at the 2010 World MMA Awards press conference at the Palms. By Robin Leach (contact) Check out Robin Leach’s VegasDeLuxe.com for more celebrity and A&E coverage. … See all stories on this topic » Las Vegas Sun

 

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