Texas fighter Sammy Vasquez in critical condition after KO

TheDirtySis · 11-24-2007, 04:36 PM

http://www.txmma.com/modules.php?nam...ewtopic&t=7591

I couldnt find an actual story but this is a forum started by his wife asking for prayers.

He was injured when he was KO'd @ 2.50 of the 2nd round vs Vince Libardi, some have speculated that his head was slammed into the cage support post. His wife has posted that he has severe swelling in the brain. I dont think this has already been posted but regardless I hope some of you have it in you to pray for his life.

The last post from his wife on the forum was.......

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SamVasquezPrayer

This is very difficult for me to write. Sammy had a massive stroke on Friday, the damage is very great. We have contacted LifeGift. Please keep us in your prayers.

St. Joseph Hospital the Pavilion
4th floor room 2

Love,
Sandra Vasquez

Sounds like he wont make it and they will be donating his organs. Very sad.

Bigshanks666 · 11-24-2007, 05:03 PM

Very sad....

superjld · 11-24-2007, 05:27 PM

Something like this sure puts all the other petty crap into perspective. All we can do is hope he somehow makes a recovery.

TheDirtySis · 11-24-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by superjld

Something like this sure puts all the other petty crap into perspective. All we can do is hope he somehow makes a recovery.

Yeah I really hope so too. I guess the fight happened on 10/20 so he has been out for over a month.

If he cant make it I hope and pray his organs will save another person or persons lives.

Diegonightmare · 11-24-2007, 05:45 PM

Jeez dude, thanks for the uplifting thread

ultimate_mayhem · 11-24-2007, 05:46 PM

That sucks man... I hope he recovers man

TheDirtySis · 11-24-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Diegonightmare

Jeez dude, thanks for the uplifting thread

Sorry but I felt if there was anything to help get some prayer support out there I needed to do it. A lot of people might not believe in God but just warm thought and well wishes can do wonders IMO.

Here is an article.

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Sammy Vasquez has been fighting for his life in Saint Joseph Medical Center's Critical Care Unit since the night of his Oct. 20 Renegades Extreme Fighting bout at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Revolution Dojo's Vasquez (1-2) suffered a third-round KO loss to Vince Libardi (4-3) before being taken to the hospital by local medical technicians seated cageside.
Vasquez's 26 days in critical condition have resulted in multiple blood clots, fluid on his brain, brain swelling and, most recently, a massive stroke he suffered last Friday, according to messages left on the TXMMA.com forum by Vasquez's wife, Sandra. In the latest posting, dated Nov. 12, the family asked not to be contacted and simply requested prayers. Vasquez's mother spoke with The Fight Network on Tuesday but would only confirm her son is 35 years old and the father of a 7-year-old.

Paul Erickson, owner of the popular TXMMA.com Web site, photographed the event in which Vasquez was injured.

"There was nothing out of the ordinary," Erickson said. "They scrambled and hit the cage. Sammy looked a little wobbly when the referee called the doctor in, but nothing [was] out of the ordinary. Everyone was puzzled at the time, because no one could tell when or where he was injured."

Renegades Extreme Fighting is owned and promoted by Saul Soliz, a longtime striking coach to Tito Ortiz and Ricco Rodriguez and well respected figure in the MMA community. Renegades has held 23 events to date. Soliz did not return calls for comment.

In the sport's 14-year history in the United States, there have been no serious life-threatening injuries. The only reported death occurred at a non-regulated event in the Ukraine in 1998 after American Doug Dedge passed out shortly following his bout. Following his death, unsubstantiated reports claimed Dedge had a pre-existing medical condition.

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation representative Greg Alvarez said the TDLR was monitoring Vasquez's condition closely. If it takes a turn for the worse, Alvarez said the agency would investigate the incident further. "Sam was well qualified to fight," said Alvarez.

Alvarez said the TDLR ensured all of the regulations, licensing and safety checklists were adhered to but was reluctant to talk about the night Vasquez was critically injured.

Erickson, who has trained in and covered Texas MMA since 1997, also observed that "the cage was properly padded and reinforced; everything was inspected before the fights started, and there were no illegal moves or strikes. This is the frustrating part, in that there's no easy explanation, and we'll have to resign ourselves that sometimes unfortunate incidents result, even when everything is handled properly."