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[atj-lucko]

I am uploading them now and made a thread in the OFF-topic section cause I don't have enough rep points to post in the Vidz section.

Don't read if you below here, spoiler

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Randy talks about his next fight.
http://www.dailymotion.com/aurillia/...-and-ken_sport

Frank Trigg vs. Edwin Dewees

Just watched the fight and the winner by submission...Trigg I am not lying..

[maxp84z]

LMAO, I KNEW RANDY quit cus the Fedor fight didnt happen... I just knew it. IF the UFC wants to co promote we'll see Randy back in the Octagon.. I will pray to God, Allah and Jesus to make this happen.

[kc56]

Randy is arrogant. For him to say that Fah-door and he fighting is the way to determine the #1 HW in the world?

Get over it. You defended the belt once. One successful title defense in the last 6 years? That does not make you a legit argument for the top HW in the world. Get over yourself and your hype. I don't care to ever see Randy fight again. Just because he can sound polite and smile when he is being presumptuous and arrogant, doesn't mean he isn't. I wonder what Zuffa's legal team will have to say about Randy fighting in October.

[pa99fighter]

Originally Posted by atj-lucko

I am uploading them now and made a thread in the OFF-topic section cause I don't have enough rep points to post in the Vidz section.

Don't read if you below here, spoiler

************************************************** ***

Randy talks about his next fight.
http://www.dailymotion.com/aurillia/...-and-ken_sport

Frank Trigg vs. Edwin Dewees

Just watched the fight and the winner by submission...Trigg I am not lying..

why would u be lying. can you post the results. or can someone

[Diegonightmare]

Originally Posted by grapplerguy21

why would u be lying. can you post the results. or can someone

“Mayhem” Survives Kennedy, Trigg Submits Dewees at “HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon”
Posted by MMA Junkie on December 16, 2007 at 1:19 am ET

Tim Kennedy and Jason MillerDALLAS, Texas — It was supposed to be Jason Miller‘s (20-5) chance for redemption. Instead, it turned into near-disaster as Tim Kennedy (8-2) almost pulled out his second career victory over “Mayhem.“

The fight headlined Saturday’s “HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon” event, which took place in front of 6,754 spectators at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

When his original opponent Sean Salmon was forced off the card due to a medical suspension, Miller instead found himself pitted against Kennedy, an Army Special Forces soldier and International Fight League standout who just happened to have beaten him during an Extreme Challenge eight-man tournament back in 2003.

Miller, a top-ranked middleweight who recently signed a long-term deal with the upstart HDNet Fights organization, came out firing to start the fight, but Kennedy matched him punch for punch and kick for kick. However, while jockeying for position on their feet, Kennedy stuffed a body kick, scored a takedown, and eventually took Miller’s back. In the final minute of the round, Kennedy locked in a rear-naked choke that had his opponent gasping for breath, but Miller survived.

Kennedy reclaimed the position in the second round, but Miller escaped and soon took over control of the fight. While delivering a series of punches and forearms (elbows were not allowed in the event), Miller opened a deep gash on the bridge of Kennedy’s nose. As the ground assault continued through the second and third rounds, the fight was stopped twice so the cut could be checked. And despite a night of quick doctor’s stoppages, the fight was allowed to continue both times.

However, with the blood gushing and Kennedy wearing down, Miller took the final two rounds for the eventual unanimous-decision victory. All three judges had it 29-28 in the end.

“He’s a tough guy, and he had me in real trouble,” Miller said after the fight. “But I thank him for kicking my butt around for three rounds. It was a great fight… He’s a great opponent. I didn’t expect any less.“

In the night’s other main event, Frank Trigg (16-6) shocked even himself when he defeated fellow UFC veteran Edwin Dewees (34-11). He hasn’t so much surprised by the victory as much as the way it came.

Trigg, who was 10 years olden than Dewees (but owned 23 fewer fights), needed less than two minutes to secure a submission victory via kimura.

“Of all the ways I thought I could beat him, a submission victory was the last one on my mind,” Trigg said. “It seriously never crossed my mind.“

Dewees avoided the tap-out as long as possible — even giving the referee the thumbs up when it looked like the official might step in — but the torque eventually became too much. And at the 1:40 mark, Dewees finally surrendered.

Miller’s victory and Trigg’s win now sets up a likely rematch between the two fighters that will take place Feb. 15, the date of HDNet Fights’ next event.

Although it took him a round to warm up, Yves Edwards (31-13-1) found his stride in the second to score a submission victory over a resilient Alonzo Martinez (20-9).

Edwards, looking for his first back-to-back wins in two-and-a-half years, connected on a right hook that sent his opponent staggering to the mat. Edwards pounced on his dazed opponent and eventually took his back. From there, he softened up Martinez with a series of punches before sinking in a rear-naked choke.

Martinez continued to maneuver just enough to keep a small flow of air coming, but Edwards swiftly switched his arms to sink the choke in deeply in the second frame. Martinez was forced to tap out at 3:04 of the second round.

In the night’s most bizarre fight, Krzysztof Soszynski (13-8-1) picked up a victory over Robert Villegas (7-2). But Soszynski didn’t so much win the fight as Villegas gave it away.

After a solid first round that continually saw the fighter connect on leg kicks, Villegas refused to engage in the second. In fact, the fighter continually dropped to his back — even when strikes didn’t land.

With the fighter unwilling to engage, the referee halted the bout in the second round and awarded Soszynski the victory via disqualification.

As we reported during our initial play-by-play, a cornerman for Villegas initially told MMAjunkie.com that his fighter thought he had suffered a broken foot.

The news was confirmed in a post-fight press conference.

“I tried to check a kick, and it broke my foot,” Villegas said.

And as far as flopping to the mat?

“It’s the only way I was going to win,” he said. “I needed him in my guard. I was only going to win on the ground.“

Is it safe to assume Pete Spratt (17-10) is back? The former UFC fighter and recently down-on-his-luck fighter has rebounded from a three-fight skid with back-to-back victories, which included Saturday’s win over highly touted prospect Tristan Yunker (11-7)

Things started off poorly for Yunker and never got better. After failing to make weight on Friday and being forced to hand over 25 percent of his fight purse, Yunker was forced to the canvas early in the first round. Working from inside his opponent’s guard, Spratt threw a windmill shot that caught Yunker on the left eye. A subsequent punch only worsened the wound, and after a quick check, the doctor refused to let the fight continue.

Spratt, arguably the most popular fighter with the Texas crowd, earned the TKO victory at 1:38 of the round.

PRELIMINARY FIGHTS

* Persistence paid off for Cory Mahon (8-0), who weathered a storm from Chris Bowles (7-2) to keep his undefeated record intact. After spending nearly two rounds on his back, Bowles landed a series of jumping knees to the body, took his opponent’s back, and forced a tap-out from an arm-bar submission at 4:20 of the second round.

* After eating a series of leg kicks, Nissen Osterneck (5-0) forced a takedown, hopped into full mount, and rained down a barrage of punches that temporarily knocked Freddie Espiricueta (3-3) unconscious. He awoke long enough to verbally submit and to give the undefeated Osterneck a victory at 2:30 of the first round. The performance earned Osterneck fight-of-the-night honors from a fan vote, which earned him a $5,000 watch from HDNet Fights officials.

* Xtreme Couture fighter Jay White (2-5) made quick work of the outmatched Patrick Castillo (3-2). After securing a standing kimura, White forced his opponent to try to “front-flip” his way free. White held on, though, and forced the tap-out via arm bar just 50 seconds into the first round. Coach and UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture was the first in the cage to congratulate his fighter.

* Although the fight was scheduled for five three-minute rounds, Liam McCarty (7-4) needed three — and exactly three — to score a TKO of Jason House (7-5). In the final seconds of the third round, McCarty scored the takedown and landed a forearm strike that opened a deep gash near House’s eye. The doctor halted the bout between rounds.

* In the night’s opening round, Marcus Lanier (6-2) forced a tap-out in the final seconds of the second round. The arm bar was too deep, and Lee King (7-12-1) couldn’t wait for the round’s end. He tapped out with just two seconds remaining in the round.

FULL RESULTS

* Jason Miller def. Tim Kennedy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* Frank Trigg def. Edwin Dewees via submission (kimura) — Round 1, 1:40
* Yves Edwards def. Alonzo Martines via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 2, 3:04
* Krzysztof Soszynski def. Robert Villegas via DQ — Round 2, 3:15
* Pete Spratt def. Tristan Yunker via TKO (cut) — Round 1, 1:38
* Cory Mahon def. Chris Bowles via submission (arm bar) — Round 2, 4:20
* Nissen Osterneck def. Freddie Espiricueta via submission (strikes) — Round 1, 2:30
* Jay White def. Patrick Castillo via submission (arm bar) — Round 1, 0:50
* Liam McCarty def. Jason House via TKO (cut) — Round 3, 5:00
* Marcus Lanier def. Ray King via submission (arm bar) — Round 2, 2:58

http://mmajunkie.com/2007/12/16/mayh...kless-abandon/

[NixHex]

I don't understand them letting forearms, but not elbows. Seems like that line would get blurry quite a bit.

[Diegonightmare]

Originally Posted by g'nightXX

I don't understand them letting forearms, but not elbows. Seems like that line would get blurry quite a bit.

I was thinking the same thing.

Additionally, the "unified MMA rules" have really become the norm for North American MMA...don't know why they would choose to change it slightly. It's not that it's in Texas and Texas insisted on some special rules, because the UFC with their rules has already fought in Texas, this year in fact.

I'm going to make the guess that they feel that a really bloody fight is an obstacle to a wider appeal for MMA and that disallowing elbows is the single biggest change that would lead to less bloody fights. On which point, I'd agree with them.

[NixHex]

Originally Posted by Diegonightmare

I was thinking the same thing.

Additionally, the "unified MMA rules" have really become the norm for North American MMA...don't know why they would choose to change it slightly. It's not that it's in Texas and Texas insisted on some special rules, because the UFC with their rules has already fought in Texas, this year in fact.

I'm going to make the guess that they feel that a really bloody fight is an obstacle to a wider appeal for MMA and that disallowing elbows is the single biggest change that would lead to less bloody fights. On which point, I'd agree with them.

Judging by all the Dr. stoppages on this card, I don't know how successful they were if that was their goal lol.

[thebwit]

Originally Posted by g'nightXX

I don't understand them letting forearms, but not elbows. Seems like that line would get blurry quite a bit.

Elbows were allowed. Just drop elbows, not sweeping elbows or point elbow strikes. These strikes are designed to cut someone and not really inflict damage according to the HDNet guys. Drop elbows however are not (unless after you hit your elbow slides to the side of the guys face)

Also both Bas and Kenny on Inside MMA recently said they want to see all elbows go, but only if they allow knees to a downed opponent. They said at least then the stops would be legit. Actually Bas said "You will see a lot more knock outs" and then had a child like giggle and grin with how much he wants this to happen.

[jrube]

Man the announcing on HDNET FIGHTS SUCKS!!!! Those guys are absolutely horrible.... couldn't stand to watch the fights just having to listen to them..... I think I will call Mark Cuban and give him a piece of my mind......