Flashback Friday: Pride 14: Clash of the Titans Play-by-Play

Quick Results: Bout 1: Antonio Schembri def. Johil de Oliveira via Submission, Armbar (RD 1, 7:17) Bout 2: Daijiro Matsui def. Pele via Decision, Unanimous Bout 3: Chuck Liddell def. Guy Mezger via KO, Punch (RD 2, 0:21) Bout 4: Gary Goodridge def. Valentijn Overeem via Submission, Knee Strikes (RD 1, 2:39) Bout 5: Vitor … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Pride 14: Clash of the Titans Play-by-Play →

Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded

Heading to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, UFC held an event on May 4th, 2001, titled "Locked and Loaded." The card had two championship bouts, with newly crowned heavyweight champion Randy Couture headlining the card against Pedro Rizzo. Changes To The UFC Some small changes happened at UFC 31. For … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded →

Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Play-by-Play

Here's play-by-play of UFC 31: Locked and Loaded, which first happened on May 4th, 2001. A formal report of the event can be viewed here. Quick Results: Bout 1: Tony DeSouza def. Steve Berger via Decision, Unanimous Bout 2: BJ Penn def. Joey Gilbert via KO, Punches (RD 1, 4:57) Bout 3: Matt Lindland def. … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Play-by-Play →

Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course

The year is 2001, and Pride FC is back for another year of events. Starting their six-event year was "Collision Course." The event was the promotion's second appearance at the recently built Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and featured some of the big names in the promotion. The English broadcast featured commentary from Steven … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course →

Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course Play-by-Play

Kicking off their 2001 schedule, Pride FC returned to Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan for the second time, this time presenting Pride 13: Collision Course. The event included lots of the big names in the promotion at the time. Of all of them, the most important one was still clearly Kazushi Sakuraba, who was … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course Play-by-Play →

UFC Jacksonville: Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris Play-by-Play

Main eventing a Saturday night card, heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris clashed. Here's the highlights of the fight, which was scheduled for five rounds. Live coverage of the entire card can be seen here. Bout 11: Alistair Overeem (45-18) vs. Walt Harris (13-7) (Heavyweight) After a slow minute or so, a combination of hooks … Continue reading UFC Jacksonville: Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris Play-by-Play →

UFC Jacksonville: Claudia Gadelha vs. Angela Hill Play-by-Play

In the co-main event slot of the evening, Claudia Gadelha fought strawweight Angela Hill. Here's how the battle went down. Live coverage of the entire card can be seen here. Bout 10: Claudia Gadelha (17-4) vs. Angela Hill (12-7) (Strawweight) After a few minutes of even striking to start the fight, Gadelha put Hill against … Continue reading UFC Jacksonville: Claudia Gadelha vs. Angela Hill Play-by-Play →

UFC Jacksonville: Edson Barboza vs. Dan Ige Play-by-Play

Moving down to featherweight, Edson Barboza faces Dan Ige on the main card of UFC Jacksonville. Here's how the three-round battle went. Live coverage of the entire card can be seen here. Bout 9: Edson Barboza (20-8) vs. Dan Ige (13-2) (Featherweight) Ige pressed forward with hooks to the head in the first minute. Barboza … Continue reading UFC Jacksonville: Edson Barboza vs. Dan Ige Play-by-Play →

UFC Jacksonville: Eryk Anders vs. Krzysztof Jotko Play-by-Play

Middleweights Eryk Anders and Krzysztof Jotko battled on the main card of UFC Jacksonville on Saturday. Here's how the competition went. Live coverage of the entire card can be seen here. Bout 8: Eryk Anders (13-4) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (21-4) (Middleweight) Neither fighter was connecting with much in the first minute of the fight. Anders … Continue reading UFC Jacksonville: Eryk Anders vs. Krzysztof Jotko Play-by-Play →

UFC Jacksonville: Song Yadong vs. Marlon Vera Play-by-Play

To start the main card, Song Yadong fought Marlon Vera in a featherweight matchup. Here's how it went. Live coverage of the entire card can be seen here. Bout 7: Song Yadong (15-4-1) vs. Marlon Vera (17-5-1) (Featherweight) Song was the much more active striker in the first few minutes, even if he wasn’t connecting … Continue reading UFC Jacksonville: Song Yadong vs. Marlon Vera Play-by-Play →