Askren, Woodley and co. show Tiger-style home in MMA wrestling

Although there is no official programme of the feeder for MMA, wrestling College has produced a steady stream of top-notch fighters. Oklahoma State University, Arizona State University and the Ohio State University have a reputation for putting out some of the best fighters in the country.

Looking at the recent success in both MMA and wrestling, it seems as if the next wave of fighters will be from the University of Missouri.

Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley and Michael Chandler are some of the most exciting prospects of MMA. 2009 NCAA Division I heavy champ Mark Ellis is training with the American Academy of kickboxing.j.p.Reese, a grad 2004, recently won his MMA debut.

"After J.P. won his battle, he texted me and said," Missouri Tigers, still undefeated, "" Cagewriter Askren said in a recent interview.

Askren is 6-0 and recently won the tournament welterweight Bellator. as one of the top up-and the Strikeforce welterweights, Woodley has seven victories. Chandler is 3-0 and heads turn with his win in less than a minute at Strikeforce: heavy artillery in St. Louis.

After the success at Mizzou, Ellis not have too much trouble to decide to make the jump to MMA.It was his last match in March, and a few hours after he earned all-American status, said that he intends to combat.

"I like. I am a fan.I think I can be successful at it, "Ellis said Cagewriter."The motivation factor is also that there is no money involved. not that it's the only thing that is important, but if all else fails, there's something to hunt to be".

After becoming champion of wrestling before Missouri, Askren not start fighting fairly quickly. first, he chased Olympic glory and competed for the u.s. to Beijing in freestyle wrestling.

Now, he is going after welterweight title of Bellator. the only thing standing between him and the belt is welterweight champion of Bellator, Lyman Good. Askren expects to face well sometime in October.

Missouri wrestling was a doormat for much of the 1990s, until the current head coach Brian Smith has been hired. resulted in Woodley and Reese, who helped build the foundations for a good program. Askren and Ellis (and younger brother of ben, max) followed, and became the first samples of the school.

Askren says that his base of wrestling is what helps him every day as a fighter.

"Obviously, we are all very successful wrestlers, and will probably be of mixed martial artists success because we are working hard and we had a good foundation."

Ellis, who has not yet signed up for a promotion, it is considered that the way he fought at Mizzou will help when he first steps foot in a cage.

"The way we have lottati, get after it, score points, that type offensive of wrestling".

The type of wrestling which will keep the Tigers undefeated.

(Editor's Note: Yes, I went to Missouri.)

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"I'm just a fart mental be back on top" says Buentello

The career of Paul Buentello wavy takes another turn this weekend in Southern California. Now back down to "minor" ones, Buentello faces another guy who is trying to recapture the results of its first in former UFC champion Tim Sylvia. Both big men are treated with the same problems of motivation and management of fighting mentally. Sylvia probably won't admit that he lost a bit of fire and that walk around 300-plus pounds is hurting his career, but you have its Buentello gaffes.

"I never realized how behind are mentally in this fighting game," said fighthubtv.com Buentello (mark 2: 31). "My heart, I have the skills, but only that something just to check my mind over my body. Because once my body gets tired, don't check just my mind what my body wants to do. enters the cardio and stop."

Buentello (28-12, 3-3 UFC) meets Sylvia (26-6, 4-10 UFC) Saturday night in the main event of the "War on land" in Irvine, California.

At the end of 2009, Buentello scored new lease on life. He got out of his deal with Strikeforce and after three years of absence from the UFC was brought him back.But the 36-year-old failed to seize the opportunity.He gassed in a slugfest against Stefan Struve UFC 107 and then mentally broken a loss against Cheick Kongo in March at UFC on versus 1.Shortly after, he was dumped by promotion. behold, when gentlemen fighter and trainer, Antonio McKee intervened. actually, has done more than step. He has pressed Buentello and its management to allow him to try to correct the slugger 250-pound.

"He was telling my manager, which I am just a fart mental away from being on top, again," said Buentello.

It comes to playing to its strengths.

"Hit me very hard and are fast to my size," said Buentello. "If you let go of my hands, anything is possible.And that is the problem that I had the last couple of fights, not going in there with the mental hardness ".

McKee, who works out of The Body Shop in Lakewood, California, agrees that it's all in your head of Buentello.

"If Paul goes out there and hesitates, could be a short night for Paul McKee," said. "But I don't see [Sylvia] knocking out Paul. Paul has a Chin hard, he hits hard and I wouldn't be surprised if he knocked Tim with a jab ".

That is probably a stroke but Buentello have the advantage of speed. frankly, who knows what kind of shape Sylvia will. Last fought and won against World champ Strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski. Few fights before they suffered losses fast Ray Mercer and Fedor Emelianenko.

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Bellator fighting Aguilar has not yet said MOM, she fights

 

Nobody is going to toughness of issue Jessica Aguilar. Well, except when it is faced with his mother and telling her what you do for a living. That's right Aguilar (right), you'll be characterized Thursday night on national television during Bellator Fighting Championships 24, still not told the mother that she fights in a cage.

From South Florida Sun Sentinel:

"My mom is very old fashioned, then I don't think she would like too," said Aguilar. "My dream just I'm living now and enjoying it and nobody is going to take that from me. There will be a time when she needs to find out, but now is so that it stands and as soon as I'm living my dream. "

Aguilar says her mom's reluctance to support the aspirations of its sport goes around the Back to his childhood, when she wasn't happy about her daughter play softball or football is.

From Miami Herald, of 2 June:

"My mother is very old style," said Aguilar. "She believes that women should be home and Cook, clean, get a paperwork. Would you be happy if he found out that get hit and fist other girls in my face. "

Update: it was a successful night for Aguilar. She took Alvarez is little more than four minutes. Aguilar, scored his opponent to the mat soon and patiently worked through a series of dominant positions on the ground before she finally latched on an arm-triangle choke forcing Alvarez to tap.  

Aguilar was able to maintain its mixed martial arts career a secret because her mother lives in Houston and all but two of his struggles pro took place in Florida.MOM is not alone in the dark.

"My [two elderly] brothers think The fight in the gym, small fights," Aguilar said."But they don't know that the greatness of what I do."

Aguilar knows that the day will come when you have to spill the beans.

"This is what I'm waiting for," said Aguilar. "They will find when they need to find out.This is something I love; a large part of my life. When I make it great that you will discover, and if not, then it is just my adventure. "

Mother of Aguilar must be a strong-willed woman because it sounds like the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.The fighter MMA 28-year-old was on the outside looking when Bellator was first putting together a tournament eight-woman to 115 pounds.Aguilar wasn't about to miss the opportunity to tackle some of the world's best and potentially appear multiple times on Fox Sports Net.

"I think you could say that he did call out," said Aguilar.

She fights off the American Top Team, in South Florida so did certain that his presence was noticed during Bellator 21 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood.Went to the weigh hoping to talk to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney and then searched him again on the night of the fight.

"It is not going to come and get you, you have to go to do it," Aguilar said. "If you want to, go for it.I wanted to be in the tournament and I had to do what I had to do to go and do it ".

Aguilar (8-3) overlooks Lynn Alvarez (5-1). the biggest draw female on paper is undoubtedly Megumi Fujii. She is a familiar name with hardcores which some argue that she's the best female fighter on the planet, non-Christian "Cyborg" Santos. don't blink because the struggle Fujii might be over quickly. She is facing a fill-in last second with only three pro fights under his belt.

Rebney is excited knowing that he can have a future star in underpromoted Fujii (20-0). From the Sun Sentinel:

"I'm not much for a lot of hyperbole," Rebney said, "but I think there is a good argument that can be made that the woman who won this tournament, if it's Jessica Aguilar or Fujii or anyone it is, it can call itself the best pound for pound woman on Earth."

There are several fights male TV tab as well. Hector Lombard (26-2-1), ranking No. 21 to Middleweight in Survey USA Today/Bloody elbow battles Herbert Goodman (15-8-1). Goodman, a former Green Bay Packers running back, fell short of getting a place on the 10th season of "The Ultimate Fighter".

Bellator begins his heavyweight tournament with UFC and Cage Rage veteran Neil Grove (8-2, 0-1 UFC), assuming a fellow UFC-veterinarian in Eddie Sanchez (UFC 12-3, 3-3).

Weigh in Bellator 24(Courtesy MMA Mania):

Television(FOX Sports Net 8 p.m. ET)
Hector Lombard (185.5 lbs) vs Herbert Goodman (183.5 lb)
Eddie Sanchez (244.5 lbs) vs Neil Grove (265 lbs)
Megumi Fujii (pounds 115.5) vs Carla Esparza (115.25 lbs)
Jessica Aguilar (113.5 lbs.) vs. Lynn Alvarez (114.5 lb)

Television not
Yves Edwards (154.5 lbs) vs Luis Palomino (154.5 lb)
Eric Luke (154.5 lbs) vs Farkhard Sharipov (144 pounds)
Brian Eckstein (182 135 lbs) vs Tulio Quintanilla (135.5 lb)

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Chokes, KOs and bloody faces: exclusive photos of 117 UFC

Check out exclusive Cagewriter Gallery with pictures taken by Tracy Lee to 117 UFC. Look out for triangle choke of Anderson Silva, punish strikes Junior Dos Santos to belly Roy Nelson and Clay Guide showing what a fighter is supposed to look like after a victory.

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Criss Angel is a better power puncher by Georges St. Pierre

Georges St. Pierre appeared on "Freak of Criss Angel mind" and tried to beat the magician (illusions!) on a game of punch. Extract the first two minutes to see better-for-pound fighter pounds the world lose Criss Angel in a boxing arcade game.

You can continue to watch to see Criss Angel understand which GSP is thinking.What's on the minds of GSP? you can spend five minutes to watch the whole thing, or you can think about what GSP for live and figure it out.

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Bellator opens the season three impressive victories by Fujii, Lombard

Third season of Bellator began in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday evening with action in the women's heavyweight and tournaments, as well as a non-title Bout for the average sample.

Without doubt the world's best female fighter, Megumi Fujii won with a presentation of the second round. Carla Esparza took the fight on short term and hung with Fujji for most of the first round, corresponding Fujii punch-to-punch. Fujii grabbed a hold tep late in the first round, but couldn't finish.She has not taken up in the second round, using his grappling smooth to grab an armbar out of nowhere. Esparza was forced to tap at 0: 57, giving Fujii the attack.

"Mega-Megu" that not only moves to the semifinal round of the tournament female Bellator 115-pound, but she also gives an unprecedented 21 straight victory.

Jessica Aguilar, who still hasn't told the mother that she is a fighter, came away with a victory and a spot in the semifinals. Aguilar used grappling exceptional control Lynn Alvarez, you finish off with an arm-triangle at 4: 01 in the first round.

In the first fight of torneo Bellator heavyweights, Neil Grove TKOed Eddie Sanchez in just 1: 32. Grove demolished Sanchez early and beats on his head. twice, fruitlessly tried to armbars Sanchez, but Grove maneuvered out and returned to her feet to beat on Sanchez more easily.With his left eye swollen almost closed, Sanchez had trouble getting back to her feet.The referee asked if he could continue When Sanchez Sanchez. asked for a minute, the referee stopped the fight.

Sample medium Lombardo Hector took on Whisper Goodman, a former NFL running back, in a non-title fight. It wouldn't have mattered if the attack is scheduled to go five rounds, as Lombardo has knocked Goodman in 38 seconds.Lombard came out swinging and overwhelmed his opponent, throwing a final law that took Goodman.

After the attack, Lombard inexplicably called out heavyweight Josh Barnett, who was in firefights corner Fujii.

"I don't care how much weight you is," said Lombardo, a player of Olympic judo to Cuba. "Josh Barnett, come ".

In other news Bellator, promotion announced that the next attack to champion Eddie Alvarez is not required to Pat Curran, lightweight tournament champion, as expected. Curran suffered harm, so Roger Huerta will be closer to a non-title bout in October.

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Dos Santos cannot have the power to grasp the UFC belt

The fighting game is hard. Sometimes winning is not enough. In some environments, Jon Fitch has already taken his beating on the way who defeated Thiago Alves UFC to 117. Junior Dos Santos earned his shot at UFC title with his victory on Roy Nelson, but now that has some viewers to call into question its power.

JDS is now part of the growing debate over whether boys in the range of 240 pounds or smaller can thrive against the maximum weights that push the limit 265.

Dos Santos beat the snot out of Nelson, but he couldn't put it down. Give credit Nelson for malate have ability to take a beating or is Dos Santos short of power? If he can't take Nelson what happens when he addresses someone like Brock Lesnar or Shane Carwin?

On the bright side, stamina Dos Santos was very good.Most heavyweights that generate that many shots, possibly get tired.Nelson Dos Santos outlanded

Dos Santos dominated the whole fight, outlanding Nelson 130 to 38, with 78 of those shots being power punches. basis Compustrike, tried also 245 punches. This is impressive when aligned against the punch output of most heavy boxers. downwards, Dos Santos one-dimensional. Attempted only 14 kicks against a firm goal.

Kevin Iole of Yahoo checks in with his take on the chances of JDS sting, if the champ defends her title at 123 UFC.

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