Your Saturday Night MMA Options

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 5:46 PM EDT in MMA News

The MMA fan's cup runneth over tonight with three live regional shows to choose from:

Option 1: UWC 6: Capital Punishment from Fairfax, VA
streaming live on Sherdog.com at 6PM EST

My top pick for the evening (and hey, disclosure: I'm not an employee of the UWC). This is easily the most star-loaded (or at least prospect-loaded) card going tonight, with highly-touted UWC 135-pound champ Mike Easton (6-1) defending his newly-won strap against Josh "Taz" Ferguson in the main event, and the ever-controversial TUF alum War Machine (7-2) going against local standout Reshad Woods (4-1), whose five fights have not left the first round. As always, our own editor-in-chief Luke Thomas will be doing color commentary for the local broadcast and Sherdog stream; he'll also be updating the Bloody Elbow Twitter account live from cageside with results and pictures. Full fight card here.

Option 2: XFC 8: Regional Conflict from Knoxville, TN
live on HDNet at 9PM ET

Florida's homegrown success story, Xtreme Fighting Championships, makes its HDNet debut tonight with a card eminating from the University of Tennessee's Thompson-Boiling Arena. The main event is a featherweight title fight between Jarrod Card (7-3-1) and undefeated Bruce "The Noose" Connors (6-0), but even more entertaining will be the 205-pound bout between former Volunteers defensive end Ovince St-Preux (1-2) and debuting Floridian Ombey Mobley (4-0 amateur). Also watch out for the big boys in the heavyweight tilt between Christopher Barnett (0-0) and Jonathan Ivey (27-37), best known as the man who once dropped a "People's Elbow" in an MMA bout. Full card here.

Option 3: The Patriot Act 2 from Columbia, MO
streaming live on Purefight.org at 8PM ET

This card was supposed to feature Jeff Monson's fourth fight in five weeks, but that bout has apparently fallen through. No worries, though: former NCAA wrestling beast turned MMA prospect Ben "Funky" Askren (1-0) will now fight in the main event against Mitchell Harris (1-3). Since Askren is the only reason I have (or need) for checking this show out, I'll let BE member snet tim expound further:

Also fighting tonight is ATTs Lucas Lopes against CJ Fernandes. Lopes (8-8) has a strong background in Muay Thai and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu, I am excited to see him fight tonight. Fernandes has more experience with a record of 14-8-3, but I'm still going to go for Lopes to pull out the W.

Feel free to use this post as a discussion point for any of the three cards, and have a kick-ass Saturday night.

Poll

What will you be watching tonight?

UWC 6 on Sherdog.com

51 votes

The Patriot Act 2 on Purefight.org

8 votes

XFC 8 on HDNet

39 votes

I'll be switching back and forth

24 votes

none

149 votes

271 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Is there footage of this People’s Elbow you speak of?

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 25, 2009 5:51 PM EDT reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzk66VwinCc

Around the 4:50 mark.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

That was hilarious.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 25, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Ive streamed XFC events before and its usually pretty lackluster

could barely tell what was going on

from the forest itself comes the handle for the axe

by troy145 on Apr 25, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

Kyle Maynard is on as well.

Plus my boys Chris Lozano and Kenny Jackson are fighting on a NAAFS card in Akron (http://www.naafs.tv). Lozano’s opponent is 3-0 ammy in what should be Chris’s last amateur bout.

by penxv on Apr 25, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

Oh yeah, how could I forget...

I guess I ruled out getting to see the Kyle Maynard fight live as an option when I found out it was $14.95 for the online stream.

But if anyone is interested: http://www.kylemaynardfight.com/

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh crap, I just realized you were talking about stuff you could watch for free from anywhere.

by penxv on Apr 25, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought about going an watching the event live

then i remembered, ‘oh crap, i dont have a car’

from the forest itself comes the handle for the axe

by troy145 on Apr 25, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Sherdog stream hasn't started, but Luke's got the Twitter going...

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 6:11 PM EDT reply actions

This ultimate warrior voice is making me nervous.

I will play my game beneath the spin light.
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by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 25, 2009 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

It sounds like the real Ultimate Warrior.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Here it comes again.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 25, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

This Ultimate Warrior intro is very cool.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 25, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions

Flames @ Blackhawks

Keep firing Assholes!
Akiyama is the Japanese word for Sexify.

by Ubernoober on Apr 25, 2009 6:23 PM EDT reply actions

Okay, UWC starting for real now.

If you copy this URL into Windows Media Player, you don’t have to watch it in the tiny Sherbox.

I must say: it strikes me as odd that an MMA fan reading Bloody Elbow on a Saturday night would choose the “none” option in the poll. (Unless you have an NHL/NBA team in the playoffs or are watching Froch-Taylor, obv.)

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

Uh, there’s no link there.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 25, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Weird...

mms://metroteleproductions.wmlive.internapcdn.net/live_metroteleproductions_vitalstream_com_livestream

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 25, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Look at this dapper motherfucker...

Go get ’em, Luke!

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Matt Brown in a suit?!?

Keep firing Assholes!
Akiyama is the Japanese word for Sexify.

by Ubernoober on Apr 25, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

If you get anything on that, your dad is going to kill you

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 25, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Needs Moar Tangerine.

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."

-Lao Tzu

by RoyalB on Apr 25, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions

This McCray dude is fighting my teammate Brian Rogers next month at that Shine MMA show.

by penxv on Apr 25, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions

Good luck to him! McCray looks scary.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Brian will do fine.

by penxv on Apr 25, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Anyone else’s stream really gappy?

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 25, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

The audio was cutting in and out at first but mine’s good now.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions

My audio’s good, but the video is choppy.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 25, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Merc’d.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 25, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

Two fights down, two beatdowns for Team Lloyd Irvin.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions

the first guy was allowed to talk about getting a beer over by the hooters girls…this guy was damn near pushed out of the ring

by soadtrails on Apr 25, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Keep firing Assholes!
Akiyama is the Japanese word for Sexify.

by Ubernoober on Apr 25, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Carmacho Vs Jones is pretty good

Keep firing Assholes!
Akiyama is the Japanese word for Sexify.

by Ubernoober on Apr 25, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions

anyone else lose the feed to UWC?

by soadtrails on Apr 25, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions

got it back

by soadtrails on Apr 25, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

now i just lost it.

by Tonley on Apr 25, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

i closed it, then reloaded the URL...popped right back up

by soadtrails on Apr 25, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks…now it works.

by Tonley on Apr 25, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

That was weird

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 25, 2009 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

I heard an air horn twice then I heard a bell but the time never ran out.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 25, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions

yawn

by soadtrails on Apr 25, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

anyone else sick of hearing about his injury and surgery?

by soadtrails on Apr 25, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions

Damn…every time I play the stream in VLC, it keeps starting and stopping.

by Tonley on Apr 25, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

I’m using WMP, done ok so far except for that one time

by soadtrails on Apr 25, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions

Back.

I stepped out for a tasty steak and only missed one fight. Schweet.

XFC starting over on HDNet now…

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

Josh Ferguson looks like a really skinny Mach Sakurai

by Tonley on Apr 25, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

This intermission is losing a lot of viewers of the stream for sure. I nearly left for the gym after that fucking pizza commercial. I am getting my bag together now.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 25, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

Wow!! Dantibo with the Headkick!

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 25, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions

Link

Here is the link that DID work for me in Media Player

http://metroteleproductions.wmlive.internapcdn.net/live_metroteleproductions_vitalstream_com_livestream

by Thunder Lips on Apr 25, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

Woah.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 25, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

Not going well for the locals in the big fights so far.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder if any of the Germans on 99 will be any good.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 25, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions

If my stream was a person I would punch it in the face.

by Tonley on Apr 25, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

there needs to be a froth vs taylor option on the poll…..shits on all 3 of those regional cards the only two fighters id ever care to watch are mike easton and war machine!

by marcianoMMA on Apr 25, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

Live play-by-play for the Kyle Maynard fight:

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f61/kyle-maynard-event-auburn-fight-night-play-play-thread-966712/

Visit Sherdog forums at your own risk.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

ive been banned multiple times for crap reasons

and i look at the rest of the forums, especially the Heavies which I never visited, and I just think…. wow wtf

from the forest itself comes the handle for the axe

by troy145 on Apr 25, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Lloyd Irvin’s a busy guy…

by Tonley on Apr 25, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds like Froch-Taylor was crazy.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

XFC is thankfully free of Lloyd Irvin infomercialism. On the other hand, the main event is Jarrod bloody Card.

by smoogy on Apr 25, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions

Did you see the fight? I thought Jarrod Card fought beautifully. No homo.

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that was surprisingly good. Connors was all messed up afterwards though, damn.

by smoogy on Apr 26, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Sherdog posters claim

Maynard lost 30-27 on all cards.

Creator of the FightMatrix rating system.

by JCS_FM on Apr 25, 2009 11:54 PM EDT reply actions

Shockingly, the world did not explode and MMA is not outlawed in America now.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 25, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions

XFC was

Pretty damn good actually. Good shit, HDNet!

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 25, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions

GREAT main event. I wanna watch it again because I was half trying to pay attention to the Maynard-Fry play-by-play.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 26, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

It was, those guys have a ton of heart. I was kinda bummed out because there was no MMA (or so I thought) this weekend. I knew there was Boxing on HBO and UWC but I didn’t want to see any of those. Then luckily I logged in here and saw this pst :) FTW! I caught Pac/Hatton 24/7 (which was awesome, again) and then turned my to my DVR playlist which was recording the XFC. Bummer they didnt have a bigger turn out. It’s like cool stuff was happening in each fight. Crazy moves, comebacks and submissions!

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 26, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

AND, Bobby Lashley was up in that mother too! That guys getting fights left and right!

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 26, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

You don’t see too many calf slicers… but that dude that got caught was pretty green on the ground. The fight where that Wood kid won and the main event were both great. And Guy Mezger is really good behind the mic as well. A little overly critical in spots but he is way better than Mir. Way better.

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed on all of that.

by Razreshat on Apr 26, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Ben Askren def. Mitchell Harris via Submission (Arm Triangle) R1

by Chris Nelson on Apr 26, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions

Good to see some submissions from Askrean

I guess weve always kinda known he’s had it in him

from the forest itself comes the handle for the axe

by troy145 on Apr 26, 2009 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Anyone else watching boxing?

Is Froch the favorite over Taylor?

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 26, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions

Right before the fight Bodog had it:

Taylor -145
Froch +115

by Chris Nelson on Apr 26, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Uh Oh

Taylor came out to Tim Sylvia’s intro music

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 26, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions

And Froch comes out to 'We Will Rock You?'

Win.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 26, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Just got to say...

I just read the PBP for the Maynard fight. I have a sick sense of humor, I laugh at things that aren’t funny, and I piss alot of people off…but dude, I seriously feel for Kyle Maynard. That man fought to the best of his ability, and deserved to be in the ring, if just for this one time. Yeah he couldn’t get liscensed, the poor guy couldn’t even wear fucking gloves, but he still fought, and he deserves alot more respect than a great many people walking on two legs. He dosen’t need to prove anything more, and for the sake of the integrity of MMA, I do hope this is his only fight…but damn, for a guy that could go through what he’s been through, imagine what he could have done with 4 limbs…

by Kaleb Kelchner on Apr 26, 2009 12:42 AM EDT reply actions

Couldn’t wear gloves = couldn’t strike, making this tragicomedy even more tragilarious.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 26, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Its neither tragic or a comedy

by EazyEismydad on Apr 26, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Then why didn’t any athletic commission on Earth sanction it?

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 26, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Because the athletic commissions cant really justify their existence if they let a guy like him fight.

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Athletic commissions are not infallible. He survived basically unharmed. I really doubt any opponent he was booked with would go in there with the intention of doing any more than edging out a decision.

And who knows, he could have shocked everyone and been for real. Then this would be one of the most inspirational stories in years, and it still is just because he went through with it and people believed in him enough to let him try.

If you really see this as funny or tragic, rather than something beautiful, then you are really missing the point.

by EazyEismydad on Apr 26, 2009 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Correct. Kyle Maynard is an impressive dude. Don’t feel bad for him. That little fucker was talking trash about my style before I fought Rory Singer. Am I the only one happy that he lost?

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Wait you fought Rory Singer and Kyle Maynard was talking trash about you before it? Who are you and what was Maynard doing there?

by EazyEismydad on Apr 26, 2009 2:51 AM EDT up reply actions

i'm this guy

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions

crap. I meant to embed this… http://revver.com/video/234821/matt-masterson-vs-rory-singer-conclusion/

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Why haven’t you fought in 2 years?

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 26, 2009 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions

I was having trouble getting opponents. Then I had the rug pulled out from under me on 2 fights by Brian Ebersole… who I absolutely would love to fight. One in the IFL against Alex Schonauer and one in Australia against some other UFC vet, I forget his name. Then I blew out my shoulder sparring with Rogers and had it repaired the day before thanksgiving (repaired labrum and torn subscapularis muscle… double whammy).

I’ve been rehabbing and I just recently threw my first punch on a live opponent last night. It was my little brother Phil and it was his birthday. Happy birthday Phil… grow the fuck up!

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 3:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Shitty deal. Good luck in your future endevours.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Apr 26, 2009 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions

The funny thing is… Forrest Petz, a guy who I have always looked up to in the sport, told me when I was new to it that Brian Ebersole was talking a bunch of trash on him because he was a little bit wild. That any wrestler would get a sure win over him.

And sure enough…

Fucking bitch was just scared of him.

by penxv on Apr 26, 2009 3:59 AM EDT up reply actions

So I don’t get it. Why was Maynard talking trash on you?

by EazyEismydad on Apr 26, 2009 7:10 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m just going to assume you’re Yushin Okami.

by Jahbulon on Apr 26, 2009 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Huh?

Creator of the FightMatrix rating system.

by JCS_FM on Apr 26, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

I was ambivalent about him fighting at first, but after some people acted offended at the very idea that a disabled person would try to compete with someone who isn’t disabled, I became glad that he got his chance.

by Jahbulon on Apr 26, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions