This is a re-post of Smoogy's Wide World of MMA series that is posted on both the UG and on MMANews.com forums. He has given me permission to continue posting this great series of GIFs for the BloodyElbow.com Community.

We've reached the six month mark!

Congrats to Tyler Toner for being the second fighter, along with Jesse Taylor, to make the 3-0 mark in WWoMMA. Hopefully he will also make the jump to some big MMA fights soon, in addition to his upcoming Shootboxing gig.

In a nutshell, Wide World of MMA, or WWoMMA, is designed as a way to shine a light on great MMA action happening outside the "major" promotions. Any televised or videotaped fight from the last month is considered, with a focus on hot prospects, notable names, plus spectacular knockout or submission finishes.

August 2009 Awards:

Best Knockout: Ryosuke Komori

Best Submission: Jin-hyung Kim (Armbar)

Best Fight: Daisuke Nakamura vs. Ferrid Kheder


WIDE WORLD OF MMA - August 2009

Sengoku Gold Cup Finals SK
July 22nd, Soul Gym, Seoul, South Korea

Ki-hyun Kim def. Sung-hyun Yoon via KO (Punch) R1


Jin-hyung Kim def. Kishi Takayuki via Submission (Armbar) R1


Shin-hyuk Kang def. Jae-hyun So via KO (Stomps) R1


Ring of Fire 35 - Summer Brawl
August 1, 2009, Broomfield Event Center, Broomfield, Colo.

Tyler Toner (9-1) def. Fabio Serrao (1-2) via Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00


Eddie Pelczynski (7-4) def. Justin Salas (3-3) via TKO (Punches) R1 0:09



Sengoku Gold Cup Finals Japan
August 2, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Shigeki Osawa (3-0) def. Toru Harai (6-3) via TKO (Punches) R1 4:24


Ryosuke Komori (4-1) def. Takeshi Numajiri (1-2) via TKO (Punch) R1 3:25


Pancrase - Changing Tour 4
August 8, Differ Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan

Maximo Blanco (3-2-1-1) def. Katsuya Inoue (18-7-4) via TKO (Punches) R2 4:38


Koji Oishi (19-8-6) def. Felipe Olivieri (5-2-0-1) via Decision (Majority) R2 5:00


Freestyle Cage Fighting
August 8, Million Dollar Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Aron Lofton (7-2) def. Brian Imes (3-2) via Submission (Kneebar) R1 1:33


David Heath (12-5) def. Wayne Cole (14-12) via KO (Punch) R2 2:42


King Of The Cage - Thunderstruck
August 15, Comcast Arena, Everett, Wash.

Tim Boetsch (9-3) def. Aaron Stark (9-5) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) R2 1:18


Demetrious Johnson (2-0) def. Franz Mendez (3-9) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R1 4:38


Art of Fighting IV
August 22, The Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla.

Seth Petruzelli (11-4) def. Chris Baten (5-5) via KO (Punches) R1 2:23


M-1 - Breakthrough
August 28, Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Mo.

Muhammed Lawal (5-0) def. Mark Kerr (15-11) via TKO (Punches) R1 0:25


Daisuke Nakamura (20-10) def. Ferrid Kheder (13-5) via Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00