Video: Jens Pulver TKO's Coty Wheeler On Bantamweight Debut
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 14, 2011 1:00 PM EDT
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At 36 years of age, Jens Pulver made his first drop to bantamweight. The former UFC lightweight champion hasn't enjoyed much success these past few years, but last night, the former UFC lightweight champion had his hand raised once again. He knocked out WEC veteran, Coty Wheeler on the second round of the co-headlining bout of MMA Fight Pit: Genesis.
After losing 6 straight fights at one point, 'Lil Evil' is having a pretty decent year so far. He definitely isn't the same fighter he was during his prime, but this successful 135 lb. debut now puts him with 3 wins on his past 4 fights.
Check out footage of the fight below:
UFC veterans Junie Browning, Jamie Yager, Razak Al-Hassan, and Houston Alexander also competed on the MMA Fight Pit: Genesis card. Check out the fight videos after the jump.
Junie Browning vs Jacob Clark:
Houston Alexander vs Razak Al-Hassan
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someone watch and post the result please, I’m lazy
by the guy with the big nose on Aug 14, 2011 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
SPOILERS
-Jens Pulver def. Coty Wheeler via TKO (strikes) Rd. 2
-Jacob Clark def. Junie Browning via TKO (strikes) Rd. 1
-Jamie Yager def. Willie Parks via Submission (guillotine) Rd. 2
-Houston Alexander def. Razak Al-Hassan via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) Rd. 2
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by flyingkneetoface on Aug 14, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Jens is one of the most sincere people in the sport, warms the heart to see him back in the saddle.
by sheikybaby on Aug 14, 2011 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
jens looked good at bw
dont know how good this ox guy is, but i think jens will do well at this weight class
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Ox fought for the WEC as recently as 2010. Despite a meager 1-3 record, he was only finished once, by Ian McCall in 2007. Both Will Campuzano and Charlie Valencia took him to a decision. Also his sole win in the WEC came via flying armbar.
Not a world beater by any standard, but a solid win for Pulver in his BW debut
That's the fight I remember him most for.
Shit was wild.
Learn JiuJitsu.
Always looking for that new danger.
That standup in the Browning fight was one of the worst I've ever seen
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He looked like he'd learned some new tricks from Bravo
But he also looked fat, slow and unmotivated. Wonder if anyone can knock some sense into him. He clearly didn’t care that he lost, too.
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by Charles Awad on Aug 14, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait…Browning missed weight by 7 lbs? I thought he looked pretty heavy..but damn.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Aug 14, 2011 1:27 PM EDT reply actions
yea he didnt look good
once the ref gave that terrible standup it looks like junie just quit
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
He attempted to cut an absurd 25 pounds Friday and failed. After the loss his corner told him " I told you Junie you can’t be doing this shit, you can’t just start training two weeks before a fight" no joke
by PML on Aug 14, 2011 3:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Unless there was some unseen injury, the Browning fight looked like a dive. He ended up on bottom after going for a bad takedown attempt and pulling guard as a result. He then kicked up his legs making it easy to be passed. Then as soon as he was in side mount he basically just turtled up and quit. I didn’t see a punch hit that would have caused that reaction.
But idk, maybe one of his eyes was messed up or something
Junie tapping to strikes?
Agreed that the standup was atrocious. Especially with how high level that Jitz battle was.
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No dive, Junie out of shape. And Jacob is a very dangerous kid to fight out of Floyd Swords camp
by PML on Aug 14, 2011 3:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I wish he’d take a break from fighting and straighten out his life or whatever. He’s clearly just showing up for a paycheck, and he has not looked good in the cage since being on TUF. I don’t think he trains for his fights anymore, which is a bummer because around the time of his release from the UFC Shawn Tompkins was being hugely supportive of him. I wonder what came of that
The whole card was...interesting
Multiple people missing weight, Junie Browning tapping to strikes, questionable refereeing, Al-Hassan couldn’t continue due to a broken finger after poking Alexander’s eye.
Good times.
Al-Hassan couldn’t continue due to a broken finger after poking Alexander’s eye.
haha. funny.
by the guy with the big nose on Aug 14, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Only Browning missed weight so not multiple people
by PML on Aug 14, 2011 3:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Good for Jens
He’s not getting KO’d, all his losses are by sub, so it’s not like his brains are getting scrambled (like Wand :( ) plus he’s got a nice little streak going. If he can keep this up, I’d be willing to bet we see Jens on a Bellator SUPERFIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! against some young prospect.
Let him fight.
Learn JiuJitsu.
Always looking for that new danger.
He may not be getting KO’d, but he’s gotten rocked in several of those submission loses. I think both Garijo and Davidson rocked him before tapping him out
You hit my eye?
I break your finger.
Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.
ox wheeler just gave up
what up with that?
by heymanhowsitgoing on Aug 14, 2011 2:42 PM EDT reply actions
He was borderline out on his feet
I wouldn’t call it giving up, he hung on for awhile despite being battered silly.
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by Charles Awad on Aug 14, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Jens has dynamite in his hands and he was dazed and rocked. He would never give up
by PML on Aug 14, 2011 4:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
not saying i wouldn’t have reacted the same way, but guys have come back from much worse punishment to win. he didn’t try to counterstrike, didn’t shoot, nothing. just backpedaled. dude’s heart is suspect.
by heymanhowsitgoing on Aug 14, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
It wasn’t the ref, these fighters need to learn to keep fighting until the ref pulls you off. You can’t assume you’ve won.
by stinkinburrows on Aug 14, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
MMA Fight Pit wasnt as bad as I thought it would be
The ref in the Pulver fight was slow no bueno
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junie wtf happened to him?
you can’t train eating big macs homie.
the ref for the pulver fight doesn’t know how to protect the fighter. he let it keep going in the first round good job ref. the second round come on man how many times you want ox to hit the mat. when jens knocked him down he is looking at jens and not ox. ref pay attention to the hurt fighter
For those who didn't watch the fight
Yager looked like complete shit. Got manhandled before the wrestler he was fighting jumped into a guillotine.
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also he still has not fixed his striking defense
when it gets into punching range he is messed up if he can’t create space
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by OleksiyPecherovsHomeboy on Aug 14, 2011 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
solid fights
Good to see
Jamie Yager win over dominat wrestler
Good to see Jens get the KO even thou it was odd
also go Houston!
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