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Archive for January 2007

January 26th, 2007

The Last Competitor in the Royal Rumble Is…Super Crazy?

Now I know there have been many moves in the past that the WWE has made that leave viewers thinking “What?!?!” but this may just take the cake. After announcing a flurry of competitors all at once and then slowly adding to the list as though they were hyping something the last and final competitor […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Results

Some of the early bouts have wrapped up at Fight Night 8 and here are the results so far:

Rich Clementi def. Ross Pointon - Submission (Rear Naked Choke - Second Round)
Din Thomas def. Clay Guida - Unanimous Decision
Ed Herman def. Chris Price - Submission (Armbar)
Josh Burkman def. Chad Reiner - Unanimous Decision
Nate Marquardt def. […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 TONIGHT

In case you haven’t been following the recent flurry of UFC related posts here at Jab and Grapple tonight is UFC Fight Night 8 live on Spike TV from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Here is the fight card for tonight:

Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon (TV)
Jake O’Brien vs. Heath Hearing (TV)
Hermes Franca vs. Spencer Fisher […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Rashad Evans

Born: Texas, USA
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
Age: 28
Height: 6 feet 4 inches
Weight: 250
Nickname: “The Texas Crazy Horse”
MMA Record: 26-11-1 (0-0 UFC)
Strengths: UFC Experience, takedowns, defense
Weaknesses: -
Rashad Evans will be a tough opponent for newcomer Sean Salmon and his experience may be tough to overcome. Rashad has great takedowns and takedown defense so if this match […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Sean Salmon

Born: Wisconsin, USA
Fighting out of: Columbus, Ohio
Age: -
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 205
Nickname: -
MMA Record: 9-1-0 (0-0 UFC)
Strengths: Takedowns, Strength
Weaknesses: Inexperiences
Rather than provide you a glimpse at Sean here at Jab and Grapple I highly recommend visiting UFC Junkie who, as one of his sponsorsm has been keeping great tabs on the MMA fighter and UFC newcomer. Keep […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Jake O’Brien

Born: Indiana, USA
Fighting out of: Indianapolis, Indiana
Age: 22
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
Weight: 230
Nickname: “Irish”
MMA Record: 9-0-0 (2-0 UFC)
Strengths: Great wrestler, ground and pound technique
Weaknesses: No losses in professional career, inexperience
O’Brien made his UFC debut at Fight Night 6 winning over Christophe Midoux after the ref stopped the bout. He continued his success in the octagon when he beat […]

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January 24th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Heath Herring

Born: Texas, USA
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
Age: 28
Height: 6 feet 4 inches
Weight: 250
Nickname: “The Texas Crazy Horse”
MMA Record: 26-11-1 (0-0 UFC)
Strengths: Big but agile, submissions
Weaknesses: Often falls victim to (T)KOs
Many remember Herring more for his one no contest rather than his 26 wins. In a new […]

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January 24th, 2007

Lashley Tops Test in Pre-Rumble Matchup

Bobby Lashley beat Test in last nights ECW main event in what was one of the most boring matches and pretty much takes everything away from the Royal Rumble match. I mean the match was expected after Test beat Lashley down after last weeks match but they could have at least waited to have the […]

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January 23rd, 2007

Helms, Khali Added to Rumble Roster

Gregory Helms and the Great Khali have both been added to the Royal Rumble bringing the total number of competitors to 29, one short of the 30 that will be in the match. Here is the list so far:
1. Shelton Benjamin
2. Chris Benoit
3. Carlito
4. Tommy Dreamer
5. Kenny Dykstra
6. Edge
7. Finlay
8. Ric Flair
9. Chavo Guerrero
10. Jeff Hardy
11. […]

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January 23rd, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Hermes Franca

Born: Brazil
Fighting out of: Jupiter, Florida
Age: 32
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight: 155
Nickname: None
MMA Record: 17-5-0 (4-2 UFC)
Strengths: Submissions
Weaknesses: Poor record if match goes to decision (1-4)
Hermes has UFC wins against Richard Crunkilton, Caol Uno, Joe Jordan, and Jamie Varner. His losses came against Yves Edwards and Josh […]

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