Jeremy’s Picks - WEC 47: Bowles vs Cruz

Champ Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz (for bantamweight title) – Jeremy’s pick: Bowles rd2 tko ref stoppage.

Joseph Benavidez vs. Miguel Torres – Jeremy’s pick: Torres, rd2 submission, guillotine choke.

Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez – Jeremy’s pick: Vazquez rd3 unanimous decision.

L.C. Davis vs. Deividas Taurosevicius – Jeremy’s pick: Davis rd3 split decision.

 

Karen Darabedyan vs. Bart Palaszewski - Jeremy’s pick: Darabedyan, rd3 unanimous decision.

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz

Location: Columbus, Ohio
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Broadcast: Versus

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

• Champ Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz (for bantamweight title)
• Joseph Benavidez vs. Miguel Torres
• Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez
• L.C. Davis vs. Deividas Taurosevicius
• Karen Darabedyan vs. Bart Palaszewski

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Chad George vs. Scott Jorgensen
• Erik Koch vs. Chad Mendes
• Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Pettis
• Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop
• Bendy Casimir vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Courtney Buck vs. Fredson Paixao

Team Ravenous getting ready to FIGHT!!!!

Team Ravenous is in the process of getting matched up for some MMA fights, this coming April in nearby Springfield Mass!!!! The National Amateur Fight League (NAFL) is planning an April 10, 2010, amateur MMA show at the Hippodrome in Springfield!! Matchmaker Jason Franklin has assured me he would get Team Ravenous fighters on the card. So save that date, and keep coming back for more updates, and find out who will be repp'ing western Mass MMA and Team Ravenous!!! Ticket and all other info coming soon!



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Jeremy’s Picks – UFC 110

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez – Jeremy’s pick: Nogueira rd3 submission rear naked choke.

 

Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva – Jeremy’s pick: Bisping rd3 unanimous decision.

George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Stevenson – Jeremy’s pick: Stevenson rd1 tko ref stoppage.

Ryan Bader vs. Keith Jardine – Jeremy’s pick: Bader rd3 unanimous decision.

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Anthony Perosh – Jeremy’s pick: Filipovic rd2 KO high kick.

UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez

Location: Sydney, Australia
Venue: Acer Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view (airs Saturday, Feb. 20, in North America)

MAIN CARD

• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez
• Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva
• George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Stevenson
• Ryan Bader vs. Keith Jardine
• Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Anthony Perosh

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
• Brian Foster vs. Chris Lytle
• C.B. Dollaway vs. Goran Reljic
• Igor Pokrajac vs. James Te Huna

Team Ravenous NAGA results

All in all, it was a successful day for team Ravenous. All four Team Ravenous competitors won each of their first matches. Jake and Joe both won by submission, Jake's being a rear naked choke, and Joe finished his opponent with an arm scissor choke. Chad and Sarah both went the distance in their first matches, out pointing and controlling their opponents to win decisions.

Unfortunately, all lost their next matches, and for three the day was over. However, Sarah had one more match to go. She fought for third place, and wasted no time in taking her opponent down, and eventually locked up a nice guillotine choke from the mount. Her opponent had no choice but to tap out, and Sarah was awarded the 3rd place medal!!

Everyone did extremely well for their first competition, and each gained valuable experience, that only can be achieved through competing at this level. The next NAGA tourney is at the end of May, and Team Ravenous will certainly be competing!

Check back for video's and more pictures to come.

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Jeremy’s Pick’s – UFC 109: Relentless

Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture – Jeremy’s pick: Couture rd 3 unanimous decision.

Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen – Jeremy’s pick: Marquardt rd 3 unanimous decision.

Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago – Jeremy’s pick: Swick rd 3 unanimous decision.

Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller – Jeremy’s pick: Maia rd2 submission, rear naked choke.

Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg – Jeremy’s pick: Trigg rd2 tko ref stoppage.

Team Ravenous grapplers competing Saturday at NAGA in Rhode Island.

(pictured top-Sarah Payant, middle-Jake Smith, bottom-Chad "The Python" Valencik)

This Saturday Feb. 6, 2010at the Twin Rivers Casino in Lincoln, RI, 4 members of Team Ravenous will compete (each for their 1st time) in a NAGA submission-grappling tournament. NAGA stands for North American Grappling Association, it’s one of the world’s largest tournaments of it’s kind.

Representing Team Ravenous will be Chad “The Python” Valencik (men’s novice 179lb division), Joe “Heartbreaker” Lacourse (also, men’s novice 179lb division), Sarah Payant (women’s novice 135lb division), and Jake Smith (men’s novice 149lb division. All four have been training very hard, and should do very well in their respective divisions. We feel very confident each fighter will place, with Chad and Joe hopefully fighting for first and second in their weight class.

The competition starts around 11:00 on Saturday, and runs throughout the day. Check back for results and videos from the event.

UFC 109: RELENTLESS

Location: Las Vegas
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
Broadcast: Pay-per-view

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

• Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture
• Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
• Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago
• Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
• Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

• Justin Buchholz vs. Mac Danzig
• Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)

• Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover
• Phil Davis vs. Brian Stann
• Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
• Joey Beltran vs. Rolles Gracie

Jeremy’s Picks: Strikeforce - Miami

Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis (for vacant welterweight title) – Jeremy’s pick: Diaz rd.2 submission, rear-naked choke.

 

Champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Marloes Coenen (for women's featherweight title) – Jeremy’s pick: Santos rd1 TKO strikes, ref stoppage.

Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef – Jeremyu’s pick: Manhoef rd2 Ko punch.

Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims – Jeremy’s pick: Lashley rd1 TKO ref stoppage, ground and pound!!

 

Greg Nagy vs. Herschel Walker – Jeremy’s pick: Walker rd.2 submission, guillotine choke???????

Strikeforce: Miami

Date: Jan 30, 2010

Location: Sunrise, Fla
Venue: BankAtlantic Center
Broadcast: Showtime
MAIN CARD

• Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis (for vacant welterweight title)
• Champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Marloes Coenen (for women's featherweight title)
• Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef
• Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims
• Greg Nagy vs. Herschel Walker

PRELIMINARY CARD (broadcast on EASportsMMA.com)

• Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)

• Pablo Alfonso vs. Marcos da Matta
• Michael Byrnes vs. David Zitnik
• Sabah Homasi vs. John Kelly
• David Gomez vs. Craig Oxley
• Hayder Hassan vs. Ryan Keenan

UFC Fight Night 20 Live Results

MAIN CARD

• Amir Sadollah defeats Brad Blackburn via unanimous decision
• Aaron Simpson defeats Tom Lawlor via split decision
• Evan Dunham defeats Efrain Escudero via armbar in round 3
• Gray Maynard defeats Nate Diaz via split decision

Jeremy’s Picks: UFC Fight Night 20 – Maynard vs Diaz

Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard – Jeremy’s pick: Maynard rd.3 unanimous decision.

Evan Dunham vs. Efrain Escudero – Jeremy’s pick: Escudero rd.3 unanimous decision.

Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson – Jeremy’s pick: Simpson rd.2 TKO ref stoppage.

Brad Blackburn vs. Amir Sadollah – Jeremy’s pick: Sadollah rd.2 submission guillotine choke.

WEC 46 Live Results

MAIN CARD

• Deividas Taurosevicius defeats Mackens Semerzier via unanimous decision
• Mike Brown defeats Anthony Morrison via rear naked 1:55 in the first round
• Kamal Shalorus defeats Dave Jansen via unanimous decision
• Mark Hominick def. Bryan Caraway via submission arm-bar 3:48 in first round
• Urijah Faber defeats Raphael Assuncao via rear naked choke in 3:39 in third round
• Benson Henderson def. Jamie Varner via guillotine choke in 2:41 in the third round

Jeremy’s Pick’s: WEC 46 – Varner vs Henderson

Champ Jamie Varner vs. interim champ Benson Henderson (to unify lightweight title) – Jeremy’s pick: Henderson rd4 TKO ref stoppage.

 

Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber – Jeremy’s pick: Faber rd3 unanimous decision.

Dave Jansen vs. Kamal Shalorus – Jeremy’s pick: Shalorus rd 1 KO punches.

Mike Brown vs. Anthony Morrison – Jeremy’s pick: Brown rd 2 TKO ref stoppage.

Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius – Jeremy’s Pick: Semerzier rd 2 submission, triangle choke.

UFC Fight Night 20: Maynard vs. Diaz

Location: Fairfax, Va.
Venue: Patriot Center on George Mason University campus
Broadcast: Spike TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

• Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard
• Evan Dunham vs. Efrain Escudero
• Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson
• Brad Blackburn vs. Amir Sadollah

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva
• Jesse Lennox vs. Rick Story
• Nik Lentz vs. Thiago Tavares
• Mike Guymon vs. Rory MacDonald
• Kyle Bradley vs. Rafael dos Anjos
• Gerald Harris vs. John Salter
• Nick Catone vs. Jesse Forbes

WEC 46: Varner Vs. Henderson

Location: Sacramento, Calif.
Venue: ARCO Arena
Broadcast: Versus

MAIN CARD

• Champ Jamie Varner vs. interim champ Benson Henderson (to unify lightweight title)
• Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber
• Dave Jansen vs. Kamal Shalorus
• Mike Brown vs. Anthony Morrison
• Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Akitoshi Tamura vs. Charlie Valencia
• Bryan Caraway vs. Mark Hominick
• Wagnney Fabiano vs. Clint Godfrey
• George Roop vs. Eddie Wineland
• Will Campuzano vs. Coty Wheeler

Sik Nick injured, forced to withdraw from fight.

Team Ravenous Fighter Sik Nick Vaughan was injured this weekend preparing for his upcoming fight for the AFO. The injury doesn’t appear to be long term, but more will be known this week when MRI’s are done. Nick was training very hard, and is upset that he won’t be able to go into battle this weekend.  Keep posted for more info, and to find out about Nick’s next fight.

Jeremy’s Picks: UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva

• Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva – Jeremy’s pick: Jeremy’s pick: Silva rd2 KO punches.
• Paul Daley vs. Dustin Hazelett – Jeremy’s pick: Hazelett rd.2 submission, armbar.
• Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout – Jeremy’s pick: Lauzon rd2 submission, rear naked choke.
• Duane Ludwig vs. Jim Miller – Jeremy’s pick: Miller rd.3 unanimous decision.
• Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel – Jeremy’s pick: Dos Santos, rd.2 KO punch.

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

• Martin Kampmann vs. Jacob Volkmann – Jeremy’s pick: Kampmann, rd3. unanimous decision.
• Dan Lauzon vs. Cole Miller – Jerermy’s pick: Miller, rd.3 unanimous decision.

* Really hoping both Lauzon brothers can get big wins tonight. They are from Ma., and I’ve met them both. They are cool guys, who always make time for a picture etc. for a fan. Only reason I’m picking Miller over Dan Lauzon, is the level of experience they have both faced as of late. However, Dan does have the tools to win, and I hope he does!!!!

Happy New Year

A little late but I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year. Big things to come in 2010!!!!


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