The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Spike TV announced the official fighter roster of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 at the UFC Fan Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
TUF 10, dubbed “The Heavyweights” is currently in production and is scheduled to debut on cable network Spike TV on Sept. 16, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET.
Prior to today, famed street-brawler and EliteXC money train “Kimbo Slice” was the only officially announced castmember of the show, in addition to coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashard “Sugar” Evans. And while the complete list of competitors was leaked last month, today was came official comfirmation that includes a former IFL Heavyweight Champion in Ron “Big Country” Nelson, four former NFL football players, and a few returning UFC fighters.
The Ultimate Fighter 10 – Official Roster
Kimbo Slice: Former EliteXC heavyweight contender and YouTube sensation
Roy Nelson: Former IFL Heavyweight Champion
Wes Sims: UFC Veteran – Fought current UFC champion Frank Mir at UFC 43 and UFC 46
Marcus Jones: NFL Veteran – Former 1st round NFL draft pick with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wes Shivers: NFL Veteran – played for Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons
Brendan Schaub: NFL Veteran – played for Buffalo Bills
Matt Mitrione: NFL Veteran for New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings
Abe Wagner: Played linebacker at Michigan Tech
Mike Wessel: UFC veteran and former strength and conditioning coach at University of Arkansas
Justin Wren: High school All-American wrestler
Zak Jenson: Standout wrestler at Augsburg College
Scott Junk: Division II All-American football player at Southwest Oklahoma State and a one-fight UFC veteran
James McSweeney: Former Kickboxing and Muay Thai champion
John Madsen: Defeated Brock Lesnar in a high school wrestling match
Demico Rogers: High school football and wrestling star
Darrill Schoonover: Decorated Army veteran and Undefeated Pro Fighter out of TX
Below are some quick results from what I remember of the fights last night at Lonestar Beatdown 10. Congrats to Hontz of twin wolves and Jimenez of TX Powerhouse for their title victories. Also thanks to all the other fighters that fought and gave us a good show. Some pics from the event should be up on dncworldwide.com later today.
Fight Results
145 USACA Title - Jeremy Hontz (Twin Wolves) vs. Dominic Rodriguez (4oz. fight club) One of the few matches with techhnical groundwork. Both fighters did a good job escaping with Dominic managing to roll out of a very tight armbar at one point. Jeremy took this one at the end via decision.
155 USACA Title – Nick Felder (Gracie Barra) vs. Gilbert Jimenez (Powerhouse MMA) Gilbert “Pitbull” Jimenez gets the win via KO in the first round after chasing down Felder.
125 Martin Garcia (Gracie Barra) vs. Ed Rosino (Bushi Ban) Garcia gets this the win here after knocking out the Bushi Ban product.
135 Marcus Dupar (Rocky Long MMA) vs. Ben Oliver (Elite MMA) Marcus Dupar comes through for the victory via right hook KO over Oliver, who was controlling the action on the ground until he got caught.
155 Aaron Croon (Team Tooke) vs Arnold Gutierrez (Legion MMA) Croon got the decision win over his much shorter opponent after controlling the distance of the fight for 3 rounds.
Vicente Gama (Rising Sun Karate) vs. Julian Vega (Elite MMA Baytown) Quick rear naked choke victory for the Elite MMA Baytown product. They say Vega is a baby clone of fellow Elite fighter Jordan Rivas, who should be up for a LSBD title shot at 170.
Cesar Gonzales (Silverback MMA) vs. Waylon Ward (Kuk Sool Won) Cesar wins this match but not without some fireworks as Waylon came out running with a flying knee that connected. If Waylon was a little more experienced on the ground, he may have gotten an armbar but Cesar pounding him on the ground for the duration of the fight to victory.
170 Travis Moore (Twin Wolves) vs. Michael Szanyi (World Martial Arts) Travis Moore wins this one.
Justin Murray (Bushi Ban) vs. Alex Moreno (Gracie Barra Woodlands) Alex Moreno took the fight home via knockout victory.
Dominik Bukovicky (Elite MMA) vs. Jeremy Morris (World Martial Arts) Jeremy Morris earned a convincing unanimous decision victory over Bukovicky via more strikes.
185 John Malbrough (UH MMA) vs. Matt Goss (Rising Sun Karate) John Malbrough wins over Goss after some impressive judo throws.
205 Jermaine Anugwom (AMMA) vs. Artineas Young (Hoger MMA) Artineas Young wins via KO in the first round.
HVY Jayson Pilosi (BVMMA) vs. Tim Escobedo (Legion MMA) Jayson Pilosi wins via KO victory.
Lonestar Beatdown 10 is coming to Houston, TX this Friday, June 5th, at 8pm. The card will be a strong one for the Arena Theatre crowd as LSBD has put together THREE title fights for this event. There is literally not a single bad seat at the house at this venue and tickets are going quickly. You can get yours at www.arenahouston.com. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Full Lonestar Beatdown 10 Fight Card
145 USACA Title – Jeremy Hontz (Twin Wolves) vs. Dominic Rodriguez (4oz. fight club)
155 USACA Title – Greg Bellomy (Gracie Barra) vs. Gilbert Jimenez (Powerhouse MMA)
170 USACA Title – Kenny Burke (Westside MMA) vs. Nathan Schaefer (TX Gladiators)
125
Bobby Powers (B3 Sports) vs. Andy Sandoval (Death Row MMA)
Martin Garcia (Gracie Barra) vs. Ed Rosino (Bushi Ban)
135
Marcus Dupar (Rocky Long MMA) vs. Ben Oliver (Elite MMA)
145 Alex Black (Bushi Ban) vs. Mario Valenzuela (Sub Boxing)
155
Aaron Croon (Team Tooke) vs Arnold Gutierrez (Legion MMA)
Vicente Gama (Rising Sun Karate) vs. Julian Vega (Elite MMA Baytown)
Cesar Gonzales (Silverback MMA) vs. Waylon Ward (Kuk Sool Won)
170
Travis Moore (Twin Wolves) vs. Michael Szanyi (World Martial Arts)
Justin Murray (Bushi Ban) vs. Alex Morono (Gracie Barra Woodlands)
Dominik Bukovicky (Elite MMA) vs. Jeremy Morris (World Martial Arts)
George Cisneros (Team Martinez) vs. Mike Castillo (McCalls MMA)
Jonathon Harris (Sub Boxing) vs. Robert Ezzell (Bradford Combat Academy)
185
John Malbrough (UH MMA) vs. Matt Goss (Rising Sun Karate)
205
Jermaine Anugwom (AMMA) vs. Artineas Young (Hoger MMA)
HVY Jayson Pilosi (BVMMA) vs. Tim Escobedo (Legion MMA)
Since my last post, I have been familiarizing myself with Saulo Ribiero’s Book Jiu Jitsu University. Of the first 150 or so pages, I have been reminded of some of the core principles of defensive posture.
You’re constantly reminded to keep your elbows in and for good reason. Anytime you’re in the bottom, whether it be side control or mount, an elbow flaring out and leaving the body will usually result in the beginning of the end especially when going against an experienced jiu jitsu player. They will dig to raise that elbow to lock in a submission or use the space created to get deeper in their positioining. For example, a person mounted fails an upa attempt and person on top uses space created to switch to an s-mount. Just remember that when you’re on bottom, lock you elbows to your side then start working the escape from there. Also, while escaping, try bridging into the person first so that when you elbow escape out you can use the space created from the earlier bridge into your opponent to slide your guard back in. Remember, it is that much harder to escape when defending a submission so keep all your limbs at bay!
Another observation I have come to realize that has improved my top game considerably is the power of the cross face. The cross face can affect anyone at any level. Something to remember about the cross face is that your opponent can not turn his body where his face isn’t looking. I like to use the cross face anywhere from top of half guard, side control to full mount. It’s even useful in back mount when you have trouble finishing a choke, open them up with a cross face. I have had good success at pinning and controlling the upper body with the cross face which leads to a greater pass percentage especially from top of half guard. Combine the cross face with hip switching and you’ll find yourself a lot more dangerous. From mount, I like to use the cross face to open them up for chokes and armbar setups. Remember to keep your cross face tight to your opponent so they can not turn back into you and to keep you hips low. If you tripod while crossfacing keep your weight balanced between your head/arm cross face and your feet as to not get swept over.
I hope this is clear enough for the majority to understand and that my personal notes help those who read this. Have fun training!
Lonestar Beatdown 9 took place at the Texas Hall of Fame in Bryan, TX on April 25, 2009. The fight card produced 8 exciting fights with only one going to the judges’ scorecards. Great night of fights All around for the ninth installment of the USACA-produced Amateur MMA action. Result from what I remember below.
Lonestar Beatdown 9 Results
125- Jonathan Rivera 0-0 (Team Legion) vs Jimmy Flick 1-0 (FCFA)
Jimmy Flick won this bout via referee stoppage after some vicious armbar attempts on a game Jonathan Rivera, who refused to tap after being put in some precarious positions.
155 – Justin Harper 0-0 (BVMMA) vs Brett Landriault 0-0 (Independent MMA)
Justin Harper won via ref stoppage.
155 – Eric Brigman (Team United) vs. Mat Budjenska 0-0 (AMMA)
Eric Brigman won by decision after some exciting standup exchanges.
170 – John Clough 0-0 (BVMMA) vs Justin Healey 0-0 (Texas Gladiators)
John Clough wins by TKO.
205 – Quan-Thein Nguyen 3-1 (Arlington MMA) vs. Andre Kavanaugh (AXS)
Quan Nguyen wins via rear naked choke.
135 – Sara Hensley 0-1 (BVMMA) vs Maria Fiame 1-0 (Arlington MMA)
Maria Fiame wins this via referee stoppage after almost finishing a kimura on the ground over the tough-as-nails Sara Hensley.
170 – Wyatt Davenport (Team United) vs. Nathan Shafer (Texas Gladiators)
Nathan Shafer wins via armbar to set up a welterweight title showdown with current champ, Kenny Burke.
Main Event: 170 – Jordan Rivas 1-0 (Elite MMA) vs Josh Morales 1-0 (Iron Horse MMA)
Mop the Mats Resident Black Belt Jordan Rivas wins by triangle choke in Round 2. See the video of the fight below!
Attention College Station, TX and Aggieland MMA Fans – Lonestar Beatdown is upon us once again! The 9th installment of the best amateur mixed martial arts competition in Texas will take place on April 24, 2009 at the famed TX Hall of Fame, located at 649 N. Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. Bryan, TX 77803!
Our resident BJJ Black Belt and DNC Ninja, Jordan Rivas, will be taking on Josh Morales of Iron Horse MMA in what is sure to be one of the most exciting fights of the night. So what’ll be Jordan, triangle choke or the lion kill?
TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE STILL AVAILABLE!
You can purchase your tickets on the web at www.ticketweb.com or in person Texas Hall of Fame and Cavender Boot City.
VIP Tables available by calling: 979-696-3971 ext. 702!
DOORS OPEN: 7PM
FIGHT STARTS: 8PM
And by the way… did we mention that there is going to be another scintillating Ring Girl Contest? It’s one thing to support the event. Come out to TX Hall of Fame on Thursday night and support YOURSELF!
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Spike TV announced the official fighter roster of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 at the UFC Fan Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Below are some quick results from what I remember of the fights last night at Lonestar Beatdown 10. Congrats to Hontz of twin wolves and Jimenez of TX Powerhouse for their title victories. Also thanks to all the other fighters that fought and gave us a good show. Some pics from the event should be up on 
