The Proven King of San Jose is…

San Shou Kickboxer and still undefeated Cung Le (6-0)!  Strikeforce has a new world middleweight champion, Le defeated the former title-holder Frank Shamrock (24-9-1) via broken arm.  That’s right, broken arm, Frank was deemed unfit to fight after an epic third round which resulted in fight stoppage.

The fight was a stand up battle, which was the game plan for both fighters despite Shamrocks obvious advantage on the ground.  Weeks leading up to the fight, Shamrock revealed that he would stand and trade with the famed striker. Shockingly and to the dismay of many, Shamrock did just that, and while exchanges were relatively even through out the bout, which was scheduled for five rounds, the third round was the demise of Shamrock. 

The first two rounds consisted of solid exchanges from both fighters although Le had the edge in both.   It was a apparent these former sparring partners had a lot of respect for each other tapping gloves after good exchanges and smiles.  In the third round the smiles disappeared as Le picked Shamrock apart with counter-punches, strikes to the midsection, and dangerous head kicks. The kicks eventually eventually broke Shamrock’s right arm.  A final two head kicks sent Shamrock stumbling back to his corner after the third round.

As the third round came to a close, Shamrock’s arm injuries were obvious with redness and swelling as commented by announcer Bill Goldberg

The injury forced a stoppage before the fourth round and Le was the new Strikeforce world middleweight champ and king of San Jose.

World Victory Road Debut!

On March 5, in Tokyo the inaugural World Victory Road(WVR) event took place. 

Congratulations to Takanori Gomi who TKO’d opponent Duane Ludwig in the first round.  This was Gomi’s first fight since the defeat he suffered against Nick Diaz, a bout which many were dissapointed with the Fireball kid’s performance. 

Also, congratulations to Josh Barnett for finally finding a new home in the WVR and his third round submission of Hidehiko Yoshida via you guessed it, a heel hook.

WVR road seems to be filling the void that PRIDE left, with exciting fights and excellent production, I look forward to future events!

The New Best P4P Fighter in the MMA World….

Is Anderson Silva!  This position was formerly held by the great Fedor Emelianenko, who by most is considered to be part machine, but due to his relative inactivity and quality of recent opponents, has been surpassed by Mr. Silva.  Unfortunately, Fedor hasn’t fought any one significant in his weight class since 2005 (almost 3 years ago) when he fought Cro Cop.  It is tough for a fighter to get demoted from this postion with out suffering a loss, but Anderson Silva has put on performances so dominant and against such elite talent that he is the current best P4P MMA fighter.

Anderson Silva has amazing striking abilities with power and pin-point accuracy that allow him to dismantle any opponent.  He is also a BJJ black belt which gives him skills on the ground to submit such experts as Travis Lutter.  Aside from possessing some of the best offensive skills in the fight game, ‘The Spider’ is also able to defend against most strikes and take downs from elite fighters such as Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson.  Silva has not put any of his last five matches in the hands of the judges, but has instead won by submissions and TKO’s leaving no doubt in th minds of spectators and opponents alike, of his greatness.

 Anderson Silva is an amazing fighter with offensive and defensive skills, and the ability to take shots and conserve energy better than most.  His thin, long and agile body along with his dedicated mindset to be the best fighter in the world has allowed him to accomplish what most only dream of.  Anderson Silva is the best P4P fighter in the world of MMA today!