Shalabi's WMMA World

[Shalabi]

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Noticed I never posted by rules and rounds. In a Ring Non-title: 3x5min rounds Titles: 1x10min round and 2x5min rounds. Legal moves (when allowed by sanctioning committee): Knees to downed opponent, kicks to head when on stomach and elbows are allowed. Affliction has two TV shows, Proving Grounds (TV special events) and Rising Tides (Monthly TV event). Ive chosen not to post those just because it already takes so long to play the game I think Id go crazy if I did them all. So I'll try to keep updated a little on background coming into PPVs. But that all depends on how dizzy i am from the meds :rolleyes: Hey guys, thanks for following. I really appreciate it as Im held up in my house with a work-related leg injury, just waiting for my University to start its next semester. This game and forum is a God send for me. Playing the game and writing this stuff down is all that keeps me from focusing on pain. Although, its proven tough to keep track of certain things because of pain meds :p . [/COLOR] [U][B]Upcoming PPV:[/B][/U] Emelianenko vs Lashley: Yes, oddly enough (and as much as I hated it) Bobby Lashly has established himself early as a great MMA fighter defeating Paul Buentello, Todd Duffee and Pedro Rizzo in three consecutive months. Rizzo was ranked #5 in the world at Heavyweight. Coupling Lashly's good performance in the league was the unfortunate losses for Semmy Schilt and Ben Rothwell as well as Roy Nelson's contractual obligations to another organization, Lashley was the most obvious choice as Emelianenko's next title defense. No other matches had been set up for this PPV as it is still two months out. Other Matchups: [U]Andre Arlovski (#5 HW) vs. Josh Barnett (#6 HW) [/U]- Both fighters have lost to Fedor in attempts to claim the title. This is Josh's first fight since the loss and Arlovski is coming off a UD victory over Alistair Overeem in a surprisingly uneventful match. [U]Igor Pokrajac vs. Vladmir Matyushenko[/U] - Matyushenko has dropped two in a row and to fall from his #3 LHW ranking. Pokrajac is one of the many claimed in Affliction's heavy campaign for expansion. We hope for big things from either of these fighters.

[Shalabi]

[I]Updated PPV- [/I] [B][U]Affliction 6: Fedor v Lashley[/U][/B] (October 2009) [B]Main Event:[/B] Fedor Emelianenko 30-1/3-0) vs. Bobby Lashley (3-0/3-0) for the WMMA HW belt. (kinda pulled a Brock here... Fedor's bro is the only other guy available and worthy) [B]Supplementary Card- [/B] Andrei Arlovski (15-6/2-1) vs. Josh Barnett (24-6/2-1) Phil Baroni (15-11/2-1) vs. Chris Lytle (26-16/0-0) Igor Pokrajac (16-5/0-0) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (21-5/0-2) Kimbo Slice (6-3/3-1) vs. Wes Sims (21-12/0-0) Antonio Silva (12-3/1-2) vs. Ray Sefo (1-1/0-1) Ariel Sexton (6-3/1-1)vs. Eddie Alvarez (16-3/1-2) *(Overall record/Affliction Record)

[MMA-KING]

Main Event: [B]Fedor Emelianenko[/B] 30-1/3-0) vs. Bobby Lashley (3-0/3-0) for the WMMA HW belt. Supplementary Card- [B]Andrei Arlovski [/B](15-6/2-1) vs. Josh Barnett (24-6/2-1) [B]Phil Baroni[/B] (15-11/2-1) vs. Chris Lytle (26-16/0-0) Igor Pokrajac (16-5/0-0) vs. [B]Vladimir Matyushenko [/B](21-5/0-2) [B]Kimbo Slice[/B] (6-3/3-1) vs. Wes Sims (21-12/0-0) [B]Antonio Silva[/B] (12-3/1-2) vs. Ray Sefo (1-1/0-1) Ariel Sexton (6-3/1-1)vs. [B]Eddie Alvarez [/B](16-3/1-2)

[Shalabi]

[SIZE="4"]October 2008: [/SIZE][CENTER][B][U][SIZE="5"]Affliction 6: Fedor vs. Lashley[/SIZE][/U][/B] Ariel Sexton def Eddie Alvarez via choke in the 2:16 of the 3rd round. Antonio Silva def. Ray Sefo via TKO (punches) in 2:32 of the 1st round. Wes Sims def. Kimbo Slice via Unanimous Decision Vladimir Matushenko def. Igor Pokrajac via TKO (punches) in 1:15 of the 1st. Phil Baroni def. Chris Lytle via Unanimous Decision Andrei Arlovski def. Josh Barnett via Split Decision Fedor Emelianenko def. Bobby Lashley via TKO 1:40 in the 1st round.[/CENTER] [I]Eddie Alvarez is about to lose his contract with Affliction after a 1-3 showing. Ariel Sexton continues to win and will have a contenders fight next. Antonio Silva is looking in good form but will need a more dangerous opponent next time through. Wes Sims' experience seemed to help him win out over Kimbo Slice. Vladimir seems to have bought himself a little more time in the Affliction fold. Phil Baroni will get a title shot against another talent to be named later as there is a vacant Middleweight belt after Matt Lindland was released. Andrei Arlovski has secured another matchup with Fedor in about 5-7 months and Bobby Lashley will have to take his well-beaten tail back to the drawing board and hope he can continue surprising the Affliction fans until he can earn another shot.[/I]

[Shalabi]

November 2009 [CENTER][SIZE="6"][B][U]Affliction 8: To the Mountain[/U][/B][/SIZE] [U][B]Main Event[/B][/U] [B]Bob Sapp vs. Roy Nelson[/B] for #2 HW Contender [B][U]Supplementary matches[/U][/B] [B]Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Ben Rothwell[/B]. Alek should be #1 contender at 4-0 in Affliction but wont fight his brother. [B]Roshiro Maeda vs. Robbie Olivier[/B] for the Vacant Featherweight Belt. [B]Abel Cullum vs. Bao Quach[/B] for a top 2 contender of the featherweight belt. [B]Anthonly Lapsley vs. Mike Pyle[/B] who both want wins, Lapsley to set up a strong Affliction career and Pyle to make his way back into the lightweight division. [B]Kimbo Slice vs. Jay White[/B]. Kimbo wants a win and White is fighting for his job. [B]Roman Zentsov vs. Jeff Monson[/B] to see who can cut their losing streak. [B][U]Jeremiah Billington vs. Igor Pokrajac[/U][/B] Jer is a new member of the Affliction team and Igor wants to get in the W column in Affliction.[/CENTER]

[Shalabi]

November 2009 [CENTER][SIZE="6"][B][U]Affliction 8: To the Mountain (Results)[/U][/B][/SIZE] [U][B]Main Event[/B][/U] [B]Bob Sapp def. Roy Nelson[/B] [B][U]Supplementary matches[/U][/B] [B]Aleksander Emelianenko def Ben Rothwell[/B]. [B]Yoshiro Maeda def. Robbie Olivier[/B] [B]Bao Quach def. Abel Cullum[/B] [B]Anthonly Lapsley def Mike Pyle[/B] [B]Kimbo Slice def. Jay White[/B]. [B]Roman Zentsov def. Jeff Monson (then retired)[/B] [B]Igor Pokrajac defJeremiah Billington [/B] ALL BY UNANIMOUS DECISION[/CENTER]

[Shalabi]

[U]January 2010[/U][SIZE="5"][CENTER]Affliction 9: High Risk[/CENTER][/SIZE] [CENTER]Charles Bennett beat Malaipet Sasiprapa (UD) Alexander Gustafson beat Vladimir Matushenko (Sub, :58 3rd) Joe Rigs beat Joey Villasenor (TKO, 3:17 1st) Antonio Silva beat Ibragim Magomedov (UD) Orvil Palmer beat Wes Sims (UD) Ricardo Arona (LHW Champ) beat Tom Lawlor (Sub, 1:27 3rd) Kimbo Slice beat Wesley Correira (SD) Alistair Overeem beat James Thompson (Sub, :51 1st) Bobby Lashley beat Brad Imes (UD) Thiago Alves beat Brett Cooper (MW Champ) (UD)[/CENTER] [I][B]Next PPV for predictions:[/B][/I] [U][CENTER]February 2010[/CENTER][/U][SIZE="5"][CENTER]Affliction 10: Road to Fedor[/CENTER][/SIZE] [CENTER]Phillipe Nover vs. Masashi Takeda Roman Zentsov vs. Roy Nelson Simeon Thoresen vs. Ryan Ford Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell Luiz Azeredo vs. Ariel Sexton David Loiseau vs. Benji Radach Andre Arlovski vs. Bob Sapp[/CENTER]

[Admire]

Nice diary... Predictions for Affliction 10: Road To Fedor(Where is it being held?) Phillipe Nover vs. [B]Masashi Takeda[/B] Roman Zentsov vs. [B]Roy Nelson[/B] Simeon Thoresen vs. [B]Ryan Ford[/B] Ford could be a force later on. Great upcoming fighter. [B]Josh Barnett[/B] vs. Ben Rothwell - Barnett is a league above Rothwell Luiz Azeredo vs. [B]Ariel Sexton[/B] Sexton got momentum against a tough opponent [B]David Loiseau[/B] vs. Benji Radach - I love Loiseau...ELBOOOOWS Andre Arlovski vs. [B]Bob Sapp[/B] - Upset time!

[RennikKain076]

Phillipe Nover vs. [B]Masashi Takeda[/B] [B]Roman Zentsov [/B]vs. Roy Nelson Simeon Thoresen vs. [B]Ryan Ford[/B] [B]Josh Barnett[/B] vs. Ben Rothwell Luiz Azeredo vs. [B]Ariel Sexton[/B] David Loiseau vs. [B]Benji Radach[/B] [B]Andre Arlovski[/B] vs. Bob Sapp

[UFC-KING]

[B]Phillipe Nover[/B] vs. Masashi Takeda Roman Zentsov vs. [B]Roy Nelson[/B] Simeon Thoresen vs. [B]Ryan Ford[/B] [B]Josh Barnett[/B] vs. Ben Rothwell [B]Luiz Azeredo[/B] vs. Ariel Sexton [B]David Loiseau[/B] vs. Benji Radach [B]Andre Arlovski[/B] vs. Bob Sapp

[Shalabi]

Hey guys, thanks for following. I really appreciate it as Im held up in my house with a work-related leg injury, just waiting for my University to start its next semester. This game and forum is a God send for me. Playing the game and writing this stuff down is all that keeps me from focusing on pain. Although, its proven tough to keep track of certain things because of pain meds :p . [U]Im gonna have to play a little catch up[/U] I just did a handful more of the PPVs... seriously, Im stuck with nothing else to do all day :) so I'll post the catch up now so we can continue with predictions together. Some big happenings between this PPV. Catch up in about 1 hour's time. February 2010 in Nevada [CENTER][U][SIZE="5"]Affliction 10: Road to Fedor[/SIZE][/U] [B]Masashi Takeda def. Phillipe Nover[/B] by Sub at 2:30 of the first. [B]Roman Zentsov def. Roy Nelson [/B] by UD in three [B]Ryan Ford beat Simeon Thoresen[/B] by TKO at 1:38 of the third. [B]Ben Rothwell def. Josh Barnett[/B] by UD in three. [B]Luiz Azeredo beat Ariel Sexton[/B] by UD in three. [B]Badi Loiseau (MW c) def. Benji Radach[/B] by UD in three [B]Andrei Arlovski def. Bob Sapp[/B] By Sub at 3:53 of the first.[/CENTER]

[Shalabi]

Noticed I never posted by rules and rounds. In a Ring Non-title: 3x5min rounds Titles: 1x10min round and 2x5min rounds. Legal moves (when allowed by sanctioning committee): Knees to downed opponent, kicks to head when on stomach and elbows are allowed. Affliction has two TV shows, Proving Grounds (TV special events) and Rising Tides (Monthly TV event). Ive chosen not to post those just because it already takes so long to play the game I think Id go crazy if I did them all. So I'll try to keep updated a little on background coming into PPVs. But that all depends on how dizzy i am from the meds :rolleyes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [U]March 2010, California.[/U] [CENTER][SIZE="5"][B]Affliction 11: Contender Conflict[/B][/SIZE] [B]Rafeal Assuncao def. Masakazu Ueda [/B] by TKO in 2:50 of the second. [B]Dan Hornbuckle def. Dan Weichel [/B] by UD in three. Hornbuckle then left Affliction with a poor 1-3 record. [B]Igor Pokrajac beat Christian M'Pumbu[/B] by TKO at 1:37 of the first. M'Pumbu has fallen off the wagon and needs to find a way back. [B]Fred Freebush def. Vito Belfort [/B] by TKO in 1:51 of the second. Freebush is proving to be a surprising addition while Belfort is.... Belfort. [B]Jared Hamman def. Lil Nog[/B] by TKO in :48 of round two. Again, Hamman has some hope. Lil Nog proves to be, once again unreliable. [B] Chris Lytle def. Anthonly Lapsley[/B] by UD in three. [B]Kimbo Slice def. Bobby Lashley[/B] by UD in three. This fight proved to be the highest rated fight in Affliction history. Kimbo continues to show unusually good cardio.[/CENTER] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [U]May 2010, California[/U] [CENTER][SIZE="5"][B]Affliction 12: Hunt for Glory[/B][/SIZE] [B] Jason Riley def. Ray McQueen[/B] by UD in three. [B]Jouis Taylor def. Aaron Lofton [/B] by TKO at 1:24 of the second. [B]Joey Villasenor def. Aaron Simpson [/B] by TKO at 1:24 of round two. [B]Chris Horodecki def. Phillipe Nover[/B] by UD in three. [B]Masashi Takeda def. Ville Manninen[/B] by UD in three. [B]Patrick Cote def. Benji Radach[/B] by UD in three. [B]Alastair Overeem def. Semmy Schilt[/B] by UD in three. [B]Mat Veach def. Abel Cullum[/B] by KO at :19 of the third. [B]Jason Miller def. Hector Lombard[/B] by UD in three (For MW Champ Shot vs Loiseau) [B]Ricardo Arona (LHW Champ) def. Jared Hamman[/B] by UD in three. [B]Thiago Alves def. Ryan Ford[/B] by UD in three.[/CENTER] ========================================================= [U]California, June 2010[/U] [CENTER][SIZE="5"][B]Affliction 12 (2.0 Blame the pills): Brother Keeper[/B][/SIZE] [B]Chris Lytle def. Fabricio Monteiro[/B] by UD in three. [B]Robbie Olivier def. Bao Quach[/B] by TKO in 3:45 of the second. [B]Scot Smith def. Fred Freebush [/B] by TKO in 3:44 of the first [B]Mike Whitehead def. Christian M'Pumbu[/B] by UD in three. [B]David Kaplan def. Dan Lauzon (WW Champ)[/B] by TKO 4:40 of round three. [B]Bob Sapp def. Bobby Lashley[/B] by TKO at 1:46 of round one. [B]Joseph Benavidez def. Yoshiro Maeda[/B] (forgot to make it for the title :eek: ) by UD in three. [B]Fedor Emelianenko def. Kimbo Slice[/B] by UD in three. [B]Andrei Arlovski def. Aleksander Emelianenko[/B] by TKO at 2:39 of the first.[/CENTER] ========================================================= [U]Kanto, July 2010 [/U] [CENTER][SIZE="5"][B]Affliction 13: Epidemic[/B][/SIZE] [B]Masakazu Ueda def. Shad Lierley[/B] by UD in three. [B]Phillipe Nover def. Charles Bennett[/B] by TKO in :33 of the third. [B]Predro Rizzo def. Renato Sobral[/B] by UD in three. [B]Lil Nog def. Travis Wiuff[/B] by UD in three. [B]Yusuke Endo def. Yoshihiro Tomioka[/B] by Sub in 3:13 of the second. [B]Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Joe Riggs[/B] by UD in three. [B]Frank Mir def. Tim Sylvia[/B] by UD in three. [B]Antonio Silva def. Alistair Overeem[/B] by KO in 3:37 of the third. [B]Jason Miller def. David Loiseau (MW Champ)[/B] by UD in three. [/CENTER] [I][B]And finally...... in breaking news. Fedor Emelianenko has tested positive for steroids and has been stripped of his Heavyweight Title belt.[/B] [/I] Alright, now I'll do my best to keep up-to-date with the PPVs and give some backstory. I'll also attempt to show any title fights for my TV events. Thanks for the interest guys. Cant believe anyone even follows this but I do appreciate it.

[Shalabi]

So I had the ill conceived idea of running a Heavyweight Grand Prix to decide the next Affliction HW champion. Good idea in theory, bad because its a mix-n-match set up. Regardless Im running a TV series special on it and I'll post those accordingly. Each round's matchups are decided by random.org to keep me from giving someone an easy road. There are 16 participants for the main tournament and an 8-man reserve tourney that will run at the same time. Hope you guys enjoy it. [CENTER][B][U]Affliction: Heavyweight Grand Prix Round One[/U][/B] Ben Rothwell vs. Kongo Orvil Palmer vs. James Thompson Heath Herring vs. Brad Imes Bobb Sapp vs. Lavar Johnson Alistair Overeem vs. Frank Mir Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett Kimbo Slice vs. Todd Duffee Antonio Silva vs. Andrei Arlovski Paul Buentello vs. Travis Fulton (reserve bout) Jason Riley vs. Cabbage (reserve bout) Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims (reserve bout) Roy Nelson vs. Dan Puder (reserve bout)[/CENTER]

[Shalabi]

[U][I]California, October 2010[/I][/U] [CENTER][B][SIZE="5"]Affliction 14: Benavidez vs. Veach[/SIZE][/B] [B]Yoshihiro Tomioka vs. Takashi Nakakura[/B] - An ever expanding Featehrweight division gets even deeper with these two nihongin powerhouses. [B]Jeremia Billington vs. Travis Wiuff[/B] - Wiuff looks to cement a contender opportunity. Billington, who was shelved with an injury looks to get back on track. [B] Phillipe Nover vs. Ville Manninen[/B] - Manninen is young and already making a mark with a 2-1 Affliction record. Nover has a meager 1-2 record and needs a win to secure his job. [B]Fabricio Monteiro vs. Simeon Thoresen[/B] - Thoresen (3-1 in Affliction) is attempting to grab a top-contender spot while Monteiro looks to prove his 2000/2000 rolling contract pay is worth the money. [B]Fred Freebush vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama[/B] - On paper this fight looks to be heavily favored for Aki; However, Freebush, who began his career in Affliction (3-1) has shown he's not afraid of veterans having already gathered a victory over Vitor Belfort and a loss to Scott Smith. [B]Yuksuke Endo vs. Ariel Sexton[/B] - Both fighters have had an up and down road with Affliction and this fight will secure on of them a job for the time being while the other will be on thin ice. [B]Luke Stewart vs. Thiago Silva (WW Champ) non-title fight[/B] - Stewart has rallied of three wins in Affliction but against remedial talent. Alves needed some competition to fulfill contractual obligations and will take Luke on in a non-title fight. It's a double-edge sword fight for both warriors. [B]Wilson Reis vs. Yoshiro Maeda (FW Champ)[/B] Wilson is 10-1 in his career and has jumped right into the fire facing off against Maeda for the title. While some question Wilson leapfrogging both Benavidez and Veach, the prospect of the two undefeated fighters facing one another first was too rich to pass up. [B] Joseph Benavidez vs. Matt Veach[/B] - Neither fighter has lost in their career and are fighting for a chance to take on Maeda in March. It's a classic battle of jiu-jitsu vs. Wrestling.[/CENTER]

[samuricex]

So I had the ill conceived idea of running a Heavyweight Grand Prix to decide the next Affliction HW champion. Good idea in theory, bad because its a mix-n-match set up. Regardless Im running a TV series special on it and I'll post those accordingly. Each round's matchups are decided by random.org to keep me from giving someone an easy road.

 

Just a bit of advice. You can always just seed your fighters from best to worst rather than random match-ups, that way you can guarantee more good fighters in the semis and finals.

[Shalabi]

Affliction: Heavyweight Grand Prix Round One

 

Ben Rothwell vs. Kongo

Orvil Palmer vs. James Thompson

Heath Herring vs. Brad Imes

Bobb Sapp vs. Lavar Johnson

Alistair Overeem vs. Frank Mir

Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett

Kimbo Slice vs. Todd Duffee

Antonio Silva vs. Andrei Arlovski

Paul Buentello vs. Travis Fulton (reserve bout)

Jason Riley vs. Cabbage (reserve bout)

Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims (reserve bout)

Roy Nelson vs. Dan Puder (reserve bout)

 

Roy Nelson was removed from the roster leaving Kongo/Puder to fight in his place.

 

Affliction: Heavyweight Grand Prix Round Two

 

Frank Mir vs. Kimbo Slice

Josh Barnett vs. Bob Sapp

Rothwell vs. Andrei Arlovski

Herring vs. Orvil

Reserve Semifinals

Riley vs. Kongo/Puder

Lashley vs. Fulton

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November, 2010

 

Affliction 15: Danger Zone

Daniel Weichel vs. Brett Cooper

- Cooper hasn't fought in a while and needs a win to get back on track. Weichel is practically fighting for his job.

 

Joe Riggs vs. Hector Lombard

- Lombard seems to be a streaky fighter and therefor has an uphill battle against he heavy-handed Riggs.

 

Cheick Kongo vs. Daniel Puder

- Fighting for the vacant reserve spot in the HW tournament left open after the firing of Roy Nelson, both look to have a second chance at fame.

 

Renato Sobral vs. Igor Pokrajac

- Pok has been on a roll and Sobral is in-form as always.

 

Joachim Hansen vs. Chris Horodecki

- Chris has had strong showings in the TV shows, finishing three fighters in a row. Joachim has had a luke-warm Affliction career thusfar. Both fighters are running short on chances.

 

Caol Uno vs. Mike Pyle

- Both fighters have won their last two fights and each wants a crack at the Welterweight Champ.

 

Ricardo Arona vs. Alexander Gustafson

- Arona is the last original Champion of Affliction still standing. Gustafson has a four-fight winstreak in play. Still only being paid 300/300 per fight, he's looking for a big payday.

 

David Kaplan (LW Champ) vs. Masashi Takeda

- Takeda has found his form and is out-wrestling all his opponents. Kaplan is the fifth lightweight champion in Affliction history and looks to defend the title successfully for only the second time int he belts history.

[Shalabi]

California, November 2010

Affliction 15: Danger Zone (results)

 

Brett Cooper def. Daniel Weichel

by TKO at 3:40 of the first.

Joe Riggs def. Hector Lombard

by TKO at 2:39 of the first.

Cheick Kongo def. Daniel Puder (for open GP reserve spot)

by UD in three

Igor Pokrajac beat Renato Sobral

by TKO in 4:21 of the first.

Joachim Hansen def. Chris Horodecki

by TKO at 1:16 of the third (comeback fight of the year)

Caol Uno def. Mike Pyle

by UD in three.

Shad Lierley def. Bao Quach

by TKO in 3:35 of round 3.

Alexander Gustafson def. Ricardo Arona (LHW Champ)

by TKO in 2:56 of the third.

Masashi Takeda def. David Kaplan (LW Champ)

by TKO in :24 of the second.

[Shalabi]

Calfironia, December 2010

Affliction 16: Miller Time

 

Jeremia Billington vs. Jay Whitford

- Whitford is 3-0 and looking like a future star while Billington is fighting for his job.

 

Michal Hamrsmid vs. Paulo Dantas

- Dantas is also looking to save his Affliction career while Hamrsmid wants a shot at #1 contender.

 

Brock Larson vs. Rick Legere

- While Legere has been productive in the organization, he's also been plagued with injury. Larson is looking to make his mark with a second staright win.

 

Yves Edwards vs. Hideo Tokoro

- A #1 LW contendership is on the line. Yves is considered the #2 LW in Affliction while I personally think Tokoro has this one.

 

Joey Villasenor vs. Vitor Belfort

- Jobs are on the line in this fight. Either way there'll be a TKO.

 

Ville Manninen vs. Vitor Ribeiro

- While Manninen is new to the MMA scene (4-1) he's already had some tough competition, whether or not he can hang with Ribeiro is debateable.

 

Anthony Lapsley vs. Ryan Ford- Lapsley has been a pure dissapointment in Affliction and is on his last leg.

 

CB Dollaway vs. Jason Miller (MW Champ)

- CB is riding a four-fight winstreak but Miller has been unstoppable for the last 14 months and is considered the #1 MW in the world over Anderson Silva and Murilo Rua.

[Admire]

Jeremia Billington vs. Jay Whitford

 

 

Michal Hamrsmid vs. Paulo Dantas

Upset

 

Brock Larson vs. Rick Legere

 

 

Yves Edwards vs. Hideo Tokoro

.

 

Joey Villasenor vs. Vitor Belfort

Vitor is getting old

 

Ville Manninen vs. Vitor Ribeiro

Has been a champ in many of my games

 

 

Anthony Lapsley vs. Ryan Ford

Lapsley...You Fired!(Trump like)

CB Dollaway vs. Jason Miller (MW Champ)

Miller seems to be the fighter to beat in this weight class and his BJJ game is off the hook...Always loved Mayhem

[Shalabi]

Aight, sorry about the wait.... all nobody that reads this some post surgery esophageal complications arose but now im back to an internet hookup and will do a little filling in (stuck in the bedroom with doctors orders not to go to the internet comp)

 

so.... here's a complete recap of whats been up since December, 2010.

 

Re-signings:

Bas Rutten, Stephen Quadros, Lauzon, Jason Miller, Jay Whitford, Vitor Belfort, Ville Manninen, and Lil Nog, Dave Kaplan, Thiago Alves, Travis Fulton, Yusuke Endo, Cheick Kongo, Trevor Prangley, Ray McQueen, Yves Edwards, Patrick Cote, Antonio Silva, Genki Sudo (announcer), Kimbo Slice, Frank Mir, Waka Inoue, Wes Sims, Daniel Tabera, Bill Goldberg, Givanildo Santana, Jeff Curran, Bo Quach, Benji Radach

 

New Signings:

Luis Cane, Bendy Casimir, Hirotaka Yokoi, Danny Batten, Antonio Duarte, Bart Palaszewski, Steve Bruno, Erikas Petraitis, Eddie Yagin, Minowaman, Clay French, Sergei Kharitonov, Kevin Randleman, Ricco Rodriguez

 

Releases:

Andrei Semenov, Brad Imes, M'Pumbu, Daniel Weichel, Edwin Dewees, Fabricio Monteiro, Gabriel Veiga, James Thompson, Jeremiah Billington, Junie Browning, Patrick Speight, Paulo Dantas, Phillipe Nover, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, Tom Lawlor, Cabbage, Zach Makovsky, Michal Hamrsmid, Bobby Lashley, Josh Barnett (contract screwup), Pedro Rizzo

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Affliction16: Miller Time

Jay Whiteford def. Jeremiah Billington by UD

Michal Hamrsmid def. Paulo Dantas by UD

Rick Legere def. Brock Larson by UD

Hideo Tokoro def. Yves Edwards by UD

Vitor Belfort def. Joey Villasenor by KO, 1st

Vitor Ribeiro def. Ville Manninen by UD

Ryan Ford def. Anthony Lapsley by TKO, 3rd

Jason Miller def. CB Dollaway by TKO, 1st

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Affliction 17: Alves vs. Uno

Jason Riley def. Cheick Kongo by Sub, 3rd

Travis Fulton def. Bobby Lashley by TKO, 3rd

Alistair Overeem def. Brian Sesma by UD

Joachim Hansen def. Josh Souder by KO, 2nd (#1 LW Contender)

Igor Pokrajac def. Lil Nog by KO in 3rd (#1 LHW Contender)

Orvil Palmer def. Heath Herring by TKO, 2nd (GP Finalist)

Toshihiro Akiyama def. Alessio Sakara by UD

Bendy Casimir def. Yusuke Endo by UD

Jens Pulver def. Yoshiro Maeda (LW Champ) by KO for WAMMA Belt

Thiago Alves (WW Champ) def. Caol Uno by KO in 2nd to retain belt

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Affliction 18: Lords of War

Yves Edwards def. Clay Fench by UD

Shamar Bailey def. Luke Stewart by UD

Brett Cooper def. Simeon Thoresen by TKO, 1st

Ikuhisa Minowa def. Hector Lombard by TKO, 3rd

Jonathan Wiezorek def. Alistair Overeem by TKO, 1st

Bobby Lashley def. Cheick Kongo by Sub, 2nd

Masashi Takeda (LW Champ) def. Joachim Hansen by UD to retain belt.

Hideo Tokoro def. Vitor Ribeiro by TKO in 3rd (#1 FW Contender)

Patrick Cote def. Jason Miller (MW Champ) by KO, 1st for WAMMA belt

[Shalabi]

oh and the GP kinda went to crap cuz Arlovski starting taking 6months off for every fight and Barnett left.... so Kimbo and Orvil Palmer are the two remaining fighters in the GP tourney and will fight for the GP belt (both have three-straight tourney wins) while Arlovski (6 straight wins) and Travis Fulton (#1 p4p fighter) will fight for the WAMMA heavyweight belt.

 

Next time I'll do a better job of making sure my tournament competitors have enough fights already signed so i dont run into problems.

[Shalabi]

I noticed that in doing these journals, it can become difficult to know who to pick in a fight if you dont know the fighters current history etc... so i'll work on a write-up starting with the MW GP round 1. Until then...

 

Upcoming PPVs:

 

June, 2011

Affliction 20: Immortal

Adamir Musaffi vs. Luke Stewart

Bob Sapp vs. Todd Duffee

Joey Villasenor vs. Aaron Simpson

CB Dollaway vs. Minowa

Yves Edwards vs. Bendy Casimir

Scott Smith vs. Vitor Belfort

Joseph Benavidez vs. Yoshiro Maeda

Kimbo Slice vs. Orvil Palmer (WAMMA Heavyweight Grand Prix Final)

Jeff Curran vs. Jens Pulver (WAMMA LW Championship)

Juley, 2011

Affliction 21: Alves vs. Bailey

Brock Larson vs. Drew Fickett

Jason Riley vs. Jonathan Wiezorek

Erik Apple vs. Caol Uno

Erikas Petraitis vs. Matt Veach

David Daplan vs. Joachim Hansen

Alistair Overeem vs. Hong Man Choi

Forrest Griffin vs. Jay Whitford

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Antonio Silva

Thiago Alves vs. Shamar Bailey (WAMMA WW Championship)

[Shalabi]

Starting August 2011:

Middleweight Grand Prix

Hector Lombard vs. Benji Radach

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Brian Ebbersol

CB Dollaway vs. Joe Riggs

Jason Miller vs. Givanildo Santana

Joey Villasenor vs. Falvio Moura

Xavior Foupa-Pokam vs. Alessio Sakara

Fred Freebush vs. Minowa

Trevor Prangley vs. David Louiseau

 

A quick outlook at the fights, starting with the first noted bout. The winner of the Grand Prix tournament will be the #1 contender to face the Middleweight Champion. In the case that the title is vacant when the GP champion is determined, he will also be handed the vacant title.

 

Lombard vs. Radach: Hector Lombard has replaced Scott Smith who has been injured during training. Lombard (19-6-1/2-4) has had a less-than-spectacular stint in Affliction and is currently riding a two-fight losing streak. Benji Radach (21-6/2-2) who has beat Vitor Belfrot and Tom Watson has also fallen twice in the Affliction shows to David Loiseau and Cote.

 

Akiyama vs. Ebbersol: The well vetted Brian Ebbersol (36-16/0-1) has had quite a lengthy and impressive overall career; However, since 2006 he has only seen one fight, a decision loss to Pedro Rizzo. He may have an uphill battle in the first round facing highly active Yoshihiro Akiyama (18-4/6-3) who has fought nine time in the past three years and has won twice as many fights as he's lost. Most recently Aki has bested Allesio Sakara and Trevor Prangley.

 

CB Dollaway vs. Joe Riggs: In what could be the sleeper fight of the night, in either a positive or negative way, Dollaway (11-3/1-2)tries to turn his Affliction push around after dropping two straight fights to Jason Miller and Minowa. The highly-seasoned Riggs (31-13/3-2) has the experience and power to stop the young fighter in his tracks and even went so far as to state "I know the powers-the-be would like these young bucks to succeed. I have plans of my own".

 

Jason Miller vs. Givanildo Santana: Former Middleweight Champion Jason Miller (29-7/4-1) has been publicly upset by his performance in March, 2011. After stringing together four straight wins in Affliction, grabbing the championship and defending once successfully in the process, Miller was knocked out in round one of his second defense by current champion Patrick Cote. Miller has vowed to train harder than ever before and steamroll his first opponent. That opponent is Jiu-Jitsu veteran Givanildo Santana (12-3/1-2) who hasn't seen action since his win over Andrei Semenov eight months ago.

 

Joey Villasenor vs. Falvio Moura: In one of the least exciting fights of the night, Affliction veteran Villasenor (29-11/3-5) takes on virtually unknown Moura (17-8/0-1). Villasenor has had sub-par success against top talent, losing to Cote, Belfort, Riggs and David Louiseau while Moura has had only one fight, losing to Terry Martin by TKO. Hopefully some sparks will fly to light a fire under one of these fighters and propel them to the second round.

 

Xavior Foupa-Pokam vs. Alessio Sakara: One of the newest editions to the Affliction team is Muay-Thai expert Foupa-Pokam (19-9/0-0) who will face Alessio Sakara who has yet to garner a win in the Affliction organization falling to Aaron Simpson and Akiyama.

 

Fred Freebush vs. Minowa: In the first worthy match up of the lower bracket, Freebush (5-1/5-1) looks to continue his blooming career against a long-time veteran Ikuhisa Minowa (43-32-8/2-0). After suffering a six-fight losing streak, Minowa has strung together three straight wins in affliction over Alavutdin Gadzhiyev, Hector Lombard and, most recently, CB Dollaway. Freebrush boasts his short-lived career with notable wins over Vitor Belfort, Aaron Simpson and fellow tournament contender Yoshihiro Akiyama.

 

Trevor Prangley vs. David Louiseau: In the final, and possibly most exciting, fight of the night sees Trevor Prangley (22-10/4-4) and former Middleweight Champion David Louiseau (23-10/5-1). Prangley is coming off of a two-fight losing streak. Louiseau, since losing the WAMMA title, has only fought once, a TKO victory over Joe Riggs. Both of these men are looking for a way back to the title and this could be a huge first step.

 

 

 

[Shalabi]

Affliction Middleweight GP round 1 results

Benji Radach def. Hector Lombard

Xavier Foupa-Pokam def. Alessio Sakara

Joey Villasenor def. Luiz Moura

Jaxon Miller def. Givanildo Santana

Brian Ebersole def. Yoshihiro Akiyama

Trevor Prangley def. David Loiseau (Prangley retires, Scott Smith in)

Fred Freebush def. Ikuhisa Minowa

Joe Riggs def. CB Dollaway

 

 

Affliction Middleweight GP Round 2

Radach vs. Ebersole

Riggs vs. Miller

 

Villasenor vs. Foupa-Pokam

Freebush vs. Smith

 

Affliction 23: Cote vs. Lindland

Tom Dunham def. Masakazu Ueda

Todd Duffee def. Rodrigo Munduruca

Simeon Thresen def. Alex Serdyukov

Frank Mir def. Dan Evensen

Luke Stweart def. Ryan Ford

Alexander Gustafson def. Roger Hollett to retain WAMMA LHW belt

Masashi Takeda def. Yusuke Endo to retain WAMMA LW belt

Patrick Cote def. Matt Lindland to retain WAMMA MW belt

 

*Lindland retires

[Shalabi]

Affliction 24: The Return of Fedor

 

Adamir Musaffi vs. Mike Pyle

- Pyle needs to get back on track and Musaffi is 0-1 in his career and wants to launch into the viewers eye with a high profile win.

 

Brett Cooper vs. Joe Jordan

- Jordan wants to make his Affliction career 1-1 while Cooper is looking to get back on track after dropping the title and a second fight.

 

Daniel Puder vs. Alek Emelienanko

- Aleksander has lost three straight since the Brother's Keeper PPV. Puder hasn't won since entering the organization. Whomever loses this fight will be on their last leg and most likely be on the dreaded Rising Tide (last ditch effort to save your career) show.

 

Jason Riley vs. Todd Duffee

Both fighters have done surprisingly well in the heavyweight division and look for an opportunity to be on the shortlist for Heavyweight contention.

 

Yoshihiro Tomioka vs. David Kaplan

- Kaplan has been a steady fighter in Affliction and looks to continue that streak. He needs a stoppage win to keep people interested in him. Yoshi has been exciting bu inconsistent.

 

Ricardo Arona vs. Aaron Lofton

- Lofton has worked his way near the top of the Light Heavyweight division while Aaron still sits in contention. One of the two will have a shot at the current champ after a win.

 

Igor Pokrajac vs. Travis Wiuff

- Both fighters can't seem to string together a winstreak. So placing them against each other after they've recorded wins may help the victor along.

 

Travis Fulton vs. Andrei Arlovski

- Fulton is the #1 P4P fighter, which may only be due to his 120 wins. Andrei Arlovski is the #3 P4P fighter in the world with six straight wins. With a sixth win and Fedor beating Kimbo, AA will finally get a rematch with his nemesis.

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kimbo Slice

- The still undefeated but former Heavyweight Champion will face off against the Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion to see who gets a shot at the title. This one should be quick either way.