WEC 48: Leonard Garcia Out-Brawls Chan Sung Jung
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
In a fight that will be remembered as one of the wildest of 2010, Leonard Garcia won a hard-fought split decision victory over Chan Sung Jung at WEC 48.
Garcia and Jung wildly flailed at each other in the opening of the first round, throwing punches and kicks that missed more than they connected but nonetheless got the fans cheering. After a brief respite it was back to fast-paced action with Jung knocking Garcia down with a punch and teeing off on the ground, only to have Garcia come close to submitting him from his back, first with an arm ...
How Jon Jones Broke Matt Hamill’s Shoulder
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Before the illegal downward elbow strikes that brought about his disqualification, Jon Jones first put Matt Hamill in real trouble with this leg trip takedown that turned the tide of the fight and, according to Hamill's trainer, broke his left shoulder.
Hamill still fought on after that point and did a surprisingly good job, considering the injury, of defending against the onslaught from Jones that soon followed. That's why you can't really argue that it was the takedown and not the elbows that ended the fight. What you could argue, however, is that Hamill got a lucky break when the illegal blows gave the ref a chance to take a look at him ...