To anyone who watched the event...it's obvious; Fight For The Troops was a huge success. Somehow, a motley mix of has-beens, no names, and Josh Koscheck provided one of the most entertaining shows in recent memory. Yes, the officiating was awful, but that shouldn't detract from the incredible wins by Cantwell, Kos, and numerous others. For me, the telling moment was after the Koscheck knockout where I could easily hear the crowd through my television. Usually, the front row seats are filled with Rob Schneider and Shaq...and as a result, the fighters might as well be in an empty arena. But with the troops cageside, it was as raucous and wild as imaginable. And that's just what this sport needs: not millionaires riding cageside, but real men who love (and know how) to fight.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
UFC Fight for the Troops Results
Many fighters left last night's "Fight for the Troops" veeery injured. If you missed the action and you like watching gruesome submissions and injuries, then get a copy of it. I was going to post up videos of the injuries, but I couldn't bring myself to do it for those queasy ones out there. Here are quick results though:
* Justin McCully def. Eddie Sanchez via unanimous decision
* Dale Hartt def. Corey Hill via TKO (leg injury) at 0:20 of round 2
* Ben Saunders def. Brandon Wolff via TKO at 1:49 of round 1
* Steve Bruno def. Johnny Rees via submission at 3:44 of round 2
* Luigi Fioravanti def. Brodie Farber via unanimous decision
* Jim Miller def. Matt Wiman via unanimous decision
* Tim Credeur def. Nate Loughran via TKO at 5:00 of round 2
* Steve Cantwell def. Razak Al-Hassan via submission at 4:04 of round 1
* Mike Swick def. Jonathan Goulet via TKO at 0:33 of round 1
* Josh Koscheck def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida at via KO at 2:15 of round 1
