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UFC 107 PENN vs. SANCHEZ

Main Card

• ·        B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn vs. Diego “The Nightmare”Sanchez (Lightweight Championship Bout)
• ·        Cheick Congo vs. Frank Mir
• ·        Kenny “Kenflo” Florian v. Clay “The Carpenter”Guida
• ·        Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello v. Stefan Struve

Preliminary Card (Not Aired)

• ·        Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
• ·        Shane Nelson vs. Matt Wiman
• ·        Ricardo Funch vs. Johny Hendricks
• ·        Lucio Linhares vs. Rousimar Palhares
• ·        Edgar Garcia vs. DaMarques Johnson
• ·        Kevin Burns vs. T.J. Grant

A lightweight championship bout between the 155 pound champ BJ Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez is set to headline this weekend in UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis, TN.  

Penn(14-5-1) successfully defended the lightweight belt at UFC 101, defeating Kenny Florian by fourth-round submission for his fourth win in last five fights. Prior to a January loss to Georges St-Pierre at welterweight division, “The Prodigy” won consecutive lightweight bouts over Jens Pulver, Joe Stevenson, and Sean Sherk.

Sanchez(23-2), a former welterweight contender with wins over the likes of Nick Diaz,Joe Riggs, and Karo Parisyan, made his anticipated lightweight debut in February with a unanimous decision over Joe Stevenson. In his most-recent fight, “Nightmare” topped Clay Guida by split decision in June in a victory that has apparently earned him a shot at the 155-pound belt.

Although many will be waiting to see the main event of Penn vs. Sanchez, I will be personally waiting to see the fight of  Kongo vs. Mir and Florian vs. Guida. The main card for UFC 107 will be an extremely entertaining one! Kenflo is a jiu jitsu black belt with a devastating Muay Thai background and is well renowned for his “razor sharp elbows”. As long as Kenflo brings the fight to Guida and utilizes his Muay Thai technique with hisjiu jitsu expertise on the ground Kenflo will pull the “W”. Don't get me wrong guys, Guida is a devastating ground and pound fighter however I don’t feel that Guida’s ground game is anywhere close to Kenflo’s. If Guida wants the “W” he’ll have to push the pace and keep Kenflo on his feet.

Kongo will need to work hard on defending the take down and forcing Mir to stand and fight. Kongo is a devastatingly powerful striker but lacks the ground expertise of Mir. For Mir to win this fight he will need to take Kongo to the ground immediately and capitalize on Kongo’s lack of ground skills. Don’t get me wrong, Mir is willing and capable of throwing bombs with Congo however I feel in order to win an opponent, one should concentrate on the weaknesses of the other.

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SHOYOROLL ALL ISLAND JIU JITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS

Just wanted to remind everyone that the Shoyoroll Jiu Jitsu all island championships will be taking place Dec. 12, 2009 On Guam. Remember that this is a gi only event. For those that dont already know there will also be a childrens division and a special blackbelt superfight as well. If you are interested and would like to compete please visit the Shoyoroll website. There is a link on the page to download the registration form as well as the liability form. Registrations for the event must be truned in prior to 12/08/09 and there will be no registration on the day of the event. This is an event you wont want to miss, Shoyoroll will be putting on a great show!!!

Competition Fees

Adults: $50

Children: $35

Event Admission:

$5 at the door or $2 if you are wearing an authentic Shoyoroll Shirt.

     

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Performing Live On Guam: Ooklah the Moc and Kymani Marley!!

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