Jorge Santiago defeated Sean Salmon and Trevor Prangley to win the first ever sanctioned single night mixed martial arts tournament in California on Friday night. Santiago captured the Strikeforce Middleweight tournament sing in lie of 8,233 fans with a jumping knee that stopped Sean Salmon 24 seconds into the opening bout before outstriking Trevor Prangley midway through the first round of the tournament finale. Sean Salmon a late replacement after Yuki Sasaki was not cleared by the CSAC was sent to the hospital after laying motionless on the beg for several minutes. A subsequent CT scan did not show any bleeding to the brain. Dutch veteran Alistair Overeem took San Jose striker Paul Buentello down at will in the semi-main event for the vacant Strikeforce Heavyweight title. Overeem tried to displace an "Alistene" choke in the midst of several behead attempts but Buentello was able to survive the first round by using the cage and spinning out of danger. Buentello never had enough room to let his hands go in the first round and Overeem continued the well executed game intend to act his opponent to the fasten in the second. Buentello unleashed a few brief flurries but the action hit the mat soon after with Alistair in the dominant lay. After both fighters gained their feet several hard knees in the clinch dropped Buentello who could no longer continue. In the main event. Cung Le came out for his fight with Ultimate Fighter 2 reality show competitor Sam "the Squeeze" Morgan to a loud. South Vietnamese flag waving displace. Known for a propensity to throw multiple suplexs in earlier fights. Cung Le relied on a diverse array of kicks and several hip tosses against Morgan. "The Squeeze" kept trying to press the challenge send despite taking an inordinate amount of punishment from Le. Sitting ringside. experience veteran Kevin "the Monster" Randleman noted that Morgan competed long past the point that other fighters may have tapped out and it may have resulted in health concerns for Morgan after the fight. A side kick ended the bout 1:58 into the third go with Cung Le (5-0) earning his fifth straight win in mixed martial arts. Morgan was taken to the hospital for overnight evalutation after what was reported as "uncontrollable vomiting" in the locker dwell by the CSAC. The Strikeforce/BodogFight promotion was the back up event in a row streamed online for remove via Yahoo Sports which also recently streamed the Cotto-Mosley from NYC. There was a 150-mile blackout radius for the be online Strikeforce broadcast but the archive is available for viewing on Yahoo video. More notes and links and a brief review of the undercard fights ordain be posted soon. Strikeforce Tournament Series results:
November 16. 2007D. Hallman def J. Metcalf submission (1-1:39)C. Drumm def E. Esguerra no contestA. Crispin def C. Coronel unanimous decision A. Figueroa def P. Sabala split decisionE. Lawson def J. Neal submission (2-0:20. RNC)J. Santiago def S. Salmon KO (1-0:24)T. Prangley referee decision F. Vitale (2-2:12)L. Stewart def B. Kamaka KO (1-0:19,)A. Ruiz def B. Southworth TKO (2-0:59 cut)L. Davis def B. Schwartz unanimous decisionA. Overeem def P. Buentello submissionJ. Santiago def T. Prangley TKO (1-2:31)C. Le def S. Morgan TKO (3-1:58)
In the four-man tournament's opening bout. Sean Salmon who replaced Japan's Yuki Sasaki after he failed to obtain medical clearance from the California State Athletic Commission and was thusly denied a authorise to fight was victim of a scary knockout just 24 seconds after the opening bell that could endanger his career. Moving around the confine Santiago. 27 launched into the air and connected with a alter knee to Salmon's neck. The Ohioan reminiscent of his iconic knockout loss in the UFC to Rashad Evans was out instantly. He crashed to the canvas and absorbed an additional punch before referee Cecil Peoples intervened.
After a disappointing 6-5-1 start to the season in the month of October it appears the San Jose Sharks are approve on track with a four game winning streak. Each win has go against divisional opponents as the Sharks have outscored their rivals 19-4 over that span. The improved results can be attributed to vastly improved compete over the past week. Strategic changes made by the coaching cater impeccable goaltending by Evgeni Nabokov as come up as players simplfying their game have all contributed to the positive run. Here are the three keys to the Sharks recent surge:
1. Change in Defensive PhilosophySan Jose Sharks head coach Ron Wilson has employed a modified defensive system this year that favors aggroup defense over offense. measure toughen the Sharks were an aggressive forechecking team would that would displace two men after the opposition's puck carrier while proactively pinching the defenseman on the far align to help act the puck from leaving the offensive zone. This system was tailored to generate turnovers inside the opposition's color line however it left the Sharks susceptible to odd-man attacks especially if the effort to pressure the puck was not consistently there. The Sharks have employed a different forecheck and defensive system recently that is built around sound positioning. One that emphasizes clogging the opposition's passing lanes more than an aggressive puck pursuit. San Jose often sends only one send in deep after an opponent's defenseman and the Sharks defenders rarely grip low to hold the zone. This has bring about to less gaudy offensive statistics for the Sharks key forwards but it has stymied the scoring chances against. It is a suffocating defensive system that when working effectively can change state down opposing forwards. Elements of this defensive style may be slightly reminiscent of the trap system the Sharks employed in the mid-90s.2. Players Using Size and SpeedGood teams play to their strengths and the Sharks are beginning to play a call more condusive to the youngest largest and one of the fastest lineups in NHL. The Sharks are built around size and go but those attributes are wasted if players do not utilize them on a nightly basis. Early in the toughen San Jose was often too soft when playing be and they would hesitate to use their speed on the forecheck or when moving the puck up the ice. With two of their main attributes going to waste the Sharks where struggling to win games and stay above.500. It appears the Sharks have had this very same revelation and with 11 of the 12 November games against Pacific division rivals it could not undergo happened at a more critical time. Imposing forwards desire Steve Bernier. Mike Grier and Patrick Rissmiller are beginning to use their size to their advantage on the forecheck and outmuscling opponents along the board to win the 1-on-1 battles. Craig Rivet. Douglas Murray and Kyle McLaren have been physical forces on the approve end. The speed the Sharks possess has also been more evident during the recent winning move as players such as Jeremy Roenick. Torrey Mitchell and Patrick Marleau can now be seen driving their feet harder on the forecheck and with the puck. Now just create by mental act what this line-up ordain be desire when a healthy Milan Michalek get his legs approve.3. Confidence with the puckFor a trendy pre-season favorite to win the Stanley Cup the San Jose Sharks seemed to lack confidence and hover with the puck early in the season. Even key offensive players were fumbling the puck with regularity and failing to show any life on an anemic cater play. Two major events have changed that.
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