Sachsenring 2009 MotoGP race analysis

While the weather had produced torrential downpours thoughout the preamble to this GP, it stayed dry for the action in Germany. As the riders lined up on the grid, there was a real feeling of anticipation as Rossi and Lorenzo, so close through practice until that awesome final qualifying lap from Valentino, pulled up next [...]

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Gegard Mousasi, Keith Jardine Draw in Bloody Strikeforce Fight

by Michael David SmithAs almost everyone expected, Gegard Mousasi bloodied and battered Keith Jardine on Saturday night's Strikeforce card. But as almost no one expected, Jardine showed a tremendous amount of toughness, Mousasi had a point deducted for an illegal kick, and the result was a majority draw.

It was a mess of a fight, with Jardine's face becoming a bloody mess and the referee calling a halt to the action three separate times: Once for an illegal kick, once for a low blow and once because Mousasi's mouthpiece fell out. One judge scored the fight 29-27 for Mousasi, but two judges scored it a 28-28 tie.

 

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White believes in Couture, thinks Machida’s style is hurting him

If you questioned why 47-year-old Randy Couture is getting a shot at Lyoto Machida, look no further than the head honcho at UFC. Dana White has long argued that Couture is still a top 10 fighter in the UFC's light heavyweight division.

During this Yahoo! feature, Fight Day, White also says Machida's counterstriking style may be turning into a negative (1:05 mark).

"The style that got him all those wins, all these years is kind of backfiring on him now. I don't think people have figured it out, but he lays back a little too much," White said. "I think he needs to be more aggressive and come forward. And he's definitely gonna have to be that way with Couture. Cause Couture's gonna be right in his face the whole fight."

Couture's recent wins came against boxer James Toney and 45-year-old Mark Coleman. Before that, he struggled to get by Brandon Vera, who was cut and then brought back by the UFC.

The USA Today/Bloody Elbow MMA poll has Couture at No. 16 in the world and No. 12 in the UFC. White says the rankings are [expletive]. Does he really stand a chance against a top five 205er in his prime? The oddsmakers say no. Machida is a massive minus-350 favorite.

Don't forget, you can watch UFC 129 on PPV right here on Yahoo! Sports.

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A more relaxed Marcus Davis fights in Canada tonight

Riding a two-fight losing streak at 37 years old, Marcus Davis wants everyone to know he's not some broken, down fighter hanging on for a payday. He intends to get back to the UFC and his path is through Canada and the lightweight division.

Marcus Davis is one of several former UFC fighters on the MFC 29 card (HDNet 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT) in Windsor, Ontario. Davis (17-8) takes on Curtis Demarce. He's is glad to see a guy like Demarce in front of him instead of a Jeremy Stephens or Nate Diaz. Davis was cut by the UFC after suffering a knockout loss against Stephens. He admits that the pressure of keeping a job in the UFC, became too much to handle.

"I lost that split decision to Dan Hardy [at UFC 99] and everything just went downhill for me. I got nervous, I started to second-guess everything I was doing, and when you fear and focus on, 'I might get cut,' that's usually what happens," Davis told Blood Elbow. "That's because that's where your focus is and it's not in having fun, performing and doing what you need to do. Because of that, I kind of willed it to happen, I feel. There's a lot of pressure that's off my shoulders right now."

Entering the fight against Demarce, Davis is relaxed. 

"I get to experiment and do some things I've been working on that maybe I wouldn't feel so comfortable experimenting and working on on the stage of the UFC in the Octagon," Davis said. "I will go out there and I'm gonna have fun. I'm gonna go out there and I'm gonna experiment."

Demarce is only 10-8, but he looked pretty solid his last time out. He lost a questionable decision against Richie Whitson, but ripped up his face. Davis wasn't impressed.

"[...] couldn't even fight two years ago. Then all of a sudden, the last year-and-a-half, year or whatever it's been, he's really turned it around," Davis said. "He's fought some tough guys, but he hasn't fought me. He hasn't fought anybody, after looking at his record and watching his fights, that can strike like I can and I will be the biggest 155-pound guy he's ever gotten in the ring with."

Demarce did something to piss off Davis, because after dropping a little smack he turned brought out the flame-thrower on Demarce.

"He's not going to get in there and knock me out. He's going to try to grapple because that's what he's going to do. He's going to get beat up, he's going to get hurt. He's going to try to take me down and when he locks up with me, he's going to realize that's not going to happen. He'll be my human punching bag until this fight is over."

The MFC 29 co-main eventsfeature the promotion's light heavyweight champ Ryan Jimmo against Zak Cummings and 170 champ Douglas Lima defending against Terry Martin. Hermes Franca and Pete Spratt are also on the card. Head over to MMAMania for an extensive preview of the card.

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Nick Diaz Beats Paul Daley in Wild Strikeforce Brawl

by Michael David SmithNick Diaz defended his welterweight title against Paul Daley.In one of the best one-round fights in the history of mixed martial arts, Nick Diaz and Paul Daley pummeled each other for just under five minutes of back-and-forth action, with Diaz surviving multiple hard shots from Daley and eventually rocked Daley himself and finished Daley off by technical knockout with only three seconds remaining in the first round.

It was a great main event, and Diaz retained his Strikeforce welterweight title with his 10th consecutive victory.

The fight was an absolute thriller, and one that showed once again just how tough Diaz is: Daley is an incredibly powerful puncher, but Diaz took the best Daley had and answered every time.

 

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MMA Marketplace: Tokyo Five’s shirt for Japan

Tokyo Five bills itself as an apparel company with the Bushido spirit, and they're acting on it in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan. They are teaming up with Global Giving to raise money for Japan with the sales of a new shirt:

The shirt is just $20 and 100% of the proceeds will go to Global Giving Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Click here to buy it and help with the relief.

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MMA Link Parade

It's Friday afternoon and the week is slowly grinding to a close. Kick back and enjoy these articles and videos from our friends around the internet.

- Watch the entire second episode of UFC Primetime. (Middle Easy)

- Mark Hominick aims for an upset at UFC 129. (Sports Illustrated)

- Jim Miller says he'd really like to face GSP. (Low Kick)

- The MMA Hot List: Federal Indictments Edition. (Versus)

- Frank Mir doesn't like Overeem's chances in the Octagon. (Cage Potato)

- Randy Couture doesn't want to be the next Chuck Liddell. (MMA Convert)

- GSP and Frankie Edgar training with Renzo Gracie. (5th Round)

- UFC 129 Fan Expo participants announced. (Heavy)

- Is Machida fight really Couture's swan song? (Sports Illustrated)

- TUF 13 Recap: Brock Lesnar really cares. (SB Nation)

- Top 25 moments in MMA history. (Bleacher Report)

- Chattin' about Chael. (Five Ounces of Pain)

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