Fight Bites for Nov. 16 - Presidential Smackdown of The Day

Collin Van Ooyen / November 16, 2012 - 4:04pm

The Double Knockout

Knockout #1 (above) comes by way of one of the most recognizable names in the history of women’s MMA, Gina Carano. It’s a travesty that she has yet to be featured on this page, so Gina, accept my apologies and please don’t hurt me.

photo courtesy of heavy.com

Knockout #2 comes via this very unconventional face-slam that looks more like something out of a late-90’s ECW match than an escape from an MMA submission hold. Somewhere Jerry Lynn is taking notes.

Movember Never Say Die Story Of The Day

Today’s amazing story comes all the way from England where a 49-year-old retired boxer is getting ready to dust off the gloves for one last bout in memory of his father. Peter Till, who retired in 1996 with a pro record of 30-21-1, will step into the ring against a yet-to-be-determined opponent to help raise funds for a charity called Prostate Cancer UK. Till’s father fell victim to the common illness at the age of 58. It’s yet to be seen whether or not Till will be sporting a moustache, but his gutsy fight is truly in the spirit of Movember.

Read the full story here from cannockpeople.co.uk.

Karate Montage Of The Day

Georges St-Pierre, who is a 3^rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, will step back into the ring this weekend at UFC 154 to try and reclaim his belt from interim champ Carlos Condit. So in honour of Canada’s favorite MMA son, we bring to you this montage of Kyokushin karate KO’s, punctuated delightfully by an AC/DC soundtrack.

Insane Wrestling Spot Of The Day

This spot may be over quickly, but man is it ever sweet. Coming to us from independent promotion Total Wrestling Federation, watch these two talents turn a would-be spinebuster into a Canadian Destroyer. I can’t remember the last time I saw something this impressive in the WWE (probably because moves like these are banned).

Stuntman Salute Of The Day

Today’s stuntman salute comes from Walter Garcia. It’s one of the more impressive reels I’ve seen thus far, particularly because this dude can walk around with a straight face WHILE ON FIRE. A three-hit jumping spin kick at about 0:29 is nothing to sneeze at either.

Presidential Smackdown of The Day

Everybody knows that Abraham Lincoln was a notorious vampire hunter, but did you know that he was also one of the most electrifying men in the world of wrestling? At 6’4”, he was abnormally large for his time, and with his legendary “four-scores and seven years” speech we know that he was an eloquent and inspiring speaker. Lincoln was also a lawyer, much like the WWE’s David Otunga, so who’s to say that placed in the landscape of the 21^st century he wouldn’t have been laying the smackdown on jabronis every week on Monday Night Raw?

Read the full story here from inquistr.com

Concussion Wobble-Dance Of The Day

In this US college taekwondo match, we see an incredible spin kick to the face, but that’s only where the entertainment starts. If you’re as sadistic as I am, you’ll enjoy seeing this poor guy trying to keep his balance after being clearly concussed.

Flying Submission Of The Day

We spend a lot of time on this page glorifying the art of the knockout, but today it’s time to show some love to the submission specialists of the world. Today’s tapout is a 1999 classic from Japan’s Rumia Sato, who takes all of six seconds to put away Charles Diaz with a flying arm bar. Blink and you might miss it!

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