MMA Mania: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Around SBN: Kentucky Wildcats 66, Alabama Crimson Tide, 55: Postmortem

M-1 'Breakthrough' weigh-in results for Aug. 28 event in Kansas City

Considered by many pundits to be nothing more than an opponent for Karl "Psycho" Amoussou, John "The Iron Bull" Doyle sent a message Thursday afternoon during weigh-ins for "HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH" that he did not venture to Kansas City to lose.

Amoussou vs. Doyle will be just one of seven total bouts to be featured during Friday’s HDNet telecast (10 p.m. ET) that will emanate from the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City.

After weighing in, both Doyle and Amoussou were asked to partake in a pre-fight stare down intended as nothing more than a photo opportunity. However, what ensued was nearly a premature start to "Breakthrough," with Amoussou and Doyle looking eager to lock horns a day early.

Amoussou, voted Sherdog.com’s number one European MMA prospect, tried to psyche out Doyle much in the way that his idol, former PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva, used to try to intimidate his opposition.

However, when Amoussou pushed his forehead into Doyle’s, the resurgent "Iron Bull" informed Amoussou that he didn’t want to be touched.

Star-divide

A second attempt was made to take a face off photo but Amoussou once again tried to get into Doyle’s head. With Amoussou not heeding his call, Doyle jammed his forehead into Amoussou before M-1 Global officials ended the photo opportunity early.

Amoussou is a French phenom who serves as an undercover police officer in his native France. With many International viewers not having access to HDNet, www.M-1Global.com is offering a special Internet pay-per-view stream (to order, simply visit M-1Global.com).

With the exception of three fighters, all of the combatants scheduled to compete on Friday successfully made weight. Spanish fighter Rogent Lloret, who will headline "Breakthrough’s" undercard during a free Sherdog.com stream (8:15 p.m. ET), was granted permission to weigh-in on Friday after visa problems delayed his arrival to the U.S.

Additionally, former Tunisian Olympian Ferrid "The Hurricane" Kheder weighed in at 159 lbs, four pounds over the contracted lightweight limit for his bout against DREAM veteran Daisuke Nakamura.

Despite Kheder’s inability to make weight after having his flight from Los Angeles canceled Wednesday night, Nakamura did not let those expecting Nakamura vs. Kheder to steal tomorrow’s show down, as he accepted the fight. For his troubles, Nakamura will receive 10% of Kheder’s purse.

All remaining fighters made weight, including the headliners for "HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH," "King" Mo Lawal and Mark "The Smashing Machine" Kerr.

Kerr, once considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world is making one last attempt at a comeback in hopes of re-writing an infamous legacy. That legacy was chronicled in the critically acclaimed HBO documentary The Smashing Machine.

In addition to Lawal vs. Kerr, "Breakthrough" will also feature a special sparring exhibition between M-1 fighters "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko and newly-crowned Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi.

Below are complete results of today’s weigh-in:

12. Heavyweight (3×5): Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (219 lbs.) vs. Mark "The Smashing Machine" Kerr (263 lbs.)
11. Special Sparring Exhibition: "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko vs. "The Dreamcatcher" Gegard Mousasi
10. Middleweight (3×5): Lucio "The Spartan" Linhares (185 lbs.) vs. Mikhail Zayats (185 lbs.)
9. Heavyweight (3×5): Jessie Gibbs (254 lbs.) vs. Rob Broughton (262 lbs.)
8. Middleweight (3×5): Karl "Psycho" Amoussou (185 lbs.) vs. "The Iron Bull" John Doyle (184 lbs.)
7. Heavyweight (3×5): Lloyd "Kadillac" Marshbanks (253 lbs.) vs. Michael Kita (230 lbs.)
6. Lightweight (3×5): Daisuke Nakamura (154 lbs.) vs. *Ferrid "The Hurricane" Kheder (159 lbs.)
5. Heavyweight (3×5): **Rogent Lloret (N/A) vs. Alexey Oleinik (234 lbs.)
4. Lightweight (3×5): Eric Marriott (155 lbs.) vs. Tim Bazer (153 lbs.)
3. Lightweight (3×5): Sean "P-Town" Wilson (155 lbs.) vs. Josh Arocho (154 lbs.)
2. Welterweight (3×5): Rudy Bears (175 lbs.) vs. Brendan Seguin (175 lbs.)
1. Female 150 lbs. (3×3): **Andria Caplan (155 lbs.) vs. Mollie Ahlers-Estes (149 lbs.)

* Denotes fight changed from 155 lbs. to catchweight of 159 lbs. with Nakamura receiving 10% of Kheder’s purse
** Denotes that due to visa issues, Lloret will be allowed to weigh-in Friday.
*** Denotes that bout changed to catchweight of 155 lbs. and that fight has been changed from pro status to amateur status.

0 recs  |  Comment 8 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

I will watch this, as a bit of a warmup for UFC 102. Wondering who the commentators will be?

by markie on Aug 28, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan

by attakdog on Aug 28, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would be awesome. With Capt. Lou Albano doing post fight interviews.

by Bryan139 on Aug 28, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What about Brother Love? I LUUUUUUUUV UUUUU!

by Buster Bluth on Aug 28, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think Eric apple is one of them. I got Mo, Nak, Amassou and Linhares. Also nice to see girls in the higher weight classes, maybe a prospect to face your cyborgs in the future.

by NameNotRequired on Aug 28, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TESTING

by THORAZINE on Aug 28, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

123 TESTING

by DAVE A on Aug 28, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Lol , even worst then I thought … I think he was faking for more pain – killers.

What a douche.

by Dayzah on Aug 29, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Start posting on MMA Mania »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Images1_small
THE WINTER OF OUR MMA DISCONTENT IS OVER
Us_small
McArthur's 2010 MMAMania Fight Pick'em Pool - UFC 110 Round 5 - and Round 4 RESULTS
Securedownload_small
MONDAY MORNING BLACKBELT
9144-lesnargsp_small
The Undercards Season One Episode 2 RESULTS
2481649810100752951s425x425q85_small
Getting to Know Mania

Recent FanPosts

Andreina-samudio-3_small
Akihiro Gono, Yoshihiro 'Kiss' Nakao and Henry 'Sentoryu' Miller added to Sengoku 12
Boxing_fight-13068_small
UFC WW 8-Man Tourney Championship
Mmamania_small
Gray Maynard still not upset about being passed over for title shot against BJ Penn (Video)
Mmamania_small
UFC 110 video trailer: Going 'Down Under' for 'Nogueira vs. Velasquez' on Feb. 20
Techno-viking_small
WEC Quick Quote: Urijah Faber plans on fighting the best guys in the sport regardless of division
Techno-viking_small
Tom Lawlor vs Tim Credeur on tap for UFC 113
Techno-viking_small
Martin Kampmann out, Jake Ellenberger in against Ben Saunders at UFC 111
Mmamania_small
Minotauro Nogueria: Cain Velasquez is not a good submission fighter (UFC 110 video)
Mmamania_small
UFC prospect Phil Davis eager to get 'back in the lab' after winning Octagon debut
Mmamania_small
UFC Undisputed 2010 video game announcement from Dana White

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >


Managers

Mmamania_small MMAmania.com

Tomcat_small Jesse Holland

Editors

Small James Iannotti

Andreina-samudio-3_small Akimitsu Kuwabara

Adam_bomb_small Adam Wagner

Techno-viking_small James Kimball

Authors

Small DrubySunshine

Fedorsweater2_small Derek Bolender