WEC: Kyle Disqualified, Sincade Wins Title
Greg Savage May 6, 2006
LEMOORE, Calif., May 5 — Mike
Kyle (Pictures) landed a beautiful kick to the
face of WEC heavyweight champion Brian Olsen (Pictures), knocking him out cold in
Friday’s main event at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino.
There was only one problem: Olsen was on his knees and kicking to the head of a grounded fighter is illegal.
Kyle made matters even worse by continuing to strike his fallen
opponent while referee Josh Rosenthal vainly attempted to pull him
away. It was only when referee Herb Dean (Pictures), who was not working the fight,
came to his aid that the officials were able to restrain Kyle.
The ugly scene came towards the end of what was a fairly competitive first round. Kyle had begun to swing momentum into his favor, forcing Olsen to defend a rear-naked choke and following that up with a takedown after Olsen escaped the submission attempt.
Once order was restored the ring-side physician tended to the fallen champion. Olsen was soon able to make his way to the dressing room under his own power. Shortly thereafter he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. No word on his condition was available at the time.
Lodune Sincaid (Pictures) defeated Dan Molina (Pictures) by rear-naked choke at 3:17 of the first round, winning the WEC world light heavyweight championship with a dominant display.
The Ultimate Fighter alumnus fought off a takedown attempt as the competitors clinched along the fence. Sincaid then scored a takedown of his own. He effortlessly took Molina’s back and sunk his hooks before waiting for an opening to lock on the choke.
Sincaid has been on a roll as of late with a big upset win over fellow UFC veteran James Irvin (Pictures) and his title-winning effort tonight.
Cory Cass (Pictures) defeated Poppies Martinez (Pictures) by armlock at 0:47 of the first round. Cass ate a big right hand that put him on his seat only moments before wresting the WEC North American title away from his opponent with a vicious armlock.
Martinez dove into Cass’s guard after dropping him, but the fortunes were quickly reversed as the challenger applied an armlock and apparently broke the now former champ’s left arm before referee John Schorle could intercede. Martinez refused doctor’s care and rushed out of the ring headed for the dressing room.
Glover Teixeira defeated Carlton Jones (Pictures) by referee stoppage at 1:57 of the first round. Teixeira had some trouble taking the match to the mat, taking a number of punches as he tried to close the distance. He eventually got the fight into his comfort zone by scoring a single-leg takedown before speedily moving to the mount. From there he used a combination of punches and elbows to bloody Jones’ nose before Schorle stopped the fight.
Jeremy Freitag (Pictures) defeated Paul Moreno by armbar at 2:22 of the first round. Freitag notched the takedown after the opening exchange of the bout, quickly passed to mount, and sunk the fight-ending armbar in impressive style.
Freitag made it known in his post-fight interview that he would like a shot at the WEC light heavyweight title his teammate James Irvin (Pictures) failed to bring home this past March.
Kenny Ento (Pictures) defeated Phil Collins (Pictures) by armbar at 1:07 of the first round. Ento looked like he was in serious trouble only moments before Collins capitulated. He was caught on the chin by a right hand that sent him wobbling back against the cage. He recovered in rapid fashion and as soon as the fight hit the mat he began to work for the armbar that eventually induced the tapout.
Eddie Wineland defeated Antonio Banuelos (Pictures) by knock out at 2:36 of the first round to win the WEC world featherweight title. The heavy underdog from Indiana got the better of the local favorite as Wineland was much too fast for the durable Banuelos.
Both fighters scored during the action packed bout but Wineland clearly was getting the better of it. The end came when Banuelos, after taking a right hook, turned his back in retreat. Wineland pounced and landed a right kick to the head and followed up until referee Herb Dean (Pictures) could rescue him.
“Razor” Rob McCullough (Pictures) defeated Randy Hauer by referee stoppage at 2:36 of the first round. McCullough stalked Hauer for nearly two minutes before clinching and throwing his opponent to the mat and finishing him with a flurry of strikes and putting and exclamation point on the win with a brutal body shot before Rosenthal could intervene.
Nate Diaz defeated Gil Rael by referee stoppage at 3:35 of the first round. Diaz fought off an early takedown reversing Rael and taking control of the fight. From there he passed to mount and dropped a succession of offensive volleys as Rael struggled to survive before eventually giving up his back. Diaz pounded away until Rosenthal decided Rael had had enough.
Cassio Werneck (Pictures) defeated Ashe Bowman by armbar at 3:05 of the second round. Werneck controlled the fight from the top position throughout the bout before scoring the armbar win from the mount. Bowman did show some keen submission defense by rolling out of a seemingly cinched Kimura before succumbing to the armlock.
Fernando Gonzalez (Pictures) defeated Jimmy Dexter (Pictures) by rear-naked choke at 4:09 of the first round. Gonzalez dominated from start to finish, landing well on the feet early and ending the fight by forcing Dexter to tap to the submission.
Keith Berry defeated Donny Rider by ref stoppage at 0:36 of the first round. Berry fired early and often scoring the win with a right hand that crumpled Rider to the mat drawing the referee stoppage.
There was only one problem: Olsen was on his knees and kicking to the head of a grounded fighter is illegal.
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The ugly scene came towards the end of what was a fairly competitive first round. Kyle had begun to swing momentum into his favor, forcing Olsen to defend a rear-naked choke and following that up with a takedown after Olsen escaped the submission attempt.
After Kyle was swept, the combatants scrambled for position and a
visibly winded Olsen was much slower to his feet than Kyle. It was
this fateful moment where Kyle committed the foul ensuring his
disqualification.
Once order was restored the ring-side physician tended to the fallen champion. Olsen was soon able to make his way to the dressing room under his own power. Shortly thereafter he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. No word on his condition was available at the time.
Lodune Sincaid (Pictures) defeated Dan Molina (Pictures) by rear-naked choke at 3:17 of the first round, winning the WEC world light heavyweight championship with a dominant display.
The Ultimate Fighter alumnus fought off a takedown attempt as the competitors clinched along the fence. Sincaid then scored a takedown of his own. He effortlessly took Molina’s back and sunk his hooks before waiting for an opening to lock on the choke.
Sincaid has been on a roll as of late with a big upset win over fellow UFC veteran James Irvin (Pictures) and his title-winning effort tonight.
Cory Cass (Pictures) defeated Poppies Martinez (Pictures) by armlock at 0:47 of the first round. Cass ate a big right hand that put him on his seat only moments before wresting the WEC North American title away from his opponent with a vicious armlock.
Martinez dove into Cass’s guard after dropping him, but the fortunes were quickly reversed as the challenger applied an armlock and apparently broke the now former champ’s left arm before referee John Schorle could intercede. Martinez refused doctor’s care and rushed out of the ring headed for the dressing room.
Glover Teixeira defeated Carlton Jones (Pictures) by referee stoppage at 1:57 of the first round. Teixeira had some trouble taking the match to the mat, taking a number of punches as he tried to close the distance. He eventually got the fight into his comfort zone by scoring a single-leg takedown before speedily moving to the mount. From there he used a combination of punches and elbows to bloody Jones’ nose before Schorle stopped the fight.
Jeremy Freitag (Pictures) defeated Paul Moreno by armbar at 2:22 of the first round. Freitag notched the takedown after the opening exchange of the bout, quickly passed to mount, and sunk the fight-ending armbar in impressive style.
Freitag made it known in his post-fight interview that he would like a shot at the WEC light heavyweight title his teammate James Irvin (Pictures) failed to bring home this past March.
Kenny Ento (Pictures) defeated Phil Collins (Pictures) by armbar at 1:07 of the first round. Ento looked like he was in serious trouble only moments before Collins capitulated. He was caught on the chin by a right hand that sent him wobbling back against the cage. He recovered in rapid fashion and as soon as the fight hit the mat he began to work for the armbar that eventually induced the tapout.
Eddie Wineland defeated Antonio Banuelos (Pictures) by knock out at 2:36 of the first round to win the WEC world featherweight title. The heavy underdog from Indiana got the better of the local favorite as Wineland was much too fast for the durable Banuelos.
Both fighters scored during the action packed bout but Wineland clearly was getting the better of it. The end came when Banuelos, after taking a right hook, turned his back in retreat. Wineland pounced and landed a right kick to the head and followed up until referee Herb Dean (Pictures) could rescue him.
“Razor” Rob McCullough (Pictures) defeated Randy Hauer by referee stoppage at 2:36 of the first round. McCullough stalked Hauer for nearly two minutes before clinching and throwing his opponent to the mat and finishing him with a flurry of strikes and putting and exclamation point on the win with a brutal body shot before Rosenthal could intervene.
Nate Diaz defeated Gil Rael by referee stoppage at 3:35 of the first round. Diaz fought off an early takedown reversing Rael and taking control of the fight. From there he passed to mount and dropped a succession of offensive volleys as Rael struggled to survive before eventually giving up his back. Diaz pounded away until Rosenthal decided Rael had had enough.
Cassio Werneck (Pictures) defeated Ashe Bowman by armbar at 3:05 of the second round. Werneck controlled the fight from the top position throughout the bout before scoring the armbar win from the mount. Bowman did show some keen submission defense by rolling out of a seemingly cinched Kimura before succumbing to the armlock.
Fernando Gonzalez (Pictures) defeated Jimmy Dexter (Pictures) by rear-naked choke at 4:09 of the first round. Gonzalez dominated from start to finish, landing well on the feet early and ending the fight by forcing Dexter to tap to the submission.
Keith Berry defeated Donny Rider by ref stoppage at 0:36 of the first round. Berry fired early and often scoring the win with a right hand that crumpled Rider to the mat drawing the referee stoppage.
