Five Ounces of Pain » Gregor Gracie http://fiveouncesofpain.com Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Gracie vs. Gordon: HDNet Fights’ Fight of the Week http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/19/gracie-vs-gordon-hdnet-fights-fight-of-the-week/ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/19/gracie-vs-gordon-hdnet-fights-fight-of-the-week/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:16:05 +0000 Adam Morgan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6787 This week’s installment of HDNet Fights’ Fight of the Week pits Gregor Gracie (2-1), an up and coming fighter from the legendary Gracie family, against Doug Gordon (8-6) from Ring of Combat XVIII. Gregor is training under the tutelage of fellow family member Renzo Gracie and is a raw MMA talent right now with world class jiu jitsu skills. His standup is something to be desired and that’s where Gordon will look to expose him and utilize his striking skills to hopefully put Gracie down for the count. This fight has an ending that you absolutely will not want to miss!

Be sure to visit the HDNet Video Vault for more MMA action!

]]> http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/19/gracie-vs-gordon-hdnet-fights-fight-of-the-week/feed/ 6 Ruling issued on Sam Vasquez’s cause of death http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/sam-vasquezs-cause-of-death-revealed/ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/sam-vasquezs-cause-of-death-revealed/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:54:21 +0000 Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/sam-vasquezs-cause-of-death-revealed/ Houston-based MMA fighter Sam Vasquez died from a severe brain injury, the Harris County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled.

The report comes from Steve Sievert’s Brawl Sports Blog at the Houston Chronicle website.

Sievert indicates that the official ruling was that Vasquez’s death occurred due to “complications from blunt trauma to the head with subdural hemorrhage.

A subdural hemorrhage is described as blood vessels in the brain region rupturing with a buildup of blood building up between the brain and its outer lining. From the buildup of blood, a great deal of pressure then begins to occur.

Vasquez was pronounced dead on November 30 of last year after suffering a third round knockout against Vince Libardi during a Renegades Extreme Fighting bout that took place in Houston on October 20. He was only 35.

Vasquez was the first mixed martial artist to die as a result of injuries sustained in a sanctioned fight.

]]> http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/sam-vasquezs-cause-of-death-revealed/feed/ 3 Recommended reading: Sherdog.com article on Sam Vasquez http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/12/06/recommended-reading-sherdogcom-article-on-sam-vasquez/ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/12/06/recommended-reading-sherdogcom-article-on-sam-vasquez/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:14:48 +0000 Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/12/06/recommended-reading-sherdogcom-article-on-sam-vasquez/ Sherdog.com editor Josh Gross has written a fantastic article on deceased mixed martial artist Sam Vasquez.

The article includes quotes from Vasquez’s wife, Sandra, as well as several of his friends.

The piece also includes an eyewitness account of the match Vasquez fought against Vince Libardi on Oct. 20 that is believed to have contributed to his death.

According to those quoted in the article, they had no knowledge of a pre-existing medical condition that some sources claimed Vasquez had prior to the injuries he sustained during the ring.

I highly recommend everyone check the article out because it provides a lot of information about Vasquez beyond just his name.

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