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PETTIS WASTES NO TIME MAKING HIS MARK IN THE WEC
UFC 93: ROUFUSPORT FIGHTERS SCHAFER AND BELCHER WIN
Schafer reverses nicely to take top position in the half guard and looks to work Mendes' right arm. Mendes turns to his side and Schafer throws in shoulder butts to boos from the crowd. Schafer takes full mount with his right arm behind Mendes' head. more . . .
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI USA) by Damon Martin-MMAWeekly.com It seems very commonplace that a fighter making their debut in the UFC would appreciate the opportunity to perform for the biggest MMA organization in the world. Occasionally, there is a situation where a fighter makes his way to the Octagon and it means more than just an opportunity. It's a dream come true. That's exactly what happened to Pat Barry when he stepped into the cage last Saturday night and defeated Dan Evensen to win his first bout in the UFC, and felt justified in the lifetime of work he had put in to get there. Before
the fight ever started, Barry, a native of New Orleans, La.,
was already gaining a tremendous amount of hype based around
his performances while working for the K-1 organization.
His kicks were some of the most fearsome strikes in the kickboxing
world, and his opponent felt that fury before falling to
defeat. "The last one, the one that really folded his leg in half, if you see, he stepped forward to throw a left jab. He placed all of his body weight on his leg and as soon as his weight got on his lead leg, that's when I tried to collapse it inward," Barry told MMAWeekly Radio on Monday following the win. "His leg bent the wrong way so far that there was no way he was coming back from that." UFC commentator Joe Rogan makes references all the time to what makes a great leg kick, and Barry shared some of the science that makes his kicks so very dangerous. "It's not just kicking hard; anybody can kick hard. It's more based on when you kick, and where you kick," Barry commented. "That plays more of a role than how hard you can kick. I mean I kick hard, but I've got better timing on all my kicks. That's what makes the results so devastating is that I do it at the right time, on the right spot." The win, the fourth of Barry's MMA career, meant more to him than just about anybody in the arena or watching on TV that night could have known. "We put so much into this and to finally be in a position where I could do something good, and show what I can do, it just opened up a big major door," Barry said about the chance to fight in the UFC. Working alongside trainer Duke Roufus and fighters like Eric Schaefer, it was Barry who showed the determination to get better and round out his game, to make his way to the UFC. One particular moment that Barry was able to share after the fight was a stare he made into the TV camera following the referee stepping in to declare him the winner. At that moment, Barry, who lost his grandmother and family home in the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina, looked out at everyone that helped him get there and shared with them this victory. "It was so much emotion exploding inside me at the same time," Barry said. "I looked at the camera, that was me looking out at the rest of the world. That look, I was looking back home at all my family members that had just been there with me since day one. I was looking out at the rest of the world saying, 'here I come, I'm here and I'm going to be here for a while and be a force to be reckoned with.' "I was looking at my mom. It was unbelievable."
2009
SCHEDULE PROMISES MORE CLASSES, WOMEN'S KICKBOXING AND KID'S
JIU-JITSU
In response to that demand, Duke Roufus Academy will begin offering a much larger slate of classes beginning in January 2009. To accomplish this, the school has acquired additional space located next to the present location on 76th St, in effect doubling the amount of available matted training space to roughly 2,000 sq ft. more . . .
KLECZKOWSKI WINS KTK MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
OK, so you've all read the crappy write up from Wisconsin Combat Sports on my fight with Dave (Kleczkowski) last weekend. I know you are all thinking that it lacks energy and pizzazz. Well, that’s because it does. That report has none of the energy required to talk about a fight that cool. Shame on which ever veteran hating writer that wrote it. I would also like to add that they said someone else got fight of the night. Dave and I split the extra money that comes with fight of the night, so let’s get the facts right before ranting about it via the inter-webs. more...
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Schafer (left, top position) vs. Antonio Mendes
PAT
BARRY: LIVING HIS DREAM EVERY DAY
