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The Orange County District Attorney's Office has formerly charged Quinton "Rampage"? Jackson (Pictures) with two felony and four misdemeanor counts stemming from his July 15 arrest in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Jackson, who sent authorities on a vehicular chase through the streets and sidewalks of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, was charged with "one felony count of evading while driving recklessly, one felony count of evading a peace officer and driving against traffic, three misdemeanor counts of hit and run with property damage, and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving."?
If convicted, Jackson faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison. The former UFC light heavyweight champion will be arraigned on Aug. 28 in Santa Ana, Calif. with bail set at $25,000.
Jackson is accused of sideswiping and causing damage to two vehicles after he drove up on the curb with his raised Ford pick-up truck near State Route-55 and 19th St., according to a press release from the O.C. District Attorney's Office.
Holly Griggs, 38, of Huntington Beach, was reportedly one of the victims sideswiped by Jackson in her 2007 Escalade vehicle. She has since miscarried a 16-week pregnancy.
Jackson has not been charged for Griggs' loss beyond the aforementioned allegations.
"We reviewed all the medical records and spoke with the victim's physician and the evidence showed that the loss of the fetus was not related to the crash,"? said Farrah Emami, spokesperson for the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
The 30-year-old Jackson allegedly fled the initial collision scene and was flagged by a police officer, who observed the fighter driving on a flat tire and talking on his cell phone. Jackson refused the officer's requests to pull over and continued to weave in and out of traffic, colliding with another vehicle, said the release.
Jackson then allegedly swerved onto the curb of the wrong side of the street into oncoming traffic, "narrowly missing a bus stop and forcing several pedestrians at the bus stop to run out of the way to avoid being hit."?
Jackson ran multiple lights and nearly struck a pedestrian and two bicyclists as several marked police vehicles joined the pursuit, according to the release. Jackson was eventually taken into custody on Newport Beach.
The outspoken Jackson, who shot to celebrity status with his first-round knockout of light heavyweight king Chuck Liddell (Pictures) at UFC 71 in May 2007, was placed under a 72-hour mental observation at a local hospital the day following his arrest and was later released.
The Memphis native made his first public appearance at a pre-fight press conference for UFC 87 at the Mall of America in Minneapolis on Aug 7. Flanked by UFC President Dana White, a lighthearted Jackson was cheered on by an enthusiastic audience.
White blamed Jackson's behavior on sleep deprivation, starvation, and "delirium"? following the fighter's five-round decision title loss to Forrest Griffin (Pictures) at UFC 86 a week before the incident.
Rumors have recently swirled that Jackson (28-7) will return to the Octagon as early as December to face Mauricio "Shogun"? Rua (16-3) in a rematch of their April 2005 tilt in Pride Fighting Championships, where the Brazilian earned a first-round knockout over Jackson.
Re: Spider/Okami at UFC 88
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Sir, is Mike Kennedy fighting in this? He was really impressive at Wise and I want to see him fight again. I think this guy could move past this local deal and be a player at the next level. The Arena should market him while he's still here.
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The identities of the 32 cast members who will appear on the upcoming eighth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" were released today.
Si.com revealed the names, records and training camps of all 32 fighters involved in "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir."
The upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter" features two 16-man tournaments. Lightweights and light-heavyweights will both be seeking UFC contracts. Filming recently concluded and the season debuts Sept. 17 on SpikeTV.
This season's competitors include:
LIGHTWEIGHT
Jose Aguilar
Fernando Bernstein
Junie Allen Browning
Rolando Delgado
Joseph Duarte
Charles Diaz
Efrain Escudero
Brandon Garner
David Kaplan
Brian McLaughlin
Wesley Murch
Shane Nelson
Phillipe Nover
Ido Pariente
John Polakowski
George Roop
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
Ryan Bader
Antwain Britt
Jules Bruchez
Lance Evans
Karen Grigoryan
Jason Guida
Ryan Jimmo
Kyle Kingsbury
Tom Lawlor
Ryan Lopez
Vinicius Magalhaes
Eric Magee
Eliot Marshall
Sean O'Connell
Shane Primm
Krzysztof Soszynski
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Now, to the main reason I posted this:
Team FAST co-coach and Pound's own Robert Baker holds a win over Brandon Garner who will be in the cast.
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I think Mr. Robert Baker could've made a run during the start up of the Ultimate Fighter. I still think if he got back into 100% and could train all the time, he'd make a run for ultimate fighter right now.
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No question about it.
Jason Coomer and Shane Tucker are two other local guys who had (have) the skills to compete at the highest levels.
Jason, btw, may be fighting a TUF alumni in a pro fight in November. Nothing is signed, but if it happens I'll post it.
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I think Jason could stand his own. Jason, Robert, Bobby, and Tucker are incredible in this sport.
I think Nick Jackson (FAST) actually went match for match with TUF winner Amir Sadollah. Nick is a master at Judo.
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it's been confirmed Shamrock vs Kimbo Slice for the October 4 show on CBS
Should we look at this like a joke, or a serious fight?
I'm going more with a joke. Shamrock has fallen horribly.
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It's like some type of side show.
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I have video of Coomer going 20 minutes without rounds (no breaks) against BJJ Black Belt and UFC vet Jorge Gurgel in a grappling match. Jason was ahead until about the 16 minute mark, then ran out of gas.
Gurgel also saved himself by rolling out of bounds when
Jason caught him in a hellhook. The ref had said in the rules meeting that this wouldn't be allowed and I asked for him to clarify that and he did. Gurgel still wasn't penalized for it?
I don't usually like to talk about what has happened in training matches, but since this isn't a MMA forum [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img] Tucker tapped UFC and Pride vet Jason Godsey repeatedly. He also subbed well known pro fighter Ryan Stout with ease.
Re: Spider/Okami at UFC 88
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SportsJunkie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">GLADIATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE BACK IN JENKINS OCT. 11. FIGHTS WILL START AT 7:00PM. TICKETS PRICES WILL BE: $15 GENERAL AND $25 RINGSIDE. </div></div>
Sir, is Mike Kennedy fighting in this? He was really impressive at Wise and I want to see him fight again. I think this guy could move past this local deal and be a player at the next level. The Arena should market him while he's still here. </div></div>
Nah, Pacman, you've gone as far as you'll go! lol