MMA Live Episode 18

MMA Live Episode 18

Evan Tanner’s Death on AP News

Military.com has far and away the most detailed report about what happened to Evan. He didn’t run out of gas, and in contradiction to what Five Ounces of Pain quoted from the Imperial Valley Press, Tanner did have water at his base campsite:

Tanner arrived at his campsite on Sept. 3 and set out to Clapp Spring, about five miles away, the next morning, based on the GPS retrieved from his body, said Jeff Green, De Anza Rescue commander.

“Tanner had sent a friend a phone text message on Thursday afternoon stating that he was at Clapp Spring and had run out of water,” said Green. “Tanner told his friend he would travel back to his camp at night, when it’s the coldest, and to contact authorities if he wasn’t heard from by 8 a.m. Friday.”

The campsite was found abandoned, with Tanner’s motorcycle and additional provisions and water, at noon on Sept. 6.

“De Anza Rescue found Tanner’s tracks at Clapp Spring early Saturday, confirming that he reached the area,” said Keck. “We followed the trail until they lost it at the base of a mountain.”

SAR Marines picked up the trail later that afternoon, before ending the day’s search at nightfall, said Keck.

De Anza Rescue and station SAR continued to search the area on Sept. 7.

Imperial County Sherriff’s Office called SAR Marines out again on Sept. 8. Yuma Marines spotted Tanner’s body 1.2 miles away from his campsite at about 12:30 p.m., said Keck.

After the body was found, station SAR flew a coroner to the scene once he arrived from El Centro, Calif.

SAR Marines then airlifted the body to the nearby town of Palo Verde, Calif., where the body was released to the coroner.

The coroner determined the time of death to be between late night on Sept. 4 and the morning of Sept. 5, and the cause of death to be heat exposure, said Green.

Inside MMA

A jovial Ken Shamrock showed up on Inside MMA to discuss his upcoming fight with Kimbo Slice. It’s somewhat reassuring to hear him say that he isn’t comfortable trading punches with Kimbo, until he says he still thinks he can “hit him five times and make him miss.” Don’t do it, Ken. Seriously. Just get it to the ground and hope for the best.

Miguel Torres Submission Chain Instructional

Miguel Torres shows the submission chain he used to defeat Chase Beebe for the WEC Bantamweight Championship.

Tapout Season 2 Episode 6

Tapout Season 2 Episode 6 part 1

Tapout Season 2 Episode 6 part 2

Tapout Season 2 Episode 6 part 3

Patrick Cote Interview

Patrick Cote: Rated Exclusive Interview – talks about coming fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 90

Foxnews covers the death of Evan Tanner

Foxnews covers the death of Evan Tanner.

Big John McCarthy During LA Riots in 1992

Most Big John fans know that the veteran UFC ref was a former LAPD officer; he joined the force in 1985, and has served as a tactical self-defense instructor since 1993. But in April/May 1992 — two years before he made his Octagon debut at UFC 2 — McCarthy was part of the police effort to control the chaos that struck Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict. Catch a glimpse of his pre-”Let’s Get It On!” life in the above video, at the 0:00-0:01 and 0:49-0:51 marks.

Evan Tanner Highlight Tribute Video

Evan Tanner Highlight Tribute Video

Top leglocks highlight video

The top MMA legs locks. Craig Oxley should have had to commit seppuku after the humiliation that Genki Sudo put him through at the 3:35 mark.

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