James McSweeney
| James McSweeney | |
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| Born | James Adam McSweeney 24 October 1980 London, England |
| Other names | The Hammer |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 232 lb (105 kg; 16.6 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight[1] |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Team | Sledgehammer Thai Boxing Sledgehammer MMA |
| Trainer | Lucien Carbin |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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James Adam McSweeney (born 24 October 1980) is an English mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.
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[edit] Biography
Born in London, England, McSweeney started kickboxing when he was six years old. At 15, he left school and moved to Thailand to train full time in Muay Thai. An accomplished kickboxer and muay Thai fighter, McSweeney won numerous titles..
In 2006, McSweeney transitioned to mixed martial arts and moved in with The Ultimate Fighter coach Rashad Evans. The two quickly struck up a bond after McSweeney helped prepare Evans for his bout against Forrest Griffin in December 2008. While training for his fight against Travis Browne, McSweeney switched his camp from Jackson's Submission Fighting in Albuquerque, New Mexico to the Grudge Training Centre in Denver, Colorado to train full time along with fellow UFC competitors Shane Carwin, Brendan Schaub and Nate Marquardt. McSweeney recently moved out of the Grudge Training Centre to return to the tutelage of European Muay Thai legend Lucien Carbin and to open up his own gym Sledgehammer Thai Boxing in Denver, Colorado USA & Sledgehammer MMA in Ramsgate, Kent UK.
[edit] The Ultimate Fighter
McSweeney was on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights fighting alongside Team Rashad. McSweeney was the first overall pick and fought on the second episode of the show against Wes Shivers defeating him via majority decision. McSweeney moved on to the next round of the tournament, fighting teammate, Matt Mitrione. McSweeney won via guillotine choke in the first round. In the semi-finals, McSweeney lost against Roy Nelson via TKO after getting caught in the crucifix position.
[edit] Ultimate Fighting Championship
McSweeney was given another chance by the UFC despite losing on The Ultimate Fighter. He fought Darrill Schoonover on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale card in Las Vegas, Nevada on 5 December winning by TKO in the third round.
McSweeney made his second appearance for the UFC on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale preliminary card, fighting against undefeated newcomer Travis Browne. The fight ended in a TKO victory for Browne due to punches at 4:32 of the first round. McSweeney claims he was hit with illegal elbows and briefly tried to appeal the loss.[2] McSweeney later decided against the appeal to focus on his next fight instead.[3]
McSweeney was to drop to the light heavyweight division at UFC 120 to fight Tom Blackledge but would instead face Fabio Maldonado in his light heavyweight debut. McSweeney lost the bout in the third round via TKO due to punches.[4]
As of 20 January 2011, conversations over McSweeney's Twitter account were strongly indicative that he is no longer a part of the UFC.[5]
[edit] Post UFC
McSweeney lost a unanimous decision to former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez at BAMMA 5: Daley vs Shirai on 26 February 2011. And then dropped a further loss to submissions ace Francisco France in April 2011 at a Crowbar MMA event.[6] Fighting on 22 July 2011, Mcsweeney defeated Lee Mein by TKO (Punches) in the 1st round.[7] On 20 August 2011, McSweeney defeated Sam Brown by Submission (armbar) in the 1st round.
McSweeney faced Emanuel Newton at Superior Cage Combat 3.[8] He lost by submission in the first round.
[edit] Kickboxing record
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[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 15 matches | 6 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 4 |
| By submission | 1 | 4 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 6-9 | Emanuel Newton | Submission (rear naked choke) | SCC - Superior Cage Combat 3 | 4 November 2011 | 1 | 1:45 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6-8 | Sam Brown | Submission (armbar) | Kings of Kombat 4 | 20 August 2011 | 1 | N/A | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Win | 5-8 | Lee Mein | TKO (punches) | Bully's Fight Night 2 | 22 July 2011 | 1 | 2:01 | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 4-8 | Francisco France | Submission (kimura) | Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl 2011 | 29 April 2011 | 1 | 1:35 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 4-7 | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 5 | 26 February 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | 215 pound catchweight bout. |
| Loss | 4-6 | Fabio Maldonado | TKO (punches) | UFC 120 | 16 October 2010 | 3 | 0:48 | London, England | Light Heavyweight debut |
| Loss | 4-5 | Travis Browne | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale | 19 June 2010 | 1 | 4:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4-4 | Darrill Schoonover | TKO (punches and knees) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale | 5 December 2009 | 3 | 3:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 3-4 | Ricardo Romero | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 24 | 17 April 2009 | 1 | 2:27 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 3-3 | Neil Grove | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Challenge UK: Bad Breed | 6 December 2008 | 2 | 1:38 | London, England | |
| Win | 3-2 | Roman Webber | KO (knee) | Cage Rage 28 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | 0:10 | London, England | |
| Win | 2-2 | Chris Cooper | TKO (punches) | FX3: Fight Night 9 | 13 September 2008 | 1 | 3:09 | Reading, Berkshire, England | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Mostapha al-Turk | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 27 | 12 July 2008 | 1 | 2:06 | London, England | For the Cage Rage British HW title. |
| Loss | 1-1 | Robert Paczków | Submission (smother choke) | Cage Rage 24 | 1 December 2007 | 1 | 2:09 | London, England | |
| Win | 1-0 | Mark Buchanan | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 22 | 14 July 2007 | 1 | 1:30 | London, England |
[edit] Mixed martial arts exhibition record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 3 matches | 2 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Lose | 2-1 | Roy Nelson | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Semi-finals | ||
| Win | 2-0 | Matt Mitrione | Submission (guillotine choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Quarter-finals | ||
| Win | 1-0 | Wes Shivers | Decision (majority) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights | 2 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Preliminary bout |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://mmafrenzy.com/15174/james-mcsweeney-dropping-to-light-heavyweight-vs-newcomer-tom-blackledge-at-ufc-120/
- ^ http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/06/21/james-mcsweeney-to-appeal-tuf-11-finale-loss/
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/19905/james-mcsweeney-decides-against-nsac-appeal-will-focus-on-ufc-120-fight.mma/
- ^ http://mmafrenzy.com/16100/fabio-maldonado-in-against-james-mcsweeney-on-ufc-120-prelims/
- ^ http://twitter.com/mcsweeneymma
- ^ http://www.mmamadman.com/2011/04/crowbar-mma-spring-brawl-2-results-kiko.html
- ^ http://topmmanews.com/2011/07/22/bullys-fight-night-ii-play-by-play/comment-page-1/
- ^ "SCC returns to Las Vegas on Nov 4th with 11 pro MMA bouts". http://prommanow.com/index.php/2011/09/08/scc-returns-to-las-vegas-on-nov-4th-with-11-pro-mma-bouts/. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
[edit] External links
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