Israel FC: Genesis was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Israel FC promotion on November 9, 2010 at the Nokia Arena

Nokia Arena

The Yad Eliyahu Arena , commercially Nokia Arena , is a 11,700-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in southeastern Tel Aviv, Israel. The arena is home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club, a member of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club...

 in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

, Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. This was Israel FC's first event and featured multiple UFC veterans. It was also announced that this would be the last fight for Shonie Carter

Shonie Carter

Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...

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The event was aired on PPV via gofightlive.tv for $9.99. Lenne Hardt

Lenne Hardt

Lenne Hardt is a voice actress and ring announcer for Japanese mixed martial arts organizations including DREAM and the now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships.-Biography:...

 was the announcer for the event.

Undercard

• Lightweight bout:   Roy Peretz vs.   Fabrice Riconneau

Roy Peretz defeated Fabric Riconneau via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:00 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:   Ido Pariente
  Ido Pariente
  Ido Pariente is an Israeli mixed martial artist.Pariente was a lightweight participant on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs...
  
   vs.   Joshua Hewlett

Ido Pariente defeated Jousa Hewlett via submisson (armbar) at 2:54 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:   Vitali Krbrsky vs.   Serob Minasyan

Vitali Krbrsky defeated Serob Minasyan via Unanimous Decision.

• Lightweight bout:   Thiago Meller vs.   Ariel Abergel

Thiago Meller defeated Ariel Abergel via submission (armbar) at 0:35 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Alexandro Ceconi vs.   Vitaly Shemetov

Alexandro Ceconi defeated Vitaly Shemetov via submission (triangle choke

Triangle choke

A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...

) at 4:48 of round 1.

• Catchweight (176 lb) bout:   Shonie Carter
  Shonie Carter
  Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
  
   vs.   Jeremy Knafo

Jeremy Knafo defeated Shonie Carter via Unanimous Decision. Shonie Carter announced his retirement after this fight.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Daniel Gracie
  Daniel Gracie
  Daniel Gracie Simoes, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a lifelong practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. The Gracie Family is world renowned for their contributions to Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. He is cousin to Renzo Gracie, Ralph Gracie, Charles Gracie and Ryan...
  
   vs.   Martin Wojcik

Daniel Gracie defeated Martin Wojcik via submission (rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...

)t 2:17 of round 1.

Main card

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...
  
   vs.   Valdas Pocevicius

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou defeated Valdas Pocevicius via Unanimous Decision.

• Lightweight bout:   Hermes Franca
  Hermes Franca
  Hermes França Barros is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight.-Early career:França made his professional MMA debut in November 2001. He quickly earned an undefeated streak of 6-0, drawing the attention of the UFC.-First UFC run:...
  
   vs.   Moshe Kaitz

Moshe Kaitz defeated Hermes Franca via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

• Catchweight (181 lb) bout:   Frank Trigg
  Frank Trigg
  Dewey Franklin Trigg III is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show...
  
   vs.   Roy Neeman

Frank Trigg defeated Roy Neeman via TKO (punches) at 2:36 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout:   Jeff Monson
  Jeff Monson
  Jeffrey William Monson is an American mixed martial artist from Olympia, Washington. He is a 2 time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a No Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. He currently holds the Heavyweight titles in the International Sport Karate Association...
  
   vs.   Sergey Shemetov

Jeff Monson defeated Sergey Shemetov via submission (kimura

Kimura

Kimura is the 18th most common Japanese surname.Kimura may also refer to:-People:*Asami Kimura, singer*Ayaka Kimura, singer*Doreen Kimura, psychobiologist*Gary Kimura, software developer*Hidefumi Kimura, manga author...

) at 4:09 of round 1.

• Catchweight (215 lb) bout:   Ricco Rodriguez
  Ricco Rodriguez
  Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...
  
   vs.   Daniel Tabera
  Daniel Tabera
  Daniel Tabera is a Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Tabera has competed all over Europe - and sporadically in North America - in the likes of M-1 Global, Bellator Fighting Championships and KSW.-Early...
  
  

Ricco Rodriguez defeated Daniel Tabera via Unanimous Decision.