WWE Bragging Rights 2009-October 25, 2009-Results

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WWE Bragging Rights 2009

WWE Bragging Rights 2009

1st annual Bragging Rights PPV by World Wrestling Entertainment. Bragging Rights is replacing WWE: Cyber Sunday. No more vote on the different matches only Bragging Rights for brand supremacy between RAW and Smackdown.

Due to his recent Bells Palsy attack, Jim Ross is not at ringside. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Todd Grisham will announce the show tonight. No ECW matches so no ECW announcers.

The winning brand of the RAW VS. Smackdown matches will receive a Bragging Rights trophy live at Bragging Rights.

1st match- The Miz VS. John Morrison

Both Team RAW and Team Smackdown are shown watching this match backstage. Miz and JoMo talk trash before some chain wrestling to start. Morrison shows he is the stronger of the two as Miz rolls to the outside. Miz comes back with a cheap shot, but Morrison quickly turns the tables and nails a beautiful standing shooting star press for a two. Morrison gets knocked out of the ring, but comes back in and gets a roll up for a two. Morrison boots Miz out of the ring who in turn throws Morrison out when Miz counters a headscissors. Miz tries to ground Morrison who uses his flexibility to nail a mule kick, but Miz suddenly becomes more powerful and nails a big clothesline and a knee to the head. Sleeper time. Morrison comeback consists of a leg lariat, forearms and his springboard kick but Miz gets his foot on the rope. Morrison goes for Starship Pain, but Miz goes to the outside, Morrison nails him with a corkscrew on the outside. Morrison goes for a superplex but gets pushed off and eats a double axe handle smash from Miz. Miz goes for Skull Crushing Finale but Morrison counters. Morrison tries to nail Starship Pain again, however Miz sweeps his legs and gets the three.

Winner- The Miz, 1-0 RAW over Smackdown

Backstage Cody Rhodes is being cocky. R-Truth tells him it’s not over yet. Cody says he is better than R-Truth. R-Truth says the only reason Cody is on RAW is because of his dad Dusty Rhodes. Big Show comes up from behind and says Jericho taught him well and he knows Smackdown and the RAW way is different. Show says they will prove that tonight.

Melina & Gail Kim & Kelly Kelly VS. Michelle McCool & Natalya & Beth Phoenix

Beth and Kim start off with Beth using her power and Kim using her speed to get a rollup for a two. Beth nails a clothesline and tags in McCool who tags in Natalya. Natalya misses the elbow and a charge into the corner, leaving her open for a modified spear. Kelly tags in but quickly gets worked over by Natalya. McCool tags herself in and stomps away at Kelly. Phoenix tags in and locks in a modified chin lock. McCool makes her way back in and dominates Kelly. Kelly is finally able to make the tag to Melina who comes in and cleans house on Phoenix, hitting a big dropkick and a drop toe hold into the ropes.  Beth hits Melina with a suplex but Melina turns it into a roll up. McCool counters for a two. Phoenix nails Melina with an implant buster for three to win.

Winners-Smackdown Divas, 1-1 Raw and Smackdown

Team RAW backstage realizing now that it’s winner takes all in their tag match now. Jack Swagger says he is Team RAW by himself. DX then insults all of Team RAW and that Swagger can be replaced. Hornswoggle shows up and DX changes their tune. They all come together to say RAW at the end.

World Heavyweight Championship

Undertaker VS. Batista VS. CM Punk VS. Rey Mysterio

Punk jumps Mysterio before going to the outside.  He comes back into the ring where he forces the Undertaker to hit Batista with a clothesline.  Undertaker throws Punk over the top rope to the outside, where Mysterio hits a seated senton.  Batista and Undertaker square off for a bit.  Undertaker then nails Mysterio with a big boot before working over Batista’s arm.  Taker with old school on Batista and to Mysterio for another old school, but he gets sent down by Punk. Punk nails a superplex on Taker,  Mysterio goes for a quick cover but Punk breaks it up.  Batista comes back into the match, hitting a huge slam on Punk but he quickly falls victim to a big boot from Taker. Taker goes for the last ride on Mysterio but Batista connects with a spear. Batista and Rey Mysterio hit a 619/spinebuster combo, but CM Punk breaks up Batista’s pin attempt. Punk connects with a go to sleep on Mysterio but Batista breaks it up.  Undertaker locks in Hell’s gate on Batista but CM Punk breaks it up.  Punk stomps on Batista before connecting with his running knee in the corner on Taker.  Taker holds on and hits the last ride on Punk, but Batista breaks up the pin. Taker with a big chokeslam on Batista.  He goes for the pin but Punk breaks it up again. Punk kicks away at his knees to break it up, but Taker sends Punk to the outside over the top rope.  Taker signals for the tombstone, but Batista bomb. Mysterio breaks it up and goes for a cover of his own.  Batista and Mysterio argue and Batista shoves Rey down to the outside.  Undertaker connects with a chokeslam on Batista but Batista kicks out.  Batista catches Mysterio and he throws him on top of Punk. Batista turns around into a tombstone from Taker for three.

Winner- Undertaker retains World Title

Mysterio is asked how it feels to come so close to winning the World Championship.  Mysterio says that he and Batista did their best to help each other out. Josh Matthews asks a disappointed Batista how he is. Batista asks if they think they were close.  Batista says he doesn’t think they were close, he thinks he was close, and that he’s tired of coming close. Batista says he’s not playing and nails a clothesline on Mysterio. Batista screams in Rey’s face.  Batista throws Mysterio into the barricade as officials break up the chaos. Big Tuna was right with his heel Batista prediction.

Team RAW VS. Team Smackdown

Chris Jericho’s music plays and he makes his way out. Followed by co-captain Kane. Smackdown’s theme song hits and the rest of the team makes their way down. The referee holds the Bragging Rights trophy in the middle of the ring. Cody hits Truth with a quick kick,  Truth hits a big back kick, but he gets caught with a big back elbow.  Kane squares off with Big Show. Kane nails some strikes and a kick, avoids a Big Show splash in the corner and hits a lariat. Show tags in Swagger. Kane comes back with a big right and tags in Matt Hardy.  Hardy comes in and smashes Swagger’s head into the turnbuckle and hitting a big clothesline.  Henry gets tagged in and uses his strength on Hardy. HBK comes in and eats a side effect. Finlay tagged in. Finlay uses his power but HBK nails Sweet Chin Music. DH Smith tags in and nail the Hart Attack. Jericho mocks HBK. Hart Dynasty work over HBK until HHH comes back with a big comeback. Kane with a chokeslam on HHH. Jericho goes for a lionsault but HHH moves. Kingston tagged in who comes in and works over Jericho with a dropkick, lariat and boom drop.  Jericho blocks the boom drop and almost locks in the walls of Jericho. Kofi fights out and is able to connect with trouble in paradise.  Big brawl ensues. Kofi goes up and Big Show grabs him by the throat and hits a chokeslam. Show hits the knockout punch on HHH and leaves. Jericho pins Kofi.

Winners- Team Smackdown get the Bragging Rights trophy

Backstage Cody blames Kofi for the loss. Cody throws Kofi into a wall.

WWE Championship Iron Man No DQ Match-If Cena loses leaves RAW-Orton loses no rematch

John Cena VS. Randy Orton- Lock up. Orton gets the over. Lots of stomps and punches by Orton early on. Out of nowhere Cena locks in the STF, Orton taps.

1-0 Cena

Orton wears down Cena. Cheats a lot. Typical heel cheating. Cena fights back with a blockbuster and nails a leg drop to the back of Orton’s neck. Cena goes for Five Knuckle Shuffle, but RKO out of nowhere for three.

1-1

Action to the outside. Orton slams Cena’s head into steps and apron. Whacks Cena with a monitor for two. Orton hits Cena with a mic and busts him open on PG programming. Clock is stopped to due the bleeding. Cena jumps Orton and clocks continues. Orton goes for RKO, Cena comes back with Superman comeback. Cena with the Attitude Adjustment, but reversed into an RKO. Both men cover each other for pins.

2-2

Cena hits a quick Attitude Adjustment for a three.

3-2 Cena

Legacy come down and Dibiase nails Dream Street. Orton pins Cena.

3-3

Kofi with a chair comes down and chases off Legacy. Cena has the advantage to start again. They start to fight in the tech area, Cena goes into a light and a big explosion happens. Orton pins Cena for three.

4-3 Orton

Orton hits Cena with a chair and starts to work the pyro controls. Orton gets pissed and hits the button hard and lots of pyro goes off. Cena got out of the way. Orton nails Cena with steel steps but Cena kicks out.  Orton sends Cena into the ring. Cena with a small package for three.

4-4

Orton is mad. Orton gets Cena in a DDT position and sends him crashing to the floor head first. Orton pins Cena for three.

5-4 Orton

Orton stomps. Lots of pin attempts by Orton. Orton runs away when Cena becomes Superman a few times. In the crowd fighting. Cena and Orton make their way to the announcer’s table. Cena picks up Orton and Attitude Adjustment off the steps through the announcer’s table for three.

5-5

Cena went for another pin but Orton kicked out. Cena gets a table from under the ring. Cena puts Orton on table. Cena off top with a leg drop but Orton moves. Punches back and forth. Cena accidently hits the ref. RKO. No ref. Orton attacks new ref. Orton goes for a punt, but Cena locks in STF. Ref sees the tap out with four seconds left.

6-5 Cena

Winner- John Cena to become new WWE champion

Quick Results-

The Miz def. John Morrison

Beth Phoenix & Natalya & Michelle McCool def. Melina & Gail Kim & Kelly Kelly

Undertaker def. Batista & CM Punk & Rey Mysterio to retain World Title

Team Smackdown def. Team Raw to win Bragging Rights trophy

John Cena def. Randy Orton to become new WWE Champion.

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Dream 12 round-by-round results

October 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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dream12cageThis is Ringside Report’s coverage of Dream 12 live from the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan. This event will be Dream’s first using a six-sided cage instead of the ring. They will also be using 3 five-minute rounds as opposed to the first round of 10 minutes and the second round of 5 they had used in past events. As always, Dream fights are judged for the entire fights and not round-by-round wtih a 10-point must system like MMA in North America. This event is being broadcast live in North America on HDNet television.

Keisuke Fujiwara vs. Tomoya Miyashita (lightweight-155lbs.)

Miyashita scored an early takedown and got himself in Fujiwara’s half-guard. Fujiwara held his opponent close and rendered him unable to score any damage. Fujiwara tried to scramble to his feet but Miyashita held him down and landed some right hands from the top position. Fujiwara attempted a triangle choke but Miyashita escaped and delivered some nice knees to the head from a north-south position. Fujiwara escaped the danger but was unable to get to his feet as Miyashita kept him down and delivered more knees to the side of the head from a side position on the mat. Miyashita lands two more knees to the head as the first round comes to a close.

Miyashita scored a single-leg takedown and worked his way into Fujiwara’s guard but landed into an omoplata attempt. Miyashita escaped the hold and just as Fujiwara rose to his feet he was quickly taken down with Miyashita on top in half-guard. Miyashita tried to stand up but was hit with a big up-kick. Miyashita stayed on top of Fujiwara but struggled to land any strikes. Fujiwara turned to his back which allowed Miyashita to pin him down and land some hard knees to his opponent’s head. Fujiwara tried to scramble out of danger and landed some punches from his back as the second round came to a close.

Miyashita scored a takedown again and landed several hard knees to his opponent’s head on the ground. Fujiwara was able to land some knees from to Miyashita’s head from his back and attempted a triangle choke. Fujiwara landed several punches with Miyashita in the triangle choke and looked to cinch in the hold with 2 minutes remaining in the fight. After over one minute in the submission attempt, Miyashita pulled his head out of the choke and landed hammer fists and big knees to the face from side-control as the fight came to a close. Miyashita dominated the majority of this fight, Ringside Report gives the decision to Tomoya Miyashita.

All 3 judges score the fight for the winner via unanimous decision: Tomoya Miyashita.

Won Sik Park v. Kuniyoshi Hiromaka(170 lbs.)

Minute of circling each other  then Kuniyoshi connects with a leg kick.Park misses right cross left cross combination . Kuniyoshi connects with a big right punch.  Park hits a big right and pushes Kuniyoshi into the cage and knees him in the stomach.  Both exchange leg kicks and the round ends.  The bell rings and Won Park throws in the towel.

Kuniyoshi  Hiromaka victorious over Won Sik Park by Corner stoppage

Maeda comes in with a flurry of punches on Beebe, Beebe looks like he’s like he’s in trouble, but recovers nicely. Maeda rushes in and connects with a big right. Beebe clinches Maeda, pushes him in the cage and takes him down. Beebe with two strike while trying to pass Maeda’s guard, but they go back their feet. Maeda takes down Beebe and works some ground in pound in Beebe’s guard.  Maeda takes Beebe’s back and sinks in the hooks for a rear naked choke submission.

Yoshiro Maeda victorious over Chase Beebe via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1

Tarec Safferdine v. Dong Sik Yoon (middleweight-185 lbs.)

Yoon connects with a leg kick, then eats 2 from Saffedine. Yoon shoots and Saffedine sprawls and takes down Yoon and gets side control. Saffedine connects with a couple of  punches in side control, but Yoon gets back up to his feet. Yoon pushes Saffedine into the cage and works in the clinch attempt single leg takedowns and attempted judo trips. Saffedineturns around and puts Yoon against the cage in the clinch and hits Yoon with knees. Yoon turns it around pressing Saffedine on the cage and holding the cage, which lead to the referee breaking it up.

Saffedine with a big leg kick and clinches Yoon connecting with some knees. The referee breaks them up for some reason. Yoon goes for the single leg and gets the takedown, quickly moving in side  mount in Saffedine’s half guard.  Saffedine rolling into different positions escaping ground and pound and positioning himself to grab the arm of Yoon and attempting an arm bar. Yoon takes Saffedine’s back and wraps his arms around Saffedine’s neck. Saffedine fight hard to get out of the choke and espapes twice, but Yoon rains down 5 punches to the side of the face.

Yoon tries to work the jab and misses with a big right cross, Saffedine then connects with a leg kick. Saffedine is throwing single leg kicks.  The Referee gave them a yellow card for inactivity.  Saffedine hits Yoon with a uppercut, right cross, hook combination.  Yoon grabs Saffedine’s leg when Saffedine rushes in with a punch combinations and drops to his knees in an attempt to get the takedown. Saffedine takes Yoon’s back in a north south position blocking the takedown attempt. Ringside Report scores the Fight for Dong Sik Yoon.

Dong Sik Yoon victorious over Tarec Saffedine Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds

Tokimitsu Ishizawa v. Katsuyori Shibata (middleweight-185 lbs.)

Shibata hit a big right hand to start the fight and pinned Ishizawa against the cage with some knees to the body. Ishizawa pushed away and attempted a takedown but was stuffed by Shibata. Ishizawa rushed in with some punches but Shibata countered with a big right cross. Ishizawa came back with a flurry of punches that pinned Shibata against the cage but Shibata reversed the position and pushed Ishizawa against the cage, hitting more knees in the Muay-Thai clinch. Ishizawa landed a wild right hand but was dropped by a big left uppercut from Shibata. Katsuyori Shibata dove in to finish his opponent with some ground-n-pound with less than 15 seconds remaining in the first round to cause the referee to stop the fight.

Katsuyori Shibata def. Tokimitsu Ishizawa via TKO in Round 1

Kazushi Sakuraba v. Zelg Galesic (middleweight 185 lbs.)

Sakuraba scores a quick single-leg takedown and attempts a submission but Galesic escapes. Sakuraba scrambles into an Achilles lock attempt but Galesic sits on Sakuraba and lands several hard punches. Sakuraba holds on to Galesic’s leg through the barrage of punches and rolls into a knee-bar. Galesic has no other option but to tap-out.

Kazuski Sakuraba wins via submission (knee-bar) in Round 1

Marius Zaromskis v. Myeon Ho Bae (welterweight 170lbs.)

Zaromskis rushed in with a flying knee to start the fight but got hit with a counter-punch. Zaromskis stepped back, and landed a big head-kick for the knockout. Marius Zaromskis continues winning exactly how we did to win the Dream Welterweight Grand Prix.

Marius Zaromskis wins via KO in Round 1

Eddie Alvarez v. Katsunori Kikuno (lightweight 155 lbs.)

Alvarez shoots in for a quick takedown but is unable to bring Kikuno down and instead pins him against the cage. Kikuno held Alvarez’ head in a crucifix submission move and landed some knees but Alvarez was able to pop his head out of the hold. Eddie Alvarez failed to score his takedown attempts and got hit with a jab and some body-kicks by Kikuno. Eddie Alvarez hit Kikuno with a big right hook and pinned him against the cage but was unable to score a takedown. Kikuno landed a solid kick to his opponent’s liver as the first round came to a close.

Kikuno landed a big right hand to start the round but Alvarez jumped to the mat with a guillotine attempt. Kikuno escaped the hold and the two men exchanged standing up. Both men appear tired as they throw big punches. Alvarez went for a takedown but Kikuno attempted a guillotine choke. Alvarez escaped the hold and worked his way into an arm-triangle on Kikuno. Alvarez improved his position with the submission hold and tightened the choke to force the submission.

Eddie Alvarez wins via submission (arm-triangle choke) in Round 2.

Alistair Overeem v. James Thompson (heavyweight)

Alistair Overeem hit a huge jumping knee on Thompson followed by a standing guillotine attempt. Thompson did not much up much of a struggle before the tap-out.

Alistair Overeem wins via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:33 in Round 1

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UFC 104 round-by-round updates and results

October 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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This is Ringside Report’s coverage of UFC 104.

In the un-aired preliminary fights:

 Stefan Struve def. Chase Gormley via 1st round submission

Kyle Kingsbury def. Razak Al-Hassan via split-decision

Jorge Rivera def. Rob Kimmons via 3rd round TKO

Chael Sonnen def. Yushin Okami via unanimous decision

Spike TV is airing two preliminary bouts:

Antoni Hardonk v. Eric Schaefer

Antoni Hardonk refused to touch gloves with Pat Barry to start the fight. Hardonk landed a high kick and a leg kick but Barry came back with a leg kick of his own.  Hardonk landed a leg kick and inadvertently poked Barry in the eye causing a brief stoppage. Hardonk landed some hard leg kicks and a knee to the body as Barry still favoured his eye from the poke. Antoni Hardonk appeared to slip, then try for a takedown that was stuffed. Pat Barry then landed some punches from side-control which bloodied Hardonk on the ground. Hardonk scrambled to his feet and took some hard punches from Barry. Hardonk came back with a head-kick and more hard leg kicks that staggered his opponent. The two men continued to exchange as the round came to a close. Ringside Report scores the first Round 10-9 for Antoni Hardonk

Pat Barry landed two big punching combinations that rocked Hardonk in the first minute and dropped Hardonk with a right hand. Pat Barry looked to have found his range in this round, landing some heavy strikes. Barry landed nice jabs and a big right hand that dropped Antoni Hardonk. Barry pounced on his down opponent to land two big right hands and force the referee to stop the fight.

 Pat Barry is declared the winner via TKO at 2:30 in the 2nd round.

Ryan Bader v. Eric Schaefer  (light-heavyweight-205 lbs.)

Ryan Bader lands a good right hand in the first minute of the fight as the two fighters exchange with some boxing. Bader threw some looping hands but landed few until he landed a big right hand that dropped Schaefer. Bader tried to finish Schaefer with some heavy ground and pound but Schaefer escaped and got to his feet but Bader landed a big takedown. Schaefer got back to his feet but Bader landed some punches that dropped Schaefer back to the mat. Bader came in with some more punches on the ground but Schaefer attempted a kimura. Bader escaped the hold and went into Schaefer’s guard where he had to escape an omoplata attempt. Bader escaped the guard and stood on his feet as the round came to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 1 for Ryan Bader: 10-9

Bader landed some leg kicks but was poked in the eye when throwing a punch to force a brief halt to the bout. Bader recovered but got hit by a left hook from Schaefer. Eric Schaefer won the first two minutes off the second round with methodical striking and a good left jab. Bader landed a big right hook that seemed to rock Schaefer but Schaefer came back with a right hand of his own. Schaefer landed a left hook that dazed Bader but did not look to hurt him. Schaefer landed some good straight right hands in the final minute and stuffed a Bader takedown attempt as the round came to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 2 for Eric Schaefer: 10-9

Ryan Bader landed a huge looping right hand that dropped Eric Schaefer in the first minute. Bader tried to finish his opponent but Schaefer recovered and locked him in his guard. Bader got out of the guard and rose to his feet. The referee then called a timeout for the doctor to check on Eric Schaefer who had a big cut on his nose. The doctor allowed the fight to continue and Eric Schaefer was hit with a nice jab. Bader jumped in for a takedown but got caught in a guillotine attempt by Schaefer. Bader escaped the submission hold and held on to his opponent in side-control but Schaefer got him in his guard and attempted an omaplata as the final round came to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 3 for Ryan Bader: 10-9

 The Judges score this fight unanimously for Ryan Bader (30-27, 30-27, 29-26)

The next fights are for the Pay-Per View card:

Anthony Johnson v. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (welterweight-170lbs.)

Johnson connects with a big uppercut on an opening punching combination. Yoshida is rocked and Johnson backs him up against the cage with heavy left and right hands. Johnson hit Yoshida with a clean right cross that knocked him out clean. After the fight, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson apologized to the UFC for not making the 170 lbs. weight limit for this fight.

Anthony “Rumble” Johnson gets the TKO victory over Yoshida at 0:43 in Round 1

Joe “Daddy” Stevenson v. Spencer “The King” Fisher (lightweight-155 lbs.)

Stevenson with jabs and leg kicks, while Fisher is picking his spots, coming in with a knee and punch combination. They clinch and Stevenson pushes Fisher up against the cage and attempts a takedown. Herb Dean separates them and Fisher connects with a right cross and left jab, but Stevenson takes his back, takes him down and connects with hard strikes to the side of the face. Ringside Report scores the Round 10-9 Stevenson

Fisher connects with punches and goes for the kick, but Stevenson catches it and takes down Fisher. Stevenson passes Fisher’s guard and gets side control and connects with elbows and punches. Fisher can’t sweep him and Stevenson starts connecting with elbows until Dean calls the fight.

Joe Stevenson TKO (Elbows) victory over Spencer Fisher at 4:03 Round 2

Josh Neer vs. Gleison Tibau (lightweight -155lbs.)

Gleison tibau scores a big slam to take down Josh Neer in the opening 20 seconds but Neer gets back to his feet. Josh Neer landed a leg kick but was taken down again in impressive fashion by Gleison Tibau. Neer was able to keep Tibau in his guard and quickly rise to his feet. Neer hits a leg kick again but Tibau lands another big takedown. Neer is able to push Tibau off quickly and gets back to his feet. Tibau is landing some very nice takedowns but Neer is expertly keeping him from applying further pressure. Neer lands some jabs but gets taken down again by Gleison Tibau. Neer works a very nice butterfly guard and gets back to his feet. Ringside Report Scores Round 1 for Gleison Tibau: 10-9

Tibau starts the second round with a double-leg takedown but Neer once again gets back to his feet. Neer lands a jab but Tibau lands a counter right cross and another takedown. Neer once again gets to his feet and lands a nice leg kick on Tibau. Gleison Tibau lands his seventh takedown of the fight and finally gets into full-mount. Neer turns over to his back and Tibau gets his hooks in as Neer stands up. Tibau tries to get a rear-naked choke but Neer escapes, Tibau tries for an arm-bar but Neer escapes and lands some punches from on top of Tibau. Gleison Tibau escapes and they exchange on the feet with Neer landing some leg kicks. Tibau tried for a takedown but was stuffed by Neer for the first time in the fight. Tibau and Neer circle as the round comes to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 2 for Gleison Tibau : 10-9

Gleison Tibau scores a takedown in the first 20 seconds of the final round but Neer gets to his feet. Tibau tries for another takedown but is stuffed by Neer. Tibau lands a jab and hits another takedown on Neer, landing a few punches from the top. Neer gets back up and the fight is briefly halted to fix tape on Neer’s glove. The fight resumes and Neer lands some jabs on Tibau until he is taken down again. Neer gets back up to his feet but is unable to land any punches and is taken down by Gleison Tibau as the fight comes to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 3 for Gleison Tibau: 10-9

The judges score this fight 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 all in favour of the winner via unanimous decision, Gleison Tibau 

Cain Velasquez v. Ben Rothwell (Heavyweight)

Velasquez goes for a single leg takedown that Rothwell tries to escape but Velasquez powers him to the mat. Rothwell tries to get back to his feet but gets pinned against the fence, gets to his feet and gets taken down again. Rothwell lands a big right hand as he gets to his feet and Velasquez gets another single-leg takedown. Velasquez scores some punches and elbows in side-control but Rothwell escapes and gets to his feet. Velasquez lands a nice takedown and lands some big right elbows on Rothwell from side-control. Rothwell pushes away but Velasquez lands some big punches to a seated-Ben Rothwell. Velasquez gets into full-mount and lands some big ground-n-pound  that bloodies and rocks Rothwell. Ben Rothwell gets back to his feet but Velasquez takes him down again and lands some big punches that almost end the fight. Referee Steve Mazzagatti does not stop the fight and Rothwell staggers to his feet as the round comes to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 1 for Cain Velasquez: 10-8

Velasquez tackles Rothwell to the ground and lands some heavy punches on top of his crouching opponent. Rothwell moves towards the cage and Velasquez holds on and lands some left hands to the face as Rothwell stands up but the referee moves in to stop the fight. Rothwell was unhappy with the stoppage and Velasquez told Joe Rogan that the fight could have continued in his post-fight interview.

Cain Velasquez wins via TKO at 0:58 in Round 2

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Bout (205lbs.): (Champion) Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida v.  (Challenger) Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

Machida gets the Muay Thai clinch and connects with knees and misses punches. Punches and kicks exchanged and Shogun clinches Machida into the cage and connects with knees to the leg. Machida breaks free and Shogun goes for the takedown and clinches Machida. Machida break free and connects with a leg kick and Shogun is throwing kicks, and only connects with a hard leg kick and punch combination. Shogun connects with multiple leg kicks as the round ends. Ringside Report scores the Round 10-9 Shogun.

Shogun connect with a left punch countering a leg kick from Machida , but is caught with a left hook. Machida dodging most of Shogun strikes during a lengthy stand up of no striking.,  and Shogun clinches him after lots of body kicks. Shogun connects with knees in the clinch as the round ends. . Ringside Report scores the Round 10-9 Shogun.

Machida with counter leg kicks. Shogun attempting kicks but not connecting, Machida connects with a body kick. Shogun counter leg kicks a punch from Machida. Shogun Clinches and connects with knees to the legs. Machida breaks free and connects with a body kick and a leg kick. Shogun rushes into Machida and Machida catches him in the clinch. The break free and Machida is hurt and he attacks Shogun with a flurry of punches, kicks and knees. Shogun clinches and connects with a right hook. Ringside Report scores the Round 10-9 Machida

Machida hits a leg kick and Shogun misses. Shogun continues to throw a lot of kicks that miss. Lyoto connects with a high kick and defends a takedown.  Shogun connects with an elbow during a break. Shogun keeps pushing the pace with attempted strikes, and Machida not engaging, but not getting hit. Ringside Report scores the Round 10-9 Shogun

Shogun connects with kick, and connects with a body kick, but also was punched in the face. Machida with a body kick.  Lyoto hits a big kick to the mid section of Shogun, they clinch and the referee breaks them up for not working. Machida connects with and knee and Shogun pushes him against the cage and connects with a left elbow and a right cross in the break up.  Shogun connects with a left hand in the final seconds.  Ringside Report scores the Round 10-9 Machida

Lyoto Machida wins via Unanimous Decision (48-47,48-47,48-47)

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MFL: The Beginning round-by-round coverage and results

October 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Mixed Fight League - The Beginning posterFred Belanger v. Bruno Lurette 185 lbs.

Lurette scores on an early headkick and pushes his opponent into the cage for a clinch. Lurette hit another kick and like a charging bull, Belanger rushed into Lurette who swiftly avoided him. Lurette hit a combination of punches that finished with an uppercut but Belanger stayed on his feet and caught Lurette in a Muay-Thiay clinch to hit some knees to the body. Lurette hit some a right and left punch and a stiff inside leg kick. Lurette landed several big punches that pushed his opponent into the cage as Bruno Lurette pushed the pace.  Fred Belanger is cut over his left eye and Lurette nails him with right and left hands as the round comes to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 1 for Bruno Lurette: 10-8

Lurette and Belanger circle each other and Lurette lands a kick to the body. Lurette is fighting cautiously hitting a jabs and kicks to the leg and body. Belanger tried to rush in with a flurry but Lurette countered with a hard right hand that rattled Belanger. Lurette pushed his opponent into the cage with several hard punches but Belanger pushed him away in desperation. Belanger came back with a flurry of punches of his own that opened up a big cut on Bruno Lurette’s forehead.. Lurette rushed back with several punches and took his opponent down to land some ground and pound as the round came to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 2 for Bruno Lurette: 10-9

Fred Belanger started the final round with a big right hand but Lurette fought back with some kick to the body. Belanger rushed in and landed more punches that landed but Lurette hit another body kick. Lurette threw a headkick and landed on a leg kick that buckled his opponent. Fred Belanger rushed in with a flurry of punches but Lurette took him down and landed in his guard. After some hard work Lurette was able to pass the guard but Belanger swept him and put himself in top position in Lurette’s guard.  Bruno Lurette tried to apply a kimura armbar from the bottom but was unable to as the fight came to a close. Ringside Report Scores round 3 for Fred Bélanger: 10-9

The Judges scored this fight unanimously for Bruno Lurette

Alex Garcia v. TJ Coletti 170 lbs.

Garcia landed with a big kick and a takedown but ran into a guillotine choke attempt. Garcia was able to escape the hold and land some punches to the face and body in side control. Garcia pinned Coletti down and hit several big punches prompting the referee to stop the fight.

Alex Garcia wins via TKO at 3:34 in Round 1

Jeff Royer v. Sébastien Vachon 145 lbs.

Vachon started the fight landing a nice punching combination until he was taken down by Royer. Jeff Royer passed a half guard and got into full mount but Vachon executed a perfect sweep to get into hi opponent’s guard and land some punches. Royer got back to his feet and got hit with a big jab. Vachon git some elbows that looked to rock Royerbut Vachon was unable to finish when he attempted to land a flurry. Vachon tried to land a knee to the body but was caught by Royer who scored a takedown and got into full mount to land some punches. Royer then attempted an armbar attempt but Vachon escaped and got to his feet only to be taken down again. Royer attempted the armbar and was able to land this one to force the submission.

Jeff Royer wins via arm-bar submission at 4:46 in Round 1

Guillaume Fortier v. Eric Dumaine 145 lbs.

The two fighters have a lengthy feeling out process which resulted in a takedown for Guillaume Fortier, landing in side-control. Fortier got into half guard and hit some elbows as he transitioned into full-mount. Fortier attempted an arm-bar but Dumaine escaped the hold and tried to land some punches but Foriter took him down again. Fortier passed the half guard again into full-guard and worked some ground-n-pound as the round came to a close. Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Guillaume Fortier: 10-9

Fortier scored another takedown to start the second round and landed in half guard. Fortier tried to pass but was put into guard into an omoplata attempt by Dumaine. Fortier escaped the hold and stood up but went back down into Dumaine’s guard. After a lack of action on the ground the referee called for a stand-up from the fighters. Dumaine landed a looping right hand and stuffed another takedown attempt by Fortier. Guillaume Fortier attempted another takedown and scored this time landing in Dumaine’s guard. Fortier passed the guard into full-mount and worked some ground-n-pound as the round came to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 2 for Guillaume Fortier: 10-9

Guillaume Fortier scored another takedown to start the final round and quickly passed guard. After several punches from the full-mount, Dumaine was able to reverse the position and get into Fortier’s guard. Dumaine looked hurt from the strikes he’d received and was not able to advance his position on the ground. Dumaine decided to stand up and Fortier followed and quickly attempted a takedown. Dumaine was able to avoid the takedown by leaning against the cage and leaning on Fortier’s back. The referee decided to separate the fighters and Dumaine landed some big knees to the body and one to the face as Fortier attempted another takedown. Fortier held onto Dumaine’s leg and pushed him into the cage as the round came to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 3 for Eric Dumaine: 10-9

The judges score this fight for Guillaume Fortier via unanimous decision

Stéphane Chrétien v. Kevin Morin 155 lbs.

Morin blocks a takedown from Chrétien, but while falls on his back while clinching and Chrétien moves to side control. They go back to their feet and Morin keeps attempting knees in the Muay Thai clinch, during a very even exchange, between the two. Chretien lands lots of punches and a knee directly to the jaw. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Stéphane Chrétien.

Both exchanging knees in the Muay Thai clinch, and Morin takes his back and is attempting a rear naked choke, but Chrétien escapes free and transitions to a dominant position and lands several strikes stunning Morin. Chrétien connects with a couple hammer fists in the mount and attempts an arm bar, but can’t get it. Chrétien transition to side control, then takes Morin’s back and gets his hooks in and chokes out Morin with a rear naked choke.

Stéphane Chrétien def. Kevin Morin via Rear Naked Choke Submission 3:09 Round 2

Dimitri Waardenburg v. Pierrot Marcoux 135lbs.

They clinch up against the cage and Marcoux trips Waardenburg, but Waardenburg rolls with it and gets the mount. Waardenbrug works to pass Marcoux’s guard. Marcoux attempts to pull Waardenburg into rubber guard for a triangle , then an arm bar, but Waardenburg breaks free and connects with a heavy strike.  Marcoux then pulls Waardenburg in for a guillotine, but he escapes and goes for a big strike and falls into a triangle. Marcoux can’t get it on and they stand up. Marcoux took Waardenburg down and started the ground and pound, but Waardenburg pushed him off and mounted him as the round ended. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Marcoux

The second starts the same as the first with clinching and a trip, as Marcoux mounts Waardenburg and starts the ground and pound. Waardenburg sweeps and mounts him, connecting with a few shots and is then swept. They get back to their feet and each a bit, before they are back on the ground with Waardenburg on top.  They sweep each other back and forth with a Marcoux on top with the mount and Waardenburg in his guard and vice versa; with Waardenburg showing good sweeping skills. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Waardenburg.

Waardenburg drops Marcoux with a hard right hand and mounts him, and connects with some ground and pound. Waardenburg takes his back and throws some strikes and attempts a rear naked choke. Marcoux tries to back rool out of the choke, but Waardenburg rolls with him twice and coonects with some strikes. Marcoux mounts Waardenburg after a sweep and attempts the ground and pound, while Waardenburg pulls guard.  Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Waardenburg.

Dimitri Waardenburg def. Pierrot Marcoux via Unanimous Decision (29-28 29-28 30-27)

Mark Blackburn v. Marcus Celestin 185lbs.

Celestin lands a jab during the initial exchange of leg kicks and punches.  Blackburn and Celestin clinch up against the cage and exchange knees, and break free. Celestin drops Blackburn with a jab and connects with two right hand punches to the side of the head before the referee breaks it up, as Blackburn is not defending himself.

Marcus Celestin def. Mark Blackburn via TKO (Punches) 1:34 Round 1

Tom Murphy v. Jason Cecil 215lbs.

Murphy dodges a punch and takes down Cecil very quickly, gets the side mount and controls Cecil with some punches.  Cecil tries to push off the cage, but Murphy controls him a hammers down with some clubbing rights. Cecil gives up his, back and Murphy takes it, but transitions back to side mount and punches Cecil in his bloody nose.  Murphy with some hard knees to Cecil’s ribs followed by some body shots, and elbows to the face; Murphy slaps on a kimura and wrenches it tight, but miraculously Cecil escapes and the round ends. Ringside Report scores the round 10-8 Murphy.

Murphy connects with a body kick and another takedown, followed up by side control with elbows to the face and knees to the body. Murphy lands some big punches, takes Cecil’s back and hooks on a rear naked choke for the victory.

Tom Murphy def. Jason Cecil via Submission Rear Naked Choke  1:29 Round 2

Derek Gauthier v. Mike Medrano 155lbs.

Gauthier attempts some kicks as Medrano rushes him with punching combinations.  Medrano takes down Gauthier after catching a kick, but was not able to control Gauthier on the ground and they are back to their feet. Gauthier kicks Medrano low and they pause the fight for a moment. Gauthier works the leg kicks while avoiding the strikes from Medrano.  Gauthier lands a big leg kick and a knee while clinching, as the round comes to an end. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Gauthier.

Gauthier pushes Medrano up against the cage with punches and kicks, and is rocking Medrano. Medrano then takes Gauthier down, but Gauthier’s guard is to tough for Medrano to penetrate. They get back to their feet and Gauthier trips and falls during a leg kick, but Medrano lets him get back to his feet. Gauthier drops Medrano with jab and mounts him. Gauthier is in Medrano’s half guard and he elbows his thigh to break free. Gauthier postures up and connects with a couple of big punches and moves to side control and continues the assault.  Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Gauthier.

Medrano connect with some punches while Gauthier is connecting with knees in the Muay Thai Clinch. Medrano gets the takedown on Gauthier, but is pushed off before he could get any strikes in. Gauthier is relentless with the elbows in the face of Medrano, while Medrano is pinned up against the cage and the referee ends it.

Derek Gauthier def. Mike Medrano via TKO (Strikes) 2:14 Round 3

Guillaume Delorenzi v.  Sébastien Garguier 155lbs.

Delorenzi scores an inside leg-kick to start the fight and continues with another one. Delorenzi scored a takedown and attempted to take the back of Garguier but was reversed and both fighters stood up. Delorenzi was able to score a single-leg takedown and landed in a guillotine attempt in half-guard. Sébastien Garguier was unable to lock in the choke and Delorenzi nailed him with some elbows from half-guard. Delorenzi landed several right hands and elbows to Garguier’s face as the first round came to a close. Ringside Report Scores Round 1 10-9 for Delorenzi.

Delorenzi scored a takedown to start the second round and landed in Garguier’s half-guard. Delorenzi scored some heavy right hands and left elbows to Garguier’s face and kept him pinned down in half-guard. Guillaume Delorenzi continued to land several hard right hands that rocked his opponent but Garguier was able to push him into full guard. Delorenzi improved his position going into side control where he landed some hard knees and punches to the body. Delorenzi moved back into half-guard where he continued to land big right hands that forced a TKO stoppage from the referee.

Guillaume Delorenzi wins via TKO at 4:43 in Round 2

Thierry Quenneville v. Tim Tamaki 145lbs.

Tim Tamaki slipped on the first kick he threw but recovered. Thierry Quenneville scored a quick takedown and landed in half-guard. Quenneville worked his way into side control where he landed some knees to the body and elbows to the face. Quenneville took Tamaki’s back as he was trying to escape and locked in a rear-naked choke for the submission victory.

Thierry Quenneville wins via submission in Round 1.

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Ultimate Fight Night 19

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Tim Credeur vs Nate Quarry

ROUND 1

Tim throws a jab/kick, Tim lands a jab, a pair of leg kicks, Nate throws an overhand right, Tim lands a right, Nate lands an overhand right, they trade misses, Tim lands a body kick, Nate lands a left hook, Nate lands a right, Tim landa a few jabs, a three punch combo, a two punch combo, Nate throws a bog right, Tim lands a flurry, Nate lands a grazing left hook, Tim lands astiff jab, Tim lands a left right left combo, drops Nate, gets Nate’s back, Nate escapes they stand,Tim puts a pair of combinations together to finish the round.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 CREDEUR

ROUND 2

Nate drops Tim after cathcing a few punches, gets on top of time, lands some elbows, Tim pulls guard, Nate gets up, gets back into tim’s guard, keeps throwing punches, Nate continues to utilize the ground and pound, lands a pair of elbows, Nate keeps the ground and pound coming.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 QUARRY

Ti lands a pair of punches, lands a flurry, is dropped by Nate’s right hand, Nate gets on top of Tim, lands some strikes, Nate lands a big right, is tagged by tim with a few punches, Nate returns fire, tim tries to pull guard, pulls guard, Tim shoots for a leg lock, Nate escapes, lands a big right, tim lands a left right, a head kick,they both throw a series of blows.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 QUARRY

Quarry wins the fight by decision

Carlos Condit vs Jake Ellenberger

jake counters a kick and drops condit with a right, condit holds jake in his guard, jake is relatively inactive on top, condit throws a knee, is tagged with a left, jake drops condit with a two punch combo, attempts a a darce choke, condit gets up tries for a knee, is dropped, gets on top of jake, mounts jake, jake throws condit off, attempts a guillotine, condit escapes, pulls guard, throws ebows from the bottom, condit gets up is kicked in the head, condit lands a right to the body, shoots for a take down, jake lands an overhand right.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 Ellenberger

Round 3

they circle, trade misses, jake double leg takes down condit, condit works the rubber guard, throws elbows from the bottom, condit stays busy in his guard, condit gets up, is taken down again, jake lands an elbow, condit traansitions a kimura to a mount, lands some power shots, jake gets into half guard, condit regains mount, condit throws an elbow, Jake escapes into condit’s guard, they stand, condit dodges an overhand right and lands a left.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 CONDIT

Round 3

jake takes condit down, condit throws punches from the bottom, jake lands an elbow, they stand, jake kicks condit in the head, clinches condit, tries for a guillotine, condit escapes lands in jake’s half guard,lands a few elbows, some punches,condit works for a darce, keeps punching jake, lands a big right, stays on top of jake, keeps punching, works for mount, gets the mount, keeps pounding jake, jake escapes, jake shoots for a takedown, condit sprawls, throws elbows, gets jakes back, keeps punching jake with winding hooks for the round’s last fifteen seconds

Condit wins by split decision

Roger Huerta vs Gray Maynard

Round 1

they posture, roger clinches, they break, they circle, gray lands a big right, a right to the body, they circle, gray lands another right, grey lands a left hook, a right, aother right,lands a left hook, roger lands a flurry, gray lands a right, roger lands a pair of punches, gray shoots for a single leg, roger, sprawls, gray lands a knee on the way up, they circle

Ringside report scores the round 10-9 Huerta

Round 2. Huerta throws a series of punches, a kick, they circle, gray throws a left, ranges roger, roger lands a two punch combo, gray lands a left right combo, gray lands an overhand right, roger jabs gray, gray retorts, huerta lands aright and left uppercut, gray grazes with an overhand right, gray slips a punch and lands a left, clinches gray, they break, gray lands a jab, gray lands another right, huerta lands three in a flurry, lands another three.

Ringside report scores the round 10-10

Round 3. Gray lands a left hook, gray lands a left, roger lands two, lands a jab, gray takes roger down, roger attempts to stand, gray stays on top, throws a right to the body, they stagnate, grey stuffs rogers attempt to get up, maynard keeps roger down, gray tries a kimura, has it in tight, roger escapes, huerta gets up, they trade blows in the clinch.

Maynard wins via split decision (but Huerta has an immaculate head of hair)

Nate Diaz vs Melvin Guillard

Round 1. Melvin drops Diaz with an overhand right, lets diaz up, diaz ranges guillard, takes him down, guillard gets up, judo throws diaz, lets diaz up, they smack talk, clinch, diaz takes guillard down, diaz lands a right and a left, throws a jab, clinches guillard, melvin lands a right, more smack talk, diaz lands a body kick, diaz lands a left right combo, lands a left, diaz lands a straight right, diaz tries a standing kimura guillard flips out of it.

Ringside report scores the round 10-9 Diaz

Round 2. diaz lands a jab, a right, melvin lands a body kick, diaz jabs, clinches, throws knees to the body, melvin takes diaz down, lets him up, diaz lands a jab is countered, melvin clinches, lands a combo, diaz lands a few, melvin shoots for a takedown, is guillotined and submitted by diaz.

Diaz wins by submission (Guillotine)

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UFC 102 August 29 2009

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Brandon Vera vsKrzystof Soszynski

Round 1

Sosz lamds a left hook, Vera lands a body kick, they circle, Vera controls the pace, lands a leg kick, Sosz lands a right hook, Vera connects with a leg kick, sosz clinches, presses Vera against the cage, lands some punches, they break, they take turns landing punches/kicks evenly,Vera presses sosz against the fence, lands a few knees, Vera lands a series of leg kicks and stuffs a sosz takedown to finish the round.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 VERA

Vera lands a left and a right to the body. Sosz connects with a jab cross combo, presses Vera to the cage, they break, Vera presses sosz against the cage, lands some low knees, Vera ranges sosz with a series of straight punches, Sosz attempts a takedown, is stuffed, Vera lands a hard left hook, sosz’s takedown is stuffed again, he takes Vera down briefly, Vera knees sosz to the legs, finishes the round with a pair of elbows.

RINDSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 VERA

Vera lands a right cross, attempts a backfist, sosz lands a leg kick with a jab, presses vera to the cage, drops for a double leg takedown but is stuffed, sosz clinches attempts a few knees, presses Vera to the cage, Vera takes sosz down, sosz keeps vera in half guard, sosz gets up, is kneed in the head, Vera keeps sosz at bay with some rangy striking, sosz clinches, they break, sosz throws a few bombs does not connect, Vera lands a pair of punches, lands a right hook, parries a punch and counters, keeps sosz at bay with short kicks, Vera swings a few big punches for good measure.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE FIGHT 30-27 VERA

Nate Marquardt vs Demian Maia

Round 1

Marquadt lands a devastating right cross, knocks out Maia

Marquardt wins by knockout.

Chris Leben vs Jake Rosholt

ROUND 1

Leben lands sporaodic leg kicks, Leben takes Rosh down, throws body shots from the guard, they stand, Leben blocks a head kick, lands a leg pair of leg kicks, Rosholt takes Leben down, mounts him, Leben gets up, throws a few winding punches.

RINGSIDE REPORT SCORES THE ROUND 10-9 LEBEN

Round 2

Rosholt lands a combo, is taken down by Leben, Leben stays in Rosh’s half guard, Rosh moves into his guard, Leben lands a few body shots, lands some more, alternates body and head shots, they are stood up, Rosh lands a leg kick, Leben replies, lands a straight left, a clinches, follows up with some foot stomps, Rosholt takes Leben down, remains in his half guard, lands a few shots, stands up, Leben gets up, chases Rosh and lands a few hooks.

LEBEN WINS THE ROUND 10-9

Round 3

Rosh takes Leben down, elbows Leben, works for an arm triangle, sumbits Leben by arm triangle.

Rosholt wins by arm triangle

Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva

Round 1

Jardine lands a right and a leg kick, Jardine lands a body kick, falls, grapples, gets up, ranges Silva, Silva knocks Jardine down wih a left hook, finishes him with a combination of punches.

Silva wins by knockout.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Randy Couture

Round 1

Couture and Nog trade, Nog jabs, Randy lands a good combo, Nog tries to pull guard, Randy clinches, they break, Randy throws a lead right, they clinch, break, Nog knocks Randy down, works for a Darce choke, Randy gets up, Nog controls much of the striking, Randy lands a good right, a good three punch combo, Nog retorts, they trade like maniacs, Randy presses Nog aginst the fence, lands a few small punches.

Nogueira wins the round 10-9

Randy lands a two punch combo, Nog replies, falls, lands in his guard, Nog sweeps randy into the mount, pounds Randy, Randy moves into half guard, attempts an arm triangle, releases, punches Randy in the face and ribs, Randy escapes a mount and gets up, they exchange, Nog lands a good knee to the body, Randy elbows Nog.

Nogueira wins the round 10-9

Round 3

Nogueira stuns Couture, knocks him down, Couture pulls guard, Nog moves into side control, punches Randy’s eye, continuously works the ground and pound, Randy attempts a scramble, Nog takes his back, works for a choke but is swept by Randy, Nog regains composure in his guard, holds Randy down, Randy lands an elbow and some punches, Randy continues to elbow but is swept by Nog.

Nogueira wins the fight 30-27

Other results

Evan Dunham def. Marcus Aurelio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).

Todd Duffee def. Tim Hague via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:07

Mike Russow def. Justin McCully via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27).

Gabriel Gonzaga def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:27.

Aaron Simpson def. Ed Herman via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 0:17.

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TNA Hard Justice 2009

August 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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TNA Hard Justice 2009

TNA Hard Justice begins with an Asylum match between Suicide, The Motor CityMachineGune, Amazing Red, Lethal Conequences, Chris Daniels and the debuting”Pope” D’Angelo Dinero aka Elijah Burke. This match promises to be a high flyigcar crash. Elijah Burke comes out dressed in a black suit and some funky music.Don West talks about Dinero and his interesting point of view. There are 8 menin this match and to win you must climb through a hole in the top of the cageand maybe grab something ..like an X? The Guns and Lethal Consequences hitseveral of their double-team spots in the early parts of this match. Chris Daniels hit Chris Sabin with a nice top rope body slam. Sabin quickly woke upand tossed Suicide onto someone who was tied up in a tee of woe. The cameraangles for this cage make it dissicult to see the action inside the rng.Daniels continued his tope rope slam-fest by back droping Lethal off the cagefor a big bump on the mat. Elijah Burke or…D’Angelo Dinero speared ChrisDaniels off the top rope for a big crash. Bodies began to fly after this. Sabinand Shelley bounced around and hit another intricate and unbelievabledouble-team move. All 8 men took turns hitting high-spots…one guy hitting abig bump then getting ready to take the next guy’s big move, ridiculouswrestling. It’s hard to make sense out of an 8 man Asylum match. Suicide hungfrom the top of the cage and Dinero powerbombed him off for a big crash butinstead of exiting the cage, Dinero followed up to his attack of Suicide whichwill no doubt lead to his first TNA feud. Chris Daniels then took advantage andmercifully ended this match. He didn’t even have to grab an X! Daniels now”earns” an X division title shot at their next pay-per-view, No Surrender.

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Thirty-five minutes into the three hour show, we finally have our secondmatch and it’s Abyss versus Jethro Holiday aka Trevor Murdoch. Abyss beatJethro around the ring with punches and forearms until “Dr.” Stevie Richardscame to ringside with a stick for Holiday. Jethro hit Abyss with that stick andtried to hit him with a chair but got kicked in the face instead. StevieRichards went crazy on the outside of the ring and slid weapons in for Holidayto use. I don’t get it if the match is no disqualification and he can useweapons…why doesn’t Stevie enter the ring? Abyss hit his Black Hole Slam onJethro Holiday to wrap this one up. Stevie Richards entered the ring after thematch to verbally berate Jethro Holiday and get punched out by him.

Big Rob Terry is next in the ring to defend his stolen Feast or Firedbriefcase that contains a World title shot against Hernandez. Basically, thewinner of this one will be in line for a TNA title shot. Hernandez cut a promobefore the match to say that he is a Latino-American because he has family inthe U.S. and in Mexico. Hernandez says that his family was insulted and therewill be no match tonight. Hernandez then invites Doug Williams, Brutus Magnusand Rob Terry into the ring so he can fight them all for his briefcase.Hernandez clears the ring of the rest of the British Invasion, hits a shouldertackle on Rob Terry to get the 1-2-3. So, Rob Terry really can’t work…at all?

British Invasion members Doug Williams and Brutus Magnus defend their IWGPtag team titles against Beer Money. James Storm spent most of the match in thering for his team. Storm had and Roode had full control in the early part butthe British Invasion cheated to hit some of their double team moves and takethe offense to James Storm. Robert Roode got the tag and beat up Williams andMagnus. Beer Money hit a double suplex on Magnus and another double team moveon Williams for a near-fall. Eric Young slid one of the IWGP tag belts into thering for Magnus to hit Robert Roode behind the ref’s back and Williams scoredthe pinfall for the win. The British Invasion retain the IWGP tag team titles.

ODB and Cody Deaner versus Angelina Love and Velvet Sky for the TNAKnockouts title was actually a match on this pay-per view. Love and Sky tookturns beating on ODB to start this out until Deaner got the tag and literallyspanked Sky around the ring. This was a low-point…even for pro wrestling.Velvet’s mostly-exposed posterior was beet red for the rest of the match…thismatch gets worse as time goes on. Deaner got back in the ring and forcedhimself upon the Beautiful People with several kisses. Don West had a good linewondering whether this match was “Memphis Rules!” Puppies anyone? Love and Skydid get some revenge with some kicks to Deaner’s face but Madison Rayneaccidentally sprayed Sky instead of Deaner. Cody then rolled up Velvet Sky towin the TNA Knockouts title for ODB. Cody did take the title with him after thematch and teased wanting to be the Knockouts champion…kind of like Santinowas Miss Wrestlemania? Velvet Sky and Angelina Love got into Madison Rayne’sface after the match.

Samoa Joe challenging Homicide for the X division title was a hard foughtback-and-forth match. Joe hit his Suicide dive to the outside, Homicide hit oneof his own. Homicide teased the Grningo Killer bt Joe escaped and locked in hisCojita Clutch chokehold and the champ gave up. That was a very quick match thatshould have been given more time. Why did The Beautiful People match get moretime than this? Poor time-management or poor wrestling booking?

Team 3D cleared Booker T and Scott Steiner out of the ring to start offtheir TNA tag team title match. 3D chased Steiner and Booker up the ramp as thechamps tried to exit. Bubba Ray paired off with Steiner and Booker fought D-Vonthrough the crowd as both teams brawled around the Impact Zone in Orlando. Thismatch is apparently falls count anywhere so Steiner got a 2 count on BubbaDudley on the arena floor after hitting him with a chair. Steiner impressivelyclimbed onto a bleacher wall an dove off to land on Bubba for another 2 count.Very rare do we see a big dive from Scott Steiner. When the match finallyspilled back into the ring, Team 3D hit a Doomsday Device on Steiner. Team 3Dset up a table but Booker T hit a BookEnd on Bubba to put him through thetable. Team 3D got a 3D on Booker T but Steiner rolled up Bubba while D-Von wascovering. There were two referees in the match and they both counted threesimultaneously. The referees then “reviewed the video footage,” and “decided,”that Scott Steiner and Booker T had won to retain their TNA tag team titles.Very strange finish to this match. If you’re going to give the belts back tothe heels why even give Team 3D a claim for the titles? This feud will mostlikely continue.

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Mick Foley beat on Kevin Nash with punches to start off his defense of theTNA Legends title. Foley attempted a double-arm DDT but Nash pushed Foley outof the ring. Foley tried to pull Nash out by his feet but Kevin Nash kickedFoley who smashed into the steel ring barricade. Nash hammered on Foley butMick got a chair and assaulted Nash. Foley attemptedhis elbow drop off the ringapron to a downed Nash on the outside but Nash blocked with the steel chair.Foley crashed hard and was rolled over to reveal a cut above his
left eye that
was gushing blood all over his face. Nash capitalized with several punches,
beating a wounded Foley. Mick managed to mount a comeback sporting the crimson
mask and beat on Nash to bust open Big Sexy. Foley punched Nash in his head as
the blood continued to poor and cover Nash’s face. Mick Foley went under the
ring to find a barded-wire baseball bat but Traci Brooks raced to ringside for
the distraction. Nash hit Foley with a boot to the head that knocked Traci off
the apron. Nash then scored the 1-2-3 on Foley and teased using the bat on
Foley. Abyss came out to make the save with a bared-wire bat of his own. Abyss
with Mick Foley? Will this finally turn into the feud where Mick destroys the
Abyss character for ripping off Mankind? Either that or Mick is going to try
and teach Abyss how to cut better promos. Great match by Mick Foley and Kevin
Nash. Did not expect Nash to bleed tonight.


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It’s now time for Kurt Angle to defend his TNA Heavyweight Title in a triple
threat match against Matt Morgan and Sting. Angle was legitimately arrested
yesterday morning and it would be surprising to not see him lose the belt as a
result. Kurt Angle and Matt Morgan worked together but Sting managedto knock
Angle out of the rng and work over Morgan. Sting locked in a Scorpion DeathLock
on Angle but Morgan jumped on the apron and forced Sting to push him off. Angle
hit an Angle Slam for a 2 count and attempted an Ankle Lock but Sting reversed
and tossed him out of the ring. Matt Morgan came in and started to work Sting
over. The Morgan and Angle alliance predictably came to an end and they fought.
Sting and Matt Morgan each hit finishers for 2 counts but Kurt Angle entered
the ring with a chair, hit Morgan and scored the pinfall to retain his title.
TNA decides to keep their heavyweight title on a man currently facing prison
time. Interesting move even though Kurt Angle is the best in the business, itmay not be best for business to let him carry the belt right now. Good matchthough, Angle always delivers.

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