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Bellator 69 kicked off the weekend at L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana airing on MTV 2 and Spike.com. Bellator concluded their Season 6 Middleweight tournament with Maiquel Falcao defeating Andreas Spang in a three round affair. Spang too control of the first round with a flurry of punches stunning Falcao. Falcao was able to recover by clinching with Spang. While pinning Spang up against the cage Falcao delivered an illegal knee which temporarily called a halt to the action and  suffered a one-point deduction. For the final two rounds, Falcao was able to utilize his extensive ground skills to control Spang and avoid multiple guillotine attempts. Falcao earned himself $100,000 and the right to fight Alexander Shlemenko for the Bellator Middleweight World Title.

In the semifinal of the Season 6 Welterweight tournament Karl Amoussou squared off against David Rickels. Amoussou controlled Rickels in the first round with superior striking and Judo. The second round saw a lot of back and forth action, but in the third Rickels controlled the majority of the round with vicious ground-and-pound from the top position. Inevitably the bout went to the judges score cards, with Amoussou picking up the split decision victory. Amoussou will now take on Bryan Baker later this year to claim the $100,000 and to determine who will face Ben Askren.

In the premiere Women’s bout of the evening #1 ranked fighter Megumi Fujii squared off against the #2 ranked fighter Jessica Aguilar. Aguilar would take home the unanimous decision victory in a highly debatable call from the judges. All three rounds were very close, but Aguilar counter struck the Japanese phenom, with boxing to out point and avoid submission attempts.

Richard Hale punched his ticket into the Season 7 Light Heavyweight tournament with a 38 submission due to punches ever Josh Burns. Hale will face Beau Tribolet in the opening round on June 22nd at Bellator 71.

Mark Holata  also punched his ticket into a Bellator tournament as qualified he qualified for the Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament when he submitted Abe Wagner midway through the first round with an achilles lock. In the other Heavyweight bout of the evening,  one that was featured on the poster was Kevin Asplund versus Ron Sparks never took place. (Full Bellator 69 event results below.)

Also on Friday night Cage Fighting Championship held their 21st event in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The main event featured Bellator & MFC veteran Jesse Juarez versus Robert Whitaker in Welterweight action.  After three rounds Juarez got the nod from the judges to take home the victory. Bob Sapp was featured on the card, his second fight in a week, and his second throwaway paycheck collecting under a minute TKO loss. Not only did he lose the bout in the first minute like he did last week, but lost the bout in 12 seconds. UFC, DREAM, STRIKEFORCE, Sengoku, and M-1 veteran Jeff Monson was also on the card. Monson fought for the second time in a month, picking up a unanimous decision victory over Jim Yorke. (Full CFC 21 event results below.)

UFC veteran Tim Hague headlined Prestige FC IV at the Casman Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Hague display a huge amount of toughness against Mike Hackert in a three round war, but it was Hackert who would walk away with the “W”. Hackert used a variety of strikes to bloody up Hague, out striking him throughout all three rounds for the unanimous decision. Also on the card was Ringside MMA veteran David Lafond, who  picked up his second career win  with a rear-naked choke submission over Jon Cowan with only 12-seconds remaining in the first round. (Full Prestige FC IV event results below.)

The biggest attraction of the weekend was the STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Grand Prix form HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The tournament which began in February of 2011 finally concluded.

Daniel Cormier claimed the STRIKEFORCE Grand Prix title after a five round slugfest with Josh Barnett  that went to the judges score cards. With Barnett breaking his hand in the first round, the bout was very one-sided in favor of Cormier. Despite Barnett’s attacks both standing and on the ground, Cormier was able to escape them, stay very active on his feet. Cormier bloodied up Barnett with some ground and pound and almost finished the bout with a high kick and a flurry of punches. After the five rounds ended Cormier was declared the victor unanimously.     

STRIKEFORCE Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez had his rubber match with Josh Thomson. Both fighters went toe-to-toe with Thompson looking like he was going home with the strap. Thompson controlled the majority of the first round, poked Melendez in the eye three times during the bout, and almost submitted Melendez with a rear-naked choke in the fourth.  However, Melendez was able to fight off and stay active enough with strikes and take downs to pick up the split decision.

Mike Kyle did a lot of bitching and complaining prior to this bout about getting a shot at the vacant STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight title, but now he won’t have to worry as he will not be getting that shot, because Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante submitted him in 33-seconds with a  guillotine choke. (Full STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Cormier event results below.)

Rumble Time Promotion or RTP held their ninth event at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Missouri on Saturday night. The main event featured former UFC and WEC veteran Will Campuzano. The former Bantamweight competitor has since made the drop to Flyweight. Campuzano defeated Joshua Sampo with a third round knee to the head knockout. Campuzano is slated to take on Steve Gracia   at Legacy Fighting Championship 12 for the inaugural Flyweight title on June 13th. (Full RTP 9 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights -

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Bellator 69 results:

Maiquel Falcao def. Andreas Spang via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) - middleweight-tourney finale

Karl Amoussou def. David Rickels via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) – welterweight-tourney semifinal

Jessica Aguilar def. Megumi Fujii via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Mark Holata def. Abe Wagner via submission (achilles lock) – Round 1, 2:24

Spike.com prelims:

Emanuel “E.J.” Brooks def. Kalvin Hackney via unanimous decision

Josh Quayhagen def. Cliff Wright via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Shanon Slack def. Booker Arthur via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Andrey Koreshkov def. Derrick Krantz (strikes) – Round 3, 0:51

Richard Hale def. Josh Burns via submission (punches) – Round 1, 0:38

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Cage Fighting Championship 21 results:

Jesse Juarez def. Robert Whittaker via Unanimous Decision

Soa Palelei def. Bob Sapp via TKO (Punches) – 0:12 – Round 1

Jeff Monson def. Jim Yorke via Unanimous Decision

Corey Nelson def. Dan Pauling via KO (Punch) – 0:33 – Round 1

David Vergers def. Manuel Rodriguez via KO (Punch) – 2:13 – Round 1

Shabe Kafo def. Kian Pham via Submission (Twister) – 1:49 – Round 2

James Vainikolo def. Jon Leven via TKO (Punches) – 3:55 – Round 3

Robert Lisita def. Rory O’Connell via Unanimous Decision

Rami El-Choufani def. Albert Patu via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 3:22 – Round 1

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Prestige FC IV results:

Pro bouts:
Mike Hackert def. Tim Hague via Unanimous Decision

Sean Quinn def. Kyle Oliveira via KO (Overhand Right) – 0:22 – Round 1

David Letourneau def. Rod Montoya via Unanimous Decision

Travis Moritz def. Jordan Berland via TKO (Ground’n'Pound) – 3:22 – Round 1

Steve Dubeck def. Chris Lauzon via TKO (Ground’n'Pound) – 0:46 – Round 1

Nick Spohn def.  Mitch Fryia via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 3:02 – Round 1

David Lafond def. Jon Cowan via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 4:48 – Round 1

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Saturday Night Fights –

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STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale results:

Daniel Cormier def. Josh Barnett via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) - to claim grand prix title

Champ Gilbert Melendez def. Josh Thomson via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) - to retain lightweight title

Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante def. Mike Kyle via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:33

Chris Spang def. Nah-Shon Burrell via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:55

Showtime Extreme prelims:

Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Guto Inocente def. Virgil Zwicker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Gian Villante def. Derrick Mehmen via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Quinn Mulhern def. Yuri Villefort via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Untelevised prelims:

Bobby Green def. James Terry via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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Rumble Time Promotions 9 results:

Will Campuzano def. Joshua Sampo via KO (Knee to Head) – 1:18 – Round 3

Zach Freeman def. Charon Spain via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:34 – Round 1

Eric Irvin def. Evian Rodriguez via TKO (Knees) -2:53 – Round 1

Damian Jeffro def. Yohance Flager – via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 4:21 – Round 1

Chris Heatherly def. Corey Barreiro via TKO (Punches) – 0:19 – Round 1

Chris Saunders (Team Faber) will face Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz) in a quarter-final bout on this episode. Andy Ogle (Team Faber) will fight Al Iaquinta (Team Faber) in the other quarter-final for this episode. Chris Saunders was picked 8^th by Team Faber, 16^th (last) overall while Vinc Pichel was selected 6^th by Team Cruz, 11^th overall. Andy Ogle was picked 7^th, 14^th overall and Al Iaquinta was picked 1^st by Team Faber, 2^nd overall.

Chris Saunders is shown training. Urjah Faber says he was worried about Saunders’ mental game but he is not anymore. Faber says Saunders and Pichel like to stand and bang. Faber says Saunders is faster and has better stand-up than Pichel.

Saunders says he fights to be a positive role model for his younger brother. Saunders explains being separated from his siblings when his parents could not care for them. Saunders has an emotional conversation with Andy Ogle about his difficult childhood.

Vinc Pichel is shown training. Dominick Cruz says the key to this fight for Pichel will be to takedown Saunders and “brutalize him on the ground, hopefully getting a submission.” Cruz wants Pichel to stay on top of Saunders and “grind” if they he can’t get a submission. Cruz wants Pichel to put a lot of pressure on Saunders and box from the inside in order to avoid Saunders’ kicks. Pichel says: “no matter where this fight goes, I don’t really see him even really having a chance of beating me.”

Chris Saunders (9-2, Team Faber) v. Vinc Pichel (7-0, Team Cruz) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter-Final)

Round 1- Pichel lands a solid leg kick but Saunders hits one of his own. Pichel clinches Saunders against the fence and looks for a double leg takedown. Saunders defends and reverses the clinch position against the fence. Saunders lands a takedown of his own and lands an elbow in Pichel’s guard. Pichel controls Saunders in his guard and lands some elbows to the head from the bottom. Saunders lands a solid punch but Pichel keeps an active guard and gets to his feet. Saunders hangs on but Pichel separates. Saunders lands an uppercut but gets his head jolted with a jab. Pichel clinches Saunders against the fence looking for a single-leg takedown but Saunders defends. Pichel lands an elbow from the clinch and scores on a quick double-leg takedown. Saunders gets right back to his feet and they continue to clinch against the fence. The fighters exchange knees to the body and separate. Saunders eats a jab and a right hand but fires back with a nice left. Sauders clinches Pichel against the fence but eats a knee to the body as time expires. Pichel is bleeding from his nose. I would score Round 1 for Chris Saunders: 10-9

Round 2- Saunders and Pichel exchange leg kicks and Pichel pushes Saunders against the fence again looking for a takedown. Pichel lands a knee to the body in the clinch but Saunders does a good job of defending the takedown. Pichel lands a solid elbow and knee to the body while pinning Saunders against the fence and looks for a single-leg takedown. Pichel finally lands the takedown but only momentarily gets Saunders on his back before he gets to his feet. Saunders lands a big knee to the face that drops Pichel to his knees. Pichel gets to his feet when Saunders looks to take his back. Saunders hangs on to his back but eats some back elbows to the face. Saunders looks for a takedown but Pichel defends and they separate. Pichel charges in with punches but does not connect. Pichel does connect on a knee to the body and clinches Saunders. Saunders reverses the position and looks for a takedown but takes several punches. Pichel rushes in and connects with big punches and knees to the face before pushing Saunders in the fence and scoring a takedown. Pichel hangs on to Saunders as he struggles to get to his feet. Saunders reverses the position and tries to take Pichel’s back. Saunders momentarily lands a body triangle before Pichel shakes him off. Saunders clinches Pichel but Pichel pushes off and lands big punches and a knee to the face. I would score Round 2 for Vinc Pichel: 10-9

Vinc Pichel def. Chris Saunders via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament

I scored this fight a draw 19-19. I think this fight needed the third round. Perhaps Saunders will get another opportunity at the TUF finale show on June 1.

Vinc Pichel will fight the winner of Al Iaquinta v. Andy Ogle on May 25 in the semi-finals.

Urijah Faber tells Al Iaquinta that he cannot coach him or Andy Ogle for their fight because they are both on Team Faber.

Andy Ogle says he expects a war. Ogle says he thinks he’s learned the most in the house. Urijah Faber says Andy Ogle has mentally stepped up his game. Andy Ogle says he’s going to hit Iaquinta and move and “make him come to me.” Ogle says: “I want this more than anyone.”

Al Iaquinta says: “I feel like I’m the hardest working person here. I’m always the first person on the mat and I’m usually the last one off it.” Iaquinta says he feels Ogle is decent everywhere and tough. He says he’s going to be on his toes the whole time.  Faber says Iaquinta is “stone-faced, you don’t know what he’s thinking.” Iaquinta says: “I worked too hard for this and I’m gonna get this victory.”

Al Iaquinta (5-1-1, Team Faber) v. Andy Ogle (8-1, Team Faber) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter-Final)

Round 1- Ogle lands a leg kick but Iaquinta hits one of his own. The fighters collide in the center of the cage and exchange punches. Ogle lands a left hook but eats a jab from Iaquinta. Iaquinta lands a hard right hook but Ogle lands two jabs. Iaquinta lands a kick to the body and Ogle charges in looking to land punches but is evaded. Ogle lands a big overhand right but Iaquinta fires back with a solid leg kick and uppercut. Iaquinta lands a push kick and a good two-punch combination. Iaquinta lands another heavy leg kick but takes a right hand. Iaquinta drops Ogle with a short right hook and lands big punches and elbows. Iaquinta looks to sink in a guillotine but Ogle defends and gets back to his feet. Iaquinta stays with Ogle and drops him with a huge power elbow. Iaquinta throws a hammer fist and the referee stops the fight.

Al Iaquinta def. Andy Ogle via TKO (elbow) at 4:44 in Round 1 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament.

Al Iaquinta will face Vinc Pichel next episode in the semi finals on May 25. James Vick (Team Cruz) will face Michael Chiesa (Team Faber) in the other semi-final on May 25.

Dana White says the first round of the Chris Saunders- Vinc Pichel fight could have gone “either way.” White felt there was no doubt that Pichel won Round 2 and thought the judges made the right decision.

Dana White announces that Renan Barao will fight Urijah Faber on July 7 at UFC 148 for the interim UFC bantamweight championship. Dominick Cruz is the current champion and will not be able to face Faber due to a knee injury.

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Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012- James Vick def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Week 5- April 6, 2012- Michael Chiesa def. Jeremy Larsen via unanimous decision

Week 6- April 13, 2012- Joe Proctor def. Chris Tickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:18 in Round 1

Week 7- April 20, 2012- Vinc Pichel def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3

Week 8- April 27, 2012- Chris Saunders def. Sam Sicilia via split-decision (no scores given)

Week 9- May 4, 2012- Andy Ogle def. Mike Rio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 in Round 2

Week 10- May 11, 2012- James Vick def. Joe Proctor via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament.

Michael Chiesa def. Justin Lawrence via TKO (punches) at 1:02 of Round 3 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Week 11- May 18, 2012- Vinc Pichel def. Chris Saunders via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament.

Al Iaquinta def. Andy Ogle via TKO (elbow) at 4:44 in Round 1 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament.

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), Joe Proctor (Team Faber), Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz), Chris Saunders (Team Faber), Andy Ogle (Team Faber)

Semi finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz) versus Michael Chiesa (Team Faber). Al Iaquinta (Team Faber) versus Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz).

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (9-2) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

Click here for notes and results from Episode 10

TJ Grant appeared on this episode to discuss his recent win over Carlo Prater at UFC on Fuel 3, when he will return to action and his desire to fight on a main card in the UFC.

Dave and Kevin previewed Strikeforce: Barnett v. Cormier including the main event of Josh Barnett v. Daniel Cormier and every bout on the preliminary card.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

Dave and Kevin previewed Bellator 69 including the main event middleweight tournament final of Maiquel Falcao versus Andreas Spang and every preliminary bout on the card.

Dave and Kevin re-capped the results of UFC on Fuel 3 including Chan Sung Jung’s submission win over Dustin Poirier and the rest of the action from the event.

All this and much more MMA on this 1-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

Wanderlei Silva gets to select a fight for the first time this season after  Rony Jason’s victory last episode. Wanderlei addresses both teams and says he was saddened to see Rony Jason (Team Wanderlei) have to fight Gasparzinho (Team Vitor) last week because they are friends from outside the house. Vitor Belfort made the fight selection and says he did not know they were friends. Rony Jason says he went into Team Vitor’s locker room and said he did not want to fight Gasparzinho because they are friends. Vitor claims he was not in the locker room at the time but a video clip shows that he was right next to Rony Jason when he said he did not want to fight Gasparzinho. Belfort is caught in a lie. Belfort claims ignorance and Wanderlei is very upset. Wanderlei wants Belfort to admit that he does not care that they are friends and wanted to see them fight. Belfort says it was a team decision.

Wanderlei Silva announces Massaranduba (Team Wanderlei) v. Thiago Bodao (Team Vitor) for this episode’s Middleweight quarter-final. Massaranduba was picked 4^th by Team Wanderlei, 7^th overall in the draft. Bodao was selected 5^th by Team Vitor, 10^th overall.

This leaves Serginho (Team Vitor) to face Pe de Chumbo (Team Wanderlei) in the last middleweight quarter-final bout on the next episode.

Thiago Bodao has a malignant tumor in his shoulder when he was 9 years old. Doctors told his mother he would not survive. When he left the hospital the doctor told him to study because he could not do anything in life that would require physical stress. Bodao was saddened because loved sports and practice karate. He persuaded his mother to let him practice Capoeira. He then started practicing Muay Thai. Bodao says he fights for his parents, his brothers and his wife. Bodao told his wife that if he reached the semi-finals they would have a child together.

Massaranduba grew up taking care of horses and cattle on a farm. Massaranduba has three brothers and alternates living with each of them. He fights for his parents. His father has parties with his friends to watch his fights on TV. His mother supports his fighting career but does not watch his fights.

Back at the house, Gasparzinho (Team Vitor) is entertaining his team with impressions of Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva. Rodrigo Damm (Team Vitor) tells the guys to be quiet because their teammate Thiago Bodao is trying to sleep. Serginho (Team Vitor) is annoyed because they are all in his room making noise.

Gasparzinho is shown running naked through the house and Pe de Chumbo says he has to spank Gasparzinho every night with his slippers because he runs around naked.

Thiago Bodao says Massaranduba is one of the “coolest guys in the house and it is impossible not to like him.”

Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo (10-1, Team Wanderlei) v. Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1, Team Vitor) TUF Brazil MW Quarter-Final

Round 1- Bodao lands a leg kick in the first 20 seconds as the fighters look for their range standing up. Massaranduba lands a left hand but eats an uppercut as Bodao charges in with a clinch. Massaranduba lands two solid left hands and a knee to the body and looks for a single-leg takedown against the fence. Massaranduba throws knees to the leg of Bodao as he continues to press Bodao against the cage and looking for a takedown. Bodao defends the takedown and reverses position, pushing Massaranduba against the fence. Massaranduba tries to pull guard but lands in a bad position and gets to his feet quickly. Massaranduba uses the transition to push Bodao into the cage and looks for a trip take-down that is defended. Bodao pushes Massaranduba against the cage and lands knees to the body. Massaranduba lands a knee to the body in the clinch but referee Mario Yamasaki separated the fighters with 30 seconds remaining in the round. Bodao pushed Massaranduba right back against the cage and they grappled for position as the round came to an end. I would score a close and lackluster Round 1 for Thiago Bodao: 10-9

Round 2- Bodao lands a leg kick but eats a big punch within the first 20 seconds of the round. Massaranduba drops Bodao with a left hand and works punches and elbows from his guard. Massaranduba lands solid elbows strikes and punches as he looked to pass the guard. Bodao pushes Massaranduba away and got to his feet. Bodao clinched his opponent against the fence and landed a punch to the face and knees to the body. Massaranduba looked for a takedown but Bodao defended and got to his feet. Bodao landed a knee to the body and pushes Massaranduba against the cage. Bodao landed a solid knee to the body and kept Massaranduba pinned to the fence. Massaranduba looked for a takedown but Bodao defended and landed on top of Massaranduba in half-guard. Bodao worked solid punches from half-guard and stayed on top as MAssaranduba looked to escape to his feet. Bodao finished the round on top landing hammer fists. I would score Round 2 for Thiago Bodao: 10-9

Massaranduba looks exhausted in his corner after the second round as they await the judges’ decision.

The judges rule the fight a draw and order a third and final round. I’m guessing they scored Round 1 for Massaranduba but I thought Bodao won both rounds.

Massaranduba looks dazed and falls to the ground when referee Mario Yamasaki asks him if he wants to continue. In a great display of sportsmanship, Thiago Bodao is urging him to get to his feet and think of his family and the opportunity that he has.

Massaranduba advises the ref that he cannot continue and loses the fight due to exhaustion forfeit.

Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo def. Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo via TKO (exhaustion) at 5:00 in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil MW tournament

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TUF Brazil Quick Results

Week 1- March 26, 2012- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF Brazil house

Featherweight results

Rony Mariano (10-3) def. Dileno Lopes (7-0) via KO Round 1

Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0) def. Johnny “Cabeca” Goncalves (4-0) via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0) def. Alexandre Ramos (5-0) via KO (elbow) Round 1

Rodrigo Damm (9-5) def. Fabricio Guerrero (10-1) via submission (neck-crank) in Round 2

Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) def. Fernando Duarte Guerra (10-1) via decision (3 rounds)

Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (12-7) def. Rafael Bueno (7-1) via unanimous decision (3 rounds)

John “Macapa” Teixeira (12-0) def. Giovanni Souza jr. via submission (10-1) (arm-bar) Round 1

Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3) def. Pedro Nobre (10-0) via KO (punch) Round 1

Middleweight results

Francisco Drinaldo (10-1) def. Charles Michael (8-1) via KO Round 1

Cezar “Mutante” Ferriera (4-2) def. Gustavo Samapaio (5-1) via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2

Daniel Sarafian (7-2) def. Richardson Moreira (3-0) via decision

Sergio “Serginho” Moraes (6-1) def. Thiago Rela (3-1) via submission (heel hook) in Round 1

Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1) def. Jose Paulo “Tuba” De Souza (8-4) via unanimous decision

Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno (23-6) def. Gilberto Galvao (17-4-1) via unanimous decision

Renee Forte (10-0) def. Fabio Bolinho (9-0) via unanimous decision

Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra (5-0) def. Samuel Trinidade (6-1) via unanimous decision (3 rounds)

Week 2- April 1, 2012- Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0, Team Belfort) def. Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) via unanimous decision (no score given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil FW tournament

Week 3- April 8, 2012- Daniel Sarafian (7-2, Team Belfort) def. Renee Forte (10-0, Team Wanderlei) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:54 in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil MW tournament

Week 4- April 15, 2012- Rodrigo Damm (9-5, Team Vitor) def. John “Macapa” Teixeira (12-0, Team Wanderlei) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament

Week 5- April 22, 2012- Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira def. Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil middleweight tournament.

Week 6- April 29, 2012- Hugo”Wolverine” Viana def. Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini via unanimous decision (no score given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament.

Week 7- May 7, 2012- Rony “Jason” Mariano def. Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros via submission (arm-bar) Round 1 (no time given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament

Week 8- May 14, 2012- Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo def. Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo via TKO (exhaustion) at 5:00 in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil MW tournament

Featherweight Semi-Finalists: Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0, Team Vitor) Rodrigo Damm (9-5, Team Vitor), Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0, Team Vitor), Rony “Jason” Mariano (10-3, Team Wanderlei)

Middleweight Semi-Finalists: Daniel Sarafian (7-2, Team Vitor), Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (4-2, Team Vitor), Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1, Team Vitor), TBD

Teams

Team Wanderlei Silva Featherweights: Rony “Jason” Mariano (10-3) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, John “Macapa” Teixiera (12-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) 7^th pick, 13^th overall,

Team Wanderlei Silva Middleweights: Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno (23-6) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo (10-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, Renee Forte (10-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra (5-0) 8^th pick, 15^th overall

Team Vitor Belfort Featherweights: Hugo ”Wolverine” Viana (5-0) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Rodrigo Damm (9-5) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (12-7) 8^th pick, 16^th overall

Team Vitor Belfort Middleweights: Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (4-2) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Daniel Sarafian (7-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Sergio “Serginho” Moraes (6-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall

Click here for notes and results from Episode 7

When Ringside Report Radio hits the airwaves, Dave & Kevin will be recapping the results from last night’s UFC on FUEL TV 3 event, give you some TUF news, as well as preview Bellator 69, which takes place this Friday May 18th.

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Bellator 69:

Maiquel Falcao vs. Andreas Spang – middleweight-tourney finale

Karl Amoussou vs. David Rickels – welterweight-tourney semifinal

Jessica Aguilar vs. Megumi Fujii

Kevin Asplund vs. Ron Sparks

Spike.com prelims:

Booker Arthur vs. Shanon Slack

Mark Holata vs. Abe Wagner

Andrey Koreshkov vs. Derrick Krantz

Emanuel “E.J.” Brooks vs. Kalvin Hackney

Josh Burns vs. Richard Hale

Josh Quayhagen vs. Cliff Wright

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As always, Bellator kicked off the weekend with Bellator 68 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Palladium Ballroom of Caesars Atlantic City and broadcast on MTV2 and Spike.com. The event featured the finals of the Bellator Season 6 Featherweight tournament, and one half of the Bantamweight semifinals. In the Featherweight finals Daniel Straus seemingly submitted Marlon Sandro, but he was saved by the bell, but not from the judges. Straus took advantage of the hesitant Sandro, fighting off his submission attempts and landing more crisp strikes and controlled the bout. Straus picks up a $100,000 and a shot at current Bellator Featherweight champion Pat Curran.

In the Bantamweight semifinals, Marcos Galvao edged out Travis Marx for the unanimous decision victory. Galvao used his superior striking and takedown defense to stuff Marx’ attmpts to gain control. Galvao will face the winner of the Luis Nogueira vs. Hiroshi Nakamura later this year.

Prolific knockout artist Marius Zaromskis was on his was to losing a three round decision Waachiim Spiritwolf, but due to a nasty cut cause my Zaromskis in the first round the action was force to end after the second round, as Spiritwolf was not clearly to continue. (Full Bellator 68 event results below.)

Legacy Fighting Championship continued Friday nights action with their  11th event airing on HDNet at Arena Theater in Houston, Texas. The event had former WEC Lightweight Jamie Varner to take on Lee King, but due to Varner signing with the UFC he was replaced by undefeated fighter Evan Cutts, who continued that streak with a second round triangle choke submission over King. In the main event Clay Hantz replaced the injured Jesus Rivera on short notice to take on Jorge Patino for the vacant LFC Lightweight championship now that simultaneous LFC Lightweight and Featherweight champion Daniel Pineda signed with the UFC. Although stepping in last minute wasn’t a pre-fight problem for Hantz, he was knocked out in 64-seconds by Patino. Patino is now the new Legacy Fighting Championship Lightweight champion. Bellator veteran Chad Robichaux snapped his two fight losing skid with submission over two-time UFC veteran Joseph Sandoval in 50-seconds. After going 3-1 in the UFC including a knockout of the night honors, Gerald Harris who was surprisingly cut by the promotion picked up his fourth consecutive victory with a split decision over  Mike Bronzoulis. (Full LFC 11 event results below.)

KSW 19 took place at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudziannowski defeated Bob Sapp in the main event. The bout only lasted 39-second Pudziannowski rained down punches on Sapp. Sapp didn’t throw one punch, nor did he attempt to make it a fight, as it was evident that he showed up simply to collect a pay check. Unsigned European phenom Mamed Khalidov knocked out UFC veteran Rodney Wallace in under two minutes of the very first round. UFC & Bellator veteran Jay Silva lost a majority decision to Michal Materia. While UFC, Bellator, Shark Fights, IFL, and BAMMA veteran snapped a four fight losing skid Matt Horwich with a third round TKO of Antoni Chmielewski. (Full KSW 19 event results below.)

Pure MMA took place at the Sports Dome in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the event was headlined by MMA journeyman Din Thomas, who had two stints in the UFC. Since being cut in 2008, Thomas has gone on the fight in local promotions, and picked up his fourth consecutive victory and the Pure MMA Featherweight title with a first round arm bar submission over Cody Bollinger. Another championship bout took place on the card as Pete Martin defeated Michael Byrnes. Oddly enough in a three round decision for the Pure MMALightweight title, which is odd for a title bout. Also on the card were UFC veterans Waylon Lowe & Jason Dent. Lowe picked up his third KO/TKO when the referee was forced to call a halt to the action in the third round over Mike Diggs. After going 1-1 in the UFC, Dent has yet to recover from his UFC 106 loss to George Sotiropoulos, as he continues his losing ways, added a fourth consecutive loss to his record with a unanimous decision loss to Rustam Khabilov. (Full Pure MMA event results below.)

UFC on FUEL TV 3 took place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on Tuesday night. The 11 bout card was headlined with the Featherweight title eliminator bout between Dustin Poirier and the Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung. Jung displayed an extremely evolved MMA game, with a combination of ground work and crisp striking. Both fighters went toe-to-toe for 16 minutes, as Jung scored a fourth round D’Arce choke submission choking Poirier out cold. Jung who was primarily a striker in previous bouts, took Poirier to the ground early, delivering both ground and pound strikes and submission attempts. Poirier was outclassed both on the ground and standing, as he was unable to fight off the persistent Jung throughout the highly contested three rounds.

In the only knockout of the card, Tom Lawlor, who was celebrating his birthday knocked out Jason MacDonald in 50-seconds.

Although he was getting manhandled by Marcus LeVesseur; Cody McKenzie, who was sporting a new look, pulled off his trademark guillotine submission for a first round victory.

Tristar’s Yves Jabouin picked up the third straight victory in the UFC as a Bantamweight when he won a clear cut unanimous decision over Jeff Hougland. Jabouin used a variety of spin kicks to drop Hougland early in the first round, but was unable to finish him off with ground and pound. Jabouin continued his assault throughout the next two rounds, with a combination a kicks, and ground and pound.

Nova Scotia’s TJ Grant won his second fight since dropping to Lightweight, with a unanimous decision victory over Carlo Prater. Doing some training over a Nova Uniao, Grant showed off his much improved ground work over the Brazilian fighter with ground control and submission attempts.

Very good fight card with most of the bouts going the distance, but entertaining in the process. Donald Cerrone kickboxed his was to defeating boxer Jeremy Stephens, who could never find his range. Igor Prokrajac and Fabio Maldonado had one hell of a slugfest over, that seemingly saw Prokrajac the winner. Finally the opening bout of the card saw Francisco Rivera beat up a very tough Alex Soto with kicks and punches. (Full UFC on FUEL TV 3 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights –

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Bellator 68 results:

Daniel Straus def. Marlon Sandro via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – featherweight-tourney final

Marcos Galvao def. Travis Marx via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – bantamweight-tourney semifinal

Marcin Held def. Derrick Kennington via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 2:08

Marius Zaromskis def. Waachiim Spiritwolf via TKO (doctor’s stoppage due to cut) – Round 2, 5:00

Prelims:

Don Carlo-Clauss def. Jacob Kirwan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Aung La Nsang def. Jesus Martinez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:36

Anthony Leone def. Claudio Ledesma via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Francois Ambang def. Gregory Millard via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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LFC 11 results:

Jorge Patino def. Clay Hantz via KO (punches) – Round 1, 1:04 -wins vacant lightweight title

Chad Robichaux def. Joseph Sandoval via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 0:50

Gerald Harris def. Mike Bronzoulis via split decision

Evan Cutts def. Lee King via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:35

William “Bubba” Bush vs. Artenas Young declared no contest

Nelson Salas def. Angel Huerta via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:45

Ryan Benoit def. Cody Williams via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:53

Ray Blodget def. Cris Rucker via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lester Batres def. Justin Murray via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Jesus “J.T.” Mendez def. Andy Sandoval via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Marcus Dupar def. Bobby Powers via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2

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Saturday Night Fights -

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KSW 19 results:

Mariusz Pudziannowski def. Bob Sapp via TKO (Punches) – 0:39 – Round 1

Mamed Khalidov def. Rodney Wallace via KO (Punch) – 1:55 – Round 1

Michal Materia def. Jay Silva via Majority Decision

Matt Horwich def. Antoni Chmielewski via TKO (Punches) – 2:19 – Round 3

Aslambek Saidov def. Grigor Aschugbabjan via Submission (Kimura) – 4:51 – Round 1

Marta Chojnoska def. Paulina Suska via Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) – 0:42 – Round 1

Borys Mankowski def. Marcin Naruszczka via Majority Decision

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Pure MMA results:

Din Thomas def. Cody Bollinger via Submission (Arm Bar) – 2:09 – Round 1 – wins Pure MMA Featherweight title

Pete Martin def. Michael Byrnes via Unanimous Decision (3 Rounds) – wins Pure MMA Lightweight title

Waylon Lowe def. Mike Diggs via TKO (Referee Stoppage) – 3:13 – Round 3

Rustam Khabilov def. Jason Dent via Unanimous Decision

Brett Martinez def. Kenneth Nagle via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:54 – Round 1

Jason Gladey def. Tyrelle Olding via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 1:03 – Round 1

Elder Ramos def. James Watts via KO (Head Kick) – 1:51 – Round 1

Lazaro Gonzalez def. Craig Mover via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 0:19 – Round 1

Brandon Williams def. Neil Darrow via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 0:52 – Round 1

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Tuesday Night Fights -

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UFC on FUEL TV 3 results:

Chan Sung Jung def. Dustin Poirier via Submission (D’Arce Choke) – 1:07 – Round 4

Amir Sadollah def. Jorge Lopez via Split Decision

Donald Cerrone def. Jeremy Stephens via Unanimous Decision

Yves Jabouin def. Jeff Hougland via Unanimous Decision

Igor Pokrajac def. Fabio Maldonado via Unanimous Decision

Tom Lawlor def. Jason MacDonald via KO (Punch) – 0:50 – Round 1

Facebook prelims:

Brad Tavares def. Dongi Yang via Unanimous Decision

Cody McKenzie def. Marcus LeVesseur via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 3:05 – Round 1

T.J. Grant def. Carlo Prater via Unanimous Decision

Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kamal Shalorus via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)- 1:40 – Round 1

Johnny Eduardo def. Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision

Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via Unanimous Decision

Two quarter-final fights on this episode. James Vick will fight James Proctor and Michael Chiesa faces Justin Lawrence.

James Vick (4-0, Team Cruz) v. Joe Proctor (7-1, Team Faber) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter Final)

Round 1- Vick lands a body punch as he looks to find his range in the first minute of the round. Vick lands some jabs and Proctor looks for a takedown but is stopped. Proctor lands a hard right hand but Vick clinches up and lands solid knees to the body. The fighters exchange punches and Proctor connects with his right hand. Vick lands a kick to the body and a hard jab that jolts Proctor’s head. Vick lands straight lefts and right hands and opens a cut under Proctor’s right eye. Vick is also bleeding from his nose. I would score Round 1 for James Vick: 10-9

Round 2- Proctor opens the round charging and lands an overhand right. Vick lands a leg kick and a solid uppercut as the fighters exchange on their feet. Proctor shoots in and lands a big double-leg takedown. Vick lands on the mat but quickly gets to his feet only to fall into a standing modified guillotine choke. Vick pulls Proctor down to the mat and escapes the hold and lands in side-control. Proctor pushes Vick away and gets to his feet but eats some punches against the fence. Proctor lands a punch to the body and Vick responds with a leg kick. Vick lands an uppercut as the fighters circle and exchange strikes. They clinch against the fence buy Vick breaks away. Proctor lands a right hand but Vick lands a jab and a leg kick. Proctor lands a solid right hand in the final 20 seconds and the fighters both land punches as the fight comes to an end. I would score Round 2 for James Vick: 10-9

James Vick def. Joe Proctor via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

James Vick will fight his semi-final bout in two weeks.

Michael Chiesa says he is excited to be in the quarter-finals and fight Justin Lawrence. Chiesa is shown in a training session. Urijah Faber says Chiesa is “definitely a guy that can finish Lawrence.” Faber says Chiesa’s stand-up is improving and he’s got a big reach advantage. Faber wants Chiesa to use his range, get Lawrence to “jump in,” then take him down.

Justin Lawrence is shown in a training session. Lawrence says Chiesa is a great wrestler and will want to take him down. Lawrence says he does not want to let Chiesa use his range and “just stand there and get comfortable.”

Justin Lawrence (4-0, Team Cruz) v. Michael Chiesa (7-0, Team Faber) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter-Final)

Round 1- Lawrence throws a kick and gets caught by Chiesa and briefly taken down. Lawrence gets to his feet but Chiesa holds onto him and pulls on him to work him down to the mat. Chiesa looks for a triangle and an arm-bar but Lawrence avoids the holds and lands punches from a modified half-guard. Chiesa improves to guard and lands elbows from the bottom position. Chiesa looks for a kimura but Lawrence escapes. Chiesa lands more elbows using his very active guard to looks for submissions while striking. Chiesa looks for another kimura but Lawrence escapes and lands more punches to Chiesa’s face. Chiesa traps Lawrence in a triangle position and lands vicious elbows while looking to secure a triangle choke or an arm-bar. Lawrence appears hurt and has a minor cut on his forehead after taking many elbows to the head. I would score Round 1 for Michael Chiesa: 10-9

Round 2- Lawrence lands a solid right and left hand and a good push kick to the body. Lawrence lands punches but throws a kick and gets his leg caught by Chiesa who hangs on and fights for a single-leg takedown. Chiesa clinches Lawrence against the fence and looks for a takedown but is unable to bring him down and pushes away. Lawrence lands a left hook but eats a jab. Chiesa looks for a spinning back-fist but misses badly and takes a punch. Lawrence lands a good left hand but Chiesa fires back with a right. Chiesa shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence easily defends and fires back with punches. Lawrence continues to land strikes on Chiesa who looks tired. Lawrence lands a big punch to the body that drops Chiesa and tries to finish but Chiesa attempts a kimura. Lawrence escapes the kimura and lands in Chiesa’s guard. Chiesa lands more elbows from his guard but Lawrence finishes the round throwing punches at Chiesa. I would score Round 2 for Justin Lawrence: 10-9

The judges agree with me and we’re going to a third and final round.

Round 3- Lawrence lands some punches in the first 20 seconds but Chiesa jumps guard and brings the fight to the mat. Chiesa lands elbows from his guard and sweeps Lawrence to secure a full-mount. Chiesa unleashes with a flurry of vicious punches which Lawrence cannot escape and forces the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

Michael Chiesa def. Justin Lawrence via TKO (punches) at 1:02 of Round 3 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Michael Chiesa climbed out of the cage as soon as the referee stopped the fight and went to hug and celebrate with his teammates.

Dana White announces Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz) will fight Chris Saunders (Team Faber) and Al Iaquinta (Team Faber) will fight Andy Ogle (Team Faber) in the last two quarter-finals. The winner of each fight will fight in the semi-finals.

James Vick will face Michael Chiesa in the semi-finals on May 25.

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Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012- James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence (@AmericanKiddMMA) def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta (@AlIaquinta) def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Week 5- April 6, 2012- Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) def. Jeremy Larsen via unanimous decision

Week 6- April 13, 2012- Joe Proctor (@joeproctor) def. Chris Tickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:18 in Round 1

Week 7- April 20, 2012- Vinc Pichel (@fromhellpichel) def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3

Week 8- April 27, 2012- Chris Saunders (@kidisgood) def. Sam Sicilia via split-decision (no scores given)

Week 9- May 4, 2012- Andy Ogle def. Mike Rio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 in Round 2

Week 10- May 11, 2012- James Vick def. Joe Proctor via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament.

Michael Chiesa def. Justin Lawrence via TKO (punches) at 1:02 of Round 3 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), Joe Proctor (Team Faber), Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz), Chris Saunders (Team Faber), Andy Ogle (Team Faber)

Semi finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz) versus Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), TBA versus TBA

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (9-2) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

Click here for notes and results from Episode 9

The interview can be heard here: Part 1 and Part 2

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