Weekend in Fights! June 30th Edition

July 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This Weekend in Fights! (June 30th) featured the Montreal debut of Instinct MMA, Resurrection Fighting Alliance in Nebraska, Championship Fighting Alliance in Florida, and Madness Fighting Competition in Aruba.

Instinct MMA held it’s fourth event and their first in Montreal at Centre Pierre-Charbonneau. The event had many exciting bouts, delivering a great show for local fans. The main event was headlined with a Welterweight showdown between two knockouts artists in Grudge Training Center’s Brandon Thatch and Quebec standout Martin Grandmont.With the combination of skill sets it was apparent from the opening bell that this bout would not go to the judges score cards. However, the result was not what many may have been predicted as Thatch submitted Grandmont with a rear-naked choke. After  a few exchanges of high kicks, Thatch brought the bout to the mat where he delivered a few strikes forcing Grandmont to give up his back. With the opening Thatch took advantage sinking in his hooks and the choke to end the bout in under two minutes.

Quebec fan favorite Thierry Quenneville returned to MMA after semi-retirement to take on UFC and STRIKEFORCE  veteran Luke Caudillo in Lightweight action. Quenneville pushed the pace and kept his distance throughout all three rounds picking his spots with combos and backing away. Quenneville stayed calm and even did a little trash talking but fought a very safe fight to win all three rounds on the judges score cards in a very successful return.

Former Dallas Maverick, ECW & OVW pro wrestler turned kickboxer turned MMA fighter Radu Spinghel and France native kickboxer and Tristar trainee Oulmoudéné Najebe squared off in a Heavyweight bout. Najebe made short work of the seven footer by shoving him to the mat for a 43-second TKO.  Najebe  pounced on Spinghel and  pounded him out, forcing the referee to step in when Spinghel wasn’t defending himself.

The fight of the night was a Middleweight bout between Strahinja Gavrilovic and Derek Parker. Parker was won both rounds one and two, by connecting with repeated legs kicks to Gavrilovic’s lead leg to the point that a huge visible welt was forming and Gavrilovic was hurt with each kick. Parker was very cocky and threw very powerful strikes, but ate some in the process and was caught late in the third round. Gavrilovic landed a huge right hand dropping Parker to the mat, where he followed up with some ground and pound that was halted by the referee. (Intinct MMA 4 Quick Results below – Round-by-Round Coverage Hear.)

Resurrection Fighting Alliance of RFA held their third event at the Viaero Event Center, in Kearney, Nebraska. TUF 2 Winner Joe Stevenson and Gay Porn star Dakota Cochrane headlined the event.  A 16-time UFC veteran Joe “Daddy” Stevenson joined the UFC after winning Season 2 of the Ultimate Fighter in 2005 by defeating Luke Cummo. With a total of 16-bouts over six years, Stevenson was release after dropping after losing four straight fights. His opponent Dakota Cochrane a veteran of 16 porn films attempted to make Season 15 of the Ultimate Fighter but lost a split decision to James Vick. A Nebraskan native, Cochrane most notable defeated Jamie Varner for Titan Fighting Championship, but went 0-2 in RFA since. Nonetheless the two took to the cage.  Cochrane snapped his two fight losing skid and improved his RFA record to 1-2 when finished off  Stevenson in a very familiar position; behind him. Cochrane submitted Stevenson with a rear-naked choke 64-seconds into the second round adding a fifth loss in a row for Stevenson. (Full RFA 3 – Stevenson vs. Cochrane event results below.)

Taking place at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida Championship Fighting Alliance held the seventh event that featured DREAM & STRIKEFORCE veteran Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante taking on Bellator veteran and CFA mainstay Luis Palomino in the main event. Palomino increased his win streak to four in a row, with a third round knockout. (Full CFA 7 – Never Give Up event results below.)

Aruba based Madness Fighting Competition featured some very familiar names to the Quebec MMA scene with Evan Nedd and Johan Croes. Nedd was featured on the first two Instinct MMA events, and Croes is an Instinct MMA, XMMA, TKO and the Stephane Patry run Titans Fighting standup only promotion. MFC’s inaugural event took place at the Joe Laveist Sport Park in San Nicolas, Aruba on Saturday night with a combination of pro and amateur bouts. Both Evan Nedd and Johan Croes lost their bouts in devastating fashion. Nedd got dropped with a big right hand from him opponent Adrick Croes. After taking the hit Nedd attempted a takedown, but Croes sprawled and they were back to their feet. Croes then threw a front kick that knocked Nedd out cold. Johan Croes took on Hyram Rodriguez who submitted him in the second round with a beautiful armbar submission. (Full Madness Fighting Competition 1 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights -

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Instinct MMA 4 results:

Brandon Thatch def. Martin Grandmont via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 in Round 1

Thierry Quenneville def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Oulmoudene Najebe def. Radu Spinghel via TKO (punches) at 0:43 in Round 1

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Derek Parker via KO (punches) at 4:05 in Round 3

Cody Donovan def. Peter Nolan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:41 in Round 1

Kevin Lee def. Mansour Bamaoui via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Scott Marckini def. Pascal Chambodie via submission (arm-bar) at 4:37 in Round 1

Remy Bussieres def. Dave DeLorenzi via TKO (punches) at 3:57 in Round 1

Christ Franck def. Jason Riley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Cedric Mongeon def. Guy Poulin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 in Round 1

Michael Karkula def. Loyd Galindo via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 in Round 1

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Saturday Night Fights –

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Resurrection Fighting Alliance 3 – Stevenson vs. Cochrane results:

Dakota Cochrane def. Joe Stevenson via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:04 – Round 2

Chidi Njokuani def.  Bobby Cooper via Unanimous Decision

Bubba Jenkins vs. Jesus Adame via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:08 – Round 1

James Krause def. Amir Khillah via Split Decision

Jordan Rinaldi def. Mark Dickman via Unanimous Decision

Nick Macias def. Sean Wilson via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:03 – Round 2

Aaron Ely def. Matt Manzanares via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 3:21 – Round 2

T.J. Hepburn def. Jeremy Mier via TKO (Punches) – 4:59 – Round 1

Carl Postma def. Anthony Alirez via KO (Punch) – 0:19 – Round 1

Julian Marquez def. Tony Rodriguez via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1

Jesus Sandoval def. Duane Johnson via Unanimous Decision

Erin Smith def.  LaNita Jackson via TKO (Retirement) – Round 1

Brandon Neujahr-Gomez def. James Donahue via TKO – Round 1

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CFA 7 – Never Give Up results:

Luis Palomino def. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante via KO (Punch) – 1:41 – Round 3

Lazar Stojadinovic def. Jordan Parsons via KO (Punch) – 1:11 – Round 1

Abel Trujillo def. James Warfield via Unanimous Decision

Michael Trujillo def. Alan Arzeno via Split Decision

Luis Firmino def. Johnavan Visante Jr. via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) – 4:31 – Round 1

Sean Soriano def. Victor Delgado via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:44 – Round 1

Sabah Homasi def. Jose Caceres via Split Decision

Dave Morgan def. Josh Mercado via Unanimous Decision

Haender Rodriguez def. Patrick Williams via TKO (Punches) – 4:30 – Round 1

Gabriel Varona def. Evan Baxter via TKO (Punches) – 1:36 – Round 2

Joey Rodriguez def. Jayson Jones via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:51 – Round 1

Sky Moiseichik def. Wesley Dunlap via TKO (Punches) -4:21 – Round 1

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Madness Fighting Competition 1 results:

Pro:

Adrick Croes def. Evan Nedd via KO (Head Kick) – 3:19 – Round 1

Aaron Ware def. Cristiano Machado dos Santos via TKO (Retirement)

Hyram Rodriguez def. Johan Croes via Submission (Armbar) – Round 2

Rayen Brete def. Joziro Boye via Split Decision

Amateur:

Anthony Ignacio def. Harmond Girigori via TKO (Punches) – Round 3

Marco Dupersoy def. Michael Franken Unanimous Decision

Elvis Perez def. Za Flanegin via DQ (Cage Holding) – Round 2

Jerimaya Dijkhoff def. Lando Albertsz via TKO (Injury)

Pascualino Antanela vs. Shandirck De La Cruz via Unanimous Decision

Arthur La Mour def. Maurits Kelly via TKO (Punches) – Round 2

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Instinct MMA 4-live round-by-round results

June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Montreal- Quebec—We are live at Centre Pierre Charbonneau for Instinct MMA 4. The event will feature 11 bouts with a main event of Brandon Thatch versus Martin Grandmont. A scheduled preliminary bout between Gerald Lewis and Frank Marques will not take place after Marques was over-weight and Lewis refused to fight at a catch-weight. We will be providing live round-by-round results as they happen…

Michael Karkula (3-0) v. Loyd Galindo (3-2) (LW- 155 lbs.)

Round 1- Karkula lands an overhand right hand but Galindo fires back with a sitff kick to the leg. Karkula shoots in hard for a double-leg takedown and quickly takes Galindo’s back. Karkula looks for a rear-naked choke and gets a body triangle lock to secure his position. Galindo tries to fight off the hold but Karkula sinks in the rear-naked choke to force the submission.

Michael Karkula def. Loyd Galindo via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 in Round 1

Cedric Mongeon (0-0) v. Guy Poulin (2-1) (FW- 145 lbs.)

Round 1- Mongeon lands a leg kick and a side-kick to the body. Poulin responds with a kick to the body and a left hook. Poulin lands a kick to the body and two kicks to the leg. Mongeon and Poulin both throw head kicks but don’t connect. They clinch against the fence and Poulin lands a knee to the body. Mongeon pushes Poulin into the fence but eats a knee to the face. Mongeon looks for a single-leg takedown and manages to take Poulin to the mat. Mongeon lands in the guard of Poulin and lands some punches and elbows. Mongeon improves to back mount and sinks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission in the dying seconds of the round.

Cedric Mongeon def. Guy Poulin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 in Round 1

Christ Franck (2-3) v. Jason Riley (0-1) (WW- 170 lbs.)

Round 1- Franck charges in but gets caught with a big right hand. Riley and Franck clinch against the fence and Franck scores a takedown. Franck lands a punch in half guard but Riley turns over and tries to get to his feet. Franck locks his head up and attempts an anaconda choke but Riley pops his head out and gets on top of Franck in half-guard. Franck puts Riley in his full-guard but Riley lands a solid elbow to the head and punches to the body. We score a close Round 1 for Jason Riley: 10-9

Round 2- Riley lands a solid right hook and a straight right hand in an apprehensive beginning of the round. Franck lands a body kick. Riley pushes Franck against the fence but can’t improve position and the referee separates the fighters due to inactivity. Franck lands a leg kick and throws a head kick to end the round. We score a close Round 2 for Christ Franck: 10-9

Round 3- Franck lands a push-kick to the body and a leg kick. Franck lands a straight right hand to the body and a hard leg kick. Riley lands a leg kick but Franck fires back with one of his own. Franck lands another push-kick and straight right hand to the body. Franck lands a solid leg kick and a head kick that connects but does not wobble Riley. Franck lands a straight right hand but Riley hits one of his own. Franck lands another leg kick and a jab. Franck pushes forward and lands a takedown. Franck works from the guard of Riley and postures up to land punches as time expires. We score Round 3 for Christ Franck: 10-9

Christ Franck def. Jason Riley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Dave DeLorenzi (0-1) v. Remy Bussieres (1-0) (MW- 185 lbs.)

Round 1- Bussieres lands a solid right hook and a quick takedown. Busssieres lands some punches and looks for a rear-naked choke but DeLorenzi gets to his feet. Bussieres lands a punch and catches an attempted kick by DeLorenzi and take him down. Bussieres lands in the guard and improves to side-control. DeLorenzi gets to his feet but eats punches on the way up. Bussieres lands some heavy punches that drop DeLorenzi. Bussieres takes his back and tries to get a rear-naked choke but DeLorenzi turns and Bussieres follows him into a full-mount. Bussieres lands some good punches from the mount and keeps control of DeLorenzi. Bussieres lands more solid punches that force the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

Remy Bussieres def. Dave DeLorenzi via TKO (punches) at 3:57 in Round 1

Scott Marckini (1-0) v. Pascal Chambodie (0-0) (WW- 170 lbs.)

Round 1- Marckini lands a leg kick a leg kick but eats a big punch from Chambodie. Marckini lands a takedown and Chambodie goes for an arm-bar. Marckini rolls out of the submission attempt and lands big punches on top of his opponent. Chambodie gets to his feet but eats knees to the face. Marckini get a takedown but Chambodie gets to his feet. Marckini drops Chambodie with a huge left hook and tries to finish with more punches on the ground. Chambodie goes for an arm-bar but Marckini escapes and they get to their feet. Chambodie gets pushed to the ground and eats big punches from Marckini in the mount. Marckini secures an arm-bar of his own and forces the submission.

Scott Marckini def. Pascal Chambodie via submission (arm-bar) at 4:37 in Round 1

Kevin Lee (1-0) v. Mansour Bamaoui (7-0) (LW- 155 lbs.)

Round 1- Lee lands a jab early and charges in but gets hit with a knee to the face. Lee scores a takedown but Bamaoui reverses the position and they get to their feet. Lee lands a takedown and looks for a guillotine but Bamaoui escapes and gets to his feet. Bamaoui takes Lee’s back and pulls him down to the mat looking for a rear-naked choke. Lee gets to his feet but Bamaoui hangs on and keeps looking for the choke. Lee escapes and pushes Bamaoui into the fence. Lee lands a knee to the face and they continue to clinch against the cage. The referee separates the fighters after some inactivity and exchange punches. Lee lands a knee to the body and some solid punches to the face. The two fighters clinch as the round comes to a close. We score Round 1 for Kevin Lee: 10-9

Round 2- The two fighters exchange punches early in the round. Lee charges in for a takedown and eats a knee to the face but finishes the takedown. Bamaoui reverses the position and takes Lee’s back with one hook in. Lee bucks Bamaoui off and lands on top of him in a north-south position. Lee advances into back-mount and tries to sink in a rear-naked choke. Bamaoui defends the position and reverses it to score punches and take Lee’s back. Bamaoui secures a body-triangle and tries hard for a rear-naked choke as time expires in the round. We score Round 2 for Mansour Bamaoui: 10-9

Round 3- Bamaoui lands a straight kick to the body but eats a straight right hand to the face. Bamaoui fires back with a punching combination of his own. Lee lands a straight and works for a takedown with a clinch against the fence. Lee scores the takedown and gets into half-guard but Bamaoui reverses the position and gets to his feet. The fighters continue to clinch together and Bamaoui looks for a takedown. Lee defends and gets a takedown of his own. Lee takes Bamaoui’s back but Bamaoui gets to his feet. Lee remains on his back and Bamaoui slams Lee to the mat. Lee tries to use the position to sink in a rear-naked choke but Bamaoui escapes the position and takes Lee’s back. Bamaoui tries to sink in a rear-naked choke as time expires in the bout. We score Round 3 for Mansour Bamaoui: 10-9

Kevin Lee def. Mansour Bamaoui via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Cody Donovan (6-2) v. Peter Nolan (4-0) (LHW- 205 lbs.)

Round 1- Nolan scores a single-leg takedown and lands in Donovan’s guard early in the round. Donovan tries to get to his feet but Nolan maintains control and lands some punches from the guard. Nolan scores with elbows to the face and punches to the body. Donovan lands a solid punch from his back and pushes Nolan off. They get back to their feet. Donovan scores a takedown and takes Nolan’s back. Donovan sinks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission.

Cody Donovan def. Peter Nolan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:41 in Round 1

Derek Parker (1-0-1) v. Strahinja Gavrilovic (2-0) (MW- 185 lbs.)

Round 1- Gavrilovic scores a leg kick but Parker lands one of his own early in the round. Parker lands a straight right hand and a spinning-back fist that echoed throughout the building. Parker lands a solid leg kick and a heavy right hand. Parker lands a right hook and a push-kick to the body. Parker lands hard leg kicks that appear to hurt Gavrilovic’s left leg. Gavrilovic has a large welt on his left leg. Parker drops Gavrilovic with a spinning-back fist and drops more punches as time expires in the round. We score Round 1 for Derek Parker: 10-9

Round 2- Parker lands a loud leg kick and an overhand right hand. Parker lands big punches and elbows and more solid leg kicks that have Gavrilovic visibly hurt. Gavrilovic pushes Parker into the fence and looks for a double-leg takedown. Parker defends the takedown and lands another solid leg kick. Gavrilovic fires back with a huge right hand that rocks Parker. Gavrilovic tries to scores more punches but Parker fires back with a punch of his own. The two fighters exchange huge punches and each land as time expires in the round. We score Round 2 for Derek Parker: 10-9

Round 3- Parker lands a huge uppercut on a charging Gavrilovic in the first minute of the round. Parker lands a solid leg kick and scores a takedown. Parker scores a hammer-fist from the guard and improves to side-control. Parker improves into full-mount and lands punches from the position. Parker looks to take Gavrilovic’s back but gets reversed and Gavrilovic lands on top in side-control. Parker tries to scramble to his feet and does but takes some punches from Gavrilovic on the way up. Gavrilovic lands a big right hand that dropped Parker. Gavrilovic pounced on him and landed punches to force the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Derek Parker via KO (punches) at 4:05 in Round 3

Radu Springhel (0-0) v. Oulmoudene Najebe (0-0) (HW- 206 lbs. +)

Round 1- Najebe lands a big right hook that drops Spinghel. Najebe lands a flurry of punches and the referee stops the action.

Oulmoudene Najebe def. Radu Spinghel via TKO (punches) at 0:43 in Round 1

Luke Caudillo (17-16) v. Thierry Quenneville (15-9) (LW- 155 lbs.)

Round 1- Quenneville lands a head kick in the first minute of the bout and follows with two solid jabs. Caudillo lands a punch to the body but Quenneville answers with a left hook and a quick jab. Quenneville lands a leg kick and a heavy right hook. Caudillo lands a punch to the body and a leg kick. Quenneville lands a good kick to the body and a stiff jab. Quenneville lands a two-punch combination and controls the pace of the fight. We score Round 1 for Thierry Quenneville: 10-9

Round 2- Caudillo lands a left hook but Quenneville fires back with a solid leg kick and quick jab. Quenneville lands a solid left hook and another punching combination. Quenneville lands a leg kick and a straight jab followed by another leg kick. Quenneville lands another jab and straight right hand combination and Caudillo has no answer. Caudillo lands a kick to the body but Quenneville fires back with another leg kick. Quenneville lands a straight right hand. Caudillo tries to clinch Quenneville and land a knee but Quenneville circles away from danger. Quenneville lands a solid kick to the body and a punch to the face. We score Round 2 for Thierry Quenneville: 10-9

Round 3- Quenneville lands an errant kick to Caudillo’s groin in the opening minute and time is called. Quenneville continues to score with his solid jab and lands a right hook. Quenneville lands a knee to the body in a quick clinch and separates to land another jab. Quenneville lands a solid leg kick and a left-right punching combination. Quenneville lands another leg kick and a solid body punch. Caudillo lands a looping right hand but Quenneville circles away and lands another jab. Quenneville lands a three-punch combo and a leg kick. Caudillo fires back with an overhand right that connects. Quenneville is not fazed and continues to circle. Quenneville lands a jab but Caudillo counters with a hard punch that stumbles Quenneville. Caudillo tries to pressure the action but gets pushed against the fence by Quenneville as time expires. We score Round 3 for Thierry Quenneville: 10-9

Thierry Quenneville def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Brandon Thatch (7-1) v. Martin Grandmont (12-6) (WW- 170 lbs.-main event)

Round 1- Thatch and Grandmont both exchange head-kicks that get blocked in the opening minute. Grandmont lands a leg kick but Thatch responds with one of his own. Thatch scores a takedown and secures a full-mount. Grandmont gives up his back and Thatch sinks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission.

Brandon Thatch def. Martin Grandmont via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 in Round 1

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Instinct MMA 4 quick-results

Michael Karkula def. Loyd Galindo via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 in Round 1

Cedric Mongeon def. Guy Poulin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 in Round 1

Christ Franck def. Jason Riley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Remy Bussieres def. Dave DeLorenzi via TKO (punches) at 3:57 in Round 1

Scott Marckini def. Pascal Chambodie via submission (arm-bar) at 4:37 in Round 1

Kevin Lee def. Mansour Bamaoui via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Cody Donovan def. Peter Nolan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:41 in Round 1

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Derek Parker via KO (punches) at 4:05 in Round 3

Oulmoudene Najebe def. Radu Spinghel via TKO (punches) at 0:43 in Round 1

Thierry Quenneville def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Brandon Thatch def. Martin Grandmont via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 in Round 1


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*Reminder* No Episode of Ringside Report Radio on June 29th

June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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As a reminder for those who were unable to listen to Ringside Report Radioon Wednesday June 27th, 2012 which featured our interviews with UFC 148′s Ivan Menjivar, Patrick Coté and his wrestling coach David Zilberman, as well as Instinct MMA’s Brandon Thatch and Radu Spinghel (Now available for download)

We at Ringside Report Radio stated during this episode that we’ll be unable to have a live show on Friday June 29th, 2012 because both Dave Simon and Kevin McKough’s attendance of Instinct MMA 4 which takes place at the same time. We at Ringside Report Radio would like to apologize for the inconvenience to our loyal fan base, who must wait until Wednesday July 4th, 2012 for MMA Talk; but our Pro Wrestling Fans need not worry as Wrestling Uncensored will air Saturday June 30th at 10pm on TSN Radio 990 as scheduled.

Although, Ringside Report Radio will not be heard on July 29th, we will by covering Instinct MMA 4 with live round-by-round coverage of the event on www.ringsidereport.net and tweeting results during the event. Please follow Dave Simon(@davesimonmma) & Kevin McKough (@TheKevinMMA) and search Hashtag #InstinctMMA4 to get your results as they happen.

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Instinct MMA 4 card:

Brandon Thatch vs Martin Grandmont

Luke Caudillo vs Thierry Quenneville

Radu Spinghel vs. Oulmoudéné Najebe

Derek Parker vs. Strahinja Gavrilovic

Cody Donovan vs. Peter Nolan

Kevin Lee vs. Mansour Barnaoui

Scott Marckini vs. Pascal Chanbodie

Dave DeLorenzi vs. Rémy Bussières

Jason Riley vs. Christ Franck

Cédric Mongeon vs. Guy Poulin

Michael Karkula vs. Lloyd Galindo

Gerald Lewis vs. Frank Marques

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Ringside Report Radio June 27 with Patrick Cote, Ivan Menjivar, David Zilberman, Brandon Thatch and Radu Spinghel now online

June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This is the June 27, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Patrick Cote appeared on this episode to discuss his return to the UFC versus Cung Le on July 7 at UFC 148.

David Zilberman is Cote’s wrestling coach and a former Olympian and also appears this show.

Ivan Menjivar is interviewed on this episode about his bout versus Mike Easton at UFC 148.

Brandon Thatch was also on this episode to discuss his fight versus Martin Grandmont in the main event of Instinct MMA 4 on Friday June 29 in Montreal.

Radu Spinghel also appeared, he will be making his MMA debut at Instinct 4 versus Oulmoudene Najebe. Spinghel discussed his entry into MMA and his past careers in basketball and pro wrestling.

All this plus clips from Anderson Silva, a re-cap of UFC 147 and lots more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

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Tune in Alert! Patrick Coté, Ivan Menjivar, David Zilberman, Brandon Thatch & Radu Spinghel on Ringside Report Radio Tonight!

June 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Be sure to tune into a jam packed Ringside Report Radio at 10pm on TSN Radio 990. Tonight’s lineup includes UFC 148 competitors Ivan Menjivar, Patrick Coté and his wrestling coach David Zilberman, as well as Instinct MMA 4′s Brandon Thatch and Radu Spinghel.

Patrick “The Predator” Coté (@patrick_cote) (17-7 MMA, 5-7 UFC) returns to the UFC on Saturday July 7th for UFC 148 to take on former STRIKEFORCE Middleweight champion Cung Le. After losing three straight bouts including a Middleweight championship bout against Anderson Silva and a controversial submission loss to Alan Belcher, where Coté was illegally dumped of his head and to Tom Lawler and was subsequently cut from the UFC. Although he continued with the company as the French color commentator, Coté fought on the local scene in order to return to the promotion. Riding a four fight win streak with Ringside MMA, Instinct MMA, and Amazon Forest Combat, Coté picked two decisions and two TKO/KO victories in order to be re-invited to the UFC. Hear Coté’s thoughts on returning to the UFC after a 21-month absentee, his new training partners and his opponent Cung Le.

Canadian Olympic Freestyle Wrestler David Zilberman (@David_Zilberman) also joins the panel to discuss his involvement as Coté’s new wrestling coach. A very decorated wrestler, Zilberman placed 14th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Also in 2008, he picked up a Bronze Medal at the Pan American Championships . In 2006 he place fifth in the World Championships, and received a Silver Medal at the FISU World University Championships. In 2007, Zilberman won a Gold Medal at the Senior Canadian National Championships. In 2005 he won the Gold Medal at the Canada Cup, and a Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships. Now retired from active competition, Zilberman is coaching at the Montreal Wrestling Club along side his father Victor, and Robert Moore. The Montreal Wrestling Club is home based to many of MMA finest including UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and now Patrick Coté. Hear Zilberman’s thoughts on Coté’s improvement and much more.

“The Pride of El Salvador” Ivan Menjivar (@Ivanmanjivar) (24-8 MMA, 3-1 UFC, 0-1 WEC) returns to the program to discuss his upcoming bout against Mike Easton at UFC 148. Riding a three fight win streak at Bantamweight in the UFC, with wins over Charlie Valencia, Nick Pace and John Albert – Menjivar was originally set to face Renan Barao in a #1 contenders bout, but with UFC Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz injured Barao has been will now face Urijah Faber at UFC 149 for the interim title. Unfazed by the opponent change, Menjivar is pleased with the opportunity to be fighting on the grandest stage and welcomes all comers. Menjivar plans on snapping Easton’s six fight win streak and handing him his second loss on his way to the title. Hear Menjivar’s thoughts on his upcoming bout at UFC 148 against Mike Easton, his first bout against Urijah Faber and much more.

Brandon Thatch (7-1 MMA) will be stepping into the Instinct MMA cage for the third time on Friday night at Instinct MMA 4 at Centre Pierre-Charbonneau against the very dangerous Martin “The Hammer” Grandmont in a much anticipated Welterweight showdown. Product of Grudge Training Center in Denver, Colorado the prolific striker has never spent more than a minute in the cage when it comes to knocking people out.Thatch’s lone loss in the sport was in his second fight, where he lost a split decision in STRIKEFORCE in 2008. Since then he has been on a rampage knocking people out left and right with six straight victories including five by KO/TKO and one submission. Hear Thatch’s thoughts on his main event bout against the equally heavy handed Grandmont and much more.

Romanian Kickboxer turned MMA fighter Radu Spingel (0-0 MMA) will make his first transition for the ring to the cage on Friday night at Instinct MMA 4 against Tristar standout Oumouldéné Najebe. Training out of New York City, Spingel is a prolific kickboxer with many accolades and is a giant standing at 7’4. His opponent however carries the endorsement of UFC’s Francis Carmont and Georges St-Pierre. With these two Heavyweights colliding this bout is a must see for any striking fan. Hear Spingel’s thoughts on his bout and the transition from kickboxing to MMA.

Also on tonight’s program Dave & Kevin will be recapping UFC 147 where Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira and Rony “Jason” Mariano Bezerra became the first TUF: Brazil winners. ONE FC out bidding the UFC and signing Bibiano Fernandez and Shinya Aoki. As well as hear clips of the conference call featuring Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. All this and much more in 2 Hours of MMAgic.

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Weekend in Fights June 2nd Edition

June 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This Weekend in Fights! (June 2nd, 2012) crowned a new Ultimate Fighter champion, as well as a new Welterweight contender and a slew of new fighters to the UFC roster.  The weekend also featured action in Ireland with Cage Warriors 47, Ring of Fire 43 in Colorado, RMMAC in Russia, NAAFS 8 in Cleveland, XKO 15 in Texas, and Barre Beatdown in Vermont.

The UFC kicked off the weekend with a rare Friday night appearance, concluding the 15th season of The Ultimate Fighter. TUF Live Finale emanated from the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first live season of TUF, where the fighters competed and lived in the house throughout the 13 weeks of the broadcast. Last week as both Mike Chiesa and Al Iaquinta fought to become finalists in an all Team Faber affair. In the storyline finish reminiscent of a Hollywood movie, Mike Chiesa who lost his father after winning his entry bout into the house wins the entire 32-man tournament with a submission finish over Iaquinta. Team Faber’s 5th pick overall Chiesa made short work of Team Faber’s #1 pick Iaquinta by toughing through the early onslaught of strikes from Iaquinta and closing the distance. Chiesa took the fight to the mat taking Iaquinta’s back in the processes. Chiesa secured a body triangle, locking in a deep rear-naked choke that choked Iaqunita out cold at the mid mark of the first round.

Mike Chiesa maybe be the winner of TUF 15, but the event was headlined with a Welterweight showdown between knockout artist Jake Ellenberger squaring of against the crafty Danish veteran Martin Kampmann. Ellenberger stormed in on Kampmann early in the first round, almost bringing the bout he end with a left hook that floored Kampmann. Ellenberger failed to finish the fight with his ground and pound, as Kampmann recovered pulling Ellenberger into a guillotine choke for the remainder of the round. In the second round Ellenberber bloodied up Kampmann’s nose, but stumbled with his footing which proved to be a huge mistake. Kampmann capitalized on this stumble and connected with a series of knees from the clinch dropping Ellenberger to the mat to end the bout before the two minute mark of the second round. Kampmann snaps Ellenberger’s 6-fight win streak and positions himself into the Welterweight title picture.

Charles Oliveira is now 2-0 at Featherweightwith second round submission victory over TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins. In very competitive first round Oliveira worked kicks, while Brookins connected with barrages of short punches. Brookings was able to score a takedown but it was short lived as Oliveira return to his feet to conect with superior strikes for the remainder of the round. In the second round Brookins connected during their exchanges bloodying up Oliveira’s nose and forehead. Oliveira quickly clinched and brought the action to the mat. From guard, Brookins worked a guillotine which Oliveira escaped and delivered a series of elbow strikes before slapping his own guillotine choke from the seated position. Oliveira wrenched the choke from the mount, transitioning to guard for the finish. This win marks Oliveira’s second win over an Ultimate Fighter winner.

Also impressive on the card was the “American Boy” Justin Lawrence’s UFC debut. Lawrence was the odds on favorite to win the entire tournament, but losing in the semifinals to eventual winner Mike Chiesa, Team Cruz’s #1 pick Lawrence took on Team Faber’s #6 pick John Cofer. Lawrence outclassed Cofer throughout the first two rounds, but the highlight reel finish came at 19-seconds of the third round, as Lawrence connected with a thip fake, jab, cross, roundhouse kick combo landing his foot flush on the cheek of Cofer, dropping him to the mat for the knockout finish. (Full The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale event results below – Full The Ultimate Fighter Live Season results here.)

Also on Friday night, former STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinalist Sergei Kharitonov headlined Russian MMA Championship (RMMAC) against John Delgado at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Kharitonov made short work of Delgado with a 34-second Keylock submission. The event also held a one night Heavyweight tournament with Alexei Kudin coming out the victor. Fighting three times in one night, with two TKO’s and a unanimous decision, Kudin defeated Konstantin Gludov in the finals. (Full RMMAC event results below.) 

Cage Warriors started the jam packed Saturday night of fights airing on MMAjunkie.com and Facebook from the The Helix in Dublin, Ireland. The event saw two championship bouts, as Heavweight champion Mike Hayes took on D.J. Linderman for the strap; and the vacant Featherweight title was on the line between England’s Dave Hill and Irishman Conor McGregor.

A rematch three years in the making D.J. Linderman repeated his by getting a unanimous decision victory over Mike Hayes. The difference in this bout, is that it was five rounds and for the Cage Warriors Heavyweight title. Linderman attempted to bring the bout to the ground many times throughout the first two rounds, but displayed superior standup, when Hayes was able to defend those attempts. After attempted many time Linderman was able to score the takedowns in the third round, staying more active than Hayes. Hayes showed some life, and in a sense of urgency landed his own takedown in the fifth, landed some knees to the body and attempted a rear-naked choke. Unfortunately it was too little too late, losing the decision and surrendering his championship in the process.

Irish beats English in the co-main event of the evening as Conor McGregor submitted Dave Hill with a second round rear-naked choke submission. McGregor defended a takedown attempt ending up in top position ignoring Hill’s submission attempts and delivering some ground and pound until the bout was brought back up to their feet. McGregor took this fight again slapping on the submission he would finish the fight with, but not in this round as Hill was saved by the bell. McGregor to the ground early in the second round took Hill’s back and ended it, capturing the vacant Cage Warriors Featherweight title. (Full Cage Warriors 47 event results below.)

MMA Journeyman Phil Baroni headlined Ring of Fire 43 at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on Saturday. A 28-fight veteran, Baroni has fought in every recognizable  promotion including the UFC, Pride, Elite XC, STRIKEFORCE, and ICON Sport among others. The fight had all the makings of an exciting finish, as Baroni’s opponent Chris Holland (4-3) has never gone the distance in his seven bouts, winning all of his bouts via KO/TKO. Of Holland’s three losses, one was by submission and two by knockout, one of which came at the hands of Instinct MMA star Brandon Thatch.  This bout was no different from Holland’s other bouts as the finish came via TKO in the second round. Holland picked up is his fifth victory, delivering Baroni his 15th loss.  (Full ROF 43 event results below.)

North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) took place at the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio and was available on iPPV on GoFightLive.com. The card featured two Bellator fighters and Cleveland natives in Frank Caraballo and Chris Lozano. Frank Caraballo defended his NAAFS Featherweight championship title versus Antonio Castillo Jr. with a quick first round rear-naked choke submission, bring an end to the Puerto Rico/Mexico trash talk between the two. Bellator Season 6 Welterweight tournament quarter-finalist Chris Lozano was originally slated to take on Kyle Baker for the NAAFS Welterweight title, but due to injury, Lozano was pitted against Wisconsin native James Warfield (22-10). Lozano pikced up the victory by  putting the beat down on Warfield so bad that he was unable to continue into the second round. (Full NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 8 event results below.) 

Former UFC Middleweight Jake Rosholt (12-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) headlined Xtreme Knockout 15 (XKO 15) on Saturday at the The Gym in Arlington, Texas. UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture and UFC Welterweight Johny Hendricks were special guests for the event. Now fighting at Light Heavyweight, Rosholt took on Matthew Thompson (16-9). Thompson made short work of Rosholt with a first round kneebar submission, snapping Rosholt’s five fight win streak. (Xtreme Knockout 15 event results below.)

Vermont based Xtreme Combat Promotions presented Barre Beatdown at the Barre Municipal Auditorium in Barre, Vermont on Saturday night. A combination of both amateur and professional cage bouts took place in front of a packed house. Ringside Report Radio’s Kevin McKough manned the ring announcing duties for event. Lots of quick finishes and guillotine chokes throughout the night as three of nine bouts ended in that fashion. The main event was a Middleweight bout between Mike Derby and Tim De Iturriaga. The bout was a wrestling war as Berby took De Iturriaga to the ground and worked to improve position. Berby eventually took De Iturriaga’s back sinking in a rear-naked choke for the victory. To purchase a DVD copy of the event call Eastman Entertainment at 802-489-1970.  (Full Barre Beatdown event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights -

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The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale results:

Martin Kampmann def. Jake Ellenberger via knockout (knees) – Round 2, 1:40

Mike Chiesa def. Al Iaquinta via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:37 - to win “TUF: Live” championship

Charles Oliveira def. Jonathan Brookins via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:42

Max Holloway def. Pat Schilling via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Justin Lawrence def. John Cofer via knockout (kick) – Round 3, 0:19

FUEL TV prelims:

Daron Cruickshank def. Chris Tickle via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Myles Jury def. Chris Saunders via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:03

Sam Sicilia def. Cristiano Marcello via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:53

Joe Proctor def. Jeremy Larsen via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 1, 1:59

Facebook prelims:

Erik Perez def. John Albert via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:18

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RMMAC – Russian MMA Championship results:

Sergei Kharitonov def. John Delgado via Submission (Keylock) – 0:34 – Round 1

Alexei Kudin def. Konstantin Gludov via Unanimous Decision

Zabit Samedov def. Vitaly Operin via KO (Spinning Back Kick) – Round 1

Konstantin Gludov def. Anderi Sen via KO (Head Kick) – Round 1

Alexei Kudin def. Tadas Rinkevicius via TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

Ibragim Ibragimov def. Vladimir Kuchenko

Konstantin Gludov def. Timur Shikmagomedov

Alexei Kudin def. Oleg Tinins via TKO – Round 1

Tadas Rinkevicius def. Vyacheslav Vasiliev via TKO

Igor Konstin def. Andrei Sen via KO

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Saturday Night Fights -

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Cage Warriors 47 results:

D.J. Linderman def. Mike Hayes via unanimous decision (49-47, 49-46, 48-47) – to become new heavyweight champion

Conor McGregor def. Dave Hill via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:10 – to win vacant featherweight title

Rosi Sexton def. Aisling Daly via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – women’s tournament semifinal bout

Cathal Pendred def. David Bielkheden via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-28)

Neil Seery def. Mark Platts via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:36

Facebook prelims:

Jack Mason def. Tommy Quinn via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28

Paul Redmond def. Yuri Malko via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:05

Brett Sizeland def. Victor Peixoto via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:32

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Ring of Fire 43 results:

Chris Holland def. Phil Baroni via TKO (Punches) – 2:50 – Round 2

Cameron Dollar def. Tyler Toner via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:00 – Round 2

Justin Gaethje def. Marcus Edwards via Unanimous Decision

Tommy Thompson def. Prentice Ingraham via Split Decision

Vinnie Lopez def. Mark Korzenowski via TKO (Punches) – 3:41 – Round 3

Leandro Veal def. Chad Wicks via KO (Punches & Elbows) – 2:54 – Round 1

Mark Taylor def. Aaron Romero via Majority Decision

Henry Solis def. Justin Willis via TKO (Elbows) – 4:32 – Round 2

Zach Riley def. Toby Lopez via Submission (Arm Bar) 1:34 – Round 1

Bryce Thorstad def. Zach McChesney via KO (Punches) – 0:23 – Round 2

Aaron Trujillo def. Tyson Grippen via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 2:12 – Round 1

Jared Deaguero def. Nathan Torrez via TKO (Punches) – 1:40 – Round 1

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NAAFS – Fight Night in the Flats 8 results:

Frank Caraballo def. Antonio Castillo Jr. via Submssion (Rear-Naked Choke) -3:46 – Round 1

Chris Lozano def. James Warfield via TKO (Retirement) – 5:00 – Round 1

George Comer def. Khama Worthy via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 3:58 – Round 2 9-1 (Griffon Rawl)

Joe Heiland def. Andrew Osborne via Split Decision

*Amateur*
Sarah McLeod def. Amber Ignotowski via Unanimous Decision

Tyler Saltsman def. Jerrell Hodge via Unanimous Decision

Josh Krizan def. Josh Lasich via Split Decision

Emmanuel Kangah def. Gabe Garcia via TKO (Punches) – 1:42 – Round 2

Jeff Hughes def. James Rankin via Unanimous Decision

Shane Valko def. Ryan Arce via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:05 – Round 1

Dominic Mazzotta def. Mike Velasquez via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 1:05 – Round 1

John Antanitis def. Steve Burton via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 1:09 – Round 2

Jarrell Miller def. Cameron Duncan via TKO (Punches) – 2:56 – Round 1

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XKO 15 results:

Matt Thompson def. Jake Rosholt via Submission (Kneebar) – 4:16 – Round 1

Hayward Charles def. Roy Spoon via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 1:52 – Round 1

Chas Skelly def. Jeremy Myers via Submission (Brabo Choke) – 2:59 – Round 1

Klayton Mai def. Sidney Cawdrey via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 0:28 – Round 2

Josh Foster def. Mathew Jones via Split Decision

Joseph Salas def. Casey Hudson via Unanimous Decision

Chris Feist def. Joshua Strahan via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 0:28 – Round 1

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Barre Beatdown results:

Pro:

Mike Berby def. Tim De Iturriaga via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:22 – Round 3

Amateur:

Mark Glover def. Steve McKinstry via KO (Punch) – 0:19 – Round 1

Brad Bateman def. Chris Lynde via Submission(Guillotine) – 0:43 – Round 1

Rourke Devlin def. Bruce Richards via Unanimous Decision

Dennis Sherman def. Ander Belcarris via Submission (Guillotine) – 1:36 - 10min Grappling Match

Gary Goddermote def. Josh Howe

Adam Sawyer def. Bruno McKee via TKO (Punches) – 1:11 – Round 3 - Heavyweight Exhibition Match

Paul McLean def. John Dean via Submission (Guillotine) – 1:03 – Round 1

Darryl Martinez def. Craig Bridge via TKO (Referee Stoppage) – 2:06 – Round 2

 

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Ringside Report Radio May 9 with Stephane Patry and Bellator 68 preview now online

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This is the May 9, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Instinct MMA president Stephane Patry appeared on this episode to discuss the recent injury to Steve Bosse and the postponement of Instinct 4.

Dave and Kevin previewed Bellator 68 including every preliminary bout and the main event featherweight tournament final of Daniel Straus versus Marlon Sandro.

Dave and Kevin discussed the results from UFC on FOX 3, discussed Dominick Cruz’ injury and heard a clip of Chael Sonnen talking about Stone Cold Steve Austin.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

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Georges St-Pierre, Munah Holland, Stephane Patry and “Jabbin” J.J. on latest episode of Ringside Report Radio now online

April 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This is the April 6, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Georges St-Pierre appeared on this episode to discuss his recovery from knee surgery, Greg Jackson’s role in his fight with Carlos Condit and more.

Bellator women’s fighter Munah Holland was also on the show and talked about her recent win and the prospect of a 125 lbs. women’s tournament in Bellator in 2013.

Instinct MMA president Stephane Patry was on the program to talk about the recent Instinct 3 card in Sherbrooke, Quebec and the June 2 Instinct 4 event that will take place in Montreal.

Black Belt TV’s “Jabbin” J.J. was also interviewed about her show on the Black Belt television channel.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

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Weekend in Fights! March 31st Edition

April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This Weekend in Fights! (March 31st) featured no UFC, but lots of UFC veterans fighting on the local scene in various promotions across the world. Starting on Friday night, the weekend’s events included Bellator 63 in Connecticut, Resurrection Fighting Alliance in Nebraska, Legend Fighting Championship 8 in China, and continued on Saturday with ONE FC 3 in Singapore, Amazon Forest Combat in Brazil, the inaugural Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts event in Texas, and Instinct MMA 3 here in here Quebec.

Bellator 63 kicked off the Season 6 Welterweight tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arenau in Uncasville, Connecticut on Friday. Karl Amoussou, Bryan Baker, David Rickels and Ben Saunders advanced to the semifinals. Amoussou connected with a a superb head kick that dropped Chris Lozano, with Lozano down, Amoussou picked up a quick rear naked choke. Bryan Baker dropped from Middleweight  to compete in this  season’s tournament. A move that would prove to be the right one against a dangerous striker in Carlos Pereira. The two combatants battled it out in a three round war, that saw each of hem dictate the pace of the bout, but overall Baker came up with the split decision victory. Known for his great striking ability, Ben Saunders displayed his submission skills against Raul Amaya. After three rounds, the judges gave the bout to Saunders via unanimous decision.  David Rickels had the most impressive showing at Bellator 63, when he squared off with Jordan Smith. Rickels had a early night with a 22 second knockout to adavance in the tournament. The semifinals of the tournament are set with Ben Saunders taking on Bryan Baker, while Karl Amoussou will take on David Rickels on May 4th at Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario. On the Women’s side of things Munah Holland picked up an impressive knockout out victory over Marianna Kheyfets with 15 seconds remaining the the second round. (Full Bellator 63 event results below.)

The Resurrection Fighting Alliance promotion held its second event on Friday at Viaero Event Center in Kearney, Nebraska. The event was headlined by with a blockbuster Light Heavyweight main event of UFC veterans Gilbert Yvel and Houston Alexander. Yvel slimmed down to Light Heavyweight and has since picked up two victories including the knockout victory over Alexander late in the first round. The man who defeated Mark Coleman to become the UFC Heavyweight champion, 50-year-old Maurice Smith returned to action on this card. Smith retired from MMA in 2000, following a loss to Renato “Babalu” Sobral, only to return in 2007 for three bouts through to 2008. Smith picked up a head kick knockout over Jorge Cordoba after a four year layoff. Dakota Cochrane who was unable to secure a spot in the Ultimate Fighter Live house was in action. Cochrane who “should” be best known for defeating Jamie Varner, has gained more notoriety for his stint in gay porn prior to his MMA career. Cochrane lost his bout to Cliff Wright via rear naked choke in the first round. In the professionalism fight of the night, both Tara LaRosa and Kelly Warren missed weight for their 125lbs bout. However the former Bodog Fight Bantamweight Women’s champion and current DaMMAge Fight League Women’s 125lbs champion, LaRosa picked up the victory with an arm bar submission with one second remaining in the third round. (Full Resurrection Fighting Alliance event results below.)

China based promotion  Legend Fighting Championship held its eighth event on Friday at Asia World-Expo in Hong Kong, China. The event had two championship bouts including the Lightweight and Featherweight titles. Both bouts ended via guillotine submission, as the LFC Lightweight champion Jadamba Narantungalag successfully  defended his championship in just under a minute of the second round over challenger Yui Chul Nam.  In the inaugural LFC Featherweight championship bout, Yusuke Kawanago claimed the title when he submitted Xian Ji. Also on the card, UFC and Sengoku veteran Keita Nakamura picked up a victory over Korean welterweight Hoon Kim. Kim injured his hand in the first round, and refused to continue into the second, giving Nakamura the TKO. (Full LFC 8 event results below.)

ONE FC 3: “War of the Lions” took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, on Saturday night. Headlining the event was a bout between Zorobabel Moreira and Felipe Enomoto. The native of Brazil, Moreira is a former Middleweight competitor, who now fights a Lightweight. Standing tall at six foot three, Moreira carries enormous size advantage over other Lightweight competitors. Moreira took the bout to the mat early in the third round to secured the victory with an arm bar to earn submission of the night honors. Former PRIDE and STRIKEFORCE fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri, who has since dropped the Featherweight,  made short work of  King of The Cage Bantamweight champion Donald Sanchez. Kawajiri used his superior submission skills against the wrestler for a first round triangle choke submission victory. Melvin Manhoef  and Yoshiyuki Nakanishi went toe-to-toe or shin-to-shin for that matter as their stand up war was halted and subsequently ended in just over two minutes over the very first round, when both fighters shins collided causing huge gashes; declaring the bout a no-contest.  (Full ONE FC: “War of the Lions” event results below.)

Amazon Forest Combat stacked their second event at the Amadeu Teixeira Gymnasium, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil with a who’s who of MMA superstars. Former UFC Middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante headlined the event in a UFC 35 rematch against Dave Menne. The result was the same as their 2002 bout, as Bustamante picked up the victory snapping a two fight losing skid and ending Menne’s two fight winning streak. Bustamente’s BTT teammate Patrick “The Predator” Cote was also successful on the card against Gustavo Machado with a first round knockout. Cote in now riding a four fight win streak since being dropped by the UFC in 2010. Former UFC Middleweight championship contender and current Superior Challenge Middleweight champion, Thales Leites picked up a second round arm triangle choke submission over Matt Horwich in a rematch from their Powerhouse World Promotions Middleweight championship bout in 2010. MMA journeyman Pete Spratt, who has fought in every promotion under the sun, and most recently here in Quebec against Martin Grandmont for Instinct MMA continued his winning ways. Spratt “picked up” a unanimous decision victory over Chute Boxe Academy’s Daniel Acacio, in what would have been a knockout, but because it was scored at the five minute mark of the third round, the bout went to the judges score cards. After being cut from the UFC for two straight losses against Melvin Guillard and Jacob Volkmann, former Lightweight now Welterweight fighter Ronys Torres has compiled an impressive 10-1 record. The 10th straight victory came a by way of TKO in 22 seconds of the first round over controversial fighter  Ferrid Kheder, who didn’t have the opportunity to allow the promoter rig his decision for him. (Full Amazon Forest Combat 2 event results below.)

Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts held its inaugural show on Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The card featured a lot of notable names in the world of mixed martial arts. The main event featured a,  super heavyweight bout between Brian Heden and a 312lbs Sean McCorkle. Heden scored a second round TKO victory over McCorkle, who has fought 4 times in the last 63 days. The lost snaps his 6 fight win streak since parting ways with the UFC. Three bouts on the card were all snapping losing skids for UFC and STRIKEFORCE veterans as  former UFC fighter Karo Parisyan snapped a three fight losing skid by  finally picking up a victory as he scored a decision victory over veteran welterweight Thomas Denny.  Former STRIKEFORCE fighter Lyle Beerbohm, snapped his two fight skid, when he submitted  Cleburn Walker with a guillotine choke in the first round. Former UFC fighter Drew Fickett snapped his four-fight losing skid in a submission victory over Kevin Knabjian. Other UFC veterans on the card included
Rodney Wallace, who defeated Derrick Mehman via unanimous decision, improving his win streak to two; and in a Heavyweight clash TUF alumni Darrill “Titties” Schoonover defeated  Paul Buentello via unanimous decision. (Full WMMA 1 event results below.)

Instinct MMA 3 went down at the Centre de Foires in Sherbrooke, Quebec on Saturday night. The event was plagued with many fight cancellations, and Pay-Per-View complications. Nonetheless the event had 15 bouts, but many of which were last minute replacements. In the main event, Peter Nolan replaced Todd Stoute, who was forced to withdraw due to injury. Nolan defeated Sebastien Gauthier with a Rear-Naked Choke submission in just 35 seconds. Grudge MMA product Brandon Thatch made short work of  Jory Erickson with a 15 second knockout in the first round. Erickson attempted to shoot for a take down, and was met with Thatch’s knee, rendering him unconscious. Victory MMA Middleweight champion Rémy Bussières made his pro debut in impressive fashion with a TKO victory over  Bruno Lurette. Bussieres dropped Lurette with a punch and ended the bout with some ground and pound early in the second round. GAMMA gym stand out Loyd Galindo picked up a submission with over  Alexandre Gauthier late in the third round. (Full Instinct MMA 3 event results below.)

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Bellator 63 results:

Karl Amoussou def. Chris Lozano via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:05 – welterweight-tourney opening round

Bryan Baker def. Carlos Pereira via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) – welterweight-tourney opening round

David Rickels def. Jordan Smith via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:22 – welterweight-tourney opening round

Ben Saunders def. Raul Amaya via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) – welterweight-tourney opening round

Spike.com prelims:

Ryan Quinn def. Marc Stevens via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Matt Bessette def. Saul Almeida via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Dan Cramer def. Jeff Nader via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

Andrey Koreshkov def. Taiwan Howard via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:26

Munah Holland def. Marianna Kheyfets via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 4:45

Brandon Fleming def. Pete Rogers via submission (Peruvian necktie) – Round 1, 3:39

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Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2 results:

Gilbert Yvel def. Houston Alexander via KO (punch) – Round 1, 3:59

Cliff Wright def. Dakota Cochrane via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:39

Maurice Smith def. Jorge Cordoba via KO (head kick) – Round 3, 2:05

Tara LaRosa def. Kelly Warren via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 4:59

Derrick Lewis def. Justin Frazier via KO (knee) – Round 1, 2:37

Timothy Elliott def. Josh Rave via submission (D’arce-choke) – Round 1, 0:28

Jared Downing def. Alessandro Ferreira via unanimous decision

Laramie Shaffer def. Aaron Ely via split decision

Elaina Maxwell def. Ashley Sanchez via unanimous decision

Tyler Shinn def. Cody Land via submission (north-south choke) – Round 3, 3:53

Aaron Derrow def. Jordan Johnson via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:12

Angelo Antuna def. Chad Obermiller via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2

Darrio Mobley def. John Gettle via TKO – Round 3

Tyler Perry def. Wayman Carter via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1

Enrique Torres def. Josh Heath via unanimous decision

T.J. Hepburn def. Kellen Fraser via KO (punch) – Round 2

Dusty Spaulding def. Richard Barajas via unanimous decision

Derek Williams def. Ben Wallingford via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1

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Legend Fighting Championship 8 results:

Jadamba Narantungalag def. Yui Chul Nam via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 0:58 – (to retain lightweight title)

Yusuke Kawanago def. Xian Ji via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:18 – (to win vacant featherweight title)

Sam Brown def. Yuki Niimura via unanimous decision

Keita Nakamura def. Hoon Kim via TKO (hand injury) – Round 1, 5:00

Haotian Wu def. Daniel Hooker via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:52

Rob Hill def. Yusuke Kasuya via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:55

Chengjie Wu def. Leonard Delarmino via unanimous decision

Danaa Batgerel def. Jazor Ablasi via majority decision

Agustin Delarmino def. Kaiwhare Kara-France via KO (punches) – Round 3, 0:29

Terrence Chan def. Alex Lee via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 1:55

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ONE FC 3 results:

Zorobabel Moreira def. Felipe Enomoto via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 1:04

Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Donald Sanchez via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:27

Ole Laursen def. Eduard Folayang via split decision

Fabricio Monteiro def. Yuya Shirai via unanimous decision

Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoshiyuki Nakanishi ruled a no-contest (clash of shins/cuts) – Round 1, 2:08

Eddie Ng def. Jian Kai Chee via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:43

Masakazu Imanari def. Kevin Belingon via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 1:18

Nicole Chua def. Jeet Toshi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:07

Kim Hock Quek def. Majee Overall via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:18

Long Yun Jiang def. Yodsanan Sityodtong via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:28

Danny van Bergen def. Richie Whitson via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:19

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Amazon Forest Combat 2 results:

Murilo Bustamante def. Dave Menne via Unanimous Uecision

Thales Leites def. Matt Horwich via Submission (Arm Triangle)- 4:39 – Round 2

Patrick Cote def. Gustavo Machado via KO (Punches) -t 2:44 – Round 1

Pete Spratt def. Daniel Acacio via Unanimous Decision

Ronys Torres def. Ferrid Kheder via TKO (punches) – 0:22 -Round 1

Dileno Lopes def. Javier Ocampo via submission

Emiliano Sordi def. Fabiano Capoani via TKO (punches)

Rivaldo Junior def. Marcelo Rojo via unanimous decision

Luiz Fernando def. Pablo Javier Llampa via TKO (punches)

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Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts results:

Brian Heden def. Sean McCorkle via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:44

Karo Paryisan def. Thomas Denny via unanimous decision

Rodney Wallace def. Derrick Mehman via unanimous decision

Drew Fickett def. Kevin Knabjian via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:38

Willie Parks def. Jamaine Facey via unanimous decision

Darrill Schoonover def. Paul Buentello via unanimous decision

Chris Gruetzemacher def. Frank Gomez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:25

Lyle Beerbohm def. Cleburn Walker via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:34

Esteves Jones def. Deutsch Pu’u via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:54

Lionel Lanham def. Brad Peterson via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:56

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Instinct MMA 3 results:

Peter Nolan def. Sebastien Gauthier via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – R1 – 0:35

Brandon Thatch def. Jory Erickson via KO (Knee) – R1 – 0:18

Stephane Pelletier def. Melvin Blumer  via Submission (Armbar) – R1 – 4:30

Moise Rimbondef. D.J. Linderman  via Unanimous Decision (29-28×3) – R3 – 5:00

Alex Laramée def. Emmanuel Crevier via TKO (Corner Stoppage) – R1 – 5:00

Anselmo Gutierrez def. Guillaume Vigneau via  TKO – R2 – 4:20

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Alex Pelletier via  Submission (Kimura) – R2 – 2:30

Rémy Bussières def. Bruno Lurette  via  TKO (Punch + GnP) – R2 – 0:22

Derek Parker def. Dave Bedard via  Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – R1 – 4:28

Loyd Galindo def. Alexandre Gauthier via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – R3 – 4:32

Yves Lemelin def. Jason Riley via Unanimous Decision (29-28×3) – R3 – 5:00

Guy Poulin def. Ken Macleod via TKO (Ground and Pound) – R1 – 0:58

Kevin Lee def. Levis Labrie  via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 20-28) – R3 – 5:00

Frank Marques def.  Johnny Grigware via Submission (Triangle-Armbar) – R2 – 4:56

Yannick Duval def. Sasha Maheux via TKO (Strikes) – R1 – 0:31

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Jens Pulver, Pete Spratt and more added to Instinct MMA 4 in Montreal

February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Instinct MMA 4 will take place in May in Montreal, Quebec and will feature a light-heavyweight main event of Steve Bosse (9-1) v. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (36-9). Instinct MMA president Stephane Patry recently appeared on Ringside Report Radio and revealed more big names planned for Instinct 4.

Patry announced former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver (25-16) would make his Instinct MMA debut in May in Montreal. Though no opponent has been named for Pulver, Patry indicated it could be someone fighting at Instinct 3 on March 31 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. “Jens Pulver’s opponent could be someone that is fighting on March 31. So I want to wait for some of the results,” Patry said. Pulver currently fights at bantamweight and would make a good challenge for top Quebec prospect Stephane Pelletier (5-1) who is scheduled to fight in one of three bantamweight bouts at Instinct 3.

Stephane Patry also announced Pete Spratt (24-21) will return to Instinct MMA in May after a TKO win over Martin Grandmont (12-6) at Instinct 2 on December 2, 2011 in Quebec City, Quebec. Grandmont will be headlining Instinct 3 on March 31 versus Team Grudge product Brandon Thatch (6-1) but is also scheduled to face UFC veteran Phil Baroni (14-14) in May. “Whether he wins or loses on March 31, he’s fighting Baroni in May,” Patry said “Obviously the only thing that could prevent that fight from happening is a big suspension or a 60 day (suspension) if he loses that fight.” Patry also has plans for Brandon Thatch to fight again for Instinct MMA after a first round TKO win over Patrick Vallee (7-2) at Instinct 2. “Brandon is fighting on March 31 and he’s also fighting in May in Montreal.”

Undefeated light-heavyweight prospect Todd Stoute (4-0) is also one of the fighters competing at Instinct 3 that could be in the plans for the May show. Stoute is from Toronto, Ontario and is 2-0 in Instinct MMA with a co-main event bout at Instinct 3 versus Sebastien Gauthier (6-2). “Todd Stoute if he does well wants to be on the May card as well. A lot of the top guys that are fighting in March in Sherbrooke most of them obviously if there is no injury or suspension will be on the Montreal card.”

Recent Instinct signee Moise Rimbon (18-9) is set to make his promotional debut against a yet unannounced opponent on March 31 but is also slated to fight in Montreal. “ Moise Rimbon who we just signed is going to fight on March 31 is also going to fight in May, if he’s not injured. So, a lot will depend on Sherbrooke.”

Stephane Patry also revealed ongoing negotiations with Eric Esch aka Butterbean (14-10) who fought at Instinct 1 in October 2011. “I’ve been talking to Butterbean in the last couple of days about fighting in May.” Patry said, “ I have an opponent in mind, I just need to make sure he’s healed. He’s injured as we speak. If his opponent is ready to go and he’s healed I think we’re going to have a barn-burner.”

Patry also dismissed stories of Renato “Babalu” Sobral fighting on March 31 in Singapore for ONE FC against Melvin Manhoef. ““Babalu is not fighting on March 31,” Patry stated, “He was scheduled to fight for the One FC promotion against some Japanese Judo player. He showed up in Singapore at the press conference only to learn that his opponent had changed without anybody telling him and that he was now fighting Melvin Manhoef.” Patry also told Ringside Report Radio that Babalu is currently helping Wanderlei Silva coach The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil leading up to Silva’s fight with his opposing coach, Vitor Belfort. “Right now he’s one of the trainers on The Ultimate Fighter with Wanderlei Silva. All he does 24 hours a day is train, eat, sleep.” Patry also noted that UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum would be in Babalu’s corner for his bout with Steve Bosse.

Although Instinct 4 will take place in May, Patry did not give an exact date. “We don’t know for sure the date in May yet. It could be the end of May. It could be the middle of May. We don’t know yet,” Patry said.  “Honestly I’m talking with 3 different venues right now in Montreal. That’s one of the reasons why I can’t announce the exact date. I reserved a couple of dates with the commission but each venue has a different schedule conflict. So it can’t be the same day in all three venues, otherwise I would tell the date already,” Patry told Ringside Report Radio. “We know that a fight between Babalu and Bosse will bring at least 8000 people. So if you do your research you will find out (which venues are possible). ”

Patry also stated he wanted to do “something special” for Instinct’s first show in Montreal.  “We’re going to do stuff like meet-and-greets. We’re probably going to do afternoon fights free for the fans. So whoever has never seen MMA live before will be able to come in for free. Watch 3 or 4 fights that we’re going to offer there and buy tickets to see the big card at night.”

Instinct MMA 4

May 2012

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date and Location TBA

Steve Bosse (9-1) v. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (36-9)- 205 lbs. (light-heavyweight)

Martin Grandmont (12-6) v. Phil Baroni (14-14)- 170 lbs. (welterweight)

Pete Spratt (24-21) v. TBA- 170 lbs. (welterweight)

Jens Pulver (25-16) v. TBA- 135 lbs. (bantamweight)

Jason Courchesne (2-0) v. TBA – 170 lbs. (welterweight)

Todd Stoute (4-0) v. TBA*** 205 lbs. (light-heavyweight)

Brandon Thatch (6-1) v. TBA*** 170 lbs. (welterweight)

Eric “Butterbean” Esch (14-10) v. TBA*** 265 lbs. (heavyweight)

Moise Rimbon (18-9) v. TBA *** 205 lbs. (light-heavyweight)

***tentatively scheduled to fight

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