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Weekend in Fights June 2nd Edition

June 4, 2012 By Kevin 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 30, 2012- TUF 15 Finale preview now online

May 31, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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This is the May 30, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Dave and Kevin previewed and gave their predicitions for The Ultimate Fighter 15 finale card including the main event of Martin Kampmann versus Jake Ellenberger, the co-main event TUF final of Al Iaquinta versus Michael Chiesa and every preliminary bout.

Dave and Kevin discussed the results from UFC 146 including Junior Dos Santos’ win over Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez destruction of Antonio Silva and the retirement of Mike Brown and Jason “Mayhem” Miller.

All this and lots more MMA on this 90-minute episode.

Filed Under: MMA, Podcasts, Ringside Report Radio, UFC, Ultimate Fighter Tagged With: Al Iaquinta, Antonio Silva, Brock Lesnar, C.B. Dollaway, Cain velasquez, Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira, Charles Oliveira, Chris Saunders, Chris Tickle, Cristiano Marcello, Cung Le, Dan Hardy, Dana White, Daniel Pineda, Daniel Sarafian, Daron Cruickshank, Darren Elkins, Dave Herman, Diego Brandao, Dominick Cruz, Duane Ludwig, Edson Barboza, Eric Perez, Frank Mir, Glover Teixeira, Godofredo "Pepey" De Oliveira, Hugo "Wolverine" Viana, Jacob Volkmann, Jake Ellenberger, Jamie Varner, Jason "Mayhem" Miller, Jeremy Larsen, Joe Proctor, John Albert, John Cofer, Jon Jones, Jonathan Brookins, Junior Dos Santos, Justin Lawrence, Lavar Johnson, Marcos Vinicius "Vina" Pancini, Martin Kampmann, Max Holloway, Michael Chiesa, Mike Brown, Myles Jury, Pat Schilling, Patrick Coté, Paul Sass, Rich Franklin, Rodrigo Damm, Rony "Jason" Mariano, Roy Nelson, Sam Sicilia, Sergio "Serginho" Moraes, Shane Del Rosario, Stefan Struve, Stipe Miocic, Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo, Triple H, Urijah Faber, Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva

Tune in Alert! Ringside Report Radio on Following NHL Playoffs

May 30, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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Ringside Report Radio will air following Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Eastern Conference champions the New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champions the Los Angeles Kings.

Tonight Dave & Kevin will be discussing the results of UFC 146, previewing The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale, as well as updates of the latest news in the world of MMA. Which includes Brock Lesnar latest publicity stunt, Wanderlei Silva’s new opponent Rich Franklin and much more.

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The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale:

Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann

Mike Chiesa vs. Al Iaquinta (“TUF: Live” tourney finale)

Jonathan Brookins vs. Charles Oliveira

Max Holloway vs. Pat Schilling

Justin Lawrence vs. John Cofer

FUEL TV prelims:

Daron Cruickshank vs. Chris Tickle

Myles Jury vs. Chris Saunders

Cristiano Marcello vs. Sam Sicilia

Jeremy Larsen vs. Joe Proctor

Facebook prelims:

John Albert vs. Erik Perez

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Ringside Report Radio live on TSN Radio 990 Montreal – CKGM-Radio.

How to listen:

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Listen to the live stream at http://tsn.ca/montreal/

Join the discussion:
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Filed Under: MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighter Tagged With: Al Iaquinta, Brock Lesnar, Charles Oliveira, Chris Saunders, Chris Tickle, Cristiano Marcello, Daron Cruickshank, Dave Simon, Eastern Conference champions, Erik Perez, Facebook, Fuel TV, FX, Jake Ellenberger, Jeremy Larsen, Joe Proctor, John Albert, John Cofer, Jonathan Brookins, Justin Lawrence, Kevin McKough, Los Angeles Kings, Martin Kampmann, Max Holloway, Mike Chiesa, Myles Jury, New Jersey Dev, NHL playoffs, Pat Schilling, Rich Franklin, Ringside Report Radio, Sam Sicilia, Stanley Cup, The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale, TSN Radio 990, TUF Live, TUF Live Finale, UFC, Wanderlei Silva, Western Conference champions, www.ringsidereport.net

TUF 15: Episode 12 notes and results

May 28, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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Episode 12- May 25, 2012

Al Iaquinta (5-1-1, Team Faber) will face Vinc Pichel (7-0, Team Cruz) and James Vick (4-0, Team Cruz) will fight Michael Chiesa (7-0, Team Faber) in the semi-finals of the TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament on this episode. Iaquinta was Team Faber’s 1^st pick and 2nd overall in the draft while Vinc Pichel was Team Cruz’ 6^th pick, 11^th overall. James Vick was Dominick Cruz’ 5^th selection, 9^th overall and Michael Chiesa was Urijah Faber’s 5^th pick, 10^th overall.

The winner of the show and winning coach will win a Harley Davidson so Dana White takes the semi-finalists and the coaches to learn to a Harley Davidson store to look at motorcycles.

Chris Tickle (Team Cruz) tries to throw a water bottle at Daron Cruickshank (Team Faber) while he is sleeping because he claims Cruickshank is always pulling pranks. Cruickshank gets hit with the bottle and bolts out of bed to find Tickle. Cruickshank throws a kick and a few punches to Tickle’s body and is upset because he was awoken. Cruickshank says he regrets attacking Tickle.

Dana White tells all the fighters that they will get the opportunity to fight on the finale. White announces that Mike Rio (Team Cruz) and Andy Ogle (Team Faber) are ineligible to fight due to a medical suspension. Ogle is devastated that he’s not able to fight and begs Dana White to let him fight when the UFC goes to Nottingham, England in September. White obliges and says: “You got it.”

James Vick says that he wants to “stick and move” and stay away from the cage and “hopefully knock him out.” Dominick Cruz says Vick becomes “like a sitting duck when he’s put on his back.” Dominick Cruz is very concerned with Vick’s lack of ability on the ground.

Michael Chiesa feels he matches up well with James Vick. Chiesa is shown sparring and having trouble. Chiesa gets frustrated and stops training. Chiesa says he’s sick of crying on camera but has not yet fully dealt with the death of his father. Urijah Faber goes to console Chiesa and encourage him to keep training.

Michael Chiesa (7-0, Team Faber) v. James Vick (4-0, Team Cruz) TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final

Round 1- Chiesa and Vick exchange leg kicks in a tentative first minute. Chiesa and Vick clinch against the fence and fight for position. Chiesa lands two knees to the body but Vick reverses a trip takedown. Chiesa gets to his feet and lands a straight right hand. Vick fires back with some punches but eats a jab. Vick lands a nice left hook and a good uppercut. Vick lands several good punches but Chiesa hits back with a solid jab. Vick and Chiesa exchange punches and Chiesa shoots in for a takedown. Vick defends and keeps Chiesa on the mat. Vick lands some punches and looks to secure a guillotine choke from the mount. Chiesa hangs on long enough for time to expire in the round. I would score Round 1 for James Vick: 10-9

Round 2- Chiesa lands a jab and a straight right hand as he presses forward early in the round. Vick comes back with a solid punch to the body. Chiesa lands a kick to the body and a good jab. Chiesa lands a kick to the body and scores a takedown. Chiesa quickly transitions into a mount and rains down a flurry of punches that leave Vick helplessly covering up.

Michael Chiesa def. James Vick via TKO (punches) at 1:55 in Round 2 to advance to finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Al Iaquinta is shown training. Urijah Faber says Al Iaquinta was his first pick and never disappointed. Faber says the game-plan is to get Pichel backing up “and make him realize that he’s not the tougher dude.”

Vinc Pichel says he’s been working very hard throughout the competition. Pichel says he likes to “throw bombs.” Dominick Cruz thinks that whoever lands the better strike will be the winner. Cruz believes that is Pichel can avoid the takedown he will be able to out-work Iaquinta and win the fight.

Al Iaquinta (5-1-1, Team Faber) versus Vinc Pichel (7-0, Team Cruz) TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final

Round 1- Iaquinta shoots in for a takedown and brings Pichel to the mat. Iaquinta takes his back and gets on hook in as he works for a rear-naked choke. Pichel gets back to his feet and looks to land punches but takes a good kick to the body. Pichel lands a right uppercut but takes two kicks to the legs. Pichel lands a jab and right-hook combination that bloodies Iaquinta’s nose. Iaquinta lands an overhand right but Pichel lands another solid right hook. Iaquinta lands a kick to the body but takes a punch and a hard knee to the body. Iaquinta lands a takedown with one minute remaining in the round and lands in Pichel’s guard. Iaquinta lands solid punches and looks for a guillotine choke but Pichel gets to his feet. Pichel lands a kick to the leg that Iaquinta tries to turn into a takedown as time expires. I would score Round 1 for Al Iaquinta: 10-9

Round 2- Iaquinta lands a solid jab and a head kick in the first 10 seconds of the round. Iaquinta lands a big uppercut and avoids bombs being thrown by Pichel’s fists. Iaquinta lands a leg kick but takes an overhand right and a straight right hand by Pichel. Pichel lands a big jab that appears to dislodge Iaquinta’s mouthpiece. Time is called and the mouthpiece is put back into place. Pichel lands solid jabs to the bloodied nose of Iaquinta but eats an uppercut and a leg kick. Pichel defends a takedown attempt from Iaquinta and counters with a knee to the body. Iaquinta lands a leg kick and punch to the body. Pichel is now bleeding from his mouth. Iaquinta pushes hard for a takedown but eats several punches as Pichel defends. Pichel lands a knee to the body but Iaquinta fires back with a solid jab. The fighters exchange punches furiously and they swing for the fences in the final 30 seconds. I would score a very close Round 2 for Vinc Pichel: 10-9

Al Iaquinta def. Vinc Pichel via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

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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.

Week 12- May 25, 2012- Michael Chiesa def. James Vick via TKO (punches) at 1:55 in Round 2 to advance to finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Al Iaquinta def. Vinc Pichel via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to 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).

Finalists: Michael Chiesa (Team Faber) versus Al Iaquinta (Team Faber). June 1, 2012.

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.

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Filed Under: MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighter Tagged With: Al Iaquinta, Andy Ogle, Chris Saunders, Chris Tickle, Cristiano Marcello, Dana White, Daron Cruickshank, Dominick Cruz, James Vick, Jeremy Larsen, Joe Proctor, John Cofer, Justin Lawrence, Michael Chesa, Mike Rio, Myles Jury, Sam Sicilia, Urijah Faber, Vinc Pichel

TUF 15: Episode 11 notes and results

May 21, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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Episode 11- May 18, 2012.

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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