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Weekend in Fights! January 19th Edition

January 20, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This Weekend in Fights! (January 19th, 2013) featured the only two major North American based MMA promotions in Bellator and UFC, now that STRIKEFORCE is officially over. The weekend also featured TUF Alumni, Bellator, STRIKEFORCE, PRIDE, DREAM, and WEC veterans at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 in Missouri and Championship Fighting Alliance 4 in Florida.

Bellator will now be featured every Thursday night on Spike TV. Their debut episode kicked off this weekend with Bellator 85 from Bren Center in Irvine, California. The card featured two title bouts, including Lightweight champion Michael Chandler making his first defense against season 7 tournament winner Rick Hawn, and Featherweight champion Pat Curran defending his title against season 5 tournament winner Patricio Freire. The card also featured three of four season 8 Light Heavyweight tournament opening round bouts.

To open up the televised portion of the card was the Featherweight championship but. Pat Curran and Patricio Freire went the distance in a back-and-forth striking bout that saw Curran walk away with his title in a split decision. Curran and Friere landed a lot of single punches throughout the round, with few multi-strike combinations connecting. Curran threw a lot of head kicks that were mainly blocked, as Friere worked inside leg kicks. In the end, Friere’s face was swollen and damaged with a cut under his left eye and a bloody nose. Two judges saw the bout 48-47 for Curran, while the other saw it 48-47 for Friere, for the split decision.

Michael Chandler made his first Lightweight title defense in the main event against former Welterweight Rick Hawn. Chandler took Hawn down in the first round and controlled the pace of the fight, even though Hawn was never in any real trouble. Hawn did make it to his feet near the end of the round and attempted to use judo unsuccessfully. In the second round, the two battled against the cage, where Chandler secured a takedown. Once on the ground Chandler began to throw elbows from Hawn’s guard. In an attempt to improve his position Hawn used the cage to wall walk, but with the opening Chandler took his back and sunk in the rear-naked choke for the win. Chandler is now 8-o in Bellator with six stoppages.

The third Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal matchup between M-1 Global veteran Mikhail Zayats and journeyman Renato “Babalu” Sobral. In the closing minute of the first frame, Zayats landed a huge spinning back fist that damaged Sobral. Zayats attempted to take him down, and landed shots in close distance. Those shots sent Sobral crashing to the round, where Zayats pounded him out with hammerfists with 11-seconds remaining in the round to win the fight and advance into the semifinals.

The other two Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinals saw Jacob Noe TKO Seth Petruzelli mid way through the first round, after Petruzelli got the better of him until a takedown attempt saw Noe land on top and end the bout when Petruzelli wasn’t intelligently defending himself. Noe advances into the semifinals. Emanuel Newton submitted Atanas Djambazov with a rear-naked choke submission in the second round to snap Djambazov’s 10-fight win streak and advance. UFC veterans Mike Guymon and Jamie Yager were both unsuccessful in their Bellator debuts. Guymon was knocked out by Savant Young, and Yager suffered a TKO loss to Joe Williams. (Full Bellator 85 event results below.)

The Friday night fights were aired on AXS TV with Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 from the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. The card featured UFC, Bellator, STRIKEFORCE, WEC, and M-1 Global veterans and TUF Alumni. The main event featured a Bellator 14 rematch between James Krause and Toby Imada. Unlike the first matchup which Imada submitted Krause in the second round with an armbar, the bout went to the judges score cards. Also different from their first bout Krause’s hand was raised. The three time Bellator tournament finalist was dominated for three rounds to lose a unanimous decision to Krause. Krause used a simple game plan of continuous jabs to keep his distance from Imada, winning 30-27 on all three judges score cards.

UFC and WEC veteran Brock Larson picked a third consecutive victory with a unanimous decision over M-1 Global and STRIKEFORCE veteran Eduardo Pamplona. The Minnesota Martial Arts team member used wrestling to keep Pamplona on the ground where he grinded his way to victory with ground and pound. With two rounds in the bag, Larson found himself almost losing the fight when he was on his back in the third and on the receiving end of ground and pound. Larson was able to tough it out and pick the decision 29-28 on all three judges score cards.

In another Bellator rematch Kevin Croom and Brian Davidson squared off once again. In their first bout at Bellator 26 Croom submitted Davidson in the second round. In this bout Croom knocked him out in 42-seconds. Croom is now 2-0 against Davidson.

TUF Alumni and gay porn star Dakota Cochrane picked up his third straight RFA victory with a third round TKO over Deivison Ribeiro. Cochrane withstood two low blows during the bout, but he’s use to that and finished the fight using his elbows with only 28-seconds remaining in the round. (Full RFA 6 – Krause vs. Imada 2 event results below.)

On Saturday night the UFC return to Brazil with UFC on FX 7 from the Ginasio Estadual Geraldo Jose de Almeida in Sao Paulo. Stacked with Brazilian talent the main event featured Vitor Belfort versus Michael Bisping. Vitor Belfort only loses to the best fighters in the world, and that list doesn’t include Michael Bisping. Belfort and Bisping really felt each other for the majority of first round until Victor landed a kick and rushed in cause Bisping to back pedal. In the second round Belfort rushed in with another high kick which rocked Bisping sending him reeling. Belfort pounced on Bisping and pounded him out.

The co-main event featured the UFC debut TUF Brazil alumni Daniel Sarafian who squared off in Middleweight action against C.B. Dollaway. Sarafian controlled the pace of the first round with impressive standup and takedown defense. Mid way through second round Dolloway turn the tide of the bout and landed a huge strike that hurt Sarafian but he was saved by the bell. In the third round Sarafian looked visibly fatigued and Dolloway took him down with ease. Sarafian was able to escape tough positions, but didn’t do enough to convince the judges. Dolloway wins a split decision 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.

In the Heavyweight bout of the night Gabriel Gonzaga submitted Ben Rothwell with a guillotine choke in the second round. The first round was very even feeling out process and clinching against the cage. To start the second round Gonzaga landed 3 flush punches to Rothwell’s face. Following the third strie the two to clinch, where Gonzaga slapped on a guillotine choke and pulled guard. After a few seconds of attempting to pull out of the submission Rothwell tapped. Gonzaga is now 2-0 since returning to the UFC in January of 2012.

Khabib Nurmagomedov destroyed Thiago Tavares with a first round TKO. Nurmagomedov landed a leaping uppercut that sent Taveres crashing to the mat. Nurmagomedov pounced on Tavares and pounded him out cold with a 17 ground and pound elbows. Referee Dan Miragliotta was very late on the stoppage, the second mistake he made tonight. Nurmagomedov improves to 19-0, and 3-0 in the UFC, while Tavares’ 2-fight win streak is snapped, and he loses for the first time in Brazil.

On the FUEL TV prelims Godofredo “Pepey” Castro picked a split decision over Milton Vieira in controversial fashion. Vieira decisively won the first round with wrestling. In the second Pepey landed a huge kimura sweep and connected with some ground and pound from full mount. As Vieira attempted to improve position Pepey took his back and lock a body triangle. Pepey dominated the rest of the round with punches and rear-naked choke attempts. Vieira then connected with more strikes and takedowns in the third round, “winning” the round. However, the judges saw it differently and award Pepey his first UFC victory.

Ronny Markes handed Andrew Craig his first ever loss with a unanimous decision. Markes wrestling Craig to the ground and held him their for the first two rounds. Craig rebounded in the third round when he was in half guard landing a series of short elbows. Craig was unable to finish Markes before the bell, and lost the bout 1 round to 2. Markes remains undefeated in the UFC.

Nik Lentz picked up a unanimous decision over Diego Nunes by smothering him with his superior wrestling skills. Lentz hugged Nunes for the first round, sat on him for the second, and did both in the third while getting hit. Lentz threw the occasional punch in order to stay active and not be separated by the ref. He walks away with his second victory at Featherweight.

Edson Barboza made short work of the undefeated Lucas Martins with a first round submission due to strikes. Barboza landed a huge jab as Martins was rushing in, which caused his knees to buckle. Seeing his opponent was hurt Barboza pounced on him and rained down punches until Martins tapped out.

Yuri Alcantara was on his way to win his Bantamweight debut against the debuting Pedro Nobre. Alcantara was handling Nobre with a takedown into a kimura submission, which Nobre impressively escaped after his hand touched the back of his head. Alcantara transitioned in a back mount and was raining down punches until referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the action due to illegal strikes. All the strikes hit Nobre in the ear and not the back of the head. Nobre was unable to continue therefore the bout was declared a no contest. Alcantara’s brother Ildemar made his UFC debut prior to Yuri’s bout. Idlemar submitted Wagner Prado in the second round with an impressive knee lock.

In the only Facebook prelim, Francisco “Massaranduba” Trinaldo ended his bout in impressive fashion with a belly to back suplex in an arm triangle choke submission, to submit C.J. Keith in under two minutes of the second round. (Full UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping event results below.)

CFA 9 Saturday (Luis Palomino, Alexis Vila) – BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida. The card featured the crowning of four championships, a Cage Fighting Alliance crowned inaugural champions in the Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight and Flyweight divisions. In the Lightweight title bout Pride & Dream veteran Luiz Buscape battled Bellator Luis Palomino for five rounds. The member of the Blackzillians camp Buscape the vacant CFA Lightweight championship title 49-46 on all three judges score cards. Another Blackzillian member became a CFA champion by decision as Sean Soriano won the interim Featherweight title with a unanimous decision over Victor Delgado. In the Welterweight Bellator and M-1 Global veteran Marcelo Alfaya knocked out Valdir Araujo in 25-seconds to win the vacant CFA Welterweight championship title. Josh Sampo won the inaugural CFA Flyweight title when he submitted Bellator veteran and Olympian Alexis Vila with a guillotine choke in the fifth round. (Full CFA 9 – Night of Champions event results below.)

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Bellator 85 results:

Michael Chandler def. Rick Hawn via submission (rear-naked choke) – 3:07 – Round 2 – to retain lightweight title

Mikhail Zayats def. Renato Sobral via TKO (strikes) – 4:49 – Round 1

Pat Curran def. Patricio Freire via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) – to retain featherweight title

Prelims:

Jacob Noe def. Seth Petruzelli via TKO (strikes) – 2:51 – Round 1

Aaron Miller def. Joe Camacho via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Jason Lambert def. Hector Ramirez via submission (armbar) – 3:59 – Round 1

J.J. Ambrose def. Brian Warren via submission (guillotine choke) – 0:50 – Round 2

Emanuel Newton def. Atanas Djambazov via submission (rear-naked choke) – 2:21 – Round 2

Savant Young def. Mike Guymon via KO (punch) – 0:48 – Round 2

Joe Williams def. Jamie Yager via TKO (strikes) – 4:02 – Round 1

Cleber Luciano def. Mario Navarro via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 results:

James Krause def. Toby Imada via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Brock Larson def. Eduardo Pamplona via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Kevin Croom def. Brian Davidson via TKO (strikes) – 0:42 – Round 1

Dustin Ortiz def. Aaron Ely via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Dakota Cochrane def. Deivison Ribeiro via TKO (strikes) – 4:32 – Round 3

Mark Dickman def. Aaron Derrow via TKO (strikes) – 4:35 – Round 2

Bobby Cooper def. Nick Compton via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Cody Peterson def. Tyler Stokes via submission (armbar) – 2:06 – Round 2

Trey Johnson def. Marques Jackson via TKO (strikes) – 0:57 – Round 3

Michael Waverek def. Dusty Spaulding via submission (triangle choke) – 2:04 – Round 2

Matt Waters def. Joey Estrada via submission (triangle choke) – 2:45 – Round 2

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UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping results:

Vitor Belfort def. Michael Bisping via TKO (punches) – 1:26 – Round 2

C.B. Dollaway def. Daniel Sarafian via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ben Rothwell via submission (guillotine choke) – 1:01 – Round 2

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Thiago Tavares via KO (elbows) – 1:55 – Round 1

FUEL TV prelims:

Godofredo Castro def. Milton Vieira via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Ronny Markes def. Andrew Craig via unanimous decision (29-28 x3) b

Nik Lentz def. Diego Nunes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-26)

Edson Barboza def. Lucas Martins via submission (punches) – 2:38 – Round 1

Yuri Alcantara vs. Pedro Nobre ruled No Contest (Nobre can’t continue after being hit in the ear)

Ildemar Alcatara def. Wagner Pradio via submission (knee lock) – 2:39 – Round 2

Facebook prelim:

Francisco Trinaldo def. C.J. Keith via submission (arm-triangle choke) – 1:50 – Round 2

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CFA 9 – Night of Champions results:
Sean Soriano def. Victor Delgado via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) to win the CFA Interim Featherweight Championship

Marcelo Alfaya def. Valdir Araujo via KO – 0:25 – Round 1 – to win the CFA Welterweight Championship

Josh Sampo def. Alexis Vila via submission (Guillotine choke) – 2:26 – Round 5 – to win the CFA Flyweight Championship

Luiz Buscape def. Luis Palomino via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – to win the CFA Lightweight Championship

Elvin Brito def. Patrick Cenoble via

unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Pablo Alfonso def. Shah Bobonis via submission (rear-naked choke) – 3:24 – Round 1

Yosdenis Cedeno def. Ryan DeRocher via TKO (Head kick & follow up punches) Round 2 0:37

Michael King def. Billy Garris via submission (Strikes) – 2:05 – Round 1

Socrates Pierre def. Michael Lilly via submission (Anaconda choke) – 3:52 – Round 2

Charles Rosa def. Jayson Jones via TKO (Strikes) – 3:52 – Round 1

Shaun Dillon def. Jose Caceres via disqualification (illegal knee to downed opponent)

Trent McCown def. Michael Trujillo via submission (guillotine choke) – 1:01 – Round 1

Jean Bellefleur def. Carlos Rodriguez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Gleidson De Jesus def. Luis Hernandez via unanimous decision.

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Weekend in Fights! November 3rd Edition

November 5, 2012 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This Weekend in Fights! (November 3rd, 2012) featured Bellator 79 in Ontario, World Series of Fighting and Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4 in Las Vegas, two Aggression Fighting Championship events in Calgary and British Columbia, an Fight Time 12 in Florida.

Bellator 79 kicked off the weekend from Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada on Friday night, featured tournament semifinal bouts in Heavyweight and Featherweight divisions. In the main event Richard Hale and Thiago Santos squared off in the Heavyweight semifinal. Hale escaped the early assault from Santos, who was attempting and ending the bout early. In the process, Santos gassed out and allowed Hale to take advantage and pick a TKO victory in the middle of the first round. Hale now advances into the finals where he will take on the winner of next week’s event between Vinicius Queiroz and Alexander Volkov.

In the Featherweight tournament semifinal Shahbulat Shamhalaev knocked out Mike Richman in under two minutes to advance. Shamhalaev now awaits the winner Wagnney Fabiano versus Rad Martinez, which takes place next week at Bellator 80.

Quebec MMA fighters Guillaume De Lorenzi and Christ Franck were successful at the event. Former Ringside MMA Lightweight champion De Lorenzi submitted Jonny Carson with 11-seconds remaining in the first round to win his Bellator debut. Former Ringside and Instinct MMA fighter Christ Franck won his Bellator debut with a split decision victory over Marcus “Lelo” Aurelio winning on two judges score cards 29-28. (Full Bellator 79 event results below.)

Las Vegas’ Friday night event Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4 took place at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel with the bouts airing AXS TV. The main event was a battle of UFC veterans Tyson Griffin and Efrain Escudero. After three rounds Griffin was declared the winner unanimously in his first win since being released by the UFC.

Brothers of “Anthonys” in the UFC Chidi Njokuani, brother of Anthony Njokuani, picked up a third round TKO victory over Phil Dace, and Sergio Pettis, brother of Anthony Pettis picked up a unanimous decision over Jimmy Jones.

Also on the card, Lance Palmer defeated UFC and WEC veteran Fredson Paixao via split decision.Former gay porn actor and TUF alumni Dakota Cochrane improved his win streak to two with an armbar submission over Derrick Burnsed in the first round. (Full Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4 event results below.)

UFC, STRIKEFORCE, and Bellator veteran Vagner Rocha headlined Fight Time 12 – Warriors Collide event at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday night. In his first post-UFC bout, Rocha submitted Mike Bruno with a triangle choke 53-seconds into the second round. (Full Fight Time 12 – Warriors Collide event results below.)

Aggression Fighting Championship held back-to-back events on Friday and Saturday night. AFC 12 – Domination took place at Telus Convention Centre, in Calgary, Alberta on Friday night. Headlining the event was Ringside MMA veteran Paul Cheng in Heavyweight action against Ryan Hunter. Cheng made short work of Hunter with a knockout in under two minutes of the first round. On Saturday night AFC 13 – Natural Selection took place at the Bear Mountain Arena, in Victoria, British Columbia. The main event of John Alessio versus Dave Mazany was rendered a no contest after Mazany accidentally poked Alessio in the eye in the forst round. The co-main event featured TUF 3 winner and UFC veteran Kendall Grove sqauring off against Ariel Gandulla. Grove picked up the TKO victory with 15-seconds remaining in the second round. (Full AFC 12 Domination & AFC 13 – Natural Selection event results below.)

Saturday night was the World Series of Fighting’s inaugural event, which emanated from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Heavyweight collided in the first round as Andrei Arlovski faced Devin Cole. Arlovski made short work of Cole with a first round TKO, improving his win streak to three.

UFC veteran Anthony Johnson knocked out D.J. Linderman in the first round for his fourth straight victory since being released from the UFC, snapping Linderman’s three fight win streak in the process.

Former WEC Bantamweight champion and pound-4-pound kingpin Miguel Torres is now riding a two-fight losing skid, and going the distance with Marlon Moraes. After three rounds, two of the judges scored the bout for Moraes, giving him the split decision victory.

Dutch-Surinamese kickboxing sensation Tyrone Spong made his successful MMA debut with a knockout of Travis Bartlett in the first round.

On the undercard, UFC veterans Josh Burkman and Gerald Harris went the distance in a three round war, with Burkman winning a unanimous decision, and improving his streak to four. Brian Cobb snapped Ronys Torres’ 11-fight win streak with a split decision. STRIKEFORCE and DREAM Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante snapped his two-fight losing skid with a 63-second heel hook submission of T.J. O’Brien.Bellator and UFC veteran David Branch picked up a unanimous decision victory over UFC veteran Dustin Jacoby snapping his two-fight win streak in the process. (Full World Series of Fighting 1 event results below.)

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Bellator 79 results:

Richard Hale def. Thiago Santos via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:31 (heavyweight tourney semifinal)

Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Mike Richman via KO (punches) – Round 1, 1:45 (featherweight tourney semifinal)

Douglas Lima def. Jacob Ortiz via TKO (head kick, punches) – Round 3, 4:50

Ryan Ford def. Kyle Baker via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Spike.com prelims:

Christ Franck def. Marcus “Lelo” Aurelio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Vitaly Minakov def. Vladimir Starcencov via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:27

Magomedrasul Khasbulaev def. Josh Pulsifer via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:30

Guillaume DeLorenzi def. Jonny Carson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:49

Josh Appelt def. Ed Carpenter via TKO – Round 1, 3:20

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Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4 results:

Tyson Griffin def. Efrain Escudero via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Chidi Njokuani def. Phil Dace via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:41

Marcio “Pe de Pano” Cruz def. Joe Yager via submission (inverted triangle choke) – Round 2, 4:16

Lance Palmer def. Fredson Paixao via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

James Krause def. Guillherme Trindade via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:31

Dakota Cochrane def. Derrick Burnsed via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:38

Sergio Pettis def. Jimmy Jones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Prelims:

Chris Holdsworth def. Tyler Shinn via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:32

Steve Mocco def. Tyler Perry via submission (kimura) – Round 2, 1:34

Cory Galloway def. Jerry Shapiro via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:15

Jordan Isordia def. Joey Angelo via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

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Fight Time 12 – Warriors Collide results:

Vagner Rocha def. Mike Bruno via Submission (Triangle Choke) – 0:53 – Round 2

Keith Johnson def. Steve Bruno via TKO (Punches) – 3:46 – Round 2

Randy Barroso def. Daniel Golighty via Submission (Heel Hook) – 2:20 – Round 1

Jason Soares def. Ricardo Supris via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 4:46 – Round 1

Jason Jackson def. Michael Johnson via Submission (Triangle Choke) – 2:05 – Round 2

Kelly Anundson def. Carlos Zevallos via TKO (Punches) – 2:52 – Round 1

Jonathan de Jesus def. Jason Cortez via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1:59 – Round 2

Shaun Dillon def. Anthony Garavito via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 4:28 – Round 2

Johanner Correa def. Raynold Telus via Unanimous Decision

Yvon Agenord def. Denis Alzugaray via via Submission (Knee Bar) 2:34 – Round 1

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AFC 12 – Domination results:

Paul Cheng def. Ryan Hunter via KO (Punch) – 1:42 – Round 1

Sheila Bird def. Christina Barry via KO (Punch) – 0:11 – Round 1

Joel Powell def. Andrew Buckland via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:30 – Round 1

Allan Munroe def. Owen Carr via Unanimous Decision

Tony Stiles def. Trevor Wright via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:57 -Round 2

Nathan Wilkins def. Jon Henderson via Submission (Triangle Choke) – 4:08 – Round 2

Amateur bouts:

Trent House def. Mitch Carlson via TKO (Strikes) – 2:35 – Round 2

Dusty Kramps def. Josh Fried via Unanimous Decision

Andrew Kloot def. Keegan Cassell via TKO – 0:22 Round 1

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AFC 13 Natural Selection results:

John Alessio vs Dave Mazany (No Contest) – Round 1 – Mazany accidentally eye pokes Alessio

Kendall Grove def. Ariel Gandulla via TKO (Strikes) – 4:45 – Round 2

Louis Fisette def. Diego Wilson via KO (Strike) – 0:37 – Round 1

Dave Perron def. Dan MacIver via Submission (Mounted Guillotine) – 2:07 – Round 1

Ryan Janes def. Keto Allen via Unanimous Decision (30-27×2, 29-28)

Myles Merola def. Tristan Connelly via Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28)
Miles Anstead def. Bill Fraser via Unanimous Decision (29-27 x 3)
-Anstead loses point for head butt in second round.

Amateur bouts:
Alexi Argyriou def. Andy Jack via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 1:19 – Round 2

Dillon Brown def. Johnny Twofeather via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:08 – Round 1

Guy Gauthier def. Steven Best via Unanimous Decision (29-28 x 3)

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World Series of Fighting 1 results:

Andrei Arlovski def. Devin Cole via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:37

Anthony Johnson def. D.J. Linderman via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:58

Marlon Moraes def. Miguel Torres via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Tyrone Spong def. Travis Bartlett via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:15

Prelims:

Tyson Steele def. Gregor Gracie via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:52

Brian Cobb def. Ronys Torres via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Steve Carl def. Ramico Blackmon via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:11

Josh Burkman def. Gerald Harris via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante def. T.J. O’Brien via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 1:03

David Branch def. Dustin Jacoby via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Weekend in Fights! June 30th Edition

July 1, 2012 By Kevin 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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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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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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Weekend in Fights! March 31st Edition

April 2, 2012 By admin 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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TUF 15: Episode 1 notes and results

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Episode 1- March 9, 2012

Dana White introduces Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz as the coaches to the 32 lightweight fighters. White says 16 fights will take place for the men to enter the house. The fights will be one round of five minutes. If anyone gets a stoppage in their one round fight, they will get a $5,000 bonus.

Joe Proctor (7-1) v. Jordan Rinaldi (5-0)

Rinaldi socres with a left hook that cuts Proctor in the opening minute. Proctor lands a solid uppercut and gets a takedown. Proctor secures a guillotine from the mount position and forces Rinaldi to submit.

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

Cristiano Marcello (12-3) v. Jared Carlsten (3-0)

Carlsten lands a solid body kick and knees in the opening 30 seconds. Marcello scores a takedown and quickly gets to full-mount. Marcello scores punches as Carlsten struggles to escape the bad position. Carlsten rolls to his stomach, Marcello flattens him out and secures the rear-naked choke for the submission win.

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

Erin Beach (3-1) v. Sam Sicilia (10-0)

Sicilia scores a straight right hand in his first punch that knocks out Beach. Referee Josh Rosenthal intervenes to stop the fight before Sicilia could land another punch.

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

Austin Lyons (9-1) v. Chris Tickle (7-4)

Lyons and Tickle exchange punches to the face but a big right hook drops Lyons. Referee Steve Mazzagatti intervenes and the fight ends with another quick KO.

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

Brendan Weafer (6-3) v. Andy Ogle (8-1)

Ogle scores an early takedown but Weafer stops him from passing the guard. Weafer works for a triangle choke but takes punches from that position. Weafer keeps a triangle position and lands some elbows but is unable to get his leg low enough on Ogle’s neck to secure a choke. For some reason, Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up with 20 seconds remaining. Weafer throws a kick that puts him off-balance and causes a slip. Ogle jumps into a guillotine choke attempt and holds him in a guillotine position from guard as time expires.

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

Vinc Pichel (7-0) v. Cody Pfister (7-3)

Pichel lands a straight right hand that wobbles his opponent. Pfister lands a takedown. Pichel looks for an arm-bar or triangle from the guard position. Pichel attempts an omoplata and uses it to sweep Pfister to his back. The two fighters scramble and Pichel winds up in side-control. Pfister gets to his feet but eats a knee on the way up. Pfister lands another takedown but Pichel gets to his feet. Pfister holds on to his opponent and tries to take his back from the standing position. Pfister sinks hooks in and jumps on his back but Pichel drops him to the mat and lands in his guard. Pichel lands a huge elbow that cuts Pfister severely. Pfister scrambles but Pichel holds on and sinks in a rear-naked choke that puts Pfister to sleep.

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

Mark Glover (5-1-1) v. John Cofer (7-1)

Glover lands leg kicks but Cofer scores with a solid punch and some knees to the body in a clinch. Cofer pushes Glover against the fence but Glover pushes away. Cofer score a single-leg takedown but Glover gets back up only to get slammed back down. Cofer works some punches from Glover’s guard. Glover gets back to his feet and lands a jumping knee to the body of Cofer. Glover and Cofer exchange some punches to face. Glover attempts a guillotine choke and pulls Cofer down into his guard. Cofer escapes the hold but Glover gets back to his feet. Glover lands a solid punch but gets taken down again. Cofer holds on to Glover as time expires.

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

Chase Hackett (4-1) v. Chris Saunders (9-2)

Hackett lands a head kick that puts Saunders on his back. Hackett attempts to finish the fight with some punches but falls into a guillotine choke attempt. Saunders pulls Hackett into his guard and tries to squeeze out a guillotine choke but Hackett holds on a pops his head out of the hold. Hackett tries to land some punches from within guard but Saunders gets back to his feet. Hackett scores a takedown but Saunders gets to his feet. Hackett lands a good over-hand right hand and several other punches but a visibly tired Saunders clinches up to slow down the pace. Saunders lands some solid punches but Hackett responds and attempts a takedown. Saunders looks for another guillotine choke but Hackett escapes as time expires.

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

James Vick (4-0) v. Dakota Cochrane (11-2)

Cochrane lands a push-kick and looks for a takedown but is stuffed. Cochrane hands on to Vick and continues to look for the takedown but Vick continues to defend. Vick looks for a guillotine choke but Cochrane escapes and the fighters clinch against the fence. Vick lands a trip and two punches but Cochrane gets back to his feet and they continue to clinch against the cage. The referee breaks up the fighters and Cochrane lands a good punch but Vick looks for a guillotine. Cochrane escapes and finishes the fight in Vick’s guard. Dana White, Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz are doing commentary cage-side and all agree the fight is a draw and should go another round.

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

Jonathan Vistante (4-1) v. Michael Chiesa (7-0)

Chiesa scores a quick takedown and lands some elbows from Vistante’s guard. Chiesa passes and takes Vistante’s back and lands more punches from the back-mount. After softening Vistante with some punches, Chiesa sinks in the rear-naked choke to force the tap-out.

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

Mike Rio (8-1) v. Ali Maclean (9-5-1)

Rio and Maclean exchange punches to the face. Maclean lands solid punches but also gets his nose bloodied. Rio scores a takedown and lands punches from half-guard. Rio passes and takes Maclean’s back. Rio sinks his hooks in and lands punches on a bloodied Maclean. Rio hangs onto Maclean and as he tries to escape the position and locks in a rear-naked choke.

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

James Krause (14-4) v. Justin Lawrence (3-0)

Lawrence lands some good kicks and punches in the first minute of the fight. Lawrence scores a takedown and throws a barrage of fists on his opponent. Krause gets up but gets hit with a flurry of strikes including a huge left hand that knocked him out cold.

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

Drew Dober (8-3) v. Daron Cruickshank (10-2)

Cruickshank lands a solid kick to the body and defends a takedown in the first minute of the fight. Cruickshank lands solid punches and a huge head-kick that rocks Dober. Cruickshank attacks with a takedown and improves to the full-mount. Dober punches him back into guard but Cruickshank lands solid elbows from that position. Dober fights to get back to his feet but eats more punches on the way back up. Dober looks to land a takedown but Cruickshank defends and the fighters clinch against the fence. Dober lands some solid punches as the fighters separate but clinches again. Dober hits Cruickshank with a knee below the belt and time is called. Cruickshank lands a takedown when the fight resumes but Dober gets to his feet and they clinch against the fence as time elapses.

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

Jeremy Larsen (8-2) v. Jeff Smith (9-1)

Smith lands a punch that cuts Larsen and a takedown in the first 30 seconds. Larsen gets to his feet and scores a takedown. Smith sweeps Larsen and gets back to his feet but Larsen score another takedown. Smith tries rolling into a knee-bar and almost locks it in but Larsen escapes and winds up in side-control. Larsen lands some elbows to the face and body on top of Smith, keeping him down in side-control. Smith looks for another knee-bar but Smith stays away from danger and stays in top position as the fight comes to an end.

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

Jon Tuck (6-0) Al Iaquinta (5-1-1)

Tuck lands a body kick but gets caught and tripped by Iaquinta. Tuck lands an up-kick and Iaquinta drops down into Tuck’s guard. Tuck looks for an arm-bar but Iaquinta powers out. Tuck scrambles and takes Iaquinta’s back. Iaquinta stands up and is able to push Tuck back. Iaquinta lands some solid punches and a good inside leg-kick as the fighters exchange on the feet. Tuck realizes he has broken one of his toes but continues to kick with that foot. Iaquinta scores a takedown and works some good hammer-fists as time expires.

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

Akbarh Arreola (19-6-1) v. Myles Jury (9-0)

Jury scores a quick takedown and Akbarh attempts a guillotine choke but is unable to secure the hold. Jury lands good body punches and elbows to the head from inside Arreola’s guard. After some inactivity the referee stands the fighters up. Arreola lands a kick but gets taken down again and Jury works his ground-and-pound from inside the guard. Referee Steve Mazzagatti calls for another stand-up but Arreola again throws a kick and gets taken down. Jury continues to work punches and elbows from inside the guard as time runs out.

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

Dana White welcomes the fighters to The Ultimate Fighter and tells them to get ready for the “hardest 13 weeks,” of their lives. Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz teams will be revealed on the next episode and a fight will take place.

Week 1 Results