Ringside Report Radio. February 27- Bellator 91 preview. Now online

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This is the February 27, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon.

Simon discussed the results from UFC 157 including Ronda Rousey’s win over Liz Carmouche, Lyoto Machida’s decision victory over Dan Henderson and Urijah Faber’s submission of Ivan Menjivar.

Simon previewed the main card of Bellator 91 including the lightweight tournament semi-finals and the main event light-heavyweight championship bout between Christian M’Pumbu and Attila Vegh.

All this and much more MMA on this 1-hour episode.

Ringside Report Radio. February 22- UFC 157 preview. Now online

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This is the February 22, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Johnny North.

Simon and North previewed UFC 157 on this episode including every preliminary bout and the main event UFC women’s bantamweight title bout between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche.

Simon and North discussed the UFC’s release of Jon Fitch and Dana White’s affirmation that more releases are coming.

Simon and North talked about results from Bellator 90 including Emanuel Newton’s shocking KO win over Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal and Shahbulat Shamhalev’s featherweight tournament win over Rad Martinez.

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

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UFC 157

Saturday February 23, 2013

Anaheim, California

—Pay-Per-View (10pm Eastern)—

Ronda Rousey (C) v. Liz Carmouche (UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship)

Dan Henderson v. Lyoto Machida (Light-Heavyweight)

Urijah Faber v. Ivan Menjivar (Bantamweight)

Court McGee v. Josh Neer (Welterweight)

Josh Koscheck v. Robbie Lawler (Welterweight)

—Televised Preliminary (8pm Eastern)—

Brendan Schaub v. Lavar Johnson (Heavyweight)

Michael Chiesa v. Anton Kuivanen (Lightweight)

Dennis Bermudez v. Matt Grice (Featherweight)

Sam Stout v. Caros Fodor (Lightweight)

—Facebook Preliminary (6:30pm Eastern)—

Kenny Robertson v. Brock Jardine (Welterweight)

Jon Manley v. Neil Magny (Welterweight)

Nah-Shon Burrell v. Yuri Villefort (Welterweight)

Weekend in Fights! October 6th Edition

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This Weekend in Fights! (October 6th, 2012) featured UFC on FX 5 in Minnesota, Bellator 75 in Indiana on Friday.  Invicta FC 3 in Kansas City, ONE FC 6 in Singapore, CES MMA in Rhode Island, Superior 8 in Sweden, Rumble in the Cage 46 in Alberta, Cage Fighting Alliance 8 in Florida, and King of the Cage in Oklahoma.

The UFC kicked off the weekend with UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot on Friday night from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the main event Antonio Silva picked up his first UFC victory and handed  Travis Browne his first career loss with a first round punch that sent Browne crumbling to the mat. Browne pulled his hamstring after throwing a kick, which may have affected his performance, nonetheless Silva displayed great striking. Jake Ellenberger and the returning Jay Hieron had a lackluster Welterweight bout that rendered Ellenberger the winner after three rounds. John Dodson became the number one contender for Demetrious Johnson’s UFC Flyweight title when he dropped the formally number one ranked Flyweight in the world Jussier Formiga in the second round. In the submission of the night Justin Edwards slapped a guillotine choke on Josh Neer during clinching. Neer attempted to fight it but was choked unconscious for his efforts 45-seconds into the bout. In two come from behind victories, both Michael Johnson and Mike Pierce won second round knockouts. After being dominated in the first round Johnson dropped Danny Castillo while Pierce dropped Aaron Simpson. (Full UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot event results below.)

Bellator 75 featured the opening round of the season 7 Heavyweight tournament to crown a new Heavyweight champion with the retirement of then champion Cole Konrad from  The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. In what was reminiscent of their first bout Eric Prindle got himself disqualified by kicking Thiago Santos in the groin when he found himself in trouble. With the kick Santos advanced into the semifinals. Russian striker Alexander Volkov picked apart Brett Rogers for three rounds to advance with a unanimous decision. Although a Light Heavyweight, Richard Hale was able to advance into the Heavyweight semifinals with a 79-second TKO of Mike Wessel. Vinicius Queiroz was the only quarter-finalist to socore a submission victory in the opening round with an arm bar mid way through the first round. (Full Bellator 75 event results below.)

ONE FC 6: Rise of Kings emanated from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore on Saturday morning. The event featured the crowning of two champions in the Lightweight and Bantamweight divisions, as well as the opening round of their inaugural Bantamweight grand-prix. Kotetsu Boku won the ONE FC Lightweight title one minute into the third round with a TKO of  Zorobabel Moreira. It took 5:15 for Soo Chul Kim to become the first ONE FC Bantamweight title by knocking out Leandro Issa in the second round. Challengers on on the rise as Jens Pulver, Masakatsu Ueda, and Kevin Belingon punched their tickets into the semifinals of the ONC FC bantamweight-grand-prix opening round. Pulver defeated Yanfei Zhao via technical unanimous decision, Ueda defeated Min Jung Song by unanimous decision, and Belingon knocked out Yusup Saadulaevin the opening frame of their bout. Also featured on the card was the last DREAM Lightweight champion Shinya Aoki who in classic fashion submiited Arnaud Lepont with a triangle choke in 85 seconds. Melvin Manhoef also ended his bout in classic fashion with a first round knockout of Ryo Kawamura with 20-seconds remaining in the first round. (Full ONE FC 6: Rise of Kings event results below.)

Invicta FC held their third event at their home-base of the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas on Saturday night. The all-female promotion crowned their first champion in the Atomweight (105lbs) division, making them unique by being the first promotion to crown a champion in that weight class. That first champion is Jessica Penne, who was able to submit Japanese superstar Naho Sugiyama with a triangle choke in the second round. In the co-main event Shayna Baszler submitted Sarah D’Alelio with a rear-naked choke 37 seconds into the second round. (Full Invicta FC 3 event results below.)

Former WWE superstar Dave Bautista made his successful MMA debut on Saturday night at Classic Entertainment & Sports MMA event at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. “The Animals” opponent was 22-22 Vince Lucero, who fell victim to the striking assault of Bautista, losing by TKO with 55-seconds remaining in the first round. The former WWE World Heavyweight champion escaped an early assault to bounce back and end the bout before an other damage was done.  The card also featured former UFC fighter and title contender David Loiseau. The Tristar gym member picked up a first round doctor stoppage TKO over Chris McNally, making it two in a row for the Crow. UFC veteran John Howard also picked up a win on the card, with a second round TKO of Brett Chism. (Full CES MMA – Real Pain event results below.)

Swish based MMA promotion Superior held their eighth event at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden. The event featured UFC veterans Marcus Davis & James McSweeney, as well as Instinct MMA veteran Patrick Vallee. Marcus Davis picked up a unanimous decision over David Bielkhedenin a three round affair, and is now 4-1 in his last five bouts since being released from the UFC. James McSweeney saw his four fight win steak come to an end, when he was TKO’d by Matti Makelain the second round. Patrick Vallee made short work of Martin Wojcik with a first round arm bar submission (Full Superior 8 – Malmo event results below.)

STRIKEFORCE Welterweight fighter Jordan Mein’s father Lee Mein’s promotion Rumble in the Cage held their 46th event at the Exhibition Park in Lethbridge, Alberta. The 16-bout card featured 11 amateur bouts and five pro bouts. The main event saw Ringside, MFL, Hardcore Championship Fighting, and MFL veteran Tim Timaki lose his 25th pro bout against Eben Kaneshiro 58-seconds into the bout by arm-triangle submission. (Full RITC 46 event results below.)

Championship Fighting Alliance held their eighth event at  the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida. The main event featured Bellator versus UFC, in Valdir Araujo versus Paul Bradley. After three rounds the decision was split in favor of Araujo.Pride & Dream veteran Luiz Firmino defeated Bellator veteran Toby Imada by  unanimous decision. (Full CFA 8 Araujo vs. Bradley event results below.)

King of the Cage Stranglehold took place at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Two champions were crowned at this event, when Derek Campos claimed the vacant King of the Cage Jr Welterweight title with a third round TKO of Joe Condon. Brenda Gonzales defeated then champion  Sarah Alpar in a five round unanimous decision to become the new King of the Cage Women’s Jr Flyweight Champion. (Full King of the Cage – Stranglehold event results below.)

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UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot results:

Antonio Silva def. Travis Browne via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 3:27

Jake Ellenberger def. Jay Hieron via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

John Dodson def. Jussier Formiga via TKO (Punches) – Round 2, 4:35

Justin Edwards def. Josh Neer via technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) – Round 1, 0:45

Prelims:

Michael Johnson def. Danny Castillo via Knockout (Punches) – Round 2, 1:06

Mike Pierce def. Aaron Simpson via Knockout (Punch) – Round 2, 0:29

Marcus LeVesseur def. Carlo Prater via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Jacob Volkmann def. Shane Roller via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1, 2:38

Diego Nunes def. Bart Palaszewski via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Darren Uyenoyama def. Phil Harris via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 2, 3:38

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Bellator 75 results:

Thiago Santos def. Eric Prindle via Disqualification (Groin Kick) – Round 1, 4:54 - heavyweight-tourney opening round

Alexander Volkov def. Brett Rogers via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – heavyweight-tourney opening round

Richard Hale def. Mike Wessel via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1, 1:19 – heavyweight-tourney opening round

Vinicius Queiroz def. Mark Holata via Submission (Armbar) – Round 1, 3:26 – heavyweight-tourney opening round

Spike.com prelims:

Jason Graves def. Rafal Skibinski via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1, 2:50

Cliff Wright def. Bobby Reardanz via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1, 3:39

Ryan Martinez def. Manny Lara via Majority Decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)

Chase Beebe def. Bo Harris via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Joe Williams def. Rod Montoya via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1, 3:17

Anthony Gomez def. Jose Medina via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1, 2:32

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ONE FC 6: Rise of Kings results:

Shinya Aoki def. Arnaud Lepont via Submission (Triangle Choke) – Round 1, 1:25

Kotetsu Boku def. Zorobabel Moreira via TKO (Punches) – Round 3, 1:02 – to win inaugural lightweight title

Soo Chul Kim def. Leandro Issa via Knockout (Punch) – Round 2, 0:15 – to win inaugural bantamweight title

Melvin Manhoef def. Ryo Kawamura via Knockout (Punch) – Round 1, 4:40

Jens Pulver def. Yanfei Zhao via technical Unanimous Decision – bantamweight-grand-prix opening round

Masakatsu Ueda def. Min Jung Song via Unanimous Decision – bantamweight-grand-prix opening round

Kevin Belingon def. Yusup Saadulaev via knockout (Strikes) – Round 1, 4:18 – bantamweight-grand-prix opening round

Gianni Subba def. Bruce Loh via knockout (Soccer Kick) – Round 1, 0:33

Mitch Chilson def. Ngabdi Mulyadi via TKO (Strikes) – Round 2, 1:03

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Invicta FC 3 results:

Jessica Penne def. Naho Sugiyama via Submission (Triangle Choke) – 2:20 – Round 2 – claims the inaugural/vacant Invicta FC Atomweight title

Shayna Baszler def. Sarah D’Alelio via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 0:37 – Round 2

Leslie Smith def. Kaitlin Young via TKO (Crucifix w/punches) – 2:29 – Round 2

Barb Honchak def. Ainsly Daly via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)

Vanessa Porto def. Tara Larosa via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)

Cat Zingano def. Raquel Pennington via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 3:32 – Round 2

Michelle Waterson def. Lacey Schuckmann via Split Decision

Julia Budd def. Danielle West via TKO (Ground & Pound) – 2:32 – Round 1

Carla Esparza def. Lynn Alvarez via TKO (Ground & Pound) – 2:53 – Round 1

Joanne Calderwood def. Ashley Cummins via KO (Knee to Body) – 3:13 – Round 1

Stephanie Frausto def. Amy Davis  via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 0:48 – Round 1

Jessamyn Duke def. Marciea Allen via Submission (Arm Bar) – 4:42 – Round 1

Tecia Torres def. Kaiyana Rain via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)

Ediane Gomes def. Katalina Malungahu via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 4:19 – Round 1

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CES MMA – Real Pain results:

Dave Bautista def. Vince Lucero via TKO (Ground & Pound) – 4:05 – Round 1

Chandler Holderness def. Todd Chatelle via TKO (Flying Knee/Punches) – 0:27 – Round 1

David Loiseau def. Chris McNally via TKO (Doctor’s Stoppage) – 2:30 – Round 1

John Howard def. Brett Chism via TKO (Ground & Pound) – 3:31 – Round 2

Mike Campbell def. Gemiyale Adkins via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)

Calvin Katter def. Saul Almeida via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-27,29-28)

Luis Felix def. Marc Stevens via Unanimous Decision (29-28,29-28,29-28)

Tyler King def. Josh Diekmann via Unanimous Decision

Greg Rebello def. Chris Guillen via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:26 – Round 1

Brennan Ward def. Shedrick Goodridge via TKO (Punches) – 2:36 – Round 1

Andre Soukhamthath def. Rob Costa via TKO (Doctor’s Stoppage) – 4:44 – Round 2

Nate Andrews def. Leon Davis via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 0:29 – Round 2

Kevin Horowitz def. Tyson Chartier via Unanimous Decision

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Superior 8 – Malmo results:

Ilir Latifi def. Jorge Oliveira via Unanimous Decision

Marcus Davis def. David Bielkheden via Unanimous Decision

Matti Makela def. James McSweeney via TKO (Punches) – Round 2

Malik Arash Mawlayi def. David Round via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1

Martin Akhtar def. Leandro Gontijo via TKO (Punches) – Round 2

Yosef Ali Mohammed def. Denis Sokol via (Knees & Punches) – Round 1

Partick Vallee def. Martin Wojcik via Submission (Arm Bar) – Round 1

David Glasnovic def. Sharyar Sazesh via Submission (Knee Bar) – Round 1

Farshad Farsiani def. Ake Bergvall via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – Round 1

Bilal Musa def. Edris Rafigh via Split Decision

Sadri Kelmedi def. Julius Zurauskis via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) – Round 3

Simon Skold def. Michel Ersoy via Unanimous Decision

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Rumble in the Cage 46 results:

Pro bouts:

Eben Kaneshiro def. Tim Tamaki via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) – Round 1 – 0:58

Jason Gorny def. Sean Merkl via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) – Round 1 – 1:24

Steve Lopez def. Spencer Rohovie via Unanimous Decision

Maged Hammo def. Nathan Wilkins via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 – 2:24

Brandt Dewsbery def. Benjamin Smith via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 3 – 3:15

Amateur bouts:

Tyler Illubrun def. Dan Amyotte via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 – 4:57

Ian Odland def. Will Monzon via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1 – 0:32

Josh Goodheart def. Nick Plourde via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1 – 2:30

Doug Westbrook def. Matt Macloud via TKO (Strikes from Mount) – Round 1 – 1:38

Cornelius Krahn def. Mike Hansen via TKO (Ground & Pound) – Round 1 – 4:29

Teddy Ash def. Jeremy Rickaby via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 – 1:02

Ben Fehr def. Chad Isbister via KO (Strike) – Round 1 – 0:09

David Schewaga def. Dustin Gould via Verbal Tapout – Round 1 – 2:30

Tyler Larkin def. Kyle Miller via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1 – 4:45

Travis Cardinal def. Mark Poitras via TKO (Corner Stoppage) – Round 1 – 5:00

Elijah Richards def. Elvis Lyon via TKO (Ground & Pound) – Round 1 – 2:42

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CFA 8 – Araujo vs. Bradley results:

Valdir Araujo def. Paul Bradley via Split Decision

Luiz Firmino def. Toby Imada Unanimous Decision

Frank Carrillo def. Charles Blanchard via Unanimous Decision

Oscar Delgado  def. Roy Jones via TKO (Knees & Punches) – 2:23 – Round 1

Josh Mercado def. Haender Rodriguez via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 4:26 – Round 3

Patrick Cenoble def. Michael Trujillo via TKO (Punches) – 3:44 – Round 1

Danny Chavez def. Chino Duran via Unanimous Decision

Michael Lilly def. Jacob Brunelle via TKO (Punches) – 4:19 – Round 1

Jayson Jones def. Gabriel Varona via Unanimous Decision

Alex Poulsen def. Maurice Salmon via Submission (Arm Bar) – 0:16 – Round 1

Pablo Alfonso def. Patrick Williams via KO (Punch) – 1:22 – Round 1

Yosdenis Cedeno def. Tony Christodoulou via Unanimous Decision

Michael Nates def. Jason Gladley via Unanimous Decision

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King of the Cage – Stranglehold results:

Derek Campos def. Joe Condon via TKO -1:56 – Round 3 – Claims vacant KOTC Jr Welterweight title

Brenda Gonzales def. Sarah Alpar via Unanimous Decision - New KOTC Women’s Jr Flyweight Champion

Matthew Jones def. Terrell Thomas via Unanimous Decision

Jesse Hernandez def. Manuel Guillen via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – 2:06 – Round 1

Chevvy Bridges def. Rowdy Wilbourn via Submission (Kimura) – 0:58 – Round 2

Alfred Walker def. Eric Benton via TKO – 3:45 – Round 3

Ian Dela Cuesta def. Chavous Smith via Submission (Armbar) – 3:47 – Round 2

Soannia Tiem def. Jazmin Quezada via Submission (Armbar) – 1:47 – Round 1

Albert Bocardo def. Kashiff Solarin via Submission (Armbar) – 4:59 – Round 1

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*** Times, methods, scores, and rounds unavailable for certain bouts****

 

Ringside Report Radio. October 5, 2012 now online

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This is the October 5, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon, Johnny North and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Dave and Kevin re-capped the results from UFC on FX 5 on this episode including Antonio Silva’s KO victory over Travis Browne and Jake Ellenberger’s win over Jay Hieron.

Dave and Johnny re-capped the results from Bellator 75 including Thiago Santos’ disqualification win over Eric Prindle and Alexander Volkov’s win over Brett Rogers.

All this and lots more MMA on this 1-hour episode

Ringside Report Radio. October 3, 2012 now online

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This is the October 3, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp appeared on this episode to discuss Invicta 3 taking place on Saturday October 6.

Dave and Kevin previewed and gave their predictions for UFC on FX 5 including every preliminary bout and the main event of Travis Browne v. Antonio Silva.

Dave and Kevin also previewed Bellator 75 which features the quarter-finals of a heavyweight tournament to crown a new champion.

Dave and Kevin also discussed the Official Ringside Report Top 10 in MMA for October 2012.

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

Tune in Alert! Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp + UFC on FX 5 & Bellator 75 Double Preview on Ringside Report Radio Tonight!

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Be sure to tune into Ringside Report Radio at 11pm ET on TSN 690 as Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp (@ShannKnapp) joins the panel to discuss the upcoming Invicta FC fight cards taking place this Saturday.

With two major MMA events taking place on Friday night with UFC on FX 5 and Bellator 75, Dave and Kevin will be preview each and every bout on each card and giving their predictions.

Also on tonight’s program Dave & Kevin will be recapping UFC on FUEL TV 5, and discussing the Forrest Griffin suspension scandal and much more in 2-Hours on MMAgic.

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UFC on FX 5 – Browne vs. Bigfoot card:

Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva

Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron

John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga

Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards

FUEL TV prelims:

Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens

Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson

Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares

Shane Roller vs. Jacob Volkmann

Diego Nunes vs. Bart Palaszewski

Phil Harris vs. Darren Uyenoyama

Facebook prelims:

Marcus LeVesseur vs. Carlo Prater

Mike Pierce vs. Aaron Simpson

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Bellator 75 card:

Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos - heavyweight tourney opening round

Brett Rogers vs. Alexander Volkov – heavyweight tourney opening round

Richard Hale vs. Mike Wessel - heavyweight tourney opening round

Mark Holata vs. Vinicius Queiroz – heavyweight tourney opening round

Spike.com prelims:

Bo Harris vs. Chase Beebe

Brandon Delprado vs. Joe Williams

Jason Graves vs. Rafal Skibinski

Jose Medina vs. Anthony Gomez

Cliff Wright Jr. vs. Bobby Reardanz

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Weekend in Fights! June 9th Edition

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This Weekend in Fights! (June 9th, 2012) saw only two events take place with the UFCon FX 3 and Aggression FC 9.

Kicking off the Friday night of fights was UFC on FX 3 from BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The headliner was a Flyweight tournament semifinal rematch from March 3rd, where the mistakenly tallied up the scores incorrectly, initially giving the bout to Johnson after three rounds. After the event the scores were recounted and the bout declared a draw prompting this rematch. Johnson and McCall returned to FX, with another three round affair that should have been five because of its main event status. Nonetheless, the two Flyweight competitors went the distance again with Johnson emerging as the victor taking the bout 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28 on the judges score cards. Johnson  controlled the fight early landing a takedown in the first minute of  the opening round setting the pace for the fight. Johnson landed a big punch sending McCall to the ground and worked in McCall’s guard. Reminiscent of the first bout, McCall too control in the second round with a flurry of strikes, a takedown, and a suplex after connecting with an accidental low blow. In the third round, Johnson was able to get a takedown and control the fight on the ground and stifle McCall’s stand up offense. Johnson will now square off against Joseph Benavidez in the inaugural Flyweight tournament to determine the first ever UFC Flyweight champion later this year.

Welterweights Erick Silva and Charlie Brenneman battled in a very exciting one round bout. High octane from the get go, Brenneman shot in for the takedown immediateley but was me by the fists and knees of Silva. Brenneman eventually got the takedown but was unable to keep Silva down for long. Brenneman was adamant about scoring another takedown pushing Silva against the cage forcing the referee to break it up numerous times. Silva connected with spin kick to the body dropping Brenneman to his knees and exposing his back. Silva jumped on the opportunity and secured a rear-naked choke for the win with four seconds remaining in the first round.

Three extremely impressive knockouts took place on this card as Mike Pyle knocked out Josh Neer with four seconds remaining in the first round.With lots of back and forth action from both fighters, Pyle only needed one punch to end it. Pyle controlled the majority of the bout and even played possum luring Neer in for the kill shot. With an exchange of knees and body shots Pyle connected with a huge right hand dropping Neer to the mat face first.

Eddie Wineland scored a second round knockout of Scott Jorgensen picking up his first UFC victory. Wineland was able to stuff the takedown attempts and turn this bout into a striking war. In the second round Jorgensen connected with a big knee as they broke apart from brawling busting Wineland’s face up something awful. Wineland ignored the blood pouring down his face and continued his assault. Wineland then threw two jabs that didn’t reach its mark, but the straight right that followed did dropping Jorgensen and ending the fight.

And finally Tim Means continued his 11-fight win streak with a 66-second TKO over Justin Salas. Means rushed forward dropping Salas with a big left hand followed by some ground and pound. Salas made it back to his feet where he was met with a right hand that dropped him. A combination of astonishingly bad reffing and toughness, Salas made it back to his feet to eat a series of three Muay Thai clinch knees to the face, dropping him once against which was followed by some ground and pound that ultimately ended the fight.

This wasn’t the only bout that either had bad referees or bad judges for that matter. In two baffling decisions Mike Pierce who dominated Carlos Eduardo Rocha for three rounds easily winning the bout 30-27 all around; won the bout via split decision with one judge giving all three rounds to Rocha. Seth Baczynski also stole a win over Lance Benoist, winning a split decision that was likely a unanimous decision for Benoist. (Full UFC on FX 3 event results below.)

Aggression FC 9 emanated from the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. This was the second event produced by the promotion since the merger earlier this year. Undefeated Stephen Beaumont captured the Aggression FC Lightweight title with a unanimous decision victory over  Evan Sanguin.

Fists were flying as four of the nine bouts on the card ended with first round knockouts. Zach Blaber took 10-seconds to knockout Andrew Buckland. Tito Jones took 21-seconds to knockout Deven Jones. Nick Dragich took exactly half a round to pick up his TKO victory over Michael Swimmer, and KB Bhullar landed a huge punch to drop Ben Snyder at 2:46 of their bout. (Full Aggression FC 9 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights -

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UFC on FX 3 results:

Demetrious Johnson def. Ian McCall via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) – flyweight tourney opening-round rematch

Erick Silva def. Charlie Brenneman via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 4:56

Mike Pyle def. Josh Neer via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:56

Eddie Wineland def. Scott Jorgensen via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 4:10

FUEL TV prelims:

Mike Pierce def. Carlos Eduardo Rocha via split decision (27-30, 30-27, 30-27)

Seth Baczynski def. Lance Benoist via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

Matt Grice def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Dustin Pague def. Jared Papazian via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:21

Tim Means def. Justin Salas via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:06

Buddy Roberts def. Caio Magalhaes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Facebook prelims:

Henry Martinez def. Bernardo Magalhaes via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

Sean Pierson def. Jake Hecht via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Aggression FC 9 results:

Stephen Beaumont def. Evan Sanguin via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) - Captures Aggression FC Lightweight title

Tim Chemelli def. Simon Marini via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Zach Blaber def. Andrew Buckland via KO (Punches) – Round 1 – 0:10

Tito Jones def. Deven Jones via  KO (Punches) – Round 1 -0:21

Robbie Merrill def. Joe Keesick via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1 – 3:14

Mike Newton def. Adrian Cardinal via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1 – 1:50

Nick Dragich def. Michael Swimmer via TKO (Punches) – Round 1 – 2:30

KB Bhullar def. Ben Snyder via KO (Punch) – Round 1 – 2:46

Nick Heynen def. TJ Penner by Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)

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Ringside Report Radio. June 6, 2012- UFC on FX 3 preview

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This is the June 6, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Dave and Kevin previewed and gave their predictions for UFC on FX 3 including the main event of Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson versus Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall and every preliminary bout.

Dave and Kevin discussed B.J. Penn accepting a return bout in the UFC versus Rory MacDonald, Bibiano Fernandes signing with the UFC and the recent injuries to several top-level UFC fighters.

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

Tune in Alert! Ringside Report Radio on Live Following NHL Stanley Cup Finals

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Be sure to tune into Ringside Report Radio following Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals between the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils (Kings lead series 3-0) on TSN Radio 990.

Tonight’s program will feature a full preview of UFC on FX 3 which takes place this Friday night. Dave & Kevin will also be discussing the latest happenings in the world on Mixed Martial Arts, which include the UFC signing with EA Sports for future videogames, the injuries of Jon Fitch and Brian Stann, as well as BJ Penn excepting Rory MacDonald’s challenge and much more.
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UFC of FX 3 Card:

Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall – flyweight-tourney opening round
Charlie Brenneman vs. Erick Silva
Josh Neer vs. Mike Pyle
Scott Jorgensen vs. Eddie Wineland

FUEL TV prelims:

Mike Pierce vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Seth Baczynski vs. Lance Benoist
Leonard Garcia vs. Matt Grice
Dustin Pague vs. Jared Papazian
Tim Means vs. Justin Salas
Caio Magalhaes vs. Buddy Roberts

Facebook prelims:

Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Henry Martinez
Jake Hecht vs. Sean Pierson

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Weekend in Fights! UFC on FX 1 & ProElite Results

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This Weekend in Fights! (January 21st) had UFC’s first appearance on FX, and the revived ProElite’s third event.

Friday night kicked off the weekend with the UFC on FX 1 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee with the main event of Jim Miller versus Melvin Guillard. After coming off a tough three round war in August against Benson Henderson, Jim Miller looked like a man possessed when forced Guillard to tap out in just over two minutes of the very first round with a rear naked choke. The pace of the bout was set early on, but even with a change in camps Guillard’s ground skill were no match for New Jersey’s Miller.

Josh Neer made his comeback to the UFC with a Bang! Well sort of as he submitted Duane “Bang” Ludwig with a guillotine choke in the first round. Ludwig was striking hard and had appeared to rock Neer with a couple of strikes. Once the bout went to the ground, Neer slapped on a guillotine choking Ludwig out.

Mike Easton and Jared Papazian went toe-to-toe, literally with both fighters throwing tons of strikes in the Muay Thai clinch. The bout resembled a hockey with with both Featherweight throwing strikes at one another at a very intense pace. None of the strike were very effective as the bout lasted the full three rounds with Easton winning by majority decision, but definitely an impressive debut for Papazian.

Pat “HD” Barry displayed a very improved ground game in his bout against Christian Morecraft, and he was able to roll out of an arm bar early on. When the bout returned to a stand up war, Barry knockout out Morecraft with a left hook reminiscent of Mike Tyson.

On the under card Nick Denis destroyed Joseph Sandoval in 22 seconds with elbows knocking him out as the Ninja of Love gets his first UFC win. In his last UFC win Jorge Rivera picked a TKO victory over Eric Schafer in the second round, and retired post fight.(Full UFC on FX 1 event results below.)

ProElite continued the MMA action on Saturday night at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event was headlined by Kendall Grove taking on Ikuhisa Minowa in a lackluster three round  unanimous decision. On the women’s side of things Sara McMann introduced herself to the world in a very one-sided beat down of Hitomi Akano.

In ProElite’s Hevayweight Grand Prix semi finals, Richard Odoms defeated Jake Heun in the first round with a rear-naked choke submission, and Ryan Martinez also advanced to the finals with a decision victory over Cody Griffin. (Full ProElite 3 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights

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UFC on FX 1 results:

Jim Miller def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:04

Josh Neer def. Duane Ludwig via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:04

Mike Easton def. Jared Papazian via majority decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-29)

Pat Barry def. Christian Morecraft via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:38

FUEL TV Prelims:

Jorge Rivera def. Eric Schafer via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:31

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Kamal Shalorus via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:08

Charlie Brenneman def. Daniel Roberts via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Fabricio Camoes def. Tommy Hayden via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:03

Daniel Pineda def. Pat Schilling via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:37

Nick Denis def. Joseph Sandoval via KO (elbows) – Round 1, 0:22

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Saturday Night Fights

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ProElite 3 results:

Kendall Grove def. Ikuhisa Minowa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Sara McMann def. Hitomi Akano via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Richard Odoms def. Jake Heun via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:56 – to advance to heavyweight grand prix final

Ryan Martinez def. Cody Griffin via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) – to advance to heavyweight grand prix final

Patrick Cummins def. Tasi Edwards via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:01

Brant Schermerhorn def. Kaleo Gambill via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:45

Tatsuya Mizuno def. Ilima Maiava via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:47

Toby Misech def. Steven Saito via TKO (knees) – Round 1, 1:53

Collin Mansanas def. Bryson Kamaka via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:27

Sean Rush def. Jaymes Schulte via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:37