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

This is the January 18, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

On this episode, Dave and Kevin previewed UFC on FX 1 from the first preliminary bout to the main event of Jim Miller versus Melvin Guillard.

Dave and Kevin discussed UFC 145 being moved from Montreal to Atlanta, Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal testing positive for steroids and Mark Munoz’ injury causing Michael Bisping to face Chael Sonnen at UFC on Fox 2.

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

Listen here to the March 23, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

John Morgan from MMAjunkie.com appeared on this episode to talk about the Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce and Jon Jones’ victory at UFC 128.

Dave and Kevin re-capped the UFC 128 results and previewed the preliminary bouts for UFC Ultimate Fight Night 24: Davis v. Nogueira. All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

Interbox delivered couple of KO’s and TKO’s in seven bouts at the Bell Centre in Montreal as Lucian Bute successfully defended his IBF Super Middleweight title against #5 ranked super middleweight Brian Magee. Bute dropped the Irish fighter three times for a TKO victory in the 10th round. Although, Magee got a few shots in, Bute worked the body in his 8th title defense.

Kenny Foster, Daniel Straus, Wilson Reis, and Patricio Freire all victorious in the quarter final match ups of the Bellator World Featherweight Tournament to advance to the semi finals.  Foster and Reis both got first round submission victories over their opponents; Foster with a guillotine choke over Erick Larkin, and Reis with a rear naked choke over Zac George. Freire got the only TKO of the tournament over Georgi Karakhanyanwas; while, Straus was the only man to go the distance in the quarter finals beating Nazareno Malegarie by unanimous decision.

UFC 128 results:

Jon Jones def. Champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 2:37 (To Become NEW UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion)

Urijah Faber def. Eddie Wineland via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Jim Miller def. Kamal Shalorus via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 2:15

Nate Marquardt def. Dan Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Brendan Schaub def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic via TKO (punch) – Round 3, 3:44

Luiz Cane def. Eliot Marshall via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:15

Edson Barboza def. Anthony Njokuani via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Mike Pyle vs. Ricardo Almeida via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Gleison Tibau def. Kurt Pellegrino via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Joseph Benavidez def. Ian Loveland via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Nick Catone def. Costantinos Philippou via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Erik Koch def. Raphael Assuncao via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:32

Interbox – Bute vs. Magee Results:

Lucian Bute def. Brian Magee via TKO (3 Knock Down Rule) – Round 10, 2:00

Pier-Olivier Cote def. Michael Lozada via TKO (3 knock down rule) – Round 12:50

Vanes Martirosyan def. Bladimir Hernandez via KO – Round 2, 0:57

Benoit Gaudet def. Adrian Verdugo via Unanimous Decision (after 6th of 8 due to cut from headbutt)

Viorel Simion def. Pedro Navarrete via split decision (75-74PN, 76-72VS, 75-73VS) (8 Round Bout)

Schiller Hyppolite def. Patrick Tessier via Unanimous Decision (40-35 all 3 Judges) (4 Round Bout)

Sébastien Gauthier def.  Jovanny Soto Ramirez via KO – Round 2, 1:18

Bellator 37 Results:

Quarterfinal bouts:
Kenny Foster def. Eric Larkin via guillotine submission at 3:15 Round 1 (Advance to Semi Finals)

Daniel Straus def. Nazareno Malegarie via unanimous decision 29-29, 29-28, 29-28 (Advance to Semi Finals)

Wilson Reis def. Zac George via rear-naked choke submission at 2:09 Round 1 (Advance to Semi Finals)

Patricio Freire def. Georgi Karakhanyan via TKO 0:56 Round 3 (Advance to Semi Finals)

Undercard bouts:

Jake Rosholt def. John Bryant via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1

Jeremy Spoon def. Jerrod Sanders via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 0:26

Brandon Shelton def. Adam Snook via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:46

Roli Delgado def. Jameel Massouh via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Tonight’s UFC 128 Main Card Breakdown will include the much anticipated Light Heavyweight championship bout between Champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Jon Jones, Bantamweight bout pitting Urijah Faber against Eddie Wineland, Jim Miller versus Kamal Shalorus in lightweight competition, Nate Marquardt taking on last minute replacement Dan Miller in a middleweight bout and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic versus Brendan Schaub in heavyweight action.

Full UFC 128 line up:

Champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Jon Jones (for light-heavyweight title)

Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland

Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus

Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Miller

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub

Spike TV Preliminary bouts:

Luiz Cane vs. Eliot Marshall

Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani

Facebook Preliminary bouts:

Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle

Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau

Preliminary bouts:

Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian Loveland

Raphael Assuncao vs. Erik Koch

Nick Catone vs. Costantinos Philippou

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Thierry Quenneville appeared on the program to talk about his bout on June 19 against John Fraser for the Warrior-1 featherweight championship. W-1 fight correspondent Adam Reid also appeared on the show to talk about Warrior-1: Judgment Day, taking place on Saturday June 19 in Laval, Québec.

Dave and Julie previewed The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 finale and WEC 49. They also talked about Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s appearance on The Tonight Show, Miguel Torres’ tweets about Cyborg Santos and much more MMA on this 2 hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

In the preliminary fights:

Will Campuzano defeated Coty Wheeler via unanimous decision

Eddie Wineland defeated George Roop via unanimous decision

Mark Hominick defeated Bryan Caraway via arm-bar submission in Round 1

Wagney Fabiano defeated Clint Godfrey via unanimous decision

Charlie Valencia defeated Akitoshi Tamura via split-decision

Main Card Fights

Mackens Semerzier v. Deividas Taurosevicius (145 lbs.)

Round 1

Taurosevicius leads with a right hand and pushes Semerzier against the cage and they lock-up. Semerzier attempts a guillotinte but Taurosevicius takes him down and escapes the hold. Taurosevicius throws some leg kicks to a downed Semerzier and pounces down, trying to pass the guard. Taurosevicius scores some elbows in side-control but goes bck into guard and tries to slam Semerzier, but Semerzier pushes away and stands up. Taurosevicius shot in for another takedown but gets blocked and Semerzier goes for a guillotine but gets slammed to the mat. Taurosevicius tries to work from the guard but Semerzier locks him up and the referee stands the fighters. Taurosevicius went for another shot and pushed Semerzier against the cage as the first round comes to its conclusion.  Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Deividas Taurosevicius: 10-9

Round 2

Semerzier landed a couple leg kicks and a punching combo in the first minute of the round. Taurosevicius was able to clinch-up and take down his opponent. Semerzier stood back up and scored a nice rolling takedown. Semerzier tried to lock in a triangle choke but Taurosevicius stayed aware and did not get caught. Taurosevicius tried to work some punches in Semerzier’s guard and kept him grounded for over two minutes in the round. Ringside Report scores Round 2 for Deividas Taurosevicius: 10-9

Round 3

Semerzier landed two body kicks in the first round but got his leg caught by his opponent and was taken down again. Semerzier was able to quickly get back to his feet and the fighters exchanged knees to the body. Taurosevicius landed a punch and tried a takedown which looked avoided but Taurosevicius held on to his opponent’s leg and took him down. Taurosevicius attempted a heel-hook but Semerzier escaped the hold and scored some punches standing over his grounded opponent. Semerzier managed to open a cut on his opponent’s forehead, he tried to land some hammer fists on the spot but got trapped in a body-lock. Semerzier attempted a guillotine with 30 seconds remaining but Taurosevicius was able to pop his head out and score some elbows from top position as the fight came to a close. Ringside Report scores Round 3 for Mackens Semerzier: 10-9

Deividas Taurosevicius defeats Mackens Semerzier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Mike Brown v. Anthony Morrison (145 lbs.)

Round 1

Morrison lands some body kicks in the first minute of the fight and Brown clinches him up against the cage and scores a takedown. Mike Brown landed several punches from the crucifix position. Morrison rolled out of the predicament but Brown scored the mount and landed some punches. Morrison rolled and Brown took his back to lock in a rear-naked choke. Morrison could not escape the hold and was forced to tap.

Mike Brown defeats Anthony Morrison via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 in Round 1

Dave Jansen v. Kamal Shalorus (155 lbs.)

Round 1

Jansen landed a nice punching combination, Shalorus scored with a counter-right hand. Shalorus scored a leg kick and Jansen landed an overhand right. Shalorus scored a right hand, Jansen went for a shot but Shalorus blocked it easily. Jansen tried to land a punch but Shalorus countered with a hard left hand. Jansen tried for a takedown but Shalorus stopped him again. Jansen left himself momentarily open for a takedown but got back to his feet. Shalorus landed some big punches that opened up a cut below Jansen’s left eye. Shalorus landed a big punch that dropped his opponent to one knee as the fighters exchanged on their feet. Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Kamal Shalorus: 10-9

Round 2

Shalorus landed another counter-left hand as Jansen pushed forward. Shalorus continues to get the better of the exchanges as Jansen stays on the outside and gets hit when moving forward. Shalorus landed a takedown half-way through the round and tried to pass guard but Jansen got back to his feet. Shalorus ate a knee to the face and Jansen tried a takedown but was unable to score. Jansen landed an overhand right that rocked his opponent. Shalorus fought back with a nice right hand as a cut on Jansen’s forehead begins to open. Jansen tried a takedown in the final moments of the round but was stuffed by Shalorus. Ringside Report scores Round 2 for Kamal Shalorus: 10-9

Round 3

Shalorus landed a combination in the first 30 seconds and blocked two takedown attempts from his opponent. Shalorus continued to land punches and landed a hard leg kick. Jansen went for a takedown but Shalorus shrugged it off and stepped away. Jansen landed an uppercut that did not affect Shalorus. Jansen was taken down but Shalorus let him stand up and continue the fight. Jansen scored a nice knee on Shalorus but he came back with a right hand. Shalorus scored an easy takedown with just over one minute remaining in the fight. Jansen backed up against the cage and tried to avoid taking damage on the ground. Jansen got back to his feet and was pinned against the cage as the fight ended. Ringside Report scores Round 3 for Kamal Shalorus: 10-9

Kamal Shalorus defeats Dave Jansen via unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Urijah Faber v. Raphael Assuncao (145 lbs.)

Round 1

The two fighters squared off and Assuncao clinched Faber up against the cage with double under-hooks.  Faber escaped and threw a push kick. Faber tried to rush in but Assuncao evaded him like a bull fighter and pushed him against the cage. Faber landed a punch against the cage and Assuncao backed away. Faber landed a straight right hand and pushed his opponent against the fence. Assuncao reversed the position and they released. Assuncao landed a left hand and a leg kick to a charging Faber that knocked him down. Faber quickly got to his feet but was clinched up again into the fence. Faber pushed away and the two fighters exchanged punches. Faber landed an uppercut and Assuncao countered with a right hand. Faber landed another push kick and tried for a flying knee that was blocked. Assuncao scored a leg kick and a right hand as the fighters squared off in the final 30 seconds of the round. Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Raphael Assuncao: 10-9

Round 2

Faber lands a push kick early in the round and takes down his opponent. Faber works from Assuncao’s guard. Assuncao rolled away but Faber locked in a guillotine choke that turned into a north-south choke when Assuncao rolled. Assuncao was able to escape the choke and get back to his feet. Faber landed an overhand right and a body kick. Faber landed a huge overhand right hand that dropped Assuncao to the mat. Faber pounced on his opponent but Assuncao was able to close up his guard and tried to block Faber from landing his elbow strikes from the top. Faber did manage to score a big elbow and punch as Assuncao tried for an omoplata. Assuncao scored some elbows from the bottom and struggled back to his feet as the round came to a close. Ringside Report scores Round 2 for Urijah Faber: 10-9

Round 3

Faber scored a leg kick and a single-leg takedown in the first 30 seconds of the final round. Assuncao did not stay down for long and shot in for a takedown of his own. Faber fought off his opponent and avoided the takedown. Faber threw a push kick and Assuncao followed up with a leg kick that tripped Faber to the ground. Urijah Faber quickly got to his feet and dropped his opponent with a straight right hand. Faber worked some punches and elbows from Assuncao’s guard. Raphael Assuncao tried to roll out of the position but Faber took his back and locked in a rear-naked choke. Assuncao tried to escape but could not and was forced to submit.

Urijah Faber defeats Raphael Assuncao via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:48 in Round 3

Jamie Varner (C) v. Benson Henderson (I.C.) for the WEC Undisputed Lightweight Championship (155 lbs.)

Round 1

Jamie Varner scored a double leg takedown in the first minute of the fight and scored some punches from the top as Henderson attempted a knee-bar. Henderson tried to roll back to his feet but Varner locked him up in a guillotine attempt. Varner kept hold on Henderson’s neck and worked some knees to the body on his downed opponent. Henderson stood up but Varner wrenched back on his neck and scored a knee to the face. Henderson went back down to one knee and Varner held on, working his body with some knees. Referee Herb Dean decided to stand up the fighters after some inaction on the ground. Henderson scored a kick to the body and Varner walked to a neutral corner as if he was kicked in the groin. Henderson pounced on his opponent but Varner quickly realized the ref had not stopped the fight and clinched up with Henderson. Varner and Henderson traded some knees while they grappled against the cage and the round came to a close. Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Jamie Varner: 10-9

Round 2

Jamie Varner attempted a flying knee but Henderson avoided it and pushed him against the cage. Henderson landed a body kick and Varner replied with a leg kick and a head kick attempt. Varner tripped Henderson to the ground with a leg kick but Henderson popped back to his feet. Henderson landed a body kick but Varner rushed back with a punching combo that was mostly blocked. Henderson scored another clean body kick and rushed in with a leg kick and a kick to the face. Varner caught the kick and pushed Henderson down to the mat. Henderson got to his feet and rushed in with another leg kick. Henderson attempted a single-leg but Varner spun out and avoided the takedown. Varner pushed Henderson against the cage and landed some hammer fists as Henderson tied up his head. Ringside Report scores Round 2 for Benson Henderson: 10-9

Jamie Varner led with some punches to push Henderson into the cage. Varner got double under-hooks on Henderson who countered with some knees to the body. Varner backed off and the two fighters squared off. Henderson landed another roundhouse kick to the body and a knee to the body to catch a charging Varner. Henderson scored a body kick and a knee as Jamie Varner charged in for a takedown. Benson Henderson jumped into a guillotine as Varner attempted the double-leg. Henderson wrenched back on the neck of a standing Varner who quickly tapped out to the choke-hold.

Benson Henderson defeats Jamie Varner via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:41 in Round 3 to become the undisputed WEC lightweight champion