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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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Friday Night Fights -

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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****