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

UFC middleweight Mike Massenzio was interviewed on this episode and talked about his recent win at UFC 136 over Steve Cantwell.

Post-fight interviews from Instinct MMA 1 with Patrick Cote, Todd Stoute and Eric “Butterbean” Esch were also aired on this show.

Dave and Kevin discussed the results from UFC 136 and Instinct MMA 1 including Frankie Edgar’s win over Gray Maynard, Chael Sonnen’s victory over Brian Stann and Steve Bosse defeating Houston Alexander.

All this plus much more MMA talk on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

UFC Middleweight fighter Mike Massenzio(13-5 MMA 2-3 UFC) is coming of a victory from this past Saturday’s UFC 136, where he defeated Steve Cantwell to open up the Facebook preliminary card. Patrick Cote discusses his victory over Crafton Wallace, where Wallace broke his keg while being taken down. Todd Stoute discusses what’s next for him in Instinct MMA and Butterbean discusses his experience here in Quebec.

Dave & Kevin will also be discussing the results of UFC 136, Bellator 53 and much more in 2 hours of MMAgic.

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Instinct MMA kicked off the weekend on Friday night with an amazing card at the Centre D’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, Quebec. Although he has spent some time away from the cage, Steve Bosse looked amazing in his main event bout against Houston Alexander with a knockout victory. The card also included Patrick Cote, Butterbean, Martin Grandmont, and a great win for Derek Gauthier. More details click here. (Full Instinct MMA 1: Bosse vs. Alexander event results below.)

At UFC 136 in Houston, Texas the world finally got the “Answer” of who the best Lightweight fighter in the world is, when Frankie Edgar avenged his only blemishes on his record by knocking out Gray Maynard in the fourth round. Maynard repeated his aggressive style of coming out strong and dangerous in the first, but using his great striking Edgar proceeded to pick a part Maynard and dropped him in the fourth causing the referee to call the action when Maynard was not defending himself. UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo retained his championship against Kenny Florian by keeping the fight standing. It was evident that the weight cut took its toll on Florian as he was unsuccessful in his take down attempts. Trash talking Chael Sonnen racked up another win in his pursuit to get back in title contention over Brian Stann. After being away from the cage for over a year Sonnen showed no cage rust and submitted Stann in the second round. (Full UFC 136 event results below.)

Bellator held the semi finals of their Season 5 Welterweight Tournament on Saturday at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. Ben Saunders and Douglas Lima both advanced to the finals by finishing off their opponents. (Full Bellator 53 event results below.)

Victory MMA held their third event on Saturday night with 12 amateur action packed bouts including three kickboxing and nine MMA bouts. JKS’s Xavier Aloui captured the Victory MMA Bantamweight title in 25 seconds, when he submitted Josh Harley via arm bar and improves to 6-0. The night also saw some amazing knockouts with Mike McKenna ground and pounding his way to victory in 50 seconds and Chris Cleveland knocking out John Bryd in 18 seconds. (Full Victory MMA 3: Young Guns event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights:

Instinct MMA 1: Bosse vs. Alexander results:

Steve Bosse def. Houston Alexander via KO (punch) at 4:11 in Round 2

Patrick Cote def. Crafton Wallace via TKO (doctor stoppage/ knee injury) at 1:36 in Round 1

Eric Barrak def. Eric “Butterbean” Esch via submission (guillotine) at 2:56 in Round 3

Derek Gauthier def. Travis Cox via submission (kimura) at 2:25 in Round 2

Martin Grandmont def. William Sriyapai via KO (head-kick) at 2:03 in Round 1

Guy Poulin def. Yannick Duval via TKO (punches) at 3:13 in Round 1

Chris Kelades def. Dimitri Waardenburg via split-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Jason Courchesne def. Alex Gutierrez via submission (arm-bar) at 3:15 in Round 1

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Evan Nedd via split-decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Devin Henry def. Johan Croes via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-26)

Guilaume Vigneau def. Shawn Levesque via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:29 in Round 1

Brad Morgan def. Dave Bedard via KO (punches) after 1:55 in Round 1

Todd Stoute def. Scott Edward via TKO (strikes) at 2:05 in Round 2

Levis Labrie def. Pete Martin via TKO (strikes) at 3:54 in Round 2.

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Saturday Night Fights:

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III:

Champ Frankie Edgar def. Gray Maynard via TKO (punches) – Round 4, 3:54 – retains lightweight title

Champ Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – retains featherweight title

Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:51

Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1, 0:47

Spike TV prelims:

Demian Maia def. Jorge Santiago via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Facebook prelims:

Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Mike Massenzio def. Steven Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

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Bellator 53 results:

Ben Saunders def. Luis Santos via submission (keylock) – Round 3, 1:35 – welterweight-tourney semifinal

Doug Lima def. Chris Lozano via KO (punch) – Round 2, 3:14 – welterweight-tourney semifinal

Ronnie Mann def. Kenny Foster via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:52

Thiago Santos def. Josh Burns via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:23

Spike.com prelims:

Giva Santana def. Darryl Cobb via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:00

A.J. Matthews def. Rudy Bears via unanimous decision

Raphael Davis def. Myron Dennis via KO (punch) – Round 2, 0:29

David Rickels def. Levi Avera via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:06

Luis Nogueira def. Zak Laird via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:51

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Victory MMA 3: Young Guns results:

135 – Xavier Aloui (JKS, 6-0) submits Josh Harley (Kenora MMA, 3-2) via arm-bar 0:25 – Round 1. (Aloui earns the new Victory MMA bantamweight title.)

155 – Francis Paquette (Ness Martial, 5-2) def. Patrick Sauriol (Team R-Way, 0-2) via split decision. (The fight was originally announced as a unanimous decision for Sauriol, but the judges had reversed their decision after reconsidering grappling/control factors on the ground.

200 – Chris Cleveland (McGowan’s MMA, 2-1) def. John Byrd (Big Counrty MMA, 0-1) via KO (punch) 0:18 – Round 1.

185 – Mike McKenna (Martial Arts Planet, 2-0) def. Donald Emerson (Toronto BJJ, 0-1) via TKO (ground-and-pound) – 0:50 – Round 1.

150 – Luke Gavin (Toronto BJJ, 1-1) def. Joe Elliot (Big Country MMA, 0-1) via unanimous decision.

165 – Tyler Sands (Martial Arts Planet, 1-0) def. Nabil Kader (Laval Fight Club, 0-2) via arm-bar -1:36 – Round 2.

185 – Justin Barnes (Big Country MMA, 1-0) def. John Wilson (Take the Risk MMA, 0-1) via TKO (ground-and-pound) - 1:00 – Round 1.

135 – Kevin Legris (McGowan’s MMA, 2-1) def. Eric Turgeon (Sparmax, 0-4) via unanimous decision.

Amateur Kick-Boxing Results

150 – Christopher Alfonzo (Academie Sportive, 3-0) def. Xavier Langley (Take the Risk, 0-1) via TKO (body kick) -1:12 – Round 1.

140 – Meroune Ghalmi (Thai Long Muay Thai, 2-0) def. Mathieu Sontag (Ness Martial, 1-2) via unanimous decision.

165 – Jordine Felix (One on One, 1-0) def. Sophie Leroux (Academie Sportive, 0-1) via unanimous decision.

Preliminary Card

Pete Martin (2-2) v. Levis Labrie (1-0) (Lightweights)

Pete Martin spent the majority of the first round on top of Levis Labrie, landing some solid elbows and punches. Labrie did attempt a heel hook but Martin was able to escape and land more ground and pound. Labrie defended well off his back and scored a sweep to finish the round on top of his opponent.

Levis Labrie was able to avoid the takedown attempts of Pete Martin in the second round. Labrie sprawled one takedown attempt and landed on top and scored some heavy punches and knees to ground and pound his way to victory.

Levis Labrie def. Pete Martin via TKO (strikes) at 3:54 in Round 2.

Todd Stoute (2-0) v. Scott Edward (0-0) (Light-Hevyweights)

Todd Stoute landed some heavy punches early in the fight that dropped Edward. Edward was able to get back to his feet but got rocked again with a hard right hand. Edward was able to recover from the position and clinch up his opponent against the cage. Edward managed to land some strikes against the fence but Stoute broke free and landed more heavy punches. Todd Stoute dominated the round with several big punches to the face of his opponent.

Todd Stoute continued the assault in the second round. Stoute rocked Edward with a punch that sent him stumbling backwards. Stoute ran at his opponent with a flying knee and some punches that sent Edward to the mat. Stoute landed some ground and pound punches that forced the referee to intervene and stop the bout.

Todd Stoute def. Scott Edward via TKO (strikes) at 2:05 in Round 2

Brad Morgan (0-0) v. Dave Bedard (2-0) (Middleweights)

Dave Bedard dropped Brad Morgan with a punch early in the fight but Morgan survived and reversed the position. Morgan landed some heavy punches on the ground that knocked Bedard unconscious and ended the fight.

Brad Morgan def. Dave Bedard via KO (punches) after 1:55 in Round 1

Shawn Levesque (1-0) v. Guillaume Vigneau (1-1) (Light-Heavyweights)

Guillaume Vigneau and Shawn Levesque scored some punches early in the round. Vigneau dragged his opponent to the mat and landed some punches from half-guard. Levesque turned over and gave up his back, allowing Vigneau to sink in the rear-naked choke for the victory.

Guilaume Vigneau def. Shawn Levesque via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:29 in Round 1

Johan Croes (2-4) v. Devin Henry (1-1) (Featherweights)

Johan Croes and Devin Henry had a back-and-forth first round with Henry landing the majority of the strikes but Croes dropping Henry with a punch.

Devin Henry landed a flying knee in the opening minute of the second round and followed up with a punch that dropped Croes. Henry landed some punches from inside the guard, in side-control and then in the back-mount when Croes turned over and gave up his back. Henry was working for a rear-naked choke but the referee stood them up and looked to warn Henry for punches to the back of the head. Henry landed another takedown and scored some ground and pound that caused the referee to have the doctors check on a cut on Croes. The doctor allowed the fight to continue and scored another takedown as the round expired.

Henry and Croes looked tired in the third round and cruised through the final round with little action on either side.

Devin Henry def. Johan Croes via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-26)

Main Card

Evan Nedd (2-1) v. Strahinja Gavrilovic (0-0) (Light-Heavyweights)

This fight was supposed to be at Light-Heavyweight but Evan Nedd was over the 205 lbs. weight-limit. Stahinja Gavrilovic landed a heavy knee strike and Nedd landed a big punch in a first round that consisted of both fighters looking for a stand-up advantage.

Strahinja Gavrilovic landed some heavy strikes in the second stanza. Gavrilovic was controlling the action until he attempted a standing guillotine and was taken down and put on his back. Evan Nedd tried to land some ground and pound from side-control but Gavrilovic was able to get back to his feet and avoid any punishment.

Gavrilovic landed a huge uppercut in the third round but Nedd continued to move forward. Nedd managed to score a takedown and passed from side-control into full mount with 3 minutes remaining in the round. Gavrilovic rolled out of the dangerous position and got to his feet and landed a huge kick to the body. Evan Nedd continued to move forward and defended all takedown attempts but took the worst of the stand-up exchanges.

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Evan Nedd via split-decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Alex Gutierrez (0-0) v. Jason Courchesne (1-0) (Welterweights)

Jason Courchesnse landed a flurry of knees from the Muay-Thai clinch and scored a takedown in the first round. Courchesne was able to pass into a full-mount and landed some big punches and elbows. Courchesne went for the arm-bar from the mount position and secured it tightly, forcing Alex Gutierrez into submission.

Jason Courchesne def. Alex Gutierrez via submission (arm-bar) at 3:15 in Round 1

Chris Kelades (4-0) v. Dimitri Waardenburg (7-5) (Bantamweights)

Waardenburg and Kelades spent a good portion of the first round clinching against the fence until Kelades scored a takedown. Waardenburg swept Kelades and landed in his guard but Kelades fought to get to his feet and took Waardenburg back down to the mat.

Waardenburg landed a big head kick that dropped Kelades early in the second round but Kelades composed himself and kept Waardenburg in his guard and managed to get back to his feet. Kelades scored a takedown of his own and worked some ground and pound from inside Waardenburg’s guard. Kelades attempted an anaconda choke but Waardenburg escaped and wound up in Kelades’ guard to end the round.

Waardenburg landed a solid kick to the body that was answered with a head kick by Kelades. Kelades scored a takedown and worked his ground and pound  and attempted a rear-naked choke as time expired in the final round.

Chris Kelades def. Dimitri Waardenburg via split-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Yannick Duval (0-0) v. Guy Poulin (0-0) (Welterweights)

This fight was originally scheduled for the preliminary card but was moved up due to time constraints. Yannick Duval attempted a standing guillotine and was taken down by Guy Poulin who improved into full-mount and landed some heavy punches to force the referee to intervene.

Guy Poulin def. Yannick Duval via TKO (punches) at 3:13 in Round 1

William Sriyapai (12-5) v. Martin Grandmont (11-5) (Welterweights)

Martin Grandmont scored a perfect head-kick that knocked out William Sriyapai and sent the pro- Grandmont crowd into a frenzy.

Martin Grandmont def. William Sriyapai via KO (head-kick) at 2:03 in Round 1

Travis Cox (6-9-1) v. Derek Gauthier (6-3) (Lightweights)

Cox scored an early takedown but Gauthier got back to his feet and landed some good punches and kicks. Cox scored another takedown but Gauthier again scrambled to his feet and controlled the stand-up exchanges.

In the second round, Gauthier continued to land solid leg kicks on Travis Cox. Cox clinched Gauthier against the cage and looked for a single-leg takedown. Gauthier reversed the position and locked in a kimura that forced Travis Cox to submit as soon as it was applied.

Derek Gauthier def. Travis Cox via submission (kimura) at 2:25 in Round 2

Eric “Butterbean” Esch (14-8-1) v. Eric Barrak (0-0) (Heavyweights)

Butterbean and Barrak both displayed their boxing backgrounds with a first round that started as a boxing match. Butterbean eventually clinched up Barrak and attempted a standing guillotine but Barrak shook him off and Butterbean tripped down to the mat. Barrak attempted to finish the fight, landing some big punches but Butterbean managed to get back to his feet, much to the crowd’s delight. Barrak clinched Butterbean against the fence but was unable to do much damage. Butterbean chased down Eric Barrak and taunted him as he backpedaled in the closing seconds of the first round.

Butterbean continued to stalk Eric Barrak in the second round, amidst chants of “Butterbean! Butterbean!” Barrak scored some jabs that had little effect. Butterbean landed a big knee to the face of Barrak in a clinch but Barrak survived and pushed Butterbean against the cage. The referee separated the two fighters after some inactivity against the cage and Butterbean pushed forward looking to land a big punch. Barrak continued to land jabs on Butterbean that caused his nose to start to bleed.

The final round saw Barrak continue to land some jabs but Butterbean kept pressing forward and taunting his opponent. Butterbean clinched Barrak against the cage and worked his body and head with some dirty-boxing. After some inactivity, the fighters were separated but again found themselves clinched up. Barrak landed a punch that knocked Butterbean to the mat with just over two minutes remaining in the bout. Barrak synched in a guillotine choke and Butterbean tapped out.

Eric Barrak def. Eric “Butterbean” Esch via submission (guillotine) at 2:56 in Round 3

Crafton Wallace (18-5-1) v. Patrick Cote (15-7) (Middleweights)

Patrick Cote landed a solid uppercut early in the first round that rocked Crafton Wallace. Cote landed more punches before a big slam takedown. Cote landed in side-control but the referee quickly intervened as Wallace appeared to have broken his leg on the way down with the slam.

Patrick Cote def. Crafton Wallace via TKO (doctor stoppage/ knee injury) at 1:36 in Round 1

Houston Alexander (13-6) v. Steve Bosse (8-1) (Light-Heavyweights)

Steve Bosse landed some right hands in a clinch with Alexander in the opening minute of the bout. Alexander was able to score a takedown but Bosse quickly got back to his feet. Bosse landed some knees in the clinch and a solid right hand. Bosse controlled the pace, avoiding Alexander’s punches and landing some good punches to the head and knees to the body. Bosse and Alexander swung for the fences and landed some big punches as the first round came to a close.

Bosse landed some heavy punches in the first minute of the round. Bosse scored a takedown and landed some good left hands from half-guard. Houston Alexander escaped the position and got back to his feet to be met with another solid right hand by Bosse. Steve Bosse scored another single-leg takedown and landed more left hands on Alexander. Houston Alexander was able to get back to his feet and attempted a guillotine choke but Bosse pulled his head out and escaped. Bosse landed some elbows on top of Alexander. Inexplicably referee Philippe Chartier stood up the two combatants while Bosse was in a dominant position. Steve Bosse scored a huge punch that knocked Alexander off his feet and out of consciousness.

Steve Bosse def. Houston Alexander via KO (punch) at 4:11 in Round 2

Instinct MMA president Stephane Patry appeared on this episode to discuss Instinct MMA’s inaugural event on October 7 in Boisbriand, Quebec. Patry discussed the main event of Houston Alexander versus Steve Bosse, the co-main event of Patrick Cote v. Crafton Wallace and the rest of the card

Dave and Kevin talked about the results from UFC on Versus 6 including Dominick Cruz’ title defense against Demetrious Johnson and Stefan Struve’s submission win over Pat Barry.

All this and much more MMA talk on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

INSTINCT MMA 1: Bosse vs. Alexander Official Card:

Houston Alexander (USA) vs. Steve Bossé (Québec)

Crafton Wallace (USA) vs. Patrick Côté (Québec)
Eric “Butterbean” Esch (USA) vs. Eric Barrak (Québec)

Travis Cox (USA) vs. Derek Gauthier (Québec)
William Sriyapai (USA) vs. Martin Grandmont (Québec)
Chris Kelades (Nouvelle-Écosse) vs. Dimitri Waardenburg (Québec)
Alex Gutierrez (USA) vs. Jason Courchesne (Québec)
Evan Nedd (Aruba) vs. Strahinja Gavrilovic (Bosnie)

Johan Croes (Aruba) vs. Devin Henry (Ontario)
Shawn Levesque vs. Guillaume Vigneau (Québec)
Brad Morgan (USA) vs. Dave Bédard (Québec)
Todd Stoute (Ontario) vs. Scott Edward (Québec)
Yanick Duval (Québec) vs. Guy Poulin (Québec)
Pete Martin (USA) vs. Lévis Labrie (Québec)

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Also on tonight’s program, Dave & Kevin will also discuss the results of UFC on Versus 6 and Bellator 52 results and much more in 2 Hours of MMAgic talk.

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Former North American Hockey League enforcer and Quebec MMA fan favorite Steve Bosse (8-1) who has fought in every promotion in Quebec, including TKO, Ringside MMA, W-1, and the MFL. With notable wins over Craig Brown, Mychael Clark, and Marvin Eastman, Bosse puts his six fight win streak on the line when he headlines the event against Houston Alexander.

Houston Alexander (13-6) may always be remembered for knocking out Keith Jardine in his UFC debut, but now outside of the octagon, he is riding a four fight win streak with notable wins over Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, and Razak Al-Hassan in his last bout on August 13th in Albuquerque, New Mexico at MMA Fight Pit: Genesis. Alexander is definitely Bosse’s toughest test to date, but with two sluggers this bout promises to be nothing short of spectacular.

Former UFC middleweight title challenger Patrick “The Predator” Cote (15-7)is riding a 2 fight win streak since being cut from the UFC, with victories over Kalib Starnes and Todd Brown for Ringside MMA. A man who still considers himself a UFC fighter, Cote signed a fight deal in hopes to return to the Octagon by December. Cote will take on UFC and STRIKEFORCE veteran Crafton Wallace (18-5-1) who may be coming off two tough loses in a row, yet both dangerous on his feet and on the ground, as he has only gone the distance twice in 24 fights.

5-o Heavyweight Boxing sensation Eric Barrak will make his MMA debut on the card, as Patry continues to use crossover athletes in his promotions (i.e. Steve Bosse) to appeal to the masses. Barrak’s opponent is none other that Bart Gunn’s Wrestlemania 15 opponent Eric “Butterbean” Esch! Super Heavyweight fighter Butterbean has done it all, he beat up Johnny Knoxville in a department store, and went  77-8-4 as a Pro Boxer capturing the IBA Super-Heavyweight Champion and the WAA Heavyweight title. He went 3-4   fighting in K-1 as a Pro Kickboxer, and  is now strictly fighting in MMA he’s gone 17-8-1 since debuting in 2003. Butterbean has his own reality TV show debuting this month on the Discovery Channel entitled Big Law: Deputy Butterbean, where he is followed performing his duties as a Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy in hometown of Jasper, Alabama. Barrak has finished his last four boxing matches in the first round by stoppage, but it will be a tough test in the transition to MMA against the crafty veteran like Butterbean who has eight submissions to his credit.

The promotion plans on putting on many exciting bouts in every division from Flyweights to Heavyweights! This card however,  will also feature a bantamweight showdown between stand up specialists Dimitri Waardenburg and Syd Barnier,  and Travis Cox versus Derek Gauthier. Other rumored fighters on the card are Guillaume Vigneau, Guillaume Lamarche, Yan Pellerin, Shawn Davidson and many more.

Instinct MMA

Date: October 7, 2011
Location: Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, Quebec

Main Event:
LHW- Houston Alexander (13-6) vs. Steve Bossé (8-1)

Semi-Main Event:
MW- Patrick Cote (15-7) vs. Crafton Wallace (18-5-1)

HW- Eric “Butterbean” Esch (14-8-1) vs. Eric Barrak (0-0 MMA 5-0 Boxing)
LW- Travis Cox (6-9-1) vs. Derek Gauthier (6-3-1)
BW- Syd Barnier (3-3) vs. Dimitri Waardenburg (7-5)

Guillaume Lamarche (7-5) vs. TBA
Shawn Davidson (4-1) vs. TBA
Dave Bédard (2-0) vs. TBA
Yan Pellerin (9-13) vs. TBA
Devin Henry (1-1) vs. TBA
Yannick Galipeau (2-4) vs. TBA
Jonathan Dubois (1-3) vs. TBA
Charles Houver (0-0) vs. TBA
Darson Hemmings (0-0) vs. TBA

Patry is planning an event here in Montreal in October under his new banner “Instinct Fighting” which has signed many of Quebec’s top MMA stars, including Patrick “The Predator” Cote, Steve Bosse, and Dimitri Waardenburg.

Patry will unveil all the details of this event and his plans to reign as Quebec’s top MMA promoter tonight when he join Dave Simon & Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Also on tonight’s program Dave & Kevin will discuss the results of STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR vs. HENDERSON, ZUFFA’s recent releases of all Team Golden Glory members, UFC 140′s location change from Montreal to Toronto, and much more.

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GSP was able to score a few takedowns, but pretty much the whole fight was kept standing. GSP was a lot more cautious against Jake Shields than his fight at UFC: 124. GSP did score the more impressive strikes, however out of respect for Shields’ ability to defend on the ground GSP did not go for the finish.

Shockingly in the fourth round Shields left GSP a bloody mess. Shields nailed a mean right that had GSP telling his corner, “I can’t seez out of my left.” With only a round left, GSP swag wildly with his right and missed quite a lot. While GSP did not win every round, he did more than Shields to get his hand raised. Surprisingly, fans booed near the end of the fight.

In one of the special features on the DVD, Super 7: Q & A with all UFC Champions, Joe Rogan questions Anderson Silva about the talk of a potential super-fight against GSP. Silva admits that GSP along with B.J. Penn are the best in the world and fights against them are Dana White’s decision, “not mine.”

The behind-the-scenes extras show how UFC had to put together their biggest setup ever. Getting the venue ready in five days was quite tricky with about 1000 people working on the setup. GSP is shown arriving to the venue earlier in the day talking about how nervous he was but very honoured to be the main event of the biggest UFC show ever. There is no post-fight interviews with Shields or GSP, but there is footage of GSP’s trainer Firas Zahabi telling Shields he was the best challenge GSP ever had.

In what was deemed the Fight Of The Night, Mark Hominick was left bloody and a disgusting hematoma on his forehead after coming up short in his battle with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Hominick did give Aldo his greatest challenge to date, but in the end Aldo proved that he is not only deadly on the ground and with his kicks, but his fists are also equally strong.

In his last fight in mixed martial arts, UFC legend Randy Couture went down to a devastating jump head kick by Lyoto Machida early in the second round. Couture looked frustrated early in round one trying to figure out how to takedown Machida. A slight opening was all Machida needed to deliver the same kind of knockout Silva delivered at UFC: 126.

Despite what many fans have said about the main event outcome, UFC 129 features some fantastic back-and-forth grappling battles, bloody wars and impressive submissions. UFC gives fans so much more with the addition of French commentating of the entire event with Patrick Cote and Jean-Paul Chartrand, all the prelim fights, and a special look into Couture’s training for his final fight.

If you’re an MMA fan this DVD should be in your collection.

UFC 129: St-Pierre VS. Shields

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Runtime of 300 minutes

Released on Jul. 5, 2011

Click here to order the DVD

UFC 129 fight card–

Prelims-

Yves Jabouin vs. Pablo Garza

John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson

Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen

Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia

Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts

Sean Pierson vs. Jake Ellenberger

Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald

Main show–

Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson

Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Jason Brilz

Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida

Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (c) vs. Mark Hominick

Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Jake Shields