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Weekend in Fights! December 15th Edition

December 17, 2012 By Kevin

This Weekend in Fights! (December 15th, 2012) featured two nights of UFC action, with UFC on FX 6 in Australia and The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale in Las Vegas. Also featured this weekend was Bellator 84 in Indiana, Legacy FC 16 in Texas, Jewels – 22nd Ring in Japan, and Flawless Fighting Championship 2 in Chicago.

Friday night featured a triple header of major MMA cards, with UFC on FX 6, Bellator 84, and Legacy FC 16. UFC on FX 6 took place at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Th event was the culmination of the TUF: Smashes reality show with the winner of both the Lightweight and Welterweight tournaments crowned, as well as the coaches squaring off. Team U.K. coach Ross Pearson knocked out Team Australia coach George Sotiropoulos with a stiff jab in the third round. Pearson controlled the bout for the majority of the bout with his stand up and takedown defense. Sotiropoulos was on wobbly legs early in the first after a punch from Pearson was was able to recover and last until he was dropped in the third.

The lone Australian remaining Robert Whittaker picked Team U.K.’s Brad Scott apart with his superior standup skills to get the unanimous decision victory, and win the “TUF: Smashes” Welterweight-tournament.

Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke used a grappling based attack to out point Colin Fletcher and win “TUF: Smashes” Lightweight-tournament. Parke kept Fletcher on the ground and relentlessly kept him there with strikes and submission attempts. The game plan was perfect, as it stifled Fletcher’s stand up.

After a disappointing UFC debut Hector Lombard return to the win column with a first round TKO victory over Rousimar Palhares. With Hacran Diaz pulling out of the bout a week ago, Chad Mendes met Yaotzin Meza in a lopsided Featherweight bout. Mendes disposed of Meza via knockout in the first round with a big overhand right that sent Meza tumbling to the mat. (Full UFC on FX 6: Pearson vs. Sotiropoulos (TUF: Smashes Finale) event results below.)

The crowning of a new Bellator Heavyweight champion took place at Bellator 84 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. It took five rounds to settle it, with Alexander Volkov defeated Richard Hale four rounds to one to pick up the unanimous decision victory, $100,000, and the title.

As she did earlier this year, Felice Herrig defeated Patricia Vidonic by unanimous decision, winning all three rounds 10-9 on each of the judges score cards.

The Lightweight tournament final between Dave Jansen and Marcin Held did not talk place, cause the bout was cancelled due to 20-year-old Held being “too young” to fight according to Indiana State Commission. (Full Bellator 84 event results below.)

Legacy FC 16 took place at the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas, live on AXS TV. The main event featured UFC veteran Will Campuzano versus Jimmy Flick for the inaugural Legacy FC Flyweight title. Flick used his wrestling throughout the first round to keep Campuzano on his back. In the second round Campuzano landed a huge knee followed with some punches to end the bout in the first minute. With the victory Campuzano captured the title, and snapped his four bout losing skid in the UFC and WEC. In one of four first round finishes on the main card, Ryan Benoit handed UFC veteran Joseph Sandoval his fourth consecutive loss with a right hand that ended the Bantamweight clash in 62-seconds. (Full Legacy FC 16 event results below.)

Saturday night held three events including Flawless Fighting Championship, Jewels, but none more important than The Ultimate Fighter Season 16 Finale. The TUF 16 finale took place at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The main event featured coach, and winner of season 10 of the Ultimate Fighter Roy Nelson versus replacement fighter Matt Mitrione; who replaced coach Shane Carwin, after he was forced to withdraw from the scheduled bout. Mitrione’s reach advantage didn’t stop Nelson from dictating the pace of the fight and pushing him around. Nelson dropped Mitrione in the first round with a “hook uppercut” followed by a few more strikes as he was turtling up.

In the finals of TUF 16 tournament Colton Smith squared off against NDG’s own Mike Ricci. It would be Smith’s great wrestling ability and submission attempts that won him the bout and the tournament. Ricci was smothered from beginning to end, and had no answer for the bout. Ricci at times looked demoralized and he could do nothing to stop Smiths assault.

Also impressive on the card, Pat Barry knocked out Shane Del Rosario 26-seconds into the second round. Mike Pyle knocked out James Head in the first round in a slugfest. More impressive than anything was the debuting Rustam Khabilov who delivered three German-suplexes to knockout Vinc Pichel. (Full The Ultimate Fighter Season 16 Finale event results below.)

Jewels – “22nd Ring” took place in a cage not a ring, at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan. Jewels Lightweight Queen champion Ayaka Hamasaki defended her championship against Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino in the main event. Hamasaki won a unanimous decision in a special rules bout. With the victory Hamasaki keeps her perfect 9-0 record in tacked.

Two retirements occurred on the card, as Rina Tomita hung up the gloves after a first round submission loss to Mika Nagano, and Naoko Omuro partook in an exhibition match, where she submitted Hisae Watanabe with an armbar.

STRIKEFORCE veteran Roxanne Modafferi was originally schedule to appear on the card, but pulled out of her bout with Shizuka Sugiyama. (Full JEWELS – 22md Ring event results below.)

Flawless Fighting Championship 2 emanated from Chicago, Illinois. Featured on the card was TUF alumni Chris Tickle versus Bellator, DREAM, and WEC journeyman Chase Beebe. After being cut from the UFC with a loss to Daron Cruickshank at the TUF 15 finale, Tickle went on to pick up a win in August, but he was no match for the veteran of 32 bouts. Beebe would get the judges nod after three rounds improving his win streak to six.

Also on the card STRIKEFORCE veteran Lucas Lopes picked up a kneebar submission victory over Petras Markenvicius, and UFC and Bellator veteran Shamar Bailey defeated UFC and Wreck MMA veteran Gideon Ray by unanimous decision. (Full Flawless Fighting Championship 2 – Hated event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights –

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UFC on FX 6: Pearson vs. Sotiropoulos (TUF: Smashes Finale) results:

Ross Pearson def. George Sotiropoulos TKO (Punches)

Robert Whittaker def. Brad Scott via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – “TUF: Smashes” welterweight-tournament final

Norman Parke def. Colin Fletcher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – – “TUF: Smashes” lightweight-tournament final

Hector Lombard def. Rousimar Palhares via TKO

FUEL TV prelims (6 p.m. ET):

Chad Mendes def. Yaotzin Meza via KO

Joey Beltran def. Igor Pokrajac via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Mike Pierce def. Seth Bacynski via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Ben Alloway def. Manuel Rodriguez via KO (kick, punches)

Brendan Loughnane def. Mike Wilkinson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Cody Donovan def. Nick Penner via TKO (strikes)

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Bellator 84 results:

Alexander Volkov def. Richard Hale via Unanimous Decision ()– captures Bellator Heavyweight title

~~Dave Jansen v. Marcin Held –~~ – lightweight-tournament final- scrapped due commission not allowing Held to fight due to his age

Daniel Vizcaya def. Jack Hermansson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Felice Herrig def. Patricia Vidonic via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Louis Taylor def. Joe Vedepo via KO (punch) – Round 1, 4:12

Prelims:

Christian Uflacker def. Cliff Wright via technical decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Jerald Williams def. Joey Diehl via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Anthony Gomez def. Anton Talamantes via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:30

Robert White def. Kenny Booker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Legacy FC 16 results:

Will Campuzano def. Jimmy Flick via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 2, 0:26 – wins vacant Legacy FC Flyweight title

Matt Hobar def. Steven Peterson via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)

Chas Skelly def. Rey Trujillo via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:53

Ryan Benoit def. Joseph Sandoval via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:02

Derrick Krantz def. Charles Byrd via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:02

Klayton Mai def. Alex Russ via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:31

Darrion Caldwell def. Quaint Kempf via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:00

Prelims:

Eli Tamez def. Nathan Torres via TKO (injury) – Round 2

Russell Brewer def. Aaron Culpepper via unanimous decision

Evan Thompson def. Bobby Moore via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Sidney Cawdrey def. Joseph Salas via unanimous decision

Alfredo Leija def. Alex Madrid via TKO (punches) – Round 2

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Saturday Night Fights –

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The Ultimate Fighter Season 16 Finale results:

Roy Nelson def. Matt Mitrione via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:58

Colton Smith def. Mike Ricci via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) – to become “TUF 16” champ

Pat Barry def. Shane Del Rosario via KO (punches) – Round 2, 0:26

Dustin Poirier def. Jonathan Brookins via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 4:15

FUEL TV prelims:

Mike Pyle def. James Head via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 1, 1:55

Johnny Bedford def. Marcos Vinicius via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:00

Rustam Khabilov def. Vinc Pichel via knockout (suplex and punches) – Round 1, 2:15

T.J. Waldburger def. Nick Catone via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:04

Facebook prelims:

Hugo Viana def. Reuben Duran via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:05

Mike Rio def. John Cofer via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 4:11

Tim Elliott def. Jared Papazian via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

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Jewels 22nd Ring results:

Ayaka Hamasaki def. Emi Fujino via unanimous decision (3-0) – retains JEWELS Lightweight Queen title – (Special Rules 3x5min Rounds)

Mizuki Inoue def. Hyo Kyung Song via submission (armbar) – 2:14 – Round 2 – (Special Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Mika Nagano def. Rina Tomita via Submission (armbar) – 2:12 Round 1 – (Special Rules 2x5mon Rounds)

Jade Marie Anderson def. Megumi Yabushita via unanimous decision (3-0) – (Special Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Ikuko Tamada def. Satomi Takano via unanimous decision (3-0) (Special Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Naoko Omuro def. Hisae Watanabe via Technical Submission (Armbar) – retirement exhibition match

Emi Tomimatsu def. Naoko Otsuka via unanimous decision (10-9, 9-10, 10-9) – (Shoot Boxing rules 3x2min Rounds)

Kikuyo Ishikawa def. Tomo Maesawa via unanimous decision (2-0) – (Special Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Mayumi Aoki def. Satoko Ozawa via unanimous decision (30-29, 30-28, 30-27) – (Kick Boxing Rules 3x3min Rounds)

Reina Matsui def. Harumi via TKO (2 knock downs) – 0:52 Round 1 – (Kick Boxing Rules 3x3min Rounds)

Keiko Tomita def. Yasuko Mogi via TKO (referee stoppage) – 0:20 – Round 2 (Special Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Celine Haga def. Miyoko Kusaka via unanimous decision (3-0) (Special Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Mina Kurobe def. Naomi Taniyama via ubmission (rear-naked choke) – 1:55 Round 2 (Official Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Yurika Tanaka def. Rie Fukui via submission (guillotine choke) – 1:22 Round 2 (Special Rules 2x5min Rounds)

Rikako Yuasa def. Yuko “Amiba” Oya via Submission (armbar) – 2:19 Round 1 (Grappling Rules 2x4min Rounds)

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Flawless Fighting Championship 2 – Hated results:

Cully Butterfield def. Egidijus Valavicius via unanimous decision

Chase Beebe def. Chris Tickle via unanimous decision

Lucas Lopes def. Petras Markenvicius via submission (kneebar) – 0:54 Round 1

Shamar Bailey def. Gideon Ray via unanimous decision

Arnas Sakocius def. Garrett Gross via submission (armbar) – 0:42 Round 1

Tom Shoaff def. Brandon Priest via TKO (Punches)

Adam Ward def. Guillermo Serment via unanimous decision

Daniel Wanderley def. Oliver Petrovski via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1

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

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Weekend in Fights! August 4th Edition

August 6, 2012 By Kevin

This Weekend in Fights! (August 4th, 2012) featured The UFC’s return to FOX television with UFC on FOX 4, Xtreme Fighting Championship 19 in Charlotte, CES MMA 12 in Rhode Island, and Flawless Fighting Championship in Chicago.

Xtreme Fighting Championships or XFC kicked off the weekend on Friday with XFC 19: Charlotte Showdown at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.With multiple changes to the main event with fighters dropping out, Nicolae Cury faced Roger Carroll on one days notice. Cury edged out Carroll in very close decision that appeared to lean towards the hometown favorite Carroll. However the judges saw the bout for Cury, who stopped Carroll from winning like his brother Joey earlier on the card.

Felice Herrig continued her 2012 undefeated streak with a unanimous decision over Simona Soukupova in the co-main event of the evening. With a lot of clinching in the first round, Herrig displayed her striking skills in the second and third frame to earn the judges nod.

Congenital amputee with just one fully-formed arm, Nick Newell continues to remain undefeated with yet another dominating performance against David Mays. Newell knocked out Mays with a series of knees two minutes into their bout. At 8-0 Newell may face XFC Lightweight champion Eric Reynolds. (Full XFC 19: Charlotte Showdown event results below.)

Classic Entertainment & Sports or CES MMA held their 12th event titled Far Beyond Driven at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island on Friday. In the main event, UFC vet John Howard defeated Scott Rehm in under 90-seconds after Rehm injured his arm. WCF and WEC vet Mike Campbell picked up a unanimous decision victory over STRIKEFORCE and Bellator veteran Don Carlo-Clauss in the co-main event. (Full CES MMA – Far Beyon Driven event results below.)

UFC on FOX 4 emanated from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday night. The double main event of the card featured two potential Light Heavyweight title eliminator bouts, with former champions Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Lyoto Machida in action. Rua faced Brandon Vera, while Machida faced Ryan Bader, in a “Who ever wins most impressively gets a title shot.” stipulation to their bouts. With the pressure on, both Rua and Machida refused to go to the judges decision by finishing their bouts. Rua had a back-and-forth battle with Vera, where he uncharacteristically utilized wrestling to score points throughout the fight. Both fighters took some vicious strikes, but in the end Rua would drop Vera and rain punches down forcing the referee to call the action in the last minute of the fourth round. Lyoto Machida had a easier night than Rua when he knocked out Ryan Bader 92-seconds into the second round. Machida used his classic counter striking style to catch Bader rushing in. As Bader stepped forward he ran into Machida’s fist knocking him out cold. With the more impressive victory of the two bouts, Lyoto Machida, who hinted at a potential drop to the Middleweight division, has been granted a title shot to the winner of champion Jon Jones versus Dan Henderson which takes place on September 1st at UFC 151.

In one of the fights of the night Joe Lauzon defeated last minute replacement fighter Jamie Varner. Lauzon spoiled Varner’s second UFC bout with a beautiful triangle choke submission. The action was very back-and-forth between the two fighters, but Lauzon who was tagged multiple times was able to submit a visibly exhausted Varner for the win.

Mike Swick returned to the UFC after 29-month layoff to face fellow Welterweight DaMarques Johnson. Swick ended the bout with a second round knockout making his return a successful one. (Full UFC on FOX 4 event results below.)

Flawless Fighting Championship held their first event in Chicago, Illinois. In the main event Egidijus Valavicius made short work of Eric Hammerich with an arm bar 58-seconds into the bout. The card featured UFC veteran Jake O’Brien who defeated Miodrag Perkovic in a three rounder. The card was suppose to feature Bellator, WEC, and Dream veteran Chase Beebe, and TUF Alumni, UFC, STRIKEFORCE, Bellator and M-1 veteran Shamar Bailey, but their bouts never took place. (Full FFC 1 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights –

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XFC 19 – Charlotte Showdown results:

Nicolae Cury def. Roger Carroll via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Felice Herrig def. Simona Soukupova via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Nick Newell def. David Mays via knockout (knees) – Round 1, 2:01

Kevin Forant def. Joe Elmore via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Keith Richardson def. Lawson McClure via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:40

Jason Hicks def. Shane Crenshaw via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 3:41

Johnny Buck def. Ricky Rainey via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:32

Prelims:

Joey Carroll def. Jeff Tharington via TKO (strikes) – Round 1

Zach Klouse def. Tony Scarlett via TKO (knees) – Round 1, 3:10

Carlos Vivas def. Brian Karmolinski via TKO (strikes) – Round 1

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CES MMA – Far Beyond Driven results:

John Howard def. Scott Rehm via TKO (Arm Injury) – 1:28 – Round 1

Mike Campbell def. Don Carlo-Clauss via Unanimous Decision

Tyson Chartier def. Tim O’Connell via KO (Punch) – 4:48 – Round 1

Sergio Maran Cabrera def. Ruben Rey via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 4:30 – Round 2

Robbie Leroux def. Chris Cole via Unanimous Decision

Dinis Paivia def. Gilvan Santos via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) – 2:14 – Round 2

Joe Pingitore def. Ahsan Abdullah via Split Decision

Billy Giovanella def. Theo Desjardin via TKO (Punches) – 1:41 – Round 2

Hector Sanchez def. Dave Maggiore via TKO (Punches) – 0:08 – Round 1

Joe Reverdes def. Anthony Carmenatti via Unanimous Decision

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Saturday Night Fights –

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UFC on FOX 4 results:

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua def. Brandon Vera via TKO (punches) – Round 4, 4:09

Lyoto Machida def. Ryan Bader via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:32

Joe Lauzon def. Jamie Varner via submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 2:44

Mike Swick def. DaMarques Johnson via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:20

FUEL TV prelims:

Nam Phan def. Cole Miller via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado declared no-contest (accidental eye poke to Prado) – Round 1, 1:28

Rani Yahya def. Josh Grispi via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 3:15

Phil De Fries def. Oli Thompson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:16

Manny Gamburyan def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

John Moraga def. Ulysses Gomez via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 3:46

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FFC 1 results:

Egidijus Valavicius def. Eric Hammerich via Submission (Arm Bar) – 0:58 – Round 1

Adam Ward def. Oliver Petrovski via Verbal Submission – 2: 31 – Round 3

Jake O’Brien def. Miodrag Perkovic via Unanimous Decision

Maurice Greene def. Ed Carpenter via Split Decision

Ryan Dickson def. Jason Graves via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:46 – Round 1

Lisa McCallam def. Maria Messer via Unanimous Decision

Amateur Results:

Kenny Jordan def. Andrew Bowers via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:16 – Round 1

Matt Wilcox def. David Gallegos via Unanimous Decision

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Weekend in Fights! March 10th Edition

March 11, 2012 By Dave

This Weekend in Fights! (March 10th) featured the return of Bellator with their 6th Season, that included the opening round of the new Featherweight tournament, as well as the Featherweight championship match between champion Joe Warren and Season 5 tournament winner Pat Curran. Ken Pavia’s Super Fight League in India premiered their inaugural show with James Thompson and Bob Sapp in the main event. King of the Cage held two events this weekend, one in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the other in Edmonton, Alberta, and former UFC Lightweight competitor Rob Emerson picked up a win at Tachi Palace Fights. Mirko Cro Cop returned to kickboxing, and although not “official” fights, 16 bouts took place on the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter Season 15 Friday night, one of which included former Ringside MMA Lightweight champion Daron Cruickshank. (TUF 15 Episode 1 results click here.)

On Friday Bellator 60 took place at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond, in Hammond, Indiana and a new champion was crowned. Pat Curran dismantled Joe Warren in a very one-sided beat down that ended in the third round. Curran rocked Warren early in the first round with knees, but Warren was able to regain his composure in the second. In the third, Curran cornered Warren against the cage and just unleashed with a relentless barrage of punch and knee combinations that had Warren out on his feet. Curran is now the new Bellator Featherweight champion. His next challenge is to be determined with the conclusion of the new Featherweight tournament that started on the same card. Alexandre Bezerra and Marlon Sandro picked up rear-naked choke submission victories in their quarter final match ups. Bezerra defeated Kenny Foster with only three seconds left in the second round, and Sandro made short work of Roberto Vargas in the first round. Mike Corey upset Ronnie Mann in a three round war, to advance to the semi finals. Daniel Straus advanced as well with a decision over previously undefeated Jeremy Spoon. Former UFC Heavyweight Sean McCorkle made quick work of (Big Dick) Richard White with a neck crank in 1:02 of the first round; McCorkle is now riding a six fight win streak since being cut from the UFC. (Full Bellator 60 event results below.)

Also on Friday, former UFC Lightweight Rob Emerson (12-10) took on Savant Young (10-9) in the co-main event of Tachi Palace Fights 12 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, in Lemoore, Califormia. Emerson picked up the win with a rear naked choke submission late in the third round, with the victory Emerson is 3-1 since being cut from the UFC after losing to Nik Lentz in March of 2010. (Full TPF 12 event results below.)

On Saturday Super Fight League held their premiere event at the Andheri Sports Complex, in Mumbai, India. The card was headlined with a Super Heavyweight bout between Bob Sapp (11-11) and James Thompson (17-14). Thompson would have an early night as Sapp submitted due to a leg injury in under two minutes. The card also featured another Super Heavyweight bout as Jimmy Ambriz (16-18) knocked out Satish Jamia in just 14 seconds. Former UFC Light Heavyweight Xavier Foupa-Pokam (22-17) picked up a TKO victory over Joey Guel, when the doctor refused to allow Guel to continue into the second round. (Full SFL 1 event results below.)

King of the Cage Breakthrough took place at the River Spirit Event Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday night. The event was headlined by former UFC Light Heavyweight David Heath (16-7) versus Sidiah Parker. Heath destroyed Parker in the second round by TKO. (Full KOTC – Breakthrough event results below.)

Just four weeks after picking up a first round submission victory over Elliot Duff at Aggression MMA 9 on February 11th, Canadian submission specialist Luke Harris (8-1) was back at it on Saturday night at the Mirage Banquet Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, for King of the Cage Canada – Infamy. Harris picked up another first round submission victory over Brandon MacArthur (6-19) with an arm bar late in the round. (Full KOTC-Infamy event results below.)

The legendary Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic retired from MMA in November 2011, after losing to Roy Nelson at UFC 137, but he didn’t retire from kickboxing. Cro Cop returned to his kickboxing roots for the first time since 2003, in a final farewell bout in his home country of Croatia. The event was dubbed: “K-1 Cro Cop Final Fight” where he (Filipovic) took on another kickboxing legend, Ray Sefo. Filipovic defeated Sefo by unanimous decision, retiring with his head held high. He retires with a 17-7 Kickboxing and 27-10 MMA records. (Full K-1: Cro Cop Final Fight event results below.)

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MMA

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Friday Night Fights –

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Bellator 60 results:

Pat Curran def. Joe Warren via KO (punches) – Round 3, 1:25 to become new Bellator featherweight champion

Daniel Straus def. Jeremy Spoon via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) – featherweight tourney opening round

Mike Corey def. Ronnie Mann via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – featherweight tourney opening round

Marlon Sandro def. Roberto Vargas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:35 – featherweight tourney opening round

SPIKE.com prelims

Jake Nauracy def. Cory Galloway via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 2, 4:22

Travis Wiuff def. Anthony Gomez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Sean McCorkle def. Richard White via submission (neck crank) – Round 1, 1:02

Alexandre Bezerra def. Kenny Foster via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:57 – featherweight tourney opening round

Josh Shockley def. Shamar Bailey via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27

Genair da Silva def. Bobby Reardanz via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 0:51

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Tachi Palace Fights 12 – Second Coming results:

Casey Olson def. Cody Gibson via Unanimous Decision

Rob Emerson def. Savant Young via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) -4:29 -Round 3

Francisco Rivera def. Antonio Duarte via KO (Punches) -1:15-Round 1

Jesse Jenkins def. Chirs Gomez via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:07-Round 1

Dave Huckaba def. Liron Wilson via TKO (Punches) 1:05-Round 2

Anthony Avila def. Art Becerra via Submission (Guillotine Choke) 4:08-Round 1

Alex Perez def. Edgar Diaz via Submission (Kimura) 2:33-Round 1

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Saturday Night Fights –

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Super Fight League 1 results:

James Thompson def. Bob Sapp via Submission (Leg Injury) 1:52-Round 1

Sanja Sucevic def. Lena Ovchynnikova via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:28-Round 2

Travis Bell def. Neil Natasadu via Submission (Forearm Choke) 1:18-Round 2

Chaitanya Gavali def. Tiran Thakshala via Unanimous Decision

Mohammed Shahid def. Mayura Dissanyake via Majority Decision

Lakwinder Sekhon def. Madura Rathnayake via TKO (Punches) 1:29-Round 1

Jimmy Ambriz def. Satish Jamia via TKO (Punches) 0:14-Round 1

Xavier Foupa-Pokam def. Joey Guel via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 5:00-Round 1

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King of the Cage – Breakthrough results:

David Heath def. Sidiah Parker via KO/TKO (Punches) – Round 2

Brendan Tierney def. Tom Jones via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – Round 1

Tyler East def. Tracy Willis via Submission (Strikes) – 1:12 -Round 1

Kinny Spotwood def. Dingo Brown via Split Decision

Cody East def. Jeff Karriman via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)- Round 3

Ray Borg def. Antonio Taylor via Submission – Round 1

Archie Lowe def. George Palmer via Submission (Armbar) – 2:37- Round 1

Marvin Rowell def. Roy Stucker via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – 0:39 -Round 1

Airyn Burr def. Marcus Kincaid via Submission (Armbar) -0:13 -Round 1

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King of the Cage – Infamy result:

Elmer Waterhen def. Mike Froese via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) -4:57-Round 1

Luke Harris def. Brandon MacArhur via Submission (Arm Bar) -4:08 -Round 1

Aleksander Todosov def. Cody Ries via KO (Punch) -0:11-Round 1

Evan Cardinal def. Nolan Nelson via TKO (Elbows) -2:11 -Round 1

Landon Caldwell def. Adrian Cardinal via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) -1:58-Round 1

Daylon Erickson def. Steve Dubeck via Unanimous Decision

Yannick Pare def. Robert Jaggard via TKO (Punches) -2:28-Round 1

Eric Tevely def. Kenny Hamilton via TKO (Abandonment) -5:00-Round 2

Joey Longo def. Greg Large via TKO (Knees) -1:56-Round 1

Jarid Howse def. Reno Jackson (Abandonment) -3:46-Round 1

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Kickboxing

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K-1: Cro Cop Final Fight results:

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Ray Sefo via Unanimous Decision

Igor Jurkovic def. Freddy Kemayo by Majority Decision (ext. round)

Daniel Ghita def. Sergei Lascenko via TKO (head kick) -Round 3

Mladen Brestovac def. Mourad Bouzidi via TKO (head kick) – Round 1

Mladen Kujundsic def. Marin Dosen via Unanimous Decision (ext. round)

Agron Petreni def. Guy Pacome Assi via Majority Decision

Michael Duut def. Stefan Jelicv by unanimous decision

Sahak Parparyan def. Toni Milanovic via Decision

Miran Fabjan def. Ivan Posavec via Decision

Tim Boetsch, Mike Ricci and Bellator 60 preview on latest Ringside Report Radio show now online

March 8, 2012 By Dave

This is the March 7, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Tim Boetsch appeared on this episode to discuss his recent win over Yushin Okami at UFC 144 in Japan and the potential of a future fight with Michael Bisping.

Mike Ricci was also on this show and talked about his upcoming bout at Ringside 13 on March 17 versus Tony Hervey.

Dave and Kevin discussed the results from Strikeforce: Rousey versus Tate and previewed Bellator 60.

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

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