Ringside Report Radio. May 8, 2013. Now online

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This is the May 8, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Simon and McKough discussed Shane Carwin’s retirement from MMA and his best moments in the UFC.

Simon and McKough talked about Anderson Silva missing a media day and being fined $50,000 by the UFC.

Simon and McKough also talked about the recent releases by the UFC, Eddie Alvarez ongoing legal situation with Bellator and the high buyrate for UFC 159.

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

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Ringside Report Radio. December 19, 2012 now online

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This is the December 19, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Simon and McKough re-capped The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale results including Roy Nelson’s TKO win over Matt Mitrione in the main event and Colton Smith defeating Mike Ricci to become TUF 16 tournament winner.

Simon and McKough talked about UFC 158 being made official for March 16 in Montreal and Georges St-Pierre versus Nick Diaz main eventing the card for the UFC welterweight title.

Simon and McKough discussed Dan Henderson’s striking coach saying Ronda Rousey should not main event UFC 157, B.J. Penn contemplating retirement and lots more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

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Weekend in Fights! December 15th Edition

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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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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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TUF 16: Episode 12 notes and results

December 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Episode 12- December 7, 2012- Joey Rivera, Julian Lane, Michael Hill and Cameron Diffley discuss being unsatisfied with Roy Nelson’s coaching style.

Jon Manley will fight Colton Smith in their semi-final bout on this episode. Smith and Manley are both members of Team Nelson and train at the same time but with different coaches.

Joey Rivera approaches Roy Nelson about his problems with his coaching style. Nic Herron-Webb also speaks up. Roy Nelson says his guys weren’t always ready to listen and work hard. Nelson does apologize if he hurt anyone’s feelings but also says his feelings have been hurt all season.

Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson) v. Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson) TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament semi-final

Round 1- Smith charges in with punches and clinches Manley against the fence. Smith maintains control of Manley as he tries to secure a body lock and reverse the position. Manley works and is able to separate from Smith but cannot connect with his punches as Smith stays out of range. Smith clinches Manley against the cage and muscles him down to the mat. Manley keeps Smith in a butterfly guard and tries to push him away but Smith passes into half guard. Smith lands elbows to the head from half guard but Manley gets back to his feet. Manley eats a knee while getting to his feet and continues to get clinched against the cage. Smith lands a knee to the body as he continues to press Manley against the fence. Smith keeps control of Manley as time expires. I would score Round 1 for Colton Smith: 10-9

Round 2- Smith lands a jab as he charges in with punches to get a clinch position against the fence. Smith pulls Manley down to the mat and works from half guard. Manley gets back to his feet but eats a knee on the way up and continues to get pushed against the fence. Manley pushes away and creates distance but Smith stays out of his punching range and gets another clinch against the cage. Smith scores a takedown and lands some punches but Manley gets back up. Smith holds on to his opponent but Manley attempts a kimura and goes down to the ground to try and finish the hold. Smith escapes the submission attempt and tries to take control on the ground but Manley gets to his feet. Smith stays close and lands a big slam but Manley again gets back to his feet. Manley tries for another kimura but Smith pulls away and they go back to a boxing distance. Manley cannot land a punch and shoots in for a takedown of his own but Smith easily sprawls and defends. Smith hangs on to Manley and pushes him against the fence while landing knees to his body and legs. Manley goes for a trip takedown but Smith reverses it and trips Manley. Smith lands in a mount position but time expires in the round.

Round 3- Manley misses two punches but lands a kick to the body. Smith circles away then charges in and lands a left and right hand. Smith continues to circle Manley and lands a body kick. Smith charges in to clinch Manley against the fence and lands solid knees to the body. Manley pushes against the cage but takes a punch as they disengage from the clinch. Smith again pushes Manley against the fence and lands a solid right hand. Smith lands a solid elbow from the clinch and continues to put pressure on Manley against the cage. Manley pushes away with 2 minutes remaining in the fight. Manley lands a solid right hook and a big jab followed by another right hook. Manley lands another right hand but Smith pushes him against the cage. Manley separates with 1 minute remaining and lands another big right hook. Smith looks to clinch but Manley fires with a huge elbow. Manley fires with two big punches but Smith grabs him and wrestles him to the ground as time expires. I would score Round 3 for Jon Manley: 10-9

Colton Smith def. Jon Manley via unanimous decision (no score given by Dana White) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Final

Manley begins to cry as soon as the fight ends and drops to his knees to pray.

Mike Ricci versus Neil Magny is the next semi-final on this episode.

Mike Ricci says the one thing that surprised him about TUF was that he did not expected to learn anything but he has.

Shane Carwin says Magny’s wrestling and jiu-jitsu were his strongest weapons before the show but his stand-up has really improved.

Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin) v. Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin) TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament semi-final

Round 1- Magny lands a jab as both fighters looks to find their range in the first minute. Ricci lands a body punch and a leg kick as he continues to measure his distance. Magny lands a jab and pushes in to clinch Ricci against the fence. Magny looks for a single-leg takedown but Ricci defends and circles away. Magny lands a kick to the body but Ricci fires with a straight left hand that drops Magny. Ricci pounces on Magny who recovers and keeps Ricci in his guard. Magny gets his back against the fence and uses it to get to his feet. Ricci hangs on to Magny with a body lock and lands some knees to the body. Ricci disengages from the clinch and lands a huge left elbow that knocks Magny out cold.

Mike Ricci def. Neil Magny via KO (elbow) at 4:11 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Final

Mike Ricci says he cried after the fight because he did not want to hurt Magny. Ricci said he would prefer to have won via decision. Ricci said he did not like fighting a teammate but says “ if I hadn’t had done it he would have done it to me.”

Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson) v. Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin) is the TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Final

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TUF 16 quick results

Episode 1- September 14, 2012- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF House

Dom Waters def. Kevin Nowaczyk via TKO (punches) at (0:32) Round 1

Michael Hill def. Lev Magen via KO (punch) at (1:27) Round 1

Bristol Marunde def. George Lockhart via submission (guillotine choke) at (2:23) at Round 1

Mike Ricci def. Jason South via TKO (punches) at (1:50) Round 1

Julian Lane def. Diego Bautista via unanimous decision

Igor Araujo def. Cortez Coleman via submission (triangle choke) at 3:16 in 3rd (sudden victory) Round.

James Chaney def. Jerel Clark via submission (triangle choke) at 1:30 Round 1

Cameron Diffley def. Zane Kamaka via submission (arm-bar) at 1:37 Round 1

Neil Magny def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Jon Manley def. Ricky Legere Jr. via unanimous decision

Colton Smith def. Jesse Barrett via unanimous decision

Matt Secor def. Max Griffin via submission (triangle choke) at 2:55 in Round 3

Eddy Ellis def. David Michaud via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:29 in Round 2

Joey Rivera def. Saad Awad via majority decision

Nic Herron-Webb def. Tim Ruberg via submission (arm-bar) at 4:17 in Round 1

Sam Alvey def. Leo Kuntz via KO (punch) at 0:47 in Round 1

Episode 2- September 21, 2012: Neil Magny defeats Cameron Diffley via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 3- September 28, 2012: Joey Rivera def. Sam Alvey via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 4- October 5, 2012- Bristol Marunde def. Julian Lane via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 5- October 12, 2012- Igor Araujo def. Nic Herron-Webb via majority decision (19-18, 19-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 6- October 19, 2012- Colton Smith def. Eddy Ellis via majority decision (19-18, 19-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 7- October 26, 2012- Michael Hill def. Matt Secor via split-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 8- November 4, 2012- Jon Manley def. James Chaney via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:25 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 9- November 9, 2012- Mike Ricci def. Dom Waters via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals.

Episode 10- November 16, 2012- Neil Magny def. Bristol Marunde via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals.

Colton Smith def. Igor Araujo via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Episode 11- November 30, 2012- Jon Manley def. Joey Rivera via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Mike Ricci def. Michael Hill via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Episode 12- December 7, 2012- Colton Smith def. Jon Manley via unanimous decision (no score given by Dana White) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Final

Mike Ricci def. Neil Magny via KO (elbow) at 4:11 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Final

TUF 16 Teams and Draft selections

Team Shane Carwin: Sam Alvey (18-4) 1st pick, 1st overall, Bristol Marunde (15-7) 2nd pick, 3rd overall, Mike Ricci (7-2) 3rd pick, 5th overall, Neil Magny (7-1) 4th pick, 7th overall, James Chaney (7-2) 5th pick, 9th overall, Eddy Ellis (17-15-1) 6th pick, 11th overall, Igor Araujo (22-6) 7th pick, 13th overall, Matt Secor (3-1) 8th pick, 15th overall.

Team Roy Nelson: Dom Waters (4-1) 1st pick, 2nd overall, Michael Hill (4-0), 2nd pick, 4th overall, Cameron Diffley (3-0) 3rd pick, 6th overall, Colton Smith (3-1) 4th pick, 8th overall, Jon Manley (7-1) 5th pick, 10th overall, Nic Herron-Webb (11-3) 6th pick, 12th overall, Joey Rivera (7-1) 7th pick, 14th overall, Julian Lane (4-0) 8th pick, 14th overall.

TUF 16 Quarter-Finalists Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin), Joey Rivera (7-1, Team Nelson), Bristol Marunde (15-7, Team Carwin), Igor Araujo (22-6, Team Carwin), Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson), Michael Hill (4-0, Team Nelson), Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson), Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin)

TUF 16 Semi-Finalists: Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin), Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson), Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson), Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin)

TUF 16 Finalists: Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson) v. Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin)

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TUF 16: Episode 11 notes and results

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Episode 11- November 30, 2012- Joey Rivera (7-1,Team Nelson) v. Jon Manley (7-1,Team Nelson) and Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin) v. Michael Hill (4-0, Team Nelson) are the two quarter-finals that will take place on this episode.

Colton Smith is cornering Jon Manley for his fight. Manley says it will be weird to deal with fighting someone he has trained so closely with.

Cameron Diffley is cornering Joey Rivera for the fight.

Rivera and Manley hug before leaving the Ultimate Fighter house for their fight.

Joey Rivera (7-1, Team Nelson) v. Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson)- TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Final

Round 1- Rivera lands one leg kick in an apprehensive first minute. Rivera defends a takedown attempt but Manley pushes him against the fence. Manley pushes hard for a single-leg takedown but Rivera defends and attempts a guillotine choke. Manley defends the choke and is able to score the takedown and lands in Rivera’s guard. Rivera sweeps Manley and almost secures a rear-naked choke but Manley escapes and manages to land on top of Rivera in a scramble. I would score Round 1 for Jon Manley: 10-9 but it was very close and could have been a draw or awarded to Rivera.

Round 2- Manley charges in with punches but is unable to get in range of Rivera. Rivera lands a leg kick and a knee to the body as Manley charges in for a takedown. Manley pushes Rivera into the fence and works for a takedown but Rivera defends. Manley throws knees to Rivera’ legs while pinning Rivera against the fence. Manley manages to finally get Rivera to the mat and passes into side-control. Rivera attempts a reverse triangle but Manley escapes and mounts Rivera. Manley throws punches and attempts a rear-naked choke as Rivera gives up his back and time expires. I would score Round 2 for Jon Manley: 10-9

Jon Manley def. Joey Rivera via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Rivera is disappointed with his performance and feels he didn’t give it his all. Manley says he was afraid to really exchange with Rivera because “in practice, he beats my ass.”

Mike Ricci says things have been “weird” in the house between he and Michael Hill. Ricci hears Hill joking about putting laxatives in his food. Ricci confronts him about it but Hill denies it. Michael Hill and Mike Ricci exchange words. Hill tells Ricci he is going to regret picking him to fight.

Mike Ricci says Michael Hill is “weak-minded” and will never be a champion.

Hill says his game-plan against Ricci will be to be aggressive and set the pace of the fight. Hill says he wants to make the fight as short as possible and is looking for the knockout.

Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin) v. Michael Hill (4-0, Team Nelson) TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Final

Round 1- Ricci lands a head kick and a leg kick in the first 30 seconds. Ricci lands a solid jab and another head kick. Hill fires back with a leg kick and a good kick to the body. Hill charges in with punches but Ricci ducks them and pins Hill against the fence. Ricci looks for a takedown but Hill defends. Ricci lands a punch to the face in the clinch and is able to pull Hill down to the mat. Ricci scores punches and elbows from within Hills’s guard and passes into half-guard. Ricci continues to punch Hill’s face as he tries to pass into side-control. Hill gets Ricci back in his guard but continues to eat good punches and elbows. Hill tries to push Ricci away with his legs and get to his feet but Ricci keeps Hill grounded and passes nicely into a back-mount. Hill scrambles and escapes but cannot get to his feet and Ricci stays on his back. Ricci pummels Hill with punches and elbows as the round comes to a close. I would score Round 1 for Mike Ricci: 10-9

Round 2- Hill charges in with punches but Ricci ducks and takes him down. Hill is able to get to his feet and attempts a guillotine choke but Ricci escapes and takes Hill down. Ricci passes into side-control and then into back-mount. Ricci lands punches and looks to sink in a rear-naked choke but Hill defends. Ricci continues to land punches on Hill’s back. Hill gets to his feet but Ricci maintains his hooks and stays on Hill’s back. Ricci continues to strike and attempt a rear-naked choke. Hill drops to the mat and Ricci stays on top of him. Ricci beats up on Hill with more punches from the back and maintains control of Hill who tries desperately to escape and get back to his feet. Hill tries to stand up with Ricci on his back and almost falls victim to a rear-naked choke. Hill rolls out of the attempt but Ricci follows and hangs on. Hill finally manages to get Ricci off and get back to his feet but there are only 13 seconds remaining. Ricci clinches Hill against the cage as the fight comes to a close. I would score Round 2 for Mike Ricci: 10-9

Mike Ricci def. Michael Hill via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Dana White announces the semi-final match-ups:

Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson) v. Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson)

Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin) v. Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin)

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TUF 16 quick results

Episode 1- September 14, 2012- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF House

Dom Waters def. Kevin Nowaczyk via TKO (punches) at (0:32) Round 1

Michael Hill def. Lev Magen via KO (punch) at (1:27) Round 1

Bristol Marunde def. George Lockhart via submission (guillotine choke) at (2:23) at Round 1

Mike Ricci def. Jason South via TKO (punches) at (1:50) Round 1

Julian Lane def. Diego Bautista via unanimous decision

Igor Araujo def. Cortez Coleman via submission (triangle choke) at 3:16 in 3rd (sudden victory) Round.

James Chaney def. Jerel Clark via submission (triangle choke) at 1:30 Round 1

Cameron Diffley def. Zane Kamaka via submission (arm-bar) at 1:37 Round 1

Neil Magny def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Jon Manley def. Ricky Legere Jr. via unanimous decision

Colton Smith def. Jesse Barrett via unanimous decision

Matt Secor def. Max Griffin via submission (triangle choke) at 2:55 in Round 3

Eddy Ellis def. David Michaud via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:29 in Round 2

Joey Rivera def. Saad Awad via majority decision

Nic Herron-Webb def. Tim Ruberg via submission (arm-bar) at 4:17 in Round 1

Sam Alvey def. Leo Kuntz via KO (punch) at 0:47 in Round 1

Episode 2- September 21, 2012: Neil Magny defeats Cameron Diffley via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 3- September 28, 2012: Joey Rivera def. Sam Alvey via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 4- October 5, 2012- Bristol Marunde def. Julian Lane via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 5- October 12, 2012- Igor Araujo def. Nic Herron-Webb via majority decision (19-18, 19-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 6- October 19, 2012- Colton Smith def. Eddy Ellis via majority decision (19-18, 19-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 7- October 26, 2012- Michael Hill def. Matt Secor via split-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 8- November 4, 2012- Jon Manley def. James Chaney via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:25 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 9- November 9, 2012- Mike Ricci def. Dom Waters via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals.

Episode 10- November 16, 2012- Neil Magny def. Bristol Marunde via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals.

Colton Smith def. Igor Araujo via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Episode 11- November 30, 2012- Jon Manley def. Joey Rivera via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Mike Ricci def. Michael Hill via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

TUF 16 Teams and Draft selections

Team Shane Carwin: Sam Alvey (18-4) 1st pick, 1st overall, Bristol Marunde (15-7) 2nd pick, 3rd overall, Mike Ricci (7-2) 3rd pick, 5th overall, Neil Magny (7-1) 4th pick, 7th overall, James Chaney (7-2) 5th pick, 9th overall, Eddy Ellis (17-15-1) 6th pick, 11th overall, Igor Araujo (22-6) 7th pick, 13th overall, Matt Secor (3-1) 8th pick, 15th overall.

Team Roy Nelson: Dom Waters (4-1) 1st pick, 2nd overall, Michael Hill (4-0), 2nd pick, 4th overall, Cameron Diffley (3-0) 3rd pick, 6th overall, Colton Smith (3-1) 4th pick, 8th overall, Jon Manley (7-1) 5th pick, 10th overall, Nic Herron-Webb (11-3) 6th pick, 12th overall, Joey Rivera (7-1) 7th pick, 14th overall, Julian Lane (4-0) 8th pick, 14th overall.

TUF 16 Quarter-Finalists Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin), Joey Rivera (7-1, Team Nelson), Bristol Marunde (15-7, Team Carwin), Igor Araujo (22-6, Team Carwin), Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson), Michael Hill (4-0, Team Nelson), Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson), Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin)

TUF 16 Semi-Finalists: Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin), Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson), Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson), Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin)

TUF 16 Semi-Final match-ups: Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson) v. Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson)

Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin) v. Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin)

TUF 16 Finalists: TBD, TBD

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Top 10 MMA Rankings- December 2012

November 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This is the 17th monthly installment of the Ringside Report official Top 10 MMA rankings. These rankings were compiled and debated on the November 28, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio.

No movement in the heavyweight division this month. No Top 10 heavyweights competed in November 2012. Number 1 ranked Junior Dos Santos will fight 2nd ranked Cain Velasquez for the UFC HW title on December 29. They are the only Top 10 heavyweights scheduled for competition in December 2012.

Heavyweights- 207-265 lbs.

1. Junior Dos Santos (15-1, UFC HW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Frank Mir on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. Next fight: versus Cain Velasquez on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155

2. Cain Velasquez (10-1) Last fight: TKO win over Antonio Silva on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. Next fight: versus Junior Dos Santos on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155

3.Alistair Overeem (36-11-1) Last fight: TKO win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 on December 30, 2011. Next Fight: versus Antonio Silva on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156

4. Daniel Cormier (10-0) Last fight: unanimous decision win over Josh Barnett on May 19, 2012 in Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale. Next fight: versus Dion Staring on January 12, 2013 for Strikeforce

5. Josh Barnett (31-6) Last fight:  unanimous decision loss to Daniel Cormier on May 19, 2012 in Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale. Next fight: versus Nandor Guelmino on January 12, 2013 for Strikeforce

6. Frank Mir (16-6) Last fight: TKO loss to Junior Dos Santos for UFC HW title on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. Next fight: TBA

7. Fabricio Werdum (16-5-1) Last fight: TKO win over Mike Russow on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147. Next fight: versus Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in summer 2013

8. Antonio Silva (17-4) Last fight: TKO win over Travis Browne October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. Next fight: versus Alistair Overeem on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156

9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-7-1-1) Last fight: submission win over Dave Herman on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. Next fight: versus Fabricio Werdum in summer 2013

10. Shane Carwin (12-2) Last fight: UD loss to Junior Dos Santos on June 11, 2011. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Mark Hunt, Cheick Kongo, Roy Nelson, Gabriel Gonzaga, Travis Browne, Ben Rothwell, Stefan Struve.

No movement in the light-heavyweight division this month. No Top 10 light-heavyweights competed in November 2012. 3rd ranked Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is scheduled to fight 7th ranked Alexander Gustafsson on December 8. They are the only Top 10 light-heavyweights scheduled to compete in December 2012.

Light-Heavyweights- 205 lbs.

1. Jon Jones (17-1, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: submission win over Vitor Belfort on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Next fight: versus Chael Sonnen on April 27, 2013

2. Dan Henderson (29-8) Last fight: UD win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: versus Lyoto Machida on February 23, 2013 at UFC 157

3. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (21-6) Last Fight: TKO win over Brandon Vera on August 4 at UFC on FOX 4. Next fight: versus Alexander Gustafsson on December 8, 2012 at UFC on FOX 5

4. Lyoto Machida (18-3) Last fight: KO win over Ryan Bader at UFC on Fox 4 on August 4, 2012. Next fight: versus Dan Henderson on February 23, 2013 at UFC 157

5. Rashad Evans (17-2-1D) Last fight: Unanimous Decision loss to Jon Jones for UFC LHW title at UFC 145 on April 21, 2012.  Next fight: versus Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on February 2, 2012 at UFC 156

6. Phil Davis (10-1) Last fight: submission win over Wagner Prado on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. Next fight: versus Forrest Griffin on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155.

7. Alexander Gustafsson (14-1) Last fight: unanimous decision win over Thiago Silva on April 14, 2012. Next fight: versus Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on December 8, 2012 at UFC on FOX 5.

8. Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2) Last fight: Unanimous Decision win over Ovince St-Preux on December 17, 2011. Next fight: versus Mike Kyle on January 12 for Strikeforce

9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5) Last fight: TKO win over Tito Ortiz on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next fight: versus Rashad Evans on February 2, 2012 at UFC 156

10. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-10) Last fight: UD loss to Ryan Bader on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144. Next fight: versus Glover Teixeira on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

Honourable mentions: Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, Forrest Griffin, Ryan Bader, Glover Teixeira, Ryan Jimmo, Jimi Manuwa

No movement in the middleweight division this month. No Top 10 middleweights competed in November 2012. 8th ranked Yushin Okami is scheduled to fight Alan Belcher on December 29 at UFC 155. 10th ranked Tim Boetsch is scheduled to fight Constantinos Philippou on December 29.

Middleweights- 185 lbs.

1. Anderson Silva (33-4, UFC Middleweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Stephan Bonnar on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. Next fight: TBA

2. Chael Sonnen (27-12-1D) Last fight: TKO loss to Anderson Silva on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148. Next Fight: versus Jon Jones for UFC LHW title on April 27, 2013

3. Chris Weidman (8-0) Last Fight: KO win over Mark Munoz on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 4. Next Fight: TBA

4. Vitor Belfort (21-9) Last fight: submission loss to Jon Jones on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Next fight: versus fight Michael Bisping on January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX 7

5. Michael Bisping (23-4) Last fight: UD win over Brian Stann on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Next fight: versus Vitor Belfort n January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX 7

6. Mark Munoz (12-3) Last fight: KO loss to Chris Weidman at UFC on Fuel 4 on July 11, 2012. Next Fight: TBA

7. Brian Stann (12-5) Last fight: UD loss to Michael Bisping on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Next fight: TBA

8. Yushin Okami (27-7) Last fight: TKO win over Buddy Roberts on August 11, 2012 at UFC 150. Next fight: versus Alan Belcher on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155

9. Luke Rockhold (10-1, Strikeforce MW champion) Last fight: UD win over Tim Kennedy on July 14, 2012 for Strikeforce: Rockhold v. Kennedy. Next Fight: TBA

10. Tim Boetsch (16-4) Last Fight: SD win over Hector Lombard on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. Next Fight: versus Constantinos Philippou on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155.

Honourable mentions: Mamed Khalidov,Rousimar Palhares, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Wanderlei Silva, Alan Belcher, Jake Shields

No movement in the welterweight division this month. Number 1 ranked Georges St-Pierre scored a unanimous decision win over 2nd ranked Carlos Condit on November 17. 4th ranked Johny Hendricks defeated 7th ranked Martin Kampmann on November 17. 8th ranked Rory MacDonald is scheduled to fight B.J. Penn on December 8.

Welterweights- 170 lbs.

1. Georges St-Pierre (23-2 UFC Welterweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Carlos Condit at UFC 154 on November 17, 2012. Next fight: TBA

2. Carlos Condit (28-6) Last fight: UD loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 154 on November 17, 2012. Next fight: TBA

3. Nick Diaz (26-8-1D) Last fight: UD loss to Carlos Condit on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143 for interim UFC Welterweight Championship. Next fight: TBA

4. Johny Hendricks (13-1) Last fight: KO win over Martin Kampmann on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154. Next fight: TBA

5. Josh Koscheck (17-6) Last fight: SD loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC on Fox 3 on May 5, 2012. Next fight: TBA

6. Jon Fitch (24-4-1NC-1D) Last fight: UD win over Erick Silva on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. Next fight: versus Demian Maia on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156

7. Martin Kampmann (20-6) KO loss to Johny Hendricks on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154. Next fight: TBA

8. Rory MacDonald (12-1) Last fight: TKO win over Che Mills on April 21, 2012. Next fight: versus B.J. Penn on December 8, 2012 at UFC on FOX 5.

9. Nate Marquardt (32-10-2D, Strikeforce WW champion) Last fight: KO win over Tyron Woodley on July 14, 2012 to win Strikeforce WW title. Next fight: versus Tarec Saffiedine on January 12 for Strikeforce

10. Demian Maia (17-4) Last fight: submission win over Rick Story on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. Next fight: versus Jon Fitch on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156

Honourable mentions: B.J. Penn, Dong Hyun Kim, John Hathaway, Erick Silva, Thiago Alves, Rick Story, Diego Sanchez, Jake Ellenberger

No movement in the lightweight division this month. No Top 10 lightweights competed in November 2012. Number 1 ranked Benson Henderson is scheduled to defend his UFC LW title versus 5th ranked Nate Diaz on December 8. 8th ranked Jim Miller will fight Joe Lauzon on December 29.

Lightweights- 155 lbs.

1. Benson Henderson (17-2, UFC Lightweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Frankie Edgar on August 11, 2012 at UFC 150. Next fight: versus Nate Diaz on December 8, 2012 at UFC on FOX 5.

2. Frankie Edgar (14-3-1) Last fight: UD loss to Benson Henderson on August 11, 2012 at UFC 150 for UFC LW title. Next fight: versus Jose Aldo on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156

3. Gray Maynard (11-1-1D-1NC) Last fight: SD win over Clay Guida on June 22, 2012 at UFC on FX 4. Next fight: TBA

4. Gilbert Melendez (21-2, Strikeforce LW champion) Last fight: SD win over Josh Thomson on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett v. Cormier. Next fight:  TBA

5. Nate Diaz (16-7) Last fight: submission win over Jim Miller on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3. Next fight: versus Benson Henderson on December 8, 2012 at UFC on FOX 5 for UFC LW title.

6. Anthony Pettis (15-2) Last fight: KO win over Joe Lauzon on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144. Next fight: versus Donald Cerrone on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

7. Clay Guida (29-13) Last fight: SD loss to Gray Maynard on June 22, 2012 at UFC on FX 4. Next fight: versus Hatsu Hioki on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

8. Jim Miller (21-4) Last Fight: submission loss to Nate Diaz on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3. Next fight: versus Joe Lauzon on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155

9. Donald Cerrone (19-4-1NC) Last Fight: KO win over Melvin Guillard on August 11, 2012 at UFC 150. Next fight: versus Anthony Pettis on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

 10.  Michael Chandler (10-0, Bellator LW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Akihiro Gono on May 4, 2012 at Bellator 67 in non-title bout. Next fight: versus Rick Hawn, date TBA

Honourable mentions: Rafael Dos Anjos, Jorge Masvidal, Joe Lauzon, Edson Barboza, Eddie Alvarez, Takanori Gomi, Shinya Aoki

No movement in the featherweight division this month. 8th ranked Darren Elkins scored a decision win over Steven Siler on November 17. No other Top 10 featherweights competed in November 2012. 2nd ranked Chad Mendes is scheduled to fight Hacran Dias on December 15 at UFC on FX 6. Mendes is the only Top 10 ranked FW in competition in December 2012.

Featherweights-145 lbs.

1. Jose Aldo (21-1, UFC Featherweight Champion) Last fight: KO win over Chad Mendes at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012. Next fight: versus Frankie Edgar on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156

2. Chad Mendes (12-1) Last fight: KO win over Cody McKenzie on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148. Next Fight: versus Hacran Dias on December 15, 2012 at UFC on FX 6

3. Erik Koch (13-1) Last fight: UD win over Jonathan Brookins on September 17, 2011. Next fight: versus Ricardo Lamas on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

4. Chan Sung Jung (13-3) Last fight: submission win over Dustin Poirier on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 3. Next fight: TBA

5. Ricardo Lamas (12-2) Last fight: UD win over Hatsu Hioki on June 22, 2012 at UFC on FX 3. Next fight: versus Erik Koch on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

6. Cub Swanson (18-5) Last fight: TKO win over Charles Oliveira on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Next fight: TBA

7. Hatsu Hioki (26-5-2) Last fight: UD loss to Ricardo Lamas on June 22, 2012 for UFC on FX 3. Next fight: versus Clay Guida on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

8. Darren Elkins (15-2) Last fight: UD win over Steven Siler on November 17 at UFC 154. Next fight: TBA

9. Diego Nunes (17-3) Last fight: UD win over Bart Palaszewski on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. Next fight: versus Nik Lentz on January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX 7

10. Pat Curran (17-4, Bellator champion) Last fight: KO win over Joe Warren on March 9, 2012 to win Bellator FW title. Next fight: v. Patrcio Freire, date TBA

Honourable mentions: Joe Warren, Marlon Sandro, Bart Palaszewski, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Yuri Alcantara, Dennis Siver, Hacran Dias, Pablo Garza, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira

No movement in the bantamweight rankings this month. 7th ranked Ivan Menjivar scored a submission win over Azamat Gashimov on November 17 at UFC 154. No other Top 10 bantamweights competed in November 2012. 6th ranked Brad Pickett is scheduled to fight 9th ranked Eddie Wineland on December 29 at UFC 155. 8th ranked Scott Jorgensen will fight John Albert on December 8 at UFC on FOX 5.

Bantamweights- 135 lbs.

1. Dominick Cruz (19-1, UFC Bantamweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Demetrious Johnson on October 1, 2011 to defend UFC BW title. Next fight: TBA

2. Renan Barao (29-1-1, UFC interim BW champion) Last fight:  UD win over Urijah Faber on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. Next Fight: rumored to be fighting Michael McDonald, date TBA

3. Urijah Faber (26-6) Last fight: UD loss to Renan Barao on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. Next Fight: versus Vaughan Lee on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156

4. Brian Bowles (10-2) Last fight: submission loss to Urijah Faber on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

5. Michael McDonald (15-1) Last fight: KO win over Miguel Torres on April 21, 2012. Next fight: rumored to be fighting Renan Barao, date TBA

6. Brad Pickett (22-6) Last fight: KO win over Yves Jabouin on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 5. Next fight: versus Eddie Wineland on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155

7. Ivan Menjivar (25-9) Last fight: submission win over Azamat Gashimov on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154. Next fight: TBA

8. Scott Jorgensen (13-6) Last fight: KO loss to Eddie Wineland on June 8, 2012 at UFC on FX 3. Next fight: versus John Albert on December 8, 2012 at UFC on FOX 5.

9. Eddie Wineland (19-8-1D) Last fight: KO win over Scott Jorgensen on June 8, 2012 at UFC on FX 3. Next fight: versus Brad Pickett on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155

10. Bibiano Fernandes (12-3) Last fight: UD win over Gustavo Falciroli on August 31, 2012 for ONE FC. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Antonio Banuelos, Yves Jabouin, Mike Easton, Takeya Mizugaki, TJ Dillashaw, Tyson Nam

Previously 10th ranked John Lineker bumps up to 7th overall with a win over Yasuhiro Urushitani on November 10. The loss drops Urushitani from 8th in November 2012 to an honorable mention on this month’s list. Previously 7th ranked Darren Uyenoyama gets dropped down to 8th overall. 4th ranked Chris Cariaso is scheduled to fight 10th ranked John Moraga on December 29 at UFC 155. No other Top 10 flyweights are scheduled for competition in December 2012.

Flyweights

 1. Demetrious Johnson (12-2-1, UFC Flyweight champion) Last fight: SD win over Joseph Benavidez for UFC Fly-W title on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Next fight: versus John Dodson on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

2. Joseph Benavidez (16-3) Last fight: SD loss to Demetrious Johnson on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Next fight: TBA

3. Ian McCall (11-3-1) Last fight: UD loss to Demetrious Johnson on June 8, 2012 at UFC on FX 3. Next fight: TBA

4. Chris Cariaso (14-3) Last fight: UD win over Josh Ferguson on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 4. Next Fight: versus John Moraga on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155

5. John Dodson (13-5) Last fight: TKO win over Jussier Da Silva on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. Next fight: versus Demetrious Johnson for UFC Fly-W title on January 26, 2013 at UFC on FOX 6

6. Louis Gaudinot (6-2) Last fight: submission win over John Lineker on May 5, 2012 at UFC on FOX 3. Next fight: TBA

7. John Lineker (20-6) Last fight: UD win over Yasuhiro Urushitani on November 10, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 6. Next fight: TBA

8. Darren Uyenoyama (8-3) Last fight: submission win over Phil Harris on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. Next fight: TBA

 9.  Jussier Da Silva Formiga (14-2) Last fight: TKO loss to John Dodson on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. Next fight: TBA

10. John Moraga (11-1) Last fight: KO win over Ulysses Gomez on August 4, 2012 at UFC on FOX 4. Next fight: versus Chris Cariaso on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155.

Honorable mentions: Tim Elliott, Josh Ferguson, Phil Harris, Ulysses Gomez, Yasuhiro Urushitani

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Ringside Report Radio November 23 now online

November 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This is the November 23, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Johnny North.

Simon and North discussed Nick Diaz’ recent comments about Georges St-Pierre and who GSP should fight next. Simon and North discussed the possibility of the Anderson Silva v. GSP fight and other fights for St-Pierre involving top contenders in the welterweight division.

Simon and North talked about Gegard Mousasi versus Mike Kyle at Strikeforce in January 2013 and Mousasi’s assertion that he is going to the UFC.

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

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Ringside Report Radio November 21 now online

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This is the November 21, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Johnny North.

Simon and North discussed the results from UFC 154 including the war between Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit. Simon and North talked about GSP’s victory and who could be next for the UFC welterweight champion.

Simon and North heard clips from Anderson Silva’ pre-UFC 154 press conference and the post-fight comments from GSP and Dana White regarding a potential super-fight between Silva and St-Pierre.

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

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TUF 16: Episode 10 notes and results

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Episode 10- November 16, 2012- Mike Ricci says he doesn’t care if Michael Hill is upset that he picked him to fight in the quarter-finals. Ricci says the fighters are just numbers to him. Hill says Ricci is “a phony, he’s a fake.” Hil and Ricci had previously agreed not to fight until the finals as the only two Canadians in the house.

Bristol Marunde (15-7, Team Carwin) v. Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin) and Igor Araujo (22-6, Team Carwin) v. Colton Smith (3-1,Team Nelson) will be having their quarter-final bouts on this episode.

Marunde and Magny are both on Team Carwin but are training with different coaches and training partners on their team.

Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin) v. Bristol Marunde (15-7, Team Carwin)- TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Final

Round 1- Marunde connects with a straight right hand but Magny fires back with a solid leg kick and a jab. Marunde fires a leg kick back at Magny but eats a jab. Magny lands another jab as he circles out and out-boxes Marunde. Marunde shoots in and lands a takedown with 3 minutes remaining in the round. Magny gets back to his feet and lands two more jabs and a left hook. Magny slips when throwing a punch but recovers by throwing and landing an up-kick before getting to his feet. Marunde lands an uppercut but Magny scores again with the jab. Marunde pushes Magny against the fence but Magny defends the takedown and lands more punches. I would score Round 1 for Neil Magny: 10-9

Round 2- Marunde charges in with punches but cannot connect and Magny makes him pay with a knee to the body. Magny lands a solid body kick and a good right hand in the first minute of the round. Marunde lands a kick to the body but eats a jab and a hard right hand. Magny lands another straight right hand but Marunde catches a kick and takes him down. Marunde lands two big punches from Magny’s guard but cannot improve position and Magny is able to push away and get to his feet. Magny pushes Marunde against the fence but Marunde attempts a kimura and pulls Magny to the ground. Magny escapes the submission attempt and lands punches from the top position. Marunde is able to get to his feet and swings wildly with punches as time expires but cannot land anything. Magny lands another jab and pushes Marunde into the fence as the round comes to an end. I would score Round 2 for Neil Magny: 10-9

Neil Magny def. Bristol Marunde via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight tournament

Colton Smith and Igor Araujo bump heads at the weigh-ins and Araujo tells Smith not to touch him. Smith tells him he’ll touch him tomorrow and Araujo pushes him. Shane Carwin gets in between them and Araujo appears to throw a knee at Carwin’s backside. The fighters are separated but are both very angry.

Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson) v. Igor Araujo (22-6, Team Carwin)- TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals

Round 1- Smith throws a body kick and Araujo charges in for a takedown. Smith reverses the position and takes Araujo down. Smith passes the guard into side-control and keeps Araujo down as he tries to sweep. Smith lands solid elbows and punches and continues to control Araujo as he tries to escape. Smith lands punches to the body and to the head as he continues to expertly keep Araujo grounded. Araujo manages to get to his feet but eats knees to the face by Smith. The fighters clinch against the fence and Smith lands another takedown. Smith lands punches and elbows from inside Araujo’s guard as time expires in the round. I would score Round 1 for Igor Aruajo: 10-9

Round 2- Smith lands jab and another takedown in the first 30 seconds of the round. Smith lands short elbows from half-guard and improves into side-control. Smith opens up with heavy punches and begins to do damage. Araujo cannot get out from under Smith and remains grounded. Araujo tries to roll out of the position but Smith demonstrates excellent wrestling and submission defense to stay on top. Smith lands solid knees to the body and hangs on as Araujo tries to escape. Smith sticks to Araujo like glue and hammers Araujo with punches as time expires. I would score Round 2 for Colton Smith: 10-9

Colton Smith def. Igor Araujo via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

Araujo and Smith make peace after the bout. Smith says it feels great to be in the final four.

Joey Rivera (7-1,Team Nelson) v. Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson) and

Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin) v. Michael Hill (4-0, Team Nelson) are the two quarter-finals that will take place on the next episode.

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TUF 16 quick results

Episode 1- September 14, 2012- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF House

Dom Waters def. Kevin Nowaczyk via TKO (punches) at (0:32) Round 1

Michael Hill def. Lev Magen via KO (punch) at (1:27) Round 1

Bristol Marunde def. George Lockhart via submission (guillotine choke) at (2:23) at Round 1

Mike Ricci def. Jason South via TKO (punches) at (1:50) Round 1

Julian Lane def. Diego Bautista via unanimous decision

Igor Araujo def. Cortez Coleman via submission (triangle choke) at 3:16 in 3rd (sudden victory) Round.

James Chaney def. Jerel Clark via submission (triangle choke) at 1:30 Round 1

Cameron Diffley def. Zane Kamaka via submission (arm-bar) at 1:37 Round 1

Neil Magny def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Jon Manley def. Ricky Legere Jr. via unanimous decision

Colton Smith def. Jesse Barrett via unanimous decision

Matt Secor def. Max Griffin via submission (triangle choke) at 2:55 in Round 3

Eddy Ellis def. David Michaud via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:29 in Round 2

Joey Rivera def. Saad Awad via majority decision

Nic Herron-Webb def. Tim Ruberg via submission (arm-bar) at 4:17 in Round 1

Sam Alvey def. Leo Kuntz via KO (punch) at 0:47 in Round 1

Episode 2- September 21, 2012: Neil Magny defeats Cameron Diffley via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 3- September 28, 2012: Joey Rivera def. Sam Alvey via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 4- October 5, 2012- Bristol Marunde def. Julian Lane via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 5- October 12, 2012- Igor Araujo def. Nic Herron-Webb via majority decision (19-18, 19-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 6- October 19, 2012- Colton Smith def. Eddy Ellis via majority decision (19-18, 19-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 7- October 26, 2012- Michael Hill def. Matt Secor via split-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Quarter-Finals

Episode 8- November 4, 2012- Jon Manley def. James Chaney via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:25 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 9- November 9, 2012- Mike Ricci def. Dom Waters via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals.

Episode 10- November 16, 2012- Neil Magny def. Bristol Marunde via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals.

Colton Smith def. Igor Araujo via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 16 Welterweight Tournament

TUF 16 Teams and Draft selections

Team Shane Carwin: Sam Alvey (18-4) 1st pick, 1st overall, Bristol Marunde (15-7) 2nd pick, 3rd overall, Mike Ricci (7-2) 3rd pick, 5th overall, Neil Magny (7-1) 4th pick, 7th overall, James Chaney (7-2) 5th pick, 9th overall, Eddy Ellis (17-15-1) 6th pick, 11th overall, Igor Araujo (22-6) 7th pick, 13th overall, Matt Secor (3-1) 8th pick, 15th overall.

Team Roy Nelson: Dom Waters (4-1) 1st pick, 2nd overall, Michael Hill (4-0), 2nd pick, 4th overall, Cameron Diffley (3-0) 3rd pick, 6th overall, Colton Smith (3-1) 4th pick, 8th overall, Jon Manley (7-1) 5th pick, 10th overall, Nic Herron-Webb (11-3) 6th pick, 12th overall, Joey Rivera (7-1) 7th pick, 14th overall, Julian Lane (4-0) 8th pick, 14th overall.

TUF 16 Quarter-Finalists Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin), Joey Rivera (7-1, Team Nelson), Bristol Marunde (15-7, Team Carwin), Igor Araujo (22-6, Team Carwin), Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson), Michael Hill (4-0, Team Nelson), Jon Manley (7-1, Team Nelson), Mike Ricci (7-2, Team Carwin)

TUF 16 Semi-Finalists: Neil Magny (7-1, Team Carwin), Colton Smith (3-1, Team Nelson), TBD, TBD

TUF 16 Finalists: TBD, TBD

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This is the November 16, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Dave and Kevin previewed and gave their predictions for all 13 bouts on the UFC 154 card. Including every preliminary bout and the main event UFC Welterweight unification title match between Carlos Condit and Georges St-Pierre.

Dave and Kevin discussed Matt Mitrione replacing Shane Carwin to fight Roy Nelson, Jon Fitch v. Demian Maia in February and Ronda Rousey officially in the UFC.

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

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