Ringside Report Radio. May 22 with Jean-Charles Skarbowsky. Now online

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This is the May 22, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough.

Jean-Charles Skarbowsky appeared in studio for the first hour of the program. Skarbowsky is a world renowned Muay-Thai champion who discussed his time coaching for Team Georges St-Pierre on The Ultimate Fighter, the popularity of Muay-Thai around the world and much more.

Simon and McKough talked about the results from UFC on FX 8 including Vitor Belfort’s KO win over Luke Rockhold and what could be next for both men.

Simon and McKough talked about Josh Barnett signing to the UFC and who could be his next opponent.

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

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TUF 17: Episode 1 notes and results

January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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TUF-17-PosterTUF 17: Team Jones v. Team Sonnen

 Episode 1. January 22, 2013- For the first time in TUF history, fighters are allowed their families in the building to watch their elimination round bouts. This will be an all-middleweight (185 lbs.) season.

Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen are shown meeting and shaking hands. Dana White recounts the history between Jones and Sonnen and talks about their fight on April 27.

The fighters enter the TUF gym and are introduced to Dana White, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen.

Adam Cella (4-0) v. Jake Heun (3-2)  

Round 1- Heun took a knee to the face but scored a takedown in the first minute of the bout. Cella locked in an arm-bar from his back. Heun tried to roll out of the hold but could not escape and was forced to submit.

Adam Cella def. Jake Heun via submission (arm-bar) Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Nik Fekete (5-1) v. Zak Cummings (15-3)

Round 1- Cummings dropped Fekete in the opening seconds with a heavy right hand and finished him with hammer-fists to get the stoppage.

Zak Cummings def. Nik Fekete via TKO Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Eldon Sproat (3-1) v. Kevin Casey (5-2)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Jon Jones describes the fight as a dominant performance by Kevin Casey with superior grappling.

Kevin Casey def. Eldon Sproat via submission (rear-naked choke) to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Scott Rosa (5-1) v. Tor Troeng (15-4)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Chael Sonnen describes it as a ground-fight dominated by Troeng.

Tor Troeng def. Scott Rosa via submission (rear-naked choke) to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Clint Hester (7-3) Fraser Opie (10-5)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Hester dominates with great boxing and wrestling. Jon Jones says Hester will be a top pick after this performance.

Clint Hester def. Fraser Opie via unanimous decision to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Ryan Bigler (9-3) v. Robert “Bubba” McDaniel (20-6)

Only highlights are shown from this bout. After a close first round, McDaniel finishes Bigler with punches from the back-mount in the second round.

Bubba McDaniel def. Ryan Bigler via TKO (strikes) in R2 to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Josh Samman (9-2) v. Leo Bercier (7-2)

Round 1- Samman scores a takedown in he first 10 seconds and scores several big punches to the body. Samman improves to full-mount, Bercier gives up his back and takes big punches to the head. Samman unloads with heavy punches and elbows to force the referee stoppage.

Josh Samman def. Leo Bercier via TKO (elbows) in R1 to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Kito Andrews (9-2) v. Kelvin Gastelum (4-0)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Kito Andrews was in-control in the first round but Kelvin Gastelum fought back in the second round. Chael Sonnen said it was a very close fight.

Kelvin Gastelum def. Kito Andrews via decision to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) v. Mike Persons (3-0)

Only highlights of this bout were shown. Jon Jones says Quinlan displayed the best wrestling that he’s seen on the show so far. Quinlan dominated the fight with effective wrestling and finished with ground and pound.

Jimmy Quinlan def. Mike Persons via TKO (punches) to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Uriah Hall (7-2) v. Andy Enz (6-1)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Hall scored good strikes, scored takedowns and attempted submissions in a highly entertaining first round. Hall continues to impress in the second round and wins the decision.

Uriah Hall def. Andy Enz via unanimous decision to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Gilbert Smith (5-1) v. Eric Wahlin (4-2)

Round 1- Smith scores a takedown and passes into half-guard. Smith lands short elbows to Wahlin’s head and locks in a head-arm triangle to force the submission.

Gilbert Smith def. Eric Wahlin via submission (arm-triangle choke) in R1 to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Nicholas Kohring (3-0) v. Luke Barnatt (5-0)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Luke Barnatt used his 6’6 frame to control the range and dominate Kohring.

Luke Barnatt def. Nicholas Kohring via decision to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Dylan Andrews (15-4) v. Tim Williams (7-1)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Andrews scored with a hard right hand early in the fight but Williams fought back and the fight went to a close decision.

Dylan Andrews def. Tim Williams via decision to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Collin Hart (4-1) v. Mike Jasper (5-0)

Only highlights were shown from this bout. Jon Jones says it was a “pretty amazing fight,” where Collin dominated with dirty-boxing. Jones says Hart reminds him of Randy Couture.

Collin Hart def. Mike Jasper via submission (rear-naked choke) R1 to advance to TUF 17 middleweight tournament Final 16

Fourteen fighters have now advanced to the Round of 16. Two losing fighters from the Round of 16 will get a second opportunity to qualify for the quarter-finals in a Wild Card fight against each other.

Coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen now draft their teams. Chael Sonnen wins the coin toss and elects to choose the first fighter in the draft. Jon Jones gets to choose the first fight match-up by default.

Chael Sonnen selects Luke Barnatt (5-0) first for his team, first overall

Jon Jones selects Clint Hester (7-3) first for his team, second overall

Chael Sonnen selects Uriah Hall (7-2) second for his team, third overall

Jon Jones selects Josh Samman (9-2) second for his team, fourth overall

Chael Sonnen selects Zak Cummings (15-3) third for his team, fifth overall

Jon Jones selects Bubba McDaniel (20-6) third for his team, sixth overall

Chael Sonnen selects Tor Troeng (15-4) fourth for his team, seventh overall

Jon Jones selects Gilbert Smith (5-1) fourth for his team, eighth overall

Chael Sonnen selects Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) fifth for his team, ninth overall

Jon Jones selects Collin Hart (4-1) fifth for his team, tenth overall

Chael Sonnen selects Kevin Casey (5-2) sixth for his team, eleventh overall

Jon Jones selects Adam Cella (4-0) sixth for his team, twelfth overall

Chael Sonnen selects Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) seventh for his team, thirteenth overall

Jon Jones selects Dylan Andrews (15-4) seventh for his team, fourteenth overall

Jon Jones selects Gilbert Smith (5-1, Team Jones) to fight Luke Barnatt (5-0, Team Sonnen) in the first bout of the Round of 16.The fight will take place on Episode 2, next week.

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TUF 17 Quick Results

Episode 1- January 22, 2013- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF 17 house

Adam Cella def. Jake Heun via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Zak Cummings def. Nik Fekete via TKO Round 1

Kevin Casey def. Eldon Sproat via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Tor Troeng def. Scott Rosa via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Clint Hester def. Fraser Opie via unanimous decision

Bubba McDaniel def. Ryan Bigler via TKO (strikes) in R2

Josh Samman def. Leo Bercier via TKO (elbows) in R1

Kelvin Gastelum def. Kito Andrews via decision

Jimmy Quinlan def. Mike Persons via TKO (punches) R1

Uriah Hall def. Andy Enz via unanimous decision

Gilbert Smith def. Eric Wahlin via submission (arm-triangle choke) in R1

Luke Barnatt def. Nicholas Kohring via decision

Dylan Andrews def. Tim Williams via decision

Collin Hart def. Mike Jasper via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

Team Chael Sonnen: Luke Barnatt (5-0) 1st pick, 1st overall, Uriah Hall (7-2) 2nd pick, 3rd overall, Zak Cummings (15-3) 3rd pick, 5th overall, Tor Troeng (15-4) 4th pick, 7th overall, Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 5th pick, 9th overall, Kevin Casey (5-2) 6th pick, 11th overall, Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) 7th pick, 13th overall

Team Jon Jones: Clint Hester (7-3) 1st pick, 2nd overall, Josh Samman (9-2) 2nd pick, 4th overall, Bubba McDaniel (20-6) 3rd pick, 5th overall, Gilbert Smith (5-1) 4th pick, 6th overall, Collin Hart (4-1) 5th pick, 10th overall, Adam Cella (4-0) 6th pick, 12th overall, Dylan Andrews (15-4) 7th pick, 14th overall

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FIELD FINALIZED FOR THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 17 ON FX

January 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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LOS ANGELES (Jan. 9, 2013) – Tuesdays just got TUF™. On January 22, TUF-17-Postersome of the world’s most talented and determined mixed martial artists will face-off in the most grueling sports tournament on television. Watch as 28 mixed martial arts prospects battle for a coveted spot on the new season of The Ultimate Fighter®, which begins with a special two-hour premiere airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FX.

The Ultimate Fighter, the Ultimate Fighting Championship®’s long-running reality television series, will run for 13 weeks and will culminate in a three-hour finale, live from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Unlike previous seasons on FX, the one-hour broadcast will now be shown on Tuesday nights at its new regularly scheduled timeslot of 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The 14 successful combatants will be divided into two teams, which will be coached by two of the fiercest rivals in all of sport. UFC® light heavyweight champion and MMA superstar, Jon “Bones” Jones will captain one team, while the controversial and charismatic challenger Chael Sonnen will lead the second team into battle in this, the 17th installment of the series.

The coaches will then collide for the light heavyweight title on Saturday, April 27, at UFC® 159: JONES vs. SONNEN at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Not surprisingly, both Jones and Sonnen will be bringing their trademark self-confidence into their stints as coaches this season on The Ultimate Fighter.

“I thought it would be a good way to share myself with the sport of MMA,” Jones said. “I embrace the role.”

Said Sonnen: “The hottest show on FX is being graced with the greatest talent God ever made: Chael P. Sonnen.’’

The list of finalists in the middleweight (185 pounds) division was trimmed from more than 250 applicant athletes. The fighters – all seeking the opportunity of a lifetime and a six-figure contract from the Ultimate Fighting Championship – hail from the United States, Australia, England and Sweden.

“The quality of guys we have this season in unbelievable,” said UFC President Dana White. “From the fights to get into the house, to every single fight this season, I think the talent is some of the best I’ve ever seen on this show. We’re going to end up with some really good guys in the 185-pound division.”

“The production value has increased, the talent level is at an all-time high, and we have two of the most dynamic personalities in all of the UFC as our coaches,” said Chuck Saftler, EVP of FX Networks. “I’m extremely excited about this season of The Ultimate Fighter and truly believe this could be the show’s best season yet.”

On Jan. 22, the season will launch with 14 gripping elimination scraps. Those victorious in the opening round, or “Fight In”, become official cast members and earn their place in The Ultimate Fighter house in Las Vegas. The winners will be drafted into opposing teams of seven by Jones and Sonnen. Thereafter, cameras will document their activity before and after their training and fights during the season.

Each episode’s winners will advance in the single-elimination tournament until one is crowned The Ultimate Fighter.

The competitors are:

Dylan Andrews (16-4-1), 32, Gold Coast, AUS

Jake Heun (3-2), 25, Salt Lake City, Utah

Hito Andrews (9-2), 34, Sacramento, Calif.

Nicholas Hohring (3-0), 22, Valley Springs, Calif.

Luke Barnatt (5-0), 24, Cambridge, ENG

Mike Jaspar (6-0), 29, Camarillo, Calif.

Leo Bercier (7-2), 31, Great Falls, Montana

Bubba McDaniel (20-6), 29, Albuquerque, N.M.

Ryan Lee Q. Bigler (9-3), 28, Guam

Frasier Opie (10-5), 25, Milton Keynes, ENG

Kevin Casey (5-2), 31, Hawthorne, Calif.

Frederick Persons (3-0), 28, Stockton, Calif.

Adam Cella (4-0), 27, Fenton, Mo.

Jimmy Quinlan (3-0), 26, Metheun, Mass.

Zach Cummings (15-3), 28, Kansas City, Mo.

Scott Rosa (4-1), 27, Sparks, Nev.

Andy Enz, (6-1), 21, Anchorage, Alaska

Josh Samman (9-2), 24, Tallahassee, Fla.

Nik Fehete (5-1), 32, Las Vegas, Nev.

Gilbert Smith (5-1), 30, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Kelvin Gastelum (5-0), 20, Yuma, Ariz.

Eldon Sproat (3-1), 27, Molohai, Hawaii

Uriah Hall (7-2), 28, New York City, N.Y.

Tor Troeng (15-4-1), 29, Umea, SWE

Collin Hart (4-1-1), 23, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Eric Wahlin (5-1), 29, Taylorsville, Utah

Clint Hester (7-3), 24, Atlanta, Ga.

Timothy Williams (7-1), 26, Millville, N.J.

Many of today’s most recognizable names in the UFC have emerged from the TUF™ series, including, among many others, Forrest Griffin, Kenny Florian, Rashad Evans, and Michael Bisping.

Tune-in and watch who will become the next THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER on FX!

—UFC press release—

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UFC 158 Card Update!

January 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Only 70-days away from the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to ufc158-postersmallMontreal on March 16th, 2013 for UFC 158: GSP vs. Diaz. After the December 16th announcement of the main event of UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) defending his title for the eighth time versus former STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion Nick Diaz (26-8-1 MMA, 7-5 UFC, 6-0 SF) was made official, the UFC has continued to stack this card.

Already announced, Rory MacDonald will receive a UFC 115 rematch against Carlos Condit, the title hungry Johny Hendricks will square off against Jake Ellenberger, and Patrick Cote will make his first drop to Welterweight to face STRIKEFORCE import Bobby Voelker.

The UFC has just added three more Canadian talent heavy bouts to the card with John Makdessi versus Daron Cruickshank, Chris Camozzi versus Nick Ring, and Jordan Mein versus Dan Miller.

After destroying the Canadian local scene, John “The Bull” Makdessi (10-2 Makdessi vs Cruickshank UFC 158MMA, 3-2 UFC) jumped into the UFC with two highlight reel performances going the distance with Pat Audinwood where he displayed his superb striking ability at UFC 124, and the famous spinning back fist knockout of Kyle Watson at UFC 129. Makdessi then suffered his first ever loss to Dennis Hallman at UFC 140 in an unfair bout as Hallman who was normally a Welterweight fighter dropped to Lightweight, but missed weight and came into the bout much larger than Makdessi. Clearly affected by his first loss, Makdessi loss his next bout to Anthony Njokuani at UFC 145. The Laval native then snapped his two-fight losing skid with a unanimous decision over Sam Stout at UFC 154. Since losing in the first episode of the Ultimate Fighter Live to James Vick via knockout, Daron Cruickshank (12-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has gone undefeated in the UFC with a unanimous decision over Chris Tickle at The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale, and a highlight reel knockout of Henry Martinez at UFC on FOX 5. Prior to joining the UFC, Cruickshank defeated Makdessi’s training partner Mike Ricci  for the Ringside MMA Lightweight championship at Ringside 12 in October of 2011.  The two will square off in a strikers dream match in a “Tristar’s revenge” bout.

A Middleweight showcase between Chris Camozzi (18-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and  Camozzi vs RingNick Ring has been added to the card. During his stint of the Ultimate Fighter season 11, Camozzi was forced to withdraw from the competition after suffering a broken jaw in his preliminary bout victory against Victor O’Donnell to get into the house. Camozzi was granted to opportunity to fight on the finale where he picked up a unanimous decision over James Hammortree, then a split decision over Dongi Yang at UFC 121. He was then submitted by Kyle Noke at UFC 127 and subsequently released from the promotion. Camozzi picked a split decision victory outside of the UFC against Joey Villasenor at Shark Fights 15, which granted him another shot in the UFC. Upon his return Camozzi lost a unanimous decision to Francis Carmont at UFC 137, losing two of three rounds, as Camozzi had Carmont in danger late in the third round with a kimura submission. Camozzi bounced back from the loss as he is currently riding a three fight win streak with a guillotine submission over Dustin Jacoby at UFC on FOX 2, a TKO victory over Nick Cantone at UFC on FX 4, and a unanimous decision over Luiz Cane at UFC 153. His opponent Nick Ring (13-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) also an alumni of season 11 of the Ultimate Fighter and also forced to withdraw due to ACL injury after defeating the winner of season Court McGee in the quarterfinals by majority decision. Ring officially made his UFC debut at UFC 127 in February of 2011 with a controversial unanimous decision victory over DEEP Middleweight champion Riki Fukuda. Ring “won” the first two rounds granting him the judges nod, but the MMA community, including UFC President Dana White were baffled by the decision. Ring then ensured that there was no controversy in his next UFC victory, as he submitted at UFC 131. Ring was then handed his first career loss to Tim Boetsch at UFC 135. Ring bounced back from his loss, defeating Court McGee by unanimous decision in a TUF 11 rematch at UFC 149. Undefeated on Canadian soil with 11 victories the Calgary native will attempt to remain that way and derail Camozzi’s win streak.

STRIKEFORCE import Jordan Mein (26-8 MMA, 2-1 SF) will be making his UFCJordan Mein vs. Dan Miller debut at UFC 158. Mein lost his MMA debut in 2006 to Rory MacDonald at the age of 16. Now 23-years-old, Mein has fought 34 times, racking up victories over notable fighters such as, Evangelista Santos, Marius Zaromskis, Joe Riggs, Josh Burkman, and Forest Petz. Mein made his STRIKEFORCE debut in September of 2011 with a TKO victory over Evangelista Santos. Mein then squared off against the much larger Tyron Woodley in a title eliminator bout, where Woodley spent three rounds sitting on Mein, who worked diligently off his back, but would lose a split decision. Mein then won a unanimous decision over Tyler Stinson in January of 2012. With two STRIKEFORCE events being cancelled in a the later part of 2012, Mein returned to the local scene to remain active on November 23rd for the Score Fighting Series 7. He destroyed Forrest Petz in 99-seconds with elbows and knees. His opponent, Brother of Top 10 ranked Lightweight Jim Miller, Dan Miller (14-6-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC) won his first three UFC bouts against Rob Kimmons at UFC Fight Night 15, Matt Horwich at UFC 90, and Jake Rosholt at UFC Fight Night 17. Miller would then go on to lose three consecutive decision bouts against Chael Sonnen at UFC 98, Damian Maia at UFC 109, and Michael Bisping at UFC 114. Miller snapped the losing streak with a ninja choke submission of John Salter at UFC 118, and a split decision over Joe Doerksen at UFC 124. Miller stepped back up in competition losing decisions to Nate Marquardt at UFC 128, and Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134. With the losses Miller made the decision to drop to 170lbs and submitted Ricardo Funch with a guillotine choke at UFC on FX 4 in his Welterweight debut to earn the submission of the night honors. Miller will attempt to remain undefeated at Welterweight and spoil Mein’s UFC debut.

Sarah Kaufman (15-2 MMA, 6-2 SF) will appear on Wednesday’s (Jan. 9th) Kaufman vs Tate UFC 158episode of Ringside Report Radio on TSN 690 with Dave Simon and Kevin McKough to discuss her potential involvement of UFC 158. The former STRIKEFORCE Women’s Bantamweight champion Kaufman has expressed to RingsideReportDOTNET that she would be interested in a rematch against Miesha Tate (13-3 MMA, 6-2 SF). The two fought at the first STRIKEFORCE Challengers card in May of 2009, where Kaufman won a unanimous decision. Both fighters lost first round submissions to UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Tate losing the STRIKEFORCE title, and Kaufman attempting to regain it. Tate recently defeated Kaufman’s teammate Julie Kedzie with an armbar submission after being beat up for two rounds by Kedzie. Kaufman would like to avenge the loss by her teammate, and face Tate in a bout that has been brewing for some time now, as Kaufman and Tate both felt that Kaufman deserved the title shot over Rousey, when Tate was champion. With the UFC adding a Women’s Bantamweight division to the company, we at Ringside Report Radio/www.ringsidereport.net believe that Kaufman would make a great addition to the roster and should be added to the UFC 158 lineup. If you are interested in seeing Sarah Kaufman versus Miesha Tate at UFC 158 tweet “@mmasarah vs. @MieshaTate for #UFC158 #MakeItHappen” to @danawhite and @ufc.

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UFC 158: GSP vs. Diaz (7 bout) lineup:ufc158 poster

Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz – for welterweight title

Jake Ellenberger vs. Johny Hendricks

Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald

Chris Camozzi vs. Nick Ring

Jordan Mein vs. Dan Miller

Daron Cruickshank vs. John Makdessi

Patrick Cote vs. Bobby Voelker

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Weekend in Fights! December 15th Edition

December 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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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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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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Tune in Alert! Latest in MMA, UFC on FOX 5 talk, & Bellator 83 preview tonight on Ringside Report Radio

December 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Be sure to tune into Ringside Report Radio on TSN 690 at 11pm tonight, as Dave & Kevin will be previewing the three main card bouts of Bellator 83 and airing clips of the UFC on FOX 5 conference call.

Hear from UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson, his challenger Nate Diaz, opponents BJ Penn and Rory MacDonald, as well as Mauricio “Shogun”  and UFC president Dana White from the UFC on FOX 5 conference call.

Dave & Kevin will also be discussing options for Phil Davis, now that an MCL and ACL strain injury is forcing Forrest Griffin out of their UFC 155 bout. Gilbert Melendez considering drop to Featherweight in current negotiations with UFC. The newest match ups in the UFC including Ivan Menjivar versus Urijah Faber in a rematch from TKO 24 in January of 2006. Flyweights Joseph Benavidez versus Ian McCall, Heavyweights Stefan Struve versus Mark Hunt. An injury update on Dominick Cruz, which is forcing interim Bantamweight champion Renan Barao to face Michael McDonald.

Also on tonight’s program, Bellator Season 7 Light Heavyweight tournament winner Attila Vegh forced to with draw from Bellator 84 bout with Bellator Light Heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu. The Ultimate Fighter moving to Tuesday nights, and UFC Brazil’s website mistaken report of Ronda Rousey versus Christiane “Cyborg” Santos at UFC 157. All this and much more in 2 Hours of MMAgic.
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Bellator 83 Preview:

Rad Martinez vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev - Bellator Season 7 Featherweight Tournament Finale

 

Anthony Leone vs. Zach Makovsky

 

Jessica Eye vs. Zoila Frausto Gurgel

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In Montreal? listen on 690am on your radio dial.

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Tune in Alert! Tom Wright on Ringside Report Radio

September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Be sure to tune into Ringside Report Radio as UFC Director of Operations Canada Tom Wright (@WrightUFC)joins the panel at the beginning of the show.

Wright will be discussing all things UFC 152, from the atmosphere in Toronto, to the card adjustments, and more. Wright will also be talking about UFC 154 here in Montreal on November 17th, and future UFC events on Canadian soil.

Dave & Kevin will also be discussing the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter season 16, Frank Mir out of STRIKEFORCE bout with Daniel Cormier, UFC 152 and much more in 2-Hours of MMAgic.

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How to listen:

In Montreal? listen on 690am on your radio dial.

On the net or out of town:
Listen to the live stream at http://tsn.ca/montreal/

Join the discussion:
Call: 514-790-1690
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Weekend in Fights! May 5th Edition

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This Cinco de Mayo Weekend in Fights (May 5th, 2012) was jam packed with four events on Friday, UFC and Floyd Mayweather on Saturday, and Super Fight League on Sunday.

Bellator 67 kicked off the weekend at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario with a Super Fight between reigning Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler Japanese MMA star Akihiro Gono. For a second consecutive week a Bellator Lightweight made short work of a Japanese fighter. Chandler rendered Gono unable to continue in under a minute with a first round TKO.

In the Season 6 Welterweight tournament semifinal Bryan Baker was able to escape Ben Saunders’ submission attempts and crafty Muay Thai to pick up the unanimous decision to advance into the finals. Baker is now set to take on the winner of the Karl Amoussou vs. David Rickels.

Damian Grabowski picked up his second consecutive win in a weeks time with a decision victory over Dave Huckaba.

Canadian standouts on the card included Ryan Ford, Will Romero, and Tristar’s Nordine Taleb all picking up second round TKOs. The debuting Ford defeated Luis Santos, Romero defeated, and Taleb defeated Matt MacGrath.  (Full Bellator 67 event results below.)

MFC 33 went down at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre, in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was headlined with STRIKEFORCE veteran Nathan Coy challenging MFC Welterweight champion and TUF 13 alumni Ryan McGillivray. Coy took home the Welterweight title after blooding up McGillivray so bad that the bout was ended following the third round. The real drama however, was when McGillivray’s coach Greg Jackson was seen slapping McGillivray across the face after the third round in an attempt to motivate him. Broadcaster Pat Militech was vocal in expressing his disgust for Jackson’s actions.

UFC and Affliction veteran Edwin Dewees continued his two fight losing skid, when he was submitted  with a guillotine choke in the first round by co-founder of Hayabusa brand training gear Luke Harris. Harris (9-1) has not loss since his MMA debut in 2007.  (Full MFC 33 event results below.)

In other action on Friday night, brother of UFC Lightweight Anthony Pettis, Sergio Pettis picked up a unanimous decision victory over Chris Haney for the North American Fighting Championship’s seventh event entitled “Colosseum” at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Full NAFC – Colosseum event results below.)

Former UFC Heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez (48-18) fought on the inaugural show of Dubai FC in a loss to Stav Economou (13-2) at the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort, in Dubai. (Full Dubai FC 1 – The Beginning event results below.)

Ringside Report Radio’s Kevin McKough made the trek down to East Rutherford, New Jersey for UFC on FOX 3 which took place at the IZOD Center. The card was headlined with Lightweights Nate Diaz taking Jim Miller. Diaz outclassed Miller on all fronts, in classic Diaz fashion, taunting him in the second round before submitting him with a guillotine choke. With the win Diaz now earns himself a shot at the winner between UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar, which takes place on August 10th in Denver, Colorado at UFC 151.

Johny Hendricks also punched his ticket to a title shot, with a split decision win over Josh Koscheck. Both fighters threw bombs at each other, with Hendricks creating a hematoma over Koscheck’s right eye. Although the action was very back and forth, and close, Koscheck was robbed by the judges.

Alan Belcher displayed some amazing Jiu-Jitsu against Rousimar Palhares, as he attempted to wrench a twister on Palhares. Belcher escaped every leg lock attempt from Palhares and eventually pounded him out for the TKO victory.

Lavar Johnson escaped from near submission as Pat Barry had a americana wrenched far back. Barry was displaying his ever improving ground skills, but was unable to finish Johnson off. Back to their feet, Johnson rushed Barry with relentless combos, rendering Barry unable to continue with 20 seconds left in the round.

Also on UFC on FOX 3, John Hathaway delivered Pascal Krauss his first ever loss, by outclassing him in three for the  unanimous decision. Michael Johnson defeated an unimpressive Tony Ferguson by unanimous decision.

Flyweight action went down with two exciting fights as winner of The Ultimate Fighter 14, John Dodson made his division debut against flashy striker Tim Elliott in a three round war that saw Dodson get the judges nod. In a striking fiesta Louis Gaudinot squared off against John Lineker. Both fighters stood toe-to-toe throwing bombs at each other throughout the bout, until Gaudinot slapped on a guillotine choke to end it with sic seconds left in the second round. (Full UFC on FOX 3 event results below.)

In boxing, Floyd Mayweather squared off against Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The two fighters went the distance in a 12-round dog fight, that saw a very game Cotto bloody up Mayweather’s mouth and nose. In the end Mayweather walked away with the decision, and the WBA Super Light Middleweight Title and 36 million dollars.

21-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez dominated 40-year-old Shane Mosley with his speed and counter striking to take a unanimous decision victory to retain the WBC super welterweight title. (Full Mayweather vs. Cotto event results below.)

India based promotion Super Fight League wrapped up the weekend om Sunday night with SFL3 – Thompson vs. Lashley at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Like most Bobby Lashley fights, it started in his favor, but with the bout going into the later rounds it was all Thompson. Thompson would get the nod and improve his win streak to four.

Trevor Prangley avoided his fourth loss by snapping his skid with a third round TKO victory over Russian fighter Baga Agaev. After taking a lot a heavy shots from Agaev, Prangley dropped him with a devastating right hook. (Full SFL 3 event results below.)

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Bellator 67 results:

Champ Michael Chandler def. Akihiro Gono via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:56 - non-title bout

Bryan Baker def. Ben Saunders via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) – welterweight tourney semifinal

Ryan Ford def. Luis “Sapo” Santos via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:24

Damian Grabowski def. Dave Huckaba via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Spike.com prelims:

Will Romero def. Matt Veal via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:25

David “Bo” Harris def. Nick Kirk via (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Cosmo Alexander def. Lorawnt-T Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Nordine Taleb def. Matt MacGrath via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:30

Dom O’Grady def. Nathan Gunn via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:51

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MFC 33 results:

Nathan Coy def. Ryan McGillivray via TKO (Doctor Stoppage -5:00- Round 3

Mukai Maromo def. Adam Lynn via Split Decision

Luke Harris def. Edwin Dewees via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 2:05 – Round 1

Jamie Toney def. Andrew Buckland via Unanimous Decision

Diego Bautista vs. Sabah Fadai – NC (illegal knee)

Derek Parker vs. Jared McComb – Draw

Matt Jelly def. Garret Nybakken via Submission (Armbar) – 2:01 – Round 1

Josh Kitchen def. Mike Scarcello via submission (Triangle Choke) – 2:27 – Round 1

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NAFC – Colosseum  results:

Rick Glenn def. Charon Spain via TKO (Punches) – 0:29 – Round 2

Josh Robinson def. Dustin Ortiz via Split Decision

Sergio Pettis def. Chris Haney via Unanimous Decision

Matt Gauthier def. Israel Lozano via Split Decision

Robert Coulliard def. Aaron Carter via Submission (Triangle Choke) – 4:33 – Round 2

Agostino Denatale def. Cody Osbourne via TKO (Retirement) – 0:25 – Round 2

Mike Rhodes def. Zak Ottow via Unanimous Decision

James Barber def. Jamie Bowar via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) – 1:12 – Round 1

Elias Garcia def. Dillon Woods via TKO (Punches) – 1:57 – Round 3

Nate Jennerman def. Doug Douback via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:20 – Round 2

Ben Wilson def. Bobby Bernicky via Split Decision

Ryan Pang def. Prince Kuumba via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 2:43 – Round 1

Kevin Morris def. Sean Wallace via Submission (Punches) – 1:46 – Round 2

Aaron Drouse def. Mathew Zach via TKO (Punches) – 2:01 – Round 1

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Dubai FC – The Beginning event results:

Stav Economou def. Ricco Rodriguez via Unanimous Decision

Malik Omarov def. Stuart Davies via TKO (Punches) – 3:01 – 3

Michel Maia def. Mohammed Jamshidi via Submission (Armbar) – 3:55– Round 2

Fabricio Nascimento def. Mohammed Naemi via Submission (Armbar) – 0:52 – Round 1

Matteo Piran def. Omid Balkham via TKO (Punches) – 0:30 – Round 1

Rafat Shawe def. Bhupesh Kamble via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 3:47 – Round 1

Nilson Lopes def. Morteza Minbashi via Submission (Armbar) – 3:05 – Round 1

Fernando Cosenday def. Hadi Rivandi via Submission (Armbar) – 1:58 – Round 1

Saber Ghorbani def. Franky Spencer via Unanimous Decision

Gudrat Mamedov def. Amir Taghinejad via TKO (Punches) – 4:05 – Round 2

Evan O’Reilly def. Shafeeq Iqbal via Submission (Kimura) – 2:04 – Round 1

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UFC on FOX 3 results:

Nate Diaz def. Jim Miller via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:09

Johny Hendricks def. Josh Koscheck via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Alan Belcher def. Rousimar Palhares via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:18

Lavar Johnson def. Pat Barry via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:38

FUEL TV prelims:

Michael Johnson def. Tony Ferguson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

John Dodson def. Tim Elliott via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

John Hathaway def. Pascal Krauss via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Louis Gaudinot def. John Lineker via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:54

Danny Castillo def. John Cholish via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Dennis Bermudez def. Pablo Garza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Facebook prelims:

Roland Delorme def. Nick Denis via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:59

Karlos Vemola def. Mike Massenzio via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:07

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Mayweather vs. Cotto results:

Floyd Mayweather def. Miguel Cotto via Unanimous Decision – won WBA Super Light Middleweight Title

Saul Alvarez def. Shane Mosley via Unanimous Decision – retain WBC Super Welterweight title

Jessie Vargas def. Steve Forbes via Unanimous Decision

Carlos Quintana def. Deandre Latimore via KO – Round 6

Keith Thurman def. Brandon Hoskins via TKO – Round 3

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SFL 3 results:

James Thompson def. Bobby Lashley via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Joanne Calderwood def. Lena Ovchynnikova via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

Anup Kumar def. Chatmongkhon Simma via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:55

Kultar Gill def. Quinton Arendse via KO (punches) – Round 1, 0:51

Trevor Prangley def. Baga Agaev via KO (punches) – Round 3, 2:03

Lakwinder Sekhon def. Vladimir Todorov via TKO (retirement) – Round 2, 5:00

Gurdarshan Mangat def. Si Cong Liu via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:37

Zelg Galesic def. Doug Marshall KO (flying knee) – Round 1, 0:34

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Weekend in Fights! March 10th Edition

March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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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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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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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

 

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UFC 145 Card Update!

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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On March 24th, 2012 the UFC returns to the Bell Centre in Montreal with UFC 145. No main event has been announced for the card, but as previously reported here on www.ringsidereport.net Canadian Welterweight stand out Rory MacDonald  (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will meet heavy-handed Brit Che Mills (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

Four more match ups have been announced of an expected 12 bout card including a Heavyweight bout pitting runner up of Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter Brandan Schaub (8-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on seasoned veteran Ben Rothwell (31-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC). Also in Heavyweight action former STRIKEFORCE fighter Chad Griggs (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut against undefeated Travis Browne (12-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC).

In Featherweight action Mark “The Machine” Hominick (20-10 MMA, 3-2 UFC, 3-2 WEC) looks to bounce back from a two fight losing skid against well rounded Eddie Yagin (15-5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and in Lightweight action Mark Bocek (10-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) looks to use the momentum off his last win at UFC 140 against Nik Lentz, when he takes on the ever so tough Matt Wiman (14-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) who is also looking to use his momentum from his fight of the year candidate bout against Mac Danzig on October 1st.

 

UFC 145 card:

Che Mills vs. Rory MacDonald

Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub

Mark Bocek vs. Matt Wiman

Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin

Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs

(Be sure to check www.ringsidereport.net for more updates on UFC 145)

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