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UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz Results

March 17, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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Montreal – March 16th, 2013. UFC 158 took place at the Bell Centre with a 12-bout card had 7 decision bouts, 5 TKO/KOs, and no submissions. The main event featured UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in his eighth consecutive title defense against former STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion Nick Diaz. St-Pierre won a five round unanimous decision 50-45 on all three judges score cards by dominating Diaz with wrestling, ground control, and crisp striking. The co-main event featured the fight of the night and early fight of the year candidate with Welterweights Johny Hendricks versus Carlos Condit. The two battled in an absolute war for three rounds, with Hendricks picking up the decision earning himself a title shot in the process. Fellow top ranked Welterweight Jake Ellenberger won knockout of the night with his first round victory over Nate Marquardt. (Full UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz event results below.)

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz results:

Georges St-Pierre def. Nick Diaz via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) – retain UFC Welterweight title

Johny Hendricks def. Carlos Condit via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – earns Welterweight title shot

Jake Ellenberger def. Nate Marquardt via KO (punch) – 3:00 – Round 1

Chris Camozzi def. Nick Ring via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Mike Ricci def. Colin Fletcher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

FX prelims:

Patrick Cote def. Bobby Voelker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Darren Elkins def. Antonio Carvalho via TKO (punches) – 3:06 – Round 1

Jordan Mein def. Dan Miller via TKO (punches) – 4:42 – Round 1

John Makdessi def. Daron Cruickshank via unanimous decision – (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Facebook prelims:

Rick Story def. Quinn Mulhern via TKO (punches) – 3:05 – Round 1

TJ Dillashaw def. Issei Tamura via KO (knee kick) – 0:26 – Round 2

George Roop def. Reuben Duran via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27_

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Weekend in Fights! February 2nd Edition

February 6, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This Weekend in Fights! (February 2nd, 2013) featured Bellator 87, the annual Superbowl weekend card with UFC 156, Legacy Fighting Championship 17, and ONE FC 7.

Bellator 87 kicked of the weekend with the opening round of the season 8 Lightweight tournament at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Eight men entered, four advanced. David Rickels outlasted and scored a gassed out Lloyd Woodard. Quebec’s Guillaume De Lorenzi was knocked in 31-seconds by last minute replacement Saad Awad after Patricky Freire pulled out of the tournament. Will Brooks out wrestled Ricardo Tirloni to advance with a unanimous decision, and Thiago Michel was submitted by Alexander Sarnavskiy with a rear-naked choke in the second round. (Full Bellator 87 event results below.)

On Friday night Legacy FC held their 17th event at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas.The main event featured Bellator and Sengoku veteran Dan Hornbuckle versus UFC, TKO, veteran Pete Spratt. Hornbuckle would snap his two-fight losing skid with a unanimous decision over Spratt, who sees his two-fight win streak come to an end. Younger brother of Middleweight UFC veteran Jake Rosholt, Heavyweight Jared Rosholt bounced back from a knockout loss in his last fight. The 2010 NCAA Division I runner up picked up a unanimous decision over Richard Odoms. (Full Legacy FC 17 event results below.)

The weekend’s main attraction was UFC 156 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Every Superbowl weekend the UFC holds one of their biggest cards of the year, and they did not disappoint. In a “Superfight” UFC Featherweight champion squared off against former UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar for the title. Champion Jose Aldo would walk away with a unanimous decision to retain his title in a five round war that should have crowned Edgar as champion. Unable to finish Aldo, Edgar was once again handed a loss due to the judges.

In the co-main event Antonio Rogerio Nogueira picked a huge win over Rashad Evans. Lil Nog scored a unanimous decision victory against a fighter who has “lost his smile” since losing to Jon Jones. Damien Maia continues to impress at Welterweight with his fourth straight victory and his biggest one in the division to date. Maia defeated longtime Welterweight kingpin Jon Fitch by unanimous decision.

In the biggest shocker of the night the returning Alistair Overeem was knocked out in the third round by Antonio Silva. No one gave Silva a chance going into this bout, and he had clearly lost rounds one and two. Overeem appeared to be on his way to a unanimous decision victory, when Silva rushed at him in the opening one minute with a relentless combination of strikes. Against the cage Overeem had nowhere to run, and was dropped and finished at the 25-second mark. (Full UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event results below.)

Also on Saturday, ONE FC 7 took place at the Putra Indoor Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main event featured the crowning of the inaugural ONE FC Featherweight title; the bout was a reschedule one that should have taking place at ONE FC 6, but was cut due to time constraints. Honorio Banario captured the title with a fourth round TKO due to an eye injury against Eric Kelly.

ONE FC kicked off the Malaysia National Featherweight championship tournament with two bouts in the opening round. Jian Kai Chee picked up a unanimous decision over A.J. Lias Mansor to advance, while Melvin Yoeh submitted Raymond Tiew in the second round with a triangle choke to advance. In the Bantamweight Grand Prix quarterfinal on the card Thanh Vu made quick work of last minute replacement Mohd Yeoh with a barrage of knees and punches to end the bout 63-seconds in. Vu now joins semifinalist’s Jens Pulver, Masakatsu Ueda, and Kevin Belingon. (Full ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors event results below.)

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Thursday Night Fights –

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Bellator 87 results:

David Rickels def. Lloyd Woodard via unanimous decision – lightweight-tourney opening round

Saad Awad def. Guillaume De Lorenzi via KO (punmch) – 0:31 – Round 1 – lightweight-tourney opening round

Will Brooks def. Ricardo Tirloni via unanimous decision – lightweight-tourney opening round

Alexander Sarnavskiy def. Thiago Michel via submission (rear-naked choke) – 3:43 – Round 2 – lightweight-tourney opening round

Spike.com prelims:

Jason Fischer def. Sevak Magakian via submission (rear-naked choke) – 3:37 – Round 1

Ben Lagman vs. Sam Quito via submission (kneebar) – 3:54 – Round 2

James J.P. Reese def. David Shepard via unanimous decision

Karl Etherington def. Jason Fish via TKO (retirement) – 3:45 – Round 1

Amir Khillah def. John Schulz via submission (rear-naked choke) – 4:34 – Round 1

Tony Zelinski def. Nick Kirk via split decision

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Friday Night Fights –

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Legacy Fighting Championship 17 results:

Dan Hornbuckle def. Pete Spratt via unanimous decision

Jared Rosholt def. Richard Odoms via unanimous decision

Kevin Aguilar def. Nick Gonzalez via unanimous decision

Johnny Ray Rodriguez vs. Ray Rodriguez via submission (armbar) – 3:00 – Round 1

Patrick Ybarra def. Billy Buch via submission (flying armbar) – 1:29 – Round 1

Reynaldo Trujillo def. James King via TKO (punches) – 1:16 – Round 1

Prelims:

Daniel Jolly vs. Larry Hopkins via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1

Chris Lopez def. Melvin Jordan via unanimous decision

Jamal Emmers def. Ernest De La Cruz via unanimous decision

Marco Hernandez def. Cameron Martin via submission (rear-naked choke) – 2:59 – Round 1

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Saturday Night Fights -

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UFC 156 – Aldo vs. Edgar results:

Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision – retains featherweight title

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Rashad Evans via unanimous decision

Antonio Silva def. Alistair Overeem via KO (punches) – 0:25 – Round 3

Demian Maia def. Jon Fitch via unanimous decision

Joseph Benavidez def. Ian McCall via unanimous decision

FX prelims:

Evan Dunham def. Gleison Tibau via split decision

Tyron Woodley def. Jay Hieron via KO (punches) – 0:36 – Round 1

Bobby Green vs. Jacob Volkmann via submission (rear-naked choke) – 4:25 – Round 3

Issac Vallie-Flagg def. Yves Edwards via split decision

Facebook prelims:

Dustin Kimura def. Chico Camus via submission (rear-naked choke) – 1:50 – Round 3

Francisco Rivera def. Edwin Figueroa via TKO (punches) – 4:20 – Round 2

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ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors results:

Honorio Banario def. Eric Kelly via TKO (eye injury) – 1:01 – Round 1 – captures inaugural ONE FC Featherweight title

Shinichi Kojima def. Rey Docyogen via submission (guillotine choke) – 4:47 – Round 2

Lowen Tynanes def. Vuyisile Colossa via submission (rear-naked choke) – 4:37 – Round 3

Peter Davis def. Leo Krishna via TKO (doctor stoppage) – 2:01 – Round 1

Adam Kayoom def. Zuli Silawanto via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1

Thanh Vu def. Mohd Fouzein via TKO (punches & knees) – 1:03 – Round 1 – bantamweight grand-prix quarterfinal

Melvin Yeoh def. Raymond Tiew via submission (triangle choke) – 3;29 – Round 2 – Malaysian featherweight-tourney opening round

Jian Kai Chee def. A.J. Lias Mansor via unanimous decision - Malaysian featherweight-tourney opening round

Gianni Subba def. Saiful Merican via submission (armbar) – Round 2

Jake Butler def. Antoni Romulo via TKO (punches) – Round 1

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*** Times, methods, scores unavailable for certain fights***

Filed Under: Bellator, MMA, Ringside MMA, UFC Tagged With: A.J. Lias Mansor, Adam Kayoom, Alex Madrid, Alexander Sarnavskiy, Alistair Overeem, Amir Khillah, Antoni Romulo, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Antonio Silva, Bellator, Bellator 87, Bellator Season 8 light heavyweight tournament opening round, Bellator Season 8 light heavyweight tournament quarterfinals, Bellator Season 8 lightweight tournament, Ben Lagman, Billy Buch, Bobby Green, Brandon Ruiz, Cameron Martin, Chico Camus, Chris Lopez, Cody Stamann, Dan Hornbuckle, Daniel Jolly, David Rickels, David Shepard, Demian Maia, Dustin Kimura, Edwin Figueroa, Eric Kelly, Ernest De La Cruz, Evan Dunham, First ever ONE FC Featherweight champion, Francisco Rivera, Frankie Edgar, Gianni Subba, Gleison Tibau, Guillaume De Lorenzi, Honorio Banario, Ian McCall, Inaugural ONE FC Featherweight champion, Issac Vallie-Flagg, Jacob Volkmann, Jake Butler, Jamal Emmers, James King, James Reese, Jared Rosholt, Jason Fischer, Jason Fish, Jay Hieron, Jian Kai Chee, John Schulz, Johnny Ray Rodriguez, Johnny Rodriguez, Jon Fitch, Jose Aldo, Joseph Benavidez, Justin Houghton, Karl Etherington, Kevin Aguilar, Kevin McKough, Legacy FC, Legacy FC 17, Legacy Fighting Championship, Legacy Fighting Championship 17, Leo Krishna, LFC, LFC 17, Lloyd Woodard, Lowen Tynanes, Marco Hernandez, Melvin Jordan, Melvin Yeoh, Nick Gonzalez, Nick Kirk, ONE FC, ONE FC 7, ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors, ONE FC bantamweight grand-prix quarterfinal, ONE FC Featherweight Champion, ONE FC Featherweight title, ONE FC Malaysian featherweight-tourney opening round, ONE FC Malaysian National Featherweight Championship Tournament, Patrick Ybarra, Patricky Freire, Pete Spratt, Peter Davis, Rashad Evans, Raymond Tiew, results, Rey Docyogen, Reynaldo Trujillo, Ricardo Tirloni, Richard Odoms, Ryan Diaz, Saad Awad, Saiful Merican, Sam Quito, Sengoku, Shinichi Kojima, Thanh Vu, Thiago Michel, TKO Major League MMA, Tony Zelinski, Tyron Woodley, UFC, UFC 156, UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar, UFC Featherweight Champion, UFC Featherweight title, Vuyisile Colossa, Weekend in Fights, Will Brooks, William Medrano, Yves Edwards, Zuli Silawanto

Ringside Report Radio. January 30- Bellator 87 preview now online

January 30, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This is the January 30, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Simon and McKough previewed Bellator 87 on this episode including every bout on the preliminary card and the main card featuring the four quarter-finals of this season’s lightweight tournament.

Simon and McKough discussed results from UFC on FOX 6 including Demetrious Johnson’s victory over John Dodson, Glover Teixeira’s win over Rampage Jackson and Anthony Pettis impressive KO win over Donald Cerrone.

All this and much more MMA on this 90-minute episode.

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Bellator 87. Thursday January 31, 2013. Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Spike.com/ Spike TV

David Rickels (11-1) vs. Lloyd Woodard (12-2) – Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal bout

Thiago Michel (10-3) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (21-1 – Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal bout

Ricardo Tirloni (15-3) vs. Will Brooks (8-0) – Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal bout

Saad Awad (12-4) vs. Guillaume DeLorenzi (10-1) – Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal

Prelims:
Jason Fischer (5-1) vs. Sevak Magakian (12-3)

Sam Quito (11-4) vs. Ben Lagman (7-2)

J.P. Reese (8-4) vs. David Shepherd (5-2)

Cody Stamann (2-0) vs. Justin Houghton (5-2)

Jason Fish (2-0) vs. Karl Etherington (7-0)

John Schulz (4-0) vs. Amir Killah (10-5)

Nick Kirk (7-0) vs. Tony Zelinski (3-2)

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Filed Under: Bellator, MMA, Podcasts, Ringside Report Radio, Strike Force, UFC, Ultimate Fighter Tagged With: Alexander Sarnavskiy, Amir Khillah, Bellator, Bellator 87, Bellator Season 8 lightweight tournament, Bellator Season 8 lightweight-tourney quarterfinals, Bellatpr Season 8 lightweight-tourney opening round, Ben Lagman, Cody Stamann, Dave Simon, David Rickels, David Shepard, Guillaume De Lorenzi, James Reese, Jason Fischer, Jason Fish, John Schulz, Justin Houghton, Karl Etherington, Kevin McKough, Lloyd Woodard, MMA, Nick Kirk, Patricky Freire, Ricardo Tirloni, Ringside Report Radio, Saad Awad, Sam Quito, Sevak Magakian, Thiago Michel, Tony Zelinski, TSN 690, UFC, Will Brooks, www.ringsidereport.net

Weekend in Fights! January 26th Edition

January 27, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This Weekend in Fights! (January 26, 2013) featured Bellator’s second fight card on Spike TV, and the UFC’s sixth FOX card.

Thursday night Bellator 86 took place at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The card featured a Belltor Welterweight title bout between champion Ben Askren and season six tournament winner Karl Amoussou. The fourth a final Light Heavyweight opening round tournament bout, and all four opening round season eight Welterweight tournament opening round bouts.

Bellator Welterweight champion Ben Askren put a three round one-sided beatdown on Karl Amoussou to pick up his eighth Bellator victory. Askren took Amoussou down with ease and proceeded to pound Amoussou’s face in with punches and elbows. After three rounds the doctor’s refused to allow Amoussou to continue into the fourth as his eye was swollen shut. This marked Askren’s second TKO victory, his third title defense. Askren will now face off against season seven tournament winner, undefeated 13-0 Andrey Koreshkov at some point in 2013 in a battle of the undefeated’s.

As expected Muhammed Lawal won his Bellator debut in the fourth and final Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal matchup. Lawal used improved boxing technique to dismantle Przemyslaw Mysiala for a first round knockout. Lawal landed a huge overhand right that sent Mysiala crashing to the mat. Lawal didn’t pounce on Mysiala as he has been vocal in the past about bad stoppages and fighter safety. Lawal joins Jacob Noe, Emanuel Newton and Michail Zayats in the semifinals.

Douglas Lima, Ben Saunders, Brent Weedman, and Raul Amaya all punched their tickets into the semifinals of the Bellator season 8 Welterweight tournament. That statement couldn’t be anymore true for Amaya, who dropped Jose Gomes mid way through the the first round to earn a TKO victory. Douglas Lima “kicked” his way into the semifinals over Michail Tsarev by beating up his legs so bad that that he could hardly stand. Tsarev attempted to continue but the damage was done, as Lima saw his opening and exploited it. Ben Saunders picked up a unanimous decision over a very tough and game Koffi Adzitso. Saunders used takedown defense and Muay Thai to win all three rounds 30-27. Brent Weedman defeated Marius Zaromskis with a 29-27 unanimous decision. Weedman controlled the first two rounds, but was met with Zaromskis’ flashy striking in the third. Zaromskis was unable to finish the well rounded fighter in the third and was already down two rounds, thus giving Weedman the victory. (Full Bellator 86 event results below.)

UFC on FOX 6 emanated from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday night. The main event featured the first title defense of UFC Flyweight title as champion Demetrious Johnson took TUF 14 winner John Dodson. In a five round war Johnson picked up the unanimous decision to retain his title. In the first three rounds Dodson was landing some good shots dropping Johnson a few times, but it was still back and forth. As the bout entered the championship rounds Johnson really took over in dominant fashion. The fifth and finale round especially as Johnson utilized the Muay Thai clinch and beat up the very tough Dodson’s face. Johnson made his first successful title defense and improves to 3-0-1 as a Flyweight.

In the co-main event Glover Teixiera handed Quinton “Rampage” Jackson another loss and his walking papers, as this was the last fight on his contract, and he was extremely vocal about not re-signing. Jackson displayed moments of greatness with explosive or desperation flurries. Unfortunately for Jackson Teixiera out classed him on the feet on the ground and in wrestling over the course of three rounds. In victory Teixiera proved that he is a forced to e reckoned with the Light Heavyweight division, and that Jackson is clearly past his prime. The unanimous decision improves Teixiera’s record to 20-2 with and 18-fight win streak.

Ryan Bader set a UFC record with the quickest submission victory in the Light Heavyweight division when he forced Vladimir Matyushenko to tap to a guillotine choke in 50-seconds.

Four very impressive KO/TKO victories took place at UFC on FOX 6. Anthony Pettis picked up a quick first round liver kick TKO over Donald Cerrone. T.J. Grant uses elbows and punches to drop Matt Wiman with nine seconds remaining in the first round. Ricardo Lamas spoiled the title shot aspirations of Eric Koch with ground and pound elbows in the second round. And Shawn Jordan came back from a tough first round to drop Mike Russow for his first UFC victory.

Also on the card, Clay Guida had a successful Featherweight debut with a split decision over Hatsu Hioki. Pascal Krauss bounced back from his first career loss with a great standup display in a unanimous decision over Mike Stumpf. Rafael Natal submitted a very game Sean Spencer, and David Mitchell defeated Simeon Thoresen in a great opening contest. (Full UFC on FOX 6: Johnson vs. Dodson event results below.)

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Bellator 86 results:

Ben Askren def. Karl Amoussou via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 3, 5:00 – retains welterweight title

Muhammed Lawal def. Przemyslaw Mysialavia knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:52 – light-heavyweight-tournament opening round

Douglas Lima def. Michail Tsarev via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 2, 1:44 – advances to semifinals of welterweight-tournament

Ben Saunders def. Koffi Adzitso via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) -advances to semifinals of welterweight-tournament

Spike.com prelims:

Hunter Tucker def. Javier Obregon via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:17

Jason Sampson def. Chris Pham via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 4:55

Brent Weedman def. Marius Zaromskis via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) – advances to semifinals of welterweight-tournament

Raul Amaya def. Jose Gomes via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:12 – advances to semifinals of welterweight-tournament

Damon Jackson def. Zach Church via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:43

Cortez Coleman def. Matt Jones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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UFC on FOX 6 results:

Demetrious Johnson def. John Dodson via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) – retains flyweight title

Glover Teixeira def. Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Anthony Pettis def. Donald Cerrone via TKO (liver kick) – 2:35 – Round 1

Ricardo Lamas def. Erik Koch via TKO (Elbows) – 2:32 – Round 2

FX prelims:

T.J. Grant def. Matt Wiman via KO (elbows) – 4:51 – Round 1

Clay Guida vs. Hatsu Hioki via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

Ryan Bader def. Vladimir Matyushenko via submission (guillotine choke) – 0:50 – Round 1

Shawn Jordan def. Mike Russow via TKO (strikes) – 3:48 -Round 2

Pascal Krauss def. Mike Stumpf via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Rafael Natal def. Sean Spencer via submission (arm-triangle choke) – 2:13 – Round 3

Facebook prelims:

David Mitchell def. Simeon Thoresen via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Filed Under: Bellator, MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighter Tagged With: Andrey Koreshkov, Anthony Pettis, Bellator 86, Bellator Season 8 light heavyweight tournament, Bellator Season 8 Welterweight tournament, Bellator Welterweight Champion, Bellator Welterweight title, Ben Askren, Ben Saunders, Brent Weedman, Chris Pham, Clay Guida, Cortez Coleman, Damon Jackson, David Mitchell, Demetrious Johnson, Donald Cerrone, Douglas Lima, Erik Koch, Glover Teixeira, Hatsu Hioki, Hunter Tucker, Jason Sampson, Javier Obregon, John Dodson, Jose Gomes, Josh Janousek, Karl Amoussou, Koffi Adzitso, Marius Zaromskis, Matt Jones, Matt Wiman, Michael Kuiper, Michail Tsarev, Mike Russow, Mike Stumpf, Muhammed Lawal, Pascal Krauss, Przemyslaw Mysiala, Quinton Jackson, Rafael Natal, Rampage's Last UFC Fight, Raul Amaya, results, Ricardo Lamas, Ryan Bader, Sean Spencer, Shawn Jordan, Simeon Thoresen, T.J. Grant, UFC, UFC Flyweight champion, UFC Flyweight title, UFC on FOX, UFC on FOX 6, Vladimir Matyushenko, Weekend in Fights, Zach Church

Ringside Report Radio January 25: UFC on FOX 6 preview now online

January 26, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This is the January 25, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Simon and McKough previewed UFC on FOX 6 including every preliminary bout and the main event UFC Flyweight Championship bout between Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and John “The Magician” Dodson.

Simon and McKough discussed the potential of a Luke Rockhold versus Anderson Silva fight that would unify the Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight title.

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

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UFC on FOX 6

FOX card 8p.m. ET:

Demetrious Johnson (124) vs. John Dodson (125) – for flyweight title

Quinton Jackson (204) vs. Glover Teixeira (206)

Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)

Erik Koch (145) vs. Ricardo Lamas (145)

FX prelims 5 p.m. ET:

T.J. Grant (155) vs. Matt Wiman (156)

Clay Guida (146) vs. Hatsu Hioki (146)

Ryan Bader (205) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205)

Shawn Jordan (251) vs. Mike Russow (256)

Pascal Krauss (171) vs. Mike Stumpf (170)

Rafael Natal (185) vs. Sean Spencer (186)

Facebook prelims 4 p.m. ET:

David Mitchell (171) vs. Simeon Thoresen (171)

Filed Under: Bellator, MMA, Podcasts, Ringside Report Radio, UFC Tagged With: Anderson Silva, Anthony Pettis, Bellator 86, Clay Guida, Dave Simon, David Mitchell, Demetrious Johnson, Donald Cerrone, Erik Koch, Glover Teixeira, Hatsu Hioki, John Dodson, Josh Janousek, Kevin McKough, Luke Rockhold, Matt Wiman, Michael Kuiper, Mike Russow, Mike Stumpf, MMA, Pascal Krauss, preview, Quinton Jackson, Rafael Natal, Ricardo Lamas, Ringside Report Radio, Ryan Bader, Sean Spencer, Shawn Jordan, Simeon Thoresen, T.J. Grant, TSN 690, UFC, UFC Flyweight champion, UFC on FOX, UFC on FOX 6, Vitor Belfort, Vladimir Matyushenko, www.ringsidereport.net

UFC 158 Full Card

January 26, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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UFC 158 takes place on March 16th, 2013 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

Since the last update five new matchups have been added to the UFC 158 lineup. Mike Ricci versus Colin Fletcher, Antonio Carvalho versus Darren Elkins, Johnny Eduardo versus Yves Jabouin, Sean Pierson versus Rick Story, and Mitch Gagnon versus Issei Tamura.

The runner up of The Ultimate Fighter season 16 Mike Ricci (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC, 0-1 BFC) may have come up short as a Welterweight, but will be making his Lightweight debut against the TUF: Smashes Lightweight tournament finalist Colin Fletcher (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Tristar’s Ricci made a name for himself fighting on the local scene here in Montreal, but really turned heads when he went to the finals of TUF 16 at a higher weight class than his own. Ricci lost a unanimous decision to a much bigger Colton Smith how possessed a superb wrestling game, and controlled Ricci for all three rounds. His opponent Colin Fletcher, made a name for himself in the United Kingdom before appearing on TUF: Smashes. Fletcher gained notoriety for his “Freakshow” persona. He lost in the finals to Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke by unanimous decision. Like Ricci in his bout with Smith, Fletcher was unable to impose his striking again against the grappler. Three months removed from their UFC debuts what game plan will these Lightweights bring into the octagon as it’s “The Martian” versus “The Freakshow.”

Both Antonio Carvalho (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Darren Elkins (15-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) were successful in their last bouts at UFC 154 in Montreal. Carvalho is riding a two-fight win streak, while Top 10 ranked Elkins is riding a four fight win streak. Both fighters are pretty much even as well rounded fighters with knockout, submission and decision victories. Elkins dominated Steven Siler in his last bout to win the unanimous decision, he also has notable victories over Tiquan Zhang, Diego Brandao, Michihiro Omigawa, and Duane Ludwig. Carvalho has notable victories over Rodrigo Damm, Daniel Pineda, Douglas Evans, Takeshi Inoue, and Hatsu Hioki. These two Featherweights will collide to rise the rankings and eventually earn a title shot.

Former Featherweight Yves “The Tiger” Jabouin (18-8 MMA, 3-2 UFC, 1-2 WEC) fights for the fifth time at Bantamweight when he faces two bout UFC veteran Johnny Eduardo (26-9 MMA, 1-1 UFC). In a battle of Tristar versus Black House Jabouin looks to bounce back from a knockout loss to Brad Pickett in September, when Eduardo looks to continue his win streak after besting Jeff Curran in May of 2012. After fighting 14 of 26 bouts in Quebec, Jabouin returns with the UFC on March 16th in Eduardo’s fifth bout outside of Brazil in a striker versus submission expert bout.

Sean Pierson (13-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) squares off against Rick Story (14-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the sixth Welterweight bout on the card. Pierson is coming off a unanimous decision win over Lance Benoist at UFC 152, and is currently riding his first UFC win streak with two victories. After back-to-back wins over Johny Hendricks and Thiago Alves, Rick Story was once considered a top prospect in the Welterweight division. However, he suffered two consecutive losses, and suffered a first round submission loss to Damian Maia at UFC 153 in his last bout. The two will meet each other in challenging bout for both athletes.

Mitch Gagnon (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Issei Tamura (7-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) both step back into the octagon for their third bout in the UFC. Former Ringside MMA Featherweight champion Gagnon had a rough start when he lost his debut against Bryan Caraway at UFC 149. Tamura on the other hand won his UFC debut with a knockout of Tiquan Zhang at UFC 144. Gagnon bounced back from the loss with an aggressive and impressive rear-naked choke submission win over Walel Watson at UFC 152. While Tamura suffered a TKO loss to Rafael Assunsao in his Bantanweight debut at UFC on UFC on FUEL TV in July. Of Gagnon’s nine wins all have come by way of submission. His opponent Tamura has knockout ability be mainly goes the distance. Gagnon will attempt to remain undefeated at the Bell Centre, when Tamura fights outside of Japan for the second time.

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UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz card:

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

Mike Ricci vs. Colin Fletcher

Antonio Carvalho vs. Darren Elkins

Johnny Eduardo vs. Yves Jabouin

Sean Pierson vs. Rick Story

Mitch Gagnon vs. Issei Tamura

**card subject to change**

Filed Under: MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighter Tagged With: Antonio Carvalho, Bobby Voelker, Brad Pickett, Carlos Condit, Chris Camozzi, Colin Fletcher, Dan Miller, Daniel Pineda, Daron Cruickshank, Darren Elkins, Diego Brandao, Douglas Evans, Duane Ludwig, Georges St-Pierre, GSP, Hatsu Hioki, Issei Tamura, Jake Ellenberger, Jerr Curran, John Makdessi, Johnny Eduardo, Johny Hendricks, Jordan Mein, Michihiro Omigawa, Mike Ricci, Mitch Gagnon, MMA, Montreal MMA, Nick Diaz, Nick Ring, Patrick Coté, Rick Story, Rodrigo Damm, Rory MacDonald, Sean Pierson, Takeshi Inoue, Tiquan Zhang, UFC, UFC 158, UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz, UFC Montreal, UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC Welterweight title, Yves Jabouin

Tune in Alert! UFC Flyweight Champ Demetrious Johnson & UFC on FX 7 preview on Ringside Report Radio Tonight!

January 18, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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Be sure to tune into Ringside Report Radio at 11p.m. on TSN 690 for an exclusive interview with UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) and a full preview of UFC on FX 7, and recap of Bellator 85.

UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (16-2-1, 4-1-1 UFC, 2-1 @ BW, 2-0-1 @FlyW, 2-1 WEC) will be making his first title defense next Saturday in the main event of UFC on FOX 6 against John Dodson. After going the distance in a losing effort to capture the UFC Bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz, Johnson entered the UFC’s inaugural Flyweight tournament. In his first matchup, Johnson initially defeated Ian McCall via majority decision. However, the Australian Athletic Commission miscounted the results, and the bout was declared a draw post fight, in a bout that should have gone to a sudden death forth round. Three months later the two met again, with Johnson winning via unanimous decision to advance into the finals. The finals took place at UFC 152, where Johnson was pitted against the odds on favorite Joseph Benavidez. In a very close back-and-forth fight, Johnson walked away with a split decision and was crowned the first UFC Flyweight champion. His opponent John Dodson winner of TUF 14 Bantamweight tournament, earned his title shot with a TKO victory over renowned Flyweight fighter Jussier Formiga at UFC on FX 5. Hear Johnson’s thoughts on his opponent, being the first UFC Flyweight champion, headlining a FOX event, and much more.

Also on tonight’s program, hear clips from Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who recently appeared on a UFC conference call. Jackson reveals his quarrels with the UFC, why he’s leaving, and thoughts on his UFC on FOX 6 bout with Glover Teixiera. All this and much more in 2-Hours of MMAgic.

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UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping preview:

Vitor Belfort (185) vs. Michael Bisping (186)

C.B. Dollaway (186) vs. Daniel Sarafian (186)

Gabriel Gonzaga (255) vs. Ben Rothwell (258)

Khabib Nurmagomedov (155)vs. Thiago Tavares (155)

FUEL TV, 6 p.m. ET prelims:

Godofredo Castro (145) vs. Milton Vieira (146)

Andrew Craig (185) vs. Ronny Markes (186)

Nik Lentz (145) vs. Diego Nunes (145)

Edson Barboza (154) vs. Lucas Martins (154)

Yuri Alcantara (135) vs. Pedro Nobre (136)

Ildemar Alcatara (201) vs. Wagner Pradio (206)

Facebook prelims 5:35 p.m. ET:

C.J. Keith (1st attempt 157, 2nd attempt 156 )vs. Francisco Trinaldo (154.5)

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Filed Under: Bellator, MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighter Tagged With: Andrew Craig, Bellator, Bellator 85, Bellator 85 recap, Ben Rothwell, C.B. Dollaway, C.J. Keith, Daniel Sarafian, Dave Simon, Demetrious Johnson, Diego Nunes, Dominick Cruz, Edson Barboza, Francisco Trinaldo, Gabriel Gonzaga, Glover Teixeira, Godofredo Castro, Ian McCall, Ildemar Alcatara, John Dodson, Joseph Benavidez, Jussier Formiga, Kevin McKough, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Lucas Martins, Michael Bisping, Milton Vieira, Nik Lentz, Pedro Nobre, Quinton Rampage Jackson, Reebok, Ringside Report Radio, Ronny Markes, Thiago Tavares, TSN 690, TUF 14 Bantamweight champion, UFC, UFC 152, UFC Flyweight champion, UFC Flyweight Tournament, UFC on FX, UFC on FX 5, UFC on FX 7, UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping, Vitor Belfort, Wagner Pradio, Yuri Alcantara

Ringside Report Radio January 16 with Tarec Saffiedine, TJ Grant and Bellator preview now online

January 16, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This is the January 16, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Tarec Saffiedine appeared on this episode to discuss his win over Nate Marquardt to win the Strikeforce welterweight championship and when he expects to make his UFC debut.

TJ Grant also appeared on this episode and talked about his upcoming bout on January 26 versus Matt Wiman for UFC on FOX 6.

Simon and McKough previewed Bellator 85 including every preliminary bout and the main event title bouts featuring Michael Chandler defending his lightweight title versus Rick Hawn and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire challenging Pat Curran for the Bellator featherweight championship.

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

Filed Under: Bellator, MMA, Podcasts, Ringside Report Radio, Strike Force, UFC Tagged With: . Jacob Noe, Aaron Miller, Atanas Diambazov, Bellator, Bellator 85, Bellator Featherweight Champion, Bellator Season 8 light heavyweight tournament, Bendo, Benson Henderson, Brian Warren, Carlo Prater, Cleber Luciano, Dan Henderson, Dana White, Daniel Cormier, Dave Simon, Emanuel Newton, Evan Dunham, Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre, Gilbert Melendez, Hector Ramirez, J.J. Ambrose, Jamie Yager, Jason Lambert, Joe Camacho, Joe Williams, Jon Jones, Kevin McKough, Mario Navarro, Matt Wiman, Michael Chandler, Mike Guymon, Mikhail Zayats, MMA, Pat Curran, Patricio Freire, Renato Sobral, Rick Hawn, Ringside Report Radio, Roger Bowling, Ronda Rousey, Savant Young, Scott Smith, Seth Petruzelli, Shane Roller, Shihaishinkai Karate, Strikeforce, STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Champion, T.J. Grant, TSN Radio 690, Tyler Stinson, UFC, UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson, UFC on FOX, UFC on FOX 6, UFC President, UFC vs. STRIKEFORCE, www.ringsiderepprt.net

UFC announces STRIKEFORCE roster joining the promotion

January 16, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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With STRIKEFORCE holding their final event this past Saturday only a select few of the remaining roster knew their fate. Before the UFC officially made the decision the dissolve the promotion they began picking top talent at will.

The UFC immediately imported STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion Nick Diaz, and Middleweights Cung Le Jason Miller. Heavyweights Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva, Lavar Johnson, Shane Del Rosario and Shawn Jordan jumped ship. Welterweight Jay Hieron, Featherweight Maximo Blanco and Middleweight Derek Brunson made their UFC debuts in 2012.

Fighters like Jordan Mein, Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, and Bobby Voelker had bouts announced prior to the final card. As did STRIKEFORCE Women’s Bantamweight champion, now UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. World Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier inked his deal days before the event, and STRIKEFORCE Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez signed as well.

On the Tuesday January 15th episode of UFC Tonight on FUEL TV, the UFC has unveiled a list of 19-fighters who will officially be making the jump from the now-defunct promotion. The list includes the most of the top names remaining in the promotion, the Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, New and final Welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine, as well as former champions and some former title challengers, but disappointingly no female fighters.

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STRIKEFORCE Fighters to UFC List:

Heavyweight:

Daniel Cormier (11-0 MMA, 8-0 SF) – Scheduled to fight Frank Mir at UFC on FOX 7 April 20th

Light Heavyweights:

Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2 MMA, 4-1-1 SF)

Gian Villante (10-3 MMA, 3-2 SF)

Middleweights:

Champ Luke Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 9-0 SF)

Roger Gracie (6-1 MMA, 4-1 SF)

Tim Kennedy (15-4 MMA, 6-2 SF)

Lorenz Larkin (13-0 MMA, 4-0 SF)

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (17-3 MMA, 7-1 SF)

Welterweights:

Champ Tarec Saffiedine (14-3 MMA, 6-1 SF)

Roger Bowling (11-3 MMA, 4-3 SF)

Jason High (16-3 MMA, 3-0 SF, 0-1 UFC)

Nate Marquardt (32-11-2 MMA, 1-1 SF, 10-4 UFC)

-Bobby Voelker (24-8 MMA, 4-1 SF) – Scheduled to fight Patrick Coté at UFC 158 March 16th

Lightweights:

Champ Gilbert Melendez (21-2 MMA, 11-1 SF) – Scheduled to fight UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson at UFC on FOX 7 April 20th

Ryan Couture (6-1 MMA, 6-1 SF)

Pat Healy (29-16 MMA, 7-1 SF, 0-1 UFC)

Kurt Holobaugh (8-1 MMA, 0-1 SF)

Adriano Martins (24-6 MMA, 1-0 SF)

K.J. Noons (11-6 MMA, 3-4 SF)

Josh Thomson (19-5 MMA, 10-3 SF, 2-1 UFC)

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Notable fighters yet to be announced to make the jump are:

Josh Barnett (31-6 MMA, 2-1 SF)

Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (11-3-1 MMA, 4-2-1 SF)

Ovince St-Preux (12-5 MMA, 6-1 SF)

Adlan Amagov (10-2-1 MMA, 3-1 SF)

Jorge Masvidal (23-7 MMA, 5-1 SF)

Female Fighters yet to make the jump are:

Sarah Kaufman (15-2 MMA, 6-2 SF)

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (10-1-1 MMA, 4-0-1 SF)

Miesha Tate (13-3 MMA, 6-2 SF)

Alexis Davis (13-5 MMA, 2-1 SF)

Sara McMann (6-0 MMA)

Julie Kedzie (16-11 MMA, 0-2 SF)

–Picks of unannounced STRIKEFORCE roster are the opinion of Ringside Report Radio/www.ringsidereport.net and do not reflect those of anyone else–

— For event results of the final STRIKEFORCE card check the Weekend in Fights! —

Filed Under: MMA, Strike Force, UFC Tagged With: Adlan Amagov, Alexis Davis, Alistair Overeem, Antonio Silva, Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, Cung Le, Daniel Cormier, Derek Brunson, Dion Staring, Fabricio Werdum, Frank Mir, Fuel TV, Gegard Mousasi, Gian Villante, Gilbert Melendez, Jason High, Jason Miller, Jay Hieron, Jorge Masvidal, Josh Barnett, Julie Kedzie, Lavar Johnson, Lorenz Larkin, Luke Rockhold, Maximo Blanco, Miesha Tate, Nate Marquardt, Nick Diaz, Ovince St-Preux, Patrick Coté, Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante, Roger Bowling, Roger Gracie, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Ronda Rousey, Sara McMann, Sarah Kaufman, Shane Del Rosario, Shawn Jordan, Strikeforce, STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Champion, STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion, STRIKEFORCE Women's Bantamweight champion, STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Grand Prix, STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Grand Prix winner, STRIKEFORE: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, Tarec Saffiedine, Tim Kennedy, Tyron Woodley, UFC, UFC Tonight, UFC Women's Bantamweight champion

Weekend in Fights! January 12th Edition

January 13, 2013 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This Weekend in Fights! (January 12th, 2013) marked a sad day in MMA history, with final STRIKEFORCE event ever.

STRIKEFORCE was founded by Scott Coker in 1985 as a kickboxing promotion. In 2006 STRIKEFORCE transitioned into an MMA company with the featured bout between Frank Shamrock versus Cesar Gracie in the main event. Since that event they have produced 63 events since; 43 major cards and 20 challengers series. Crowning 25 champions or 26 if you count the World Heavyweight Grand Prix title during the last six years. One Heavyweight champion in Alistair Overeem. Six Light Heavyweight champions in Bobby Southworth, Renato Sobral, Gegard Mousasi, Monhammed Lawal, Rafael Cavalcante, and Dan Henderson. Five Middleweight champions in Frank Shamrock, Cung Le, Jake Shields, Ronaldo Souza, and Luke Rockhold. Two Welterweight champions in Nick Diaz and Nate Marquardt. Three Lightweight champions in Clay Guida, Josh Thompson, and Gilbert Melendez twice. One Women’s Featherweight champion in Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, and four Women’s Bantamweight champions in Sarah Kaufman, Marloes Coenen, Miesha Tate, and Ronda Rousey. Josh Thompson is the only holder of both defunct U.S. Welterweight and U.S. Lightweight championships, and Daniel Cormier is the only STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Grand Prix champion. STRIKEFORCE held three MMA tournaments including the Heavyweight Grand Prix in 2011 through to 2012, the one night four fighters Women’s Bantamweight tournament in 2010, and the “Four Men Enter, One Man Survives” Middleweight tournament in 2007. STRIKEFORCE was a pioneer in MMA history for giving Women the opportunity to fight on the grand stage. With co-promotion with M-1 Global, the talent sharing deals with DREAM and the signing of MMA stars such as Fedor Emelianenko, Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, Gegard Mousasi and others, STRIKEFORCE was the number two promotion in the world to fight. In March of 2011 the promotion was bought out by the parent company of the UFC, Zuffa LLC, and continued to run as an independent organization, but with many of STRIKEFORCE’s top stars and champions jumping ship and divisions dissolving it was evident that the company would eventually fold. Forced to cancel two cards during that final quarter of 2012, UFC officials officially announced that the January 12th, 2013 card was indeed the final event for the promotion.

The 63rd and final STRIKEFORCE event took place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday night. The main event featured the crowning of the last and final STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion as Tarec Saffiedine defeated then champion Nate Marquardt in a five round affair. The bout had a slow start, but Saffiedine landed a counter jab that buckled Marquardt’s knees, but he remained up fazed. Saffiedine picked Marquardt’s right leg apart throughout every round rendering a dark red from bruising. A lot of clinching and exchanging from both, but after three round Marquardt looked visibly winded, but carried on for the remaining two rounds, however, Saffiedine clearly controlled the pace. In the end Saffiedine would win a unanimous decision(48-47, 49-46, 49-46 to be capture the welterweight title.

STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier continued his undefeated streak on his path to the UFC with a second round TKO win over Dion Staring. A heavy favorite Cormier wasn’t looking past his final STRIKEFORCE opponent who came in swinging early. Initially Cormier struggled for the takedown but it wasn’t long before the fight was on the ground and he was raining down heavy shots. Surprising to many Staring made through the first frame, but the end would come in the near the end of the second round with ground and pound strikes from Cormier in full mount forced referee “Big” John McCarthy to call a stop to the action. In his post fight interview Cormier revealed that his UFC debut will be on April 20th at UFC on FOX 7 where he will be taking on Frank Mir, and the said he wants Jon Jones to beat Chael Sonnen so he can: “Kick his ass in the fall.”

Josh Barnett had two fights as he was battling the flu and Nandor Guelmino. Guelmino was no match for Barnett as he took him down with ease right into a full mount and slapped on his signature arm-triangle choke to force the tap just over two minutes into the very first round. Barnett cut an awesome pro wrestling style promo at the end of the bout which was very entertaining.

After a 13-month lay off Gegard Mousasi returned to the STRIKEFORCE cage as a man possessed. Mousasi would pikced up his 33rd career victory by destroying Mike Kyle with a first round rear-naked choke submission. Mousasi took Kyle down and would proceed to transition from guard to, half guard, to mount with a flurry a devastating elbows. From that position Mousasi rained down punches, forcing Kyle to give up his back where Mousasi would cinch in the choke.

Ronaldo “Jacare”Souza made short work of UFC Middleweight import Ed Herman with a beautiful kimura submission in the first round. The dangerous submissions expert had Herman on the ground early but an illegal up kick baffling brought the fight back standing. Souza takes Herman down and is in side control where he quickly slaps on the kimura forcing the tap.

In the most baffling decision of the night Ryan Couture picked up a split decision victory over K.J. Noons in a fight that one judge was clearly not watching. Couture and Noons measured each other up in the first round, but it wasn’t until the end of the round when Couture landed a spin kick, then tripped and was illegally kneed by Noons which was called. Noons the picked apart Couture in the second round, but failed to finish him of. The third round saw Noons counter strike a wobbly, yet aggressive Couture. In the end two judges saw the bout 29-28 for Couture and the other 30-27 for Noons. Noons was visibly upset post fight as he was robbed of a victory.

Also on the card war hero Tim Kennedy submitted Trevor Smith with a guillotine choke in the third round. Pat Healy earned his 29th career victory and sixth in a row by defeating a very game Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision after three rounds. Roger Gracie defeated Anthony Smith in the second round Gracie-Style with an arm-triangle choke submission. (Full STRIKEFORCE: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine event results below.)

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STRIKEFORCE: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine results:

Tarec Saffiedine def. Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) – for final Strikeforce welterweight title

Daniel Cormier def. Dion Staring via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:02

Josh Barnett def. Nandor Guelmino via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:11

Gegard Mousasi def. Mike Kyle via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:09

Ronaldo Souza def. Ed Herman via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 3:10

Showtime Extreme prelims:

Ryan Couture def. K.J. Noons via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)

Tim Kennedy def. Trevor Smith via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 1:36

Pat Healy def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Roger Gracie def. Anthony Smith via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:16

Prelims:

Adriano Martins def. Jorge Gurgel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Estevan Payan def. Michael Bravo via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:01

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Filed Under: Dream, MMA, Strike Force, UFC Tagged With: "Big" John McCarthy, Adriano Martins, Alistair Overeem, Anthony Smith, Bobby Southworth, Cesar Gracie, Chael Sonnen, Clay Guida, Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, Cung Le, Dan Henderson, Daniel Cormier, Dion Staring, Dream, Ed Herman, Estevan Payan, Fedor Emelianenko, Frank Mir, Frank Shamrock, Gegard Mousasi, Gilbert Melendez, Jake Shields, Jon Jones, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Barnett, Josh Thompson, KJ Noons, Kurt Holobaugh, Luke Rockhold, M-1 Global, Marloes Coenen, Michael Bravo, Mick Diaz, Miesha Tate, Mike Kyle, Monhammed Lawal, Nandor Guelmino, Nate Marquardt, Nick Diaz, Pat Healy, Rafael Cavalcante, Renato Sobral, Roger Gracie, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Ronaldo Souza, Ronda Rousey, Ryan Couture, Sarah Kaufman, Scott Coker, STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion, STRIKEFORCE Welterweight title, STRIKEFORCE Women's Bantamweight tournament, STRIKEFORCE: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, Tarec Saffiedine, Tim Kennedy, Trevor Smith, UFC, UFC on FOX, UFC on FOX 7, World Heavyweight Grand Prix, World Heavyweight Grand Prix title, Zuffa LLC

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