#375
FIGHT: Jordan Mein vs. Tyler Stinson
DATE: July 14
CARD: Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy
VENUE: Rose Garden
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon
RESULT: Mein UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Mein, 30-27 Mein, 30-27 Mein
MY SCORECARD: 30-27 Mein
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via Bleacher Report/Matt Roth)
Round 1: Mein lands a nice counter right hand as Stinson comes in. In an exchange Mein connects with the right hand again. He’s already found a home for that right as he’s landed it several times. Stinson comes forward and Mein connects again with the right as he steps aside. Stinson already has some swelling under his right eye. He needs to either change levels or start working his combinations better. Mein is very fluid with his combinations. Super sharp and nice head movement as well. Stinson’s right eye is now bleeding. This is great start for Mein. Mein takes one on the chin and walks through it. A left hook staggers Stinson. Mein is looking to finish the fight and he has 90 seconds to do it in the first. Stinson isn’t going out without a fight as he connects with his own left. Stinson’s face is painted red and that cut is flowing. Mein with a hook to the body and the round comes to an end.
Round 2: Stinson looks good at the open of the round. He’s landing some leg kicks but Mein responds with a gorgeous body shot and then a hook to the head. Again with the same combination and Mein is looking great. Stinson’s eye is almost completely swollen shut. Overhand left for Mein and Stinson responds with his own combinations. Quick 1-2 combo for Mein lands. And the body shot-left hook combination lands again. Stinson is trying to stay in this fight but Mein’s just cruising. Nice leg kicks from Mein and Stinson responds with a kick to the body. Stinson finally changes levels and gets Mein to the ground but Jordan’s right back to his feet. Mein throws a spinning backfist and comes up empty.
Round 3: Stinson knows he’s down on the cards and is aggressive at the opening of the round. Mein is just putting on a clinic at this point. He’s picking Stinson apart and landing that body shot/straight combo over and over again. He’s leaving himself open for counter shots but he’s just too good on the feet. Stinson’s fighting Mein’s fight and that’s the big difference maker in this fight. Nice uppercut from Mein and some short hooks against the cage. Stinson with a nice uppercut but Mein responds with a leaping uppercut to the chin. This is like a surgeon performing in an OR. Stinson with a body kick but Mein keeps coming forward. Mein is fantastic with the striking defense, just avoiding taking damage. The fighters are exchanging punches in the center of the cage to close the fight. Absolutely brilliant performance from Jordan Mein. Tyler Stinson is a tough dude.
VIDEO:
http://vk.com/video176458254_163035999?hash=5e07e1ce5e55c4f0
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#374
FIGHT: Gilberto Dias vs. Matheus Pereira
DATE: June 29
CARD: Shooto Brazil 31
VENUE: Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
LOCATION: Brasilia, Brazil
RESULT: Pereira UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Pereira, Pereira, Pereira
MY SCORECARD: Pereira
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a
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#373
FIGHT: Boris Miroshnichenko vs. Kamil Szymuszowski
DATE: October 26
CARD: ProFC 43: Baltic Challenge
VENUE: Yunost Sport Palace
LOCATION: Kaliningrad, Russia
RESULT: Miroshnichenko R3 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCrKIhAFMQ
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#372
FIGHT: Aisling Daly vs. Barb Honchak
DATE: October 6
CARD: Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama
VENUE: Memorial Hall
LOCATION: Kansas City, Kansas
RESULT: Honchak UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Honchak, 30-27 Honchak, 30-27 Honchak
MY SCORECARD: 30-27 Honchak
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via ProMMAnow)
Round 1 – Daly jab. Honchak counter right hand. Kick by Daly. Honcheck with a short flurry. Daly goes right back to her kick. Honchak is countering very nicely with the right hand off the kick. Daly switching stances constantly. Push kick now. Honchak lands a big leg kick. Winging right hand by Daly. Big exchange. Both fighters land then step back and reset. Thai clinch from Honchak. Nice knee. Dirty boxing inside. Break. Daly has some wild movement and foot work. Honchak looks like she is settling down and figuring it out. Stiff jab from Honchak. One-two from Daly from the southpaw stance. Honchak goes upstairs and lands a kick. Double jab Honchak. The second one connected. Clinch now. Knees again from Honchak. She stays really busy inside. Counter right hand off the kick. Knee and elbows from Honchak. Daly closes now Honchak is on her back. Daly leans on the cage. Honchak pressing on the cage. She digs in left hands to the body. Elbows inside. More body shots from Honchak. She is working now. Knee in the clinch. More knees.
Round 2 – Daly lands a stinging lead left hook. Honchak gets right back to work. She’s landing the higher strike count. Much cleaner too in the exchanges. Honchak goes back to the thai plum. Daly pulls guard. Honchak postures and stands. Back to the feet. Daly is punching the thigh of Honchak. She is really unorthodox. They hit the mat and Daly immediately goes for a kimura attempt. Honchak is out of trouble and takes her back. Daly rolls. Honchak on top. Nasty elbows from the top. Daly is bleeding now. Daly is active off her back but Honchak is relentless. She gives up her back and Honchak softens her up with punches and is looking for the choke. Daly rolls again. She’s trying to shake Honchak off the top. Hammerfists. Honchak is a monster from the top. More strikes from the top as Daly keeps moving. Right hands from the back of Daly. To the body. Honchak is punishing her nonstop. She is going for the rear naked choke again. Honchak transitions to the full mount, now back to the back of Daly.
Round 3 – Daly coming forward. Winging right hand. She gets inside and puts Honchak on the mat. Honchak kicks off and gets back to her feet. Honchak puts Daly on the cage and throws a flurry on her way out. They take the center of the cage and engage. Honchak closes and gets the takedown. Daly again looking for the kimura. Not even close. Honchak frees her arm and spins to side control. Daly rolls but still has Honchak all over her. This looks just like the second round. Hammerfists from Honchak as she sits over the guard of Daly. She finally backs off and lets Daly stand. Daly connects with a lead left hook. Front kick from Daly. Daly shoots in and eats a knee then gets taken down. Honchak takes her back and goes to work with left hands. Under two to go. Daly uses the cage to kick off but can’t shake Honchak. From the mount to the back by Honchak. She is dominating position. Right hands from the top. Daly is an absolute warrior. She has taken a lot of punishment. Honchak steps up and away. They reset and Daly comes forward with a sense of urgency. Huge exchange with both fighters landing grazing shots. Big left hand from Daly. Right hand answer from Honchak.
VIDEO:
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#371
FIGHT: Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson
DATE: October 5
CARD: UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
VENUE: Target Center
LOCATION: Minneapolis, Minnesota
RESULT: Johnson R2 KO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Round 1 – Referee Josh Rosenthal oversees the evening’s final preliminary contest. Johnson quick with an early right that comes up just short. He’s moving in and out of range to open. Castillo giving a little chase as Johnson retreats and looks to counter. Straight right lands for Castillo, and Johnson hits the deck. Hammerfists as Castillo pounces. He hits side control and them steps over into mount. The right arm is trapped in, and he looks for the side choke. Castillo dismounts to squeeze the choke.Johnson surviving, and Castillo elects to move back into mount and let go of the choke.Halfway mark. Castillo with a fantastic start, but Johnson has survived the early issues. Johnson surviving underneath. Castillo smothering and punching when he finds space. Short elbows come in during the final minute. Castillo postures, and Johnson pushes him away, but “Last Call” pushes immediately back in.
Round 2 – Johnson looks fresh to open, and he comes out firing. Castillo shoots for a takedown but is stuffed. Johnson moving well and staying out of range. Low kick for Castillo, and Johnson counters over the top with a pinpoint counter left to the chin. It drops Castillo, and Johnson pounces with five huge punches from the top to score an incredible comeback win.
VIDEO:
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Michael_Johnson_vs_Danny_Castillo_UFC_on_FX_5_Part_1/10043430
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Michael_Johnson_vs_Danny_Castillo_UFC_on_FX_5_Part_2/10043431
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#370
FIGHT: Jay Silva vs. Michal Materla
DATE: May 12
CARD: KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp
VENUE: Atlas Arena
LOCATION: Lodz, Poland
RESULT: Materla MD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Draw, Materla, Materla
MY SCORECARD: Materla
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFJ4Fobm6KI
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#369
FIGHT: Motonobu Tezuka v. Shunichi Shimizu
DATE: April 28
CARD: Pancrase Progress Tour 5
VENUE: Differ Ariake
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan
RESULT: Tezuka UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka
MY SCORECARD: Tezuka
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpsgm3ANIAU
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#368
FIGHT: Jerome Buisson vs. Vugar Bakshiev
DATE: June 21
CARD: M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo
VENUE: Ice Palace
LOCATION: St. Petersburg, Russia
RESULT: Bakhshiev R1 Submission (Heel Hook)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSwTn0sZ6DU
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#367
FIGHT: Cosmo Alexandre vs. Josh Quayhagen
DATE: November 9
CARD: Bellator 80
VENUE: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
LOCATION: Hollywood, Florida
RESULT: Alexandre UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Alexandre, 30-27 Alexandre, 30-27 Alexandre
MY SCORECARD: 30-28 Alexandre
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via TheMMAReport)
Round 1 – Alexandre came out as the aggressor and pushed the pace of the fight. After trading strikes around the cage, Quayhagen went for a takedown and Alexandre was able to lock in a guillotine choke. Quayhagen was able to escape the choke and end up in top position. Alexandre looked for a triangle choke, but once again Quayhagen was able to defend the submission attempt. Quayhagen would transition to side control, but Alexandre would get back to his feet before the end of the round.
Round 2 – As the second round started, Quayhagen appeared more confident with his strikes. Alexandre would land a right hook that grazed his opponents chin. Quayhagen would look for a takedown, which was successful. However, Alexandre would get back to his feet. Alexandre would continue to get the better in the standup game and Quayhagen looked for another takedown. The attempt was unsuccessful and he would end up on his back. Alexandre threw a punch and go into the guard of Quayhagen. The round would end up Alexandre in top position and throwing strikes.
Round 3 – Alexandre opened with several leg kicks. He would continue to get the better strikes in the stand up and Quayhagen could not find his range to land a big shot. Alexandre would land a left hand that had Quayhagen rocked and running away. Quayhagen would end up on the ground with Alexandre looking for a big shot. Quayhagen would be able to get to his feet in the final 30 seconds of the round. Neither fighter was able to do anything before the final bell and the judges will decide the winner.
VIDEO:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTAxMjAyMDg0.html
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#366
FIGHT: Altair Alencar vs. Severino Ramalho
DATE: November 15
CARD: Jungle Fight 45
VENUE:
LOCATION: Belem, Brazil
RESULT: Alencar UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Alencar, Alencar, Alencar
MY SCORECARD: Alencar
PLAY-BY-PLAY:
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9SkXNHHPpRU
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#365
FIGHT: Claudio Conti vs. Levi da Costa
DATE: November 2
CARD: Abu Dhabi Warriors 1
VENUE: Adnec Exhibition Centre
LOCATION: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
RESULT: da Costa R2 TKO (Corner Stoppage)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDc5MjQ0MDky.html
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#364
FIGHT: Emanuel Newton vs. Roy Boughton
DATE: June 22
CARD: Bellator 71
VENUE: Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack, & Resort
LOCATION: Chester, West Virginia
RESULT: Newton R2 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAmania)
Round 1: Boughton gets the clinch. Newton looking for a hip toss. Boughton reverses and gets a takedown. Boughton looks for a triangle. Back to the feet. Big slam by Newton and he takes the back. Boughton looking for the single leg. Up against the cage and Newton lands the takedown. Boughton fighting to get back to the feet and Newton takes him down again, displaying his brute strength. Back to the feet and Newton lands yet another takedown, but only briefly as they are back to their feet. Nice knee to the forehead by Newton. Newton is looking for a guillotine but Boughton escapes and Newton lands another takedown. Newton with some nice elbows to close out the round.
Round two: Nice head kick from Boughton to open up the second round. Another kick from Boughton that is blocked by Newton. Newton lands another takedown and gets his back. Newton is looking for the rear naked choke. He locks the submission in Boughton has no choice but to tap. Impressive submission victory for Newton.
VIDEO:
2012 MMA fight – Emanuel Newton vs Roy Boughton – full fight Video Bellator 71
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#363
FIGHT: Adam Speechly vs. Costa Ioannou
DATE: June 1
CARD: EFC Africa 14
VENUE: Carnival City Casino & Entertainment World
LOCATION: Brakpan, South Africa
RESULT: Ioannou UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Ioannou, Ioannou, Ioannou
MY SCORECARD: Ioannou
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via LWmag)
Round 1 saw Ioannou take the fight to the ground. Both fighters have a very good ground game and manoeuvred around each other. Ioannou managed to get a few elbows and punches in causing a cut on Speechly’s right brow.
Round 2 started out as a stand-up and clinch battle with both fighters trying for the takedown. Ioannou finally got Speechly to the ground and tried to get into full mount which Speechly was making very hard for him to do by trying with submissions. Ioanno then got some ground and pound in but Speechly somehow managed to stand up the fight. They went to the ground again this time with Speechly in position, giving Ioannou some of his own back.
In round 3 both fighters came out swinging and they went to the ground quickly. Ioannou in position then Speechly then Ioannou again and then Speechly again. The fans were going crazy. Both fighters had their chance at landing some ground and pound and both defended very well. Speechly definitely owned this round.
Round 4 saw Speechly with some good stand up before Iaonnou went for the takedown and locked in a rear naked choke but Speechly got out and the fans went off again.It was a back and forth battle on the ground and then they stood back up. The crowds were chanting ‘Costa, Costa, Costa” on one side and “Speechly, Speechly, Speechly” on the other side. Ioannou was now tired and Speechly went in with the punches which looked to be the end of Ioannou’s fight but he retaliated by taking Speechly to the ground.
Speechly again landed the punches in round 5 and again Ioannou took it to the ground getting himself into side control and landing elbows. Carnival City was then treated to some great stand up again after the ref stood the fight back up but Ioannou wanted the fight on the ground and went for a successful takedown again. Speechly rolled out and tried for the armbar but was unsuccessful. With 5 seconds left of the fight they stood up and Speechly went in with the punches with all he had but time ran out.
VIDEO: n/a
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#362
FIGHT: Janne Elonen-Kulmala vs. Kris Edwards
DATE: April 12
CARD: Cage Warriors Fight Night 5
VENUE: Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena
LOCATION: Amman, Jordan
RESULT: Edwards UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Edwards, 29-28 Edwards, 29-28 Edwards
MY SCORECARD: 30-28 Edwards
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uylITj9nHs
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#361
FIGHT: Jared Downing vs. Jordan Rinaldi
DATE: November 30
CARD: Resurrection Fighting Alliance 5: Downing vs. Rinaldi
VENUE: Viaera Event Center
LOCATION: Kearney, Nebraska
RESULT: Downing UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: (Not announced)
MY SCORECARD: 50-47 Downing
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Jared_Downing_vs_Jordan_Rinaldi_RFA_5_Part_1/10046902
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#360
FIGHT: Isao Kobayashi vs. Koji Oishi
DATE: April 1
CARD: Pancrase Progress Tour 4
VENUE: Differ Ariake
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan
RESULT: Kobayashi UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Kobayashi, Kobayashi, Kobayashi
MY SCORECARD: Draw
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Isao_Kobayashi_vs_Koji_Oishi_Pancrase_Progress_Tour_4_Part_1/10027960
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Isao_Kobayashi_vs_Koji_Oishi_Pancrase_Progress_Tour_4_Part_2/10027961
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#359
FIGHT: Jadamba Narantungalag vs. Yui Chul Nam
DATE: March 30
CARD: Legend Fighting Championship 8
VENUE: Asiaworld Expo
LOCATION: Hong Kong, China
RESULT: Narantungalag R2 Submission (Guillotine)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMARising)
Round 1: Referee for this bout is Thomas Fan. Nam landed a leg kick and punches, then dropped levels for an early takedown. Narantungalag secured a front headlock and stood up. Nam landed a nice right hook, but Narantungalag dropped him with a right-left combo. Nam stood and tried to slam Narantungalag to the mat. He postured up and looked to land punches, but Narantungalag worked for an inside shoulder lock from the bottom.
Narantungalag switched to a triangle choke and attacked with hammerfists. The fighters were moved to the centre of the ring and Nam tried to pass to half-guard. Narantungalag sprung back to his feet and a clinch followed in the corner. The referee broke the fighters apart and Narantungalag looked to set up a big right hook. Narantungalag scored with four power punches, but Nam walked through them and clinched. Narantungalag briefly tripped him before the bell.
Round 2: Huge left hooks landed for both fighters early in round two and Narantungalag hurt Nam with a follow-up right. Nam stood, but Narantungalag locked on a guillotine choke and pulled guard. Nam tapped out just before he was about to lose consciousness. Impressive title defence for Narantungalag.
VIDEO:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzc0NTU1MzYw.html
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#358
FIGHT: Dino Bagattin vs. Francois Kabulu
DATE: April 13
CARD: EFC Africa 13
VENUE: Grandwest Casino and Entertainment World
LOCATION: Cape Town, South Africa
RESULT: Bagattin SD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Bagattin, Bagattin, Kabulu
MY SCORECARD: Draw
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDI5NzY1NzI0.html
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#357
FIGHT: Bharat Khandare vs. Narender Grewal
DATE: December 14
CARD: Super Fight League 13: Night of Champions
VENUE: Famous Studios
LOCATION: Mumbai, India
RESULT: Khandare R1 Submission (Guillotine)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
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#356
FIGHT: Romano de los Reyes vs. Zubair Tukhugov
DATE: November 3
CARD: Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 8
VENUE: Sokolniki Hockey Arena
LOCATION: Moscow, Russia
RESULT: Tukhugov UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Tukhugov, Tukhugov, Tukhugov
MY SCORECARD: Tukhuov
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
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#355
FIGHT: Jim Wallhead vs. Lyman Good
DATE: September 28
CARD: Bellator 74
VENUE: Caesars Atlantic City
LOCATION: Atlantic City, New Jersey
RESULT: Good UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-27 Good, 29-27 Good, 29-27 Good
MY SCORECARD: 29-27 Good
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via ProMMAnow)
Round 1: It was clear from the start that Wallhead wanted to clinch, and Good wanted to strike. Wallhead tried to neck wrestle, while Good worked his body with hooks. Good got the better of the striking at range and in the clinch. However, he seemed tentative in the clinch as if he was worried about a takedown.
Round 2: The second round started the same as the first. Wallhead actually went for a takedown in the clinch this time, but it did not come close. Good tried to fight more on the outside, and it started to work for hi. Around the 3:30 mark he backed Wallhead into the cage with strikes. About a minute later, he started feeling it. He began to work his kicks and punches in combination, and the strikes were landing. Save for the occasional counter hook, Wallhead really had very little offense in this round.
Round 3: The crowd chanted “Lyman” earlier in the third. Wallhead tried a double from very far and ate a knee for his trouble. In a clinch, Good landed a low knee that sent the Brit to his knees. After a brief stop, Good continued to score with straight punches and hooks in the clinch. Solid performance from the former champion. It was clear from the beginning that Wallhead had very little to trouble him. The fighters tried to flurry for the bell, and in the process a shot catches Wallhead in the groin. Dan Miragliotta in inexplicably takes a point away.
VIDEO:
http://mmaversus.com/2012/09/30/lyman-good-vs-jim-wallhead-fight-video-bellator-74/
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#354
FIGHT: Luis Ramos vs. Matt Brown
DATE: June 22
CARD: UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida
VENUE: Revel Casino
LOCATION: Atlantic City, New Jersey
RESULT: Brown R2 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAjunkie)
Round 1 – Gasper Oliver on duty as the third man once again. They dance around for 30 seconds, seeing what looks best. A left hook from Ramos misses, and a kick has him slipping to his backside. Brown just misses a nice high kick, and Ramos ties him up along the wall. Finally he gets the fight to the ground and is briefly in side control before Brown gets back up. But on the feet, Ramos keeps him tied up along the fence. Brown is able to jockey briefly to reverse, then finally they break apart. Brown lands an inside left hook, and Brown returns with one of his own before needing to block a decent high kick from Ramos. Ramos tries to kick Brown’s lead leg out, but Brown stays standing. Then he lands a nice couple of jabs. They trade leg kicks, then Brown gets a quick clinch and a knee. They trade position on the fence again with about a minute left. Not a ton happening, and with 10 seconds left Oliver steps in to break it up. He does so just in time for them to split with no time left to do anything.
Round 2 – They trade body kicks and punches, then leg kicks back and forth. Ramos lands a couple nice punches that have Brown backing up, and Ramos uses that to tie him up on the cage. Brown holds on as Ramos drops down for a level change. The takedown’s not going to be there for him, though, and he comes back to eye level. They push off and go back to the middle, where Brown briefly catches a kick. But when he throws one of his own, Ramos catches it, too. Brown gets a Thai clinch and looks for a big knee. It doesn’t happen, but back in the middle he lands a sweet inside right hook and a knee, and Ramos is bloodied up around the nose. Good left jab from Brown, then a right. Then a couple more. Ramos returns fire, but Brown seems to have taken control on the feet. Which is probably why Ramos then shoots in. No takedown, though, and Brown ties him up and lands some big knees. At will, at this point. Oliver is looking in closely, and Ramos is clearly dazed and hanging on just to stay in the thing. He ties Brown up, but really it’s all defense. They break and Brown goes back to work with the knees and punches. He has Ramos on the ropes and he won’t last long. Up against the fence, Brown continues to work him over before Oliver finally steps in to shut it down. Ramos never hit the ground, but the fence helped him out.
VIDEO:
http://mmaversus.com/2012/06/23/matt-brown-vs-luis-ramos-fight-video-ufc-on-fx-4/
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#353
FIGHT: Jiovane Salviano Silva vs. Jose Otavio dos Santos
DATE: June 15
CARD: Jungle Fight 40
VENUE: Avertino Ramos Gymnasium
LOCATION: Macapa, Brazil
RESULT: Silva R1 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a
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#352
FIGHT: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson
DATE: December 15
CARD: UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
VENUE: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
LOCATION: Queensland, Australia
RESULT: Pearson R3 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via Fighters.com)
Round 1: Pearson coming forward early in the fight and is looking to keep Sotiropoulos on the outside. Pearson lands a big right hook and is wobbled on his legs. Sotiropoulos shooting in for a takedown but Pearson not having it. Sotiropoulos on his bike and Pearson is walking him down, but Sotiropoulos is slowly recovering. A leg kick buckles Sotiropoulos but Pearson let him up. Pearson walking in with his hands down, no respect for Sotiropoulos’ strikes. Sotiropoulos gets the takedown, and switches to his back. Sotiropoulos looking for the RNC but Pearson shakes him off.
Round 2: Pearson takes the center but Sotiropoulos is staying in his face. Pearson still stalking Sotiropoulos but he is mainly only throwing to the body one shot at a time. Pearson swinging for the fences, but Sotiropoulos is seeing them come. Sotiropoulos now playing the counter puncher and keeping Pearson at bay. Sotiropoulos is definitely coming around and is settling into the fight. He gets sloppy and Pearson lands a left hook that drops Sotiropoulos but he pops right back up, and they are back to trading.
Round 3: Sotiropoulos takes the center and Pearson lands a left hook and drops Sotiropoulos. He pops back up, but Pearson presses the action. Pearson lands a solid combination and Sotiropoulos was on his bike, and Pearson throws a left right down the middle that stuns Sotiropoulos. Pearson swarms and lands a shot to the body that drops Sotiropoulos and Pearson starts to land shots.
VIDEO:
http://www.fightvideomma.com/2012/12/george-sotiropoulos-vs-ross-pearson.html
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#351
FIGHT: Carson Beebe vs. Rolando Velasco
DATE: November 15
CARD: Tachi Palace Fights 15: Collision Course
VENUE: Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
LOCATION: Lemoore, California
RESULT: Velasco UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Velasco
MY SCORECARD: 29-28 Beebe
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.sherdog.com/videos/weeklybeatings/Rolando-Velasco-vs-Carson-Beebe-From-Tachi-Palace-Fights-15-4329
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