#350
FIGHT: Andrei Makarenko vs. Mateusz Ostrowski
DATE: October 13
CARD: ProFC 42: Oplot
VENUE:
LOCATION: Kharkiv, Ukraine
RESULT: Makarenko UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Makarenko, Makarenko, Makarenko
MY SCORECARD: Draw
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxlotjnQk2c
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#349
FIGHT: Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. Neil Johnson
DATE: June 22
CARD: Bellator 71
VENUE: Mountaineer Racetrack, Casino, & Resort
LOCATION: Chester, West Virginia
RESULT: Johnson R2 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via Sherdog)
Round 1: The fighters meet in the center of the cage and vab Artsdalen throws a kick to begin the night. He continues pawing with the jab while circling to his left. He switches direction and throws a leg kick. Johnson is hesitant to engage as they size each other up. Another leg kick by van Artsdalen lands. Johnson moves in close and throws a short right that misses and they break. Leg kick by van Artsdalen lands and he follows up with a quick jab. Johnson beings to move forward now but is still not throwing strikes. He can’t seem to deal with the constant movement of his opponent. Van Artsdalen cracks him with an audible leg kick and follows with a right straight to the body. Johnson grabs for a single-leg and his opponent hops around for a few moments on one leg before falling. He immediately gets up and sinks a standing guillotine on Johnson. It’s not tight and the fighters break before the horn.
Round 2: Van Artsdalen continues to hop around and dives for a double-leg but transitions to a bodylock against the cage. He is pushed away by the Ashburn, Va., native and the fighters break. Johnson snaps his foe’s head back with a jab. He grabs for a single a drops his opponent who then dives for a toehold. Van Artsdalen abandons the toehold and Johnson jumps on his back looking for a choke. Van Artsdalen squirms out and the fighters stand up. Johnson drives for a takedown and his opponent drops down for another unsuccessful toehold. Johnson squares up and throws a one-two that lands and begins stalking his prey. Johnson lands a knee to the face and a right hand to the body which drops van Artsdalen. He jumps on top throwing punches but van Artsdalen rolls to guard.
Van Arsdalen then squirms out from the control of Johnson, but Johnson dives on his back and secures a tight rear-naked choke. Johnson’s come-from-behind win comes at 4:29 of the second round.
VIDEO:
http://www.boosj.com/3161716.html
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#348
FIGHT: Alexandre Ramos vs. Bruno Soares
DATE: November 29
CARD: Best of the Best: Para vs. Brazil
VENUE: Amazonia Convention Center Hangar
LOCATION: Belem, Brazil
RESULT: Ramos R3 Submission (Kneebar)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a
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#347
FIGHT: Jacob Volkmann vs. Paul Sass
DATE: May 26
CARD: UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir
VENUE: MGM Grand Garden Arena
LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nevada
RESULT: Sass R1 Submission (Triangle Armbar)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via LAtimes)
Round 1. Volkmann takes Sass down and grabs Sass’s neck from the bottom. Sass avoids trouble and looks for an omoplata. Volkmann avoids trouble and moves back into Sass’s guard. Sass locks up a triangle choke with an armbar and Volkmann submits.
VIDEO: n/a
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#346
FIGHT: Gilvan Alves vs. Wallace Lopes
DATE: May 18
CARD: Watch Out Combat Show 19
VENUE: Bank of Brazil Athletic Association Gymnasium
LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
RESULT: Lopes R1 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV9LK9WCFY0
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#345
FIGHT: Antonio Mendes vs. Richardson Moreira
DATE: November 14
CARD: Coliseu Extreme Fight 5
VENUE:
LOCATION: Maceio, Brazil
RESULT: Moreira R1 Submission (Heel Hook)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.mmavideos.pl/video/antonio-mendes-vs-richardson-moreira-coliseu-extreme-fight-5
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#344
FIGHT: Israel Silva Lima vs. Renato Velame
DATE: June 15
CARD: Jungle Fight 40
VENUE: Avertino Ramos Gymnasium
LOCATION: Macapa, Brazil
RESULT: Lima UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Lima, Lima, Lima
MY SCORECARD: Velane
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a
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#343
FIGHT: Olivier Pastor vs. Yunus Evloev
DATE: June 6
CARD: M-1 Challenge 33: Emelianenko vs. Magomedov
VENUE: Ingush Centre
LOCATION: Dzheyrakhsky District, Russia
RESULT: Evloev UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Evloev, Evloev, Evloev
MY SCORECARD: Draw
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seGJ1grCHOA
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#342
FIGHT: Chris Goldbaugh vs. Kevin Zalac
DATE: June 22
CARD: Bellator 71
VENUE: Mountaineer Racetrack, Casino, & Resort
LOCATION: Chester, West Virginia
RESULT: Zalac UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Zalac, 29-28 Zalac, 29-28 Zalac
MY SCORECARD: 29-28 Zalac
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via Sherdog)
Round 1: The fighters slap hands and Zalac throws a short jab. He fires again with a double jab followed by a right hook but nothing lands flush. Goldbaugh lands two quick jabs as Zalac attempts to close to distance but Zalac pushes him against the cage. Goldbaugh fights back and reverse position against the cage. He lands a high knee to the head of his foe. The fighters break and Goldbaugh is the aggressor throwing a right hook leg kick combo. He is the aggressor now and lands a push kick hard but Zalac catches it and throws him to the mat. Goldbaugh moves to rubber guard with his long limbs but quickly abandons it. Zalac lands one right hand but Goldbaugh has him well tied up. Zalac responds by mushing him against the cage but is not throwing any punches. The fighters are stalled and they are stood up by referee Jason Herzog. Zalac attacks with a looping left but Goldbaugh backs away. Goldbaugh begins to pour it on landing a body kick and a few short punches before the horn.
Round 2: Zalac comes out pawing with his jab and Goldbaugh responds in kind. He lands a combo to the body and face which backs up his opponent. A spinning back kick is landed lands on Goldbaugh’s stomach. Goldbaugh’s offense has slowed as he seems tired and Zalac grabs a hold of his head and lands four knees to his forehead. Goldbaugh stalls by pushing his foe against the fence and lands an outside trip. He swiftly moves to back control and begins hand fighting with Zalac. Zalac defends well and is able to escape to mount which he then reverses and lands in Goldbaugh’s guard. He postures up and lands a short right and Goldbaugh hangs on. His offense stalls as he can’t break the grip of his opponent. He attempts to posture up but cannot break free. He throws short elbows to the face of Goldbaugh but is then stalled. He postures up for a moment and Goldbaugh looks for a triangle but quickly abandons it.
Round 3: Zalac still has some bounce in his step and immediately blitzes his foe against the cage landing punches. He drops for a single-leg but can’t get a grip and lands a big elbow on his foe. He drags Goldbaugh to the ground and is in his full guard. Zalac postures up and lands a few short punches that are not very damaging. Goldbaugh’s legs move high up but he does not threaten with a choke. Zalac remains chest-on-chest and throws short elbows but still can’t break the grip of his foe for an extended period of time. The crowd roars with every elbow but Goldbaugh stands up from his guard. He lands a two-piece the face of Zalac and dives for a takedown that is shrugged off. He looks for another takedown and tries to trip Zalac, but he is reversed. Zalac rolls through, reverses and sets up on top where he tries to find punches until the thorn.
VIDEO:
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#341
FIGHT: Bobby Reardanz vs. Genair da Silva
DATE: March 9
CARD: Bellator 60
VENUE: The Venue at the Horseshoe Casino
LOCATION: Hammond, Indiana
RESULT: da Silva R3 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via TheFightNerd)
Round 1: Bobby with a low kick early. Spinnign low kick misses. They clinch. Genair pushes him against the cafe and connects knees while forcing the action against the fence. Good control from Genair. Genair pulls him to the mat and ends up in his full guard. Genair dives in and connects a forearm punch. Nice upkick from Bobby and they are up. Genair attempts a flying knee. Bobby with a punch that staggers Genair. Bobby now has Genair against the fence. Some nice dirty boxing and Bobby is dropped. Genair threatens the darce, moves to the back and loses position. Genair on top and ends up in Bobby’s guard. Nice GnP from the top. Bobby is active form his back with kicks.
Round 2: Genair drops bobby against the fence and proceeds with low kicks and punches. HE lets him up and Bobby shoots but is stuffed. Genair is back in Bobby’s guard dropping punches. Big overhand from Bobby is blocked. Genair drops Bobby with a big right hand. Bobby is having trouble standing up. Leg kick from Genair does damage. Leg kick drops Bobby. Leg kick again drop Bobby. Knees from Genaire connect. Bobby is having trouble walking but still fires back. Drop by a big kick. Bobby shoots Genair drops elbows and punches. Genair in half mount. I don’t know how Bobby is still standing.
Round 3: They feel each other out. Leg kick demolishes Bobby and he turtles up under punches.
VIDEO: n/a
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#340
FIGHT: Carlston Lindsay Harris vs. Fernando Bruno
DATE: March 10
CARD: Shooto Brazil 28
VENUE: Hebrew Social and Sports Club
LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
RESULT: Bruno UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Bruno, Bruno, Bruno
MY SCORECARD: Bruno
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a
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#339
FIGHT: Kazuo Misaki vs. Paul Daley
DATE: March 3
CARD: Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey
VENUE: Nationwide Arena
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
RESULT: Misaki SD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Misaki, 29-28 Daley, 29-28 Misaki
MY SCORECARD: 29-29
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAjunkie)
Round 1 – Jerry Krzys calls this welterweight bout. Circling from both to start off. Misaki jabs to the body and gets a hard leg kick. Daley jabs in. More jabs from the Brit. Daley with inside leg kick. Misaki misses with overhand right. Lot of single shots being thrown. Daley lands good leg kick. Both fighters wary of each other. Daley goes with a one-two but is blocked. Misaki charges on a kick and gets a takedown. Daley immediately sits up, but Miskai has his legs. Eventually, he rights himself and eats a front kick. Misaki with a nice left hook. He goes to the body. Misaki ties up again after another exahcnge, but Daley gets away. Daley thinks of a flying knee but doesn’t commit. Misaki gets kick to the body in exchange for counter. Misaki lands a nice punch that backs Daley away, Misaki unloads against the cage and withdraws after his flurry. Daley goes for a takedown and gets it. Who saw that coming? Misaki has guard. Daley tries to pound Misaki out with some heavy shots but gets reversed at the bell.
Round 2 – Daley misses with an uppercut and hook as Misaki closes. Inside leg kick for Misaki. Daley trying to jab in. Misaki chases him back and ends with a kick. Daley lands a glancing punch but takes a shot that prompts him to clinch. Misaki nearly tosses him to the mat, but Daley recovers and the two clinch briefly before Misaki retreats. Another exchange, and Misaki is inching ahead on the scorecards. Daley looks like he’s having an off night. He’s not sharp tonight. He nearly walks into a spinning elbow. Misaki bullying Daly around the cage. Again, it’s Daley that shoots for a takedown and gets it. He’s in guard and trying to land punches. Misaki’s guard is far from active. Daley postures up for a punch, and goes to the body with short shots. Daley stands and Misaki rolls away. Daley gets to his back and signals the ref. Daley attempts to take the back when Misaki adjusts, but instead, he tumbles off and winds up on his back. Misaki now going body-body-head. Referee stops then and restarts them standing. Daley swinging big but getting a lot of air, and round ends.
Round 3 – Daley needs something big for this round. Misaki gets a leg kick. Daley throws a jab but doesn’t follow. Corner begging him to do so. He eats a knee upon advancing. Daley lands a nice punch, perhaps his first clean shot, then a nice jab. And again, he catches Misaki overcommitting and gets a takedown. Daley working the body. He stands up, and the referee calls time. When Misaki stands, he’s a mess of blood. Hard to tell where the cut is until a replay shows a huge gash over his left eye. Doc OKs the bout to continue, and Misaki purses undeterred. He walks Daley down and fends off a takedown, then another. He attacks the body as Daley attempts to reply with a head kick. Misaki is the aggressor. Daley is trying to keep him at bay with a jab, but Misaki wails on him whenever he opens up with punches. Nice kick to the body lands for Misaki. 1:30 left, and this is his fight to lose. Daley lands to the body. Misaki with a straight right, bullying Daley all over the cage. Daley gets another takedown, but this time, Misaki is right back up. All of Misaki’s body shots are clearly taking their toll on Daley. Misaki wails on him against the cage. He can’t take the fight down. Misaki won’t be backed off. A spinning kick misses for Misaki to end the fight.
VIDEO:
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Paul_Daley_vs_Kazuo_Misaki_Strikeforce/10027199
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#338
FIGHT: Abusupiyan Alikhanov vs. Murad Magomedov
DATE: June 28
CARD: Dictator Fighting Championship 1
VENUE: Golden Palace
LOCATION: Moscow, Russia
RESULT: Alikhanov SD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Alikhanov, Alikhanov, Magomedov
MY SCORECARD: Alikhanob
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: (about the 74:00 mark)
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDIzNjc4NjI4.html
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#337
FIGHT: Junji Ito vs. Yuki Shojo
DATE: March 10
CARD: Shooto 3rd Round
VENUE: Korakuen Hall
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan
RESULT: Ito MD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Draw, Ito, Ito
MY SCORECARD: Shojo
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u58czZHgvpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6_jQBB_264
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#336
FIGHT: Arthit Hanchana vs. Lipeng Zhang
DATE: June 30
CARD: RUFF 4
VENUE: Hohhot People’s Stadium
LOCATION: Hohhot, China
RESULT: Hanchana R3 Submission (Triangle Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a
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#335
FIGHT: Lucio Fernandes vs. Wilker Leandro
DATE: November 23
CARD: Shooto Brazil 36
VENUE: Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
LOCATION: Brasilia, Brazil
RESULT: Leandro UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Leandro, Leandro, Leandro
MY SCORECARD: Leandro
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y870ZYFHZgI
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#334
FIGHT: Lacey Schuckman vs. Michelle Waterson
DATE: October 6
CARD: Invicta 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama
VENUE: Memorial Hall
LOCATION: Kansas City, Kansas
RESULT: Waterson SD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Waterson, 29-28 Waterson, 29-28 Schuckman
MY SCORECARD: 29-29
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via ProMMAnow)
Round 1 – Waterson getting her kick on early. Schuckman stalking her. Schuckman lands a big kick, then comes forward with punches. Waterson steps back and laces her with a big kick. They hit the ground and Schuckman is on top but Waterson has her neck. Waterson going for the guillotine. Schuckman frees her head then moves to full mount. Waterson rolls giving up her back and Schuckman immediately looks for the choke. Schuckman softening her up with left hands. Back to the rear naked attempt now. Waterson is battling two-on-one to survive. Schuckman back to the left hands now. Waterson rolls and sneaks a leg in. Schuckman still on top in the half guard. Waterson gets her other leg inside and retains guard. Waterson going with a very high guard. She transitions to the armbar now. It looks tight. A scramble ensues and Waterson is on top now. She backs off and they get back to the stand up. Schuckman comes forward and closes the distance so Waterson can’t get off from the outside. Waterson on the cage now. Knee just before the bell.
Round 2 – Big right hand from Waterson. Knees now. Big right hook from Waterson. She’s circling out as Schuckman stalks. Schuckman goes high with the kick but misses. Leg kick Waterson. Waterson with an exe kick. Schuckman catches the foot and pays for it. Waterson lands a couple of right hands inside. Schuckman now looking for the takedown on the cage. Schuckman snatches a leg and they hit the mat but it’s Waterson that lands on top and on the back. Waterson looking to sneak her arm under the chin. Schuckman escapes the choke, but still has Waterson on top. Left hands from Waterson now. Schuckman doing a good job controlling the posture of Waterson so far. Right hands now from the top. Short hammerfists now from Waterson. Schuckman still locking up the body of Waterson keeping the punishment to a minimum. Under a minute to go now. Waterson tries to work to sidemount but Schuckman retains full guard. Waterson landing some ground and pound now to the bell. End of Round.
Round 3 – Kick from both to start the final frame. This round could decide it. Lead right hand from Waterson. Leg kick from Waterson. Schuckman a little hesitant to start. Spinning head kick from Waterson. Winging left hand from Schuckman misses. Schuckman’s corner is screaming for her to engage. Another leg kick. Schuckman wades in with a flurry of lefts. Knee from Waterson as she pushes off and steps away. Nice work by Waterson. She dips in, lands, and steps out. A takedown could decide the fight and Waterson is staying on the outside to avoid that. Schuckman clinches and nearly gets the takedown. Waterson is fighting off the takedown on the cage. So far she has. Foot stomps from Schuckman. Elbows from Waterson. Schuckman gets a huge takedown. If Waterson can’t get to her feet she may lose. Elbows from the bottom. Just over a minute to go. Waterson looks to sweep and grabs an arm. The armbar is there. She’s on top but only for a moment. Now Schuckman is back on top. She grabs an arm and Schuckman pulls out and steps back. 30 seconds to go. Head kick from Waterson. Leg kick, to the body from Waterson. Big exchange, clinch, bell. Wow great fight.
VIDEO:
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#333
FIGHT: Prentice Ingram vs. Tommy Thompson
DATE: June 2
CARD: Ring of Fire 43: Bad Blood
VENUE: 1stBank Center
LOCATION: Broomfield, Colorado
RESULT: Thompson SD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Ingram, 29-28 Thompson, 29-28 Thompson
MY SCORECARD: 29-29
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a
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#332
FIGHT: Jesse Zeugin vs. Joe Ellenberger
DATE: March 2
CARD: Titan Fighting Championship 21
VENUE: Memorial Hall
LOCATION: Kansas City, Kansas
RESULT: Ellenberger R3 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
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#331
FIGHT: Chaitanya Gavali vs. Pierre Daguzan
DATE: April 7
CARD: Super Fight League 2
VENUE: T-Box Mobile Arena
LOCATION: Chandigarh, India
RESULT: Daguzan UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Daguzan, 29-28 Daguzan, 29-28 Daguzan
MY SCORECARD: 30-28 Daguzan
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAmania)
Round one: Right away Gavali looks for the clinch and Daguzan gets him down. Dean stops the fight and warns Daguzan about grabbing the cage. The clinch up again and Daguzan has Gavali up against the fence. Good take down defense from Daguzan as Gavali shoots in twice to no avail. They break from the clinch briefly and now Daguzan gets the takedown and moves right into full mount. Daguzan postures up and is landing big ground and pound. Daguzan stands up and lets Gavali get back to his feet! Gavali chases him down and now he’s got the takedown. Wild action. Gavali working from half guard, lands a handful of good punches. Now he moves to mount and loses it just as quickly as he got it. He’s in full guard with Daguzan on top. Less than two minutes to go, now Gavali works for an armbar but can’t get it. Gavali butt scoots to the cage and now he’s on his knees. Gets the takedown and is working big ground and pound. Gavali looking to get the finish here, Daguzan is eating big shots from the bottom. Nice elbow from Gavali. The round ends with some hammer fists from Gavali.
Round two: Right away they clinch again and Gavali has his man pushed up against the cage. Good control in the clinch by Gavali but he’s unable to get takedown. Now he falls to the ground after trying to take Daguzan’s back and lands in full guard. Gavali has a partial triangle here but he loses it. Trying to switch to an armbar but Daguzan escapes and now he’s in side control. Daguzan moves into half guard on his own accord. Both men seem to be tiring after a dynamite first round. Another triangle attempt by Gavali but he can’t lock it in. Side control again but not much in the way of striking. Now Daguzan takes the back and he rolls Gavali over, trying to soften him up for the choke. Gavalie gives up his back and Herb Dean is taking a close look. Big shots from Daguzan, Gavali just looking to survive. Fifteen seconds left and the round ends with Daguzan looking for a rear naked choke. Both men are exhausted and take a few seconds to get up from the canvas and trudge back to their corners.
Round three: They clinch up to start the third round, this time it’s Daguzan pushing Gavali up against the cage. Single leg takedown by Daguzan and he goes to work. Gavali pushes him off but can’t get back to his feet. Full guard by Gavali but it’s wide open. Daguzan could pass easily here if he wanted but he’s content to throw short punches to the body and head. Gavali throws his legs up in a submission attempt but he has no energy to do anything with it. Daguzan has a nice cross face going and he’s occasionally throwing punches. Now he postures up and avoids another triangle attempt from Gavali. Side control. Gavali uses an underhook to create some space and he recaptures full guard. Gavali is getting worn out and now he’s on his side and taking punches with 30 seconds to go. Daguzan is going to win this fight on the strength of his second and third rounds. Both men hug in a show of good show of sportsmanship.
VIDEO:
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#330
FIGHT: Jon Tuck vs. Tiequan Zhang
DATE: November 10
CARD: UFC on Fuel: Franklin vs. Le
VENUE: CotaiArena
LOCATION: Macao, China
RESULT: Tuck UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Tuck, 30-27 Tuck, 29-28 Tuck
MY SCORECARD: 30-27 Tuck
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAbay)
Round one: Zhang throws the left hook early and often to begin the fight before Tuck wades in with a bunch of strikes. Zhang with a body-lock and a big takedown. Tuck recovers guard and locks up and arm-bar. Zhang rolls but is in serious trouble early on. Zhang uses his legs to lock up an inverted triangle forcing Tuck to release the arm-bar. Tuck pops out of the triangle and takes the back of Zhang, securing his hooks as he does. Tuck spins and takes the mount before Zhang forces him to move to side control. Tuck mounts again before once moving to the back for a second time. Tuck has the rear-naked choke but the arm isn’t under the chin and Zhang survives. Tuck lands a couple of strikes, trying to open his opponent up. Zhang gets to his feet in the final seconds of the round.
Round two: Inside leg kick from Zhang to begin the second round. Zhang with a big right that seems to rock Tuck for a minute. Tuck fires back and swings for the fences. Tuck with a flying knee attempt but Zhang uses it to secure a takedown. Tuck spins for an arm-bar and manages to use it to sweep and get on top. Tuck looks for a kimura but Zhang uses his knee to break free, giving Tuck the opportunity to mount. Tuck looks for a mounted triangle before moving to the back of his opponent. Zhang does a good job of defending any possible choke attempts and sees out the round.
Round three: Zhang comes marching out for the final round knowing he needs a finish. Big left from Zhang lands as he pushes forward. Big combination from Zhang rocks Tuck but he recovers well. Tuck with a knee. Another combination from Zhang lands as Tuck seems to be tiring. Nice right hand from Zhang, answered by one from Tuck. Leg kick lands from Tuck. Zhang continues to press forward, looking for some sort of big moment to swing the fight in his favour. Right hand from Tuck before the two men exchange wildly. Zhang takes the back with seconds remaining and the fight ends on the ground.
VIDEO:
http://mmaversus.com/2012/11/10/jon-tuck-vs-tiequan-zhang-fight-video-ufc-on-fuel-macao/
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#329
FIGHT: Antonio Banuelos vs. Josh Sampo
DATE: September 14
CARD: Legacy Fighting Championship 14
VENUE: Arena Theatre
LOCATION: Houston, Texas
RESULT: Sampo UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Sampo, 30-27 Sampo, 30-27 Sampo
MY SCORECARD: 30-28 Sampo
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via ProMMAnow)
Round 1 – Inside thigh kick from Sampo. Nice right from Sampo after a brief head butt. Front kick from Sampo. Left from Banuelos. Knee to the jaw from Sampo, just clips him. They trade punches. Nice right from Sampo, then a leg kick inside. They trade rights. High kick from Sampo. Banuelos scores with a right. Leg kick from Sampo followed by some punches. Banuelos shoots, big slam. Sampo looking for a kimura immediately. Banuelos gets free. Sampo gets to his feet but gets taken right back down. He gets up immediately. Inside leg kick from Sampo, then outside. Right from Sampo and a high knee. Front kick Sampo, right from Banuelos. Leg kick Sampo. Nice left from Banuelos. Sampo gets a relatively easy takedown, now on top in half guard with only seconds left. Sampo gets full mount before the bell. Wow. Banuelos has his hands full folks.
Round 2 – Banuelos’ cornerman was wearing a Condom Depot shirt. That’s awesome. Haven’t seen them around in a while. One two from Sampo. Samp right in his face. Inside thigh kick from Sampo goes high and lands in the groin area. Banuelos given time to recover. Knee to the body from Sampo, inside thigh kick. One two. Left hook. Banuelos can’t figure this guy out. Jab from Banuelos. Leg kick from Sampo. Sampo shoots, stuffed, high knee from Sampo. Nice right from Banuelos. Jab from Banuelos. Leg kick Sampo. Jab from Sampo. Sampo clinches up, lands a knee. Sampo shoots, stuffed. Clinched against the cage, high knee to the face from Sampo. Swelling around the eye of Banuelos. Big inside leg kick from Sampo. Nice leg kick from Sampo hurts Banuelos, stuff left hand a right and a left. He’s just picking Banuelos apart. Beautiful Superman punch from Sampo drops Banuelos to one knee. He gets right up. Front kick from Sampo, left hand.
Round 3- Leg kick from Sampo. Left from Banuelos. Leg kick from Sampo, counter left from Banuelos. Stiff left from Sampo, again. Stiff right from Sampo. Banuelos bleeding. He hasn’t landed anything super solid yet. Clipping left from Samp knocks Banuelos off balance. Big left from Banuelos grazes Sampo. Right from Sampo. Right from Sampo. Inside leg kick Sampo. Combo from Banuelos, not much on it. Leg kick Sampo, counter combo from Banuelos. High kick from Banuelos. Leg kick Sampo. Banuelos’ eye is busted up pretty bad.
VIDEO:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDU5NDIxMTQ4.html
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#328
FIGHT: Chris Clements vs. Matt Riddle
DATE: July 21
CARD: UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao
VENUE: Scotiabank Saddledome
LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta
RESULT: NC (Originally Riddle R3 Submission Arm-Triangle)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via Examiner.com)
RD1: The fighters open with a touch of gloves, and we are off. A good amount of circling to being the round. Riddle shoots a single leg, and uses the trip takedown and achieves success. That was brief, as Riddle seemingly lets Clements back to the feet. Clements popping his jab, looking to capitalize on Riddle’s wild hooks. Clements tries a lunging elbow and barely misses. The fighters clinch and Clements rips a few uppercuts. Briefly the fighters clinch against the cage, but Riddle backs off to square up. Very similar to letting him off the ground, earlier in the round. Rogan comments that it’s his plan to give the fans a more exciting fight. Clements keeping his right hand cocked ala Dan Henderson. Riddle hits Clements with a liver shot, but Josh Rosenthal briefly halts the action thinking the blow was low–it wasn’t. Riddle now grabs Clements with a body lock and drags him to the canvas. Solid ground and pound by Riddle with a few gnarly elbows. Riddle, once again lets him up, and eats an uppercut right after. Not smart in this writer’s particular opinion. Tough round to score.
RD2: Clements opens round two with a nice left that briefly stuns Riddle. However, Riddle weathers the storm and snatches Clements to the ground again. Now Riddle is keeping it on the ground and has Clements’ back and is looking to sink in a choke–body lock is on. Clements doing everything he possibly can trying to scramble out of this ground assault, but Riddle is laying it on thick; real strong base by Riddle. Clements manages to scramble to his feet and finish the round actually on top of Riddle laying some elbows.
RD3: Clements opens the round with another strong punch, this time a right to the face of Riddle. Clements goes for a high kick and just misses. Clements looking dangerous in round three. Riddle shoots that single leg, to the trip again, and is successful. Riddle in half-guard as he sets up a darce choke as Clements tries to stand up. They are free and back to striking. Whoa! During the standup portion, Riddle capitalizes on a wild Clements and snags an arm-triangle from standing position! The fight goes to the ground, and Clements taps! Great submission win for Matt Riddle! I repeat, “Whoa.”
VIDEO:
http://mmaversus.com/2012/07/22/matthew-riddle-vs-chris-clements-ufc-149-fight-video/
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#327
FIGHT: Dimitry Zebroski vs. Sean Peters
DATE: December 21
CARD: Jungle Fight 47: Jungle Belt
VENUE: Osmar Fortes Barcellos Municipal Gymnasium
LOCATION: Porto Alegre, Brazil
RESULT: Peters UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Peters, Peters, Peters
MY SCORECARD: Peters
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
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#326
FIGHT: Franky Spencer vs. Saber Ghorbani
DATE: May 4
CARD: Dubai Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning
VENUE: Habtoor Grand Beach Resort
LOCATION: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
RESULT: Ghorbani UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Ghorbani, 30-25 Ghorbani, 30-27 Ghorbani
MY SCORECARD: 30-28 Ghorbani
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
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