The Top-400 Fights of 2012: #400-376

#400

FIGHT: Naho Sugiyama vs. Yasuko Tamada
DATE: May 26
CARD: Jewels 19th Ring
VENUE: Azalea Taisho Hall
LOCATION: Osaka, Japan
RESULT: Sugiyama MD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Sugiyama, Draw, Sugiyama
MY SCORECARD: Sugiyama
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMArising)
Round 1: Referee for this bout is Kenichi Serizawa. Sugiyama begins the fight with a Yellow Card for missing weight. The fighters circle each other, with both throwing combos but not landing much. Sugiyama clinches against the corner and works for a takedown. She picks Tamada up and double-legs her down away from the corner.

Sugiyama postures her hips up, but Tamada is keeping her guard high and tight. Tamada passes one of Sugiyama’s arms and goes for a triangle. Sugiyama slips the arm back in and Tamada grabs it. She tries to switch for an armbar but can’t get it. Sugiyama breaks free and lands in half-guard, where she stays until the bell.

Round 2: The fighters circle for a bit in round two. Sugiyama clinches and gets a trip takedown into half-guard. She tries to pass to mount and gets her foot caught. Sugiyama finally takes mount and throws two punches. Tamada rolls and Sugiyama takes her back. She flattens Tamada out, but can’t keep one hook in. Sugiyama grapevines the other leg for stability. Tamada rolls and Sugiyama alternates between back control and mount for a bit.

Sugiyama switches to side control and throws punches. Tamada hips out and gets to her knees. She tries for a single-leg but grabs the far leg and can’t get anything. Tamada eats a storm of hammerfists to the face before she gets wise and grabs the closer leg. Still no luck and she is hit with more punches. Tamada gets to her feet and they clinch in the corner. Sugiyama tries for more takedowns but can’t get them. Referee Serizawa breaks them up and the round ends.
VIDEO: n/a
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#399

FIGHT: Poppies Martinez vs. Tony Llamas
DATE: May 10
CARD: Tachi Palace Fights 13: Unfinished Business
VENUE: Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
LOCATION: Lemoore, California
RESULT: Llamas R1 Submission (Guillotine)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: N/A
MY SCORECARD: N/A
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via ProMMAnow)
Round 1: Leg kick Llamas. Llamas for some reason shoots for a takedown. Martinez goes for a quick guillotine. It hits the ground and now Martinez is on top. Here comes the scramble Llamas reverses for a moment, and Martinez scrambles back to the top but right into a guillotine. Llamas has it locked up. Wow. It’s over. Llamas avenges is submission loss to Martinez with a submission of his own.

VIDEO:

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#398

FIGHT: Alexander Crispim vs. Art Arciniega
DATE: November 15
CARD: Tachi Palace Fights 15: Collision Course
VENUE: Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
LOCATION: Lemoore, California
RESULT: Arciniega UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Arciniega, 29-28 Arciniega, 29-28 Arciniega
MY SCORECARD: 30-28 Arciniega
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:

http://www.sherdog.com/videos/weeklybeatings/Art-Arciniega-vs-Alexander-Crispim-From-Tachi-Palace-Fights-15-4343
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#397

FIGHT: Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub
DATE: April 21
CARD: UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans
VENUE: Philips Arena
LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia
RESULT: Rothwell KO1
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via Sherdog)
Round 1: The heavyweights touch gloves tentatively circle one another in the orthodox stance. Rothwell lands a punch to the body and Schaub wants to clinch. Rothwell gets the Thai plum and lands a knee, but Schaub breaks away. Schaub charges Rothwell against the cage and connects with a couple shots, but Rothwell snipes back with a left hook which turns Schaub’s head around. Schaub falls to his back, Rothwell lands a brutal right hand, and the lights are on but nobody’s home. Schaub is grabbing for a Rothwell who isn’t there and referee Herb Dean steps in to save Schaub from any more damage. Ben Rothwell gets the knockout win just 70 seconds into the opening round.
VIDEO:
http://mmaversus.com/2012/04/22/brendan-schaub-vs-ben-rothwell-fight-video-ufc-145/

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#396

FIGHT: Igor Pokrajac vs. Joey Beltran
DATE: December 15
CARD: UFC on FX: Pearson vs. Sotiropoulos
VENUE: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
LOCATION: Queensland, Australia
RESULT: No Contest (Originally Beltran UD)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Beltran, 30-27 Beltran, 30-27 Beltran
MY SCORECARD: 30-27 Beltran
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via 5th Round)
1st Round: The light heavyweights come out firing. Beltran lands a nice one-two combination. He has Pokrajac clinched against the fence. Beltran tags him with some nice uppercuts in the clinch. Beltran unleashes a flurry on his opponent’s dome. During an assault, Pokrajac stuns him with a punch. Beltran, 10-9.

2nd Round: Pokrajac comes out much more aggressive in the middle stanza and unloads several punches to the face. Beltran clinches him against the cage. Pokrajac eats a punch to the cup and time is called. Game on. Beltran is relentless with his attack, connecting with numerous punches on a flurry. Beltran, 10-9.

3rd Round: Beltran returns to the clinch game that has served him so well thus far. Pokrajac fights free and they exchange power shots in the center of the cage. Pokrajac finally shows significant signs of life, but it might be too little too late. Beltran continues to clinch against the fence. Both fighters throw everything they can as the bout comes to an end. Beltran, 10-9, and swept the cards, 30-27.
VIDEO:
http://vk.com/video184166873_163991333?hash=28db3e8dc5598173

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#395

FIGHT: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
DATE: April 14
CARD: UFC on Fuel: Gustafsson vs. Silva
VENUE: Ericsson Globe Arena
LOCATION: Stockholm, Sweden
RESULT: Maguire R2 Submission (Armbar)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAJunkie)
Round 1: Referee Kristian Hacklou in the cage. Johnson lands an openng kick to the cup, but Maguire fights on. Johnson kicks again to the thigh. He’s holding he center. He kicks again, but Maguire ducks in and scores a big takedown. Johnson pulls guard and looks for options. Maguire staying very tight on top.He tries to pass, adn Johnson looks for an omo plata. Not there, so he turns for the armbar. The two roll and spin in a few tense moments, but Maguire pulls free and sets up on top. Halfway in. Johnson tries to turn and stand, but Maguire keeps him pinned. Maguire not doing a ton of damage, but he has scored with a few elbows from top. Maguire looks for an arm-triangle, but he’s on the wrong side to finish. Still he keeps side control. Final minute.Johnson gets to his knees, but Maguire switches to his back and looks for the choke. It’s not there, and the round ends. MMAjunkie.com awards the round to Maguire, 10-9, based on the late transitions.

Round 2: Johnson takes the center. Maguire lands a massive overhand left and shoots in. Johnson alertly rolls and sweeps to top position. Maguire complains of Johnson’s hand on his neck, but Hacklou lets them fight on. Maguire turns for an armbar, but Johnson pulls free. Maguire kicks him away, and they reset on the feet. High kick for Johnson. He goes low twice, and Maguire suggest it’s in the cup. Sure sounds like it was, but Hacklou does not intervene. Maguire puts his hand on the ground as Johnson moves in. A knee looks borderline illegal, but Hacklou doesn’t intervene. Maguire reverses course and gets a takedon, setting up on top with less than two minutes. Johnson rolls for a kimura from half-guard, but Maguire keeps his arm tight before rolling out and spinning for an armbar of his own. It’s tight, and Johnson must tap. Slick finish from Maguire.
VIDEO:

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#394

FIGHT: Drew Fickett vs. Kevin Knabjian
DATE: March 31
CARD: Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts 1: Fighting for a Better World
VENUE: Don Haskins Center
LOCATION: El Paso, Texas
RESULT: Fickett R1 Submission (Guillotine)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Kevin_Knabjian_vs_Drew_Fickett_WMMA_1/10027925

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#393

FIGHT: Jim Miller vs. Melvin Guillard
DATE: January 20
CARD: UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miler
VENUE: Bridgestone Arena
LOCATION: Nashville, Tennessee
RESULT: Miller R1 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAweekly)
Round 1: Guillard comes out firing with flying knees, but connects with a left hook that hurts Miller, who somehow fights through it, trying to clinch up with Guillard. Guillard however lands another knee before they separate. Miller shoots, but Guillard fend him off. Miller lands another jumping knee, but Miller catches him and plants him on the mat, landing in Guillard’s half guard. Miller immediately tries to mount. Guillard gives up his back, Miller takes it and locks on a fight-ending rear naked choke.
VIDEO:
http://mmaversus.com/2012/01/21/melvin-guillard-vs-jim-miller-fight-video-ufc-on-fox/

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#392

FIGHT: Brendan Loughnane vs. Mike Wilkinson
DATE: December 15
CARD: UFC on FX: Pearson vs. Sotiropoulos
VENUE: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
LOCATION: Queensland, Australia
RESULT: Wilkinson UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Wilkinson, 29-28 Wilkinson, 29-28 Wilkinson
MY SCORECARD: 29-29
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAweekly)
Round 1: Wilkinson pumps his jab. Loughnane lands an inside leg kick. Loughnane delivers another inside leg kick. Wilkinson answers with one of his own. Loughnane switches his stance. He continues to work kicks to Wilkinson’s lead leg. He delivers a side kick to the body. Wilkinson moves forward, working to get on the insid. He drops down and secures a takedown. Loughnane landing elbows from the bottom. Wilkinson lands short punches to the body and elbows to the head. Loughnane works up the cage to get back to his feet. He lands a knee to the body of Wilkinson. Wilkinson lands knees to the thighs. Loughnane separates and lands a solid right hand. Loughnane landing kicks. He jumps in with a knee and they exchange at the bell. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Loughnane.

Round 2: Loughnane lands an inside leg kick to start the round. Wilkinson presses forward but Loughnane moves away. Wilkinson drives for a takedown but Loughnane defends it. Wilkinson lands a hard right hand, and another. They’re tied up against the fence. Wilkinson works for a single leg takedown. Loughnane defends it and circles away. Loughnane lands a left hand. Wilkinson is cut above his right eye. They exchange leg kicks. Wilkinson stalking Loughnane. He lands a shot to the body. Loughnane lands a right hand. Wilkinson moves in off a combination and works for a takedown. Loughnane shakes it off and separates. Wilkinson delivers a right hand. Loughnane lands a left to the body and a knee to the midsection. Wilkinson presses forward and eats a right hand. Wilkinson ties Loughnane up. Loughnane slips free and they exchange at the bell. It was a better round for Wilkinson but MMAWeekly scores it 10-9 for Loughnane.

Round 3: Loughnane lands a couple of combinations to start the final round. Wilkinson caught an accidental poke to the eye. He is given time to recover. Wilkinson says he’s okay and ready. The fight is resumed. Loughnane lands a combination. Wilkinson lands a left hook. Loughnane continues to work kicks. He lands a left hand. Wilkinson works to get the fight to the ground. Loughnane shakes it off and gets free. Wilkinson moves in with a right hand. He’s winging right hands. Wilkinson lands a solid right hand. They fight for position along the cage. Loughnane lands a knee on the inside. Two minutes remain in the round. They separate. Loughnane lands a right hand that drops Wilkinson. Loughnane works to finish but Wilkinson gets back to his feet. They clinch. Loughnane works for a takedown. They separate and slug it out to the bell. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Loughnane.
VIDEO:
http://www.mmavideos.pl/video/mike-wilkinson-vs-brendan-loughnane-ufc-on-fx-6

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#391

FIGHT: Alex Perez vs. Edgar Diaz
DATE: March 9
CARD: Tachi Palace Fights 12: Second Coming
VENUE: Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
LOCATION: Lemoore, California
RESULT: Perez R1 Submission (Kimura)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:

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#390

FIGHT: Oton Jasse vs. Rodrigo Magalhaes
DATE: March 3
CARD: Watch Out Combat Show 18
VENUE: Bank of Brazil Athletic Association
LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
RESULT: Magalhaes R1 Submission (Anaconda Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO: n/a

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#389

FIGHT: Nick Macias vs. Sean Wilson
DATE: June 30
CARD: Resurrection Fight Alliance 3: Stevenson vs. Cochrane
VENUE: Viaero Event Center
LOCATION: Kearney, Nebraska
RESULT: Macias R2 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFxf7qu9LzI

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#388

FIGHT: Alejandro Gomez vs. Nico Price
DATE: February 17
CARD: Fight Time 8
VENUE: War Memorial Auditorium
LOCATION: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
RESULT: Price R1 Submission (Armbar)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via CageJunkies)
Round 1- Gomez lands a good knee and they clinch against the cage. Gomez executes a beautiful hip toss and comes down in mount but is quickly put in half guard. Gomez lands some big punches but Price keeps his composure and starts looking for submissions until finally locking on the fight ending arm bar which forced Gomez to tap.
VIDEO:
http://my.tv.sohu.com/u/vw/31658179

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#387

FIGHT: Jerald Williams vs. Joey Diehl
DATE: December 14
CARD: Bellator 84
VENUE: Horseshoe Casino
LOCATION: Hammond, Indiana
RESULT: Williams UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Williams, 29-28 Williams, 29-28 Williams
MY SCORECARD: 29-29
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:

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#386

FIGHT: Aaron Wilkinson vs. Alan Johnston
DATE: December 8
CARD: Cage Warriors 50
VENUE: Kelvin Hall
LOCATION: Glasgow, Scotland
RESULT: Johnston UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-28 Johnston, 30-27 Johnston, 29-28 Johnston
MY SCORECARD: 29-29
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via FightNetwork)
Round 1: Both fighters exchanging leg kicks, trying to find the distance early. Wilkinson connects with a nice kick before shooting in and scoring with a takedown. Johnston sitting up against the fence which allows Wilkinson to grab onto a wicked tight standing guillotine. Johnston does a good job of avoiding the choke but he attempts to stand up, Wilkinson takes him for a ride and slams him back down. Wilkinson again looks for a guillotine, but loses the move and end up on his back. Wilkinson wastes no time attacking off his back, first with a triangle and then with the Armbar. Johnston is able to slip out of each submission but every time he escapes one, he’s stuck in another. Wilkinson bloodied up as the round end despite having Johnston stuck in submissions for much of the round.

Round 2: Wilkinson throws out a couple of light strikes before closing the distance and taking Johnston down. Wilkinson again looks to lock up a guillotine and once again, even though it looks tight, Johnston is able to free himself and assume top control. Johnston is able to pass to half guard and in doing so is able to neutralize much of Wilkinson’s attack. Wilkinson attempting to free his hips and possible sweep, but Johnston is far too top heavy and is able to defend each time.

Round 3: Wilkinson sticks to the game plan for the start of round three and attempts to take Johnston down. Johnston does a good job of keeping his balance, but Wilkinson shows off his strength by hoisting him up in the air before walking him to the other side of the cage and laying him down. Wilkinson in his own corner now trying to get some advice from his team but it makes no difference and Johnston frees himself and gets on top. Wilkinson is trying hard to turn the tide and lock up an arm from the bottom but he just can’t get anything to danger Johnston who rides out the rest of the round.
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMGvyI_4gXg

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#385

FIGHT: Hector Garcia vs. John Schulz
DATE: November 30
CARD: Bellator 82
VENUE: Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
LOCATION: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
RESULT: Schulz R3 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via TheMMAreport)
Round 1 – Garcia came out and landed a two punch combination that dropped Schulz, but he would be able to get back to his feet. The fighters would grapple against the cage and Schulz would eventually take the fight to the ground. He would transition to get his back and would then move over to get the full mount. He would land strikes from the full mount position. He would then transition to attempt an arm triangle choke, but he would lose the hold and have side control on the ground. Schulz would continue to work his ground game until the end of the round.

Round 2 – After exchanging strikes, Schulz was able to easily get the fight to the ground. He would transition to the mount position and look to use strikes to set up a submission. Garcia would end up giving up his back and Schulz would lock in a body lock. He would transition back to full mount and began to rain down punches. At the end of the round, Schulz went for a choke, but the round ended before it was tight.

Round 3 – The fighters would start the round by exchanging strikes and once again Schulz would easily get the fight to the ground. Once on the ground, he would achieve the full mount position. He would land multiple shots on the ground and the referee would come in to stop the fight after Garcia was not defending himself.
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6AQzZEDp1I

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#384

FIGHT: Acoidan Duque vs. Nicolas Dalby
DATE: March 10
CARD: Royal Arena 1
VENUE: Brondby Hall
LOCATION: Brondby, Denmark
RESULT: Dalby UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Dalby, Dalby, Dalby
MY SCORECARD: Duque
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:

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#383

FIGHT: Cliff Wright vs. Dakota Cochrane
DATE: March 30
CARD: Resurrection Fighting Alliance
VENUE: Viaera Event Center
LOCATION: Kearney, Nebraska
RESULT: Wright R1 Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAmania)
Round 1: Cochrane comes out light on his fight throwing some jabs and quickly pins Wright against the cage. Wright reverses position and now has Dakota against the fence and connects with a nice knee to the midsection. Cochran drops levels and goes for a take down but Wright defends well. Cochrane tries hard for the take down but Wright gets a guillotine in. Cochrane escapes and rains down some nice elbows. Wright looking for an armbar but Dakota escapes and rains down some more elbows. Cochrane looking to pass to full mount but Wright reverses position and now has Cocnhrane’s back and gets the rear-naked choke. Herb Dean looking on closely and Cochrane is sleeping. Wright gets the impressive submission win!
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zYei34L2JI

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#382

FIGHT: Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
DATE: December 31
CARD: Dream 18
VENUE: Saitama Super Arena
LOCATION: Saitama, Japan
RESULT: Karakhanyan SD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: Takaya, Karakhanyan, Karakhanyan
MY SCORECARD: Karakhanyan
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (viaMMArising)
Round 1: Referee for this bout is Yuji Shimada. Karakhanyan dropped Takaya with a right hand early in the fight, but Takaya quickly recovered on the ground and held Karakhanyan in guard. Karakhanyan postured up with punches and landed a knee as Takaya stood. Karakhanyan countered punches from Takaya with a leg kick and a combination. Takaya put together a nice flurry of his own. The fighters clinched and traded knees. Both fighters landed leg kicks after a break and Karakhanyan scored with a right hand. He landed a big uppercut, but Takaya reversed a takedown at the bell.

Round 2: Karakhanyan countered punches from Takaya with leg kicks in round two and clinched in the corner. The fighters were separated and Karakhanyan quickly clinched again. Another break was called and Takaya landed a combination. After a brief clinch, Karakhanyan rushed in with a jumping switch knee, but fell to the mat after Takaya cracked him with a counter right. Takaya punched from Karakhanyan’s guard and avoided an armbar attempt late in the round.

Round 3: Karakhanyan landed an uppercut in round three and Takaya countered with a left hook. Karakhanyan flurried and threw a front kick to the face. He took Takaya down and briefly made it to mount, but Takaya recovered half-guard. Karakhanyan passed to side control and tried to throw knees, but Takaya defended well and got back to half-guard again. Takaya battled back to his feet, only to be taken down again. Takaya stood and landed a quick combination.
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ygdQMkSoM

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#381

FIGHT: Marat Gafurov vs. Vugar Bakhshiev
DATE: November 15
CARD: M-1 Challenge 35: Emelianenko vs. Monson
VENUE: Ice Palace
LOCATION: St. Petersburg, Russia
RESULT: Gafurov R1 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAHNAU-irFA

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#380

FIGHT: John Makdessi vs. Sam Stout
DATE: November 17
CARD: UFC 154: St. Pierre vs. Condit
VENUE: Bell Centre
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec
RESULT: Makdessi UD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 30-27 Makdessi, 29-28 Makdessi, 30-27 Makdessi
MY SCORECARD: 30-27 Makdessi
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMAweekly)
Round 1: Makdessi lands a side kick to the body. Stout moving forward and missing with big punches. Makdessi lands an outside leg kick followed by a jab. Stout is stalking and eats a counter right hand. Makdessi delivers a stiff jab. He uses a push kick to keep Stout on the outside. Stout delivers an outside leg kick. Stout moves in with a lead uppercut. Stout lands a powerful outside leg kick. Stout rushes in and Makdessi moves away. Makdessi lands another stiff jab. Stout looks for a takedown but Makdessi fends it off. Makdessi making Stout miss with head movement. Stout goes to the body. Makdessi landing jabs. Makdessi delivers a spinning back kick to the body. Makdessi landing his jab regularly. He snaps Stout’s head back with two more jabs. Stout answers with an outside leg kick. The round ends.

Round 2: Makdessi throwing kicks. Stout lands a hook to the body and Makdessi lands a left hook counter. Makdessi moves just out of the way of Stout’s punches. Stout pumps his jab and drives forward for a takedown. Makdessi shakes it off but Stout lands a right hand. Stout lands a high kick and a right hand. Stout trying to work the body but Makdessi delivering counter shots. Makdessi lands a right hand. Stout moving forward but getting hit with jabs as he does. Stout lands a jab of his own. They exchange leg kicks. Makdessi lands a combination. Stout lands a counter right hand. Stout works for a single leg takedown but Makdessi shakes it off. Makdessi delivers a counter left hook at the bell.

Round 3: Stout picks up the pace. Makdessi lands a counter right hand. Stout answers with a right hand. Makdessi continues to land his jab. Stout lands a lead left hook. Stout moves in and eats two jabs. Stout lands a right hand. Makdessi snaps Stout’s head back with another jab. Stout applying pressure but it’s Makdessi landing. Stout dives for a takedown and Makdessi defends. Makdessi is just the sharper striker tonight. Stout has thrown a lot of punches but isn’t landing many. Stout turns up the pressure but Makdessi slips and rips. The round ends.
VIDEO:
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/fights/Sam_Stout_vs_John_Makdessi_UFC_154_Part_1/10045701

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#379

FIGHT: Freddie Aquitania vs. Javy Ayala
DATE: November 15
CARD: Tachi Palace Fights 15: Collision Course
VENUE: Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
LOCATION: Lemoore, California
RESULT: Aquitania SD
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: 29-28 Ayala, 29-28 Aquitania, 29-28 Aquitania
MY SCORECARD: 30-29 Aquitania
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:

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#378

FIGHT: Leonard Delarmino vs. Xian Ji
DATE: February 11
CARD: Legend Fighting Championship 7
VENUE: City of Dreams Grand Hyatt Ballroom
LOCATION: Cotai, Macau
RESULT: Ji R1 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: (via MMArising)
Round 1: Ji landed a right hook and scored a takedown into mount. He transitioned to the back and tried for an armbar, but Delarmino escaped and struck from the top. He tried for a guillotine choke, but Ji countered with one of his own. Delarmino eventually managed to escape and fought out of an arm-triangle choke from the bottom seconds later. Ji worked for an armbar and Delarmino slammed out.

The fighters stood and Delarmino landed a knee. He countered a takedown with a guillotine choke. Ji scrambled, but wound up in an arm-out inverted triangle choke. Ji pulled his head free and landed hammerfists. Two hard punches scored for Ji and Delarmino gave up his back. Ji quickly secured a rear-naked choke and Delarmino was forced to submit with mere seconds remaining in the opening round.
VIDEO:

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#377

FIGHT: Don Madge vs. Leon Mynhardt
DATE: April 13
CARD: EFC Africa 13
VENUE: Grandwest Casino and Entertainment World
LOCATION: Cape Town, South Africa
RESULT: Mynhardt R3 TKO
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:

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#376

FIGHT: Martin van Staden vs. Michiel Opperman
DATE: April 13
CARD: EFC Africa 13
VENUE: Grandwest Casino and Entertainment World
LOCATION: Cape Town, South Africa
RESULT: Opperman R1 Submission (Guillotine)
JUDGES’ SCORECARD: n/a
MY SCORECARD: n/a
PLAY-BY-PLAY: n/a
VIDEO:

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