These are the results from this past Saturday and how they affected the fighter’s rankings.
Ringside MMA 10 – Cote vs. Starnes
April 9, 2011
Bell Centre,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Middleweight (185 lbs)
UFC veteran Patrick Cote (14 – 7 – 0) defeated fellow UFC vet Kalib Starnes (12 – 6 – 1) by unanimous decision. Cote, who was on a 3 fight losing streak inside the UFC, jumps 34 spots from [#95] to [#61]. Starnes, who is 3-2 in his last 5, drops 22 spots from [#73] to [#95].
Welterweight (170 lbs)
TUF veteran Seth Baczynski (13 – 6 – 0) defeated Alex Garcia (6 – 1 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 2:44 of the 2nd round. Baczynski, who is on a 2 fight win streak (both by stoppages due to strikes), bounds 58 spots up from [#186] to [#128]. Garcia, who rattled off 6 stoppage wins in a row prior to this loss, plummets 151 spots from [#228] to [#379].
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Michael Gagnon (7 – 1 – 0) defeated Rejean Groulx (5 – 1 – 0) by TKO due a slam at 3:47 of the 3rd round. Gagnon, who is on a 5 fight win streak (all by stoppage), jumps 43 spots up from [#115] to [#72]. Groulx, who has finished 4 of his 5 victories by stoppage, plummets 109 spots from [#136] to [#245].
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Roger Hollett (12 – 3 – 0) defeated Martin Desilets (11 – 3 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 1:39 of the 2nd round. Hollett, who is on a 4 fight win streak, jumps 55 spots up from [#102] to [#47]. Desilets, who was on a 4 fight win streak, drops 25 spots from [#43] to [#68].
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Iraj Hadin (6 – 3 – 0) won a unanimous decision over Derek Gauthier (6 – 3 – 0). Hadin, who is 3-2 in his last 5, jumps 67 spots from [#219] to [#286]. Gauthier, who is 2-3 in his last 5, remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Bellator veteran Mike Ricci (6 – 1 – 0) defeated Jesse Ronson (5 – 2 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 3:12 of round 1. Ricci, who rebounded from a loss to Bellator lightweight tournament champion [#44] Pat Curran, jumps 51 spots from [#295] to [#244]. Ronson, who is 1-2 in his last 3, remains unranked.
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Lenard Terrance (3 – 0 – 0) defeated Robert Masson (1 – 2 – 0) by KO due to a head kick at 1:32 of round 1. Terrance, who was unranked, enters the heavyweight “Top 250” at [#241]. Masson, whom has lost to Terrance twice, remains unranked.
Midwest Cage Championships 33
April 9, 2011
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Jesse Lund (9 – 3 – 0) defeated Tyrone Roberts (38 – 10 – 1) submission due to punches at 3:20 into round 1. Lund, who is on a 3 fight win streak and is 9-1 in his last 10, jumps 53 spots up from [#176] to [#123]. Roberts , who was on a 9 fight win streak prior to this loss, remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
John Case (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Lonnie Scriven (3 – 2 – 0) by KO due to a punch at just 0:18 of round 1. Case, who has finished all his victories, jumps 74 spots from [#475] to [#401]. Scriven, who has lost 2 in a row, remains unranked.
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Bill Kamery (10 – 2 – 0) defeated Will Shutt (16 – 17 – 0) by submission via rear naked choke at 0:58 of round 1. Kamery, who has won 5 of his last 6, enters the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#116]. Shutt was on a 5 fight win streak prior to this loss. He was ranked at [#493LW], but he falls off the rankings with this loss.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Caley Kruger (2 – 0 – 0) defeated Brian Green (20 – 17 – 0) by KO due to a punch at 0:50 into the 1st round. Kruger, who has won both his fights via KO via punches, enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#340]. Green, who is 1-5 in his last 6, remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Ronnie Britt (18 – 3 – 0) defeated Jon Kennedy (0 – 1 – 0) via submission due to north south choke at 3:34 of round 1. Britt, who has won 7 of his last 8 (all by submission), drops 5 spots from [#430] to [#435]. Kennedy remains unranked.
Chelm Fight Night
April 9, 2011
Municipal Sports Hall,
Chelm, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Krzysztof Jotko (6 – 0 – 0) defeated Oskar Slepowronski (1 – 2 – 0) by TKO due to punches in round 1. Jotko jumps 38 spots up from [#315] to [#277]. Slepowronski remains unranked.
ProFC – Union Nation Cup 14
April 9, 2011
CSC Express Arena,
Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Ruslan Magomedov (4 – 0 – 0) defeated Anatoliy Nosyrev (1 – 1 – 0) by submission due to armbar at 0:28 of round 1. Magomedov, who was unranked, enters the heavyweight “Top 250” at [#204]. Magomedov has won all 4 of his bouts by stoppage. Nosyrev remains unranked.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Mukhamed Aushev (13 – 4 – 0) defeated Boris Miroshnichenko (3 – 1 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 3:34 into round 2. Aushev, who is on an 8 fight win streak (7 by stoppage), jumps 44 spots from [#286] to [#242]. Miroshnichenko remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Magomed Saadulaev (12 – 1 – 0) defeated Sergey Faley (1 – 2 – 1) by unanimous decision. Saadulaev, who suffered his first defeat prior to this fight, jumps 20 spots up from [#302] to [#282]. Faley remains unranked.
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Dmitry Poberezhets (5 – 2 – 1) defeated Denis Goltsov (2 – 2 – 0) by submission due to a rear naked choke at 1:54 of round 2. Poberezhets, who was unranked, enters the heavyweight “Top 250” at [#217]. Poberezhets is 3-1-1 in his last 5. Goltsov remains unranked.
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Sultan Aliev (5 – 1 – 0) defeated Sergey Guzev (6 – 2 – 0) by unanimous decision. Aliev, who was unranked, enters the light heavyweight “Top 250” at [#206]. Aliev is 4-1 in his last 5. Guzev, who was ranked at [#200], falls off the light heavyweight “Top 250.”
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Pavel Kusch (10 – 1 – 0) defeated Alexi Belyaev (10 – 5 – 0) by submission due to armbar at 1:45 into round 2. Kusch, who is on a 4 fight win streak (all by submission), bounds 80 spots forward from [#254] to [#174]. Belyaev, who was ranked at [#303], falls off the middleweight “Top 350.”
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Habib Nurmagomedov (8 – 0 – 0) defeated Said Khalilov (10 – 10 – 0) by submission due to kimura at 3:16 of round 1. Nurmagomedov, who has finished 7 of his 8 opponents, jumps 66 spots up from [#361] to [#295]. Khalilov, who is on a 3 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Magomed Alhasov (5 – 0 – 0) defeated Akhmet Aliev (0 – 1 – 0) by unanimous decision. Alhasov, who was unranked, enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#451]. Aliev remains unranked.
New Order Fighting Championship 1
April 9, 2011
FLC Arena,
Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Sergey Golyaev (18 – 10 – 0) defeated Eduard Pestrak (0 – 2 – 0) by submission via Achilles lock at 2:21 of round 1. Golyaev, broke a 3 fight losing streak with this win, drops 9 spots from [#216] to [#225] for fighting competition so far below his level. Pestrak remains winless and unranked.
Ready2Fight – Casino Fight Night 2
April 9, 2011
Erfurt’s Casino,
Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Piotr Hallmann (7 – 1 – 0) defeated Tamirlan Dadaev (6 – 2 – 0) by submission due to rear naked choke at 11:23 of round 1. Hallmann, who was previously unranked, enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#337]. Hallmann is on a 3 fight win streak, all by stoppage. Dadaev, who was on a 5 fight win streak (all by stoppage), remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Piotr Hallmann (7 – 1 – 0) defeated Avtandil Shoshiashvili (0 – 2 – 0) by KO due to a punch at just 0:12 of round 1. Hallmann, who was previously unranked, enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#337]. Hallmann is on a 3 fight win streak, all by stoppage. Shoshiashvili remains unranked.
Brazil Fight 4 – The VIP Night
April 9, 2011
La Differenza,
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Jurandir Sardinha (11 – 5 – 0) defeated Gustavo Franca (7 – 5 – 0) by unanimous decision. Sardinha, who was previously unranked, enters the featherweight “Top 250” at [#216]. Sardinha is 4-1 in his last 5 fights. Franca, who is 2-3 in is last 5, remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Thiago Michel Pereira Silva (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Erick Barbosa (6 – 4 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 4:55 of round 1. Silva, who was previously unranked, enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#374]. Silva is 4-1 in his last 5 fights, gaining all 4 victories by TKO. Barbosa, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Hoosier Fight Club 7 – Validation
April 9, 2011
Porter County Expo Center,
Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
Welterweight (170 lbs)
UFC veteran Keith Wisniewski (27 – 12 – 1) defeated fellow UFC vet Chris Wilson (13 – 7 – 0) by unanimous decision. Wisniewski, who is on a 5 fight win streak (4 by stoppage), jumps 17 spots up from [#79] to [#62]. Previously unranked Wilson, who has not fought since his UFC run in 2009, enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#185].
Welterweight (170 lbs)
UFC veteran Forrest Petz (23 – 9 – 0) defeated John Kolosci (14 – 8 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 0:57 of round 2. Petz, who was ranked at [#97MW], moves into the welterweight “Top 500” at [#75]. Petz is 2-0 since being released from the UFC after back to back losses. Kolosci, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, drops 19 spots from [#243] to [#262].
FightWorld Cup 8 – Road to Victory
April 9, 2011
Nerang Police Citizens Youth Club,
Nerang, Queensland, Australia
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Greg Atzori (5 – 1 – 0) defeated Joel Ormsby (2 – 1 – 0) by submission via rear naked choke at 1:02 of round 2. Atzori, who was previously unranked, enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#499]. Ormsby remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Sambo Celikovic (4 – 0 – 0) defeated Matt Camp (0 – 1 – 0) by KO via head kick and punches at 1:09 of round 1. Celikovic, who was previously unranked, enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#388]. Celikovic has finished all his opponents in the 1st round. Camp remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Dan Pauling (4 – 0 – 0) defeated Tyrone Devery (1 – 1 – 0) by submission due to triangle choke at 1:16 of round 1. Pauling, who has won all 4 of his fights via submission, falls 3 spots from [#471] to [#474]. Devery remains unranked.
Bobish’s Ultimate Cage Battles – Stars and Stripes
April 9, 2011
Ohio Nets Sports Complex,
Parma, Ohio, United States
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Eduardo Pamplona (14 – 2 – 0) defeated Joe Bunch (12 – 4 – 0) by TKO due to a punch at 0:14 into the 3rd round. Pamplona, who was ranked at [#45WW], enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#50]. Pamplona is on a 9 fight, 4 year win streak. Bunch, who is 3-2 in his last 5, drops 13 spots from [#237] to [#250].
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Joe McCall (9 – 2 – 0) defeated Pat Harmon (8 – 10 – 0) by submission via keylock at 1:45 of round 1. McCall, who is 3-2 in his last 5 (all by stoppage), moves 9 spots up from [#98] to [#89]. Harmon, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Matt Masterson (7 – 3 – 0) defeated Cortez Coleman (5 – 2 – 0) by submission due to rear naked choke at 2:06 into round 2. Masterson, who flies 101 spots up from [#221] to [#120], is 3-2 in his last 5 fights. Coleman, who is also 3-2 in his last 5 (excluding 1 no contest), drops 79 spots from [#138] to [#217].
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Torrance Taylor (10 – 7 – 1) defeated Kyle Baker (9 – 5 – 0) by unanimous decision. Taylor, who was ranked at [#248WW], enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#112]. Taylor is 3-2 in his last 5 fights. Baker, who is also 3-2 in his last 5, falls 68 spots from [#96] to [#164].
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Daron Cruickshank (7 – 2 – 0) won a split decision over Tiawan Howard (8 – 7 – 0). Cruickshank, who was ranked at [#414LW], enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#408]. Cruickshank is 3-2 in his last 5, 2 being split decisions. Howard, who is 1-4 in his last 5, remains unranked.
Premier Fighting Championship 5
April 9, 2011
William D. Mullins Memorial Center at University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Gabriel Santos (10 – 6 – 0) defeated Elias Rivera (5 – 6 – 0) by submission due to rear naked choke at 3:39 into round 3. Santos, who was previously unranked, enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#276]. Santos is 7-1 in his last 8 fights. Rivera, who is 2-3 in is last 5, remains unranked.
Respect Fighting Championship 5
April 9, 2011
Amelie Hall,
Essen, Germany
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Sebastian Risch (6 – 1 – 0) defeated Christian Kroetsch (4 – 1 – 0) by TKO via punches at 4:19 into round 1. Risch, who was previously unranked, enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#311]. Risch is on a 5 fight win streak, stopping 4 of his opponents. Kroetsch, who finished all 4 of his victories, remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Niko Lohmann (4 – 4 – 0) defeated Marva Kuebler (5 – 1 – 0) by submission due to a guillotine choke at 0:54 of the 1st round. Lohmann, who was previously unranked, enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#489]. Lohmann is on a 4 fight win streak, winning all 4 by stoppage. Kuebler, who remains unranked, has finished 4 of his 5 victories.
Cage Fight Live 1
April 9, 2011
MCH Herning Kongrescenter,
Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Mortin Djursaa (7 – 3 – 0) defeated Russell Smith (4 – 2 – 0) by submission due to guillotine choke in the 1st round. Djursaa, who has won 5 of his last 6, leaps 75 spots forward from [#268] to [#193]. Smith, who is 2-2 in his last 4, remains unranked.
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Joziro Boye (3 – 0 – 1) defeated Filip Macek (5 – 1 – 0) by submission due to rear naked choke in round 1. Boye, who was unranked, enters the featherweight “Top 250” at [#247]. Macek remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Claes Beverlov (6 – 1 – 0) defeated Ayub Tashkilot (7 – 3 – 0) by split decision. Beverlov, who is on a 4 fight win streak, flies 108 spots up from [#410] to [#302]. Tashkilot, who had been on a 4 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops 11 spots from [#310] to [#321].
Freestyle Cage Fighting 46
April 9, 2011
FireLake Grand Casino,
Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Women’s Featherweight (140 & Over)
Ashley Sanchez (2 – 2 – 0) defeated Erin Toughill (10 – 3 – 1) by unanimous decision. Sanchez, who was unranked, enters the women’s featherweight “Top 15” at [#10]. This was Sanchez’s first bout in 3 years. Toughill, previously unranked, enters the women’s featherweight “Top 15” at 11. Toughill, who had not fought in nearly 2 years, was on a 4 fight win streak prior to this loss.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
UFC veteran Matt Grice (13 – 3 – 0) defeated David Gardner (18 – 18 – 0) by unanimous decision. Grice, who is on a 4 fight win streak, jumps 14 spots up from [#170] to [#156]. Gardner, who has lost 6 of his last 7, remains unranked.
Jackson’s MMA Series 4
April 9, 2011
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Julie Kedzie (16 – 8 – 0) defeated Kaitlin Young (4 – 5 – 0) by unanimous decision. Kedzie, who remains ranked at [#4], is on a 4 fight win streak. This was Sanchez’s first bout in 3 years. Young, who is on a 5 fight-3 year losing streak, remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Issac Vallie-Flagg (11 – 3 – 1) defeated Danny Rodriguez (3 – 10 – 0) by TKO via knees to the body and punches . Flagg, who is 8-1 in his last 9, jumps 15 spots up from [#345] to [#330]. Rodriguez, who is 1-8 in his last 9, remains unranked.
King of the Cage – Outkasts
April 9, 2011
Lake of the Torches Casino,
Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States
Featherweight (145 lbs)
WEC & Bellator veteran Jameel Massouh (26 – 8 – 0) defeated Steve Kinnison (13 – 17 – 0) by submission via twister at 1:27 of the 1st round. Rankings will be updated this week.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Dallas O’Malley (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Karl Turek (10 – 7 – 0) by split decision. Rankings will be updated this week.