Tachi Palace Fights 9 – The Contenders
May 6, 2011
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino,
Lemoore, California, United States
Flyweight (125 lbs)
WEC veteran Ian McCall (10 – 2 – 0) defeated Dustin Ortiz (7 – 1 – 0) by unanimous decision. McCall, who is on a 3 fight win streak (4-1 in his last 5), moves 2 spots up from [#6]to [#4]. Ortiz, who tasted defeat for the first time, remains unranked.
TPF Featherweight Championship
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Issac DeJesus (10 – 3 – 0) defeated Russ Miura (9 – 2 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 2:52 of round 1. DeJesus, who stopped a 2 fight losing streak with this victory, leaps 50 spots forward from [#127]to [#77]. Miura, who was on a 6 fight win streak prior to this loss (5 by stoppage), plummets 105 spots from [#112] to [#217].
Lightweight (155 lbs)
UFC veteran Fabricio Camoes (12 – 5 – 1) defeated fellow UFC vet Efrain Escudero (16 – 3 – 0) by unanimous decision. Camoes, who is on a 2 fight win streak following release from the UFC, jumps 16 spots forward from [#72] to [#56]. Escudero, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops 22 spots from [#135] to [#157].
Middleweight (185 lbs)
UFC veteran Gerald Harris (18 – 4 – 0) defeated Anthony Ruiz (25 – 16 – 0) by unanimous decision. Harris, who was on a 2 fight losing streak prior to this bout, moves 28 spots up from [#82] to [#54]. Ruiz, who is on a 3 fight losing streak, drops 11 spots from [#97] to [#108].
Flyweight (125 lbs)
Mamoru Yamaguchi (26 – 5 – 3) defeated Kevin Dunsmoor (10 – 4 – 0) by KO by a punch at 4:03 of round 2 . Yamaguchi, who is on a 6 fight win streak (5 by stoppage), moves 1 spot up from [#2] to [#1]. Dunsmoor, who is 3-2 in his last 5, drops 6 spots from [#30] to [#36].
Catchweight (175 lbs)
Jorge Lopez (10 – 1 – 0) defeated Waachiim Spiritwolf (9 – 8 – 0) by unanimous decision. Lopez, who is on a 9 fight win streak, moves 26 spots up from [#81] to [#55]. Spiritwolf, who is 1-3 in his last 4 (not counting one No Contest), moves from [#115WW] into the middleweight “Top 350” at [#126].
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Farkhad Sharipov (13 – 3 – 0) defeated Tommy Vargas (8 – 2 – 0) by unanimous decision. Sharipov, who is on a 6 fight win streak, moves from [#94FW] into the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#40]. Previously ranked [#134] Vargas, who was on a 2 fight streak prior to this loss, falls off the rankings.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Chidi Njokuani (5 – 2 – 0) defeated Alan Jouban (1 – 1 – 0) via KO by a kick to the body at 1:56 of round 1. Njokuani, who is on a 3 fight win streak, moves from [#278MW] into the welterweight “Top 500” at [#255]. Jouban remains unranked.
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Art Arciniega (10 – 4 – 0) defeated Josh Herrick (6 – 3 – 0) via submission by triangle choke at 1:08 of round 1. Arciniega, who is on a 3 fight win streak, moves from [#461LW] into the featherweight “Top 250” at [#145]. Herrick, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Cody Gibson (5 – 1 – 0) defeated Walel Watson (7 – 2 – 0) by TKO from punches and elbows at 4:09 of round 2. Gibson, who is on a 2 fight win streak, enters the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#68]. Watson, who, drops 56 spots from [#60] to [#116].
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Kenny Ento (11 – 5 – 0) defeated James Chaney (3 – 1 – 0) via TKO by doctor stoppage at 1:53 of round 2. Ento, who is on a 2 fight win streak (preceded by a 3 fight losing streak), enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#426]. Chaney remains unranked.
North American Fighting Championship – Mayhem
May 6, 2011
Potawatomi Bingo Casino Expo Center,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Lightweight (155 lbs)
WEC veteran Daniel Downes (8 – 1 – 0) defeated Tory Bogguess (4 – 5 – 0) by submission due to triangle choke at 3:24 of round 1. Downes, who is on a 2 fight win streak, jumps 2 spots up from [#213] to [#211]. Bogguess, who is 2-3 in his last 5, remains unranked.
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Joe Cason (5 – 1 – 0) defeated UFC veteran Sean Salmon (18 – 15 – 0) by TKO via punches at 1:14 of round 1. Cason, who is on a 4 fight win streak (all by T/KO) enters the light heavyweight “Top 250” at [#187]. Salmon, who is on a 6 fight losing streak (2-8 in his last 10), drops 3 spots from [#239] to [#242].
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Matt Brown (6 – 2 – 0) defeated John Hosman (18 – 8 – 1) by split decision. Brown, who is on a 2 fight winning streak (2-2 in his last 4), jumps 25 spots up from [#145] to [#120]. Previously ranked at [#143], Hosman, who is on a 2 fight losing streak (1-4 in his last 5), drops out of the bantamweight “Top 150.”
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Matt Masterson (8 – 3 – 0) defeated Kyle Weickardt (4 – 1 – 0) by submission due to an arm-triangle choke at 3:33 of round 2. Masterson, who is on a 2 fight win streak (4-1 in his last 5), moves 11 spots up from [#120] to [#109]. Previously ranked [#312] Weickhardt, who had stopped all 4 of his previous opponents with strikes, falls off the rankings.
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Mike Santiago (5 – 2 – 0) defeated Zach Underwood (8 – 2 – 0) by unanimous decision. Santiago, who is 3-1 in his last 4, enters the featherweight “Top 250” at [#166]. Previously ranked [#213LW] Underwood, who is 1-2 in his last 3, falls off the rankings.
Champions Fighting Alliance – The Title
May 6, 2011
The FIU US Century Bank Arena,
Miami, Florida, United States
CFA Featherweight Championship
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Bellator veteran Luis Palomino (16 – 6 – 0) defeated Peter Grimes (10 – 7 – 0) by submission due to an armbar at 4:59 of round 4. Palomino, who is on a 3 fight win streak (6-1 in his last 7), moves from [#30LW], entering the featherweight “Top 250” at [#6]. Grimes, who had a 3 fight streak broken with this loss, drops 1 spot from [#80] to [#81].
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Joe Ray (5 – 1 – 0) defeated John Kelly (5 – 3 – 0) by submission due to an armbar at 3:19 of round 1. Ray, who has finished all 5 of his victories, enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#333]. Kelly, who is 1-3 in his last 4, remains unranked.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Valdir Arraujo (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Ken Jackson (8 – 7 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 1:51 of round 1. Arraujo, who is on a 3 fight win streak (6-1 in his last 7) jumps 29 spots up from [#196] to [#167]. Jackson, who is on a 3 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Wreck MMA – Unstoppable
May 6, 2011
Casino Lac Leamy,
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
John Fraser (8 – 3 – 0) defeated Eric Wilson (5 – 1 – 0) by submission due to north south choke at 1:31 of round 3. Fraser, who is on a 5 fight winning streak (all by submission), moves from [#94FW] into the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#30]. Wilson moves from [#178FW] to the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#141].
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Nabil Khatib (11 – 6 – 0) defeated Markhaile Wedderburn (9 – 10 – 0) by TKO via punches at 2:32 of round 2. Khatib, who is on a 2 fight win streak (3-2 in his last 5), moves from [#308WW] and enters the light heavyweight “Top 250” at [#156]. Wedderburn, who is on a 5 fight losing streak (1-7 in his last 8), remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Brad Cardinal (13 – 6 – 0) defeated Jesse Gross (6 – 1 – 0) by technical submission due to rear-naked choke at 0:38 of round 3. Cardinal, who 9-1 in his last 10, flies 73 spots up from [#240] to [#167]. Gross, who had TKOd all 6 of his prior opponents, plummets 164 spots from [#294] to [#458].
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Sergej Juskevic (11 – 6 – 2) defeated UFC veteran Gideon Ray (17 – 13 – 1) by submission via heel hook at 1:30 of round 1. Juskevic, who is on a 4 fight win streak (all by submission), enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#379]. Ray, who is 2-3 in his last 5, remains unranked.
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Dan Chambers (16 – 16 – 0) defeated Craig Brown (7 – 4 – 0) by TKO via punches at 4:54 of round 1. Chambers, who is on a 2 fight win streak (preceded by a 7 fight losing streak), enters the light heavyweight “Top 250” at [#203]. Brown, who was previously ranked at [#272MW], falls off the rankings.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Nathan Gunn (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Lindsey Hawkes (5 – 5 – 0) by TKO via doctors stoppage at 2:08 of round 2. Gunn, who rebounded from back to back losses with this win, enters the welterweight “Top 500” at [#373]. Hawkes, previously ranked at [#453LW], falls off the rankings.
Hard Fighting Championships 3 – France vs. Europe
May 6, 2011
Salle Du Midi,
Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Patrick Vallee (6 – 1 – 1) defeated Danijel Dzebic (8 – 6 – 0) by submission due to a rear-naked choke at 3:09 of round 1. Vallee, who is on a 6 fight win streak (excluding a No Contest prior to this bout), moves 12 spots up from [#156] to [#144]. Dzebic, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Julien Boussuge (7 – 2 – 0) defeated Valentin Nikolov (5 – 2 – 0) by submission due to armbar at 2:57 of round 1. Boussuge, who is 2-2 in his last 4, leaps 44 spots up from [#428] to [#384]. Nikolov, who has lost 2 in a row, remains unranked.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Nayeb Hezam (11 – 11 – 0) defeated Wojciech Lech (4 – 1 – 0) by submission due to a rear naked choke at 1:35 of round 2. Hezam, who is on a 2 fight win streak (8-2 in his last 10), enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#309]. Lech, who was ranked at [#346], falls off the lightweight “Top 500.”
ProFC – Union Nation Cup 15
May 6, 2011
State Circus,
Simferopol, Crimea, Russia
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Magomed Saadulaev (13 – 1 – 0) defeated David Hachatryan (5 – 2 – 0) by split decision. Saadulaev, who is on a 2 fight win streak, jumps 24 spots forward from [#287] t0 [#263]. Hachatryan, who was on a 5 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops 33 spots from [#396] to [#429].
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Pavel Kusch (11 – 1 – 0) defeated Serob Minasyan (1 – 5 – 0) by submission due to armbar at 0:59 into round 1. Kusch, who is on a 5 fight win streak, moves 3 spots up the rankings from [#191] to [#188]. Minasyan, who is on a 4 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Habib Nurmagomedov (9 – 0 – 0) defeated Ashot Shahinyan (0 – 3 – 0) by KO due to punches at 2:18 of round 1. Nurmagomedov, who has won 8 of his 9 fights by stoppage, drops 3 spots down the rankings from [#281] to [#284]. Shahinyan remains unranked.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Artur Kadlubek (11 – 8 – 0) defeated Stanislav Molodcov (2 – 2 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 1:57 of round 2. Kadlubek, whois on a 3 fight win streak, jumps 25 spots up the rankings from [#269] to [#245]. Molodcov remains unranked.
Global Fight League 11 – The Maine Event
May 6, 2011
Portland Expo Center,
Portland, Maine, United States
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Pedro Gonzales (7 – 4 – 0) defeated Paul Gorman (8 – 7 – 0) by unanimous decision. Gonzalez, who is 5-1 in his last 6, enters the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#87]. Gorman, who had a 4 fight win streak broken by this loss, drops 37 spots from [#65] to [#102].