These are the results from this past Friday and how they affected the fighter’s rankings.
Scrap Live – Fight Night 7
April 15, 2011
LJVM Coliseum Annex,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Middleweight (185 lbs)
UFC veteran Rodney Wallace (11 – 4 – 0) defeated Cale Yarborough (8 – 3 – 0) by unanimous decision. Since being released from the UFC in Auugust 2010, Wallace has gone 2-1. Wallace moves from [#61LHW] into the middleweight “Top 350” at [#57] Yarborough, who is 2-3 in his last 5, drops 19 spots from [#172] to [#191].
Lightweight (155 lbs)
“Ultimate Fighter” alum Cameron Dollar (9 – 2 – 0) choked out Sylvain Bynum (4 – 2 – 0), winning by technical submission due to triangle choke at 1:46 of round 1. Dollar, who was ranked at [#80FW], enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#209]. Dollar is on a 5 fight win streak, all by stoppage. Bynum, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Evolution Combat Sports Championship – Friday Night Fights 3
April 15, 2011
Clovis Civic Center,
Clovis, New Mexico, United States,
Women’s Super Flyweight (125 lbs)
Heather Clark (3 – 1 – 0) defeated Jennifer Scott (2 – 1 – 0) by TKO due to punches in round 2. Clark, who has rattled off 3 stoppage wins in a row, moves up 6 spots from [#15] to [#9]. Scott remains unranked.
Women’s Flyweight (115 lbs)
Bellator veteran Carla Esparza (5 – 1 – 0) defeated Yadira Anzaldua (2 – 3 – 0) by submission due to rear naked choke at 0:53 into round 1. Esparza, who was ranked at [#13 Women’s SFW], enters the women’s flyweight “Top 15” at [#9]. Esparza is on a 2 fight win streak following her lone career loss in Bellator to Megumi Fujii. Anzaldua, who is 2-1 in her last 3, remains unranked.
Seconds Out/Vivid MMA – Combat on Capitol Hill 5
April 15, 2011
Hyatt Regency,
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Marcus Levesseur (16 – 5 – 0) knocked out Brian Geraghty (24 – 16 – 1) at 1:52 of round. Levesseur, who is 5-1 in his last 6 bouts, speeds 91 spots up the rankings from [#255] to [#164]. Geraghty, who prior to losing 2 in a row was on a 4 fight win streak, plummets 117 spots from [#236] to [#353].
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Zach Juusola (8 – 0 – 0) defeated Nate Jolly (10 – 3 – 0) by unanimous decision. Juusola, who has won 7 of 8 victories by stoppage, enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#307]. Jolly, who is 7-2 in his last 9, drops off the lightweight “Top 500.” He was previously ranked at [#345].
Flyweight (125 lbs)
Brandon Merkt (11 – 0 – 0) defeated Tony Crowder (5 – 8 – 0) via submission due to rear naked choke in the 1st round. Merkt, who has finished 9 of his 11 opponents, moves up 3 spots from [#26] to [#23]. Crowder, who is 2-3 in his last 5, remains unranked.
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Rene Vargas (4 – 2 – 0) defeated Shane DeZee (14 – 12 – 0) by submission due to forearm choke in round 1. Vargas, who is on a 4 fight win streak (all by stoppage), enters the heavyweight “Top 250” at [#201]. DeZee, who is 2-3 in his last 5, remains unranked.
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Bellator vet Travis Reddinger (15 – 3 – 0) defeated Mike Pickett (9 – 20 – 0) by submission due to rear naked choke. Reddinger, who is 5-1 in his last 6, moves from [#67BW] to [#130FW]. Pickett, who is on a remarkable 9 fight losing streak (all to stoppage) remains unranked.
Global Fight League 10 – Benoit vs. Bessette
April 15, 2011
Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell,
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Matt Bessette (7 – 2 – 0) defeated John Benoit (11 – 3 – 0) by submission due to guillotine choke at 4:59 of round 2. Previously unranked Bessette, who is on a 4 fight win streak, enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#257]. Benoit, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss, moves from [#246WW] to the lightweight “Top 500” at [#396].
*Rankings to be Updated Next Week*
Rumble Time Promotions
April 15, 2011
Ameristar Casino,
St. Charles, Missouri, United States
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Luis Santos (48 – 6 – 0) defeated Dave Lehr Cochran (26 – 28 – 0) by TKO due to punches at just 0:46 into round 1. Santos is on a 7 fight win streak, 6 by stoppage. Cochran is on a 7 fight losing streak, all by stoppage.
Fighting Marcou Challenge 4
April 15, 2011
Palavas les Flots, France
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Failed “Ultimate Fighter” preliminary contestant and Bellator veteran [#209] Norman Paraisy (8 – 1 – 0) defeated [*] Giullaume Piquet (3 – 2 – 0) by TKO from punches in round 3. Paraisy is on a 3 fight win streak, all by stoppage. Piquet has lost 2 in a row, both by stoppage.
Brutaal Fight Night – Owatonna
April 15, 2011
Owatonna Fairgrounds,
Owatonna, Minnesota, United States
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#238] Josh Janousek (8 – 1 – 0) won a unanimous decision over [*] B.J. Lacy (12 – 19 – 1). Janousek is on a 6 fight winning streak. Lacy is on a horrendous 9 fight losing streak, being submitted in 7 of those losses.
Women’s Featherweight (145 lbs)
EliteXC veteran [*] Kelly Kobold (17 – 3 – 1) defeated [?] Pipi Taylor (5 – 1 – 0) by submission due to armbar at 2:05 of round 1. Kobold, who was on a 3 fight slide prior to this win, had not fought since her loss to Gina Carano in EliteXC on 10/4/2008. Taylor has finished all 5 of her victories.
South Texas Fighting Championships 15 – Nature of the Beast
April 15, 2011
McAllen Convention Center,
McAllen, Texas, United States
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[*] Carlos Ferreira (3 – 3 – 0) defeated [#495] Joseph Daily (3 – 2 – 0) by split decision. Ferreira, who had not fought in 3 years, is 2-2 in his last 4. Daily is 1-2 in his last 3, losing both by split decision.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[*] Danny Salinas (6 – 2 – 0) defeated [#315] Cedric Marks (28 – 21 – 0) by submission at 1:13 of the 3rd round. Salinas is 5-1 in his last 6. Marks is 1-3 in his last 4, all losses coming by way of submission.