Bellator Fighting Championships 38
March 26, 2011
Tunica, Mississippi, United States

Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinals

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Tim Carpenter (7 – 0 – 0) won a split decision over Daniel Gracie (5 – 3 – 0).  Carpenter drops 2 spots from #114 to #116, since he only won a split decision over a much lower ranked fighter.  Carpenter will face Christian M’Pumbu in the semi finals of the tournament.  Daniel Gracie drops 7 spots from #192 to #199.  Who knows what the next move for the relatively inactive Gracie will be.

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Christian M’Pumbu (16 – 3 – 1) defeated Chris Davis (10 – 3 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 3:34 into round 3.  M’Pumbu jumps 7 spots forward from #56 to #49.  M’Pumbu, who has now won 5 of his last 6 fights, will face Tim Carpenter in the semi finals.  Chris Davis plummets 44 spots from #89 to #133.  Davis was winning the fight early, but faded late and paid for it.  This breaks a 3 fight win streak for Davis.

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Titan Fighting Championships 17

March 25th, 2011

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Former WWE Heavyweight champion Bobby Lashley (6 – 1 – 0) defeated John Ott (8 – 8 – 0) by unanimous decision. Lashley jumps 35 points from #161 to #126. Lashley faded late and his performance was underwhelming. John Ott falls 38 spots from #269MW to #307 MW.

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Aaron Rosa (17 – 3 – 0) stopped Abe Wagner (8 – 4 – 0) by rear naked choke :35 into the 2nd round. Rosa jumps 24 points from #51 to #27. Rosa is on a 4 fight win streak, and has effectively usurped the momentum Wagner had coming out of his Sylvia win. Abe Wagner falls 20 spots from #29 to #49.

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UFC Fight Night 24

March 26, 2011
Seattle, Washington, United States

Main Card

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
“Mr. Wonderful” Phil Davis (9 – 0 – 0) continued his undefeated streak by winning a unanimous decision over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19 – 5 – 0). Davis moves up 7 spots from #20 to #13. Phil Davis continues to pass the tests put in front of him, but still has some room for improvement before he steps up to the top tier of the division. A fight against #12 ranked Rich Franklin, #11 Ryan Bader, or a step up against #7 Forrest Griffin could be good tests for “Mr. Wonderful.”
“Lil Nog” drops down 4 spots, from #15 to #19. Nog has lost 2 fights in a row, so the next could be a must win for him to stay employed by the UFC. The original match between Nog and #23 ranked Tito Ortiz could still be done at this point, or a match against a fellow loser to Phil Davis, #21 ranked Alexander Gustafsson.

Welterweight (170 lbs)
Anthony Johnson (9 – 3 – 0) came back after a 16 month layoff and won a unanimous decision over Dan Hardy (23 – 9 – 0). Johnson, who was previously unranked, moves into #19. Anthony Johnson surprised some fans by not standing and trading on the feet with Hardy. Although not popular with the people in attendance, Johnson showed previously unused tools in his arsenal to ensure victory against the poor takedown defense of Hardy. Johnson has a myriad of possibilities for next opponent. Match ups against #22 Chris Lytle, #20 Mike Pierce, #18 Brian Ebersole or #17 Jake Ellenberger could all be interesting.
Dan Hardy moves down 8 spots from #19 to #27. Hardy has now lost 3 in a row, and is in danger of being cut by the UFC. If he is to stay, matches against #29 Nate Diaz, #26 Ricardo Almeida, #25 Paulo Thiago or #24 Matt Serra would all prove to be do or die contests for the competitors involved.

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Ultimate Challenge MMA – Lights Out
March 26, 2011
London, England

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Former Worlds Strongest Man competitor Oli Thompson (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Ben Smith (8 – 4 – 0) by rear naked choke in round 2. Thompson goes from #230 to #147, jumping 83 points.  Oli Thompson is now on a 4 fight winning streak.  Ben Smith falls off the top #250.

Fighters Arena Lodz 2
March 26, 2011
Lodz, Lodzkie Voivodeship, Poland

Catchweight (198 lbs)
UFC veteran Tomasz Drwal (18 – 4 – 1) broke a 2 fight losing streak and defeated Argentinian Leonardo Lucio Nascimento (8 – 8 – 2) by KO due to punches 3:37 into round 2. Drwal goes from #61 to #58, jumping 3 points. Leonardo Lucio Nascimento drops 8 points from #223LHW to #231LHW.

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Latvian kick boxer Konstantin Gluhov (15 – 6 – 0) defeated Polish Bellator vet Michal Kita (8 – 4 – 0) by TKO due to retirement 5:00 into round 2. Gluhov breaks into the top 100, jumping from #116 to #67, moving up 49 points.  Kita drops 11 points from #72 to #83.  Kita is now on a 3 fight losing streak.

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Heroes Gate 3
March 24, 2011
Tesla Arena,
Prague, Czech Republic

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Francis Carmont (14 – 7 – 0) defeated Simon Carlsen (4 – 2 – 0) by TKO due to punches in the 2nd round.  Carmont moves up 23 spots from #82 to #59.  Carmont is on a 3 fight win streak, and has won 4 of his last 5.  Carlsen drops 50 spots from #101 to #151.  Prior to this loss, Carlsen was on a 4 fight win streak.

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)

Attila Vegh (21 – 4 – 2) defeated Baga Agaev (20 – 11 – 0) by TKO due to corner stoppage in the 3rd round.  Vegh moves up 63 spots from #115 to #52.  Vegh is 3-1-1 in his last 5 fights.  Agaev drops weight classes and moves from #50HW to #74LHW.  Prior to this loss, Agaev was on a 5 fight win streak.

Lightweight (155 lbs)

Ivan Buchinger (16 – 2 – 0) defeated Maratbek Kalabekov (12 – 4 – 0) by unanimous decision.  Buchinger moves up 9 spots from #132 to #123.  Buchinger is on a 4 fight win streak.  Kalabekov drops off the top 500 list for 155lbs,  being previously ranked at #457.  Prior to this loss, Kalabekov was on a 3 fight win streak.

Middleweight (185 lbs)
Artur Kadlubek (10 – 8 – 0) defeated Milan Tomes (4 – 5 – 0) by TKO due to punches in the 1st round.  Kadlubek goes from being unranked to #273.  Tomes remains unranked.

Welterweight (170 lbs)
Matus Laincz (6 – 2 – 0) defeated Jaroslav Poborsky (15 – 25 – 0) by TKO due to punches in the 1st round.  Laincz goes from being unranked to #308. Laincz is on a 3 fight win streak.   Poborsky remains unranked.

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