Posts from — February 2008

Our friend, Gary Whittaker of The Franchise Radio, is reporting that Tim Wadsworth will be facing Brad Duguay at TKO 32: Ultimatum.

Wadsworth (1-0) was originally scheduled to face Guillaume Lamarche but he was then left opponentless when Lamarche accepted an offer to fill in for Damacio Page against Justin Tavernini. Wadsworth made his MMA debut in September 2007 at Xtreme MMA where he defeated David Savard (0-1).

Brad Duguay possesses a mixed martial arts record of 1-2 with his sole victory coming over Andy Young at AF 1: Maritime Explosion. Duguay’s last appearance came at KOTC: Avalanche where he lost to Jason MacKay.

TKO 32: Ultimatum is scheduled for February 28 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Check out our rumors section for the latest TKO 32: Ultimatum card.

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TKO 32: Ultimatum

Main Card:

Brian Gassaway vs. Jose-Landis Jons
T.J. Grant vs. Jesse Bongfeldt
Derek Gauthier vs. Yannick Galipeau
Jordan Mein vs. Samuel Guillet
Daniel Ferguson vs. Stephane Vigneault
Justin Tavernini vs. Guillaume Lamarche
Syd Barnier vs. Adrian Wooley
Johan Croes vs. Mark Fraser
Tyler Jackson vs. Jeff Harrison

Preliminary Bouts:

Scott Wright vs. Ben Gallant
Tim Wadsworth vs. TBA
Vladimir Victor vs. Christopher Hulme

TKO 32: Ultimatum is scheduled for February 28 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Check out our rumors section for the latest TKO 32: Ultimatum card.

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Matt Quinn def. Wes Marshall – TKO (Strikes)
Tyson Steel def. Adam Douds – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Brent Weppler def. Dustin Fritz – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Scott Mickleson def. Lindsey Millikan – Majority Draw
Alex Kay def. Ryan Conway – TKO (Strikes)
Adam Lorenz def. Drew Blight – Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Dami Egbeyami def. Vedrean Risti – TKO (Strikes)
Jarrod Croteau def. Todd McNeice – TKO (Strikes)
Kevin Manderson def. Sheldon Leblanc – Unanimous Decision
Chris Desautels def. Fabian Cortez – TKO (Strikes)

(Hat tip: TKOXtreme.com reader “Brent”.)

On Friday night, Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford secured the most significant victory of his young mixed martial arts career submitting UFC veteran Pete Spratt in the second round of their welterweight showdown.The first round saw Ford looking for the takedown while Spratt continuously tried to defend. The chess match took place for the majority of the round aside from 2-3 solid head kicks landed by Spratt. Some controversy ensued at the end of the first round. The bell rang but referee Herb Dean didn’t hear it and because of that, Spratt was nailed with two late shots.

Finally as Dean stepped in, Ford made his way back to his corner while Spratt lay on the canvas visibly shook. Spratt was given time to recover before making his way out for the second stanza. The second round looked a lot like the first and about partway through Ford hopped on Spratt’s back and secured the rear naked choke.

With the victory over Spratt, Ford upped his record to 5-0. After the bout Ford said, “Hey you know, I want to thank god because without him I wouldn’t have this ability. Nine months of training,” Ford proceeded to point in Spratt’s direction and say, “Nine years, you know what I’m saying?”

Prior to the bout both Ford and Spratt exchange pleasantries through the media and when asked if the victory was bittersweet, Ford said, “Oh big time, I came out here and knew what I was doing, I just had to put in the work. He’s a strong guy but not strong enough.”

In the co-main event, UFC veteran Jesse Forbes secured a miraculous comeback to earn the submission victory early in the third round. The first round was a rather slow paced battle which saw Camozzi bloody Forbes early before spending the remainder of the first on his back while Forbes controlled from the top.

The second took a different turn as Camozzi worked his strikes landing a variety of hard kicks, knees, and punches opening another cut on the face of Forbes. Aside from a few takedowns, Forbes did very little while working from the top position.

The tides took a sudden turn in the third round when a visibly battered Jesse Forbes took Camozzi to the canvas before eventually taking his back and transitioning it into an armbar. Camozzi attempted to defend but the submission was too deep and the referee jumped in to call a halt to the action.

After the bout Forbes said, “How about that ass kicking I was getting, did you guys see that? We got into a scramble off one of my takedowns and I ended up taking his back and I jumped over for the armbar and he didn’t follow my hips around so I got the submission tonight. I didn’t have a gameplan to tell you the truth, I was just going to come out, stand up, feel him out and go from there.”

MFC 15: Rags to Riches Results

Ryan Ford def. Pete Spratt – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Jesse Forbes def. Chris Camozzi – Submission (Armbar)
Mike Maestas def. Ryan Heck – Unanimous Decision
Ryan Jimmo def. Craig Zellner – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ryan McGillivray def. Jason Zorthian – Submission (Armbar)
Jason Kuchera def. Allan Hope – TKO (Strikes)
Gavin Neil def. Josh Groves – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Dave Nippard def. Carlos Espinosa – TKO (Strikes)
Keto Allen def. Doug Page – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Mike Tubbs def. Alec Peletsov – Unanimous Decision

Jan Nortje def. Bob Sapp – TKO (Strikes)
Cory Devela def. Joe Riggs – Submission (Throw)
Maurice Smith def. Rick Roufus – Submission (Kimura)
Eddy Ellis def. Steve Berger – Unanimous Decision
Jorge Masvidal def. Ryan Healy – Unanimous Decision
Mychal Clark def. Josh Bennett – TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Lyle Beerbohm def. Ray Perales – Submission (Guillotine)
Mike Hayes def. Matt Kovacs – Unanimous Decision
Zach Skinner def. Scott Shaffer – Unanimous Decision
Nathan Coy def. Dave Courchaine – KO (Punch)

Ryan Ford def. Pete Spratt – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Jesse Forbes def. Chris Camozzi – Submission (Armbar)
Mike Maestas def. Ryan Heck – Unanimous Decision
Ryan Jimmo def. Craig Zellner – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ryan McGillivray def. Jason Zorthian – Submission (Armbar)
Jason Kuchera def. Alan Hope – TKO (Strikes)
Gavin Neil def. Josh Groves – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Dave Nippard def. Carlos Espinosa – TKO (Strikes)
Keto Allen def. Doug Page – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Mike Tubbs def. Alec Peletsov – Unanimous Decision

The Fight Network is reporting that Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos has been released from his Hardcore Championship Fighting contract after he decided to accept a fight with World Victory Road in Japan.

“Mr. Santos chose to execute a competing contract inside the minimum time period allowed by HCF’s terms for fighters to engage in other events,” said HCF CEO Keith Crawford.

With Santos on the outs, David Loiseau will now go up against Todd Gouwenberg at HCF: Crow’s Nest. Gouwenberg, coming off a loss to Rogerio Nogueira, will make the drop to 185 lbs.

HCF: Crow’s Nest

David Loiseau vs. Todd Gouwenberg
Hector Ramirez vs. Rob MacDonald
Gideon Ray vs. Nabil Khatib
Molly Helsel vs. Sarah Kaufman
Bill Boland vs. Michal Hamrsmid
Marcus Vinicios vs. Rodrigio Ruas
Daniel Grandmaison vs. Antonio Schembri
Lenard Tam vs. Russel Yip
Andrew Buckland vs. TBA
Amir Rahnavardi vs. TBA

Check out our rumors section for the latest HCF: Crow’s Nest card.

Pete Spratt (171) vs. Ryan Ford (169.5)
Chris Camozzi (187.5) vs. Jesse Forbes (185.5)
Mike Maestas (156) vs. Ryan Heck (154.5)
Craig Zellner (202) vs. Ryan Jimmo (208)
Jason Zorthian (170) vs. Ryan McGillivray (174)
Allan Hope (206) vs. Jason Kuchera (205)
Gavin Neil (166.5) vs. Josh Groves (171)
Carlos Espinosa (157) vs. Dave Nippard (152.5)
Keto Allen (181) vs. Doug Page (183.5)
Alec Pelentsov (155.5) vs. Mike Tubbs (156)

- The Fight Network is reporting that Marcus Hicks vs. Steve Steinbeiss was pulled from the card after Hicks failed his pre-fight physical.

- A match between Trevor Daley and Jeremy Martin was also pulled from the card when it was learned that Martin came down with an injury.

- Chris Camozzi (187.5), Ryan Jimmo (208), Ryan McGillivray (174), and Carlos Espinosa (157) all failed to make weight and will be docked 25 percent of their purses. Jimmo was forced to cut the remaining two pounds by his opponent, Craig Zellner.

In a recent forum post, UFC, PRIDE and K-1 veteran, Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge had some choice words for EliteXC heavyweight, Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

I feel almost disrespected by not at least 95 percent… I would pardon the expression females… I would rape him, turn him over my knee and spank his ass, just for show. He might be tough on the street with 10 yr old girls. And can pay someone to lose to him in the ring. I promise my friends, I will not sell out. I have enough money and I love breaking peoples sand castle. I don’t think the promoter would let me fight him. Like I said he brings money to the event. If he looses it would be devastating to the event right now. Just imagine a tough guy from the streets that looses to nobodies in the ring??? Wouldn’t go well.

Ferguson (2-0) has defeated Bo Cantrell and David Abbott in his two EliteXC outting. Goodridge recently finished the final bout on his K-1 contract and signed a new deal with MFC in Alberta. Goodridge will make his MFC debut on May 9 at MFC 16: Anger Management.

The possibilities of seeing a bout between Kimbo and Goodridge? Highly unlikely.