WEC - Marshall vs. McElfresh Preview

What: WEC - Marshall vs. McElfresh
When: May 12, 2007
Where: The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel

WEC Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Doug Marshall vs. Justin McElfresh

Lightweight Bout: Rich Crunkilton vs. Jamie Varner

Middleweight Bout: Jason “Mayhem” Miller vs. Hiromitsu Miura

Light Heavyweight Bout: Gary Padilla vs. Ariel Gandulla

Lightweight Bout: Marcus Hicks vs. Sergio Gomez

Welterweight Bout: Tom Speer vs. Sidney Silva

Bantamweight Bout: Brandon Foxworth vs. Manny Tapia

Lightweight Bout: Ed Ratcliff vs. Johnny Sampaio

Middleweight Bout: Eric Schambari vs. Art Santore

Spirit MC 11: Invasion - Results

Middleweight Championship Match
Steve Bruno (ATT) def. Lim Jae-seok (Jeong Shim Kwan)
2:52 Rd. 3 KO - Pounding

Heavyweight Challenge Match
Choi Jeong-gyu def. Lew Foley (ATT)
2:15 Rd. 3 KO - Soccer kick and stomping

Heavyweight Challenge Match
Kim Jae-young def. Kelvin Pitial (Spike 22)
4:59 Rd. 1 Submission - High key-lock

Welterweight Challenge Match
Kim Chang-hyeon (Jeong Shim Kwan) def. Mike Bruno (ATT)
0:59 Rd. 3 Submission - Rear-naked choke

Middleweight Challenge Match
George Sotiropalos (Purebred Omiya) def. Cha Jeong-hwan
3:27 Rd. 2 Submission - Armbar

*Kwan Ah-seul won a decision by forfeit.
His opponent did not make it to the ring for unspecified reasons.

CR 21: Judgement Day - Results

James Nicholl def. Sunnat Ilyasov by Decision (Majority) at 5:00 in RD 3

Xavier Foupa-Pokam def. Tom Watson by Submission (Kimura) at 2:27 in RD 2

Alex Owen def. Brad Picket by Decision (Majority) at 5:00 in RD 3

Cyrille Diabate def. Ryan Robinson by Submission (Armbar) at 1:15 in RD 1

Abdul Mohamed def. Ross Pointon by KO (Spinning Back Fist) at 3:20 in RD 1

Paul Daley def. Paul Jenkins by Submission (Punch) at 0:41 in RD 2

Mark Epstein def. Roman Webber by KO (Punch) in RD 1

Mark Weir def. Daijiro Matsui by Decision (Unanimous) at 5:00 in RD 3

Murilo Rua def. Alex Reid by TKO (Cut) at 0:28 in RD 1

James Zikic def. Evangelista Santos by Decision at 5:00 in RD 3

Vitor Belfort def. Ivan Serati by TKO (Punches) at 3:47 in RD 1

Gary Turner def. David Abbott by TKO (Punches) at 2:31 in RD 1

ADCC 2007 Update

Due to an injury, Dean Lister has withdrawn from his Superfight with Roger Gracie. Stepping in to replace him is Brazilian Ricardo Arona.

Changes in the Men's brackets:
Alexandre 'Cacareco' steps down in weight replacing Arona in the U99KG category and 2003 Winner Jon Olav Einemo steps up in Cacareco's place in the Over 99KG category.
UFC fighter Joe Stevenson steps into the U76KG category.


Superfight:
Roger Gracie v Ricardo Arona

UNDER 65 KG
1 Leo Vieira (BJJ, Brazil)
2 Marcio Feitosa (BJJ, Brazil)
3 Jeff Glover (BJJ, USA)
4 Rani Yahira (BJJ, Brazil)
5 Javi Vazquez (BJJ, USA)
6 Sim Go (BJJ, USA)
7 Edward Sanchez (BJJ, USA)
8 Bruno Frazzato (BJJ, USA)
9 Jamie Ballard (Australia)
10 Naoya Uematsu (Japan)
11 Blair Tugman (Wrestling, USA)
12 Baret Yoshida (BJJ, USA)
13 Renier Nicolas (France)
14 Reserved for Winner of African Trials
15
16

UNDER 76KG
1 Marcelo Garcia (BJJ, Brazil)
2 Pablo Popovich (BJJ, USA)
3 Renzo Gracie (BJJ, Brazil)
4 Saulo Ribeiro (BJJ, Brazil)
5 Drew Fickett (USA)
6 Nelson Monteiro (BJJ, Brazil)
7 Mark Bocek (BJJ, Canada)
8 Eduardo Rios (Portugal)
9 Milton Vieira (BJJ, Brazil)
10 Kurt Pellegrino (BJJ, USA)
11 George Sotiropoulos (Australia)
12 Andre Galvao (BJJ, Brazil)
13 Daisuke Sugie (Japan)
14 Reserved for Winner of African Trials
15 Joe Stevenson (USA)
16

UNDER 87KG
1 Rafaek Lovato Jr. (BJJ, Brazil)
2 Damien Maia (BJJ, Brazil)
3 Chris Moriarty (BJJ, USA)
4 Rosimar Palhares (BJJ, Brazil)
5 Flavio Almeida (BJJ, Brazil)
6 Bruno Bastos (BJJ, Brazil)
7 Haim Gozali (MMA, Israel)
8 Delson Heleno (BJJ, Brazil)
9 Travers Grubb (Australia)
10 Tarsys Humphreis (BJJ, Brazil)
11 David Avellan (USA)
12 Sauli Heilimo (Finland)
13 Rick MaCauley (BJJ, USA)
14 Yushin Okami (Japan)
15 Marko Helen (Finland)
16 Reserved for Winner of African Trials

UNDER 99 KG
1 Christiano Lazzarini (BJJ, Brazil)
2 Xande Ribeiro (BJJ, Brazil)
3 Anthony Perosh (BJJ, Australia)
4 Mikhail Cirkunov (Canada)
5 Cacareco (BJJ, Brazil)
6 Robert Drysdale (BJJ, USA)
7 Igor Vovchanchyn (MMA, Ukraine)
8 Vicbart Geraldino (Judo, Dominican
Republic)
9 Nick Ackerman (Wrestling, USA)
10 Tim Boetch (Wrestling, USA)
11 Steve Rusk (Wrestling, USA)
12 Radek Turek (Poland)
13 Thomas Szczerek (Poland)
14 Braulio Estima (BJJ, Brazil)
15 Yukiyasu Ozawa (Japan)
16 Reserved for Winner of African Trials


OVER 99 KG
1 Jeff Monson (BJJ, USA)
2 Gabriel Napao (BJJ, Brazil)
3 Pe de Pano (BJJ, Brazil)
4 Mario Rinaldi (USA)
5 Jon Olav Einemo (BJJ, Norway)
6 Ricco Rodriguez (MMA, USA)
7 Roy Nelson (MMA, USA)
8 Luiz Theodoro (BJJ, Brazil)
9 Elvis Sinosic (BJJ, Australia)
10 Janne Pietilainen (Finland)
11 Rolles Gracie (BJJ, Brazil)
12 Marcos Oliveira (Brazil)
13 Naomichi Nagata (Japan)
14 Brian Vital (USA)
15 Reserved for Winner of African Trials
16


Ladies Line Up:

Under 121 pounds
Felicia Oh (BJJ, USA)
Megumi Fuji (Japan)
Bianca Andrade (Brazil)
Cindy Hales (USA)
Sayaka Shioda (Japan)
Jean Alvisse (Australia)

121-132 pounds
Kyra Gracie (BJJ, Brazil)
Cassandra Rivers-Blaso (USA)
Tara LaRosa (USA)
Vanessa Porto (Brazil)
Amanda Buckner (USA)
Hitomi Akano (Japan)
Takayo Hashi (Japan)
Caoimhe McGill (Northern Ireland)
Rebecca Attwood (Australia)

132-147 pounds
Debbie Purcell (USA)
Juliana Borges (USA)
Stacey Cartwright (Australia)
Hannette Stack (Brazil)
Kelly Paul (USA)
Shayna Baszler (USA)
Keiko Tamai (Japan)
Marloes Coenen (Holland)
Fiona Muxlow (Australia)

Over 147 pounds
Celita Schultz (USA)
Olga Bakalapoulous (Canada)
Rosangela Conceicao (Brazil)
Lana Stefanic (USA)
Yoko Takahashi (Japan)
Maryanne Mullahy (Australia)
Reserved for Winner of European Trials

Breaking News: Gracie v Sakuraba slated for June!

According to a report by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Royce Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba have agreed to fight on the "Dynamite!! USA" card June 2 at the Los Angeles Coliseum

Gracie and Sakuraba met in May 2000 at the Pride Grand Prix and their epic 90-minute battle and is considered one of the most memorable and significant fights in mixed martial arts history. Sakuraba was the victor when Gracie's corner threw in the towel in the sixth round.

The fight is currently pending approval by the California State Athletic Commission.

No Limits: Proving Ground Results

Full Results

Ray Lazama def. Fabio Nacimiento via KO at 4:19 in Round 1

Jorge Ortiz def. John Cronk TKO (strikes) at 1:43 in Round 1

Bao Quach def. Rex Payne via KO at 1:34 in Round 1

Takumi Nakayama technical draw Anthony McDavitt (stopped due to eye poke) at 1:23 in Round 1

Tim Persey def. Brandon Quigley via KO at 0:24 in Round 1

Albert Rios def. Randy Bowers via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:42 in Round 2

Shane Del Rosario def. Gilberto Carreto via TKO (strikes) at 1:19 in Round 1

Pete Sabala def. Tyler Weathers via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:15 in Round 2

UFC 70: Nations Collide Results

Prelimins

Paul Taylor def. Edilberto "Crocota" de Oliveira via TKO (strikes) at 0:37 in Round 3.

Jess Liaudin def. Dennis Siver via Submission (Armbar) at 1:21 in Round 1.

Terry Etim def. Matt Grice via Submission (Guillotine choke) at 4:38 in Round 1.

Alessio Sakara def. Victor Valimaki via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 in Round 1.

Junior Assuncao def. David Lee via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:55 in Round 2.


Main card

Lyoto Machida def. David Heath (30-27, 30-26, 30-27) at 5:00 in Round 3.

Michael Bisping def. Elvis Sinosic via TKO (strikes) at 1:20 in Round 2.

Andrei Arlovski def. Fabricio Werdum via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at 5:00 in Round 3.

Gabriel Gonzaga def. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović via KO (Head Kick) at 4:51 in Round 1.

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