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Thiago Michel Shines In Final Fight Before USA Debut

On Saturday, World MMA Scouting Report #1 Lightweight Thiago Michel (9-2) got sent off in style, taking on Rodrigo Cavalheiro (2-1) in the main event of Brazil Fight 5 in Minas Gerais. Michel, a Belo Horizonte resident, was clearly the main attraction on the card, televised live on Combate TV, and he lived up to expectations with a highlight reel finish in the opening round. With a Bellator contract in hand, Michel is likely to make his debut for the promotion in the fall, and is considered a top candidate for the planned Season 6 lightweight tournament.

Carioca On His Way To Bellator Too

In other Scouting Report news, MMAJunkie.com reports that #5 ranked middleweight Bruno Santos has verbally agreed to terms with Bellator. The 24 year old grappler has cultivated a Fitchian eight fight, twenty eight round streak of decision victories since 2009.

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Alexander "Tiger" Sarnavskiy, ranked 7th in our 2011 World MMA Scouting Report returned to action today at League Sambo-70: Russia vs. Brazil. Check out the full fight courtesy of mixfight.ru

Also: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Marcos Antonio Santana

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Ring of Combat 36 Results - June 17, 2011

It was a perfect night for the Serra-Longo Fight Team at Ring of Combat 36 Friday. The usual Tropicana stomping grounds in Atlantic City saw host to four fighters from the powerhouse Long Island fight camp, all of them picking up big wins.

In the evening's main event, Pete "Drago" Sell's return to ROC seemed like a lost cause initially, as defending Welterweight Champion Eliah Harshbarger threw him around relentlessly and gave him an ugly mouse under his left eye. But Drago came charging back in the second round, securing top position then passing for an incredible reverse triangle straight armbar combo submission to claim the belt as the partisan crowd erupted in jubilation.

10th Ranked Lightweight in the 2011 World MMA Scouting Report Al Iaquinta dueled with Brazilian prospect Gabriel Miglioli in one of the most intense ROC fights ever, both showing amazing technical ability and heart for prospects with a combined seven pro fights worth of experience. The rangier Miglioli controlled the first round, dropping Iaquinta with punches for a near-KO and applying a couple close submission attempts. Round two turned into a complete brawl, with Migloli trading short punches to the head and body for Iaquinta's jabs and high right roundhouse kicks. In the final round, Iaquinta seemed in complete control with a damaging ground and pound attack, but a fading Miglioli somehow escaped, landed a hard knee to the body and then managed his own takedown. Iaquinta, who never stopped attacking despite taking hard shots in every round, scored a reversal in the dying seconds and ended the fight taking Miglioli's back. In the end, the judges rewarded Iaquinta's tenacity with a close split decision victory.

Three round bantamweight and flyweight title bouts were featured as the night's two co-main events. In 135lb action, Team Bombsquad product Aljamain Sterling captured the belt in just his third pro fight, taking a convincing split decision over Claudio Ledesma. And in the 125 title affair, Sean Santella was awarded a unanimous decision despite being exhausted for the final two rounds and having his takedown game completely shut down in the second half of the fight by former Strikeforce featherweight Tito Jones. Jones was visibly displeased upon hearing that he had failed to win a single round on any of the judge's scorecards.

Quick Results:

Pete Sell def. Eliah Harshbarger via R2 Submission (Reverse Triangle Straight Armbar)
Aljamain Sterling def. Claudio Ledesma via R3 Decision (Split)
Sean Santella def. Tito Jones via R3 Decision (Unanimous)
Al Iaquinta def. Gabriel Miglioli via R3 Decision (Split)

Casey Manrique def. Brandon Saling via R2 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
James Jenkins def. Jason McLean via R3 Decision (Unanimous)
Eddie Gordon def. J.A. Dudley via R3 Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Prokop def. Brian Smiley via R1 Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Frankie Perez def. Andre Shuler via R1 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

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2011 World Scouting Report Update: Weekend Results, June 3-4

June 4th:

NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7 - Cleveland, Ohio
Stipe Miocic (6-0) [#5 HW] def. Bobby Brents (9-2) via Submission (Leg Kick) R2 4:27

Pro Fight 6 - Wloclawek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (15-1) [#4 MW] def. Robert Jocz (19-8) via Decision (Unanimous) R3

Shooto Brazil 23 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Glover Teixeira (12-2) [#4 LHW] def. Simao Melo (0-1) via KO (Punches) R1 1:49

Scouting Report Update: May 2011 Recap

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2011 World Scouting Report Update: May Recap
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The latter half of May has been positively filthy with Scouting Report action, but the slow trickle of results coming in from the more obscure promotions has made the task of compiling an accurate, timely weekend recap difficult lately. In lieu of that feature's absence over the past two weeks, here is a jumbo-sized recap covering fourteen fights over the last three weeks of the month. A Special Achievement Award is in order for Konstantin Gluhov, who captured his second consecutive Warrior's Honor one-night-tournament title. Gluhov has won a staggering five straight tournaments in the last nine months: the two from Warrior's Honor (Ukraine), the Oleg Taktarov Cup (Russia), the UCFC 20,000 Euro, 16-Man Tournament (Austria), and the Pancrase FC Cup (France).

Full Results

May 13th:

Watch Out Combat Show 13 - Brasilia, Brazil
Rodrigo Lima (8-0) [#7 BW] def. Heliovanio da Silva (2-3) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R1 2:22

May 14th:

Cage Brazil Championship - Campo Grande, Brazil
Ricardo Tirloni (12-1) [#2 LW] def. Taedas Mendonca (0-2) via Decision (Unanimous) R3

Rock and Brawl - Kouvola, Finland
Attila Vegh (23-4-2) def. Marcus Vanttinen (20-3) [#9 LHW] via Decision (Unanimous) R3

May 21st:

KSW 16: Konfrontacja - Gdansk, Poland
Jan Blachowicz (13-3) [#5 LHW] def. Toni Valtonen (24-12) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R2 1:23

Bellator FC 45 - Lake Charles, Louisiana
Luis Santos (49-6) [#5 WW] def. Nicolae Cury (4-2) via Decision (Unanimous)

Jungle Fight 28 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
John Lineker (17-5) [#5 BW] def. Luiz Carlos Salgado (1-1) via KO (Punch) R1 1:18

Cowboy MMA: Caged Cowboys - Ponca City, Oklahoma
Jared Rosholt (2-0) [#6 HW] def. Ray Clayton (2-2) via Submission (Keylock) R2 4:48

May 22nd:

Mix Fight Tournament: Fedor Emelianenko Cup - Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (14-1) [#4 MW] def. Tomas Kuzela (16-13) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R1 4:04

May 27th:

Fight of the Night 2011 - Greding, Germany
Yoel Romero Palacio (4-0) [#6 LHW] def. Laszlo Eck (0-1) via KO (Punch) R1 0:33

Amazon Fight 8 - Belem, Brazil
Luis Santos (49-6-1) [#5 WW] Drew With Carlos Alexandre Pereira (23-9-1) R3

Titan FC 18 - Kansas City, Kansas
Jared Rosholt (3-0) [#6 HW] def. Kirk Grinlinton (2-3) via TKO (Punches) R1 1:37

Warrior's Honor 3 - Kharkiv, Ukraine
Konstantin Gluhov (19-6) [#8 HW] def. Yuri Gorbenko (1-4) via Submission (Toe Hold) R1 2:35
def. Ruslan Magomedov (5-1) via KO (Punch to the Body) R2 1:19

May 29th:

DREAM: Fight for Japan - Saitama, Japan
Takeshi Inoue (20-5) def. Koichiro Matsumoto (12-3) [#5 FW] via TKO (Punches) R1 6:51

Scouting Report Weekend Results - May 6th-7th

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Scouting Report Update: Weekend Results - May 6th-7th, 2011

Alumni from the 2011 World MMA Scouting Report swept the board this week, posting a perfect 4-0 combined result. In Leemore, California, bantamweight Frank Sharipov (pictured) put on a takedown clinic en route to a decision victory over Tommy Vargas, while TPF Featherweight Champion Isaac DeJesus got back on track with a knockout of tough local challenger Russ Miura. Back in Russia, undefeated Alexander Sarnavskiy continued to build his case for an opportunity on the world stage with a first round defeat of UFC veteran and former Shark Fights 145lb Champion Douglas Evans.

Full Results:

May 6th:

Tachi Palace Fights 9: The Contenders - Leemore, California
Farkhad Sharipov (13-3) [#2 BW] def. Tommy Vargas (8-2) via Decision (Unanimous) R3

Isaac DeJesus (10-3) [#9 FW] def. Russ Miura (9-2) via TKO (Punches) R1 2:52

Champions Fighting Alliance: The Title - Miami, Florida
Joe Ray (5-1) [#10 WW] def. John Kelly (5-3) via Submission (Armbar) R1

May 7th:

WAFC: Mayor's Cup 2011 - Khabarovsk, Russia
Alexander Sarnavskiy (14-0) [#7 LW] def. Douglas Evans (12-8) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R1

Scouting Report Weekend Results - April 29th-30th

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Scouting Report Update: Weekend Results - April 29th-30th

It was another week of mixed results for fighters selected in the World MMA Scouting Report. #2 Featherweight Taiki Tsuchiya was knocked out by Shooto stalwart and former Champion "Lion" Takeshi Inoue at Shooto Tradition 2011 in Japan. Meanwhile, #6 Lightweight Reza Madadi came away with a controversial decision victory over UFC regular Rich Clementi in what turned out to be a bitterly contested title fight in Madadi's home country of Sweden. During the staredown at the weigh-ins, Clementi responded to an overly aggressive Madadi with a hard headbutt attempt that thankfully missed it's target.

Full Results:

April 29th:

Shooto Tradition 2011 - Tokyo, Japan
Takeshi Inoue (19-5) def. Taiki Tsuchiya (9-3) [#2 FW] via TKO (Punches) R2 4:27

April 30th:

Superior Challenge 7 - Stockholm, Sweden
Reza Madadi (11-2) [#6 LW] def. Rich Clementi (40-19) via Decision R3

Assan Njie (11-2) [#10 MW] def. Beslan Isaev (14-4) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 3:58

Scouting Report Weekend Results - April 21st-23rd

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Scouting Report Update: Weekend Results - April 21st-23rd, 2011

Last week it was #7 Middleweight Jordan Smith (pictured, GIF after the jump) getting crushed in 11 seconds at the hands of UFC and WEC veteran Tim McKenzie. This week it was #7 Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov coming up with an emphatic early finish, stopping Spaniard Juan Espino in only 9 seconds to lead Scouting Report alumni to a perfect 3-0 result for the weekend. #5 Bantamweight John Lineker also impressed in his victory over Renato Velame, making his case for inclusion in a Jungle Fight title bout should promoter Wallid Ismail choose to inaugurate a 135lb Championship.

Full Results:

League S-70: Sambo 70 vs. Spain - Moscow, Russia
Vitaly Minakov (5-0) [#7 HW] def. Juan Espino (1-2) via TKO (Punches) R1 0:09

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (13-1) [#4 MW] def. Enoc Solves (8-4) via Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00

Jungle Fight 27 - Brasilia, Brazil
John Lineker (16-5) [#5 BW] def. Renato Velame (11-4) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R1 2:58

Scouting Report Weekend Results - April 15th-17th

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Scouting Report Update - Weekend Results April 15th-17th, 2011

Another tumultuous week for World MMA Scouting Report selections is in the books. In the weekend's big upset, UFC and WEC vet Tim McKenzie needed only 11 seconds to derail #7 MW Jordan Smith. In Belgrade, Serbia, WFC Heavyweight Champion and #4 ranked Gerald Turek dropped his belt to unheralded Jair Goncalves (pictured) via armbar. But it was business as usual for #5 HW Stipe Miocic, knocking out late replacement William Penn in the opening round.

Full Results:

April 15th:

Sienna Fight MMA - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Julio Cesar de Almeida (12-4) def. Henrique Mello (12-3) [#5 LW] via Decision

April 16th:

Showdown Fights: Shootout - Orem, Utah
Tim McKenzie (13-8) def. Jordan Smith (15-2-1) [#7 MW] via TKO R1 0:11

NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9 - Canton, Ohio
Stipe Miocic (5-0) [#5 HW] def. William Penn (2-3) via KO R1 1:24

Championship Fighting Alliance 5 - Miami, Florida
Joe Ray (4-1) [#10 WW] vs. John Kelly (5-2) - EVENT CANCELLED

King of the Cage: Texas - Lubbock, Texas
Quinn Mulhern (15-1) [#8 WW] def. Anselmo Martinez (6-4) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1

April 17th:

WFC 13: Heavy Hitters - Belgrade, Serbia
Jair Goncalves (9-3) def. Gerald Turek (10-2) [#4 HW] via Submission (Armbar) R1 3:32

Scouting Report Weekend Results - April 8th-9th

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World MMA Scouting Report Update - Weekend Preview April 15th-17th, 2011

Another busy weekend for Scouting Report alumni is in store, with several fighters selected occupying main event slots. Fans who want to see #4 Heavyweight Gerald Turek in action can tune into the free stream of WFC 13 Sunday on their official website.

April 15th:

Showdown Fights: Shootout - Orem, Utah
Jordan Smith (15-1-1) [#7 MW] vs. Tim McKenzie (12-8)

Sienna Fight MMA - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Henrique Mello (12-2) [#5 LW] vs. Julio Cesar de Almeida (9-4)

April 16th:

NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9 - Canton, Ohio
Stipe Miocic (4-0) [#5 HW] vs. Chase Gormley (7-3)

Championship Fighting Alliance 5 - Miami, Florida
Joe Ray (4-1) [#10 WW] vs. John Kelly (5-2)

King of the Cage: Texas - Lubbock, Texas
Quinn Mulhern (14-1) [#8 WW] vs. Anselmo Martinez (6-3)

April 17th:

WFC 13: Heavy Hitters - Belgrade, Serbia
Gerald Turek (10-1) [#4 HW] vs. Jair Goncalves (7-3)

Scouting Report Weekend Update: Results April 8th-9th

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Scouting Report Update - Weekend Results April 8th-9th, 2011

Of the seventy fighters selected in the inaugural Bloodyelbow.com World MMA Scouting Report, six saw action this weekend. In a minor upset, Zahabi MMA prospect Alex Garcia was knocked out via ground and pound by TUF 11's Seth Baczynski, while MFC Champions Douglas Lima (pictured) and Ryan Jimmo defended their titles at the first ever televised MMA show in the province of Ontario.

Full results:

Ring of Combat 35 - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Uriah Hall (5-2) [#8 MW] def. Aung La Nsang (7-5) via KO (Punch) R3 1:37

MFC 29 - Windsor, Ontario
Ryan Jimmo (15-1) [#7 LHW] def. Zak Cummings (13-2) via Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00
Douglas Lima (18-4) [#4 WW] def. Terry Martin (21-9) via TKO (Punches) R1 1:14

Brazil Fight 4 - Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thiago Michel (8-2) [#1 LW] def. Erick Barbosa (6-4) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) R1 5:00

Ringside MMA 10 - Montreal, Quebec
Michel Gagnon (7-1) [#10 FW] def. Rejean Groulx (5-1) via TKO (Slam) R3 3:47
Seth Baczynski (13-6) def. Alex Garcia (6-1) [#2 WW] via TKO (Punches) R2 2:44

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Patricio Freire finishes Georgi Karakhanyan with a left hook at Bellator FC 37, a week after his brother, Patricky Freire, ended Rob McCullough's night with a right hook at Bellator FC 36.

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Mike Pierce improves to 4-1 in UFC competition with a second round KO of newcomer Kenny Robertson.

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O'Donnell Wins Again

In the main event of Cage Fury Fighting Championships in Atlantic City Saturday night, Victor O'Donnell (#9 Middleweight World MMA Scouting Report) defeated Andrew Riddles via Round 2 Guillotine Choke to improve to 10-2.

Ring of Combat 34 Results

In the night's feature bout, World MMA Scouting Report middleweights Costa Philippou (#6) and Urijah Hall (#8) went the distance, with Philippou earning a close majority decision.

Ring of Combat 34
February 4th, 2011
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Opening Bouts:

155: Mike Benoit def. Manny Millan via R2 Decision (Unanimous)
145: Jimbo Hoffman def. Yaser Shaukat via R1 Submission (Guillotine)
135: Alp Ozkillic def. Sergio Da Silva via R2 Decision (Unanimous)

Main Card:

170: Giedrius Karavackas def. Josh Key via R1 Submission (Bulldog Choke)
185: Ariel Sepulveda def. Steve Durig via R1 Submission (Triangle Armbar)
185: Aung La Nsang def. Mitch Whitesel via R1 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
170: Noah Faunce def. Rich Ashkar via R3 Decision (Unanimous)
185: Joey Kirwan def. Drew Puzon via R2 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
185: Costas Philippou def. Uriah Hall via R3 Decision (Majority)

Championship Bouts:

130: Jessica Eye def. Ashley Nee via R1 TKO (Knees)
135: Dustin Pague def. Steve De Angelis via R2 KO (Punch)
155: Marques Daniels def. Gabriel Miglioli via R1 DQ (Illegal Knee)
145: Jacob Kirwan def. Ryan Vaccaro via R1 Submission (Guillotine)

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