Inside the Fight Game 5/12/09

By George Hernandez

 

 

News:

 

-Kyle Pimental (7-0) beat Olaf Alfonso (8-11) by 3rd round TKO to take Alfonso’s Middleweight title at PFC 13. Also on the card lightweight Carlo Prater (24-6-1), and flyweight Par Runez (2-0) took home vacant PFC championships.

 

-In a non-title Middleweight match up former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Doug “The Rhino” Marshall (10-3) edged out Jaime Jara (21-7) by split decision in PFC 13 main event.

 

-“TUF *” cast member Antwain Britt (7-2) knocked out UFC veteran and one time rising star Antonio Mendes (16-5) eight seconds into the first round of Shine Fights’ debut event. Mendes has now lost his last three fights, while Britt has won four of his last five.

 

-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (17-3) beat Dion Staring (15-6) by third round triangle choke at Jungle Fight debut event.

 

-Takanori Gomi (30-5) got back to his winning ways with a second round TKO win over Shooto Champion Takashi Nakakura (11-3-1) in a non-title match.

 

-Thales Leites (14-2) will take the place of injured Rousimar Palhares at UFC 101 against slugger Alessio Sakara (13-7).

 

Results:

 

Shine Fights’ (5/9/08)

-Antwain Britt def Antonio Mendes by KO (strikes) – Round 1

 

-Brian Foster def Kyle Baker by KO (strikes) – Round 1

 

-Mario Stapel def Harris Sarmiento by submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

 

-Beau Baker def Jason Nickoson by submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

 

-Marcus Reynolds def Brad Harris by TKO (strikes) – Round 2

 

-Joel Wyatt def Nick Braker by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3

 

-Ed Newalu def Dan Swift by unanimous decision

 

-Valter De Menezes def Brian Rogers by unanimous decision

 

PFC 13 (5/8/09)

 

Doug Marshall def Jaime Jara by split decision

 

Kyle Pimental def Olaf Alfonso by TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 3

 

Eddie Yagin def. Casey Olson by submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

 

Carlo Prater def Dominique Robinson by unanimous decision

 

Cole Escovedo def Michael MacDonald via TKO (punches) – Round 2

 

Pat Runez def Anthony Perales by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2

 

Bryan Travers def John Gunderson by unanimous decision

 

Erin Toughill def Emily Thompson by unanimous decision

 

Gabe Ruediger def  Darren Crisp by submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

 

Scott McAfee def Bill Theofanopoulos by knockout (punch) – Round 2

 

John Reedy def Marcelo Giudici by unanimous decision

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