Professional Fighters League: 2019 Championships Results

PFL held it's 2019 championships on December 31st from Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. In the main event, Kayla Harrison won the lightweight season title with a dominant win over Larissa Pacheco. Each round was the same with Harrison getting the takedown and dominating from the top round after round. Pacheco did good to stay in there but couldn't get much offense in. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Featherweight: Brendan Loughnane (19-3) defeated David Laex Valente (11-5) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27). We scored it 30-27 Loughnane.

2. Light Heavyweight Title: Emiliano Sordi (22-8) defeated Jordan Johnson (12-2-1) via TKO at 2:01 of Round 1.

3. Featherweight Title: Lance Palmer (22-3) defeated Alex Gilpin (14-4) via Unanimous Decision (50-43/50-44/50-44). We scored it 50-45 Palmer.

4. Lightweight Title: Natan Schulte (20-3-1) defeated Loik Radzhabov (13-2-1) via Unanimous Decision (49-44/49-46/48-47). We scored it 48-47 Radzhabov.

5. Heavyweight Title: Ali Isaev (9-0) defeated Jared Rosholt (20-8) via TKO at 4:09 of Round 4.

6. Welterweight Title: Ray Cooper III (20-7-1) defeated David Michaud (18-6) via TKO at 2:56 of Round 2.

7. Lightweight Title: Kayla Harrison (7-0) defeated Larissa Pacheco (13-4) via Unanimous Decision (50-43/50-45/50-45). We scored it 50-45 Harrison.

Knockout of the Night: Ray Cooper III

Fight of the Night: Natan Schulte vs Loik Radzhabov

RIZIN 20 Results

RIZIN 20 took place December 31st from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. In women's action, it a battle of possibly the top two atomweights in the world, Seo Hee Ham walked away as the RIZIN champ taking a split decision from Ayaka Hamasaki. Most of the bout had Ham being the aggressor and landing more punches until a takedown in which she got on top and really landed damage. Late in the third Hamasaki tried to mount a comeback and got a takedown and landed hard shots, but it was too little too late for two of the three judges. Earlier Rena Kubota got her revenge and avenged a defeat to Lindsey VanZandt with a third round stoppage. On the feet it was all Kubota, landing the harder and more frequent shots. Late in round two VanZandt seized an opportunity to get it on the ground and came fairly close to locking in a submission but round three was all Kubota as she got on top and landed hard shots. With seconds left she got mount and landed punches and VanZandt's corner threw in the towel. Also Miyuu Yamamoto got back on track taking a decision from Suwanan Boonsorn. Yamamoto used her strength and wrestling to dominate the fight on the ground. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Lightweight: Tofiq Musayev (17-3) defeated Johnny Case (27-7-1) via TKO at 2:47 of Round 1.

2. Lightweight: Patricky Pitbull (23-8) defeated Luiz Gustavo (10-2) via TKO at :28 of Round 1.

3. Atomweight: Miyuu Yamamoto (6-4) defeated Suwanan Boonsorn (4-3) via Unanimous Decision. We scored it for Yamamoto.

4. Bantamweight Kickboxing: Taiju Shiratori (19-5-1) defeated Taiga Kawabe (20-11-1) via TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) at 3:00 of Round 2.

5. Bantamweight: Patrick Mix (13-0) defeated Yuki Motoya (23-8, 1NC) via Tapout (Guillotine Choke) at 1:37 of Round 1.

6. Heavyweight: Jake Heun (15-9) defeated Satoshi Ishii (22-11-1) via TKO at 1:12 of Round 1.

7. Bantamweight: Hiromasa Ogikubo (20-4-2) defeated Shintaro Ishiwatori (26-8-4) via Split Decision. We scored it for Ogikubo.

8. Light Heavyweight: Simon Biyong (7-1) defeated Vitaly Shemetov (14-9, 1NC) via Tapout (Strikes) at :58 of Round 2.

9. Light Heavyweight Title: Jiri Prochazka (26-3-1) defeated CB Dollaway (17-10) via KO at 1:55 of Round 1.

10. Lightweight: Tofiq Musayev (18-3) defeated Patricky Pitbull (23-9) via Unanimous Decision. We scored it for Musayev.

11. 112LB Catch Weight: Rena Kubota (10-3) defeated Lindsey VanZandt (7-3) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 4:40 of Round 3.

12. Lightweight: Mikuru Asakura (12-1) defeated John Macapa (23-5-2) via Unanimous Decision. We scored it for Asakura.

13. Atomweight Title: Seo Hee Ham (23-9( defeated Ayaka Hamasaki (19-3) via Split Decision. We scored it for Ham.

14. Flyweight Kickboxing: Tenshin Nasukawa (34-0) defeated Rui Ebata (37-2-3) via TKO at 2:45 of Round 1.

15. Bantamweight Title: Manel Kape (15-4) defeated Kai Asakura (14-2) via TKO at :38 of Round 2.

Submission of the Night: Patrick Mix

Knockout of the Night: Jiri Prochazka

Fight of the Night: Hiromasa Ogikubo vs Shintaro Ishiwatori

Tenth Annual Real Women Awards Voting

It is time once again to vote for your favorites in women's MMA, Bodybuilding, Physique, Figure, Fitness and Bikini. As with previous years, voting is simple, just click who you vote for on each poll. It is not necessary to vote in every category. While it may seem like you can vote more than once, the polls only tabulate the first vote.
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* There are some non poll awards. In each division as well as MMA, there is a voters favorite and competitors/fighters favorite. Where you simply vote for your favorite. Those votes are done by sending them to elway78@netzero.com. Title the email "Awards". For competitors/fighters favorite, you must include one fight you had or name of one show you competed on so it can be confirmed.
* Our biggest award is Woman of the Year. This awards is open to all competitors in each division as well as MMA and is also done by sending your vote to the above email address.
* Voting will end on January 18th at 11:59 PM eastern time with the winners announced in the following day or two.
* Nominees are made by a panel of competitors, fighters and other experts/people involved within each individual sport/division and are not done just by us. This process is done to eliminate any potential or perceived bias and to ensure as accurate a list of deserving nominees as possible.
* Comments on this post will not be approved. Each year we get thousands and thousands of votes and with that much traffic, there are always a few people who feel the need to leave insulting comments when they feel one of their favorites was slighted or simply disagree. Along with those are an occasional insult towards someone and by not approving comments, we don't have to deal with those insults. It will let you submit a comment for approval, but they are not read and therefor not approved.
* Teen Competitor of the Year is only open to individuals who actually competed in a teen division in 2019. For the first time, the award is named after Victoria Larvie who won her pro card as a teenager.
* All awards are based on how the fighter/competitor entered 2019. So if they turned pro during the year, they are considered amateur for these awards.

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Titan FC 58: Rivera vs Sabatello Results

Titan FC 58 took place December 20th from Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the Main Event, Irwin Rivera retained his bantamweight title with a fourth round stoppage of Danny Sabatello. Rounds one and two saw Sabatello use takedowns and top control to jump out in front but late in round two Rivera landed a flying knee that opened a bad cut on Sabatello. From then on Rivera took control, stuffing takedown attempts andhurting Sabatello with punches. Late in the fourth he dropped him with a body shot and while the ref was late in stopping it, he finally did. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Light Heavyweight: Cristian Torres (15-10) defeated Askar Mozharrov (19-7) via Tapout (Strikes) at 2:28 of Round 1.

2. Flyweight: Christian Ynastrilla (5-1) defeated Jon Arce (1-1) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/29-28). We scored ot 30-27 Ynastrilla.

3. Featherweight: Muhammad Naimov (5-0) defeated Shawn Brown (2-2) via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:41 of Round 1.

4. Heavyweight: Mohammed Usman (6-1) defeated Reggie Cato (5-4) via TKO at :48 of Round 1.

5. Middleweight: Ulysses Diaz (1-0) defeated Steve Chesnik (0-4) via Tapout (Strikes) at :31 of Round 1.

6. Bantamweight Title: Irwin Rivera (9-4) defeated Danny Sabatello (6-1) via TKO at 4:26 of Round 4.

Submission of the Night: Muhammad Naimov

Knockout of the Night: Irwin Rivera

Fight of the Night: Irwin Rivera vs Danny Sabatello

WXC: Warrior Wednesday 10 Results

WXC was back at it with another Warrior Wednesday card on December 18th from Crystal Gardens in Southgate, Michigan. In the main event Juancamilo Ronderos retained his flyweight title with a split decision win over Eric Shelton. The story of the bout was Shelton getting takedowns and working from the back but Ronderos using good defense to avoid damage and actually being fairly active with strikes from positions where Shelton had the superior spot. In the end, two of the three judges sided with the champion. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Light Heavyweight: Marcus Maulding (8-10) defeated Trevor Alden (0-1) via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:35 of Round 1.

2. 160LB Catch Weight: Isaiah Gathings (3-0) defeated Will Frost (1-1) via Tapout (Armbar) at 4:17 of Round 1.

3. Welterweight: Floyd Jones (3-1) defeated Perry Stargel (1-1) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Stargel.

4. 150LB Catch Weight: Darryol Humphrey (4-4) defeated Daniel Winston (4-3) via KO at 1:53 of Round 1.

5. Heavyweight: Dylan Potter (9-4) defeated Dingo Brown (4-6) via TKO at 2:20 of Round 1.

6. Flyweight Title: Juancamilo Ronderos (4-0) defeated Eric Shelton (13-7) via Split Decision (48-47/47-48/48-47). We scored it 48-47 Shelton.

Submission of the Night: Isaiah Gathings

Knockout of the Night: Darryol Humphrey

Fight of the Night: Juancamilo Ronderos vs Eric Shelton

Ares FC 1 Results

Ares FC had its first event on December 14th from Dakar, Senegal. In women's action Rizlen Zouak vs Janita Sandora was ruled a co-contest when it had to be stopped due to moisture on the canvas due to the humidity of the outdoor event. The ref stopped the fight and they decided to cancel the rest of the card at that point. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Lightweight: Mairon Santos (9-0) defeated Baba Nadjombe (7-2) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Santos.

2. Middleweight: Djati Melan (7-0) defeated Eslam Syaha (9-2) via Split Decision (29-28/28-29/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Melan.

3. Welterweight: Nassourdine Imavov (8-2) defeated Jonathan Meunier (9-2) via TKO at 4:27 of Round 1.

4. Middleweight: Gregory Babene (20-11) defeated Glenn Sparv (21-7) via Tapout (Triangle Choke) at 2:04 of Round 2.

5. Bantamweight: Taylor Lapilus (16-3) defeated Marcos Breno (12-2) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/30-26/30-26). We scored it 30-27 Lapilus.

6. Heavyweight: Oumar Kane (1-0) defeated Sofiane Boukichou (6-4) via TKO at 1:20 of Round 2.

7. Light Heavyweight: Laurynas Urbonavicius (13-1) defeated Ildemar Alcantara (26-14) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-27/30-25). We scored it 29-28 Urbonavicius.

8. Heavyweight: Josh Parisan (11-3) defeated Matunga Djikasa (3-2) via TKO at 4:16 of Round 2.

9. Bantamweight: Rizlen Zovak (3-1, 1NC) vs Janita Sandora (5-0, 1NC) was ruled a No-Contest (Moisture on canvas) at :28 of Round 1.

Submission of the Night: Gregory Babene

Knockout of the Night: Nassourdine Imavov

Fight of the Night: Laurynas Urbonavicius vs Ildemar Alcantara

UFC 245: Usman vs Covington Results

UFC 245 took place December 14th from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In women's action, Amanda Nunes retained her bantamweight title with a decision over Germaine de Randamie. Round one saw Nunes on the verge of getting the stoppage as she landed vicious ground and pound. Round two saw de Randamie mount a comeback and seem to hurt the champ. From then on the story was the same with Nunes taking it to the ground and while not landing a lot of damage, doing just enough to avoid getting stood up and walk away with the decision. Earlier Irene Aldana scored a huge win with a knockout of Ketlene Vieira and Jessica Eye take a close decision from Viviane Araujo. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Middleweight: Punahele Soriano (7-0) defeated Oskar Piechota (11-3-1) via KO at 3:17 of Round 1.

2. Flyweight: Jessica Eye (15-7, 1NC) defeated Viviane Araujo (8-2) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Eye.

3. Flyweight: Brandon Moreno (16-5-1) defeated Kai Kara-France (26-8, 1NC) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/30-27). We scored it29-28 Moreno.

4. Featherweight: Chase Hooper (9-0-1) defeated Daniel Teymur (7-4) via TKO at 4:34 of Round 1.

5. Welterweight: Matt Brown (24-16) defeated Ben Saunders (22-13-2) via KO at 4:55 of Round 2.

6. Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov (20-4-1) defeated Ian Heinisch (13-3) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Akhmedov.

7. Bantamweight: Irene Aldana (12-5) defeated Ketlen Vieira (10-1) via KO at 4:51 of Round 1.

8. Middleweight: Geoff Neal (13-2) defeated Mike Perry (13-6) via TKO at 1:30 of Round 1.

9. Bantamweight: Petr Yan (14-1) defeated Urijah Faber (35-11) via KO at :43 of Round 3.

10. Bantamweight: Marlon Moraes (23-6-1) defeated Jose Aldo (28-6) via Split Decision (28-29/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Aldo.

11. Bantamweight Title: Amanda Nunes (19-4) defeated Germaine de Randamie (9-4) via Unanimous Decision (49-44/49-46/49-45). We scored it 49-25 Nunes.

12. Featherweight Title: Alexander Volkanovski (21-1) defeated Max Holloway (21-5) via Unanimous Decision (48-47/48-47/50-45). We scored it 49-46 Volakovski.

13. Welterweight Title: Kamaru Usman (16-1) defeated Colby Covington (15-2) via TKO at 4:10 of Round 5.

Knockout of the Night: Irene Aldana

Fight of the Night: Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington