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Slice (4-1), fresh off his three round unanimous decision victory over Houston Alexander at the TUF10 finale last December, will be in with a familiar foe on May 8^th, as he takes on his Ultimate Fighter castmate, Matt Mitrione in a heavyweight bout made official today. 

Mitrione (1-0), an NFL veteran, made his proper mixed martial arts debut on the TUF10 finale card and showed impressive poise and power as he knocked out Marcus Jones in the second round, and he hopes to make another statement when he squares off with Kimbo this spring.

(UFC press release)

Joseph Benavidez opened up Miguel Torres with a big elbow and locked in a tight guillotine choke to beat the former bantamweight champion in the second round. Benavidez and Torres fought an evenly matched first round but it was Benavidez dominating in the second to take the fight. The loss is Torres’ second in a row but only third professional defeat in 40 bouts while Benavidez improves to 12-1 and could be next in line for a title shot.

Jens Pulver lost his fifth straight fight, losing to Javier Vazquez via first round submission. Vazquez utilized some great Jiu-Jitsu skill to keep Pulver on the ground and lock in an arm-bar to beat the former UFC lightweight champion. Pulver delivered a heartfelt speech after the fight, thanking his family, fans and friends. Pulver did not confirm a retirement but did say that he loved his fans too much to “put them through this again.”

L.C. Davis defeated Deividas Taurosevicius via majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28) after 15 minutes that was mostly spent in a clinch against the cage. Davis was hurt in the second round by two knees to the groin that were not called or not seen by the referee.

Bart Palaszewski took a beating from Karen Darabedyan but was able to lock in a miraculous arm-bar with just 20 seconds remaining in the first round to score the upset victory. Darabedyan landed a nice punching combination and took Palaszewski down to the mat and landed several hard punches and elbows from inside the guard. Palaszewski was able to hold on and secure the submission to improve his pro record to 34-14 and hand Darabedyan only his second loss in eleven professional bouts.

Main Card Results

Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles via TKO (injury-broken hand) after 5:00 in Round 2

Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres via submission (guillotine choke) after 2:57 in Round 2

Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver via submission (arm-bar) after 3:41 in Round 1

Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (arm-bar) after 4:40 in Round 1

L.C. Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius via majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Results

Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir via KO (knee) in Round 1

Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1

Leonard Garcia def. George Roop via unanimous decision (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)

Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo via KO (head kick) in Round 1

Chad Mendes def. Eric Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 1

In this episode, Dave and Kevin discussed the ongoing story of Strikeforce, Fedor Emelinaneko, Alistair Overeem and the Strikeforce heavyweight title. Your hosts also talked about Randy Couture wanting to fight James Toney and the signing of the heavyweight boxing champion to the UFC.

Strength and coniditoning coach to many of MMA’s top stars, Jonathan Chaimberg, made an appearance on the show to talk about Montreal-based Mixed-Fight League’s second show which took place this past Saturday (Febraury 27).

Legendary pro wrestler Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon was interviewed on this program. Mad Dog talked about his upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, stories about Andre The Giant, his career in pro wrestling and much more in the 25-plus minute interview.

Dave and Kevin discussed TNA going head-to-head with the WWE on Monday March 8 and Rob Van Dam’s return to pro wrestling. All that, plus a preview of WEC 47 and lots more MMA and Pro Wrestling in this episode of Ringside Report Radio.

Jeremy Prophet competing at ToW 5 for tag team gold

Over 2,000 fans saw a dramatic ending to a 10-man tag team battle royal as Jeremy Prophet led his team to victory and in doing so captured the Top of the World wrestling federation tag team titles. Proving why World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Non-Stop Action scouts are paying attention to him, Prophet on more than one occasion dazzled the crowd with stunning aerial maneuvers like his double moonsault and his over 225 pound 450 splash. Best match on the card.

Samoa Joe defeated Franky the Mobster by submission. Joe was impressive and gave a standard performance. Joe choked out his opponent to win. 4th best match on the card.

Steve Rush beat Big Daddy V with a chair. 5th best match on the card.

PCO defeated Hernandez after nailing his cannonball off the top rope. Slow-pace match, but some impressive big moves made up for it. 3rd best match on the card.

Slyvain Grenier won the double casket match.  2nd best match on the card.

Inside the ring DiBiase was one of the most hated wrestlers—buying the WWE Championship off the late Andre The Giant was one of his evil schemes to show that money could buy him anything. Outside of the ring DiBiase was almost a complete opposite. Poor most of the time and a highly touted football star who trained countless hours to attend West Texas Academy. Wrestling ran in the DiBiase family—both his stepfather and mother were professional wrestlers. School and football could only keep DiBiase away from his true passion for so long until he decided to not attend his senior year. DiBiase took a gamble on a career that did not give much back.

However, thanks to his dad’s connections and friends in the right places he excelled and retells many humorous and bizarre stories along the way. Trying to out-drink the 400-pound, 7-foot Andre the Giant had a hilarious result. This book repeats a lot of his beginnings in wrestling found in DiBiase’s first autobiography, but this time around Ted’s version of events are expanded by his family, friends and rivals who add much more to understanding the real DiBiase.

DiBiase also refrains from putting over how much God changed and saved his marriage and his life. Although DiBiase mentions he was unfaithful to his wife he refrains completely from going down the route of other wrestling novelists like Bret Hart who used explicit details with each affair. The ending of his career as a professional wrestler only opened new doors for DiBiase. He retired in 1993, but continued to play a role in wrestling all the way up to 2006. His insecurities about his abilities as WWE producer and having to put up with Vince McMahon flipping out over the Undertaker not doing a chokeslam helped mark the end of his time in the business.

Unlike many wrestling books, DiBiase is able to pull off a decent ending thanks to have his three pro wrestling sons writing their own two cents on him. Far from the longest book, but still enough wrestling and personal stories to keep fans of The Million Dollar Man satisfied.

The Million Dollar Man

Ted Dibiase with Tom Caiazzo

World Wrestling Entertainment Books

June 2008

242 pp

$16.00

Jeremy Prophet competing at ToW 5 for tag team gold

The biggest Montreal professional wrestling event so far in 2010 goes down this Friday at Centre Pierre-Charbonneau as Top of the World wrestling federation presents their fifth spectacular.

The show is headlined by former World Wrestling Entertainment World Tag Team Champion and promoter of ToW Slyvain Greiner in a double casket match against Florida Championship Wrestling tryout Darkko and a Quebec Champion named Samson. Grenier stated last night on Ringside Report that “the last man standing” wins the match.

Total Non-Stop Action superstar Hernandez will go one-on-one with Quebec legend Pierre Carl Ouellet. Grenier is looking forward to this match as both men have similar styles. Kevin McKough stated last night that both men like to jump from high up, Hernandez with his suicide dive to the outside and PCO with his cannonball off the top rope. If it happens fans will get their money’s worth.

In other action, TNA superstar Samoa Joe returns from his kidnapping to face Quebec wrestler Franky the Mobster. Former WWE superstar Big Daddy V aka Mabel is in action against Quebec wrestler Steve Rush. Quebec legend Edouard Carpentier will be in attendance and will be honoured for his contributions to pro wrestling.

An extreme 10-team battle royal will determine new ToW tag team champions. The favourites going into the match are Jeremy Prophet and Sexxxy Eddy known as Sex Factor. Prophet also had a tryout with FCW and was recently backstage at a TNA house show event. Prophet has already wrestled and defeated Sonjay Dutt, Lanny Poffo and teamed with Mr. Anderson in recent months. Due to his superior wrestling ability and experience wrestling all over Canada and a bit in the United States, Prophet gives his team a clear edge over the competition that will mostly be students from Grenier’s school.

Tickets for ToW are $10 and according to Grenier are nearly all gone. Tickets can be bought at 514-872-6644 or at the door. Showtime is at 7:30 p.m. with a free ToW Fanfest in the afternoon and an afterparty at Club La Boom. For more information check out www.towlutte.com for details.

Lyndon Whitlock (0-0-0)  v. Pierre-Étienne Marcoux (2-2-0) (145 lbs.)

Round 1

Marcoux connected with a body kick but was quickly taken down to the mat. Whitlock kept his opponent down as Marcoux struggled to get to his feet. Whitlock postured up and landed a dropping punch, and jumped awkwardly to get back into Marcoux’s guard. Whitlock advanced to north-south position, then took his opponent’s back. Whitlock worked to sink his hooks in and locked in a rear-naked choke forcing Marcoux to tap out instantaneously.

Lyndon Whitlock def. Pierre-Étienne Marcoux via submission (rear-naked choke) after 2:10 in Round 1

Louis Philippe Gauthier (1-0-0) v. Joey Gambino (3-0-0) (145 lbs.)

Round 1

Gambino connected early with a big right hand that dropped Gauthier. Gauthier was able to make his way back to his feet and clinch up his opponent. Gambino delivered some knees to the body from the clinch and pushed his opponent away. Gambino landed crisp punches that knocked down his opponent. Gambino worked some ground and pound from Gauthier’s guard. Gambino was unable to pass the guard, so he stood up and kicked Gauthier in the leg. The referee stood the fighters and Gambino continued to land strikes. Gauthier went down again and Gambino landed some elbows in side-control. Gauthier blocked an attempt to advance into a mount and pushed Gambino back to his feet. Gambino stalked his opponent and landed another big right hand but Gauthier stayed on his feet. Gambino landed some punches that pushed his opponent against the cage but Gauthier was able to push back and score a takedown. Gauthier tried to work from Gambino’s guard but got trapped in an arm-bar. Gambino held on to the submission hold and forced Gauthier to tap out.

Joey Gambino def. Louis Philippe Gauthier via submission (arm-bar) after 4:45 in Round 1

Eon Shirley (0-3-0) v. Daylin Logan (2-0-0) (185 lbs.)

Round 1

Logan rushed in with a barrage of punches and scooped up his opponent down to the canvas. Logan improved to full mount and landed some punches. Shirley scrambled and got Logan back to his guard. Logan quickly transitioned into side-control, back into full mount. Shirley swept him and reversed the position but Logan reversed back and scored several punches from the top position. Logan punished his opponent with more shots and the referee intervened to stop the action.

Daylin Logan def. Eon Shirley via TKO (strikes) after 1:22 in Round 1

Louis-Philippe Carles (6-1-0) v. Chris Vorano (3-5-0) (170 lbs.)

Round 1

Both fighters were hesitant to engage in the first minute of the fight. Carles connected with a right hand but Vorano scored with a head kick. Carles was able to work his jab but Vorano landed some leg kicks. Carles connected with a punch that semed to rock Vorano but he stayed on his feet. Vorano slipped on a head kick attempt and was met with a stiff punch to the face when he stood up. Vorano attempted a takedown but Carles maintained control and fell on top of Vorano. Carles worked some punches and elbows from half-guard. Carles continued the punishment, laying into his opponent with looping right hands. Vorano was unable to escape the position and tapped out to end the fight. Vorano lay on the mat for a while after the fight and was noticeably shaken up.

Louis Philippe Carles def. Chris Vorano via TKO (strikes) after 4:32 in Round 1

Dimitri Waardenburg (3-4-0) v. Mark Fraser (1-4-1) (135 lbs.)

Round 1

Both fighters exchanged punches in the first minute and Fraser scored a takedown. Waardenburg reversed the position on the ground and got into Fraser’s guard. Waardenburg improved into the mount and landed a few punches that knocked out Fraser and stopped the fight.  Fraser was out cold and very slow to get back to his feet.

Dimitri Waardenburg def. Mark Fraser via TKO (punches) after 1:31 in Round 1

Martin Grandmont (9-5-0) v. Sébastien Garguier (5-3-0) (155 lbs.)

Round 1

Grandmont threw a  head kick that was caught by his opponent. Garguier used the leverage to push Grandmont into the cage and land some punches. Grandmont pushed back and scored some strikes of his own. Both fighters exchanged and landed several punches, as they cut a torrid pace. Garguier pushed the action but Grandmont landed good counter strikes, including a big counter right-hook. Grandmont connected on a punching combo but Garguier stayed on his feet and scored some punches. Grandmont was cut above his right eye but and took several shots to the face. Grandmont and Garguier went toe-to-toe, giving and receiving several big punches. Garguier landed even more punches and the refere stopped the action to check on Grandmont’s face, which was a bloody mess after just four minutes. The doctor allowed the fight to continue and Martin Grandmont unleashed a fury of punches. Grandmont pushed his opponent back into the cage and the referee stopped the fight.

Martin Grandmont def. Sébastien Garguier via TKO (strikes) after 4:44 in Round 1

Bruno Hosier (4-0-0) v. Tom Murphy (5-0-0) (heavyweights)

Round 1

Hosier scored an early leg and body kick in a tentative first minute for both competitors. Murphy was able to take Hosier down and worked some punches from side-control. The referee stood the fighters upand warned Murphy for punches to the back of the head. Murphy went for a takedown but Hosier stopped the attempt by landing elbows. The fighters were again separated and Hoiser was awarned for shots to the back of the head. Murphy scored a takedown and worked some punches from half-guard into side-control. Murphy transitioned to the back-mount on Hosier who rolled over and ate several punches with Murphy on top of him. After a few more seconds of ground and pound, the referee separated the fighters and ended the bout.

Tom Murphy def. Bruno Hosier via TKO (strikes) after 4:33 in Round 1

Steve Bossé (6-1-0)  v. Marvin Eastman (16-12-1) (205 lbs.)

Round 1

Eastman pushed Bossé into the cage early in the fight and held him against the fence. Bossé landed some knees to the body and reversed the position on Eastman. The referee separated the fighters and Eastman charged in, landing a right hand. Eastman pinned Bossé against the fence but Bossé again reversed the position. Bossé landed knees and punches to the body as the fighters jostled for positioning. Eastman and Bossé exchanged knees to the body as they grappled against the fence. The ref again separated the men after a lack of activity. Bossé and Eastman collided with punches and Eastman attempted a takedown. Bossé backed up against the fence and avoided the takedown and reversed the position to push Eastman into the cage. Bossé unloaded with a punching combination and continued to work the clinch against the fence. Bossé nailed Eastman with some punches as he pushed Bossé away. Eastman pushed back and scored a takedown but Bossé was quick to get to his feet. Eastman landed another takedown but Bossé attempted a kimura armbar just as the round concluded. Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Steve Bossé: 10-9

Round 2

Bossé scored some punches and avoided a takedown in the first minute of the fight. Bossé again clinched Eastman against the fence and worked some knees to the body and legs. Eastman pushed Bossé away but he came back with a flurry of punches. Eastman countered with a right of his own and pushed Bossé against the fence. Bossé went for a single-leg but Eastman blocked it and held on to his head and forced the ref to separate them after some inactivity. Bossé landed a punch, Eastman went for a takedown but Bossé again pushed him against the fence and grinded away, working knees to the body and uppercuts in the clinch. Bossé moved back and landed some punches but Eastman fired back and scored with some strikes of his own. Bossé again clinched him against the fence with a single-underhook, working punches to the head and body. Bossé landed a flurry of punches but Eastman rushed back with a takedown attempt as the round came to an end. Ringside Report scores Round 2 for Steve Bossé: 10-9

Round 3

Bossé landed a punch but Eastman fired back with a leg kick and a big takedown. Eastman could not keep Bossé down and they were quickly back to their feet. Bossé pinned Eastman against the fence and continued to grind away with knees to the body. Eastman held on to Bossé in the clinch and landed some elbow strikes and punches. Eastman landed a striking combo but Bossé landed one of his own and pushed him against the fence. The ref separated the fighters and Eastman rushed in with a takedown attempt that was stuffed by Bossé He pinned Eastman against the fence and landed some hard punches to tthe body and a big uppercut. Eastman tried to push away and Bossé landed another punching combo. Eastman rushed in for the takedown but gain Bossé backed into the fence and avoided it. Bossé reversed the position and scored with a single-leg takedown. Bossé landed several punches from a half-guard but Eastman struggled back to his feet. Bossé landed a big right hand and kept Eastman clinched up against the fence as the fight came to a close. Ringside Report scores Round 3 for Steve Bossé: 10-9

Steve Bossé def. Marvin Eastman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

David Loiseau (18-9-0) v. Chester Post (8-18-1) (205 lbs.)

Round 1

Loiseau landed a leg kick and attempted a takedown but stumbled. Loiseau recovered and pushed Post into the fence but was not able to land any shots and referee Yves Lavigne separated the men. Loiseau landed a head kick and scored a takedown on Post. Loiseau worked in Post’s guard and dropped a big elbow. Post held him in a high guard and worked some strikes from the bottom but Loiseau postured up and landed a big elbow. Loiseau continued to work from Post’s guard with punches to the body and big right hands to the face. Loiseau unleashed a flurry of left and right hands forcing the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

David Loiseau def. Chester Post via TKO (strikes) after 3:34 in Round 1

MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFIER

Dolph Ziggler VS. John Morrison VS. R-Truth w/Otunga

Christian qualified on RAW. Ziggler leaves the ring, but both good guys come after Ziggler and beat him down for a bit. Back and forth action between the three. Ziggler comes close a lot to winning the match but lots of near falls. All three men on the top rope. Ziggler takes a hard head bump off the ring apron. Morrison nails a sunset flip powerbomb, followed by Starship Pain but Ziggler steals the three count.

Winner- Dolph Ziggler to qualify for MITB at WrestleMania

Vickie Guerrero walking backstage with a ref shirt on.

Women’s Title Match with Vickie Guerrero as ref

Mickie James VS. Michelle McCool w/Layla

Vickie tries to be unbiased and not count for McCool. Beth Phoenix watching the match backstage. Mickie has McCool beat but Guerrero slaps James. McCool with a big kick and the three count.

Winner- Michelle McCool to capture Women’s Title for third time

MITB Qualifier

Drew Avatar McIntyre VS. Kane

Avatar talks about how he is undefeated and Kane could not beat him for his title. Kane comes out with lots of punches until Drew hits a neckbreaker with the ropes. Drew with a cravate but Kane fights out and hits his standard comeback moves. Kane tries for a chokeslam but Drew counters into his double-arm ddt, but Kane counters into a big kick for the three count.

Winner- Kane to qualify for MITB at WrestleMania

The Miz comes out and wants competition. Teddy Long comes out and says since Big Show is not here that Miz is going one-on-one with Edge.

MITB Qualifier

CM Punk VS. Shelton Benjamin

Punk with some kicks but Benjamin kicks back. Punk to the outside to get the advantage back. Punk hits a neckbreaker and uses a head scissors. Benjamin with a German suplex. Kick exchange again. Benjamin misses a Stinger splash, Punk misses a bulldog. Gallows on the apron, Mysterio takes him off. Punk distracted so Benjamin hits Pay Dirt for the three count.

Winner – Shelton Benjamin to advance to MITB at WrestleMania

Edge VS. The Miz
Edge shows he is superior to start. Edge with a Northern Lights Suplex for a two. Miz gets a knee shot in to get the advantage. Edge gets thrown into the steel post as the commercials come on. Miz in control after the break. Edge gets a bit of a hope spot but Miz kills that. Daniel Bryan is watching backstage. Edge makes his comeback, Miz tries for his finisher but Edge hits a spear for the three count.
Winner- Edge

Kaufman controlled Hashi in the first round, knocking her down three times with punches. Kaufman continued to dictate the pace but slowed it down in the second. The third round was more active as Kaufman knocked Hashi down twice with punches and stuffed the first takedown attempt of the bout. Kaufman continued to out-box her opponent and was quick to spring to her feet when Hashi attempted to bring the fight to the mat.  

Luke Rockhold continued his perfection in Strikeforce by dropping Paul Bradley twice with counter-right hands in the first round. Rockhold scored a first round TKO victory over Bradley after beating him into the cage with a variety of strikes. Luke Rockhold improved to 7-1 as a professional and will now be looking for stiffer competition in Strikeforce.

Karl Amoussou’s Strikeforce debut against Trevor Prangley was ended after just 4:14 in the first round via Technical Draw due to an accidental foul. The fighters were tentative in the first round but did collide sporadically to each connect with power punches. Prangley took his opponent to the mat but Amoussou was able to hold on to him and force the refeee to stand up the fighters. After exchanging big punches, Amoussou was accidentally poked in the eye. Amoussou told the doctor that he could not see out of his eye but wanted to wait to try and recover. The doctor did not give the fighter any time and recommended to the referee that he stop the fight.

In other fights, Tarec Saffiedine improved to 8-2 with a win over 7-2 James Terry via unanimous decision.  Wayne Philips defeated Eric Lawson via armbar submission in the first round and Yancy Medeiros got a victory over Raul Castillo via unanimous decision.

1. Pierre-Étienne Marcoux (2-1-0) weighed in at 139 lbs and his opponent Lyndon Whitlock (1-0-0) weighed in at 142 lbs.

 2. Joey Gambino (3-0-0) came in at 145 lbs while Louis-Philippe Gauthier (1-0-0) came in at 144 lbs.

3. Daylin Logan (2-0-0) weighed in just over 185 lbs with an official weight of 186 lbs while Eon Shirley (0-3-0) came in below, at 183 lbs.

 4. Jason Cecil (5-10-0), who came in at 206 lbs, will fight Yan Pellerin (9-12-0) who weighed in at 228 lbs.

5. Fighters slated for number 5 fight in the middleweight division did not weigh in. Justin Primmer (1-2-0) vs Nordine Taleb (1-1-0).

6. Louis-Philippe Carle (6-1-0), weighing in at exactly 170 lbs, will fight Chris Vorano (3-5-0), who weighed in at 169 lbs.

 7. Mark Fraser (1-4-1) weighed in at 134 lbs and his opponent Dimitri Waardenburg (3-4-0) weighed in at 138 lbs.

8. Sebastien Garguier (5-2-0) came in at 153 lbs and will fight Martin Grandmont (9-4-0) who came in at 158 lbs.

 9. Hosier Bruno (4-0-0) weighed in at 222 lbs and his opponent Thomas Murphy (5-0-0) weighed in at 233 lbs.

 10. Steve Bossé (6-1-0), who came in at 203 lbs, will fight Marvin Eastman (16-12-1), who weighed in at 205 lbs.

11. David Loiseau (18-9-0) weighed in at 198 lbs and will fight Chester Post (6-18-1) who weighed in at 202 lbs.