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TUF 14 and UFC Alum, BKFC Champ Johnny Bedford Announces His Retirement

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Rani Yahya subs Johnny Bedford in the 2nd.

Kimura. Wasn't without the typical Bedford silliness as he kicked Yahya in the head while he was down in the first. Bedford moves to 0-3-1 in his last four and is likely gone after the loss.

Hate to be a downer but none of the other prelims look really interesting. Will watch in silence and be back for the main card.

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UFC® Fight Night 44: Results

UFC® Fight Night 44: Results

UFC® Fight Night 44: Swanson vs. Stephens (results)

Date:June 28, 2014 Venue: AT&T Center(San Antonio, Texas)

Main Card (FOX Sports 1, 10:00 pm est) Cub Swanson defe. Jeremy Stephens by Unanimous Decision Kelvin Gastelum def. Nicholas Musoke by Unanimous Decision Cezar Ferreira def. Andrew Craig by Unanimous Decision Ricardo Lamas def. Hacran Dias by Unanimous Decision Clint Hester def. Antonio…

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UFC Fight Night 44 Results - Recapping Texas fighter performances

By TXMMA Staff // Dez Moore // Felix Rodriguez // Photo by UFC.com via Getty Images

  Carlos Diego Ferreira leads the way for Texas fighters at UFC Fight Night 44; Cub Swanson wins in featherweight main event

  SAN ANTONIO, TX, June 30, 2014 – The UFC made their latest visit to Texas this past weekend. Naturally, they filled the card with some of their best Texas based fighters not named Johnny Hendricks or Tim Kennedy. The UFC Fight Night 44 card in San Antonio featured four Texas fighters, Fort Worth’s Johnny Bedford, Houston’s Andrew Craig, Pharr’s Carlos Diego Ferreira, and Fort Hood’s Colton Smith.

Andrew Craig was part of one of the most exciting fights of the night, Carlos Diego Ferreira made a $50,000 impression on Zuffa brass at the expense of Colton Smith and Johnny Bedford’s night was cut short by an extremely controversial call that brought out the ire of Texas fight fans.

Here is a recap of how the local boys did and some quick results:

135 lbs.: Johnny Bedford (19-11-1) vs. Cody Gibson (12-4)

Months after his no-contest fight with Rani Yahya, Bedford finds himself dealing with another highly questionable ending to his fight. Right after a flurry of punches thrown by Bedford that had his opponent, Cody Gibson, desperate to counter, Bedford was caught with a right hand that knocked him to that canvas. Referee Kerry Hatley stepped right in to end the fight as Bedford was attempting to establish his guard.

After the fight, Bedford expressed his frustrations with how his fights were being handled.

“This is ridiculous man… I got robbed two months ago in my fight with Rani Yahya in Abu Dhabi,” Bedford said. “I have two kids to feed and this is how we feed our families. Something has to change fast.”

  170 lbs.: Carlos Diego Ferreira (10-0) vs. Colton Smith (3-4)

38 seconds of what Texas MMA fans are all used to seeing, Carlos Diego Ferreira submitting another opponent. After an early clinch and a perfectly executed Judo throw, Ferriera landed some quick punches on Smith then immediately sunk in a modified rear naked choke. The quick finish landed Ferriera a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus in his debut fight with the UFC.

For Smith, this marks his third straight loss since winning The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale. It is also his second loss to Ferreira, the first loss being a Jiu-Jitsu match at the American Grappling Federation’s Southern Regionals in 2013.

  185 lbs.: Andrew Craig (9-3) vs. Cezar Ferreira (8-3)

The last Texas fighter to step into the cage, Andrew Craig, saw glimpses of victory in the final minute of his three round brawl with Cezar Ferreira, but came up short losing the fight by unanimous decision. After a big slam by Ferreira in the third, the gash on Craig’s forehead to started to gush out blood. Right as it seemed all over for the Texas-native, Craig gets to his feet and lands a big head-kick that sends Ferreira to the canvas. Craig jumped on the dazed Ferriera and landed some big shots, but it was to little too late as the third round and the fight came to an end.

This was another step for the Texas MMA community and their growth towards the national and worldwide levels of MMA. With additional Texas fighters such as Derrick Lewis, Matt Hobar, Ryan Benoit, Yves Edwards, Sean Spencer, Roger Narvaez, the list goes on. The future is looking bright and sunny for Texas MMA.

Here are the complete results for entire UFC Fight Night 44 card:

  UFC Fight Night 44 – Main Card Results (FOX Sports 1)

  145 lbs.: Cub Swanson over Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

170 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum over Nicholas Musoke by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

185 lbs.: Cezar Ferreira over Andrew Craig by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

145 lbs.: Ricardo Lamas over Hacran Dias by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

185 lbs.: Clint Hester over Antonio Braga Neto by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

170 lbs.: Joe Ellenberger over James Moontasri, SD by split decision  (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

  UFC Fight Night 44 – Preliminary Card Results (FOX Sports 1 & Fight Pass)

  155 lbs.: Carlos Diego Ferreira over Colton Smith by submission (RNC), RD1

135 lbs.: Cody Gibson over Johnny Bedford by TKO, RD1

265 lbs.: Marcelo Guimaraes over Andy Enz by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

125 lbs.: Ray Borg over Shane Howell by submission (RNC), RD 1

265 lbs.: Oleksiy Oliynyk over Anthony Hamilton by submission (neck crank), RD1

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If you're going to call the fight, call it.

Don't do this wishy washy stuff where you second guess yourself.

Congrats to Gibson though because he turned that around nicely with that punch.

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UFC Fight Night 39 Results: Roy Nelson flattens Big Nog in Abu Dhabi

By TXMMA Staff | Emil Fischer | Photos by Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

  Roy Nelson flattens Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in UFC Fight Night main event

  UAE, April 13, 2014 – A great night of fights, UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson (aka UFC Fight Night 39) showcased some great striking and a lot of classic fights that went the distance.  The crowd on hand and viewers tuning in on UFC Fight Pass got to see some very satisfying decision fights and the main event left us in awe of Roy Nelson and his knockout power.

As for the Texas contingent, Jared Rosholt continued his winning ways with a unanimous decision win over Daniel Omielanczuk in their heavyweight bout while Johnny Bedford went to no-contest with Rani Yahya following an inadvertent headbutt that left the Brazilian unconscious early on in their bantamweight bout.

Here’s a quick rundown of the results from the UFC Fight Night 39 event held at the du Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates this past Saturday, April 11th.

  UFC Fight Night 39 Quick Results

Main Card

Roy Nelson def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by KO at 3:37, R1

Clay Guida def. Tatsuya Kawajiri by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Ryan LaFlare def. John Howard by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Ramsey Nijem def. Beneil Dariush by TKO at 4:20, R1

Preliminary Card

Jared Rosholt def. Daniel Omielanczuk by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Thales Leites def. Trevor Smith by TKO at 0:45, R1

Jim Alers def. Alan Omer by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Johnny Bedford vs. Rani Yahya ruled No Contest at 0:39, R1

  UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson – Main Card Recap (Fight Pass)

  265 lbs.: Roy Nelson vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

This fight was, as promised, an explosive battle between two beleaguered fighters.  Roy Nelson broke his 2 fight losing streak in amazing fashion by dropping a bomb late in the first round and knocking out Big Nog with one of his best one punch knock outs yet.  Big Country loads his punches up and throws them as hard as he can hoping to end the fight, and if his opponent doesn’t recognize what he’s doing his hopes are very often realized.  Unfortunately for him, it takes a slower worn down opponent for him to truly shine.

Result: Roy Nelson def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by KO at 3:37 of Round 1

  145 lbs.: Clay Guida vs Tatsuya Kawajiri

A fight of the night bonus for BOTH fighters was definitely deserved in this timeless featherweight battle.  Much respect to both Guida and Kawajiri for coming out there and pushing the pace.  Guida was the aggressor for more of the fight so there is little controversy as to who won this, but Kawajiri showed a lot of heart and kept coming back at Guida the whole time.  Guida won this not through technical skill or prowess but through pure toughness.

Result: Clay Guida def Tatsuya Kawajiri by Unanimous Decision

  170 lbs.: Ryan LaFlare vs John Howard

Both fighters came to this welterweight fight with their game faces on and ready to do battle.  After being dominated in the first round Howard took a hard shot below the belt in the second round which seemed to take a bit of the fire away from him.  These sorts of things happen in combat sports but no one likes to see them happen.  At the end of the fight it was clear that LaFlare had done what he needed to do to come out on top and earned the decision.

Result: Ryan LaFlare Def. John Howard by Unanimous Decision

  155 lbs.: Ramsey Nijem vs Beneil Dariush

The main card started off with a short but exciting battle between lightweights Nijem and Dariush.  Both fighters came out looking for the kill, and played their respective games.  Nijem was able to win this fight using superior tactics and it would be interesting to see a rematch at some point, as Dariush seemed almost caught off guard by Nijem.  At the end of the day, despite Dariush’s grit and toughness he couldn’t hold out and succumbed to the TKO.

Result: Ramsey Nijem def Beneil Dariush by TKO at 4:20 of Round 1

  UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson – Preliminary Card Recap (Fight Pass)

  265 lbs.: Jared Rosholt vs Daniel Omielańczuk

Many people probably think this heavyweight fight was boring.  It was a 15 minute grappling match which is not great for spectators.  Rosholt spent his time on top unable to finish Omielanczuk while Omielanczuk couldn’t unbalance Rosholt and ultimately lost the fight.  This wasn’t what we normally hope for with two heavyweights.

Result: Jared Rosholt def Daniel Omielanczuk by Unanimous Decision

  185 lbs.: Thales Leites vs Trevor Smith

This middleweight fight was an exciting blow out.  We expected to see Trevor Smith mount a defense against Leites and eventually get worn out by him but Leites didn’t seem to want to break a sweat and got the TKO victory in under a minute.  Leites is now on a 6 fight winning streak so hopefully we get to see him continue picking up speed.

Result: Thales Leites def. Trevor Smith by TKO round 1:45 seconds

  145 lbs.: Jim Alers vs Alan Omers

In this bout we saw the two fresh, tough featherweights Jim Alers and Alan Omers battle it out.  After a tough battle Alers received the nod from the judges with a  split decision victory.  Alers is now on a 9 fight streak and we should expect exciting things from him.

Result: Jim Alers def. Alan Omers by split decision

  135 lbs.: Rani Yahya vs Johnny Bedford

This bantamweight fight didn’t go the way we had hoped, there was an early accidental head butt and Yahya was unable (or unwilling) to continue.  It was an unfortunate incident that, coupled with Andrew Craig being rendered unable to fight due to sickness left Jared Rosholt as the only Texas-based fighter representing the state on the card.  Next time!

Result: No Contest due to Accidental Head butt

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