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October 29, 2011 STATE OF NEVADA MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SHOW RESULTS DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DATE: October 29, 2011 LOCATION: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas ATHLETIC COMMISSION Referee: Steve Mazzagatti & Kim Winslow Visiting Referees: Herb Dean & Josh Rosenthal Telephone (702) 486-2575 Fax (702) 486-2577 Judges: Adalaide Byrd, Patricia Morse Jarman, Junichiro Kamijo, Mark Smith, Glenn Trowbridge COMMISSION MEMBERS: Judges: Tony Weeks Visiting Judges: Dave Hagen, Cecil Peoples, Roy Silbert Chairman: Skip Avansino, Jr. Timekeepers: Jim Cavin & Ernie Jauregui Francisco V. Aguilar Bill D. Brady Ringside Doctors: Anthony Ruggeroli, James Game, Jay Coates & Rodney Courson T. J. Day Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer Pat Lundvall Promoter: Zuffa, LLC dba Ultimate Fighting Championship EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Keith Kizer Matchmaker: Dana White Contestants Results Federal ID Rds Date of Weight Remarks Number Birth JAY DEE “BJ” PENN Diaz won by unanimous decision. 104-285 3 12/13/78 169 Suspend Penn until 12/29/11 Hilo, HI Diaz – Penn No contact until 12/14/11 Suspend Diaz until 11/29/11 ----- vs. ----- 29-28; 29-27; 29-28 NICHOLAS ROBERT DIAZ No contact until 11/20/11 Byrd, Weeks, Silbert 105-298 08/02/83 170 Referee: Josh Rosenthal Stockton, CA CHEICK “KONGO” OUDERAOG Ouderaog won by unanimous decision. 103-758 3 05/17/75 234 Suspend Mitrione until 12/14/11 Studio City, CA Mitrione – Ouderaog No contact until 11/29/11 ----- vs. ----- 27-30; 28-30; 28-29 MATTHEW STEVEN MITRIONE Morse Jarman, Trowbridge, Hagen 109-042 07/15/78 255 Referee: Herb Dean Indianapolis, IN MIRKO “CRO COP” FILIPOVIC Nelson won by TKO 1:30 of the 3rd round. 109-744 3 09/10/74 235 Suspend Filipovic until 12/14/11 Zagred, Crotia No contact until 11/29/11 ----- vs. ----- ROY NELSON 106-885 06/20/76 252 Referee: Steve Mazzagatti Las Vegas, NV SCOTT ROGER JORGENSEN Jorgensen won by unanimous decision. 104-351 3 09/17/82 135 Eagle, ID Curran – Jorgensen ----- vs. ----- 28-29; 27-30; 28-29 JEFFREY M. CURRAN Byrd, Trowbridge, Silbert 105-994 09/02/77 134 Referee: Kim Winslow Island Lake, IL HATSU HIOKI Hioki won by split decision, 124-792 3 07/18/83 145 Suspend Roop until 12/14/11 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Roop – Hioki No contact until 11/29/11 - lacerations ----- vs. ----- 28-29; 29-28; 28-29 GEORGE H. ROOP Morse Jarman, Hagen, Peoples 103-430 11/10/81 145 Referee: Josh Rosenthal Oro Valley, AZ DENNIS SIVER Cerrone won by tap out 2:22 of the 1st round – rear 104-436 3 01/13/79 155 Suspend Siver until 12/14/11 Mannheim, Germany naked choke. No contact until 11/29/11 ----- vs. ----- DONALD ANTHONY CERRONE 104-330 03/29/83 156 Referee: Herb Dean Edgewood, NM Contestants Results Federal ID Rds Date of Weight Remarks Number Birth TYSON LEE GRIFFIN Palaszewskl won by TKO 2:45 of the 1st round. 101-164 3 04/20/84 149 Suspend Griffin until 12/14/11 Las Vegas, NV No contact until 11/29/11 Palaszewski must have right hand x-rayed, if ----- vs. ----- positive then must have orthopedic Dr BART K PALASZEWSKI clearance; minimum suspension no contest until 12/14/11, no contact until 11/29/11 for Crystal Lake, IL 100-437 05/30/83 146 lacerations Referee: Steve Mazzagatti BRANDON MICHAEL VERA Vera won by unanimous decision, 104-326 3 10/10/77 205 Vera must have left elbow torn ligament Chula Vista, CA Marshall – Vera injury cleared by orthopedic Dr or no contest until 04/28/12; minimum suspension no ----- vs. ----- 28-29; 28-29; 28-29 ELIOT ANDREW MARSHALL contest until 12/14/11, no contact until Kamijo, Hagen, Peoples 103-424 07/07/80 204 11/29/11 Superior, CO Referee: Kim Winslow RAMSEY PEDRO NIJEM Nijem won by unanimous decision. 111-554 3 04/01/88 155 Suspend Downes until 11/29/11 Orem, UT Downes – Nijem No contact until 11/20/11 - lacerations ----- vs. ----- 25-30; 26-30; 27-30 DANNY W. DOWNES Byrd, Morse Jarman, Smith 119-223 04/08/86 155 Referee: Josh Rosenthal Wauwatosa, WI CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CAMMOZZI Carmont won by unanimous decision. 103-825 3 11/20/86 185 Lakewood, CO Carmont - Cammozzi ----- vs. ----- 30-26; 30-27; 30-27 FRANCIS SEBASTIEN CARMONT Weeks, Peoples, Silbert 124-814 10/11/81 185 Referee: Herb Dean Montreal, Quebec, Canada DUSTIN ANTHONY JACOBY Starks won by unanimous decision. 118-843 3 04/04/88 185 Springfield, IL Starks – Jacoby ----- vs. ----- 30-27; 30-27; 30-27 CLIFFORD B. STARKS Morse Jarman, Kamijo, Trowbridge 111-600 04/25/81 186 Referee: Steve Mazzagatti Phoenix, AZ PAGE TWO OCTOBER 29, 2011 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RESULTS MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER .
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