Aaron Simpson (7-0)

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FAIRFAX, VA, January 11 – AZ Combat Sports Fighter, Aaron Simpson, kept his perfect record intact the hard way, surviving a full-on first round striking assault from Tom Lawlor to battle back and earn a razor-thin three round split decision victory.

The two 185-pound prospects immediately engaged, and it was Lawlor who was surprisingly winning the striking battle, as he repeatedly rocked Simpson. As the round progressed, he kept the pressure on, and while Simpson’s head was in the fight, it was obvious that his legs were not. Lawlor, cautiously aggressive, continued to press the action, but he refused to get reckless.
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AZ Combat Sports Fighter, Aaron Simpson (6-0), was featured in this month’s issue of MMA Sports Magazine. Aaron Simpson will fighting at the UFC Fight Night 20 on January 11th, in Fairfax, Virginia. Check it out.

Andre Pederneiras and Jose Aldo

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By Frank Curreri

LAS VEGAS – It’s no longer speculation, and he’s no longer a secret: Jose Aldo (Nova Uniao) is clearly one of the world’s best pound-for-pound mixed martial artists. It will be hard for anyone to argue otherwise after the explosive Brazilian notched his ninth straight win by destroying WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown.

The outcome, which had been hotly debated by pundits leading up Wednesday night’s mega-fight at The Palms, was never in question once the bout commenced. In a battle billed as speed versus power, Aldo was the aggressor early, whacking Brown with leg kicks and drilling him with combinations. Brown tried to take the fight to the ground, where he presumed he would enjoy a sizable advantage, but Aldo proved even more difficult to take down than Urijah Faber had been, and he fought off the attempts. Brown scored here and there with kicks, but his hard overhand rights were largely blocked and did little damage to the composed challenger.
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On Saturday, October 24, 2009, there was another significant title fight taking place in MMA, other than Machida vs. Shogun at UFC 104 in Los Angeles, California. Instead of taking place under the famous lights of Tinseltown, this bout would take place about halfway across the country in the northern Great Plains, not too far from the Canadian border, in the small town of New Town, North Dakota. The bout was for the Sovereign Nations MMA women’s flyweight title and it featured two-time world champion and Hall of Fame boxer Elena “Baby Doll” Reid squaring off against the seasoned Japanese fighter Masako Yoshida, who was a veteran of 36 pro MMA bouts.

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Ryan Bader (10-0)

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The UFC 104 took place in Los Angeles, California on October 24th. AZ Combat Sports was well represented by Ryan Bader.

It was apparent early on that Bader was definitely ready to show off his stand-up skills in facing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Eric “Red” Schafer, as the former Ultimate Fighter winner opened up early in the fight with big punches trying to end the fight early. Bader landed a big shot midway through the first that rocked Schafer, and it looked like the finish was on its way, but the Milwaukee based fighter persevered and made in through the first five minutes, while enduring some severe punishment from the former Arizona State wrestler.

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Nova Uniao Fighter Jose Aldo (15-1) will be fighting for the WEC Featherweight title against the Champion Mike Brown on  November 18th in Las Vegas, NV.

Go to the WEC Website for more info.

Pat Runez (7-0)

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The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) took place in Fairfaix, Virginia on October 3rd, where AZCS’ fighters went 2-0. Jacob McClintock defeated Beau Baker at 3:30 of the first round. McClintock’s stand-up looked clean and precise as he finessed the TKO out of Baker. Pat Runez won the UWC Flyweight title after he defeated John Dodson in a 5 round battle. The Championship Bout started out looking very strong, with Dodson seeming to be landing more strikes, even as Runez pushed forward. Dodson almost finished the fight in the second round after knocking Runez down and hurting him, but the third round would be the beginning of Runez’s comeback. Dodson attempted to capitalize on his success in the previous round, but Runez kept being the aggressor. The fourth and fifth rounds were where Runez won the fight as he began to control more of the exchanges and pushed the pace against the tiring Dodson. The scorecards came in at 49-46, 48-47 and 49-46, split in favor of Runez.

Jacob McClintock (6-0) has Finished all his fights in the 1st round

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Carlos Condit wins by Split decision

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The UFC Fight Night 19 took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 16th.Three AZ Combat Sports fighters were in the card. Carlos Condit (AZCS) defeated Jake Ellenberger by split decision in a very tough fight.CB Dollaway (AZCS) defeated Jay Silva by unanimous decision, and Unfortunately Steve Steinbeiss (AZCS) lost to Ryan Jensen on a controversial referee’s call.Jensen had a guilliotine choke sunk in, and the referee thought that Steinbeiss was out, but he wasn’t. We look foward to watch our UFC Fighters back in the Octagon soon.

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Check out Jacob McClintock’s Highlight video. Jacob is a brown belt under Gustavo Dantas with a MMA Record of 5-0.

AZ Combat Sports well represented at the UFC 102

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Written by: Thomas Gerbasi

PORTLAND, OR, AUGUST 29 – Rising middleweight prospect Aaron Simpson (AZ Combat Sports) continued to impress at the Rose Garden Arena Saturday night, as he spoiled the homecoming of Ed Herman via second round TKO in UFC 102 preliminary action. It was the second straight stoppage win for the 35-year old former All-American wrestler, who halted Tim McKenzie in April.

“I’m a little older now, so my days are numbered, but it’s one fight at a time,” said Simpson, when asked what’s next for him.

Despite a rousing ovation from his hometown fans, Herman seemed loose as the bout began and he countered well when Simpson shot in with quick shots to the head. For his part, Simpson kept working, lifting and then dropping Herman with a thud that gave him the upper hand. Herman fought well off his back, eventually getting to his feet, but the heavy handed Simpson kept coming, and he dropped Herman with under two minutes left. Herman quickly regained his senses and made it to his feet, but Simpson again attacked with a takedown followed by ground strikes, putting an exclamation mark on a big round as Herman limped back to his corner, apparently hurting his left knee.

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