ShoXC Live Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Chumash Casino & Resort in Santa
Ynez, Calif., with live play-by-play of ShoXC, which is headlined
by James Edson Berto
(Pictures) versus Karl James Noons (Pictures).
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Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Lee Gibson (Pictures)
Round 1
Corbbrey attacks his opponent's legs for the first 45 seconds of the bout. The fighters clinch and trade knee strikes, with neither gaining an advantage. Gibson digs a hard right hand to Corbbrey's body. Corbbrey opens up with his hands and lands a one-two. The light sparring match turns into a brawl with 30 seconds remaining in the frame, with both fighters landing hard leather. Sherdog.com scores the first period 10-9 for Gibson.
Round 2
Gibson pushes Corbbrey into the fence in search of a takedown. Referee Cecil Peoples stops the action to repair tape on Gibson's glove. Corbrrey offers a low kick after pumping a stiff jab. Cobrrey shows good footwork in circling the cage and landing a strike here and there. Sherdog.com scores the uneventful round 10-9 for Corbbrey.
Round 3
The final stage begins much like the last two periods, with Corbbrey settling for low kicks and jabs. Gibson fires his right hand over and over but his opponent his having none of it. Gibson clinches and lands a jumping knee. Corbbrey steps back and taunts Gibson. Gibson pushes him against the cage and works on Corbbrey's body. One minute remains in a terribly boring contest. Corbbrey finishes strong with his hands and taunts Gibson as the horn sounds to end the bout. Sherdog.com scores the final round 10-9 for Gibson. The judges disagree: 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 all for Muhsin Corbbrey.
Jefferson Silva vs. Aaron Rosa
Round 1
Rosa lands a sloppy right hand. Silva, who is cornered by Mario Sperry, lands a right hand behind a jab. Rosa picks Silva up and slams him to the canvas. Silva sets up an armbar from the bottom but Rosa escapes and moves to side-control. He traps Silva's right arm and lands several elbows and punches before going for a keylock. Silva escapes and shortly after mounts Rosa. Seconds later, he goes for the arm again but Rosa reverses and lands two hard elbows. Silva lays bleeding on the mat long after the horn sounds. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Rosa. Before the second frame were to start, Silva tells his corner that he does not wish to continue. Impressive performance from Aaron Rosa.
Chris David (Pictures) vs. Scott Jorgenson
Round 1
David shoots in with a singe-leg but Jorgensen defends. Jorgenson punishes Davis with an elbow and a heavy left hand. Another standing elbow cracks Davis. Davis scores with a right hand to the midsection. Davis explodes into a flying knee. Jorgenson answers with a right leg high kick that drops Davis to the mat. Jorgenson tries to pounce but Davis recovers quickly. Jorgenson lands a right hand as the bell sounds. Sherdog.com sees the round 10-9 for Jorgenson.
Round 2
Jorgenson lifts Smith into the air and slams him hard to the canvas. Smith works his way back to his feet and looks for a Kimura. Jorgenson defends and works for an armbar. Smith cracks Jorgenson with two left hands against the fence. Jorgenson attempts a kneebar before the round ends. Sherdog.com scores the close round 10-9 for Jorgenson.
Round 3
Hard uppercut from Jorgenson finds its target. Smith falls flat after two right hands blast his face. He weathers the storm and gets back to his feet. Again Jorgenson tackles Smith. Jorgenson controls Smith from the top position and scores with short strikes. Referee "Doc" Hamilton stands the fighters up. Jorgenson again scores with a single in the bout's final seconds. Sherdog.com sees it 30-27 for Jorgenson. This time, the judges agree. 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28 for Scott Jorgenson.
Jeremiah Metcalf (Pictures) vs. Jaime Jara (Pictures)
Round 1
Metcalf rushes into clinch with Jara. Metcalf lands 3 hard foot stomps against the cage. Cecil Peoples restarts the action in the center of the cage. Jara takes a heavy punch from Metcalf and doesn't even blink. Jara, who took the fight on less than two days notice, appears to be fatigued with two minutes remaining in the first round. Metcalf tees off with a barrage of punches. Jara steps into a left hook that lays Metcalf out. Peoples flies in to show mercy at 4:15 of the first.
Karl James Noons (Pictures) vs. James Edson Berto (Pictures)
Round 1
Berto fires a hard low kick before scoring with a single-leg takedown. Edson drops down for a heel hook but Noons scurries away and gets to his feet. Noons lands a sharp right uppercut. Noons rocks Berto with a left hand. Berto pulls guard but Noons lands a hard elbow before getting to his feet. Noons hits a sharp jab. And another. Noons is picking Berto apart with punches. 10-9 for KJ Noons.
Round 2
Noons goes right back to work with a low kick. Berto takes the fight to the canvas with a single-leg twice, But Noons gets to his feet seconds after both times. Hard left to the body and a right hand land for Noons. Right high kick scores for Noons. Berto answers with a takedown. A fatigued Berto spins for an armbar then checks the clock to see that two minutes remain in the second round. Noons is absolutely teeing off. Berto looks as if he wants out. Sherdog.com scores it 10-9 for Noons.
Round 3
Berto lands a right low kick. Noons answers with a right hook. Noons times a knee strike that knocks Berto out cold as he shot in at 0:45 of the final round.
Jan Finney (Pictures) vs. Shayna Baszler (Pictures)
Round 1
Finney lands a low kick and works for a takedown against the cage. Baszler defends well and turns off the fence. Referee Nelson Hamilton restarts the action. Baszler scores a takedown and moves to side-control. She moves to knee-on-belly and delivers some hard strikes before finishing with an armbar at 2:40 of the first.
Josh Neal vs. Eric Beondo
Round 1
Beondo shoots in but Neal has none of it. Beondo drops Neal with a haymaker but he quickly recovers. Beondo, now in side-control, briefly looks for a Kimura before firing a few hard strikes and a failed armbar. Neal takes his back and looks for a rear naked choke but Beondo escapes. Neal lands a brutal right knee that finishes his opponent.
Anthony Ruiz (Pictures) vs Jason Geris
Round 1
Ruiz starts the action with a few low kicks to feel his opponent out. Geris scores with a nice trip. Geris stands up and invites Ruiz to follow. Another Geris trip sends the bout to the floor. Geris works from side-control but Cecil Peoples stands them up quickly. Geris eats an open hand strike that sends him reeling backwards, but Ruiz can't capitalize. Geris, now bleeding heavily from his nose, eats a few more shots before pressing Ruiz to the cage. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Ruiz. Peoples halts the bout on advice from the doctor before the second round were to begin. Geris appeared to have injured his knee during the bout.
Anthony Rubalcava vs. Drew Montgomery
Round 1
Rubalcava throws Montgomery to the canvas. From guard, he slams Montgomery back to the mat. Rubalcava moves to half-guard, where he lands two left hands. Montgomery uses good leg work to get his guard back. Rubalcava pushes Montgomery to the cage where he lands some heavy right handed leather, first to the head and then the body. Rubalcava is showing some vicious ground-and-pound. Referee Jason Herzog steps in and shows mercy at of the 4:19 first.
Brian Cobb (Pictures) vs. John Reedy
Round 1
Reedy steps forward with a sloppy left hand lead. Cobb scores a takedown and immediately takes Reedy's back. He spins for an armbar but Reedy escapes and punishes Cobb with a barrage of strikes. Cobb goes high with his guard and is slammed back to the mat. Reedy moves to side-control but Cobb moves back to his guard. Cobb locks on a triangle but Reedy gets out and back to his feet. Cobb drags Reedy to the mat and looks for a rear naked choke. Reedy taps quickly at 4:09 of the first.
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Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Lee Gibson (Pictures)
Round 1
Corbbrey attacks his opponent's legs for the first 45 seconds of the bout. The fighters clinch and trade knee strikes, with neither gaining an advantage. Gibson digs a hard right hand to Corbbrey's body. Corbbrey opens up with his hands and lands a one-two. The light sparring match turns into a brawl with 30 seconds remaining in the frame, with both fighters landing hard leather. Sherdog.com scores the first period 10-9 for Gibson.
Round 2
Gibson pushes Corbbrey into the fence in search of a takedown. Referee Cecil Peoples stops the action to repair tape on Gibson's glove. Corbrrey offers a low kick after pumping a stiff jab. Cobrrey shows good footwork in circling the cage and landing a strike here and there. Sherdog.com scores the uneventful round 10-9 for Corbbrey.
Round 3
The final stage begins much like the last two periods, with Corbbrey settling for low kicks and jabs. Gibson fires his right hand over and over but his opponent his having none of it. Gibson clinches and lands a jumping knee. Corbbrey steps back and taunts Gibson. Gibson pushes him against the cage and works on Corbbrey's body. One minute remains in a terribly boring contest. Corbbrey finishes strong with his hands and taunts Gibson as the horn sounds to end the bout. Sherdog.com scores the final round 10-9 for Gibson. The judges disagree: 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 all for Muhsin Corbbrey.
Jefferson Silva vs. Aaron Rosa
Round 1
Rosa lands a sloppy right hand. Silva, who is cornered by Mario Sperry, lands a right hand behind a jab. Rosa picks Silva up and slams him to the canvas. Silva sets up an armbar from the bottom but Rosa escapes and moves to side-control. He traps Silva's right arm and lands several elbows and punches before going for a keylock. Silva escapes and shortly after mounts Rosa. Seconds later, he goes for the arm again but Rosa reverses and lands two hard elbows. Silva lays bleeding on the mat long after the horn sounds. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Rosa. Before the second frame were to start, Silva tells his corner that he does not wish to continue. Impressive performance from Aaron Rosa.
Chris David (Pictures) vs. Scott Jorgenson
Round 1
David shoots in with a singe-leg but Jorgensen defends. Jorgenson punishes Davis with an elbow and a heavy left hand. Another standing elbow cracks Davis. Davis scores with a right hand to the midsection. Davis explodes into a flying knee. Jorgenson answers with a right leg high kick that drops Davis to the mat. Jorgenson tries to pounce but Davis recovers quickly. Jorgenson lands a right hand as the bell sounds. Sherdog.com sees the round 10-9 for Jorgenson.
Round 2
Jorgenson lifts Smith into the air and slams him hard to the canvas. Smith works his way back to his feet and looks for a Kimura. Jorgenson defends and works for an armbar. Smith cracks Jorgenson with two left hands against the fence. Jorgenson attempts a kneebar before the round ends. Sherdog.com scores the close round 10-9 for Jorgenson.
Round 3
Hard uppercut from Jorgenson finds its target. Smith falls flat after two right hands blast his face. He weathers the storm and gets back to his feet. Again Jorgenson tackles Smith. Jorgenson controls Smith from the top position and scores with short strikes. Referee "Doc" Hamilton stands the fighters up. Jorgenson again scores with a single in the bout's final seconds. Sherdog.com sees it 30-27 for Jorgenson. This time, the judges agree. 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28 for Scott Jorgenson.
Jeremiah Metcalf (Pictures) vs. Jaime Jara (Pictures)
Round 1
Metcalf rushes into clinch with Jara. Metcalf lands 3 hard foot stomps against the cage. Cecil Peoples restarts the action in the center of the cage. Jara takes a heavy punch from Metcalf and doesn't even blink. Jara, who took the fight on less than two days notice, appears to be fatigued with two minutes remaining in the first round. Metcalf tees off with a barrage of punches. Jara steps into a left hook that lays Metcalf out. Peoples flies in to show mercy at 4:15 of the first.
Karl James Noons (Pictures) vs. James Edson Berto (Pictures)
Round 1
Berto fires a hard low kick before scoring with a single-leg takedown. Edson drops down for a heel hook but Noons scurries away and gets to his feet. Noons lands a sharp right uppercut. Noons rocks Berto with a left hand. Berto pulls guard but Noons lands a hard elbow before getting to his feet. Noons hits a sharp jab. And another. Noons is picking Berto apart with punches. 10-9 for KJ Noons.
Round 2
Noons goes right back to work with a low kick. Berto takes the fight to the canvas with a single-leg twice, But Noons gets to his feet seconds after both times. Hard left to the body and a right hand land for Noons. Right high kick scores for Noons. Berto answers with a takedown. A fatigued Berto spins for an armbar then checks the clock to see that two minutes remain in the second round. Noons is absolutely teeing off. Berto looks as if he wants out. Sherdog.com scores it 10-9 for Noons.
Round 3
Berto lands a right low kick. Noons answers with a right hook. Noons times a knee strike that knocks Berto out cold as he shot in at 0:45 of the final round.
Jan Finney (Pictures) vs. Shayna Baszler (Pictures)
Round 1
Finney lands a low kick and works for a takedown against the cage. Baszler defends well and turns off the fence. Referee Nelson Hamilton restarts the action. Baszler scores a takedown and moves to side-control. She moves to knee-on-belly and delivers some hard strikes before finishing with an armbar at 2:40 of the first.
Josh Neal vs. Eric Beondo
Round 1
Beondo shoots in but Neal has none of it. Beondo drops Neal with a haymaker but he quickly recovers. Beondo, now in side-control, briefly looks for a Kimura before firing a few hard strikes and a failed armbar. Neal takes his back and looks for a rear naked choke but Beondo escapes. Neal lands a brutal right knee that finishes his opponent.
Anthony Ruiz (Pictures) vs Jason Geris
Round 1
Ruiz starts the action with a few low kicks to feel his opponent out. Geris scores with a nice trip. Geris stands up and invites Ruiz to follow. Another Geris trip sends the bout to the floor. Geris works from side-control but Cecil Peoples stands them up quickly. Geris eats an open hand strike that sends him reeling backwards, but Ruiz can't capitalize. Geris, now bleeding heavily from his nose, eats a few more shots before pressing Ruiz to the cage. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Ruiz. Peoples halts the bout on advice from the doctor before the second round were to begin. Geris appeared to have injured his knee during the bout.
Anthony Rubalcava vs. Drew Montgomery
Round 1
Rubalcava throws Montgomery to the canvas. From guard, he slams Montgomery back to the mat. Rubalcava moves to half-guard, where he lands two left hands. Montgomery uses good leg work to get his guard back. Rubalcava pushes Montgomery to the cage where he lands some heavy right handed leather, first to the head and then the body. Rubalcava is showing some vicious ground-and-pound. Referee Jason Herzog steps in and shows mercy at of the 4:19 first.
Brian Cobb (Pictures) vs. John Reedy
Round 1
Reedy steps forward with a sloppy left hand lead. Cobb scores a takedown and immediately takes Reedy's back. He spins for an armbar but Reedy escapes and punishes Cobb with a barrage of strikes. Cobb goes high with his guard and is slammed back to the mat. Reedy moves to side-control but Cobb moves back to his guard. Cobb locks on a triangle but Reedy gets out and back to his feet. Cobb drags Reedy to the mat and looks for a rear naked choke. Reedy taps quickly at 4:09 of the first.
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