Loiseau Wins in HCF Main Event

Originally posted by MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] on Mar 30, 2008 at 1:36 pm in

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Former UFC middleweight contender David Loiseau (16-8), who had lost four of five fights after earning a title shot with then-champ Rich Franklin in early 2006, scored a dominating unanimous-decision victory over Todd Gouwenberg (7-4) in Saturday's Hardcore Championship Fighting's "Crow's Nest" event.

The event took place at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec.

Loiseau, returning to his ground-and-pound roots and relying on devastating elbow strikes, took the decision with lopsided scores of 30-25, 30-26 and 30-26.

The 28-year-old fighter has now won two of his past three fights.

In other action, Hector Ramirez (7-3-1) decisioned Rob MacDonald (5-3) in a battle of UFC veterans, and "The Ultimate Fighter 4" cast member Gideon Ray (14-8-1) was on the wrong end of a decision with Nabil Khatib (8-2).

In an explosive women's bout, Sarah Kaufman (7-0) kept her perfect record in tact with a second-round TKO of Molly Helsel (5-7-1).

The full results included:

David Loiseau def. Todd Gouwenberg via unanimous decision
Sarah Kaufman def. Molly Helsel via TKO -- Round 2, 2:44
Hector Ramirez def. Rob MacDonald via unanimous decision
Nabil Khatib def. Gideon Ray via unanimous decision
Brent Beauparlant def. Amir Rahnavardi via unanimous decision
Dan Hornbuckle def. Andrew Buckland via submission (armbar) -- Round 1, 3:34
Bill Boland def. Michal Hamrsmid via TKO -- Round 2, 2:59
Jameel Massouh def. Myles Merola via unanimous decision
Rodrigo Ruas def. Marcus Vinicios via submission (arm-triangle choke) -- Round 3, 0:52
Antonio Schembri def. Daniel Grandmaison via submission (armbar) -- Round 1, 2:37