2012 TXMMA Awards MMA Edition – People’s Choice Award Winners (Voting Results)

2012 TXMMA Awards MMA Edition People’s Choice Winners are IN!

Thank you to everyone who voted during the past two weeks since finalists have been released!

As it is for the second year in a row, these awards are multi-faceted with a clear-cut and transparent election process that we’ve taken the time to outline here. As dictated in that link, the Official TXMMA Award Winners will be decided by a combination of panel vote and public vote with the priority being statistical results, etc. from the past calendar year. Those winners will be announced on Sunday, January 13^th.

Now for the People’s Choice Award Winners as announced below – these have been decided strictly by the votes received from the community. Yes, that means that for portion it’s completely and unequivocally a popularity contest. Now how important is that? Very important is our answer. While the official winners will be based on merit and should be treated with the highest esteem, this portion of the awards process shows clearly who is able to move the community to action and garner the most support from the fans – which definitely bolds well for their future in the sport!

For us, everyone deemed a finalist deserves to win anyways so we wanted to give the community two ways in which to recognize the deserving athletes and others involved in Texas Mixed Martial Arts a chance to be recognized. Congratulations to everyone!

Check out the 2011 TXMMA People’s Choice Award Winners below then enjoy as we announce this year’s People’s Choice winners.

Thanks again for your support and make sure to bookmark TXMMA.com as we announce the official 2012 winners this Sunday night!

 

2011 TXMMA Awards – MMA Edition People’s Choice Winners

• Fight of the Year – Andrew Parker vs. Dustin Adams (XKO 12)
• Fighter of the Year – Sean Spencer (3-1 in 2011, opponents’ combined record 22-12)
• Pro Knockout of the Year – Russell Brewer vs. Christopher Golden (24/7 Entertainment)
• Pro Submission of the Year – Jarret Jones vs. Ox Jones, twister (Return of the Warriors)
• Upset of the Year – Randy Villarreal vs. Zach George (Caged Cowboys)
• Amateur Fight of the Year – Adrian Yanez vs. Nico Echeverry (Legacy Amateur Series 6)
• Amateur Fighter of the Year – Stephen Banaszak (Chop Shop MMA)
• Amateur Knockout of the Year – Jesse Lee Richardson vs. Shawn Tavares (PCG)
• Amateur Submission of the Year – Cody Vidal vs. Sean Holden (CXC: Mayhem in Mesquite)
• Female Fight of the Year – Ashley Meza vs. Paulina Granados (Cage Combat 6)
• Female Fighter of the Year – Jordan Gaza, Gracie Barra (3-2 in 2011, 1 title win)
• Breakthrough Fighter of the Year – Clay Hantz (Octagon MMA)
• Rookie of the Year – Matt Hobar (Octagon MMA)
• Comeback Fighter of the Year – David Fuentes (2 wins in a row after losing 2 in a row in 2010)
• Ironman of the Year – Randy Villarreal (8 fights in 2011, opponents’ combined record 64-41)
• Controversy of the Year – Levi West vs. Geoffrey Neal (Cage Combat 6)
• Trainer of the Year – Octagon MMA
• Manager of the Year – Matt Rossini – Imperial Fight Management
• Referee of the Year – Randy Hauer
• Ring Girl of the Year – Jennifer Breaux
• Lifestyle Brand of the Year – ProFormance Mouth Guards
• Promotion of the Year – STFC
• Pro Event of the Year – Legacy Fighting Championship 9
• Amateur Event of the Year – PCG: Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting – August 6, 2011
• MMA Venue of the Year – Arena Theater (Houston, TX)
• Moment of the Year – Johnny Bedford on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter
• 2011 Community Service Award – Barry Laminack

 

2012 TXMMA Awards – People’s Choice Award Winners

 

2012 TXMMA Pro Fight of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most exceptional fight of 2012 at the professional level – taking into consideration fan reaction, competitive nature, and bout significance.

2012 Award Winner – Steven Peterson vs. Matt Hobar 2 (LFC 16) – 325

► 1^st runner-up – Chris Pecero vs. Douglas Frey (XKO 16) – 106

► 2^nd runner-up – Flavio Alvaro vs. Rey Trujillo (UWF 4) – 105

► 3^rd runner-up – Cody Williams vs. Steven Peterson (Legacy 14) – 78

► 4^th runner-up – JP Cole vs. Kashif Solarin (Premier Fight Series) – 59

► 5^th runner-up – Derrick Lewis vs. Jared Rosholt (Legacy 13) – 47

Honorable Mentions:

Matt Schnell vs. Ryan Hollis (Legacy 14) – 33, Mitchell Hale vs. Anselmo Luna (America’s Most Wanted) – 24, Sean Spencer vs. Evan Cutts (Legacy 13) – 12, Clayton Robinson vs. Donnie Bell (Legacy 13) – 6

 

2012 TXMMA Pro Fighter of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the professional fighter who had the most successful year on the Texas MMA Scene in 2012. Candidate must have competed in at least two professional bouts in 2012 to qualify.

2012 Award Winner – Ryan Benoit (3-0, wins over J. Sandoval, R. Villarreal, C. Williams) – 138

► 1^st runner-up – Chris Pecero (5-1, Title win over Douglas Frey at XKO 16) – 106

► 2^nd runner-up – Andrew Craig (2-0 in UFC, wins over K. Noke and R. Natal) – 66

► 3^rd runner-up – Johny Hendricks (2-0, wins over M. Kampmann & J. Koscheck, ranked top-3 in division) – 65

► 4^th runner-up – Derrick Lewis (2-0-1, Title win over J.  Rosholt at LFC 14, NC vs. J. Constant at F2W) – 36

► 5^th runner-up – Colton Smith (1-1 official, 4-1 total in 2012, TUF 16 winner) – 19

Honorable Mentions:

Will Campuzano (2-0, title win over J. Flick at LFC 16, win over J, Sampo) – 13, Sean Spencer (2-0, wins over E. Cutts, J. Daily) – 10, James Vick (3-1 on TUF, made it to semi-finals of Ultimate Fighter Season 15) – 4, Chas Skelly (3-0, wins over R. Trujillo, L. Vega, and J. Myers) – 3

 

2012 TXMMA Pro Knockout of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most spectacular knockout of 2012 at the professional level. Bout finish must have been ruled a knockout (not TKO) by the state of Texas in order to qualify.

2012 Award Winner – Geraldo Abadie over Jeff Lawson by punch/knee (IMKF 4) – 168

► 1^st runner-up – Frank Trevino over Corey Bellino by punches (STFC 21) – 103

► 2^nd runner-up – Derrick Lewis over Jared Rosholt by punch (Legacy 13) – 51

► 3^rd runner-up – Ray Rodriguez over Joseph Salas by slam (Legacy 13) – 35

► 4^th runner-up – Thomas Almeida over Cody Williams by elbow (Legacy 15) – 29

► 5^th runner-up – Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino over Clay Hantz (Legacy 11) – 23

Honorable Mentions:

David Armas over Kirk Hubble by knee (UWF 4) – 16, Pete Spratt over Daniel Acacio, spinning backfist (Amazon Forest Combat 2) – 15, Rey Trujillo over Munil Adriano, superman punch (Legacy 10) – 15, Domingo Pilarte over Daniel Delgado by punch (Legacy 15) – 12

 

2012 TXMMA Pro Submission of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most outstanding submission of 2012 at the professional level. Bout finish must have been ruled a submission by the state of Texas in order to qualify.

2012 Award Winner – Jeff Rexroad over Lucas Pimenta by “Rexangle” (Legacy 14) – 69

► 1^st runner-up – Carlos Ferreira over Hector Munoz by armbar (UWF 2) – 53

► 2^nd runner-up – Jimmy Flick Wins over Randy Villarreal by Von Flue choke (STFC 19) – 34

► 3^rd runner-up – Steven Peterson over Cody Williams by omoplata (Legacy 14) – 28

► 4^th runner-up – Klayton Mai over Alex Russ by guillotine choke (Legacy 16) – 18

► 5^th runner-up – (TIE) Donnie Bell over Brad Mitchell by rear-naked choke (XKO 16, Title Fight) – 11, Alan Nascimento over Terry Acker by kneebar (Legacy 12) – 11

Honorable Mentions:

Hayward Charles over Roy Spoon by kneebar (XKO 15) – 7, Matt Thompson over Jake Rosholt by kneebar (XKO 15) – 4, Chad Robichaux over Joseph Sandoval by north/south choke (Legacy 11) – 2

 

2012 TXMMA Amateur Fight of the Year – People’s Choice Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most exceptional fight of 2012 at the amateur level – taking into consideration fan reaction, competitive nature, and bout significance.

2012 Award Winner – Ricky Turcios vs. Ryan Hollis (Legacy Amateur 7) – 112

► 1^st runner-up – Jacob Silva vs. Ricky Turcios (Legacy Amateur 8) – 51

► 2^nd runner-up – Paul Earls vs. Kevin Leib (SCC 1) – 41

► 3^rd runner-up – Ricardo Palacios vs. Adrian Vallejo (Texas Rage in the Cage 14) – 32

► 4^th runner-up – Leville Simpson vs. Adrian Barrera (Cage Wars 1) – 24

► 5^th runner-up – Parker Reid vs. Boone Blair (PCG 11) – 21

Honorable Mentions:

Alexander Chhang vs. Hector Cortina (Cage Combat 9) – 14, Geoffrey Neal vs. Guilherme Moreira (Cage Combat 8) – 8, Adrian Vallejo vs. Cody Medrano (Alamo Showdown 4) – 4, Roberto Sanchez vs. Ramiro Cortina (Legacy Amateur 7) – 1

 

2012 TXMMA Amateur Fighter of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the amateur fighter who had the most successful year on the Texas MMA Scene in 2012.

2012 Award Winner – Chris Gutierrez (4-0 with 2 titles confirmed on MMA.tv) – 118

► 1^st runner-up – Ricardo Palacios (3-0 in 3 title before going pro) – 117

► 2^nd runner-up – Ryan Hollis (3-1 with one title before going pro) – 94

► 3^rd runner-up – Geoffrey Neal (4-0 with 2 titles before going pro) – 63

► 4^th runner-up – Jacob Silva (4-1 with 3 titles) – 62

► 5^th runner-up – Jeremy Hardy (3-0 with one title) – 61

Honorable Mentions:

Trevin Giles (4-0 with one title) – 50, Parker Reid (3-1 with one title) – 40

 

2012 TXMMA Amateur Knockout of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most spectacular knockout of 2012 at the amateur level. Bout finish must have been ruled a knockout (not TKO) by the state of Texas in order to qualify.

2012 Award Winner – Tommy Guerrero over Eric Hallier by knee (PCG 6) – 223

► 1^st runner-up – Servando Almaraz over Coltin Boggs by punch (Cage Combat 11) – 110

► 2^nd runner-up – Carlos “CJ” Vergara over E. Garcia by punch (Alamo Showdown 3) – 86

► 3^rd runner-up – Geoffrey Neal over BC Compton by punch (Cage Combat 7) – 51

► 4^th runner-up – Chris Lopez over Michael Eaglin by punch (Cage Combat 12) – 31

► 5^th runner-up – Cameron Graves over Jose Ceja by head kick (Cage Combat 10) – 30

Honorable Mention:

Ray Rodriguez over Josh Rios by flying knee (PCG 4) – 21, Joel Scott over David Salazar by punch (Texas Rage in the Cage 15) – 5, Aaron Croon over John Rodriguez by punch (Cage Combat 7) – 2

 

2012 TXMMA Amateur Submission of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most outstanding submission of 2012 at the amateur level. Bout finish must have been ruled a submission by the state of Texas in order to qualify.

2012 Award Winner – Ryan Hollis over James DeHerrera by armbar (Cage Combat 9) – 85

► 1^st runner-up – Jared Perez over Lester Clark by arm triangle (PCG 7) – 54

► 2^nd runner-up – Charlie Ontiveros over Levi West by guillotine choke (Legacy Amateur 8) – 27

► 3^rd runner-up – (TIE) Robert Yamashita over Kaileb Cummins by triangle/armbar (Legacy Amateur 7) – 18, Cameron Graves over Edgar Juarez by armbar (Cage Combat 12) – 18

► 4^th runner-up – Kolby Adams over Chad Box by guillotine choke (Cage Wars 1) – 13

Honorable Mention:

Julian Vega over Delis Borges by armbar (Legacy Amateur 7) – 7, William Cody Medrano over Parker Reid by armbar (Alamo Showdown 3) – 3, Sijin Kurian over John Ballah by guillotine choke (Legacy Amateur 10) – 3, Will Hastings over Jonathan Stern by rear-naked choke (Xtreme fight Club 2) – 1

 

2012 TXMMA Female Fight of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most exceptional fight of 2012 within the female divisions –taking into consideration fan reaction, competitive nature, and bout significance.

2012 Award Winner – Stephanie Alba vs. Paulina Granados (Cage Combat 12) -115

► 1^st runner-up – Christi Morgan vs. Ashley Cannon (Alamo Showdown 4) – 42

► 2^nd runner-up – Paige Vanzant vs. Jordan Gaza (UWF 4) – 34

► 3^rd runner-up – Bee Nguyen vs. Ashley Meza (LAM 10) – 22

► 4^th runner-up – Sabrina Garcia vs. Katherine Roy (PCG 9) – 15

► 5^th runner-up – Paige Vanzant vs. Amber Stautzenberger (PFS 2) – 13

Honorable Mentions:

Sabrina Garcia vs. Christi Morgan (PCG 4) – 2, Deborah Garcia Vs. Jazmine Quezada (Alamo Showdown 5) – 2, Stephanie Alba vs. Ashley Meza – (Legacy Amateur 8) – 1, Katherine Roy vs. Jessica Prado (PCG 8) – 0

 

2012 TXMMA Female Fighter of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the female fighter who had the most successful year on the Texas MMA Scene in 2012.

2012 Award Winner – Sabrina Garcia (3-0 in 2012) – 420

► 1^st runner-up – Paulina Granados (2-0 with a title in 2012) – 365

► 2^nd runner-up – Paige Vanzant (2-0 in 2012) – 63

► 3^rd runner-up – Audrey Alvarez (1-0 in 2012) – 42

► 4^th runner-up – Christy Morgan (2-1 in 2012) – 31

► 5^th runner-up – Nicole Varone (2-1 in 2012) – 27

Honorable Mentions:

Stephanie Alba (2-1 in 2012) – 23, Anita Rodriguez (1-1 in 2012) – 3, Katherine Roy (1-1 in 2012) – 1

 

2012 TXMMA Breakthrough Fighter of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the professional fighter who made the most significant strides at furthering their professional career in 2012.

2012 Award Winner – Carlos Diego Ferreira (3-0 in 2012, all submissions) – 151

► 1^st runner-up – Ryan Benoit (3-0, wins over J. Sandoval, R. Villarreal, C. Williams) – 103

► 2^nd runner-up – Roger Narvaez (3-0 in 2012, all finishes) – 85

► 3^rd runner-up – Colton Smith (1-1 official, 4-1 total in 2012, TUF 16 winner) – 34

► 4^th runner-up – Will Campuzano (2-0 with a title in flyweight division in 2012) – 20

► 5^th runner-up – Clayton Robinson (3-0 in 2012) – 18

Honorable Mentions:

Chas Skelly (3-0 in 2012) – 17, James Vick (3-1 in 2012, all TUF 15 exhibitions – making it to the semi-finals) – 17, Klayton Mai (3-0 in 2012, all submissions) – 10, Matthew Hunt (3-0 in 2012 after going 1-2 in 2011) – 1

 

2012 TXMMA Rookie of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize to recognize the most outstanding new performer on the Texas (Pro) MMA scene. Candidate must have made their professional debut during the 2012 calendar year to be considered.

2012 Award Winner – Sammy Smith (2-0 in 2012) – 266

► 1^st runner-up – Charlie Ontiveros (3-0 in 2012) – 74

► 2^nd runner-up – Ryan Hollis (2-1 in 2012) – 65

► 3^rd runner-up – Patrick Ybarra (3-0 in 2012) – 61

► 4^th runner-up – Alfredo Leija (2-0 in 2012) – 47

► 5^th runner-up – Tony Tipton (2-0 in 2012) – 28

Honorable Mentions:

Paige Vanzant (2-0 in 2012) – 15, Matthew Schnell (2-0 in 2012) – 6, Darrion Caldwell (2-0 in 2012) – 3

 

2012 TXMMA Comeback Fighter of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the fighter who came back from inactivity or adversity to have a successful comeback year in 2012.

2012 Award Winner – Chris Pecero (4-1 in 2012 after 2-2 2011) – 76

► 1^st runner-up – Chas Skelly (3-0 in 2012 after being out all of 2011) – 53

► 2^nd runner-up – Derrick Krantz (3-1 in 2012 after 0-2 in 2011) – 39

► 3^rd runner-up – Lester Batres (3-0 in 2012 after going 0-1 in 2011) – 30

► 4^th runner-up – Matthew Hunt (3-0 in 2012 after going 1-2 in 2011) – 8

 

2012 TXMMA Upset of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the biggest surprise bout ending of the year in 2012. Winner must have been generally-recognized as an underdog going heading into the bout to qualify.

2012 Award Winner – Derrick Lewis over Jared Rosholt by KO (Legacy 13) – 74

► 1^st runner-up – Paige VanZant over Jordan Gaza (UWF 4) – 63

► 2^nd runner-up – Nick Gonzalez over Ray Blodget (Legacy 15) – 15

► 3^rd runner-up – Nelson Salas over Angel Huerta (Legacy 11) – 12

► 4^th runner-up – David Armas over Quaint Kempf (Legacy 13) – 5, Jeff Rexroad over Lucas Pimenta (Legacy 14) – 5, Matt Thompson over Jake Rosholt (XKO 15) – 5

Honorable Mentions:

David Armas over Kirk Hubble (UWF 4) – 4, Jose Sanchez over Ciprian Hangan (XKO 14) – 3

 

2012 TXMMA Ironman of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the professional fighter who exemplified the attitude of “taking on all comers” in 2012. Win or lose, they were always in the cage.

2012 Award Winner – Chris Rose (3 fights, 2 on less than 24 hour notice *amateur) – 95

► 1^st runner-up – Chris Pecero (5 fights) – 65

► 2^nd runner-up – David Armas (5 fights) – 25

► 3^rd runner-up – Rey Trujillo (7 fights) – 21

► 4^th runner-up – Cody Williams (5 fights) – 13

► 5^th runner-up – Randy Villarreal (5 fights) – 11

Honorable Mentions:

Donnie Bell (5 fights) – 10, Edgar Juarez (7 fights *amateur) – 6, Gilbert Jimenez (5 fights) – 2

 

2012 TXMMA Controversy of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most disputed finish of 2012; as defined by those decisions or finishes that caused the most controversy post-fight based on general consensus.

Note: this award does not mean the final results of these fights were wrong per say, but rather denote the controversy resulting from said fights.

2012 Award Winner – Lucas Pimenta over John Malbrough in 3 and not 5 rounds at tourney finals (UWF 4) – 117

► 1^st runner-up – Matt Schnell over Ryan Hollis by Split Decision – 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 (Legacy 14) – 105

► 2^nd runner-up – Chad Robichaux missing weight & pulling out of title fight vs. Campuzano (Legacy 12) – 42

► 3^rd runner-up – Gregory Diaz over Leville Simpson by DQ – knee reinforced or not? (Cage Combat 9) – 12

► 4^th runner-up – Artenas Young over Bubba Bush by DQ – punches to back of head? (Legacy 11) – 9

► 5^th runner-up – Chris Tickle over Douglas Frey by TKO – early stoppage? (Legacy 13) – 7

Honorable Mention:

Jonathan Lopez over Billy Buch by DQ – bad ref call? (Fiesta Pro MMA Bash) – 3

 

2012 TXMMA MMA Trainer(s) of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the coach(es) who’ve contributed to most in 2012 by virtue of their fighters performances in MMA competition here in Texas. Consideration given to overall amount of fighters produced and success of fighters at both the amateur and professional levels.

2012 Award Winner – Team Mohler (Allen Mohler) – 217

► 1^st runner-up – Silverback Fight Club (Tony Orozco) – 125

► 2^nd runner-up – American Revolution (Freddy Medellin) – 84

► 3^rd runner-up –4OZ Fight Club (Bob Perez, Jeremy Mahon) – 81

► 4^th runner-up – Saekson Janjira Muay Thai (Saekson Janjira) – 69

► 5^th runner-up – Team Tooke / Jace Pitre MMA (Jace Pitre / Travis Tooke) – 57

Honorable Mentions:

Phalanx MMA (Durwyn Lamb) – 35, Octagon MMA (Sayif Saud) – 34, Gold Team (Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino) – 34, Team Takedown (Marc Laimon) – 7

 

2012 TXMMA Manager(s) of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most successful MMA manager / management group in the state of Texas in the 2012 calendar year.

Criteria for Selection: Quantifiable statistics regarding the amount of fighters managed along with individual and overall successes by those fighters.

2012 Award Winner – Imperial Fight Management – 189

► 1^st runner-up – B3 Sports – 61

► 2^nd runner-up – First Round Management Group – 10

► 3^rd runner-up – Team Takedown – 7

► 4^th runner-up – KO Dynasty – 3

 

2012 TXMMA Referee of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the referee of the year in 2012 as voted by the Texas MMA Community.

2012 Award Winner – Jake Montalvo – 398

► 1^st runner-up – Michelle Drake – 294

► 2^nd runner-up – Joshua Ferraro – 70

► 3^rd runner-up – Jason “Jay” Stafin – 34

► 4^th runner-up – Don Turnage – 17

► 5^th runner-up – Patrick Patlan – 14

Honorable Mentions:

Steve Armstrong – 13, Kerry Hatley – 6, Danny Dealejandro – 4, Kevin Hancock – 0

 

2012 TXMMA Sponsor of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the sponsor that best defined the spirit of the Texas MMA Scene in 2012. Company must be involved in the business by sponsoring athletes, promotions, and/or other driving entities in the sport in order to qualify. Preference given to those nominated during our selection process in the last two weeks of November.

2012 Award Winner – My Fight Shop – 309

► 1^st runner-up –  Furious Brand – 106

► 2^nd runner-up – Armbar Submission Gear – 68

► 3^rd runner-up – Rock’s Supplements – 61

► 4^th runner-up – Wu MMA – 51

► 5^th runner-up – Born2Bang Athletics – 36

Honorable Mentions:

AmmoToGo.com (inadvertently omitted from the poll – our fault), Revolutus Fight Wear – 35, Torque Sports and Performance – 27, Cruz Combat – 19, Bull Prints / Bullshirts – 3

 

2012 TXMMA Promoter of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the promoter that had the most successful year on the Texas MMA Scene – as defined by volume of events held, quality of events, profitability, fighter / vendor feedback, and overall fan support. Must have held at least 3 events within the state of Texas during the 2012 calendar year to qualify.

2012 Award Winner – Mick Maynard, Legacy Fighting Championship (Houston, TX) – 155

► 1^st runner-up – Raul Ramos, STFC (Rio Grande Valley) – 123

► 2^nd runner-up – Fabian Butler, Twenty Four Seven Entertainment (Midland, TX) – 38

► 3^rd runner-up – Eric Garcia and Jace Pitre, Cage Combat (Humble, TX) – 37

► 4^th runner-up – Jennifer Ray and Trevor Bird, Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting (San Antonio, TX) – 32

► 5^th runner-up – Noe Beltran, Texas Rage in the Cage (Beaumont, TX) – 14

Honorable Mentions:

Oscar Enriquez, Ultimate Warrior Fighting (Corpus Christi, TX) – 12, Bussey Family, XKO (Arlington, TX) – 8, Steve Armstrong, Xtreme Fight Club (Mesquite, TX) – 7, Jake Latimer, Immortal Kombat Fighting (Houston, TX) – 1

 

2012 TXMMA Pro Event of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the professional event that can be considered the best of 2012. Consideration given for quality of matchups, level of fighters on the card, overall excitement within the fights themselves, state/national significance, and post-fight positive feedback generated by the event within the community.

2012 Award Winner – Legacy FC 14 – 62

► 1^st runner-up – STFC 19 – 58

► 2^nd runner-up – Legacy FC 16 – 27

► 3^rd runner-up – XKO 16 – 9

► 4^th runner-up – Legacy FC 13 – 6

► 5^th runner-up – (TIE) UWF 4 – Finale – 4, Legacy FC 12 – 4

Honorable Mentions:

UWF 2 – 2, Legacy FC 15 – 0, XKO 14 – 0

 

2012 TXMMA Amateur Event of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the amateur event that can be considered the best of 2012. Consideration given for quality of matchups, level of fighters on the card, overall excitement within the fights themselves, state/national significance, and post-fight positive feedback generated by the event within the community.

2012 Award Winner – Legacy Amateur Series 10 *Hybrid Muay Thai / MMA Card – 41

► 1^st runner-up – Premiere Combat Group: Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting 9 – 22

► 2^nd runner-up – Legacy Amateur Series 7 – 13

► 3^rd runner-up – Cage Combat 10 – 12

► 4^th runner-up – ABG Promotions – Rugged Saints – 7

► 5^th runner-up – Cage Combat 12 – 5

Honorable Mentions:

Alamo Showdown 3 – 3, Cage Combat 8 – 3, Cage Combat 9 – 1, Legacy Amateur Series 8 – 0

 

2012 TXMMA MMA Venue of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most MMA-friendly venue in Texas, as voted on by the fans.

2012 Award Winner – Arena Theatre – 70

► 1^st runner-up – Cowboys Dance Hall – 34

► 2^nd runner-up – Allen Event Center – 33

► 3^rd runner-up – Galveston Island Convention Center – 8

 

► 4^th runner-up – The Gym – 6

► 5^th runner-up – La Grave Field – 3

Honorable Mention:

Texas Motor Speedway – 1

 

2012 TXMMA Moment of the Year – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize the most memorable moment of the year in 2012, as defined by feedback from the community.

2012 Award Winner – Ryan Hollis comes out dressed like Banana Man at Legacy 15 – 96

► 1^st runner-up – Daniel Pineda beats Pat Schilling in UFC debut (1st Legacy fighter to get called up) – 53

► 2^nd runner-up – Derrick Lewis’ title victory over Jared Rosholt in honor of his grandfather at LFC 13 – 45

► 3^rd runner-up – Fighter’s mom jumps over the cage and onto referee Joe Soliz at Cage Combat – 13

► 4^th runner-up – Legacy FC comes to Dallas for the first time at the Europa Sports & Get Fit Expo – 17

► 5^th runner-up – Matt Hobar suffers elbow dislocation against Steven Peterson at LFC 13 – 14

Honorable Mentions:

Eric Thompson dragged to stool and loses amateur title fight versus Trevin Giles – 10, UWF brings MMA to the American Bank Center with Tournament of Warriors – 5, The VKO – Levi West vomits and loses fight versus Kaileb Cummins at Legacy 15 – 5, Chris Quitiquit suffers a massive cut vs. Flavio Alvaro at UWF 3 – 1

 

2012 TXMMA Community Service Award – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize a deserving individual or group for their dedication to helping or bettering others in the community in 2012.

2012 Award Winner – UFFL MMA – Fight for Cash Charity Even and the Salute To Arms Wounded Warrior Event – 87

► 1^st runner-up – CDM Promotions – Holiday Gift Drive, Thanksgiving Food Service, Ongoing efforts with At-Risk Youth – 78

► 2^nd runner-up – Marcia Ogasawara / Legacy FC – Red Cross Blood Drive, School Supply Drive, Race for the Cure, etc. – 21

► 3^rd runner-up – Superior Combative Championships – TADSAW Charity Drive – 10

 

2012 Lifetime Achievement Award – People’s Choice Award Winner

The purpose of this award is to recognize a deserving individual for their long-term commitment to the Texas MMA Community. Recipient will be inducted into the TXMMA Hall of Fame.

2012 Award Winner – Guy Mezger – Veteran fighter / trainer. Former president of HDNet Fights – 103

► 1^st runner-up – Rick Blalock – Longtime referee and instructor – 51

► 2^nd runner-up – Steve Armstrong – long-time state official / promoter – 47

► 3^rd runner-up – Saul Soliz – long-time trainer / promoter – 30

► 4^th runner-up – Dickie Cole / Greg Alvarez – TDLR Combative Sports Senior Administrators – 18

► 5^th runner-up – Tim Mousel – long-time trainer and originator of the Defend.Net forums – 8