Canadian Tournament Combat 4: Back To the Real World

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Friday, Week 1, January 2022

 

 

 

Live From Regina, Saskatchewan

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

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LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Teemu "Pacu" Packalen (9-4, 0-0 CTC, From: Turku, Finland, Favorite: -930) vs. Mike Sledzion (3-6, 0-2 CTC, From: Orillia, Ontario, Underdog: +740)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our first prelim fight is up next, in which Teemu 'Pacu' Packalen takes on Mike Sledzion.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard is the referee for this fight.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Ricardo Almeida, Sal D'Amato, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Packalen chooses to shoot in on Sledzion.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) The takedown is completed, Sledzion is on his back and pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:36) Packalen attempts to pass guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:36) Sledzion was ready for the pass attempt though and starts scrambling immediately.

(Rd 1 - 14:25) The scramble results in Sledzion being on his back pulling half guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:06) Packalen attempts to pass half guard and gain a better position.

(Rd 1 - 14:06) He passes half guard but can't secure side control as Sledzion starts a scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 13:52) Packalen manages to come out on top, holding Sledzion down in turtle position, facing him.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Seeing that a soccer kick is about to be thrown to the body, Sledzion springs to his feet.

(Rd 1 - 13:15) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Sledzion fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Sledzion throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 12:11) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:44) Sledzion throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Sledzion shoots in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) He has the takedown as Packalen simply pulled guard and didn't even fight it.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) For the moment Sledzion is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:54) Sledzion gets pulled in tight, stopping him from posturing up or launching any attacks.

(Rd 1 - 10:29) Sledzion throws some minor strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:12) Sledzion uses a quick shoulder smash.

(Rd 1 - 10:03) Packalen grabs an arm and raises his legs, trying to lock Sledzion into a triangle choke.

(Rd 1 - 10:03) In a show of great skill, Sledzion spins out of the triangle attempt and gains side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:36) Sledzion fires away with punches, but does little in the way of damage.

(Rd 1 - 09:17) Packalen struggles and does well, managing to get full guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:00) Time slips away as Sledzion successfully keeps Packalen stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 08:33) The clock runs down as Packalen is being smothered against the ground by Sledzion.

(Rd 1 - 08:11) Sledzion lies on top of Packalen, basically smothering him.

(Rd 1 - 07:34) The lack of progress forces the referee to stand the fighters back up.

(Rd 1 - 07:25) We pass the halfway mark of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:25) Sledzion closes in on Packalen, looking to unleash some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 07:25) Packalen appeared to be going for a takedown, but Sledzion took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 07:25) A punch from Sledzion fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 07:06) Packalen lands a couple of weak left hands that barely registered.

(Rd 1 - 07:06) Sledzion throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 06:47) Packalen shoots in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 06:47) The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Sledzion is left on his back pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 06:41) Packalen throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 06:23) Packalen begins trying to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 06:23) Sledzion tries to counter the pass attempt, and they find themselves scrambling for position.

(Rd 1 - 06:08) Packalen is up first and quickly grabs Sledzion as he too stands up, getting back control.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Packalen, holding Sledzion from behind, looks to try and drag him down to the floor.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Sledzion tries to block it but has limited success and Packalen eventually succeeds with the takedown.

(Rd 1 - 05:35) Packalen gets side control on Sledzion.

(Rd 1 - 05:35) Stuck under side control, Sledzion takes a knee to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 05:23) In side control, Packalen begins working to get a mount.

(Rd 1 - 05:23) Packalen struggles but cannot mount Sledzion.

(Rd 1 - 04:33) Stuck under side control, Sledzion takes a knee to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 04:17) Packalen attempts a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 04:17) The kimura is fully applied, Sledzion has no option but to tap out!

(Rd 1 - 03:55) By submission, the winner is Teemu Packalen!

 

 

 

Official Result: Teemu 'Pacu' Packalen defeats Mike Sledzion (Submission (Kimura) in 11:05 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Teemu Packalen gives a name-check to everyone at Combat Brothers, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He says that he is very happy to have won on his CTC debut and that he's very happy here. Teemu Packalen can certainly talk and it makes him very marketable as a result.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS FLYWEIGHT BOUT: SUNNA RANNVEIG DAVIDSDOTTIR RETIREMENT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Sunna "Tsunami" Rannveig Davidsdottir (5-1, 2-1 CTC, From: Reykjavik, Iceland, Favorite: -330) vs. Priscila "Zombie Girl" Cachoeira (10-4, 0-0 CTC, From: Niteroi, Brazil, Underdog: +260)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Sunna 'Tsunami' Rannveig Davidsdottir taking on Priscila 'Zombie Girl' Cachoeira.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Sal D'Amato, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Davidsdottir milks her introduction, getting the fans involved right from the get-go.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Davidsdottir and Cachoeira lock eyes during the introductions, both fighters look up for this.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Cachoeira hits a left jab and also scores a glancing blow with a right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Davidsdottir uses a left jab and also nails a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Cachoeira is off target with a left jab but hits a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Davidsdottir lands a left jab and a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:56) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Relentless as ever, Cachoeira comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Davidsdottir manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Cachoeira lands a left jab but Davidsdottir dodges the roundhouse body kick that comes next.

(Rd 1 - 13:04) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 12:33) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:33) Davidsdottir blocks a leg kick and counters with a left jab and a solid right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:17) Cachoeira comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 12:17) Davidsdottir manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 12:17) Cachoeira fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with a scything low kick.

(Rd 1 - 12:00) Cachoeira comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 12:00) Davidsdottir manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 12:00) Cachoeira lands a left jab but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:39) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:39) Cachoeira lands a left jab but misses with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:39) Davidsdottir hits a jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:26) Cachoeira attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:26) Davidsdottir hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:26) Davidsdottir is left off balance after falling for a cleverly executed feint.

(Rd 1 - 11:26) Cachoeira hits a left jab and then she hits Davidsdottir with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 11:04) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 10:42) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 10:42) Davidsdottir scores with a jab but misses with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 10:42) Cachoeira lands a left jab and a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Davidsdottir glances at the clock.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 09:58) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 09:32) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 08:43) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing.

(Rd 1 - 08:20) Walking down her opponent, Cachoeira advances.

(Rd 1 - 08:20) Davidsdottir hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 08:20) Cachoeira fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with a scything low kick.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 07:34) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 07:34) Davidsdottir connects with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 07:34) Cachoeira hits a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 07:25) We pass the halfway mark of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Cachoeira lands a left jab but has a right hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Davidsdottir uses a left jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) Cachoeira scores with a jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) Davidsdottir is off target with a left jab but hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 06:04) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:04) Davidsdottir doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a kick to the leg.

(Rd 1 - 06:04) Cachoeira hits a left jab but has a right hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 05:45) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) Cachoeira misses a right cross that leaves her wide open to the counter. Davidsdottir comes in with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:02) Taking a few gulps of breath, Davidsdottir is giving the first hint that she is starting to tire a touch.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 04:30) Cachoeira acknowledges some instructions from her corner with a curt nod of the head and returns her full attention to the fight.

(Rd 1 - 04:15) Cachoeira steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:15) Davidsdottir hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 04:15) Cachoeira throws a one-two, but Davidsdottir was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 03:53) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 03:53) Cachoeira easily checks a leg kick and counters with a jab and a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 03:35) Cachoeira comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 03:35) Davidsdottir fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 03:35) Cachoeira can't connect with a jab, but then she lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 03:31) For the first time, Cachoeira is starting to breathe a little heavier.

(Rd 1 - 03:25) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 03:25) Cachoeira lands a left jab but can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 03:25) Davidsdottir finds a way past her opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 03:07) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 03:07) Cachoeira is off-target with a jab but hits a glancing high kick.

(Rd 1 - 03:07) Davidsdottir hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 02:42) Cachoeira comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 02:42) Davidsdottir fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 02:42) A jab lands from Cachoeira but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 02:23) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 01:57) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 01:28) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 01:28) Cachoeira goes to the legs with a low kick. Davidsdottir lands a left jab but misses a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 01:09) Cachoeira comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 01:09) Davidsdottir lands two left hands in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 01:09) Cachoeira lands a left jab but Davidsdottir evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 00:49) Cachoeira stalks forward, pressuring Davidsdottir.

(Rd 1 - 00:49) Davidsdottir lands two left hands in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 00:49) Cachoeira fails to find a home for her jab, but then she lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Davidsdottir hits a jab but doesn't make contact on a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Cachoeira finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.

(Rd 1 - 00:18) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:18) Cachoeira scores with a jab and also hits a glancing high kick.

(Rd 1 - 00:18) Davidsdottir scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The official decisions are being reported now.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have given Davidsdottir the win.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The winner, by unanimous decision, is Sunna 'Tsunami' Rannveig Davidsdottir!

 

 

 

Official Result: Sunna 'Tsunami' Rannveig Davidsdottir defeats Priscila 'Zombie Girl' Cachoeira (Unanimous Decision in 15:00 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Sunna Rannveig Davidsdottir confirms that this was her last MMA fight and thanks some of the people who have been important through her career.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Peggy "The Daywalker" Morgan (4-6, 0-2 CTC, From: Nashua, New Hampshire, Favorite: -260) vs. Whitney "Archer" Hoag (3-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Portland, Oregon, Underdog: +200)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Peggy 'The Daywalker' Morgan facing Whitney 'Archer' Hoag.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:50) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Hoag stalks forward, pressuring Morgan.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Morgan lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) A jab lands from Hoag but a big right to the body fails to find the target.

(Rd 1 - 14:10) Hoag comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 14:10) Morgan manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 14:10) Hoag connects with a nice jab and then she hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 13:53) Morgan lands a weak, tentative jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:53) Hoag lands two left hands, but Morgan evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Morgan lands a weak, tentative jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Hoag can't connect with a jab, but then hits a nice right hook to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Hoag comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Morgan hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Hoag throws a two-punch combo but Morgan avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 13:07) Hoag stalks forward, pressuring Morgan.

(Rd 1 - 13:07) Morgan manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:07) Hoag throws a two-punch combo but Morgan avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 12:50) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 12:13) Hoag stalks forward, pressuring Morgan.

(Rd 1 - 12:13) Morgan manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 12:13) Hoag lands a left hand and then she catches Morgan with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Hoag confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Morgan, looking very tentative, pokes out a pair of quick jabs; neither had any power on them.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Hoag lands a left hand and then catches Morgan with a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 11:40) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Morgan doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Hoag hits a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:53) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 10:35) Hoag steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 10:35) Morgan manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 10:35) A one-two from Hoag fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 09:53) The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Hoag connects with two left jabs, but her big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 09:05) Hoag initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:05) Morgan hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 09:05) Hoag can't connect with a jab, but then she catches Morgan with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:43) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 08:16) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 08:16) Morgan finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.

(Rd 1 - 08:16) Hoag hits a jab and also scores with a massive right hook to the jaw!

(Rd 1 - 08:02) She's down! Morgan falls to the floor!

(Rd 1 - 08:02) Hoag quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Morgan!

(Rd 1 - 08:02) Hoag pounds away, landing several great shots that rock Morgan!

(Rd 1 - 07:46) Hoag gets off balance as she tries to finish the fight, allowing Morgan to sweep her and start a scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 07:46) The scramble sees Morgan up first, and she is quick to wrestle Hoag up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:32) Morgan looks to set up a trip takedown.

(Rd 1 - 07:32) Morgan uses a superb outside leg trip!

(Rd 1 - 07:32) Hoag winds up seated, her back to the cage, with Morgan pressing onto her.

(Rd 1 - 07:06) Morgan starts trying to get Hoag on her back so that she can gain a better position.

(Rd 1 - 07:06) She is much too good for Hoag, and gets the mount!

(Rd 1 - 06:27) Morgan pounds away on Hoag, landing several great shots that rock her!

(Rd 1 - 06:27) With Hoag taking a beating, referee Yves Lavigne has to stop the fight!

(Rd 1 - 06:08) Peggy Morgan takes the victory by way of TKO!

 

 

 

Official Result: Peggy 'The Daywalker' Morgan defeats Whitney 'Archer' Hoag (TKO (Strikes) in 8:52 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Fantastic.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Peggy Morgan takes the microphone and announces that she has decided to retire from MMA.

 

 

 

 

FLYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Sylvester "Gladiator" Chipfumbu (5-5, 0-2 CTC, From: Gweru, Zimbabwe, Underdog: +430) vs. Tenshin Nasukawa (4-0, 0-0 CTC, From: Chiba, Japan, Favorite: -550)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) In the last of the preliminary fights, Sylvester 'Gladiator' Chipfumbu squares off with Tenshin Nasukawa in the CTC Flyweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Sal D'Amato, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Nasukawa initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Chipfumbu misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Nasukawa can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he hits Chipfumbu with a sensational high left head kick!

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Chipfumbu is knocked down!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Nasukawa senses victory and starts to unload with punches!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Nasukawa pounds away on Chipfumbu, who is getting destroyed by repeated heavy shots to the head!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) The referee jumps in and saves Chipfumbu from taking any more shots!

(Rd 1 - 14:30) The winner, by TKO, is Tenshin Nasukawa!

 

 

 

Official Result: Tenshin Nasukawa defeats Sylvester 'Gladiator' Chipfumbu (TKO (Strikes) in 0:30 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Tenshin Nasukawa thanks everyone connected to Evolve MMA for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He says that he is very happy to have won on his CTC debut and that he's very happy here. He knows exactly how to handle these sort of interviews and is great at creating a buzz about himself.

 

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Broadcast Live On Tournament TV Around The World

 

 

 

Broadcast Team: Mauro Ranallo, Patrick Cote, Jessica Rakoczy

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Koji Takeda (13-2, 2-1 CTC, From: Misato, Japan, Underdog: +190) vs. "Fearless" Lance Gibson Jr. (6-1, 3-1 CTC, From: Port Moody, British Columbia, Favorite: -250)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We open the main portion of the show with Koji Takeda battling 'Fearless' Lance Gibson Jr..

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Yves Lavigne will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) There's a brief exchange of fire but neither fighter lands.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Gibson Jr. tries a left hook but misses.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Takeda is off target with a pair of jabs and also misses with a spinning back kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Gibson Jr. hits a jab but misses with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Takeda scores with a jab and also lands a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 14:03) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:03) Gibson Jr. lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:03) Takeda hits a right jab and also hits a glancing high kick.

(Rd 1 - 13:47) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 13:14) Takeda attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:14) Gibson Jr. hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:14) Takeda connects with a jab but his big left hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 12:51) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 12:20) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 11:44) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 11:16) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 11:16) Gibson Jr. hits a couple of jabs but has a left hand absorbed on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 11:16) Takeda lands a right jab and a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Takeda hits a jab but misses with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Gibson Jr. finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.

(Rd 1 - 10:28) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 10:28) Takeda hits a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 10:28) Gibson Jr. misses with a right jab but lands a nice left hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:11) Takeda initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:11) Gibson Jr. hits two right hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 10:11) Takeda lands two right hands, but misses with a vicious left hand.

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Takeda comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Gibson Jr. hit a counter right hand.

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Takeda fails to find a home for his jab, but then he scores with a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Takeda misses a left cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Gibson Jr. comes in with a quick right jab and a left hand that landed cleanly.

(Rd 1 - 09:14) Gibson Jr. glances at the clock.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) Takeda uses a right jab and also hits a glancing high kick.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) Gibson Jr. scores with a jab and also scores with a great left hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:41) Takeda comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 08:41) Gibson Jr. hits two right hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 08:41) Takeda misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a spin kick attempt.

(Rd 1 - 08:24) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:24) Takeda misses with a big left hand, allowing Gibson Jr. to counter with a quick right hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:12) Gibson Jr. really used his huge reach advantage well there.

(Rd 1 - 08:05) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 08:05) Gibson Jr. hits a jab and also lands a nice left hook. Takeda lands a nice left hook.

(Rd 1 - 07:47) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 07:28) We move into the second half of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:28) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:28) Takeda uses a pair of right jabs but has a left hand taken on the gloves. Gibson Jr. scores with a jab and also lands a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 07:10) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:10) Takeda avoids a left hand and fights back with a right jab and a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) Takeda misses with a right jab but lands a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) Gibson Jr. scores with a jab and also lands a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 06:40) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:40) Gibson Jr. hits a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:40) Takeda lands a right jab and also scores with a spin kick to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 06:29) Gibson Jr. is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now.

(Rd 1 - 06:15) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 06:15) Takeda hits a right jab and also scores with a right hook to the side of the body.

(Rd 1 - 06:15) Gibson Jr. scores with a jab and also hits a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 06:01) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 06:01) Gibson Jr. is off-target with a jab but hits a kick to the leg.

(Rd 1 - 06:01) Takeda hits a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 05:37) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:37) Gibson Jr. misses a left hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a right jab and a leg kick that narrowly misses the target.

(Rd 1 - 05:20) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) Takeda glances at the clock, grimacing slightly.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) Gibson Jr. hits a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) Takeda scores with a jab but has a left hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 04:35) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 03:59) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 03:59) Gibson Jr. scores with a jab but fails on a leg kick attempt.

(Rd 1 - 03:59) Takeda hits a jab and also nails a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 03:47) Takeda is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 03:33) It looked like we were about to see Takeda try and get some grappling started, but Gibson Jr. was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 03:33) A punch from Gibson Jr. fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 02:54) Takeda steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:54) Gibson Jr. hit two counter right hands.

(Rd 1 - 02:54) A one-two from Takeda fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 02:46) Gibson Jr. acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a relaxed nod of the head.

(Rd 1 - 02:40) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 02:40) Takeda hits a right jab but misses a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 02:40) Gibson Jr. finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.

(Rd 1 - 02:14) Takeda attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 02:14) Gibson Jr. fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 02:14) Takeda connects with a jab but Gibson Jr. dodges a big left head kick follow-up.

(Rd 1 - 01:52) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:52) Takeda lands a right jab and a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 01:52) Gibson Jr. scores with a great left hook.

(Rd 1 - 01:34) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.

(Rd 1 - 01:10) Gibson Jr. looking shattered, initiates a clinch to buy some recovery time.

(Rd 1 - 01:10) Clinched with Takeda, Gibson Jr. looks to try and take him down.

(Rd 1 - 01:10) Takeda cannot stop the takedown and gives up side control.

(Rd 1 - 00:51) We're into the final minute of the round.

(Rd 1 - 00:51) Gibson Jr. pounds away with left hands, but doesn't do much damage.

(Rd 1 - 00:39) Gibson Jr. blocks Takeda as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:26) Gibson Jr. tries to pound on Takeda, but none of the blows land with any degree of power.

(Rd 1 - 00:06) Gibson Jr. blocks Takeda as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The official decisions are being reported now.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Gibson Jr. is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is 'Fearless' Lance Gibson Jr.!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'Fearless' Lance Gibson Jr. defeats Koji Takeda (Unanimous Decision in 15:00 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Lance Gibson Jr. praises his team at Gibson MMA, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Lance Gibson Jr. gives a show of respect to his opponent.

 

 

 

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Jordan Johnson (14-3-1-1NC, 2-1-1NC CTC, From: Richmond, Virginia, Favorite: -630) vs. James Bochnovic (10-3, 2-1 CTC, From: Kenosha, Wisconsin, Underdog: +500)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Jordan Johnson vs. James Bochnovic.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Cardo Urso, Nelson Hamilton, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Bochnovic moves in on Johnson, preparing to throw.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Johnson, backing off, hits two weak left hands.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Bochnovic throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) Johnson uses great movement to set up a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Bochnovic pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Johnson tries to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) He passes guard but can't secure side control as Bochnovic starts a scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 14:17) Johnson manages to come out on top, with Bochnovic pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:05) Wary of the submission threat of his opponent, Johnson keeps very tight to Bochnovic, peppering him with short strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:53) Bochnovic tries to catch Johnson with a punch, but it is not on target.

(Rd 1 - 13:35) Johnson attempts to pass guard.

(Rd 1 - 13:35) After a struggle, he gets to half guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:55) Johnson attempts to pass half guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:55) Bochnovic doesn't let Johnson get his leg free, and so half guard remains in place.

(Rd 1 - 12:27) Johnson blocks Bochnovic as he tries to get enough separation to scramble up.

(Rd 1 - 12:14) Johnson fires off a few punches as he catches his breath.

(Rd 1 - 11:54) Johnson blocks Bochnovic as he tries a transition to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Johnson throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Bochnovic tries to sweep Johnson but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) In half guard, Johnson catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:22) Bochnovic tries to sweep Johnson but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 10:09) Johnson throws a few right hands, but is mainly trying to catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Bochnovic tries to get full guard on Johnson but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 09:37) The lack of progress forces the referee to stand the fighters back up.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Johnson uses a left jab while backing away.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Bochnovic throws a punch but Johnson was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) Johnson comes in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) He has the takedown! Bochnovic pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) Johnson is trying to pass guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as Bochnovic tries to get back up.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Johnson manages to come out on top, with Bochnovic pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:36) Johnson looks to get past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:36) He eventually passes, but only into half guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:02) Johnson begins trying to get his leg free of half guard and get a better position.

(Rd 1 - 08:02) He passes half guard but can't secure side control as Bochnovic starts a scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 07:50) Bochnovic ends up in half guard.

(Rd 1 - 07:31) Bochnovic fires away with punches, but does little in the way of damage.

(Rd 1 - 07:18) Johnson tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Bochnovic doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 06:58) Bochnovic throws a few right hands to the body.

(Rd 1 - 06:31) Bochnovic blocks an attempted move from half guard to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 06:18) Bochnovic keeps Johnson guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 06:01) Johnson tries to get full guard on Bochnovic but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 05:44) With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 05:33) A combo that ends with a roundhouse body kick fails to land for Bochnovic.

(Rd 1 - 05:33) Johnson catches the last kick!

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Bochnovic hops on one foot, trying to balance. Johnson tries for a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Johnson drives Bochnovic up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 05:10) Johnson stomps down on his opponent's foot.

(Rd 1 - 05:00) Johnson tries to get Bochnovic into a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 05:00) Bochnovic doesn't let himself get caught in the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 04:40) Smothered against the cage, Bochnovic cannot get free.

(Rd 1 - 04:40) A full minute elapses with very little happening other than some short punches and some posturing.

(Rd 1 - 03:38) With the fight having been stuck against the cage for a lengthy period of time, referee Marc Goddard restarts them back in the center.

(Rd 1 - 03:28) A jab lands from Bochnovic, but his big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 03:20) Johnson gets hold of Bochnovic without taking too much damage.

(Rd 1 - 03:10) Using his wrestling skills, Johnson is trying to push Bochnovic up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 03:10) Johnson does it, Bochnovic is stuck with his back to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 02:59) Johnson is trying to force Bochnovic into a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 02:59) Johnson manages it and now controls Bochnovic by the back of the head.

(Rd 1 - 02:41) Johnson keeps control of the clinch despite missing a knee strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:13) Johnson tries a knee strike but doesn't connect, but Bochnovic isn't able to get free of the clinch either.

(Rd 1 - 01:40) From the clinch, Bochnovic gets caught with a massive knee to the chest.

(Rd 1 - 01:25) Bochnovic tries to wrestle free of the Muay Thai clinch, but cannot.

(Rd 1 - 00:49) From the clinch, Johnson drives a knee into the face of Bochnovic...and knocks him out!

(Rd 1 - 00:34) By knock out, the winner is Jordan Johnson!

 

 

 

Official Result: Jordan Johnson defeats James Bochnovic (Knock Out (Knee) in 14:26 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Jordan Johnson gives a name-check to everyone at Victory MMA, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He says that he has a lot of respect for James Bochnovic and praises his toughness.

 

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Mandel Nallo (10-2-1, 3-1 CTC, From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Underdog: +100) vs. Roosevelt "The Predator" Roberts (12-5, 2-0 CTC, From: Lathrop, California, Favorite: -110)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Mandel Nallo battling Roosevelt 'The Predator' Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Roberts is off-target with a jab but just about lands a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Nallo connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:30) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:30) Roberts hits a jab and also hits a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 14:30) Nallo hits a left jab and also scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:07) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Nallo lands two of a flurry of quick punches and then scores with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Roberts scores with a jab and also nails a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:22) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 13:22) Nallo throws a right head kick but doesn't make contact.

(Rd 1 - 13:22) Roberts attempts a body kick but comes up short.

(Rd 1 - 13:01) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 12:27) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 11:57) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 11:57) Roberts misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a quick left jab and a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 11:57) Roberts looks to have been cut under his eye.

(Rd 1 - 11:40) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:40) Roberts lands a left jab and also scores with a left kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 11:40) Nallo lands two of three quick punches and then connects with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:17) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 10:54) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 10:26) The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 09:54) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 09:33) Nallo is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) A tentative jab from Nallo lands.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) Roberts comes in with a flurry of four quick punches, landing one of them, but doesn't hit the body kick follow-up.

(Rd 1 - 09:03) The clock is stopped as referee Marc Goddard wants to check the cut on Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 09:03) The ringside doctor examines the cut...and signals that it isn't a fight ender.

(Rd 1 - 09:03) The fight will be restarted in the center!

(Rd 1 - 08:51) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Roberts scores with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Nallo lands a left jab and also lands a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Roberts comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Nallo hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Roberts comes in fast with four quick punches, although they're all dealt with comfortably, and then he catches Nallo with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 07:56) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:56) Roberts misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Nallo comes in with a left jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second.

(Rd 1 - 07:33) Roberts comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 07:33) Nallo hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 07:33) Roberts throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) We go past the halfway point of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:18) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 06:50) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 06:50) There's a brief exchange of fire but neither fighter lands.

(Rd 1 - 06:50) Nallo doesn't connect with a left jab and also is well off target with a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 06:50) Roberts is off-target with a jab and also is well off target with a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 06:36) Roberts is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 06:21) Roberts stalks forward, pressuring Nallo.

(Rd 1 - 06:21) Nallo lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 06:21) A jab is wide from Roberts, but then he scores with a right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 06:07) Nallo uses a left jab while backing away.

(Rd 1 - 06:07) Roberts can't connect with a jab, but then catches Nallo with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Roberts hits a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Nallo lands a left jab and a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 05:43) Nallo appears to be feeling a little fatigue for the first time in this fight, his hands are starting to lower just a fraction.

(Rd 1 - 05:28) The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 05:07) Both fighters want to get in close, and they get into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 05:07) Nallo is the aggressor in the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 05:00) With control of the clinch, Nallo tries to complete a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 05:00) Nallo doesn't get it, Roberts blocked any attempt to move him.

(Rd 1 - 04:40) Nallo looks for a trip takedown.

(Rd 1 - 04:40) Nallo doesn't get the trip, Roberts instead wrestles his way into controlling the grapple.

(Rd 1 - 04:13) Nallo is breathing very hard.

(Rd 1 - 04:13) Roberts is trying to lock Nallo into a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 04:13) Roberts can't get it, and Nallo muscles his way into a better position.

(Rd 1 - 03:56) With control of the clinch, Nallo tries to complete a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 03:56) Roberts stops the takedown attempt, then uses his wrestling to take control of the grapple.

(Rd 1 - 03:41) Roberts is aiming to get Nallo into a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 03:41) Roberts can't get it though, and Nallo is able to get free.

(Rd 1 - 03:12) Roberts sets it up well and shoots in at speed.

(Rd 1 - 03:12) Nallo cannot stop the takedown and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 03:06) Roberts tries to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 03:06) He can't get free of the guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:42) Roberts begins trying to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:42) Nallo fights the attempt off, and they wind up scrambling for position.

(Rd 1 - 01:31) Nallo ends up having to pull half guard, losing out in the scramble.

(Rd 1 - 01:19) Roberts is trying to get out of half guard and into a better position.

(Rd 1 - 01:19) Roberts gains side control after getting his leg free from half guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:31) Roberts attempts an arm triangle.

(Rd 1 - 00:31) Nallo doesn't allow the arm triangle to be applied.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Sal D'Amato gives a draw.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Marcos Rosales has given Roberts the win.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Ricardo Almeida: Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The winner, by majority decision, is Roosevelt 'The Predator' Roberts!

 

 

 

Official Result: Roosevelt 'The Predator' Roberts defeats Mandel Nallo (Majority Decision in 15:00 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Roosevelt Roberts thanks everyone connected to AMC Pankration for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. Roosevelt Roberts invites everyone to a post-show winners party at a local club to celebrate his win. A lively, charismatic speaker, Roosevelt Roberts is great at using these interviews to sell himself.

 

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov (29-7, 2-1 CTC, From: Vienna, Austria, Favorite: -270) vs. Rick "The Gladiator" Glenn (22-7-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Marshaltown, Iowa, Underdog: +210)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Mairbek 'Beckan' Taisumov going head to head with Rick 'The Gladiator' Glenn.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Sal D'Amato, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The two fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:52) Taisumov comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 14:52) Glenn fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 14:52) Taisumov can't connect with a jab, but then he hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) Taisumov lands a left jab and also nails a right cross. Glenn hits a jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) Taisumov slips past a right hook and counters with a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) Glenn looks unsteady on his feet as he retreats, that last blow may have rocked him!

(Rd 1 - 14:11) Taisumov moves in for the kill and lands a big right hand! Glenn goes down!

(Rd 1 - 13:57) Taisumov senses victory and starts to unload with punches!

(Rd 1 - 13:57) Taisumov pounds away on Glenn, landing several good shots in the process.

(Rd 1 - 13:46) Taisumov tries to ensnare Glenn in a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 13:46) Glenn blocks it.

(Rd 1 - 13:28) Glenn tries to pull guard on Taisumov but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 13:10) Taisumov attempts an arm triangle.

(Rd 1 - 13:10) Glenn fights off the arm triangle attempt.

(Rd 1 - 12:53) Glenn transitions to half guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:35) Taisumov keeps Glenn guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Glenn tries to get full guard on Taisumov but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 11:53) In half guard, Taisumov catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 11:28) Taisumov throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 10:58) Glenn tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Taisumov doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 10:47) Taisumov tries to pound on Glenn, but all the blows are comfortably dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Glenn tries to sweep Taisumov but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 10:03) Taisumov keeps Glenn guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:42) Glenn works some separation, then tries to quickly scramble his way into a better position.

(Rd 1 - 09:42) He may regret that choice, as it gives Taisumov the perfect opportunity to get side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:25) Taisumov throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 09:02) Glenn tries to pull guard on Taisumov but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 08:50) Taisumov throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 08:32) Glenn tries to pull guard on Taisumov but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 08:19) Taisumov throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 08:00) Taisumov throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 07:38) Taisumov blocks Glenn as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 07:21) We pass the halfway mark of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:21) Taisumov fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 06:59) Glenn tries to pull guard on Taisumov but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 06:47) Taisumov fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 06:29) Taisumov blocks Glenn as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) The lack of progress forces the referee to stand the fighters back up.

(Rd 1 - 06:08) Moving forward constantly, Taisumov is pressuring Glenn.

(Rd 1 - 06:08) Glenn hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:08) Taisumov connects with a nice jab and then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 05:45) Taisumov hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 05:33) Taisumov stalks forward, pressuring Glenn.

(Rd 1 - 05:33) Glenn lands two left hands in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 05:33) Taisumov lands a left hand and then he catches Glenn with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) It looked like we were about to see Glenn try and get some grappling started, but Taisumov was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) Taisumov throws a punch but Glenn was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) Taisumov acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a relaxed nod of the head.

(Rd 1 - 05:01) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 04:39) The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Taisumov attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Glenn throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Taisumov throws a two-punch combo but Glenn avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 03:55) Taisumov fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits Glenn with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 03:39) Stepping in, Taisumov throws three quick punches, three of which land, and then lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 03:17) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 02:52) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 02:24) Taisumov comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 02:24) Glenn fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 02:24) Taisumov connects with a jab but Glenn avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 02:02) Taisumov comes forward, walking down Glenn.

(Rd 1 - 02:02) Taisumov confidently steps into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 02:02) Taisumov hits a left jab and then he scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 01:45) Moving forward constantly, Taisumov is pressuring Glenn.

(Rd 1 - 01:45) Glenn fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 01:45) Taisumov hits a left hand but Glenn steps back to avoid a high right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 01:33) Taking a few gulps of breath, Taisumov is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch.

(Rd 1 - 01:21) Taisumov comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 01:21) Glenn hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 01:21) A jab hits home from Taisumov and then he scores with a fantastic right cross!

(Rd 1 - 01:21) Glenn hits the mat, that shot has rocked him!

(Rd 1 - 01:15) Taisumov senses victory and looks to finish with stomps and soccer kicks!

(Rd 1 - 01:15) Incredibly, Glenn holds on and survives an arsenal of stomps and kicks!

(Rd 1 - 00:54) We have one minute of the round remaining.

(Rd 1 - 00:54) Glenn grabs a kick and uses it to pull Taisumov down into guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Taisumov fires off a few punches.

(Rd 1 - 00:13) Taisumov throws several small strikes at Glenn, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have given Taisumov the win.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Mairbek 'Beckan' Taisumov!

 

 

 

Official Result: Mairbek 'Beckan' Taisumov defeats Rick 'The Gladiator' Glenn (Unanimous Decision in 15:00 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Mairbek Taisumov praises his team at Tiger Muay Thai, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He says he has a lot of respect for Rick Glenn and praises his toughness.

 

 

 

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Jarod "Doughboy" Trice (7-1, 3-1 CTC, From: Detroit, Michigan, Underdog: +150) vs. Abdul-Kerim "The Chechenyan Lion" Edilov (19-5, 2-1 CTC, From: Moscow, Russia, Favorite: -200)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Jarod 'Doughboy' Trice battling Abdul-Kerim 'The Chechenyan Lion' Edilov.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Sal D'Amato, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's no touch of gloves to start with, drawing an audible reaction from the crowd.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Edilov aggressively moves in, risking taking strikes for the chance of getting some grappling started.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Trice hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 14:24) Trice can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Trice can't connect with a jab, but then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:54) Edilov gets hold of Trice.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Edilov is looking to muscle Trice back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Edilov manages it and controls Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:36) Edilov traps Trice up against the cage, using double underhooks for control.

(Rd 1 - 13:36) They remain there, hitting each other with short punches, for about thirty seconds.

(Rd 1 - 12:53) Edilov traps Trice up against the cage, using double underhooks for control.

(Rd 1 - 12:53) They exchange short punches to the body for about a minute.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) Trice is pressed up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) The next sixty seconds or so sees them doing very little other than throwing occasional short punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) The lack of progress forces referee Marc Goddard to separate the two fighters.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Trice can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then catches Edilov with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:13) Trice throws a punch but Edilov was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 09:59) Edilov shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 09:59) Edilov gets hold of a leg but Trice remains standing, hopping on the other foot.

(Rd 1 - 09:59) Edilov drives Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 09:46) Edilov tries to maintain control, but Trice wrestles his way out of trouble and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 09:25) Edilov had looked like he was angling for a takedown attempt, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 09:25) Trice can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits Edilov with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 09:11) It looked like we were about to see Edilov try and get some grappling started, but Trice was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 09:11) Trice doesn't trouble his opponent with a combination ending in a high right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 08:45) Edilov shoots in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 08:45) Trice almost stops the takedown but is left hopping on one leg while Edilov holds the other.

(Rd 1 - 08:45) Edilov drives Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) Edilov shows great control, keeping Trice pressed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) They remain in that position, dirty boxing each other, for a further minute.

(Rd 1 - 07:13) Edilov tries to smother Trice against the cage, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:49) A jab is wide from Trice, but then he catches Edilov with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) Trice can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 06:30) Trice is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) Trice confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) Edilov may have been setting up to shoot, but Trice aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) Trice fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits Edilov with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 06:00) Edilov steps in, seemingly willing to take strikes if it means getting close enough to wrestle.

(Rd 1 - 06:00) Trice can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 05:46) Trice can't connect with a jab, but then lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) Edilov comes in, apparently willing to take some hits if it means getting close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) Trice fails to land with a combo that ended with an attempted roundhouse body kick.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) Even worse, Edilov manages to catch the last kick!

(Rd 1 - 05:23) Seizing his chance, Edilov attempts a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 05:23) Edilov uses the position to drive Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) Smothered against the cage, Trice cannot get free.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) They remain there, hitting each other with short punches, for about a minute.

(Rd 1 - 04:02) Edilov shows his grappling ability by trapping Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:02) The gruelling grappling contest continues for the next thirty seconds with both fighters looking to avoid leaving any openings.

(Rd 1 - 03:27) With the fighters having been stuck against the cage for quite a while, the referee brings them back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) Edilov chooses to shoot in on Trice.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) Trice partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Edilov has a hold of the other.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) Unable to complete the takedown, Edilov instead pushes Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 03:07) Trice is controlled up against the cage and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing.

(Rd 1 - 02:56) Edilov tries to use his dirty boxing skills, but Trice uses wrestling to prevent any strikes from being launched.

(Rd 1 - 02:36) Trice throws a few short punches to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 02:24) Trice wrestles back against Edilov, turning him enough so that he can escape away from the cage.

(Rd 1 - 02:00) Trice confidently comes in closer.

(Rd 1 - 02:00) Trice throws a punch but Edilov was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 01:56) A little fatigue may be creeping in, Trice is starting to move noticeably more slowly now.

(Rd 1 - 01:43) Moving in, Edilov appears willing to risk getting hit if it means he can get close enough to initiate some grappling.

(Rd 1 - 01:43) Trice hits a left jab and then hits Edilov with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 01:27) Edilov steps in, seemingly willing to take strikes if it means getting close enough to wrestle.

(Rd 1 - 01:27) Trice can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 01:15) Trice confidently comes in closer.

(Rd 1 - 01:15) Trice fails to find a home for his jab, but then catches Edilov with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 00:59) We have one minute of the round remaining.

(Rd 1 - 00:59) Trice moves in closer, ready to attack.

(Rd 1 - 00:59) Edilov appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Trice took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 00:59) Trice throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 00:55) Trice is breathing very hard.

(Rd 1 - 00:41) Trice throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 00:36) Edilov takes the chance and grabs Trice into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 00:29) Trice tries to wriggle free, but Edilov controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too.

(Rd 1 - 00:15) Edilov tries to pick Trice up for a slam.

(Rd 1 - 00:15) There's the slam! Trice is planted onto his back, and pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have Trice down as the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making Jarod 'Doughboy' Trice the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Jarod 'Doughboy' Trice defeats Abdul-Kerim 'The Chechenyan Lion' Edilov (Unanimous Decision in 15:00 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Jarod Trice gives a name-check to everyone at MMA Gold Fight Team, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. The interviewer asks who he'd be interested in fighting next, and he replies that Csaba Hocz better get prepared because he is coming for him.

 

 

 

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Dominick "The Devastator" Reyes (15-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Victorville, California, Favorite: -860) vs. Csaba Hocz (9-2, 2-1 CTC, From: Hungary, Underdog: +680)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Dominick 'The Devastator' Reyes battling Csaba Hocz.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Sal D'Amato, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Hocz lands three of a flurry of quick punches but can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Reyes hits a jab and also hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:12) Reyes comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:12) Hocz hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 14:12) Reyes throws a two-punch combo but Hocz avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Hocz dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left jab and a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:47) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:47) Hocz counters a poor spin kick attempt with a quick left jab and a right hook that is ducked.

(Rd 1 - 13:25) Reyes steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:25) Hocz hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 13:25) Reyes hits a left jab and then he scores with a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:05) Reyes comes forward, walking down Hocz.

(Rd 1 - 13:05) Hocz hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:05) Reyes throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 12:47) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:47) Hocz hits a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:47) Reyes lands a left kick to the rib cage.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) Hocz hits a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) Reyes scores with a vicious right hook to the body!

(Rd 1 - 12:23) That blow causes Hocz to fall to the ground in agony! He clearly can't continue, it's all over!

(Rd 1 - 12:23) Dominick Reyes takes the victory by way of TKO!

 

 

 

Official Result: Dominick 'The Devastator' Reyes defeats Csaba Hocz (TKO in 2:37 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

Post-Fight: Dominick Reyes gives a name-check to everyone at Xtreme Couture, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He is charismatic, and that helps him benefit from these interviews.

 

 

 

 

CTC LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Mateusz "Gamer" Gamrot (21-1-1NC, 4-0 CTC, From: Poznan, Poland, Favorite: -630) vs. Ronys Torres (41-6, 4-0 CTC, From: Manacapuru, Brazil, Underdog: +500)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Next up, Mateusz 'Gamer' Gamrot vs. Ronys Torres.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The CTC Lightweight title is on the line.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Refereeing this bout will be Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Our cageside judges are: Cardo Urso, Nelson Hamilton, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 59:55) Gamrot lands a weak, tentative jab.

(Rd 1 - 59:55) Torres can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then lands a roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 59:37) Gamrot lands a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 59:37) Torres connects with a jab, but misses when he attempts a big head kick to follow.

(Rd 1 - 59:19) Gamrot uses great movement to set up a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 59:19) The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Torres pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 59:11) For the moment Gamrot is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 58:46) Torres tries to ensnare an arm.

(Rd 1 - 58:46) Gamrot fends off Torres, and doesn't give up an arm.

(Rd 1 - 58:30) Gamrot throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can think.

(Rd 1 - 58:11) Torres reaches up and tries to lock up an arm.

(Rd 1 - 58:11) Gamrot fends off Torres, and doesn't give up an arm.

(Rd 1 - 57:35) Torres is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Gamrot off of him.

(Rd 1 - 57:04) Torres is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Gamrot off of him.

(Rd 1 - 56:24) Gamrot punches down at Torres, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 56:03) In guard, Gamrot begins working to pass to side control.

(Rd 1 - 56:03) Torres was ready for the pass attempt though and starts scrambling immediately.

(Rd 1 - 55:51) Torres scrambles to his feet, but Gamrot grabs him from behind.

(Rd 1 - 54:55) With Torres stuck against the cage, Gamrot tries to complete a takedown from behind.

(Rd 1 - 54:55) Torres finds himself unable to do anything at all, Gamrot takes him down with impressive ease.

(Rd 1 - 54:37) Torres can't prevent Gamrot getting side control off the takedown.

(Rd 1 - 54:37) Gamrot keeps Torres guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 54:13) Torres tries to move to guard, but Gamrot doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 54:02) Gamrot tries to lock Torres into a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 54:02) Torres blocks it.

(Rd 1 - 53:38) Torres tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 53:25) Gamrot throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 53:08) Gamrot blocks Torres as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 52:55) Gamrot punches down at Torres, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 52:30) Gamrot throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 52:06) Gamrot attempts to armbar Torres from side control.

(Rd 1 - 52:06) Torres blocks it.

(Rd 1 - 51:50) Torres tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 51:35) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Herb Dean standing them both back up.

(Rd 1 - 51:26) Torres closes in on Gamrot, looking to unleash some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 51:26) A pair of tentative jabs from Gamrot land, but have zero effect.

(Rd 1 - 51:26) Torres fails to land with a combo that ended with an attempted roundhouse body kick.

(Rd 1 - 51:04) A jab lands from Torres, but Gamrot evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 50:47) Torres connects with a nice jab and then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 50:27) Torres lands a jab and then catches Gamrot with a right roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 50:01) Torres lands a left jab, but doesn't hit the leg kick follow-up.

(Rd 1 - 49:48) Gamrot gets hold of Torres without taking too much damage.

(Rd 1 - 49:42) Getting a good grip, Gamrot appears to be looking to wrestle toward a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 49:42) He lifts his opponent and drives him down with a belly-to-belly! He gets side control.

(Rd 1 - 49:25) Gamrot fires off a few punches as he catches his breath.

(Rd 1 - 49:06) Gamrot blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 48:52) Gamrot throws a few left hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 48:34) Torres tries to move to guard, but Gamrot doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 48:20) Gamrot tries to lock Torres in a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 48:20) Torres blocks it.

(Rd 1 - 47:50) Gamrot blocks Torres as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 47:38) Gamrot throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 47:08) Gamrot attempts an americana.

(Rd 1 - 47:08) Torres doesn't allow the americana to be applied.

(Rd 1 - 46:32) Gamrot blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 46:21) Gamrot tries to lock Torres in an arm triangle.

(Rd 1 - 46:21) Torres doesn't allow the arm triangle to be applied.

(Rd 1 - 45:59) Torres tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 45:45) With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 45:45) Torres is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 45:36) Torres fails to find a home for his jab, but then catches Gamrot with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 45:31) Gamrot gets hold of Torres without taking too much damage.

(Rd 1 - 45:25) Using his wrestling skills, Gamrot is trying to push Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 45:25) Gamrot manages it and controls Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 45:13) Torres is trapped up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 45:13) Occasional short punches are all that happen for the next sixty seconds as the two fighters continue to be pressed up tight against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 44:04) Gamrot shows his grappling ability by trapping Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 44:04) They exchange close-quarters punches from that position for about sixty seconds.

(Rd 1 - 42:53) With the fight having been stuck against the cage for a lengthy period of time, referee Herb Dean restarts them back in the center.

(Rd 1 - 42:41) Torres can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Gamrot with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 42:36) Gamrot gets hold of Torres.

(Rd 1 - 42:26) Gamrot tries to set up a suplex attempt.

(Rd 1 - 42:26) A suplex tosses Torres to the ground Gamrot has no problem getting side control.

(Rd 1 - 42:11) Gamrot fires off a few punches as he catches his breath.

(Rd 1 - 41:49) Torres tries to move to guard, but Gamrot doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 41:34) Gamrot punches down at Torres, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 41:12) Gamrot blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 40:59) Gamrot throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 40:32) Torres tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 40:20) In side control, Gamrot throws a couple of punches designed to keep Torres guessing.

(Rd 1 - 39:59) Torres tries to move to guard, but Gamrot doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 39:47) Gamrot throws a few left hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 39:18) Torres tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 39:02) Referee Herb Dean decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 38:48) Torres confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 38:48) Torres throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 38:34) Torres throws a punch but Gamrot avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 38:30) Gamrot gets hold of Torres.

(Rd 1 - 38:21) Gamrot is looking to muscle Torres back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 38:21) Gamrot manages it and controls Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 38:06) Torres is controlled up against the cage and takes a few left hands via some dirty boxing.

(Rd 1 - 37:53) It isn't pretty, but Gamrot has Torres stuck up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 37:53) They engage in a gruelling close-up battle of short strikes for roughly a minute.

(Rd 1 - 36:38) Torres is trapped up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 36:38) Nothing really happens for the next minute, they remain in a close grapple exchanging occasional short punches.

(Rd 1 - 35:30) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Herb Dean separating them.

(Rd 1 - 35:30) Gamrot is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 35:30) Torres appears to be feeling a little fatigue for the first time in this fight, his hands are starting to lower just a fraction.

(Rd 1 - 35:15) Gamrot sets it up well and shoots in at speed.

(Rd 1 - 35:15) The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Torres pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 35:09) Torres is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Gamrot off of him.

(Rd 1 - 34:32) For the moment Gamrot is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 34:14) Torres tries to pull Gamrot in close and pepper him with short strikes, but can't.

(Rd 1 - 34:01) Time slips away as Gamrot successfully keeps Torres stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 33:35) Gamrot fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 33:09) Torres throws out some punches, but Gamrot leans back to avoid them.

(Rd 1 - 32:53) Gamrot tries to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 32:53) Torres keeps his guard secure.

(Rd 1 - 32:16) Gamrot leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Torres.

(Rd 1 - 32:03) The referee decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 31:51) Gamrot scores with a weak, flicked left hand jab.

(Rd 1 - 31:51) Torres can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Gamrot with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 31:35) Torres comes in looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 31:35) Gamrot lands a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 31:35) Torres can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Gamrot with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 31:19) Torres comes in looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 31:19) Gamrot looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Torres simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 31:19) Torres can't connect with a jab, but then hits Gamrot with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 30:59) Torres confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 30:59) Torres throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 30:54) Torres is looking really tired.

(Rd 1 - 30:41) A punch from Torres fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 30:37) Torres is looking really tired.

(Rd 1 - 30:37) Gamrot gets hold of Torres.

(Rd 1 - 30:29) Gamrot is trying to push Torres so that his back is up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 30:29) Gamrot achieves it, pinning Torres to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 30:18) Showing his ability to exert control, Gamrot smothers Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 30:18) The gruelling grappling contest continues for the next sixty seconds with both fighters looking to avoid leaving any openings.

(Rd 1 - 29:07) Gamrot smothers Torres against the cage, then scores with a right to the side of the stomach.

(Rd 1 - 28:48) With the fight having been stuck against the cage for a lengthy period of time, the referee restarts them back in the center.

(Rd 1 - 28:43) The two fighters get up close and start wrestling for position.

(Rd 1 - 28:43) Gamrot manages to get control of the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 28:35) Gamrot may be looking for a suplex of some kind on Torres.

(Rd 1 - 28:35) Gamrot hits a hugely impressive suplex! He gets side control!

(Rd 1 - 28:16) Gamrot fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 27:48) Gamrot begins trying to get himself into mount.

(Rd 1 - 27:48) Gamrot almost gets mount, but Torres was ready and a scramble for position ensues.

(Rd 1 - 27:35) The scramble leaves Torres on top in side control.

(Rd 1 - 27:18) Torres throws a few right hands to the body.

(Rd 1 - 26:51) Gamrot tries to move to guard, but Torres doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 26:33) In side control, Torres throws a couple of punches designed to keep Gamrot guessing.

(Rd 1 - 26:16) Gamrot tries to move to guard, but Torres doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 25:57) Torres tries to pound on Gamrot, but none of the blows land with any degree of power.

(Rd 1 - 25:39) Gamrot tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 25:20) Torres fires away with punches, but Gamrot doesn't take any undue damage.

(Rd 1 - 25:09) Gamrot tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 24:49) The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee standing them both back up.

(Rd 1 - 24:36) Torres throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 24:32) Gamrot gets hold of Torres.

(Rd 1 - 24:25) Gamrot hits Torres with some short strikes to the side of the head while grappling.

(Rd 1 - 24:14) Gamrot starts trying to set-up up a suplex.

(Rd 1 - 24:14) Gamrot can't get Torres down to the ground.

(Rd 1 - 23:58) From the grapple, Gamrot tries to work in some close-range strikes, but Torres is alert and smothers them quickly.

(Rd 1 - 23:40) Gamrot is looking to use his wrestling to take Torres down.

(Rd 1 - 23:40) Gamrot doesn't get it, Torres blocked any attempt to move him.

(Rd 1 - 23:25) A whizzer almost allows Torres to create enough space to get free, but Gamrot shuts that opportunity down.

(Rd 1 - 23:11) Gamrot tries to throw some close-range strikes as they grapple, but the attempts are smothered by Torres.

(Rd 1 - 22:53) Gamrot is looking to muscle Torres back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 22:53) Gamrot doesn't manage it though, Torres defended it well.

(Rd 1 - 22:40) Torres looks like he is on the verge of exhaustion.

(Rd 1 - 22:40) Gamrot starts trying to set-up up a suplex.

(Rd 1 - 22:40) Gamrot hits a belly-to-belly suplex! Torres pulls guard off it.

(Rd 1 - 22:29) Gamrot throws some minor strikes.

(Rd 1 - 22:03) Gamrot fires off a few punches.

(Rd 1 - 21:33) Gamrot throws a few relatively weak left hands.

(Rd 1 - 21:17) Torres tries to catch Gamrot with a punch, but it is not on target.

(Rd 1 - 21:06) Gamrot throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 20:47) Torres tries to catch Gamrot with a punch, but it is not on target.

(Rd 1 - 20:30) Gamrot smothers Torres with his body by pushing forward and down.

(Rd 1 - 20:01) Time slips away as Gamrot successfully keeps Torres stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 19:36) The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee standing them both back up.

(Rd 1 - 19:36) Gamrot is definitely slowing, his gas tank is being challenged here.

(Rd 1 - 19:30) Gamrot may have been aiming to get in close, but Torres aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 19:30) Torres connects with a nice jab and then scores with a right roundhouse kick to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 19:12) Both fighters want to get in close, and they get into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 19:12) Gamrot looks like he has gotten the better of the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 19:04) Gamrot tries to wrestle Torres backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 19:04) Gamrot achieves it, pinning Torres to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 18:49) Torres is pressed up against the cage and simply can't break the control that Gamrot has over him.

(Rd 1 - 18:49) They engage in a gruelling close-up battle of short strikes for roughly a minute.

(Rd 1 - 17:36) Torres, backed against the cage, can't really do much thanks to the control that Gamrot is exerting.

(Rd 1 - 17:36) They spend the next minute in that position, hitting each other with short punches to the body and side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 16:22) Gamrot is looking really tired.

(Rd 1 - 16:22) Having been stuck against the cage for a while without any progress, the referee brings them back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 16:16) Gamrot comes in, apparently willing to take some hits if it means getting close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 16:16) A jab hits home from Torres and then he catches Gamrot with a right roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 15:56) Torres can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 15:51) Without taking too much damage, Gamrot is able to clinch with Torres.

(Rd 1 - 15:42) Gamrot is trying to muscle Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 15:42) Torres ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 15:23) Gamrot looks to try and maintain control via his wrestling skills, but Torres works enough space that he can pull clear and circle out.

(Rd 1 - 14:56) Torres connects with a nice jab and then lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:30) Gamrot looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Torres simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 14:30) A jab hits home from Torres and then he catches Gamrot with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) The fighters get in close and clinch.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) Gamrot manages to aggressively get a good position in the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 14:02) Using his wrestling skills, Gamrot is trying to push Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:02) Torres ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Torres looks exhausted.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Although deep into his gas tank by now, Gamrot pins Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) They remain up against the cage for the next minute, posturing and throwing occasional short-range punches to the body. Both are looking fatigued.

(Rd 1 - 12:40) Showing good control, the fatigued Gamrot keeps Torres stuck against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 12:40) They spend the next minute or so in that position, hitting each other with tired-looking punches.

(Rd 1 - 11:52) Gamrot smothers Torres against the cage, then scores with a right to the side of the stomach.

(Rd 1 - 11:32) Having been stuck against the cage for a while without any progress, referee Herb Dean brings them back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Torres lands a jab and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 11:07) Torres fails to find a home for his jab, but then catches Gamrot with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:47) A tired-looking Gamrot shoots in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 10:47) Gamrot gets hold of a leg but Torres remains standing, hopping on the other foot.

(Rd 1 - 10:47) Unable to complete the takedown, Gamrot instead pushes Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Even though he is physically tiring quite noticeably, Gamrot shows great control by keeping Torres pressed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) They remain up against the cage for the next minute, posturing and throwing occasional short-range punches to the body. Both are looking fatigued.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Gamrot looks very, very tired.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Gamrot, despite being visibly almost out on his feet with exhaustion, manages to get Torres backed up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) The next sixty seconds or so sees them doing very little, much to the annoyance of the crowd. They're both nearly out on their feet with exhaustion.

(Rd 1 - 08:20) With the fight having been stuck against the cage for a lengthy period of time, the referee restarts them back in the center.

(Rd 1 - 08:11) Torres confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:11) It looked like we were about to see Gamrot try and get some grappling started, but Torres was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 08:11) Torres connects with a nice jab and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) Gamrot looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Torres simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) A jab is wide from Torres, but then he lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 07:32) The fighters get in close and clinch.

(Rd 1 - 07:32) Gamrot seems to be the aggressor.

(Rd 1 - 07:24) Gamrot tries to wrestle Torres backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:24) Gamrot does it, Torres is stuck with his back to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:05) Exhausted but still fighting, Gamrot traps Torres up against the cage, using double underhooks for control.

(Rd 1 - 07:05) They remain up against the cage for the next minute, both fighters completely and utterly spent. Boos become audible from the crowd.

(Rd 1 - 06:01) Physically exhausted, Gamrot presses Torres into the cage, forcing him to carry all of his weight.

(Rd 1 - 06:01) They spend the next minute in that position, both fighters looking absolutely shattered.

(Rd 1 - 05:00) Having been stuck against the cage for a while without any progress, the referee brings them back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) A jab lands from Torres, but Gamrot evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 04:42) Gamrot gets hold of Torres without taking too much damage.

(Rd 1 - 04:34) Gamrot tries to wrestle Torres backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:34) Gamrot does it, Torres is stuck with his back to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:21) Gamrot hits Torres, who is pressed up against the cage, with a nice short uppercut.

(Rd 1 - 04:08) Gamrot tries to use some dirty boxing, but Torres uses wrestling to nullify any potential damage.

(Rd 1 - 03:50) Despite how incredibly tired he looks, Gamrot manages to smother Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 03:50) Thirty seconds passes with literally nothing happening, the two shattered fighters simply leaning against the cage and trying to get their wind back.

(Rd 1 - 03:13) Unable to break free despite his opponent's obvious exhaustion, Torres is smothered up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 03:13) They spend the next minute in that position, both fighters looking absolutely shattered.

(Rd 1 - 02:00) Gamrot looks exhausted.

(Rd 1 - 02:00) The referee thinks there has been too little progress, and brings the two fighters back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 01:53) Gamrot steps forward, willing to take a few shots as long as he can get close enough to wrestle.

(Rd 1 - 01:53) A jab is wide from Torres, but then he hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 01:48) Gamrot gets hold of Torres.

(Rd 1 - 01:38) Gamrot is trying to muscle Torres up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 01:38) Gamrot achieves it, pinning Torres to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 01:25) Torres, stuck with his back against the cage, is pretty much trapped there thanks to the control that the exhausted-looking Gamrot is exerting.

(Rd 1 - 01:25) They spend the next minute in that position, both fighters looking absolutely shattered.

(Rd 1 - 00:13) Showing his ability to grind down opponents, Gamrot is keeping Torres pressed up tightly against the cage despite his apparent exhaustion.

(Rd 1 - 00:13) The rest of the round sees them doing very little, much to the annoyance of the crowd. They're both nearly out on their feet with exhaustion.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The ring announcer is now giving the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Gamrot is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Mateusz 'Gamer' Gamrot wins by unanimous decision!

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Mateusz 'Gamer' Gamrot wins the CTC Lightweight title.

 

 

 

Official Result: Mateusz 'Gamer' Gamrot defeats Ronys Torres (Unanimous Decision in 60:00 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Poor.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Mateusz Gamrot praises his team at Berserkers Team, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Mateusz Gamrot shows off the CTC Lightweight Title belt and says he intends to be champion for a very long time. Mateusz Gamrot is good in these interviews and knows how to sell himself.

 

 

 

Mateusz Gamrot Won The CTC Lightweight Title

 

Title Prestige: 59% (+1% This Fight)

 

 

 

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"Pezao" Vinny Magalhaes (22-13-1NC, 3-1 CTC, From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Favorite: -550) vs. Cory Hendricks (8-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Las Vegas, Nevada, Underdog: +430)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which 'Pezao' Vinny Magalhaes takes on Cory Hendricks.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Ricardo Almeida, Sal D'Amato, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Hendricks closes the distance, obviously looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Hendricks can't connect with a jab, but then hits Magalhaes with a sensational high right head kick!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Magalhaes is knocked down by that shot!

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Hendricks starts pounding away on Magalhaes, looking to finish him off!

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Hendricks pounds away with right hands and Magalhaes is having trouble doing anything about it!

(Rd 1 - 14:29) The referee pulls Hendricks away, stopping the fight!

(Rd 1 - 14:18) By TKO, the winner is Cory Hendricks!

 

 

 

Official Result: Cory Hendricks defeats 'Pezao' Vinny Magalhaes (TKO (Strikes) in 0:42 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Cory Hendricks thanks everyone connected to Syndicate MMA for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He is asked who he'd like to face in his next fight, and he replies that he hope that he'll get to compete against Muhammed Lawal. Cory Hendricks can certainly talk and it makes him very marketable as a result.

 

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

John "The Bull" Makdessi (19-8, 2-1 CTC, From: Laval, Quebec, Favorite: -150) vs. Paul "Sassangle" Sass (17-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Liverpool, England, Underdog: -140)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The co-main event is up next. John 'The Bull' Makdessi fights Paul 'Sassangle' Sass in the CTC Lightweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Nelson Hamilton, Marcos Rosales, and Ricardo Almeida.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The two fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Makdessi throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 14:41) Sass lands a pair of tentative jabs.

(Rd 1 - 14:41) Makdessi throws some strikes and a spin kick, but Sass defended against them all.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) Sass looked like he was going to shoot, but Makdessi simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) Stepping in, Makdessi throws three quick punches, two of which land, but Sass evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Makdessi steps in and looks to unleash.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Sass may have been setting up to shoot, but Makdessi aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Makdessi uses a left jab, but Sass avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 13:38) A combo that ends with a kick to the legs fails to land for Makdessi.

(Rd 1 - 13:18) Makdessi closes in on Sass, looking to unleash some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:18) Makdessi lands a left jab, but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:57) Makdessi moves in closer, looking to open up and attack.

(Rd 1 - 12:57) Makdessi lands a jab and then catches Sass with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 12:32) Sass comes in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 12:32) A great sprawl from Makdessi prevents the takedown.

(Rd 1 - 12:07) Makdessi moves in closer, looking to open up and attack.

(Rd 1 - 12:07) A jab lands from Makdessi, but his big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 11:44) Sass chooses to shoot in on Makdessi.

(Rd 1 - 11:44) Sass can't get past the sprawl of Makdessi and has to give up on the takedown.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) Sass scores with two weak, flicked left hand jabs.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) A jab is wide from Makdessi, but then he scores with a spinning back kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 11:05) Coming forward, Sass is willing to take some hits if it means being able to get close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 11:05) Makdessi hits a left jab and then hits Sass with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Sass comes in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) The takedown is successful, Makdessi pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:39) For the moment Sass is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:22) Makdessi works some separation, then tries to quickly scramble his way into a better position.

(Rd 1 - 10:22) He may regret that choice, as it gives Sass the perfect opportunity to come over the top and get side control.

(Rd 1 - 10:00) Sass tries to lock Makdessi in a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 10:00) Sass gets the kimura, twists the arm backwards, and Makdessi has to tap!

(Rd 1 - 09:39) By submission, the winner is Paul Sass!

 

 

 

Official Result: Paul 'Sassangle' Sass defeats John 'The Bull' Makdessi (Submission (Kimura) in 5:21 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Paul Sass thanks everyone connected to Gym01 for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. Paul Sass says it was a tough fight and gives a show of respect to John Makdessi. A lively, charismatic speaker, Paul Sass is great at using these interviews to sell himself.

 

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Anthony "Lionheart" Smith (36-18, 2-0 CTC, From: Omaha, Nebraska, Favorite: -830) vs. "King Mo" Muhammed Lawal (25-10-1NC, 4-0 CTC, From: Temecula, California, Underdog: +660)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 60:00) It's time for the main event of the evening! Anthony 'Lionheart' Smith faces 'King Mo' Muhammed Lawal in the CTC Light Heavyweight division.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) This fight is for the CTC Light Heavyweight title.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The referee is Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Our judges are: Cardo Urso, Nelson Hamilton, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The two fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 59:47) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 59:47) Smith counters a right hand with a left to the body.

(Rd 1 - 59:27) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 59:27) Smith tries a kick to the body but can't get it.

(Rd 1 - 59:27) Lawal has a right hand blocked.

(Rd 1 - 59:09) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 59:09) Smith counters a right hand with a left jab and a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 59:01) Lawal backs off until pressed against the cage, dazed but alert enough to know to retreat and cover up! Smith follows, sensing a chance to end the fight here and now!

(Rd 1 - 59:01) Smith floors Lawal with a vicious head kick!

(Rd 1 - 58:46) Smith moves in quickly to try and finish Lawal with stomps and kicks!

(Rd 1 - 58:46) Lawal is back up too fast though.

(Rd 1 - 58:22) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 58:22) Both fighters strike but nobody manages to land.

(Rd 1 - 58:22) Smith fails on a leg kick attempt.

(Rd 1 - 58:22) Lawal is off target with a left jab and also doesn't reach with a hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 58:07) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 58:07) Smith slips past a right hook and counters with a left jab and a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 57:57) Lawal glances at his corner and gets a few words of encouragement in response.

(Rd 1 - 57:44) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 57:44) Lawal misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Smith comes in with a pair of jabs that are followed by a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 57:30) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 57:30) Smith scores with a jab but can't make contact on a right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 57:30) Lawal scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 57:08) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 57:08) Smith hits a left jab and also nails a right cross. Lawal scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 57:00) Smith was rocked by that last shot! He backs away, covering up, but looks very unsteady!

(Rd 1 - 57:00) Lawal moves in for the kill and lands a huge right hand! Smith is knocked out cold!

(Rd 1 - 56:56) 'King Mo' Muhammed Lawal takes the win by knock out!

(Rd 1 - 56:56) 'King Mo' Muhammed Lawal wins the CTC Light Heavyweight title.

 

 

 

Official Result: 'King Mo' Muhammed Lawal defeats Anthony 'Lionheart' Smith (Knock Out (Punch) in 3:04 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Muhammed Lawal thanks everyone at American Top Team for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He celebrates his CTC Light Heavyweight Title win and calls it one of the greatest moments of his career. A lively, charismatic speaker, Muhammed Lawal is great at using these interviews to sell himself.

 

 

 

Muhammed Lawal Won The CTC Light Heavyweight Title

 

Title Prestige: 52% (-6% This Fight)

 

 

 

 

Attendance: 8,633

Gate Reciepts: $1,519,408

Sponsorship: $89,874

Ad Revenue: $3,745,462

Merchandise: $16,466

 

 

 

Fighter Pay And Bonuses (Total Payout: $463,690)



Winner                    Pay          Loser                    Pay          Bonuses Earned(Included in Pay)

Muhammed Lawal            $9,230       Anthony Smith            $35,824
Paul Sass                 $32,138      John Makdessi            $12,733      SotN: Sass: $25,000
Cory Hendricks            $28,112      Vinny Magalhaes          $10,983      Perf: Hendricks: $25,000
Mateusz Gamrot            $22,651      Ronys Torres             $2,441
Dominick Reyes            $47,782      Csaba Hocz               $1,638
Jarod Trice               $2,928       Abdul-Kerim Edilov       $2,144
Mairbek Taisumov          $17,861      Rick Glenn               $2,856
Roosevelt Roberts         $54,108      Mandel Nallo             $51,936      FotN: Both: $50,000
Jordan Johnson            $27,858      James Bochnovic          $1,008       KotN: Johnson: $25,000
Lance Gibson Jr.          $220         Koji Takeda              $2,017
Tenshin Nasukawa          $37,000      Sylvester Chipfumbu      $1,100       Perf: Nasukawa: $25,000
Peggy Morgan              $27,100      Whitney Hoag             $26,700      Perf: Both: $25,000
Sunna Rannveig Davidsdottir $222       Priscila Cachoeira       $1,000
Teemu Packalen            $3,000       Mike Sledzion            $1,100

 

 

 

Drug Testing: $10,500

Production: $93,209

 

Profit: $4,803,811

 

Critical Rating: 69%

Commercial Rating: 98%

 

 

 

News

 

- Sunna Rannveig Davidsdottir confirmed her retirement following her victory over Priscila Cachoeira. She retires with a professional record of 6-1, with a 3-1 record in CTC, including a knock out victory over Alexis Davis at Canadian Tournament Combat 2, a TKO loss to Valerie Loureda at Canadian Tournament Combat 16, a TKO victory over Griet Eeckhout at Canadian Tournament Combat 30, and a Unanimous Decision victory over Priscila Cachoeira at Canadian Tournament Combat 53.

 

- Peggy Morgan announced her retirement following her victory over Whitney Hoag. She retires with a professional record of 5-6, with a 1-2 record in CTC, including a Unanimous Decision loss to Arlene Blencowe at Canadian Tournament Combat 6, a TKO loss to Megan Anderson at Canadian Tournament Combat 20, and a TKO victory over Whitney Hoag at Canadian Tournament Combat 53.

 

- CTC Womens Heavyweight fighter Olivia Parker announced her retirement from the sport of MMA as age has caught up to her, and it is now time for her to retire. She retires with a professional record of 4-3, with an 0-2 record in CTC including a Unanimous Decision loss to Zarah Fairn Dos Santos at Canadian Tournament Combat 6, and a submission loss to Alexis Dufresne at Canadian Tournament Combat 20.

 

- The CTC announce that Mike Sledzion has been cut from the roster following three straight losses. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a knock out loss to Mark Bocek at Canadian Tournament Combat 8, a knock out loss to Mansour Barnaoui at Canadian Tournament Combat 22, and a submission loss to Teemu Packalen at Canadian Tournament Combat 53.

 

- The CTC announce that Sylvester Chipfumbu has been cut from the roster following three straight losses. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a submission loss to Malcolm Gordon at Canadian Tournament Combat 5, a TKO loss to Makoto Takahashi at Canadian Tournament Combat 19, and a TKO loss to Tenshin Nasukawa at Canadian Tournament Combat 53.

 

- Drug test results have come back for Canadian Tournament Combat 52, and all fighters have tested clean.

 

- Deiveson Figueiredo has requested to move up to Bantamweight, since he had trouble making weight for his last Flyweight Fight in the UFC, the CTC have granted his request.

 

- CTC Womens Atomweight Fighter Amber Brown can now return from her drug suspension.

 

- CES MMA have closed their Bantamweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

- The AFC have closed their Middleweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

- Cage Warriors have closed their Lightweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

- FNG have closed their Bantamweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

- Superior Challenge have closed their Lightweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Promotions Shows

 

 

 

ONE Unforgiving (Friday, Week 1, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Nong Stamp Unified The ONE Womens Atomweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Nong Stamp vs. Angela Lee

KO of the Night: Nong Stamp (vs. Angela Lee)

Submission of the Night: Tsuyoshi Kosaka (vs. Kordal Hoosen)

Performance Bonus: Haruko Matsumara vs. Saveria Vallier

 

 

 

UFC 263: McGregor vs. Hooker (Saturday, Week 1, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: None

 

Fight of the Night: Alex Oliveira vs. Erick Silva

KO of the Night: Alex Oliveira (vs. Erick Silva)

Submission of the Night: Salimgirey Rasulov (vs. Parker Porter)

Performance Bonus: Devonte Smith vs. Mason Jones

 

 

 

LFA 121: Cleveland vs. Berzin (Saturday, Week 1, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Rakim Cleveland Made His Second Successful Defence of the LFA Light Heavyweight Title

Other Result: The LFA Has Risen To High Level Regional On The Sherdog Scale

 

Fight of the Night: Rakim Cleveland vs. Anton Berzin

KO of the Night: Luis Gomez (vs. Durrant Cancienne)

Submission of the Night: Granville Brosseau (vs. Pierre Chancy)

 

 

 

CES MMA 66 (Saturday, Week 1, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Andre Soukhamthath Won The Vacant CES MMA Bantamweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Ricky Bandejas vs. Brandon Hempleman

KO of the Night: Jamelle Jones (vs. Kinny Spotwood)

Submission of the Night: James Chaney (vs. Keon Caldwell)

 

 

 

M-1 112: Magomedkerimov vs. Akman (Sunday, Week 1, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Magomed Magomedkerimov Made His First Successful Defence of the M-1 Global Welterweight Title

Title Result: Kirill Tropinin Won The Vacant M-1 Global Bantamweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Kirill Tropinin vs. Zhuman Zhumabekov

KO of the Night: Nam Jin Jo (vs. Vsevolod Alliluyeva)

Submission of the Night: None

 

 

 

AFC 29 (Sunday, Week 1, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Abdul Collado Won The Vacant AFC Flyweight Title

Title Result: Jamie Abdallah Won The Vacant AFC Light Heavyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Shawn Lane vs. Ian Torres

KO of the Night: Abdul Collado (vs. Will Archuleta)

Submission of the Night: James Vandarakis (vs. Jayce Wood)

Performance Bonus: Shawn Lane vs. Ian Torres

 

 

 

Predictions

 

Majster_93: 11/14 (79%) Tournament Total: 76/106 (72%)

vladjarca: 8/14 (57%) Tournament Total: 167/291 (57%)

rodrigoviolim: Tournament Total: 125/211 (59%)

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 2, January 2022

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC Middleweight Title Bout: "The Blessed" Rafael Carvalho (20-5, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #2, Favorite: -300) vs. Nick Diaz (30-9-2NC, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #7, Underdog: +230)

 

Rafael Carvalho is a devastating Muay Thai striker, who likes to use a large amount of powerful head kicks, to go along with good leg kicks, and a crisp, powerful boxing game. He has devastating clinch knees, and if the fight goes to the ground, he has a very active guard. He won a Unanimous Decision over Jason Day in the opening round, then won by TKO over Johny Hendricks in the Championship Second Round, won by knock out over Clint Hester in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and knocked out Darren Till in the Championship Semi-Finals. Nick Diaz has good technical boxing, and good footwork, he has strong wrestling, and if the fight goes to the ground, he can work a strong submission game, especially from his very active guard. He won by submission over Elias Theodorou in the opening round, Carlos Matos in the Championship Second Round, Marc-Andre Barriault in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and Brett Cooper in the Championship Semi-Finals.

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC Womens Strawweight Title Bout: "Thug" Rose Namajunas (13-4, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #1, Favorite: -990) vs. Natalia Silva (15-5-1, 4-0 CTC, From: Pingo-D'Auga, Brazil, Underdog: +790)

 

Rose Namajunas is a highly trained mixed martial artist, dangerous anywhere the fight goes, whether on the feet with her technical, and powerful striking, good work in the clinch, and getting the fight to the ground, where she can work her strong submission game. She won by TKO over Emily Ducote in the opening round, then won by TKO over Lindsay Garbatt in the Championship Second Round, won a Unanimous Decision over Karine Silva in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and submitted Nadia Kassem in the Championship Semi-Finals. Natalia Silva is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player, with good technical boxing, but likes to get the fight to the ground where she can work a strong submission game. She submitted Melissa Martinez in the opening round, Stephanie Eggink in the Championship Second Round, and Isabella de Padua in the Championshup Quarter-Finals, and won a Unanimous Decision over Randa Markos in the Championship Semi-Finals.

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Middleweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Mikkel Parlo (15-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +150) vs. Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks (21-9, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -190)

 

Mikkel Parlo is a kickboxer, who has powerful punches, and head kicks, and crisp, powerful leg kicks. He can defend takedowns, and submissions, and has heavy ground and pound, if he somehow ends up on top. He won by TKO over Adam Hunter in the opening round, then lost by TKO to Clint Hester in the Championship Second Round, then won by Submission to strikes over C.B. Dolloway in the #1 Contender Second Round, then won a Unanimous Decision over KB Bhullar in the #1 Contender Third Round. Johny Hendricks loves to strike, and has massive power in his hands that makes him very dangerous standing. He is also a stand-out wrestler, with good takedowns, leading to massive ground and pound. He won by TKO over KB Bhullar in the opening round, then lost by TKO to Rafael Carvalho in the Championship Second Round, then won by TKO over Masiusz Ksiazkiewicz in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won by knock out over Aaron Jeffery in the #! Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: "The Tiny Tornado" Tecia Torres (13-7, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #5, Favorite: -920) vs. Kalindra Faria (20-9-1, 2-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #14, Underdog: +730)

 

Tecia Torres is a good technical striker, with some decent power for the weight class. She is a decent wrestler, who uses her wrestling to keep the fight standing, and defend takedowns. She can control on the ground, but has little in the way of attacking options. She was a late entrant to the Grand Prix, losing by knock out to Cortney Casey in the Championship Second Round, then winning by TKO over Ericka Almeida in the #1 Contender Second Round, and winning by TKO over Luana Pinheiro in the #1 Contender Third Round. Kalindra Faria is a Muay Thai striker, with a decent kicking game, and good clinch knees, and if the fight goes to the ground, she can hunt submissions off her back. She was a late entrant to the Grand Prix, and submitted Alexandra Albu in the #1 Contender Second Round, and Magdalena Sormova in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Middleweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko (63-13-1NC, 2-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #4, Favorite: -720) vs. Marc-Andre "Power Bar" Barriault (14-5, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +570)

 

Alexander Shlemenko is a great technical striker, with power in his kicks, and good footwork, he has excellent takedown defence, and is hard to submit on the ground. He was a late entrant in the Grand Prix, and won a Unanimous Decision over Carlos Matos in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won by TKO over Anatoly Tokov in the #1 Contender Third Round. Marc-Andre Barriault loves to striker, and has crips, and massively powerful boxing, he has excellent takedown, and submission defence. He knocked out Steve Bosse in the opening round, then won by TKO over Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz in the Championship Second Round, before losing by submission to Nick Diaz in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Middleweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Clint "Headbussa" Hester (13-7, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #20, Favorite: -150) vs. Miles "Beefcake" Anstead (12-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +110)

 

Clint Hester is a crisp, powerful boxer, with good leg kicks. He has excellent work in the Thai clinch, and can defend takedowns, and submissions. He knocked out James Te Huna in the opening round, then won by TKO over Mikkel Parlo in the Championship Second Round, then was knocked out by Rafael Carvalho in the Championship Quarter-Final. Miles Anstead has some power in his hands, and decent wrestling, that gets fights to the ground, where he can rain down ground and pound. He can also defend takedowns and submissions. He won by TKO over Elvis Mutapcic in the opening round, then lost a Unanimous Decision to Tamdan McCrory in the Championship Second Round, then won Unanimous Decisions over Ivan Bogdanov in the #1 Contender Second Round, and Elias Theodorou in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Cortney "Cast Iron" Casey (12-10, 1-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #8, Favorite: -240) vs. Svetlana "The Phoenix" Gotsyk (16-5, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #17, Underdog: +190)

 

Cortney Casey is a crisp, powerful boxer, with good footwork, she has good takedown defence, but isn't the best defensively on the ground. She knocked out Tecia Torres in the Championship Second Round, then lost by submission to Randa Markos in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Svetlana Gotsyk is primarily a grappler, who has a strong top game, and stiff ground and pound, but her wrestling is so bad that she will often have to pull guard to get fights to the ground. He striking is limited to brawling and she has low cardio. She was knocked out by Lupita Godinez in the opening round, then submitted Natalia Denisova in the #1 Contender First Round, then knocked out Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won by Submission over Stephanie Eggink in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Karine "Killer" Silva (13-4, 1-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #19, Favorite: -440) vs. "Belinha" Isabella de Padua (7-3, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +350)

 

Karine Silva is a decent technical striker that lacks power, but prefers to get the fight to the ground, where her black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, helps her work her slick submission game. She was a late entrant to the grand prix, and won a Unanimous Decision over Ai Shimizu in the Championship Second Round, then lost by Unanimous Decision to Rose Namajunas in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Isabela de Padua is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player, who has heavy hands, but prefers to get the fight to the ground, where she can work her deadly submission game. She submitted Liana Pirosin in the opening round, then Katja Kankaanpaa in the Championship Second Round, before losing by submission to Natalia Silva in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Middleweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Tamdan "The Barn Cat" McCrory (16-6, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #18, Favorite: -420) vs. Teddy "Bear" Ash (16-6, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +330)

 

Tamdan McCrory is a Muay Thai striker, who has decent punches and kicks, and can devastate with knees in the Thai clinch. He has strong wrestling and well, and can work submissions on the ground. He won a Unanimous Decision over Ivan Bogdanov in the opening round, and Miles Anstead in the Championship Second Round, then lost by TKO to Darren Till in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Teddy Ash is a powerful puncher, who likes to get fights to the ground, where he can grind out results from top control, and rain down ground and pound. He was submitted by Torbjorn Madsen in the opening round, then won by TKO over Ryan Janes in the Championship Second Round, then was knocked out by Brett Cooper in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Chiara "Beastie Barbie" Penco (8-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #22, Favorite: -500) vs. Montserrat Ruiz (11-3, 2-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +390)

 

Chiara Penco has power in her hands, and vicious elbows and knees from the Thai clinch, but prefers to use overpowering wrestling to get the fight to the ground, where she can work her deadly submission game. She lost a Split Decision to Sofia Bagherdai in the opening round, then submitted Jamie Moyle in the #1 Contender First Round, and Shizuka Sugiyama in the #1 Contender Second Round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Lupita Godinez in the #1 Contender Third Round. Montserrat Ruiz is an unorthodox striker with good footwork, who can defend takedowns, and hunt submissions off her back on the ground. She won a Unanimous Decision over Genia Goodin in the opening round, the lost by TKO to Lisa Ellis in the Championship Second Round, then when Ellis retired she got another shot and took full advantage, winning a Unanimous Decision over Ashley Yoder in the Championship Second Round, then lost by TKO to Nadia Kassem in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Lightweight Bout: Joseph "Irish Joe" Duffy (16-5, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +300) vs. Joe "Skeletor" Gianetti (9-5-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -380)

 

Joseph Duffy is a decent boxer, with a strong kicking game, but his main mode of attack is to get opponents to the ground, where he can work ground and pound, or submissions on the ground. He is coming off a first round submission loss to Joel Alvarez in the UFC. Joe Gianetti is an okay striker, but he prefers to get fights to the ground where he can devastate opponents with his submission game. He is coming off a Split Decision loss to Tony Hervey in Rizin.

 

 

 

Womens Atomweight Bout: Mine Toyama (2-0, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #23, Favorite: -1080) vs. "Bad Girl" Jujeath Nagaowa (4-2, 1-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +860)

 

Mine Toyama is a massively gifted Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player, who has virtually no striking ability, but her real strength is overpowering wrestling, good positional Jiu-Jitsu, and a deadly submission game. She is coming off a second round submission victory of Dishita Sridhar in her last fight. Jujeath Nagaowa is a boxer, with great skill and footwork behind her punches. She is coming off a submission loss to Janaisa Morandin in her last fight.

 

 

 

Light Heavyweight Bout: Ken Hasegawa (16-4-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -260) vs. Ibo "The Last Ottoman" Aslan (8-2, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +200)

 

Ken Hasegawa was a judoka through high school and college, and has developed a decent close grappling game with decent body kicks from range. He is coming off a second round TKO victory over Aung La N Sang in a battle for the ONE Middleweight Title. Ibo Aslan is a decent enough striker, but his biggest threat is on the ground, where he has a real world class submission game. He is coming off a submission loss to Mateusz Symoczko in his last fight.

 

 

 

Heavyweight Bout: Junior "Fatty" Karanta (3-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: -130) vs. Mikhail Mokhnatkin (12-5-2, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -140)

 

Junior Karanta is a kick boxer, with a powerful kicking game. He likes to get fights to the ground, where he can control from on top, and work a strong submission game. He is coming off a first round TKO victory over Maximillian Matthams in his last fight. Mikhail Mokhnatkin has a solid striking game coupled with an excellent takedown and grappling game. He can score takedowns from range and chain wrestling in the clinch, equally well. He is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Rashid Yusupov in PFL.

 

 

 

Weigh-In Results

 

Rafael Carvalho (185 lbs) vs. Nate Diaz (185 lbs)

Rose Namajunas (115 lbs) vs. Natalia Silva (115 lbs)

Mikkel Parlo (185 lbs) vs. Johny Hendricks (185 lbs)

Tecia Torres (115 lbs) vs. Kalindra Faria (115 lbs)

Alexander Shlemenko (185 lbs) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185 lbs)

Clint Hester (185 lbs) vs. Miles Anstead (185 lbs)

Cortney Casey (115 lbs) vs. Svetlana Gotsyk (115 lbs)

Karine Silva (115 lbs) vs. Isabella de Padue (115 lbs)

Tamdan McCrory (185 lbs) vs. Teddy Ash (185 bs)

Chiara Penco (115 lbs) vs. Monterrat Ruiz (115 lbs)

 

Joseph Duffy (155 lbs) vs. Joe Gianetti (155 lbs)

Mine Toyama (105 lbs) vs. Jujeath Nagaowa (105 lbs)

Ken Hasegawaw (205 lbs) vs. Ibo Aslan (205 lbs)

Junior Karanta (251 lbs) vs. Mikhail Moknatkin (228 lbs)

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Tournament Combat 54 Full Fight Cards

 

MW Title: Rafael Carvalho vs. Nick Diaz

WSW Title: Rose Namajunas vs. Natalia Silva

MW #1: Mikkel Parlo vs. Johny Hendricks

WSW #1: Tecia Torres vs. Kalindra Faria

MW #1: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

MW #1: Clint Hester vs. Miles Anstead

WSW #1: Cortney Casey vs. Svetlana Gotsyk

WSW #1: Karine Silva vs. Teddy Ash

MW #1: Tamdan McCrory vs. Teddy Ash

WSW #1: Chiara Penco vs. Montserrat Ruiz

 

LW: Joseph Duffy vs. Joe Gianetti

WAW: Mine Toyama vs. Jujeath Nagaowa

LHW: Ken Hasegawa vs. Ibo Aslan

HW: Junior Karanta vs. Mikhail Mokhnatkin

[vladjarca]

MW Title: Rafael Carvalho vs. Nick Diaz

WSW Title: Rose Namajunas vs. Natalia Silva

MW #1: Mikkel Parlo vs. Johny Hendricks

WSW #1: Tecia Torres vs. Kalindra Faria

MW #1: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

MW #1: Clint Hester vs. Miles Anstead

WSW #1: Cortney Casey vs. Svetlana Gotsyk

WSW #1: Karine Silva vs. Teddy Ash

MW #1: Tamdan McCrory vs. Teddy Ash

WSW #1: Chiara Penco vs. Montserrat Ruiz

 

LW: Joseph Duffy vs. Joe Gianetti

WAW: Mine Toyama vs. Jujeath Nagaowa

LHW: Ken Hasegawa vs. Ibo Aslan

HW: Junior Karanta vs. Mikhail Mokhnatkin

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 2, January 2022

 

 

 

Live From Brandon, Manitoba

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Streamed Live On CTCombat.ca

 

 

 

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Junior "Fatty" Karanta (3-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Miami, Florida, Underdog: -130) vs. Mikhail Mokhnatkin (12-5-2, 0-0 CTC, From: St. Petersburg, Russia, Favorite: -140)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our first fight of the night is Junior 'Fatty' Karanta battling Mikhail Mokhnatkin.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Cardo Urso, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's a big size difference in this fight, Karanta is probably at least 20lbs heavier. That's a major disadvantage for Mokhnatkin to try and overcome.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 14:28) Karanta steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:28) Mokhnatkin hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:28) Karanta can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he catches Mokhnatkin with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 14:10) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Mokhnatkin hits two quick jabs, but they had no power at all behind them.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Karanta lands two left hands and then hits Mokhnatkin with a high right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Karanta steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Mokhnatkin manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Karanta connects with a jab but the following kick to the body misses.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Karanta doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a right hook. Mokhnatkin lands a left jab but finds his right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Mokhnatkin appears to have suffered a gash under his eye.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) Karanta comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) Mokhnatkin lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) Karanta throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 12:02) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 12:02) Karanta counters a body kick with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 11:50) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Karanta initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Mokhnatkin hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Karanta can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 11:01) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:01) Karanta hits a left jab but has a right hand blocked. Mokhnatkin connects with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:42) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 10:42) Mokhnatkin misses a right hook and gets countered with a left jab and a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:29) Karanta is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now.

(Rd 1 - 10:20) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 10:20) Karanta dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Mokhnatkin slips past a right hook and counters with a jab and a big right hand that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) Karanta slips past a right hook and counters with a left jab and a right roundhouse kick to the body that doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 08:49) Referee Marc Goddard calls for a pause, he wants to check the cut on Mokhnatkin.

(Rd 1 - 08:49) The doctor seems happy that the cut isn't going to be an issue.

(Rd 1 - 08:49) We're back underway!

(Rd 1 - 08:44) Karanta comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 08:44) Mokhnatkin hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 08:44) Karanta lands a left jab but Mokhnatkin evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 08:19) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:19) Mokhnatkin is off target with a left jab but hits a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:19) Karanta lands a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 07:48) The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 07:22) We are now at the halfway point of the round.

(Rd 1 - 07:22) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 06:46) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 06:25) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 06:10) Mokhnatkin rolls his shoulders to relieve a little of the tension that has built up, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 06:02) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:02) Karanta scores with a quick kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 06:02) Mokhnatkin hits a left jab and also lands a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:46) A little fatigue may be creeping in, Karanta is starting to move noticeably more slowly now.

(Rd 1 - 05:37) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 05:37) Karanta misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and a good right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:21) Karanta, looking shattered, can't stop Mokhnatkin pulling him into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 05:21) Karanta wrestles himself into a dominant position in the grapple.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) Karanta tries to take Mokhnatkin down.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) Mokhnatkin stops the takedown attempt, then uses his wrestling to take control of the grapple.

(Rd 1 - 04:26) Mokhnatkin tries to wrestle Karanta backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:26) Mokhnatkin does it, Karanta is stuck with his back to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:08) Karanta looks very tired out there.

(Rd 1 - 04:08) Karanta is trapped against the cage and Mokhnatkin hits him with a quick elbow.

(Rd 1 - 03:54) Karanta is controlled up against the cage and takes an elbow to the face from the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 03:40) Mokhnatkin tries to hit him with an elbow, but Karanta works enough space that he can slip out and away, back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 03:25) Mokhnatkin is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now.

(Rd 1 - 03:15) Mokhnatkin steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 03:15) Karanta throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 03:15) Mokhnatkin can't connect with a jab, but then he scores with a right roundhouse kick to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Mokhnatkin hits a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Karanta hits a left jab and also scores with a quick kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 02:47) Shoulders hunched, Mokhnatkin studies his opponent, looking for an opportunity.

(Rd 1 - 02:39) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 02:16) Karanta, who looks very tired, clinches rather than trying to move away.

(Rd 1 - 02:16) Mokhnatkin tries to use some dirty boxing, but Karanta uses his wrestling skills to smother him.

(Rd 1 - 02:00) Mokhnatkin uses dirty boxing and gets in a few crisp punches on Karanta as they grapple.

(Rd 1 - 01:47) Mokhnatkin is trying to muscle Karanta up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 01:47) Karanta ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 01:28) Karanta gets caught with a knee to the side of the stomach.

(Rd 1 - 01:13) Mokhnatkin pins Karanta up against the cage and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage.

(Rd 1 - 01:00) We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

(Rd 1 - 01:00) Karanta is controlled up against the cage and takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 00:47) Karanta waits for Mokhnatkin to try and throw a knee and quickly turns him, creating enough space to escape away from the cage.

(Rd 1 - 00:21) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 00:21) Karanta doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a kick to the leg. Mokhnatkin lands a left jab but can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The ring announcer is now giving the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have given Mokhnatkin the win.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Mikhail Mokhnatkin!

 

 

 

Official Result: Mikhail Mokhnatkin defeats Junior 'Fatty' Karanta (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Mikhail Mokhnatkin praises his team at Fight Nights Team, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He celebrates his CTC debut victory and says that he is already looking forward to the next fight. Mikhail Mokhnatkin sold himself well in this interview, he is someone who gets how this business works.

 

 

 

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Ken Hasegawa (16-4-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Kanagawa, Japan, Favorite: -260) vs. Ibo "The Last Ottoman" Aslan (8-2, 0-2 CTC, From: Austria, Underdog: +200)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Ken Hasegawa goes head to head with Ibo 'The Last Ottoman' Aslan.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Aslan throws a punch but Hasegawa was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 14:46) Hasegawa seizes the chance and grabs Aslan into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) Hasegawa tries to wrestle Aslan backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) Hasegawa manages it and controls Aslan up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Hasegawa looks to set up a judo throw.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) He sweeps the leg and turns his hip, tossing Aslan to the mat with a beautiful hip throw!

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Hasegawa ends up holding a seated Aslan around the waist, pressing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Hasegawa looks to get a more dominant position by pushing Aslan from a seated position onto his back.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Hasegawa isn't able to mount Aslan this time around.

(Rd 1 - 13:13) Aslan, stuck up against the cage, hits several clubbing forearms to the back.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) Hasegawa attempts a guillotine.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) Hasegawa gets the guillotine, applies pressure, and Aslan has to tap!

(Rd 1 - 12:20) The winner, by submission; Ken Hasegawa!

 

 

 

Official Result: Ken Hasegawa defeats Ibo 'The Last Ottoman' Aslan (Submission (Guillotine) in 2:40). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Ken Hasegawa gives a name-check to everyone at CB IMPACT, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. Visibly delighted, Ken Hasegawa celebrates starting his CTC career with a win. This was a charismatic performance from a very good talker.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS ATOMWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Mine Toyama (2-0, 0-0 CTC, From: Kyoto, Japan, Favorite: -1080) vs. "Bad Girl" Jujeath Nagaowa (4-2, 1-2 CTC, From: Baguio City, Philippines, Underdog: +860)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Miné Tayama takes on 'Bad Girl' Jujeath Nagaowa.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Circling warily, Tayama is looking for a chance to get close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Nagaowa can't connect with a jab, but then hits Tayama with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Nagaowa lands two left hands and then catches Tayama with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:10) Nagaowa hits a left jab and then scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 13:54) Nagaowa can't connect with a jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:37) Tayama wants to grapple but is clearly wary of her opponent's striking.

(Rd 1 - 13:37) Nagaowa comes in fast with three quick punches, landing two of them, but Tayama avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 13:08) Nagaowa fails to find a home for her jab, but then hits Tayama with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 12:57) A jab is wide from Nagaowa, but then she lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:41) Nagaowa lands a jab and then catches Tayama with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 12:20) Tayama isn't rushing in, worried about potentially getting hit if she gets close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 12:20) Nagaowa can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:10) Nagaowa lands a jab and then lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:46) Nagaowa throws a punch but Tayama avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 11:27) A jab hits home from Nagaowa and then she scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 11:07) Circling, Tayama clearly wants to get close enough to grapple but is wary about getting hit.

(Rd 1 - 11:07) Nagaowa can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 10:56) Tayama wants to grapple but is clearly wary of her opponent's striking.

(Rd 1 - 10:56) Nagaowa lands a jab and then catches Tayama with a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Tayama, looking very tentative, pokes out a quick jab that hits.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Nagaowa can't hit a set-up left jab, but then lands a right hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:24) Moving around, Tayama is looking for an opening to grapple without getting hit coming in.

(Rd 1 - 10:24) Nagaowa fails to find a home for her jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 10:10) A jab hits home from Nagaowa and then she lands a right hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 09:56) Nagaowa can't connect with a jab, but then scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 09:51) Taking a few gulps of breath, Nagaowa is giving the first hint that she is starting to tire a touch.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Attacking with a quick flurry, Nagaowa throws three punches, landing none, and then catches Tayama with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 09:11) A jab lands from Nagaowa, but can't connect with a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:48) Tayama wants to grapple but is clearly wary of her opponent's striking.

(Rd 1 - 08:48) A jab hits home from Nagaowa and then she catches Tayama with a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:28) Nagaowa fails to find a home for her jab, but then lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Tayama looks like she wants to grapple but the threat of getting hit is keeping her from rushing in.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Nagaowa lands a left hand and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 07:45) Nagaowa connects with a nice jab and then scores with a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 07:32) Nagaowa moves in closer, ready to attack.

(Rd 1 - 07:32) It looked like we were about to see a shot from Tayama, but Nagaowa was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 07:32) Nagaowa fails to find a home for her jab, but then hits Tayama with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 07:28) We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:15) Nagaowa lands a left jab, but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) A jab is wide from Nagaowa, but then she hits Tayama with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 06:46) Tayama was rocked by that last shot! She backs away until up against the cage, covering up, but looks very unsteady!

(Rd 1 - 06:46) Nagaowa moves in for the kill and lands a big right hand around the guard! Tayama is rocked again!

(Rd 1 - 06:38) Nagaowa smashes Tayama with a big right hand through the guard! Tayama can do nothing but try and cover up!

(Rd 1 - 06:38) With Tayama slumped against the cage and taking a beating, the referee leaps in and stops the fight!

(Rd 1 - 06:38) That's poor refereeing in my opinion, the official should have gotten in there and stopped the bout faster.

(Rd 1 - 06:34) The winner, by TKO; Jujeath Nagaowa!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'Bad Girl' Jujeath Nagaowa defeats Miné Tayama (TKO (Strikes) in 8:26). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Jujeath Nagaowa thanks all her sponsors for backing her and then also thanks her family, friends, and supporters. Jujeath Nagaowa says that she knows that beating Mine Tayama is a big upset but that she always believed in herself.

 

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Joseph "Irish Joe" Duffy (16-5, 0-0 CTC, From: Donegal, Ireland, Underdog: +300) vs. Joe "Skeletor" Gianetti (9-5-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Whitman, Massachussetts, Favorite: -380)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) In the last of the preliminary fights, Joseph 'Irish Joe' Duffy battles Joe 'Skeletor' Giannetti in the CTC Lightweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Yves Lavigne is the referee for this fight.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 14:19) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:54) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:54) Duffy misses with a big right hand, allowing Giannetti to counter with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 13:44) Duffy comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 13:44) Giannetti scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 13:44) Duffy lands a left hand and then he catches Giannetti with a spin kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Neither fighter manages to find the target in an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Duffy doesn't connect with a spin kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Giannetti misses with a left jab and also can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:09) Duffy attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:09) Giannetti hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:09) Duffy can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 12:24) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:24) Giannetti scores with a jab but misses a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 12:24) Duffy scores with a spin kick to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 12:03) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 11:45) Duffy glances at the clock.

(Rd 1 - 11:34) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Duffy acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a relaxed nod of the head.

(Rd 1 - 11:10) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 11:10) Duffy misses a body kick attempt and allows Giannetti to move in with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) Duffy steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) Giannetti hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) Giannetti gets suckered in by a feint and is left exposed.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) A jab hits home from Duffy and then he hits Giannetti with a right to the side of the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Duffy lands a left jab but doesn't connect with a right roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Giannetti finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 09:57) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 09:57) Duffy slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a quick left jab and a right cross that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 09:41) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 09:41) Duffy lands a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 09:41) Giannetti finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 09:23) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:23) Duffy dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a jab and a head kick attempt that doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 09:09) Duffy glances at the clock, grimacing slightly.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Giannetti falls for a clever feint.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Duffy dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:40) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 08:05) Duffy forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:05) Giannetti hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 08:05) Duffy hits a left jab and then he lands a hard low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 07:36) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 07:36) Giannetti misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Duffy to attack with a left jab and a quick kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 07:26) We pass the halfway mark of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:21) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:21) Duffy doesn't connect with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 07:21) Giannetti is off-target with two jabs and also has a right hand absorbed on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 06:57) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 06:22) Duffy forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 06:22) Giannetti manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 06:22) A jab is wide from Duffy, but then he scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 06:12) Duffy is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 06:07) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:07) Duffy misses a right hook and gets countered with a left jab and a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:41) Duffy comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 05:41) Giannetti hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 05:41) A jab hits home from Duffy and then he lands a hard low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Duffy comes forward, walking down Giannetti.

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Giannetti misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Two left hands land from Duffy, but his big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:05) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 05:05) Giannetti hits a jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 05:05) Duffy hits a left jab and also lands a spin kick.

(Rd 1 - 04:47) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 04:47) Giannetti misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Duffy comes in with a jab and a good right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:31) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 04:31) Duffy scores with a left hook. Giannetti hits a left jab but has a right hand blocked.

(Rd 1 - 04:17) Duffy comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 04:17) Giannetti lands two left hands in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 04:17) Duffy lands a left hand and then he lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:10) Giannetti limps pretty heavily as he circles around.

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Duffy comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Giannetti manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Two jabs hit home from Duffy and then he hits Giannetti with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 03:40) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 03:15) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 03:15) Duffy counters a right hand with a quick left jab and a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 02:56) Giannetti is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 02:41) Duffy comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 02:41) Giannetti lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 02:41) Duffy hits a left jab and then he hits a scything kick to the legs of Giannetti.

(Rd 1 - 02:21) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:21) Giannetti misses with a big right hand, allowing Duffy to counter with a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 02:16) Giannetti has a definite limp from the damage he has taken to his legs.

(Rd 1 - 02:07) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 01:47) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 01:47) Giannetti misses with a big right hand, allowing Duffy to counter with a quick kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 01:35) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:35) Giannetti misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Duffy comes in with a head kick that landed only a glancing blow.

(Rd 1 - 01:24) A little fatigue may be creeping in, Duffy is starting to move noticeably more slowly now.

(Rd 1 - 01:18) Duffy attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 01:18) Giannetti lands two left hands in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 01:18) Duffy lands a jab and then he hits Giannetti with a high right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 00:53) We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

(Rd 1 - 00:53) Duffy comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 00:53) Giannetti hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 00:53) Duffy connects with a jab but his big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Duffy comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Giannetti hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Duffy misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 00:16) Giannetti shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 00:16) Duffy almost got away but not quite; he is left hopping while Giannetti has hold of one leg.

(Rd 1 - 00:16) Giannetti uses the position to drive Duffy up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 00:02) Duffy looks very tired out there.

(Rd 1 - 00:02) Giannetti ducks down and grabs a leg. Duffy remains standing, using the cage for support, but is under threat of a takedown now.

(Rd 1 - 00:02) Duffy gets dragged to the mat where he pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The ring announcer is now giving the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Duffy is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Joseph 'Irish Joe' Duffy is the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Joseph 'Irish Joe' Duffy defeats Joe 'Skeletor' Giannetti (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Joseph Duffy praises his team at Tristar Gym, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Joseph Duffy celebrates winning his debut fight for the CTC. He knows how to use these interviews to sell himself.

 

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Broadcast Live On Tournament TV Around The World

 

 

 

Broadcast Team: Mauro Ranallo, Patrick Cote, Jessica Rakoczy

 

 

 

WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Chiara "Beastie Barbie" Penco (8-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Livorno, Italy, Favorite: -500) vs. Montserrat "Conejo" Ruiz (11-3, 2-2 CTC, From: Mexico City, Mexico, Underdog: +390)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The main card opens with Chiara 'Beasty Barbie' Penco taking on Montserrat 'Conejo' Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Yves Lavigne is the referee for this fight.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Ruiz steps in and looks to unleash.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Penco may have been setting up to shoot, but Ruiz aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Two left hands land from Ruiz, but her big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) Ruiz throws a one-two, but Penco was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 14:17) Penco seizes the chance and grabs Ruiz into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 14:07) Penco tries to wrestle Ruiz backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:07) Ruiz ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:56) Penco smothers Ruiz up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:56) The next sixty seconds sees them doing very little other than throwing occasional short punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 12:44) Penco looks for a takedown by grabbing both her opponent's legs and trying to trip her to the mat.

(Rd 1 - 12:44) Penco doesn't get it, Ruiz blocked any attempt to move her.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Penco looks for a takedown by grabbing both her opponent's legs and trying to trip her to the mat.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Penco can't get Ruiz down to the ground.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Ruiz can't seem to work her way free though.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) With the cage trapping Ruiz, Penco looks for a trip takedown.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) Ruiz blocks the attempt by keeping a solid base.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) Ruiz is still stuck against the cage however.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Looking for a takedown, Penco drops down and gets hold of a leg. Ruiz remains standing on the other foot, leaning against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Showing great tenacity, Ruiz pulls her leg free and is able to circle out.

(Rd 1 - 11:21) Ruiz lands a left hand and then lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:03) Ruiz can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) There's a takedown attempt from Penco.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) The takedown is successful, Ruiz pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Penco gets her first takedown of the bout.

(Rd 1 - 10:28) Penco punches down at Ruiz, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Ruiz tries to sweep Penco but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 09:44) Penco unloads with some right hands, but Ruiz deals with them comfortably.

(Rd 1 - 09:33) Ruiz attempts to sweep Penco.

(Rd 1 - 09:33) Ruiz sweeps Penco, brilliantly getting mount!

(Rd 1 - 09:21) Ruiz throws some short elbows and at least one catches Penco in the face.

(Rd 1 - 09:21) Penco turns and gives up her back in a desperate effort to avoid the strikes!

(Rd 1 - 09:08) Penco prevents Ruiz from applying a body triangle.

(Rd 1 - 08:50) Penco tries a roll, but doesn't budge Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 08:25) Ruiz tries to increase her control by applying a body triangle, but Penco fights it off.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) Penco tries a roll, but doesn't budge Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) Ruiz tries to get both hooks in, but can't quite manage it.

(Rd 1 - 07:33) Penco tries a roll, but doesn't budge Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 07:13) Ruiz tries to put Penco in a rear naked choke.

(Rd 1 - 07:13) Penco defends herself well against the choke.

(Rd 1 - 06:34) Penco tries a roll, but doesn't budge Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 06:23) With no progress being made, the referee brings the fighters back to their feet.

(Rd 1 - 06:12) Ruiz connects with a jab, but her big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:49) Ruiz closes the distance, obviously looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:49) Ruiz throws a one-two, but Penco was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 05:28) Ruiz connects with a nice jab and then hits a nice right hook to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) Ruiz hits a left jab and then hits Penco with a right to the side of the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 04:46) Ruiz throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 04:42) Penco moves in fast and clinches with Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 04:36) Penco is trying to muscle Ruiz up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:36) Penco manages it and controls Ruiz up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:23) Penco tries to take Ruiz down.

(Rd 1 - 04:23) Penco doesn't get it, Ruiz blocked any attempt to move her.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) With Ruiz stuck against the cage, Penco tries to use a trip takedown.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) It's unsuccessful, Ruiz maintained a good solid base.

(Rd 1 - 03:58) Penco ducks down and grabs a leg. Ruiz remains standing, using the cage for support, but is under threat of a takedown now.

(Rd 1 - 03:58) Ruiz yanks her leg free and circles out.

(Rd 1 - 03:34) Penco is still moving well, but she is definitely breathing a little deeper now.

(Rd 1 - 03:28) Ruiz fails to find a home for her jab, but then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 03:18) Penco may have been aiming to get in close, but Ruiz aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 03:18) Ruiz connects with a nice jab and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 02:51) It looked like we were about to see a shot from Penco, but Ruiz was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 02:51) A jab is wide from Ruiz, but then she hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 02:41) Ruiz lands two jabs, but Penco evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 02:20) Ruiz hits a left jab and then hits Penco with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 01:59) A jab hits home from Ruiz and then she hits Penco with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 01:59) Penco looks to have been cut above her eye, blood is trickling down.

(Rd 1 - 01:35) Ruiz can't hit a set-up left jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 01:17) Ruiz confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 01:17) Ruiz throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 00:57) We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

(Rd 1 - 00:57) Ruiz can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Penco with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 00:41) Ruiz hits a left jab and then catches Penco with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 00:21) There's a takedown attempt from Penco.

(Rd 1 - 00:21) Ruiz cannot stop the takedown and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:03) Penco pounds away with right hands, but doesn't do much damage.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The ring announcer is now giving the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Ruiz is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making Montserrat 'Conejo' Ruiz the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Montserrat 'Conejo' Ruiz defeats Chiara 'Beasty Barbie' Penco (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Montserrat Ruiz thanks everyone connected to Kings MMA for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. She is asked who she'd like to fight next, and she answers that she thinks a fight against Bozhena Antoniyar would probably be a great contest.

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Tamdan "The Barn Cat" McCrory (16-6, 2-1 CTC, From: Ithaca, New York, Favorite: -420) vs. Teddy "Bear" Ash (16-6, 2-1 CTC, From: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Underdog: +330)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Tamdan 'The Barn Cat' McCrory battling Teddy 'Bear' Ash.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Ash may have weighed in the same as McCrory yesterday, but he clearly has a significant size advantage now.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The two fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:53) McCrory comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 14:53) Ash tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 14:53) A jab lands from McCrory but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) Ash misses a right hook and gets countered with a quick left jab and a right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Ash immediately backs away and covers up! I think that last strike may have really rocked him!

(Rd 1 - 14:20) McCrory throws a vicious right uppercut to try and finish Ash, but he is just able to step back avoid it.

(Rd 1 - 14:13) Ash clears his head and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) McCrory confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Ash may have been aiming to get in close, but McCrory aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) McCrory hits a left jab and then hits Ash with a right to the side of the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 13:39) McCrory lands two left hands and then scores with a right roundhouse kick to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) McCrory doesn't land any of the three strikes he threw at Ash.

(Rd 1 - 13:02) Ash moves in fast and clinches with McCrory.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Ash is looking to muscle McCrory back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) McCrory ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 12:41) An ugly but effective tactic, Ash is pressing McCrory up against the cage and slowly wearing him down.

(Rd 1 - 12:41) A full minute passes with the two opponents pressed up close and exchanging short punches to the body and side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 11:37) Ash tries to smother McCrory against the cage, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) McCrory lands a left jab, but finds nothing but air with a big right.

(Rd 1 - 10:57) McCrory rolls his shoulders to relax them, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) Ash moves in and out of range, hoping to tempt his opponent into a reckless strike and leave an opening to start grappling.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) McCrory fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits Ash with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 10:32) A jab hits home from McCrory and then he hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 10:32) Ash appears to have suffered a gash under his eye.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) McCrory can't connect with a jab, but then scores with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 10:01) McCrory connects with a nice jab and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 09:37) Ash looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but McCrory simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 09:37) McCrory lands a jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 09:37) McCrory may have damaged his hand with that last punch.

(Rd 1 - 09:37) A broken hand would certainly have a big impact upon his chances of winning.

(Rd 1 - 09:23) Ash had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 09:23) A jab is wide from McCrory, but then he catches Ash with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 09:07) McCrory is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 09:00) Ash steps in, seemingly willing to take strikes if it means getting close enough to wrestle.

(Rd 1 - 09:00) McCrory throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Ash gets hold of McCrory, not having to have taken even one shot while coming in.

(Rd 1 - 08:41) Ash tries to wrestle McCrory backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 08:41) Ash does it, McCrory is stuck with his back to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) Ash tries to maintain control, but McCrory wrestles his way out of trouble and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) McCrory throws some strikes and a right head kick, but Ash defended them all.

(Rd 1 - 07:36) Ash warily circles, looking for the opening he needs to initiate some grappling.

(Rd 1 - 07:36) McCrory throws three punches, but Ash defended successfully against them all.

(Rd 1 - 07:23) Ash seizes the chance and grabs McCrory into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 07:17) Ash is looking to muscle McCrory back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:17) McCrory ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:02) Ash tries to smother McCrory against the cage, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:39) McCrory throws a two-punch combo but Ash avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 06:12) McCrory throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 05:45) McCrory moves in closer, ready to attack.

(Rd 1 - 05:45) Ash appeared to be going to try and get in close, but McCrory took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 05:45) McCrory connects with a jab, but his big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) With Ash bleeding, referee Marc Goddard pauses the fight so that the cut can be checked.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) The ringside doctor gives the wound a look, but quickly signals that it is not going to be a problem.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) The fight recommences!

(Rd 1 - 05:25) McCrory throws a two-punch combo but Ash avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Ash is able to grab McCrory.

(Rd 1 - 05:05) Ash is looking to muscle McCrory back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 05:05) McCrory out-wrestles him though.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Clinched with Ash, McCrory looks to try and take him down.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Ash cannot stop the takedown and has to pull half guard.

(Rd 1 - 04:42) In half guard, McCrory throws a couple of punches designed to keep Ash guessing.

(Rd 1 - 04:20) Ash takes the opportunity to transition from half guard to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 04:04) Perhaps wary of submissions, McCrory keeps extremely tight to Ash and peppers him with short punches.

(Rd 1 - 03:50) McCrory gets pulled in tight, and takes a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the face.

(Rd 1 - 03:36) McCrory fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 03:15) Ash fights off McCrory as he tries to smother him against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 03:08) Ash glances an elbow strike off the top of the head of McCrory.

(Rd 1 - 02:56) McCrory throws several small strikes at Ash, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with.

(Rd 1 - 02:38) McCrory blocks an attempted sweep.

(Rd 1 - 02:25) McCrory keeps tight to Ash, peppering him with short strikes.

(Rd 1 - 02:12) Ash grabs McCrory and draws him in close, smothering him.

(Rd 1 - 01:48) Ash is controlled against the ground, unable to shift McCrory off of him.

(Rd 1 - 01:09) With no progress being made, the referee brings the fighters back to their feet.

(Rd 1 - 01:09) A few deep breaths betray that McCrory is starting to get into the deeper reaches of his gas tank.

(Rd 1 - 01:04) Ash comes in, apparently willing to take some hits if it means getting close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 01:04) A one-two from McCrory fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 00:49) Ash gets hold of McCrory, not having to have taken even one shot while coming in.

(Rd 1 - 00:39) With control of the clinch, Ash tries to complete a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 00:39) Ash can't get McCrory down to the ground.

(Rd 1 - 00:23) With control of the clinch, Ash tries to complete a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 00:23) Ash doesn't get it, McCrory blocked any attempt to move him.

(Rd 1 - 00:11) McCrory is looking really tired.

(Rd 1 - 00:11) Using his wrestling skills, Ash is trying to push McCrory up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 00:11) McCrory ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The time expires on round one, and that is the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges give the result in favour of McCrory.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making Tamdan 'The Barn Cat' McCrory the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Tamdan 'The Barn Cat' McCrory defeats Teddy 'Bear' Ash (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Tamdan McCrory praises his team at Team Bomb Squad, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Asked who he wants to fight next, he repeats that he would like to get to fight Brett Cooper.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Karine "Killer" Silva (13-4, 1-1 CTC, From: Santa Catarina, Brazil, Favorite: -440) vs. "Belinha" Isabella de Padua (7-3, 2-1 CTC, From: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Underdog: +350)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Karine 'Killer' Silva taking on 'Belinha' Isabella de Padua.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Matt Hume, Marcos Rosales, and Ricardo Almeida.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:52) de Padua comes in, apparently willing to take some hits if it means getting close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 14:52) Silva fails to find a home for her jab, but then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) de Padua is able to grab Silva.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) Using her wrestling skills, de Padua is trying to push Silva up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) de Padua can't manage it, Silva fought it.

(Rd 1 - 14:24) de Padua looks for a trip takedown by sweeping a leg.

(Rd 1 - 14:24) Silva has no answer to a great trip!

(Rd 1 - 14:24) Silva gives up her back.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) de Padua gets both hooks in, and is now in a really dominant position.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) de Padua pounds away on Silva, landing a few clean shots but not many.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) de Padua, with both hooks in, attempts to get a rear naked choke fully applied.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Silva doesn't allow the arm to go under her chin.

(Rd 1 - 12:36) de Padua attempts to complete a rear naked choke, having both hooks fully in.

(Rd 1 - 12:36) Silva doesn't allow the rear naked choke to be applied.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Silva manages to pull free of the hooks, but still has de Padua on her back.

(Rd 1 - 11:49) Silva is in huge trouble now, as de Padua successfully gets both hooks in.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) de Padua, with both hooks in, attempts to get a rear naked choke fully applied.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Silva fights off the rear naked choke attempt.

(Rd 1 - 11:01) de Padua loses both hooks, but still has the back.

(Rd 1 - 10:47) Silva is in huge trouble now, as de Padua successfully gets both hooks in.

(Rd 1 - 10:24) de Padua attempts to complete a rear naked choke, having both hooks fully in.

(Rd 1 - 10:24) de Padua gets the rear naked choke fully applied and Silva has to tap out!

(Rd 1 - 09:54) The winner, by submission, is 'Belinha' Isabella de Padua!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'Belinha' Isabella de Padua defeats Karine 'Killer' Silva (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 5:06). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Isabella de Padua praises her team at Barbosa MMA, her various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support her. Talking about causing such an upset, Isabella de Padua says that being labeled such a heavy underdog hurt her pride and helped spur her on in the fight. She knows exactly how to handle these sort of interviews and is great at creating a buzz about herself.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Cortney "Cast Iron" Casey (12-10, 1-1 CTC, From: Phoenix, Arizona, Favorite: -240) vs. Svetlana Gotsyk (16-5, 3-1 CTC, From: Kamianske, Ukraine, Underdog: +190)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on to the next match, in which Cortney 'Cast Iron' Casey battles Svetlana 'Phoenix' Gotsyk.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:46) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 14:19) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 13:43) Casey hits a left jab and then catches Gotsyk with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 13:28) Casey closes in on Gotsyk, looking to unleash some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:28) Gotsyk may have been setting up to shoot, but Casey aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 13:28) Casey can't hit a set-up left jab, but then lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:23) Gotsyk is on rubbery legs all of a sudden, that last shot must have rattled her!

(Rd 1 - 13:23) Groggy as she may be, Gotsyk has the sense to throw herself forward into a desperation takedown attempt as Casey moves in for the kill!

(Rd 1 - 13:23) Casey almost got away but not quite; she is left hopping while Gotsyk has hold of one leg.

(Rd 1 - 13:23) Gotsyk can't get Casey down and so settles for pushing her up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Gotsyk tries to throw an elbow, but Casey uses wrestling to prevent her from launching the strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:56) Gotsyk tries to take Casey down.

(Rd 1 - 12:56) The takedown is successful, Casey pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:43) The clock runs down as Casey is being smothered against the ground by Gotsyk.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Gotsyk is trying to pass guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Gotsyk passes guard, but Casey was ready and a scramble for position ensues.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Gotsyk ends up in half guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Gotsyk fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 11:10) Gotsyk throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Casey tries to transition to full guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 10:28) Gotsyk throws a few weak-looking punches as she decides on her next move.

(Rd 1 - 10:03) In half guard, Gotsyk catches her breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 09:40) Gotsyk attempts to pass half guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:40) Getting her leg free with ease, she gets to side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:07) Gotsyk tries to ensnare Casey in a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 09:07) Casey blocks it.

(Rd 1 - 08:45) Gotsyk blocks Casey as she tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:34) In side control, Gotsyk throws a couple of punches designed to keep Casey guessing.

(Rd 1 - 08:07) Casey tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 07:56) Gotsyk tries to lock Casey in an arm triangle.

(Rd 1 - 07:56) Casey defends herself well and is in no danger.

(Rd 1 - 07:21) Casey tries to pull guard on Gotsyk but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 07:08) Gotsyk tries to lock Casey into a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 07:08) Casey fights off the kimura attempt.

(Rd 1 - 06:30) Gotsyk blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 06:12) Gotsyk attempts a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 06:12) Gotsyk gets the kimura, twists the arm backwards, and Casey has to tap!

(Rd 1 - 05:53) The winner, by submission, is Svetlana 'Phoenix' Gotsyk!

 

 

 

Official Result: Svetlana 'Phoenix' Gotsyk defeats Cortney 'Cast Iron' Casey (Submission (Kimura) in 9:07). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Svetlana Gotsyk gives a name-check to everyone at Fight Club No. 1, all her various sponsors, then all her friends, family, and supporters. Showing respect, Svetlana Gotsyk praises Casey for her skill and toughness.

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Clint "Headbussa" Hester (13-7, 2-1 CTC, From: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Favorite: -150) vs. Miles "Beefcake" Anstead (12-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Regina, Saskatchewan, Underdog: +110)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Clint 'Headbussa' Hester faces Miles 'Beefcake' Anstead.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Hester hits a left jab and then hits a nice right hook to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 14:42) A jab hits home from Hester and then he hits a scything kick to the legs of Anstead.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) Anstead hits two tentative left hands, neither with anything behind them.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) Attacking with a quick flurry, Hester lands one of three punches and then scores with a crunching leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Hester can't connect with a jab, but then hits Anstead with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:41) Anstead steps back against the cage and tries to cover up...I think he has been hurt!

(Rd 1 - 13:41) Hester is looking to get Anstead in a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 13:41) Hester manages it and now controls a very dazed Anstead by the back of the head.

(Rd 1 - 13:29) From the clinch, Hester drives a massive elbow to Anstead...and knocks him out!

(Rd 1 - 13:17) The winner, by knock out, is Clint 'Headbussa' Hester!

 

 

 

Official Result: Clint 'Headbussa' Hester defeats Miles 'Beefcake' Anstead (Knock Out (Elbow) in 1:43). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Clint Hester praises his team at Michigan Top Team, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him.

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko (63-13-1NC, 2-0 CTC, From: Omsk, Russia, Favorite: -720) vs. Marc-Andre "Power Bar" Barriault (14-5, 2-1 CTC, From: Quebec City, Quebec, Underdog: +570)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on to the next match, in which Alexander 'Storm' Shlemenko battles Marc-Andre 'Power Bar' Barriault.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Matt Hume, Marcos Rosales, and Ricardo Almeida.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Shlemenko scores with a jab but doesn't get a leg kick. Barriault scores with a single punch out of a flurry but misses a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) Shlemenko misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Barriault to attack with a left jab and a wicked right uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Shlemenko wobbles, then falls!

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Moving quickly, Barriault comes in looking to finish with soccer kicks and stomps!

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Barriault can't get there fast enough though, Shlemenko is already back up.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Barriault comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Shlemenko scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Barriault throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 13:21) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Shlemenko hits a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Barriault finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) Shlemenko doesn't connect with a left jab but lands a nice right hook. Barriault scores with a jab and also hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:04) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:04) Barriault slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a leg kick that narrowly misses the target.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Shlemenko lands a left jab but misses with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Barriault uses a left jab and also lands a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Barriault comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Shlemenko hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Barriault uses a left jab but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) Shlemenko misses with a big right hand, allowing Barriault to counter with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Shlemenko looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Barriault simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Barriault lands a left jab, but Shlemenko evades a big right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:17) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Barriault initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Shlemenko manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Barriault can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he scores with a fantastic right cross!

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Shlemenko hits the mat, that shot has rocked him!

(Rd 1 - 09:50) Barriault quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Shlemenko!

(Rd 1 - 09:50) Barriault pounds away with right hands and Shlemenko is having trouble doing anything about it!

(Rd 1 - 09:50) Referee Marc Goddard pulls Barriault away, stopping the fight!

(Rd 1 - 09:38) The winner, by TKO; Marc-Andre Barriault!

 

 

 

Official Result: Marc-Andre 'Power Bar' Barriault defeats Alexander 'Storm' Shlemenko (TKO (Strikes) in 5:22). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Marc-Andre Barriault gives a name-check to everyone at Toshido MMA, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He says he has a lot of respect for Alexander Shlemenko and praises his toughness.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"The Tiny Tornado" Tecia Torres (13-7, 2-1 CTC, From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Favorite: -920) vs. Kalindra Faria (20-9-1, 2-0 CTC, From: Taubate, Brazil, Underdog: +730)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, 'The Tiny Tornado' Tecia Torres vs. Kalindra Faria.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Torres uses a left jab and also hits a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Faria connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Moving forward constantly, Torres is pressuring Faria.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Torres confidently steps into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Stepping in, Torres throws three quick punches, one of which land, and then she hits Faria with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Faria scores with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Torres hits a left jab and also hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:56) That last strike may have hurt Faria, she is backing away but looks punch-drunk!

(Rd 1 - 13:56) Faria is dropped by a big right hook!

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Moving quickly, Torres comes in looking to finish with soccer kicks and stomps!

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Torres is too slow though, and Faria is back up.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) Torres finds a way past her opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) Faria uses a left jab and also nails a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 12:58) Torres comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 12:58) Faria throws a counter jab but misses.

(Rd 1 - 12:58) A jab hits home from Torres and then she hits Faria with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 12:37) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:37) A feint is bought entirely by Faria, leaving her wide open.

(Rd 1 - 12:37) Torres scores with a jab but comes up short on a body kick. Faria lands a left jab but is wide of the mark on a head kick attempt.

(Rd 1 - 12:11) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:11) Faria misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and a right cross that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 11:47) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 11:10) Torres steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:10) Torres moves into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 11:10) Torres connects with a nice jab and then she catches Faria with a stunning right hook!

(Rd 1 - 11:10) Faria is out! It's all over!

(Rd 1 - 11:02) 'The Tiny Tornado' Tecia Torres takes the win by knock out!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'The Tiny Tornado' Tecia Torres defeats Kalindra Faria (Knock Out (Punch) in 3:58). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Tecia Torres praises her team at American Top Team, her various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support her.

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Mikkel Parlo (15-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Odense, Denmark, Underdog: +150) vs. Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks (21-9, 3-1 CTC, From: Ada, Oklahoma, Favorite: -190)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Mikkel Parlo facing Johny 'Bigg Rigg' Hendricks.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Cardo Urso, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Both fighters came in at the same weight at yesterday's weigh ins, but Parlo clearly has a significant weight advantage now.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 14:48) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 14:31) Hendricks comes forward, walking down Parlo.

(Rd 1 - 14:31) Parlo throws a counter jab but misses.

(Rd 1 - 14:31) Hendricks hits a right jab and then he scores with a left cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Parlo hits a left jab but finds his right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Hendricks scores with a single punch out of a flurry and then hits a kick to the leg.

(Rd 1 - 13:54) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:54) Parlo misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Hendricks to attack with a jab and a left hand that landed cleanly.

(Rd 1 - 13:35) Hendricks steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 13:35) Parlo throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 13:35) Hendricks lands a right hand and then he scores with a left cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 13:13) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) Hendricks comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) Parlo fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) A one-two from Hendricks fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 12:33) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:33) Hendricks misses with a right jab and also misses with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 12:33) Hendricks lets two punches sail past, his head movement proving far too good for Parlo.

(Rd 1 - 12:15) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Hendricks initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Parlo manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Attacking with a quick flurry, Hendricks lands three punches and then he catches Parlo with a crunching left hook.

(Rd 1 - 11:17) Hendricks stalks forward, pressuring Parlo.

(Rd 1 - 11:17) Parlo manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 11:17) Hendricks connects with a nice jab and then he catches Parlo with a crunching left hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) Hendricks attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) Parlo fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) Hendricks connects with a jab but doesn't hit the leg kick follow-up.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.

(Rd 1 - 09:53) Hendricks steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 09:53) Parlo throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 09:53) A one-two from Hendricks fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Hendricks comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Parlo hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Hendricks connects with a jab but misses with a vicious left hand.

(Rd 1 - 09:30) Taking a few gulps of breath, Hendricks is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) Parlo slips past a left hook attempt and attacks with a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Parlo misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a right kick to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 08:43) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:43) Parlo uses a left jab but doesn't make contact on a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 08:43) Hendricks uses a right jab but fails on a hook attempt to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) Parlo misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Hendricks comes in with a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 08:15) Hendricks rolls his shoulders to relax them, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Parlo hits a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Hendricks uses a right jab but doesn't get a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 07:45) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:45) Parlo hits a left jab but doesn't get a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 07:45) Hendricks lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) We go past the halfway point of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) Hendricks comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) Parlo hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) A jab lands from Hendricks but Parlo dodges the leg kick that follows.

(Rd 1 - 07:09) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 07:09) Hendricks slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a right jab and a good left hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:53) Hendricks steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 06:53) Parlo tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 06:53) Hendricks doesn't trouble his opponent with a combination ending in a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 06:28) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) Parlo is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) Hendricks is starting to have to push himself now, and his corner respond by urging him on a little louder.

(Rd 1 - 06:04) Hendricks steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 06:04) Parlo hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 06:04) Hendricks throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Hendricks dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a quick right jab and a left hand that landed cleanly.

(Rd 1 - 05:32) Hendricks initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 05:32) Parlo scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 05:32) Hendricks uses a right jab but Parlo dodges the leg kick that follows.

(Rd 1 - 05:22) Hendricks stumbles his way into a clinch; he looks shattered.

(Rd 1 - 05:22) Hendricks is trying to muscle Parlo up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 05:22) Parlo ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 05:03) Breathing very hard, Hendricks is looking ragged.

(Rd 1 - 05:03) Parlo takes a knee strike to the inside of his own knee.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) Parlo is trapped against the cage and Hendricks hits him with a quick elbow.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) Blood is visible on Parlo, a strike looks to have opened up a cut under his eye.

(Rd 1 - 04:42) Parlo is trapped against the cage and Hendricks hits him with a short right uppercut.

(Rd 1 - 04:30) Hendricks drives a knee to the thigh area.

(Rd 1 - 04:21) Hendricks pins Parlo up against the cage and hits a couple of nice left hands to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Hendricks smothers Parlo against the cage, then uses his dirty boxing skills to his advantage.

(Rd 1 - 03:51) Hendricks pins Parlo up against the cage and hits a couple of nice left hands to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 03:31) Hendricks attempts to hit a knee to the thigh area but Parlo tightens the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) Parlo throws a few short punches to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 03:02) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Yves Lavigne separating them.

(Rd 1 - 02:57) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 02:57) Hendricks hits a jab but has a left hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 02:57) Parlo hits a jab and also hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 02:36) Parlo shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 02:36) Parlo gets the takedown! Hendricks pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 02:21) Parlo begins trying to pass guard and get a better position.

(Rd 1 - 02:21) He passes guard but can't secure side control as Hendricks starts a scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 02:06) Hendricks ends up having to pull half guard, losing out in the scramble.

(Rd 1 - 01:49) Parlo tries to pass the half guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:49) Hendricks can't keep his opponent in half guard, and Parlo gains side control.

(Rd 1 - 01:11) Parlo pounds away on Hendricks, but few of the shots lands clean.

(Rd 1 - 00:52) Hendricks tries to pull guard on Parlo but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 00:34) Parlo fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 00:04) Hendricks brings his legs in to trap Parlo in half guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Hendricks seems to be fighting against exhaustion.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Hendricks is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making Johny 'Bigg Rigg' Hendricks the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Johny 'Bigg Rigg' Hendricks defeats Mikkel Parlo (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Johny Hendricks gives a name-check to everyone at Team Takedown, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. Johny Hendricks says it was a tough fight and gives a show of respect to Mikkel Parlo. He gave a charismatic performance.

 

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"Thug" Rose Namajunas (13-4, 4-0 CTC, From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Favorite: -990) vs. Natalia Silva (15-5-1, 4-0 CTC, From: Pingo-D'Auga, Brazil, Underdog: +790)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The co-main event is up next. 'Thug' Rose Namajunas goes up against Natalia Silva in the CTC Womens Strawweight division.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) This contest is for the CTC Womens Strawweight title.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The referee is Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Our judges at cageside are: Matt Hume, Marcos Rosales, and Ricardo Almeida.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 60:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 59:54) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 59:27) A jab is wide from Namajunas, but then she hits Silva with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 59:14) Namajunas comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 59:14) Silva fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 59:14) Namajunas fails to find a home for her jab, but then she hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 58:59) Namajunas fails to find a home for her jab, but then catches Silva with a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 58:47) Namajunas steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 58:47) Silva hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 58:47) Attacking with intent, Namajunas scores with one out of a flurry of three punches and then she hits a high right kick to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 58:23) Namajunas comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 58:23) Silva hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 58:23) Namajunas lands a jab and then she hits Silva with a beautiful right uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 58:23) She's down! Silva falls to the floor!

(Rd 1 - 58:15) Namajunas senses victory and starts to unload with punches!

(Rd 1 - 58:15) Namajunas pounds away, Silva is barely able to offer any defence at all!

(Rd 1 - 58:15) Referee Herb Dean has no option but to leap in and stop the fight!

(Rd 1 - 58:04) The winner, by TKO, is 'Thug' Rose Namajunas!

(Rd 1 - 58:04) 'Thug' Rose Namajunas wins the CTC Womens Strawweight title.

 

 

 

Official Result: 'Thug' Rose Namajunas defeats Natalia Silva (TKO (Strikes) in 1:56). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Rose Namajunas thanks everyone connected to Genesis Training Center for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. The CTC Womens Strawweight title strapped around her waist, Rose Namajunas celebrates being the champion.

 

 

 

Rose Namajunas Won The CTC Womens Strawweight Title

 

Title Prestige: 68% (+10% This Fight)

 

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"The Blessed" Rafael Carvalho (20-5, 4-0 CTC, From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Favorite: -300) vs. Nick Diaz (30-9-2NC, 4-0 CTC, From: Stockton, California, Underdog: +230)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 60:00) It's time for the main event of the evening! 'The Blessed' Rafael Carvalho squares off with Nick Diaz in the CTC Middleweight division.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) This contest is for the CTC Middleweight title.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Refereeing this bout will be Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Our judges at cageside are: Matt Hume, Marcos Rosales, and Ricardo Almeida.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Both fighters came in at the same weight at yesterday's weigh ins, but Carvalho clearly has a significant weight advantage now.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 60:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 59:50) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 59:50) Diaz finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 59:50) Carvalho quickly throws three punches and two of them land and then hits a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 59:19) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 59:19) Diaz hits a right jab but doesn't connect with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 59:19) Carvalho hits a left jab but is well off target with a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 58:59) Diaz comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 58:59) Carvalho hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 58:59) A jab hits home from Diaz and then he lands a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 58:40) Diaz comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 58:40) Diaz looks to pressure Carvalho, stepping into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 58:40) Diaz hits a right hand but Carvalho avoids a big left.

(Rd 1 - 58:19) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 58:00) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 58:00) Carvalho hits a jab but can't make contact on a left head kick.

(Rd 1 - 58:00) Showing good technique, Diaz lands four quick jabs and then goes to the body with a sharp hook.

(Rd 1 - 57:24) Diaz comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 57:24) Carvalho hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 57:24) Diaz can't connect with a jab, but then he lands a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 57:06) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 57:06) Diaz misses a left hook and gets countered with a quick left jab and a right roundhouse kick to the body that doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 56:49) A jab is wide from Diaz, but then he hits a nice straight left that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 56:39) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 56:39) Carvalho lands one of a flurry of quick punches but is off target with a head kick thanks to the head movement of Diaz.

(Rd 1 - 56:39) Diaz uses a right jab and also scores with a right hook to the side of the body.

(Rd 1 - 56:01) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 55:34) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 55:34) Carvalho misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Diaz to attack with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 55:19) Carvalho looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Diaz simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 55:19) Attacking with a quick flurry, Diaz lands five punches and then scores with a left to the body.

(Rd 1 - 54:46) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 54:46) Diaz misses a big left hand, putting him off balance and allowing Carvalho to attack with a jab and a left roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 54:21) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 54:06) Diaz lets fly with a verbal barrage of trash talk.

(Rd 1 - 53:57) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.

(Rd 1 - 53:30) Diaz comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 53:30) Carvalho hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 53:30) Diaz hits a right hand but finds nothing but air with a big left.

(Rd 1 - 53:11) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 53:11) Carvalho uses a left jab and also hits a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 53:11) Diaz lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 52:48) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 52:48) Diaz hits a jab but has a left hand absorbed on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 52:48) Carvalho lands with a quick punch and then launches a stiff head kick that finds its mark!

(Rd 1 - 52:27) It's a knock out! Diaz is down and out!

(Rd 1 - 52:27) 'The Blessed' Rafael Carvalho takes the win by knock out!

(Rd 1 - 52:27) 'The Blessed' Rafael Carvalho wins the CTC Middleweight title.

 

 

 

Official Result: 'The Blessed' Rafael Carvalho defeats Nick Diaz (Knock Out (Kick) in 7:33). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Rafael Carvalho praises his team at Evolucao Thai MMA, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He is asked who he'd like to face in his next fight, and replies that he has a lot of respect for the skills of Israel Adesanya and that he thinks it'd be a great fight.

 

 

 

Rafael Carvalho Won The CTC Middleweight Title

 

Title Prestige: 65% (+7% This Fight)

 

 

 

 

Attendance: 7,753

Gate Reciepts: $1,364,528

Sponsorship: $98,625

Ad Revenue: $5,025,763

Merchandise: $16,060

 

 

 

Fighter Pay And Bonuses (Total Payout: $385,358)



Winner                    Pay          Loser                    Pay          Bonuses Earned(Included in Pay)

Rafael Carvalho           $55,453      Nick Diaz                $92,473      FotN: Both: $50,000
Rose Namajunas            $57,882      Natalia Silva            $2,011
Johny Hendricks           $17,023      Mikkel Parlo             $2,067
Tecia Torres              $38,038      Kalindra Faria           $1,639
Marc-Andre Barriault      $3,928       Alexander Shlemenko      $4,781
Clint Hester              $41,254      Miles Anstead            $1,810       KotN: Hester: $25,000
Svetlana Gotsyk           $2,928       Cortney Casey            $2,399
Isabella de Padua         $27,858      Karine Silva             $2,399       SotN: de Padua: $25,000
Tamdan McCrory            $4,287       Teddy Ash                $756
Montserrat Ruiz           $198         Chiara Penco             $1,422
Joseph Duffy              $10,000      Joe Gianetti             $1,500
Jujeath Nagaowa           $2,152       Mine Tayama              $1,800
Ken Hasegawa              $3,000       Ibo Aslan                $1,400
Mikhail Mokhnatkin        $3,000       Junior Karanta           $1,500

 

 

 

Drug Testing: $10,500

Production: $93,873

 

Profit: $6,015,245

 

Critical Rating: 78%

Commercial Rating: 100%

 

 

 

News

 

- Tamdan McCrory broke his hand during his victory over Teddy Ash, and will miss three months of training. He will not be available when the Fifth Round of the #1 Contender Tournament is contested. As the top-ranked Middleweight fighter to not have been eliminated from the tournament already, Israel Adesanya will enter the bracket in McCrory's place.

 

- Drug test results have come back for Canadian Tournament Combat 53, and all fighters have tested clean.

 

- Natalia Silva took so much damage during her title loss to Rose Namajunas that she had to spend the night in hospital. She was checked out, rehydrated, and released in the morning.

 

- The CTC announce that Ibo Aslan has been cut from the roster following his third consecutive loss. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a knock out loss to Muhammed Lawal at Canadian Tournament Combat 7, a submission loss to Mateusz Symoczko at Canadian Tournament Combat 21, and a submission loss to Ken Hasegawa at Canadian Tournament Combat 54.

 

- CTC Strawweight fighter Joseph Benavidez announced that he has divorced Megan Olivi. Neither party had further comment as it is a private matter, but an announcement was made to avoid the circulation of ugly rumours.

 

- Taura MMA have closed their Bantamweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

- Shooto have closed their Middleweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Promotions Shows

 

 

 

Bellator 272: Mousasi vs. Salter (Friday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: John Salter Won The Bellator Middleweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Justin Wren vs. Myung-Dae Ryan

KO of the Night: Saul Rogers (vs. Rustam Khabilov

Submission of the Night: John Salter (vs. Gegard Mousasi)

Performance Bonus: Nyoko Shidehara

 

 

 

PFL: Knight vs. Jenkins (Friday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: None

 

Fight of the Night: De-Angelo Holtzhausen vs. Roedie Roets

KO of the Night: James Jenkins (vs. Jason Knight)

Submission of the Night: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo)

 

 

 

ACA 134: Reznikov vs. Bagov II (Saturday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Oleg Bagov Won The ACA Lightweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Daniel Oliveira vs. Matt Munsey

KO of the Night: Tomas Deak (vs. Alex Enlund)

Submission of the Night: Daniel Oliveira (vs. Matt Munsey)

Performance Bonus: Daniel Olivieira vs. Matt Munsey

 

 

 

KSW 63: Ill Will (Saturday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Krystian Kaszubowski Won The KSW Welterweight Title

Title Result: Aleksandar Ilic Won The KSW Middleweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Aleksandar Ilic vs. Scott Askham

KO of the Night: Aleksandar Ilic (vs. Scott Askham)

Submission of the Night: Brad Angeles (vs. Slawomir Bryla)

Performance Bonus: Aleksandar Ilic vs. Scott Askham

 

 

 

Shooto Global Warfare (Saturday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Sumitomo Kawada Won The Vacant Shooto Middleweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Sumitomo Kawada vs Shinsho Anzai

KO of the Night: Tadao Terauchi (vs. Ippei Moto)

Submission of the Night: Heiji Negishi (vs. Horiuchi Yamane)

Performance Bonus: Kioshi Salt vs. Shigochiyo Owada

 

 

 

ARES FC 8 (Saturday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Alan Jachimowski Won The Vacant ARES FC Light Heavyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Cedric Doumbe vs. Tomasz Romanowski

KO of the Night: Tymoteusz Lopaczyk (vs. Mateusz Strzelczyk)

Submission of the Night: Omar Jesus Santana (vs. Hassan N'Dam)

 

 

 

RCC 13 (Sunday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Shamil Amirov Won The Vacant RCC Welterweight Title

Title Result: Salim Touahri Won The Vacant RCC Light Heavyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Akhmed Aliev vs. Anvar Chergesov

KO of the Night: Shamil Amirov (vs. Alexander Butenko)

Submission of the Night: Salim Touahri (vs. Mikhail Kabargin)

Performance Bonus: Akhmed Aliev vs. Anvar Chergesov

Performance Bonus: Jackie Gosh vs. Mateusz Zawadzki

 

 

 

DEEP Stay Hungry (Sunday, Week 2, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Alex Gorgees Won The Vacant DEEP Lightweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Eien Higoshi vs. Yosai Yoshitomi

KO of the Night: Alex Gorgees (vs. Zhang Lipeng)

Submission of the Night: Hidetoshi Matsuzaki (vs. Shinichi Shioya)

 

 

Predictions

 

vladjarca: 7/14 (50%) Tournament Total: 174/305 (57%)

rodrigoviolim: Tournament Total: 125/211 (59%)

Majster_93: Tournament Total: 76/106 (72%)

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Friday, Week 3, January 2022

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC Bantamweight Title Bout: Khusein "Lion" Askhabov (24-0, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #13, Favorite: -780) vs. Michael "Mayday" McDonald (23-4, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #18, Underdog: +620)

 

Khusein Askhabov is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and is a freak athlete, with an iron chin, his striking is on point, with crisp, and powerful punches and kicks, and brutal knees from the Thai clinch, and he also has overpowering wrestling, and an absolutely world class ground game, leading to deadly submission attacks. He won a Unanimous Decision over Jesse Arnett in the opening round, then submitted Brad Katona in the Championship Second Round, before knocking out John Dodson in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and submitting Zviad Lazishvili in the Championship Semi-Finals. Michael McDonald has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but though he has a strong ground game, and good submissions, prefers to strike, using his heavy hands and solid kicking game to take out opponents. He won by TKO over Josh Reed in the opening round, then won by TKO over J.P. Buys in the Championship Second Round, and won by TKO over Javid Basharat in the Championship Quarter-Finals, before knocking out Joe Soto in the Championship Semi-Finals.

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC Strawweight Title Bout: Jussier "Formiga" da Silva (27-8, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #1, Favorite: -530) vs. "Fleet Foot" Ludovico Carignan (4-0, 3-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #6, Underdog: +420)

 

Jussier da Silva has passable boxing, but his BJJ is lightning quick. While he sometimes fails to finish weaker opponents, his passes and sweeps are some of the best. He knocked out Kentaro Watanabe in the opening round, then knocked out Kiyotaka Shimizu in the Championship Second Round, before winning Unanimous Decisions over Bokang Masunyane in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and Ryo Hatta in the Championship Semi-Finals. Ludovico Carignan, recently named Rookie of the Year for 2021 by Sherdog.com, burst onto the CTC scene as a late replacement for Yasuhiro Urushitani in the Straweight Title tournament, lacking in the striking department, but showing truly world calibre Jiu-Jitsu, and deadly submissions. He submitted Daichi Kitakata in the Championship Second Round, his submission victory over Joseph Benavidez shocked many pundits, as Benavidez was considered the odds-on favorite to win the tournament at the outset, and then he submitted Tatsuya So in the Championship Semi-Finals.

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: John "The Magician" Dodson (23-13, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #9, Favorite: -180) vs. Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo (19-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +140)

 

A rematch from the Championship Second Round, where Dodson won by TKO in 27:20. John Dodson has decent Jiu-Jitsu, and can strike on the ground, but prefers to keep the fight on the feet, and head hunt for KO punches, and kicks. He knocked out Devon Cronje in the opening round, then won by TKO over Henry Cejudo in the Championship Second Round, before being knocked out by Khusein Askhabov in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Henry Cejudo is a good technical boxer, but lacks power, however, his greatest strength is in his overpowering wrestling, and smothering top control. He won a Unanimous Decision over Issei Tamura in the opening round, then lost by TKO to John Dodson in the Championship Second Round, then won Unanimous Decisions over Jesse Arnett in the #1 Contender Second Round, and Ray Borg in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Cory Sandhagen (16-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #1, Favorite: -1140) vs. Mitch Gagnon (14-6, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #23, Underdog: +910)

 

Cory Sandhagen is a devastating Muay Thai striker, with good technical boxing, and a crisp, powerful kicking game. He also has the ability to launch barrages of knees from the Thai clinch. He has good top control, and a devastating submission game if the fight does get to the ground. He won a Split Decision over Eduardo Dantas in the opening round, then lost a Unanimous Decision to Zviad Lazishvili in the Championship Second Round, then won Unanimous Decisions over Anthony Birchak in the #1 Contender Second Round, and Soo Chul Kim in the #1 Contender Third Round. Mitch Gagnon is an athletic fighter from a Greco-Roman wrestling background, who excels at passing guard and threatening submissions from on top. His stand up isn't great but he has natural power. He won a Unanimous Decision over Irshaad Sayed in the opening round, then submitted Roland Delorme in the Championship Second Round, before losing a Unanimous Decision to Zviad Lazishvili in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Joseph "The Beefcake" Benavidez (30-9, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #2, Favorite: -750) vs. Yosuke "Tobizaru No. 2" Saruta (23-10-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #4, Underdog: +590)

 

Joseph Benavidez is a crisp striker, with massive power for this weight class, and a strong kicking game. He has good takedowns, and can control from on top, while working for submissions. He knocked out Ryohei Kurosawa in the opening round, then submitted Mikihito Yamagami in the Championship Second Round, before being submitted by Ludovico Carignan in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Yosuke Saruta is a good technical boxer, but likes to fight on the ground, where he can control from on top, and work a decent submission game. He won by TKO over Masaaki Sugawara in the opening round, then was submitted by Roldan Sangcha'an in the Championship Second Round, then submitted Mikihito Yamagami in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Yoshihiro Matsunaga in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (24-8, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #7, Favorite: -410) vs. Javid Basharat (7-1, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +320)

 

Eduardo Dantas is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player, who is a crisp, powerful striker, but prefers to get fights to the ground, where he can control from on top, and attack with submissions. He lost a Split Decision to Cory Sandhagen in the opening round, then submitted Darrion Caldwell in the #1 Contender First Round, won a Unanimous Decision over Elnar Ibragimov in the #1 Contender Second Round, and submitted Mark de la Rosa in the #1 Contender Third Round. Javid Basharat has a crisp, powerful striking game, with good footwork, he also has good takedowns, and can work a strong positional Jiu-Jitsu game while looking for submissions. He won a Split Decision over Anthony Birchak in the opening round, then knocked out Abel Cullum in the Championship Second Round, before losing by TKO to Michael McDonald in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: "Nobita" Yoshitaka Naito (18-4, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #5, Favorite: -510) vs. Junji "Sarumaru" Ito (19-9-1, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #10, Underdog: +400)

 

Yoshitaka Naito is a Jiu-Jitsu player, who has no real striking game, but has strong wrestling, and takedowns, and can work submissions on the ground, especially from his active guard. He was submitted by Fumihiro Kitahara in the opening round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Adam Antolin in the #1 Contender First Round, then won by TKO over Ryohei Kurosawa in the #1 Contender Second Round, then submitted Haruo Ochi in the #1 Contender Third Round. Junji Ito is a kick boxer, with good technical striking, but lacks power. He has decent defence against takedowns and submissions. He won a Unanimous Decision over Haruo Ochi in the opening round, then was knocked out by Loveth Young in the Championship Second Round, then won Unanimous Decisions over Kiyotaka Shimizu in the #1 Contender Second Round, and Joshua Pacio in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Ian "The Barn Owl" Loveland (21-11, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #15, Favorite: -490) vs. Cole "The Cole Train" Smith (9-3, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +390)

 

A rematch from the opening round, where Cole Smith won by submission. Ian Loveland is a crisp, powerful boxer, who has rounded out his game nicely over the years, adding strong wrestling, and top control, while raining down ground and pound. He was submitted by Cole Smith in the opening round, then knocked out Josh Reed in the #1 Contender First Round, submitted Brad Katona in the #1 Contender Second Round, and knocked out Nick Mamalis in the #1 Contender Third Round. Cole Smith's striking is mediocre at best, but he loves to get the fight to the ground, where he can control from on top, and work submissions. He submitted Ian Loveland in the opening round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Elnar Ibragimov in the Championship Second Round, before being knocked out by Joe Soto in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Bokang "Little Giant" Masunyane (9-1, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #11, Favorite: -1050) vs. Roldan Sangcha'an (6-4, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #19, Underdog: +830)

 

Bokang Masunyane is a wrestler, with massive power in his punches, but uses his overpowering wrestling to bully opponents in the clinch, or get them to the ground, where he can rain down brutal ground and pound from on top, or work submissions from the bottom of his guard. He won by TKO over Adrian Mattheis in the opening round, then won by TKO over Fumihiro Kitahara in the Championship Second Round, and lost a Unanimous Decision to Jussier da Silva in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Roldan Sangcha'an is a skilled striker, with good leg kicks, who has a ground game that is mediocre at best, allowing him to throw up a submission now and again. He won a Unanimous Decision over Kanta Sato in the opening round, and submitted Yosuke Saruta in the Championship Second Round, before being submitted by Ryo Hatta in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Azam Gaforov (15-2, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #15, Underdog: +170) vs. Loveth Young (4-2-1, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #20, Favorite: -220)

 

Azam Gaforov is a crisp technical striker, with amazing power for this weight class, he has excellent takedown defence, and can hunt submissions from his guard if taken down. He was submitted by Tatsuya So in the opening round, then won Unanimous Decisions over Adrian Mattheis in the #1 Contender First Round, and Fumihiro Kitahara in the #1 Contender Second Round, then knocked out Daichi Kitakata in the #1 Contender Third Round. Loveth Young is a good technical boxer, with a powerful kicking game. He also possesses overpowering wrestling, and the ability to work submissions. He won a Unanimous Decision over Takuya Eizumi in the opening round, then knocked out Junji Ito in the Championship Second Round, before being submitted by Tatsuya So in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Lightweight Bout: Nainoa "Baby Faced Assassin" Dung (6-2, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -980) vs. Mark "Boots" Holst (12-8, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +780)

 

Nainoa Dung has massive power in his punches and good footwork. He has excellent takedown and submission defence, and can rain down ground and pound from on top on the ground. He is on a three fight winning streak, and is coming off a second round knock out victory over Brent Primus in Bellator. Mark Holst has a decent kick boxing game, and decent takedown defence, but no defence if the fight actually does get to the ground. He is coming off a submission loss to David Rickels in his last fight.

 

 

 

Womens Bantamweight Bout: Mandy "Monster" Bohm (9-0-1NC, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -970) vs. Marissa "Shorty" Caldwell (3-7, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +770)

 

Mandy Bohm has a decent striking game, but her real strength comes once the fight goes to the ground, where she can control from on top, and work a deadly submission game. She is coming off a third round knocked out victory over Rebecca Ruth in Bellator. Marissa Caldwell is a Jiu-Jitsu player, who has no striking game whatsoever, and can work submissions on the ground. She is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Joselyne Edwards in her last fight.

 

 

 

Middleweight Bout: Kiamrian "Brazen" Abbasov (24-4, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -640) vs. Torbjorn Madsen (5-3, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +510)

 

Kiamrian Abbasov comes from a Sambo background, and utilizes a powerful kicking game, and devastating clinch elbows, he has nearly unbreakable takedown defence, and if the fight does go to the ground, he can work submissions from his active guard. He is coming off a Unanimous Decision victory over Mike Wiatko that was his second successful defence of the ONE Welterweight Title. Torbjorn Madsen is a powerful boxer, with a strong kicking game. HE can also get the fight to the ground, where he can rain down brutal ground and pound. He is coming off a knock out loss to Ivan Bogdanov in his last fight.

 

 

 

Womens Heavyweight Bout: Destanie Yarbrough (5-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +210) vs. Amber Leibrock (4-6, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: #16, Favorite: -270)

 

Destanie Yarbrough will definately have a significant weight advantage, having to cut weight to get to the 200 lbs weight limit. She is a power puncher, with some takedown defence, but doesn't have much else to her game. She is on a three fight winning streak, and is coming off a second round knock out victory over Ida Bible at a local show. Amber Leibrock is a mixed martial artist, who isn't great at any aspect of mixed martial arts. She is on a four fight losing streak, and is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Gabrielle Holloway in her last fight.

 

 

 

Weigh-In Results

 

Khusein Askhabov (135 lbs) vs. Michael McDonald (135 lbs)

Jussier da Silva (115 lbs) vs. Ludovico Carignan (115 lbs)

John Dodson (135 lbs) vs. Henry Cejudo (135 lbs)

Cory Sandhagen (135 lbs) vs. Mitch Gagnon (135 lbs)

Joseph Benavidez (115 lbs) vs. Yosuke Saruta (115 lbs)

Eduardo Dantas (135 lbs) vs. Javid Basharat (135 lbs)

Yoshitaka Nairo (115 lbs) vs. Junji Ito (115 lbs)

Ian Loveland (135 lbs) vs. Cole Smith (135 lbs)

Bokang Masunyane (115 lbs) vs. Roldan Sangcha'an (115 lbs)

Azam Gaforov (115 lbs) vs. Loveth Young (115 lbs)

 

Nainoa Dung (155 lbs) vs. Mark Holst (155 lbs)

Mandy Bohm (135 lbs) vs. Marissa Caldwell (135 lbs)

Kiamrian Abbasov (185 lbs) vs. Torbjorn Madsen (185 lbs)

Destanie Yarbrough (200 lbs) vs. Amber Leibrock (153 lbs)

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Tournament Combat 55 Full Fight Card

 

BW Title: Khusein Askhabov vs. Michael McDonald

SW Title: Jussier da Silva vs. Ludovico Carignan

BW #1: John Dodson vs. Henry Cejudo

BW #1: Cory Sandhagen vs. Mitch Gagnon

SW #1: Joseph Benavidez vs. Yosuke Saruta

BW #1: Eduardo Dantas vs. Javid Basharat

SW #1: Yoshitaka Naito vs. Junji Ito

BW #1: Ian Loveland vs. Cole Smith

SW #1: Bokang Masunyane vs. Roldan Sangcha'an

SW #1: Azam Gaforov vs. Loveth Young

 

LW: Nainoa Dung vs. Mark Holst

WBW: Mandy Bohm vs. Marissa Caldwell

MW: Kiamrian Abbasov vs. Torbjorn Madsen

WHW: Destanie Yarbrough vs Amber Leibrock

[Majster_93]

BW Title: Khusein Askhabov vs. Michael McDonald

SW Title: Jussier da Silva vs. Ludovico Carignan

BW #1: John Dodson vs. Henry Cejudo

BW #1: Cory Sandhagen vs. Mitch Gagnon

SW #1: Joseph Benavidez vs. Yosuke Saruta

BW #1: Eduardo Dantas vs. Javid Basharat

SW #1: Yoshitaka Naito vs. Junji Ito

BW #1: Ian Loveland vs. Cole Smith

SW #1: Bokang Masunyane vs. Roldan Sangcha'an

SW #1: Azam Gaforov vs. Loveth Young

 

LW: Nainoa Dung vs. Mark Holst

WBW: Mandy Bohm vs. Marissa Caldwell

MW: Kiamrian Abbasov vs. Torbjorn Madsen

WHW: Destanie Yarbrough vs Amber Leibrock

[vladjarca]

Should be a really fun card!

 

BW Title: Khusein Askhabov vs. Michael McDonald

SW Title: Jussier da Silva vs. Ludovico Carignan

BW #1: John Dodson vs. Henry Cejudo

BW #1: Cory Sandhagen vs. Mitch Gagnon

SW #1: Joseph Benavidez vs. Yosuke Saruta

BW #1: Eduardo Dantas vs. Javid Basharat

SW #1: Yoshitaka Naito vs. Junji Ito

BW #1: Ian Loveland vs. Cole Smith

SW #1: Bokang Masunyane vs. Roldan Sangcha'an

SW #1: Azam Gaforov vs. Loveth Young

 

LW: Nainoa Dung vs. Mark Holst

WBW: Mandy Bohm vs. Marissa Caldwell

MW: Kiamrian Abbasov vs. Torbjorn Madsen

WHW: Destanie Yarbrough vs Amber Leibrock

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 3, January 2022

 

 

 

Live From Prince George, British Columbia

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Streamed Live On CTCombat.ca

 

 

 

WOMENS HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Destanie Yarbrough (5-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Fresno, California, Underdog: +210) vs. Amber Leibrock (4-6, 0-2 CTC, From: Hayward, California, Favorite: -270)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our first fight of the night is Destanie Yarbrough taking on Amber Leibrock.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Leon Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Tony Weeks, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Yarbrough is much the larger fighter, at an estimate she must have 65lbs at least on Leibrock. That could prove significant as the fight unfolds.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Leibrock moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Yarbrough into exchanging strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Yarbrough hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Leibrock lands a left jab but her big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 14:32) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:32) Leibrock hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:32) Yarbrough lands a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) Leibrock is off-target with a jab but lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) Yarbrough uses a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:46) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 13:46) Leibrock scores with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 13:46) Yarbrough hits a jab and also hits a wicked right uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Leibrock is knocked down!

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Yarbrough quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Leibrock!

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Yarbrough pounds away and Leibrock is having serious difficulty surviving them!

(Rd 1 - 13:17) Yarbrough is trying to move from side control to mount.

(Rd 1 - 13:17) Leibrock doesn't let Yarbrough get the mount, and so she remains at side control.

(Rd 1 - 12:52) Leibrock tries to sweep Yarbrough but can't do it.

(Rd 1 - 12:36) Yarbrough looks to get a mount.

(Rd 1 - 12:36) Yarbrough mounts Leibrock.

(Rd 1 - 12:14) Yarbrough pounds away and Leibrock is having serious difficulty surviving them!

(Rd 1 - 12:14) Yarbrough forces Leibrock to turn away from the strikes, giving up her back!

(Rd 1 - 11:55) Yarbrough unloads with big rights, but Leibrock covers up well.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Yarbrough successfully gets both hooks in, and seems primed to finish.

(Rd 1 - 11:26) Yarbrough, with both hooks fully in, tries to get the rear naked choke applied.

(Rd 1 - 11:26) Yarbrough flattens Leibrock out with the rear naked choke in deep and forces the tap!

(Rd 1 - 10:58) Destanie Yarbrough takes the victory by way of submission!

 

 

 

Official Result: Destanie Yarbrough defeats Amber Leibrock (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:02). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Destanie Yarbrough thanks everyone connected to Animals MMA for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. Visibly delighted, Destanie Yarbrough celebrates starting her CTC career with a win.

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Kiamrian "Brazen" Abbasov (24-4, 0-0 CTC, From: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Favorite: -640) vs. Torbjorn Madsen (5-3, 0-2 CTC, From: Bergen, Norway, Underdog: +510)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Kiamrian 'Brazen' Abbasov goes up against Torbjorn Madsen.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Leon Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Cardo Urso, Tony Weeks, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:50) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Madsen misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Abbasov to attack with a jab and a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:22) Abbasov comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:22) Madsen hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 14:22) Abbasov can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he catches Madsen with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Madsen slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a left roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:42) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:42) Madsen misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Abbasov attacks with a jab and a left kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) There's a flurry of activity but neither fighter is able to land a telling strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Abbasov is off-target with a jab and also has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Madsen throws a two punch combination but Abbasov maintains his good guard and is safe.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Abbasov steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Madsen misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Abbasov throws a one-two, but Madsen was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Abbasov comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Madsen lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Abbasov can't hit a set-up left jab, but then he hits a scything kick to the legs of Madsen.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Moving forward constantly, Abbasov is pressuring Madsen.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Madsen lands two left hands in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Abbasov feints one way, throwing Madsen off balance, then steps to the other side.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Abbasov fails to find a home for his jab, but then he hits Madsen with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Madsen misses a jab but scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Abbasov is off-target with a jab but scores with a stinging right high kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:19) That last hit did some damage, Madsen is trying to cover up but is clearly hurt! He looks dazed and unsteady!

(Rd 1 - 11:19) Abbasov lands a crunching head kick on Madsen, who collapses! He's out cold!

(Rd 1 - 11:07) Kiamrian Abbasov takes the victory by way of knock out!

 

 

 

Official Result: Kiamrian 'Brazen' Abbasov defeats Torbjorn Madsen (Knock Out (Kick) in 3:53). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Kiamrian Abbasov gives a name-check to everyone at Oplot, all his various sponsors, then his friends, family, and supporters. He says that he is happy to have won on his CTC debut and that he's very happy here. A chrismatic talker with the looks to match, Kiamrian Abbasov has real star power.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Mandy "Monster" Bohm (9-0-1NC, 0-0 CTC, From: Munchen, Germany, Favorite: -970) vs. Marissa "Shorty" Caldwell (3-7, 0-2 CTC, From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Underdog: +770)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Mandy 'Monster' Bohm vs. Marissa 'Shorty' Caldwell.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Josh Rosenthal will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Cardo Urso, Tony Weeks, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Caldwell doesn't touch gloves, drawing some heat from the crowd.

(Rd 1 - 14:53) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) Caldwell moves in and out of range, hoping to tempt her opponent into a reckless strike and leave an opening for a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) Bohm throws a punch but Caldwell was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 14:22) Caldwell quickly shoots on Bohm.

(Rd 1 - 14:15) Bohm stops the takedown with a great sprawl. She steps away to safety.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Bohm forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Caldwell hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Two jabs hit home from Bohm and then she hits Caldwell with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 12:59) Bohm comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 12:59) Caldwell tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 12:59) A jab is wide from Bohm, but then she scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) Bohm appeared to be going for a takedown, but Caldwell took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) Caldwell connects with a jab, but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:57) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) Bohm shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) She gets a big takedown and she ends up in half guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:11) Bohm looks to pass half guard and get side control.

(Rd 1 - 11:11) She passes half guard, but Caldwell was ready and immediately starts to scramble.

(Rd 1 - 10:59) Bohm brilliantly manages to take her opponent's back!

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Bohm attempts to complete a rear naked choke.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Bohm flattens Caldwell out with the rear naked choke in deep and forces the tap!

(Rd 1 - 10:19) Mandy Bohm takes the victory by way of submission!

 

 

 

Official Result: Mandy 'Monster' Bohm defeats Marissa 'Shorty' Caldwell (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:41). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Mandy Bohm gives a name-check to everyone at SBG Ireland, all her various sponsors, then all her friends, family, and supporters. She is asked who she'd like to fight next, and she answers that she thinks a fight against Ronda Rousey would probably be a great contest.

 

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Nainoa "Baby Faced Assassin" Dung (6-2, 0-0 CTC, From: Makaha, Hawaii, Favorite: -980) vs. Mark "Boots" Holst (12-8, 0-2 CTC, From: Ottawa, Ontario, Underdog: +780)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) In the last of the preliminary fights, Nainoa 'Baby Faced Assasin' Dung squares off with Mark 'Boots' Holst in the CTC Lightweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Leon Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Matt Hume, Marcos Rosales, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) There's a takedown attempt from Dung.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Holst cannot stop the takedown and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:44) Dung pounds away, but Holst calmly deals with them.

(Rd 1 - 14:24) Dung begins trying to pass guard and get a better position.

(Rd 1 - 14:24) Holst tries to counter the pass attempt, and they find themselves scrambling for position.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) The scramble leaves Dung on his back pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Holst lunges forward and slams his shoulder into Dung.

(Rd 1 - 13:52) Holst gets pulled in tight, and takes a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the face.

(Rd 1 - 13:41) With a quick movement, Holst throws a shoulder smash to the face and upper chest of Dung.

(Rd 1 - 13:31) In guard, Holst is content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:04) Dung pulls Holst in close and hits a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Holst fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 12:33) Holst throws a few relatively weak right hands.

(Rd 1 - 12:06) Dung applies double underhooks and keeps Holst from launching any attacks.

(Rd 1 - 11:34) With no progress being made, referee Leon Roberts stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) Dung had looked like he was angling for a takedown attempt, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) Holst throws a one-two, but Dung was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 11:04) Dung chooses to shoot in on Holst.

(Rd 1 - 11:04) The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Holst is left on his back pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:53) Dung attempts to pass guard and gain a better position.

(Rd 1 - 10:53) He passes guard but loses his control momentarily and a scramble begins.

(Rd 1 - 10:42) Holst ends up in side control.

(Rd 1 - 10:30) Looking to catch his breath, Holst is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:06) Holst blocks Dung as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:48) Holst throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 09:31) Dung tries to pull guard on Holst but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 09:13) Holst throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 08:49) Dung tries to pull guard on Holst but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Holst fires away with punches, but Dung doesn't take any undue damage.

(Rd 1 - 08:20) Holst blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:06) Holst throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 07:37) Holst blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 07:20) With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 07:10) Holst throws some strikes and a kick to the body, but Dung defends them well.

(Rd 1 - 07:04) Dung takes the chance and shoots on Holst.

(Rd 1 - 06:57) Dung gets hold of a leg but Holst remains standing, hopping on the other foot.

(Rd 1 - 06:57) Unable to complete the takedown, Dung instead pushes Holst up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) Dung looks to sweep a leg out from under Holst so as to take him down with a trip.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) Dung doesn't get it, Holst blocked any attempt to move him.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) With the cage trapping Holst, Dung looks to try and take him down by going low and taking out both legs.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) The takedown is successful, Holst pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 05:56) Dung throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 05:35) Dung starts trying to work to get past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 05:35) Holst is ready for the attempt though, and keeps Dung firmly in guard.

(Rd 1 - 03:58) Dung throws some minor strikes.

(Rd 1 - 03:32) In guard, Dung is content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 03:04) With no progress being made, referee Leon Roberts stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) Holst doesn't trouble his opponent with a combination ending in a high right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) Missing the kick unfortunately causes Holst to slip and end up on his back.

(Rd 1 - 02:40) In comes Dung looking to get some form of ground control.

(Rd 1 - 02:40) Dung tries to get around it, but eventually has to settle for being in guard.

(Rd 1 - 02:26) Dung pounds away with rights, but Holst covers up and only a couple manage to get through.

(Rd 1 - 02:07) In guard, Dung throws a couple of punches designed to keep Holst guessing.

(Rd 1 - 01:40) Dung pounds away, but is unable to land many clean shots on Holst.

(Rd 1 - 01:25) For the moment Dung is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 01:05) Dung fires away with rights, but does little in the way of actual damage.

(Rd 1 - 00:50) Dung throws a few relatively weak right hands.

(Rd 1 - 00:21) Dung pounds away with right hands, but doesn't really do a great deal of damage.

(Rd 1 - 00:05) Dung unloads with big right hands, landing several that clearly hurt Holst.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have Dung down as the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Nainoa 'Baby Faced Assasin' Dung wins by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Nainoa 'Baby Faced Assasin' Dung defeats Mark 'Boots' Holst (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Average.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Nainoa Dung praises his team at Sanford MMA, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Nainoa Dung says it was a tough fight and gives a show of respect to Mark Holst.

 

 

 

 

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STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Azam Gaforov (15-2, 3-1 CTC, From: Tajikistan, Underdog: +170) vs. Loveth Young (4-2-1, 2-1 CTC, From: Los Angeles, California, Favorite: -220)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our first main fight is up next, in which Azam Gaforov goes up against Loveth Young.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Josh Rosenthal.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Cardo Urso, Tony Weeks, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:53) Gaforov comes in looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:53) Young had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 14:53) A jab is wide from Gaforov, but then he hits Young with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:37) A jab hits home from Gaforov and then he hits a fast high right kick to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) Backing off, Young looks very wobbly, I think he may be hurt!

(Rd 1 - 14:23) A big right hand from Gaforov drops Young!

(Rd 1 - 14:12) Gaforov moves in quickly, kneeling beside Young and starting to hammer down with punches!

(Rd 1 - 14:12) Gaforov pounds away with rights, Young is eating some sickeningly heavy shots to the face!

(Rd 1 - 14:12) Young appears to go limp and referee Josh Rosenthal dives in and pulls Gaforov away - it's all over!

(Rd 1 - 13:52) By knock out, the winner is Azam Gaforov!

 

 

 

Official Result: Azam Gaforov defeats Loveth Young (Knock Out (Punch) in 1:08). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Azam Gaforov gives a name-check to everyone at Akhmat Fight Club, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He is then asked who he'd like to fight next, and he answers that he thinks a fight against Yago Bryan Farias de Morais would probably be a great contest.

 

 

 

 

STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Bokang "Little Giant" Masunyane (9-1, 2-1 CTC, From: Cape Town, South Africa, Favorite: -1050) vs. Roldan Sangcha'an (6-4, 2-1 CTC, From: Baguio, Philippines, Underdog: +830)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Bokang 'Little Giant' Masunyane battles Roldan Sangcha'an.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Masunyane shoots in hard and fast for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) He has the takedown! It's a single leg, and Sangcha'an has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:42) Masunyane fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) Masunyane looks to get past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) He can't find a way past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 13:53) Sangcha'an pulls Masunyane in close and hits a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 13:38) Masunyane tries to break the guard of Sangcha'an, perhaps looking for a leglock opportunity.

(Rd 1 - 13:38) Sangcha'an defends himself well by keeping the guard tight.

(Rd 1 - 13:19) Masunyane deflects a couple of punches that Sangcha'an threw from below.

(Rd 1 - 13:02) Masunyane seems to be trying to loosen the guard in an attempt to create a leglock opportunity.

(Rd 1 - 13:02) Sangcha'an blocks it by keeping his guard secure.

(Rd 1 - 12:40) Masunyane leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Sangcha'an.

(Rd 1 - 12:22) Masunyane unloads with right hands, but doesn't do a great deal of damage.

(Rd 1 - 12:07) Sangcha'an tries to catch Masunyane with a punch, but it is not on target.

(Rd 1 - 11:53) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Marc Goddard standing them both back up.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) There's a takedown attempt from Masunyane, showing great power and speed.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) Sangcha'an cannot stop the takedown and gives up side control.

(Rd 1 - 11:25) Masunyane attempts to armbar Sangcha'an from side control.

(Rd 1 - 11:25) The armbar is fully applied, Sangcha'an has no option but to tap out!

(Rd 1 - 10:46) The winner, by submission, is Bokang 'Little Giant' Masunyane!

 

 

 

Official Result: Bokang 'Little Giant' Masunyane defeats Roldan Sangcha'an (Submission (Armbar) in 4:14). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Bokang Masunyane thanks everyone connected to Fight Fit Militia for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He is asked who he'd like to face in his next fight, and replies that he has a lot of respect for the skills of Tatsuya So and that he thinks it'd be a great fight.

 

 

 

 

BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Ian "The Barn Owl" Loveland (21-11, 3-1 CTC, From: Portland, Oregon, Favorite: -490) vs. Cole "The Cole Train" Smith (9-3, 2-1 CTC, From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Underdog: +290)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Ian 'The Barn Owl' Loveland squares off with Cole 'The Cole Train' Smith.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Josh Rosenthal.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Marcos Rosales, Cardo Urso, and Tony Weeks.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Smith, being in front of a home crowd, gets a loud cheer as he enters.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Loveland throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) Seizing the opportunity, Smith clinches.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) Smith looks to sweep a leg in order to execute a sharp trip.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) Loveland blocks the attempt by keeping a solid base.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Smith looks for a trip takedown.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Smith can't get the trip, as Loveland wrestles his way into a dominant position.

(Rd 1 - 14:06) Loveland is trying to push Smith so that his back is up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:06) Loveland can't manage it, Smith fought it.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Loveland is looking to muscle Smith back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Loveland manages it and controls Smith up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:38) With the cage trapping Smith, Loveland looks to try and take him down by going low and taking out both legs.

(Rd 1 - 13:38) Loveland gets the takedown! Smith pulls half guard.

(Rd 1 - 13:27) Loveland throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 13:05) Loveland blocks Smith as he tries a transition to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:47) Loveland keeps Smith guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 12:25) Loveland blocks an attempted move from half guard to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:12) Loveland throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Smith tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Loveland doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) In half guard, Loveland throws a couple of punches designed to keep Smith guessing.

(Rd 1 - 11:17) Smith tries to transition to full guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 11:04) Loveland throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 10:43) Loveland blocks Smith as he tries a transition to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:27) With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 10:17) Loveland uses a left jab, but Smith evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 10:07) Smith gets hold of Loveland.

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Smith looks to take Loveland down with a trip.

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Smith uses a nice inside leg trip and Loveland is forced to pull guard!

(Rd 1 - 09:45) Smith throws several small strikes at Loveland, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with.

(Rd 1 - 09:29) Smith doesn't allow Loveland to lock him up with double underhooks.

(Rd 1 - 09:21) Not giving his opponent any room to work, Smith keeps close body-to-body contact while throwing short strikes to the head and body.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) Loveland drags Smith in to close control, then hits him with a couple of short punches.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Smith throws several small strikes at Loveland, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with.

(Rd 1 - 08:38) Loveland tries to pull Smith in close and smother him, but doesn't get anywhere with it.

(Rd 1 - 08:28) Smith throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can think.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Loveland tries to sweep Smith but can't do it.

(Rd 1 - 07:56) Smith throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 07:29) Loveland pulls Smith down in close and hits him with a couple of short punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 07:18) Referee Josh Rosenthal decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 07:10) Smith hits two quick jabs, but they had no power at all behind them.

(Rd 1 - 07:10) Loveland doesn't trouble his opponent with a triple punch combo.

(Rd 1 - 06:49) Smith appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Loveland took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 06:49) Loveland hits a couple of minor left hands, but Smith evades a big right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 06:25) Loveland throws a two-punch combo but Smith avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 06:16) Smith seizes the chance and grabs Loveland into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 06:07) Smith tries to reap a leg with a sharp sweep in order to trip him to the floor.

(Rd 1 - 06:07) Loveland stops the attempted trip, then uses his wrestling to take control of the grapple.

(Rd 1 - 05:54) With control of the clinch, Loveland tries to complete a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 05:54) It's unsuccessful, Smith maintained a good solid base.

(Rd 1 - 05:35) Clinched with Smith, Loveland looks to try and take him down.

(Rd 1 - 05:35) Loveland doesn't get the takedown, Smith instead wrestles his way into controlling the grapple.

(Rd 1 - 05:15) Smith tries to use a trip takedown.

(Rd 1 - 05:15) Smith doesn't get it, Loveland blocked any attempt to move him.

(Rd 1 - 04:59) Smith separates from Loveland and we're back to a stand-off.

(Rd 1 - 04:32) It looked like we were about to see Smith try and get some grappling started, but Loveland was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 04:32) Loveland lands two left hands and then hits Smith with a beautiful right uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 04:32) Smith is knocked down by that shot!

(Rd 1 - 04:17) Loveland knows that this is a golden opportunity and quickly pounces on Smith, looking to finish him off by raining down punches!

(Rd 1 - 04:17) Loveland pounds away, Smith is barely able to offer any defence at all!

(Rd 1 - 04:17) With Smith taking a beating, the referee has to stop the fight!

(Rd 1 - 04:06) By TKO, the winner is Ian Loveland!

 

 

 

Official Result: Ian 'The Barn Owl' Loveland defeats Cole 'The Cole Train' Smith (TKO (Strikes) in 10:54). The fight was rated as being Average.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Ian Loveland praises his team at American Top Team Portland, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He is asked who he'd like to face in his next fight, and replies that he has a lot of respect for the skills of Rodrigo Praia and that he thinks it'd be a great fight.

 

 

 

 

STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"Nobita" Yoshitaka Naito (18-4, 3-1 CTC, From: Inzai, Japan, Favorite: -510) vs. Junji "Sarumaru" Ito (19-9-1, 3-1 CTC, From: Yokohama, Japan, Underdog: +400)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, 'Nobita' Yoshitaka Naito goes up against Junji 'Sarumaru' Ito.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Leon Roberts will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:48) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) Ito moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Naito into exchanging strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) Naito hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) A jab is wide from Ito, but then he lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Ito comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Naito scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Ito hits a left hand but his big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Ito steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Naito fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 13:48) Ito fails to find a home for his jab, but then he hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Ito forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Naito hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Ito throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 13:17) Ito moves in closer, ready to attack.

(Rd 1 - 13:17) Naito appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Ito took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 13:17) Ito lands a left hand and then lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:58) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.

(Rd 1 - 11:55) Ito comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:55) Naito fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 11:55) Ito uses a left jab but Naito avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) Ito comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) Ito bobs out of the way of a jab and moves into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) Ito can't connect with a jab, but then he lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Ito comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Naito throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Ito can't connect with a jab, but then he scores with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:05) Naito chooses to shoot in on Ito.

(Rd 1 - 11:05) Ito almost stops the takedown but is left hopping on one leg while Naito holds the other.

(Rd 1 - 11:05) Unable to complete the takedown, Naito instead pushes Ito up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 10:47) Naito drops down and wraps his arms around his opponent's legs, looking to try and take them down.

(Rd 1 - 10:47) He gets a big takedown and he manages to get side control as a result.

(Rd 1 - 10:27) Naito attempts a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 10:27) Ito stops Naito from applying it.

(Rd 1 - 09:50) Ito takes a knee strike to the ribs, but succeeded in unbalancing Naito enough that there was little power.

(Rd 1 - 09:33) Naito tries to lock Ito in an arm triangle.

(Rd 1 - 09:33) Ito stops Naito from applying it.

(Rd 1 - 09:13) Naito tries to lock Ito in a kimura.

(Rd 1 - 09:13) Ito fights off the kimura attempt.

(Rd 1 - 08:53) Naito throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 08:23) Naito tries to lock Ito into an armbar.

(Rd 1 - 08:23) Ito stops Naito from applying it.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Leon Roberts standing them both back up.

(Rd 1 - 07:44) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 07:24) We go past the halfway point of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Naito hits a tentative left hand.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Ito throws a punch but Naito avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 06:52) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 06:17) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Ito comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Naito throws a counter jab but misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:50) Ito lands two left hands, but the following leg kick misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:20) Ito comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 05:20) Naito misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 05:20) A jab hits home from Ito and then he lands a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 05:04) Ito initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 05:04) Naito tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:04) Ito hits a left hand but a big right head kick is wide of the mark.

(Rd 1 - 04:50) Ito can't connect with a jab, but then hits Naito with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 04:29) Ito hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 04:13) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 03:47) Ito comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 03:47) Naito fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 03:47) Ito uses a left jab but doesn't hit the leg kick follow-up.

(Rd 1 - 03:37) Ito is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 03:24) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 03:04) Ito uses a left jab, but Naito evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 02:49) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.

(Rd 1 - 02:23) Ito stalks forward, pressuring Naito.

(Rd 1 - 02:23) Naito fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 02:23) Ito uses a left jab but Naito evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 02:05) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 01:38) Ito can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Naito with a right roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 01:30) Shoulders hunched, Ito studies his opponent, looking for an opportunity.

(Rd 1 - 01:18) Ito can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 01:00) The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

(Rd 1 - 01:00) Ito comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 01:00) Naito fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 01:00) Ito lands a left hand and then he catches Naito with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 00:37) Naito counters a right hand with a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 00:22) Naito had looked like he was angling for a takedown attempt, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 00:22) Ito throws a punch but Naito was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 00:03) Ito lands a left hand and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges give the result in favour of Naito.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making 'Nobita' Yoshitaka Naito the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'Nobita' Yoshitaka Naito defeats Junji 'Sarumaru' Ito (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Yoshitaka Naito gives a name-check to everyone at Paraestra Matsuda, all his various sponsors, and his friends, family, and supporters. Yoshitaka Naito gives a show of respect to his opponent.

 

 

 

 

BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (24-8, 3-1 CTC, From: Curitiba, Brazil, Favorite: -410) vs. Javid Basharat (7-1, 2-1 CTC, From: London, England, Underdog: +320)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on to the next match, in which Eduardo 'Dudu' Dantas takes on Javid Basharat.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Leon Roberts will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Basharat nails one quick punch from a flurry but has a right hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Dantas lands a left jab and a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.

(Rd 1 - 13:58) Dantas comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:58) Basharat scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 13:58) Dantas can't hit a set-up left jab, but then he hits a vicious high right kick to the side of the head!

(Rd 1 - 13:58) Basharat is knocked down!

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Dantas starts pounding away on Basharat, looking to finish him off!

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Dantas pounds away but Basharat deals with the blows fairly easily.

(Rd 1 - 13:31) Dantas throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Dantas blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Dantas throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) Dantas keeps Basharat guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:59) Basharat tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 11:47) Dantas throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 11:17) Basharat transitions to half guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:58) Looking to catch his breath, Dantas is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:40) Dantas throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 10:16) Basharat works some separation, then tries to quickly scramble his way into a better position.

(Rd 1 - 10:16) It's a bad choice though, as Dantas seizes the opportunity to leap forward and secure side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:51) Dantas throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) Dantas blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:07) Looking to catch his breath, Dantas is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Basharat pulls half guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:40) Dantas keeps Basharat guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:23) Dantas tries to pass the half guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:23) Basharat allows the pass, but it's just a ploy to allow him to try and scramble.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) As they scramble, Basharat sees an opportunity and dives for a leg.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Basharat ends up on his back with Dantas in side control, having failed to secure the leg.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Basharat probably shouldn't have risked going for the leg, he left himself too exposed and has paid the price.

(Rd 1 - 07:46) Dantas throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 07:26) Dantas blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 07:12) Dantas punches down at Basharat, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 06:42) Dantas blocks Basharat as he tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 06:26) Dantas fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 06:07) Basharat tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 05:51) Dantas throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 05:23) Dantas blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 05:09) Referee Leon Roberts decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 05:00) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 04:30) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Basharat moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Dantas into exchanging strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Dantas hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Basharat fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with an attempted head kick.

(Rd 1 - 03:49) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) Basharat misses a right hook and gets countered with a quick left jab and a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 02:58) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 02:58) Basharat hits a jab but has a right hand blocked.

(Rd 1 - 02:58) Showing great hand speed, Dantas lands two quick jabs and follows with a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 02:36) Basharat steps in, seemingly willing to take strikes if it means getting close enough to wrestle.

(Rd 1 - 02:36) Dantas lands a jab and then hits Basharat with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 02:16) Dantas comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 02:16) Basharat hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 02:16) Dantas hits a left jab and then he lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 01:55) Dantas forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 01:55) Basharat hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 01:55) Dantas comes in behind a flurry of four quick punches, although none of them actually land, and then he hits Basharat with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 01:29) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:29) Basharat hits a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 01:29) Dantas scores with a jab and also scores with a vicious head kick!

(Rd 1 - 01:18) Basharat is knocked down!

(Rd 1 - 01:18) Without hesitation, Dantas goes to finish Basharat off with stomps and kicks!

(Rd 1 - 01:18) Incredibly, Basharat holds on and survives an arsenal of stomps and kicks!

(Rd 1 - 00:58) The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

(Rd 1 - 00:58) Basharat makes Dantas step back by throwing a vicious up-kick.

(Rd 1 - 00:46) An up-kick makes Dantas think twice about advancing.

(Rd 1 - 00:32) Basharat makes Dantas step back by throwing a vicious up-kick.

(Rd 1 - 00:13) Dantas moves back and allows Basharat to stand back up.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have given Dantas the win.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Eduardo 'Dudu' Dantas is the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Eduardo 'Dudu' Dantas defeats Javid Basharat (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Eduardo Dantas thanks everyone connected to Nova Uniao for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. Eduardo Dantas says it was a tough fight and gives a show of respect to Javid Basharat. He is really good at handling these sort of interviews, and it doesn't hurt that the cameras love him.

 

 

 

 

STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Joseph "The Beefcake" Benavidez (30-9, 2-1 CTC, From: San Luis Obispo, California, Favorite: -750) vs. Yosuke "Tobizaru No. 2" Saruta (23-10-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Kawaguchi, Japan, Underdog: +590)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Joseph 'The Beefcake' Benavidez goes head to head with Yosuke 'Tobizaru No. 2' Saruta.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Matt Hume, Marcos Rosales, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Benavidez moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Saruta into exchanging strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Saruta fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Benavidez fails to find a home for his jab, but then he hits Saruta with a beautiful left uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Saruta is knocked down by that shot!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Benavidez quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Saruta!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Benavidez unloads with massive left hands and Saruta is getting destroyed!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) The referee pulls Benavidez away, stopping the fight!

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Joseph Benavidez takes the victory by way of TKO!

 

 

 

Official Result: Joseph 'The Beefcake' Benavidez defeats Yosuke 'Tobizaru No. 2' Saruta (TKO (Strikes) in 0:33). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Joseph Benavidez thanks everyone connected to Team Alpha MMA for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He is asked who he'd like to fight next, and he answers that he thinks that a fight against Jussier da Silva will probably be a great contest. A lively, charismatic speaker, Joseph Benavidez is great at using these interviews to sell himself.

 

 

 

 

BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Cory Sandhagen (16-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Aurora, Colorado, Favorite: -1140) vs. Mitch Gagnon (14-6, 2-1 CTC, From: Sudbury, Ontario, Underdog: +910)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Cory Sandhagen squares off with Mitch Gagnon.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Josh Rosenthal.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Tony Weeks, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Sandhagen steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Sandhagen moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure Gagnon.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) A jab hits home from Sandhagen and then he hits a body kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Sandhagen comes forward, walking down Gagnon.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Sandhagen steps into the pocket, showing little fear of Gagnon.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Sandhagen hits a left jab and then he lands a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Gagnon shoots in at speed, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) Sandhagen gets taken down by a single leg, and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Gagnon lies on top of Sandhagen, basically smothering him.

(Rd 1 - 13:28) Gagnon throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 13:08) Sandhagen smothers Gagnon with close control, stopping him from posturing up.

(Rd 1 - 12:43) Time slips away as Gagnon successfully keeps Sandhagen stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 12:16) Gagnon throws several small strikes at Sandhagen, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with.

(Rd 1 - 11:58) Gagnon doesn't allow Sandhagen to pull them back toward the cage.

(Rd 1 - 11:39) Gagnon punches down at Sandhagen, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Gagnon controls Sandhagen, stopping him from pulling them toward the cage.

(Rd 1 - 10:57) The lack of progress forces referee Josh Rosenthal to stand the fighters back up.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) A jab is wide from Sandhagen, but then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Gagnon comes in fast, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Gagnon gets hold of a leg but Sandhagen remains standing, hopping on the other foot.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) With Sandhagen not going down, Gagnon settles for pushing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) With Sandhagen stuck against the cage, Gagnon tries to complete a takedown by going low and grabbing both legs.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) The takedown is successful, Sandhagen pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:00) The clock runs down as Sandhagen is being smothered against the ground by Gagnon.

(Rd 1 - 09:23) In guard, Gagnon is content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Gagnon fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 08:29) Gagnon fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Sandhagen tries to lock onto an arm from the bottom of the guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Gagnon fends off Sandhagen, and doesn't give up an arm.

(Rd 1 - 07:44) In guard, Gagnon begins working to pass to side control.

(Rd 1 - 07:44) Gagnon passes guard, but Sandhagen was ready and a scramble for position ensues.

(Rd 1 - 07:31) The scramble sees Sandhagen up first, and he is quick to wrestle Gagnon up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:12) Gagnon takes a knee strike just above the hip.

(Rd 1 - 06:58) Sandhagen is trying to force Gagnon into a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 06:58) Sandhagen manages it and now controls Gagnon by the back of the head.

(Rd 1 - 06:44) Using the clinch, Sandhagen blasts Gagnon with a sternum-crunching knee to the chest.

(Rd 1 - 06:26) Gagnon partially blocks a knee strike, enough to allow him to wrestle free of the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 05:36) Sandhagen can't connect with a jab, but then catches Gagnon with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:31) Gagnon tries to cover up but is very clearly wobbling! The only reason he is still upright is that he's now slumped against the cage! Here comes Sandhagen, he knows that this is a chance to finish!

(Rd 1 - 05:31) Sandhagen smashes Gagnon with a big right hand through the guard! Gagnon can do nothing but try and cover up!

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Sandhagen smashes Gagnon with a big right hand through the guard! Gagnon can do nothing but try and cover up!

(Rd 1 - 05:24) The referee pulls Sandhagen away, stopping the fight! Gagnon is left slumped against the cage, dazed and wobbling.

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Gagnon took more shots than necessary, in my opinion referee Josh Rosenthal should have gotten in there quicker.

(Rd 1 - 05:18) The winner, by TKO; Cory Sandhagen!

 

 

 

Official Result: Cory Sandhagen defeats Mitch Gagnon (TKO (Strikes) in 9:42 of round 1). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Cory Sandhagen thanks everyone connected to Elevation Fight Team for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. Cory Sandhagen says it was a tough fight and gives a show of respect to Mitch Gagnon.

 

 

 

 

BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

John "The Magician" Dodson (23-13, 2-1 CTC, From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, Favorite: -180) vs. Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo (19-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Phoenix, Arizona, Underdog: +140)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which John 'The Magician' Dodson battles Henry 'The Messenger' Cejudo.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Matt Hume, Marcos Rosales, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 14:48) It looked like we were about to see a shot from Cejudo, but Dodson was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Dodson throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 14:31) Setting it up with excellent timing, Cejudo comes forward and shoots for the takedown.

(Rd 1 - 14:31) The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Dodson pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:25) Time slips away as Cejudo successfully keeps Dodson stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 13:51) Cejudo keeps Dodson guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Dodson pulls Cejudo in close and hits a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 13:20) Cejudo smothers Dodson with his body by pushing forward and down.

(Rd 1 - 12:51) In guard, Cejudo throws a couple of punches designed to keep Dodson guessing.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) Cejudo blocks an attempted sweep.

(Rd 1 - 12:15) Cejudo fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 11:54) Cejudo fires off a few punches.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Dodson tries to sweep Cejudo but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 11:25) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Marc Goddard standing them both back up.

(Rd 1 - 11:17) Dodson can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then scores with a left cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 11:09) Dodson can't hit a set-up right jab, but then lands a big left hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:58) Cejudo may have been aiming to get in close, but Dodson aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 10:58) Dodson throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 10:42) Dodson can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then catches Cejudo with a crunching left hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Cejudo isn't rushing in, worried about potentially getting hit if he shoots in at the wrong moment.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Dodson fails to find a home for his jab, but then scores with a left cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 10:29) Cejudo backs off quickly, I think that last shot really shook him!

(Rd 1 - 10:29) Recovering quickly, Cejudo is able to evade the flying knee strike that was meant to finish him off.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Cejudo, looking very tentative, pokes out a quick jab that hits.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Dodson can't connect with a jab, but then hits Cejudo with a beautiful left uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Cejudo is knocked down by that shot!

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Dodson quickly goes for the kill, looking to stomp and kick the dazed Cejudo!

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Dodson is too slow and Cejudo gets back to his feet.

(Rd 1 - 09:38) Dodson fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits Cejudo with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 09:25) Dodson fails to find a home for his jab, but then catches Cejudo with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) Cejudo comes in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) He has the takedown! Dodson pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Time slips away as Cejudo successfully keeps Dodson stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 08:22) Cejudo keeps Dodson guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:06) Not giving his opponent any room to work, Cejudo keeps close body-to-body contact while throwing short strikes to the head and body.

(Rd 1 - 07:46) Cejudo leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Dodson.

(Rd 1 - 07:29) We go past the halfway point of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:29) Cejudo looks to get past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 07:29) He passes guard but loses his control momentarily and a scramble begins.

(Rd 1 - 07:18) The scramble allows Cejudo to take his opponent's back!

(Rd 1 - 07:06) Cejudo gets both hooks in, and is now in a really dominant position.

(Rd 1 - 06:43) Cejudo, with both hooks in, attempts to get a rear naked choke fully applied.

(Rd 1 - 06:43) Dodson doesn't allow the rear naked choke to be applied.

(Rd 1 - 06:04) Cejudo keeps both hooks, despite Dodson trying to pull them apart.

(Rd 1 - 05:49) With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Cejudo tries to finish Dodson off with a rear naked choke.

(Rd 1 - 05:49) The rear naked choke is in deep, Dodson has to tap out!

(Rd 1 - 05:16) The winner, by submission; Henry Cejudo!

 

 

 

Official Result: Henry 'The Messenger' Cejudo defeats John 'The Magician' Dodson (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 9:44). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Henry Cejudo praises his team at Fight Ready, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. The interviewer asks who he would be interested in fighting next, and he replies that Luis Peralta would be a tough challenge, but one that he'd be interested in trying. A lively, charismatic speaker, Henry Cejudo is great at using these interviews to sell himself.

 

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC STRAWWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Jussier "Formiga" da Silva (27-8, 4-0 CTC, From: Natal, Rio Grandedo Norte, Brazil, Favorite: -530) vs. "Fleet Foot" Ludovico Carignan (4-0, 3-0 CTC, From: Ottawa, Ontario, Underdog: +420)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The co-main event is up next. Jussier 'Formiga' da Silva fights 'Fleet Foot' Ludovico Carignan in the CTC Strawweight division.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) This fight is for the CTC Strawweight title.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Leon Roberts is the referee for this fight.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Our cageside judges are: Cardo Urso, Tony Weeks, and Sal D'Amato.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 59:50) Formiga comes in looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 59:50) Formiga hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 59:40) A jab is wide from Formiga, but then he scores with a right roundhouse kick to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 59:22) Carignan scores with a weak, flicked left hand jab.

(Rd 1 - 59:22) Formiga lands a jab and then catches Carignan with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 59:05) A jab is wide from Formiga, but then he catches Carignan with a stunning right hook!

(Rd 1 - 59:05) Carignan is knocked down by that shot!

(Rd 1 - 59:01) Formiga moves in quickly, kneeling beside Carignan and starting to hammer down with punches!

(Rd 1 - 59:01) Formiga pounds away with right hands and Carignan is having trouble doing anything about it!

(Rd 1 - 59:01) The referee jumps in and saves Carignan from taking any more shots!

(Rd 1 - 58:44) The winner, by TKO; Jussier da Silva!

(Rd 1 - 58:44) Jussier 'Formiga' da Silva wins the CTC Strawweight title.

 

 

 

Official Result: Jussier 'Formiga' da Silva defeats 'Fleet Foot' Ludovico Carignan (TKO (Strikes) in 1:16). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Jussier da Silva gives a name-check to everyone at American Top Team, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. Jussier da Silva says that winning the CTC Strawweight Title is unbelieveable and a great moment in his career.

 

 

 

Jussier da Silva Won The CTC Strawweight Title

 

Title Prestige: 65% (+7% This Fight)

 

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Khusein "Lion" Askhabov (24-0, 4-0 CTC, From: Grozny, Chechnya, Favorite: -780) vs. Michael "Mayday" McDonald (23-4, 4-0 CTC, From: Modesto, California, Underdog: +620)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 60:00) It's time for the main event of the evening! Khusein 'Lion' Askhabov takes on Michael 'Mayday' McDonald in the CTC Bantamweight division.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The CTC Bantamweight title is on the line.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Our referee is Leon Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) Our judges at cageside are: Tony Weeks, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 60:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 60:00) The two fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 59:55) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 59:55) Askhabov lands a one-two. McDonald finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.

(Rd 1 - 59:41) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 59:41) McDonald scores with a jab but doesn't connect with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 59:41) Askhabov lands a left jab and also nails a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 59:27) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 58:55) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 58:55) McDonald uses a left jab but is well off target with a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 58:55) Showing off his great boxing skill, Askhabov blitzes his opponent with a rapid four punch flurry.

(Rd 1 - 58:27) McDonald closes in on Askhabov, looking to unleash some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 58:27) A pair of tentative jabs from Askhabov land, but have zero effect.

(Rd 1 - 58:27) McDonald fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with an attempted head kick.

(Rd 1 - 58:09) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 58:09) Askhabov is off target with a left jab but hits a left roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 58:09) McDonald hits a left jab and also scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 57:54) Askhabov backs away...and almost falls down! I think that last strike really hurt him!

(Rd 1 - 57:54) McDonald steps in and tries to finish with a scorching right hand, but Askhabov narrowly avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 57:29) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 57:29) McDonald misses a jab but hits a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 57:29) Askhabov finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 57:14) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 57:14) Askhabov doesn't connect with a left jab but lands a right hook. McDonald doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 56:59) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 56:59) McDonald scores with a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 56:59) Askhabov lands a left jab and also lands a powerful right hook!

(Rd 1 - 56:50) McDonald wobbles, then falls!

(Rd 1 - 56:50) Askhabov senses victory and starts to unload with punches!

(Rd 1 - 56:50) Askhabov starts unloading with massive rights and McDonald is getting pasted!

(Rd 1 - 56:50) With McDonald taking a beating, referee Leon Roberts has to stop the fight!

(Rd 1 - 56:35) By TKO, the winner is Khusein Askhabov!

(Rd 1 - 56:35) Khusein 'Lion' Askhabov wins the CTC Bantamweight title.

 

 

 

Official Result: Khusein 'Lion' Askhabov defeats Michael 'Mayday' McDonald (TKO (Strikes) in 3:25). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Khusein Askhabov thanks everyone connected to American Top Team for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. The CTC Bantamweight Title strapped around his waist, Khusein Askhabov celebrates being the new champion.

 

 

 

Khusein Askhabov Won The CTC Bantamweight Title

 

Title Prestige: 56% (-2% This Fight)

 

 

 

 

Attendance: 5,832

Gate Reciepts: $1,026,432

Sponsorship: $96,079

Ad Revenue: $2,572,339

Merchandise: $17,674

 

 

 

Fighter Pay And Bonuses (Total Payout: $414,357)



Winner                    Pay          Loser                    Pay          Bonuses Earned(Included in Pay)

Khusein Askhabov          $55,453      Michael McDonald         $55,740      FotN: Both: $50,000
Jussier da Silva          $20,766      Ludovico Carignan        $2,653
Henry Cejudo              $45,870      John Dodson              $34,293      SotN: Cejudo: $25,000
Cory Sandhagen            $18,125      Mitch Gagnon             $11,852
Joseph Benavidez          $74,830      Yosuke Saruta            $2,067       Perf: Benavidez: $25,000
Eduardo Dantas            $19,587      Javid Basharat           $1,008
Yoshitaka Naito           $4,212       Junji Ito                $1,810
Ian Loveland              $4,028       Cole Smith               $1,638
Bokang Masunyane          $2,678       Roldan Sangcha'an        $1,765
Azam Gaforov              $4,394       Loveth Young             $1,388
Nainoa Dung               $5,000       Mark Holst               $1,300
Mandy Bohm                $4,000       Marissa Caldwell         $1,300
Kiamrian Abbasov          $33,000      Torbjorn Madsen          $1,300       KotN: Abbasov: $25,000
Destanie Yarbrough        $3,000       Amber Leibrock           $1,300

 

 

 

Drug Testing: $10,500

Production: $101,225

 

Profit: $3,186,442

 

Critical Rating: 75%

Commercial Rating: 83%

 

 

 

News

 

- The CTC announce that Amber Leibrock has been cut from the roster following three straight losses. She leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a submission loss to Marloes Coenen at Canadian Tournament Combat 6, a Unanimous Decision loss to Gabrielle Holloway at Canadian Tournament Combat 20, and a submission loss to Destanie Yarbrough at Canadian Tournament Combat 55.

 

- The CTC announce that Marissa Caldwell has been cut from the roster following three straight losses. She leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a Unanimous Decision loss to Erin Harpe at Canadian Tournament Combat 13, a Unanimous Decision loss to Joselyne Edwards at Canadian Tournament Combat 27, and a submission loss to Mandy Bohm at Canadian Tournament Combat 55.

 

- The CTC announce that Mark Holst has been cut from the roster following three straight losses. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a submission loss to Paul Sass at Canadian Tournament Combat 8, a submission loss to Mark Bocek at Canadian Tournament Combat 22, and a Unanimous Decision loss to Nainoa Dung at Canadian Tournament Combat 55.

 

- The CTC announce that Torbjorn Madsen has been cut from the roster following three straight losses. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a submission loss to Teddy Ash at Canadian Tournament Combat 9, a knock out loss to Ivan Bogdanov at Canadian Tournament Combat 23, and a knock out loss to Kiamrian Abbasov at Canadian Tournament Combat 55.

 

- Jungle Fight have closed their Lightweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Promotions Shows

 

 

 

TKO 55: Declaration (Friday, Week 3, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Rodell Fayolle Won The TKO Featherweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Rodell Fayolle vs. Brunelle Bardy

KO of the Night: Vallis Renouf (vs. Cheney Capel)

Submission of the Night: Rodell Fayolle (vs. Brunelle Bardy)

 

 

 

UFC 264: Andrade vs. Barber (Saturday, Week 3, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Maycee Barber Won The UFC Womens Flyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Thomas Almeida vs. Sean O'Malley

KO of the Night: Thomas Almeida (vs. Sean O'Malley)

Submission of the Night: Jon Jones (vs. Stefan Struve)

Performance Bonus: Brendan Allen

 

 

 

LFA 122: Williams vs. De Anda (Saturday, Week 3, January 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Angel De Anda Won The Vacant LFA Middleweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Angel De Anda vs. Tim Williams

KO of the Night: Zane Kamaka (vs. Hector Aldana)

Submission of the Night: Aroldo Langlais (vs. Mike Bernhard)

Performance Bonus: Angel De Anda vs. Tim Williams

Performance Bonus: Baylen Lormand vs. Jonathan Nunez

 

 

 

Predictions

 

Majster_93: 11/14 (79%) Tournament Total: 87/120 (72%)

vladjarca: 11/14 (79%) Tournament Total: 185/319 (58%)

rodrigoviolim: Tournament Total: 125/211 (59%)

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 4, January 2022

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

CTC Womens Bantamweight Title Bout: Aspen Ladd (13-1, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #1, Favorite: -1000) vs. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey (16-2, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #14, Underdog: +790)

 

Aspen Ladd is a mixed martial artist, dangerous anywhere in the fight, whether with her powerful striking game, or her wrestling, takedowns, brutal ground and pound, or slick submissions. She submitted Julia Ottolino in the opening round, Erin Harpe in the Championship Second Round, and Bunmi Ojewole in the Championship Quarter-Final, then won by TKO over Sy Jewett in the Championship Semi-Finals. Ronda Rousey has heavy hands, but her main strength is in getting the fight to the ground, where she can hunt down her deadly armbar submissions. She submitted Martyna Czech in the opening round, and Faith McMah in the Championship Second Round, before winning a Unanimous Decision over Marina Mokhnatkina in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and submitting Sarah Moras in the Championship Semi-Finals.

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Muhammed "Mo Muscle" DeReese (11-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #23, Underdog: +120) vs. Anthony "Rumble" Johnson (24-7, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -160)

 

Muhammed DeReese doesn have much of a striking game, but uses his strong wrestling to get opponents to the ground, where he can grind out results from smothering top control, or work for submissions. He won a Unanimous Decision over Adam Dyczka in the opening round, and lost a Unanimous Decision to Denis Goltsov in the Championship Second Round, then won a Split Decision over Cole Konrad in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won a Majority Decision over Mohammed Usman in the #1 Contender Third Round. Anthony Johnson is a devastating striker, with massive power in his punches and kicks, he also has strong wrestling and takedowns, and can work brutal ground and pound on the ground, while controlling from on top. He knocked out Hugo Cunha in the opening round, and Cole Konrad in the Championship Second Round, then lost a Split Decision to Valentin Moldavsky in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Viktor Pesta (18-7, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #12, Favorite: -130) vs. Satoshi Ishii (24-11-1, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #15, Underdog: -110)

 

Viktor Pesta is primarily a grappler with a heavy top game. His striking is raw, but he possesses very dangerous dirty boxing. He submitted Marcus Vanttinen in the opening round, then lost a Unanimous Decision to Arjan Bhullar in the Championship Second Round, then submitted Marcus Vanttinen in the #1 Contender Second Round, and submitted Cyril Asker in the #1 Contender Third Round. Satoshi Ishii isn't much of a striker, but uses the trips and throws of his world class Judo game to get the fight to the ground, where he can work a solid positional jiu-jitsu game, and hunt for submissions. He submitted Jared Rosholt in the opening round, and Raphael Butler in the Championship Second Round, before losing a Unanimous Decision to Denis Goltsov in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

CTC Heavyweight Title Bout: Denis "The Russian Bogatyr" Goltsov (28-6, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #11, Favorite: -300) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (15-1, 4-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #14, Underdog: +230)

 

Denis Goltsov is an accomplished striker and opportunistic grappler, who despite his thin frame for a Heavyweight, carries explosive one punch knock out power. He won Unanimous Decisions over Cain Velasquez in the opening round, Muhammed DeReese in the Championship Second Round, Satoshi Ishii in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and Alexander Volkov in the Championship Semi-Finals. Valentin Moldavsky has crisp, powerful boxing, but prefers to get fights to the ground, and grind out results from smothering top control. He won Unanimous Decisions over Mark Godbeer in the opening round, and Mohammed Usman in the Championship Second Round, won a Split Decision over Anthony Johnson in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and won a Unanimous Decision over Arjan Bhullar in the Championship Semi-Finals.

 

 

 

Womens Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Martyna Czech (6-1-1, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #20, Favorite: -330) vs. Bunmi "The Bone Bender" Ojewole (4-2, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #25, Underdog: +260)

 

Martyna Czech doesn't have much of a striking game, but uses her wrestling to get opponents to the ground, where she can control from anywhere, while working a deadly submission game. She was submitted by Ronda Rousey in the opening round, then submitted Barbara Nalepka in the #1 Contender First Round, and Brittney Victoria in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Taneisha Tennant in the #1 Contender Third Round. Bunmi Ojewole has good technical boxing, though lacking power, and powerful leg kicks, if the fight goes to the ground, she can hunt submissions from her active guard. She won a Split Decision over Duda Santana in the opening round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Brittney Victoria in the Championship Second Round, before being submitted by Aspen Ladd in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Sergey "The Polar Bear" Spivak (12-4, 1-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #8, Favorite: -1140) vs. Justin "Bad Man" Tafa (6-2, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #18, Underdog: +910)

 

Sergey Spivak is a top prospect out of Ukraine, with finishing ability anywhere in the fight, whether with a powerful striking game, brutal ground and pound, or deadly submissions. Spivak was a late entrant into the Grand Prix, submitting Rico Verhoeven in the Championship Second Round, before losing a Unanimous Decision to Alexander Volkov in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Justin Tafa is a striker, with massive power in his punches, and brutally destructive knees from the Muay Thai clinch. If the fight goes to the ground he has some submission skill as well as brutal ground and pound. He knocked out Nills van Noord in the opening round, and Chris Birchler in the Championship Second Round, before being submitted by Arjan Bhullar in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Womens Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Kelly Faszholz (7-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #10, Underdog: +400) vs. Marina Mokhnatkina (6-3, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #13, Favorite: -510)

 

Kelly Faszholz has heavy hands, but her main strength is in getting the fight to the ground, where she can work ground and pound or submissions for victories. She lost by TKO to Brittney Victoria in the opening round, then submitted Chelsea Chandler in the #1 Contender First Round, Julia Ottolino in the #1 Contender Second Round, and Aline Serio in the #1 Contender Third Round. Marina Mokhnatkina is a master of Combat Sambo, who has mediocre striking, but will instead look to get the fight to the ground, where she can work her slick submission game. She submitted Ediane Gomes in the opening round, and Irina Degtyareva in the Championship Second Round, before losing a Unanimous Decision to Ronda Rousey in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Womens Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Raquel "Rocky" Canuto (8-8, 2-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #12, Favorite: -310) vs. Elizabeth Phillips (9-9, 1-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #23, Underdog: +240)

 

Raquel Canuto is a crisp, powerful boxer, who likes to get fights to the ground, where she can control from on top, and work for submissions. She submitted Milana Dudieva in the opening round, and Jan Finney in the Championship Second Round, before being submitted by Sarah Moras in the Championship Quarter-Finals. Elizabeth Phillips has heavy hands, but prefers to get fights to the ground, where she can work a strong positional game, and finish with either ground and pound or submissions. She was a late entrant to the Grand Prix, submitting Laura Howarth in the Championship Second Round, before being submitted by Sy Jewett in the Championship Quarter-Finals.

 

 

 

Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Evgeny Goncharov (17-4-1NC, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #10, Favorite: -840) vs. Michael "Blackbeard" Martinek (11-2, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #25, Underdog: +670)

 

Evgeny Goncharov is a crisp, powerful boxer with good footwork, who likes to get fights to the ground, where he can rain down ground and pound, and work towards submissions as well. He was submitted by Mohammed Usman in the opening round, then submitted Mark Godbeer in the #1 Contender First Round, knocked out Chris Birchler in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won by TKO over Hugo Cunha in the #1 Contender Third Round. Michal Martinek doesn't have much of a striking game, but has good takedowns, and can finish with either strikes or submissions on the ground. He lost a Unanimous Decision to Cyril Asker in the opening round, then won by TKO over Felipe Micheletti in the #1 Contender First Round, won a Split Decision over Raphael Butler in the #1 Contender Second Round, and submitted Rico Verhoeven in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

Womens Bantamweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fourth Round Bout: Joselyne "La Pantera" Edwards (12-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #7, Underdog: +300) vs. "Short Temper" Patrizia Lausier (3-0, 2-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #17, Favorite: -380)

 

Joselyne Edwards loves to strike, and throws powerful punches from odd angles. She can defend takedowns and submissions. She was knocked out by Bethe Correia in the opening round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Marissa Caldwell in the #1 Contender First Round, submitted Erin Harpe in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Hailey Cowan in the #1 Contender Third Round. Patrizia Lausier is a Canadian Vale Tudo fighter, who has absolutely devastating power in her punches and kicks, and the technique to back it up. She also has strong wrestling and takedowns, and can rain down brutal ground and pound from on top. She was a late entrant to the Grand Prix, and won by Leg Kick TKO over Jan Finney in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won by Body Kick TKO over Talita Bernardo in the #1 Contender Third Round.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Womens Flyweight Bout: Priscila "The Killa" de Souza (13-9, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -110) vs. Sarah "The Monster" D'Alelio (12-8, 0-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +100)

 

Priscila De Souza has a powerful kicking game, and the ability to brutalize opponents from the Thai clinch, she has strong wrestling, and good scrambles and sweeps on the ground. She is coming off a Split Decision loss to Maria Vittoria Colonna in Cage Warriors. Sarah D'Alelio isn't much of a striker, but prefers to get fights to the ground, where she can work a strong submission game. She is coming off a 23 second knock out loss to Joanne Calderwood in her last fight.

 

 

 

Welterweight Bout: Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo (8-4, 1-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -1000) vs. Tommy King (1-2, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +790)

 

Themba Gorimbo is a devastatingly powerful boxer, who also has strong wrestling, and on the ground can rain down deadly ground and pound, or work submissions from his guard. He is coming off a TKO loss to Ergys Sigeta in his last fight. Tommy King is a skilled technical boxer, who likes to take opponents to the ground where he can work a slick submission game. He was submitted by Jake Matthews in his last fight.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight Bout: Lanchana Green (1-1-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +100) vs. Jamie Moyle (4-5, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -110)

 

Lanchana Green is a Muay Thai striker, with decent boxing, and kicks, and good work from the Thai clinch. She is coming off a third round TKO victory over Bruna Vargas in KSW. Jamie Moyle is a decent boxer, with decent takedown defence, and poor submission defence. She is coming off a submission loss to Chiara Penco in her last fight.

 

 

 

Bantamweight Bout: Matheus "Adamas" Mattos (13-2-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -400) vs. Devon Cronje (4-3, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +310)

 

Matheus Mattos is an unorthodox striker, who has brutal elbows from the Thai clinch. He uses his strong wrestling to take opponents down to the ground, where he can work solid positional Jiu-Jitsu, while looking to lock on his deadly submissions. He is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Erik Perez in Bellator. Devon Cronje has strong technical boxing, but prefers to get fights to the ground, where he can work a strong submission game. He was submitted by Anthony Birchak in his last fight.

 

 

 

Weigh-In Results

 

Aspen Ladd (135 lbs) vs. Ronda Rousey (135 lbs)

Muhammed DeReese (248 lbs) vs. Anthony Johnson (278 lbs)

Viktor Pesta (242 lbs) vs. Satoshi Ishii (245 lbs)

Denis Goltsov (227 lbs) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (235 lbs)

Martyna Czech (135 lbs) vs. Bunmi Ojewole (135 lbs)

Sergey Spivak (238 lbs) vs. Justin Tafa (275 lbs)

Kelly Fasholz (135 lbs) vs. Marina Mokhnatkina (135 lbs)

Raquel Canuto (135 lbs) vs. Elizabeth Phillips (135 lbS)

Evgeny Goncharov (250 lbs) vs. Michal Martinek (246 lbs)

Joselyne Edwards (135 lbs) vs. Patrizia Lausier (135 lbs)

 

Priscila de Souze (125 lbs) vs. Sarah D'Alelio (125 lbs)

Themba Gorimbo (170 lbs) vs. Tommy King (170 lbs)

Lanchana Green (115 lbs) vs. Jamie Moyle (115 lbs)

Matheus Mattos (135 lbs) vs. Devon Cronje (135 lbs)

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Tournament Combat 56 Full Fight Card

 

WBW Title: Aspen Ladd vs. Ronda Rousey

HW #1: Muhammed DeReese vs. Anthony Johnson

HW #1: Viktor Pesta vs. Satoshi Ishii

HW Title: Denis Goltsov vs. Valentin Moldavsky

WBW #1: Martyna Czech vs. Bunmi Ojewole

HW #1: Sergey Spivak vs. Justin Tafa

WBW #1: Kelly Faszholz vs. Marina Mokhnatkina

WBW #1: Raquel Canuto vs. Elizabeth Phillips

HW #1: Evgeny Goncharov vs. Michal Martinek

WBW #1: Joselyne Edwards vs. Patrizia Lausier

 

WFLY: Priscila de Souza vs. Sarah D'Alelio

WW: Themba Gorimbo vs. Tommy King

WSW: Lanchana Green vs. Jamie Moyle

BW: Matheus Mattos vs. Devon Cronje

[vladjarca]

WBW Title: Aspen Ladd vs. Ronda Rousey

HW #1: Muhammed DeReese vs. Anthony Johnson

HW #1: Viktor Pesta vs. Satoshi Ishii

HW Title: Denis Goltsov vs. Valentin Moldavsky

WBW #1: Martyna Czech vs. Bunmi Ojewole

HW #1: Sergey Spivak vs. Justin Tafa

WBW #1: Kelly Faszholz vs. Marina Mokhnatkina

WBW #1: Raquel Canuto vs. Elizabeth Phillips

HW #1: Evgeny Goncharov vs. Michal Martinek

WBW #1: Joselyne Edwards vs. Patrizia Lausier

 

WFLY: Priscila de Souza vs. Sarah D'Alelio

WW: Themba Gorimbo vs. Tommy King

WSW: Lanchana Green vs. Jamie Moyle

BW: Matheus Mattos vs. Devon Cronje

 

Time for Ronda to pass the torch yet again

[rodrigoviolim]

Canadian Tournament Combat 56 Full Fight Card

 

WBW Title: Aspen Ladd vs. Ronda Rousey

HW #1: Muhammed DeReese vs. Anthony Johnson

HW #1: Viktor Pesta vs. Satoshi Ishii

HW Title: Denis Goltsov vs. Valentin Moldavsky

WBW #1: Martyna Czech vs. Bunmi Ojewole

HW #1: Sergey Spivak vs. Justin Tafa

WBW #1: Kelly Faszholz vs. Marina Mokhnatkina

WBW #1: Raquel Canuto vs. Elizabeth Phillips

HW #1: Evgeny Goncharov vs. Michal Martinek

WBW #1: Joselyne Edwards vs. Patrizia Lausier

 

WFLY: Priscila de Souza vs. Sarah D'Alelio

WW: Themba Gorimbo vs. Tommy King

WSW: Lanchana Green vs. Jamie Moyle

BW: Matheus Mattos vs. Devon Cronje

[Majster_93]

WBW Title: Aspen Ladd vs. Ronda Rousey

HW #1: Muhammed DeReese vs. Anthony Johnson

HW #1: Viktor Pesta vs. Satoshi Ishii

HW Title: Denis Goltsov vs. Valentin Moldavsky

WBW #1: Martyna Czech vs. Bunmi Ojewole

HW #1: Sergey Spivak vs. Justin Tafa

WBW #1: Kelly Faszholz vs. Marina Mokhnatkina

WBW #1: Raquel Canuto vs. Elizabeth Phillips

HW #1: Evgeny Goncharov vs. Michal Martinek

WBW #1: Joselyne Edwards vs. Patrizia Lausier

 

WFLY: Priscila de Souza vs. Sarah D'Alelio

WW: Themba Gorimbo vs. Tommy King

WSW: Lanchana Green vs. Jamie Moyle

BW: Matheus Mattos vs. Devon Cronje

[CageRage]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/0b6e059c-2705-42bf-8b4c-2906915715ee" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="CTC56(1).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/CTC56(1).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Friday, Week 4, January 2022</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Live From Toronto, Ontario</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PRELIMINARY CARD</span></strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Streamed Live On CTCombat.ca</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/784c748c-dc78-4721-8391-6db3c77cfcd8" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Matheus_Mattos.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Matheus_Mattos.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/c34efec0-5dc4-4641-858c-89bab31d6fdb" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Devon_Cronje(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Devon_Cronje(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Matheus "Adamas" Mattos (13-2-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Favorite: -400) vs. Devon Cronje (4-3, 0-2 CTC, From: South Africa, Underdog: +310)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) We open the prelims with Matheus 'Adamas' Mattos against Devon Cronje.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Tony Weeks, Glenn Trowbridge, and Sal D'Amato.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The two fighters touch gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:51) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:51) Mattos scores with a left hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:51) Cronje finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:31) The two fighters come forward and engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:31) Cronje misses with a big right hand, allowing Mattos to counter with a pair of jabs that are followed by a good right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:02) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:34) Both fighters meet in the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:34) Mattos lands a left jab and a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:34) Cronje finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:18) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:18) Mattos misses with a left jab but connects with a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:18) Cronje finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:06) Shoulders hunched, Mattos studies his opponent, looking for an opportunity.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:52) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:52) Cronje finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:52) Mattos finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:30) Both fighters step in to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:30) Cronje scores with a left hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:30) Mattos finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:01) Cronje moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Mattos into exchanging strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:01) Mattos hit a counter left hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:01) Cronje hits a left jab and then he scores with a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:47) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:20) Mattos initiates an exchange of strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:20) Cronje hit two counter left hands.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:20) Mattos hits a left jab and then he hits Cronje with a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:53) Both fighters step in to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:53) Cronje scores with a left hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:53) Mattos hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:28) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:28) Mattos misses with a left jab but connects with a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:28) Cronje lands a left jab and a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:03) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:54) Looking a bit tense, Cronje moves around the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:44) Both fighters move in and engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:44) Cronje hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:44) Mattos finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:16) They come together and strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:16) Cronje misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Mattos to attack with a quick left jab and a good right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:57) The two fighters come forward and engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:57) Cronje finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:57) Mattos finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:47) Cronje is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:32) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:32) Cronje misses a right hook and gets countered with a pair of jabs that are followed by a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:10) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:50) Mattos rolls his shoulders to relax them, then moves forward.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:41) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:41) Mattos is off-target with a jab but lands a right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:41) Cronje uses a pair of left jabs but doesn't find the mark with a right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:30) We are now at the halfway point of the round.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:22) Both fighters come together and strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:22) Cronje misses with a big right hand, allowing Mattos to counter with a quick left jab and a solid right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:59) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:33) They engage in the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:33) Cronje is off target with a left jab but scores with a right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:33) Mattos hits a couple of jabs and also scores with a right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:12) Mattos moves confidently around the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:02) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:36) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:10) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:46) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:46) Cronje misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Mattos comes in with a pair of left jabs that are followed by a right hand that narrowly fails to connect.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:18) Cronje hits two tentative left hands, neither with anything behind them.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:18) Mattos lands a jab and then hits a high right kick to the side of the head.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:53) Mattos moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Cronje into exchanging strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:53) Cronje fires off a counter jab.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:53) A jab lands from Mattos but Cronje steps back to avoid a right to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:34) Both fighters step in to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:34) Mattos misses with a left jab and also doesn't connect with a right roundhouse kick to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:34) Mattos shows his good guard by absorbing a three punch flurry.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:12) Mattos steps forward and a striking exchange begins.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:12) Cronje tries to hit a jab, but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:12) Mattos can't connect with a jab, but then he lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:54) Mattos comes forward to attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:54) Cronje hit two counter left hands.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:54) Mattos can't connect with a jab, but then he catches Cronje with a beautiful right kick to the head.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:42) Looking glassy-eyed, Cronje staggers backward...he may have been stunned by that last blow!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:42) Mattos tries to finish him off with a huge right hook, but just misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:15) Mattos comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:15) Mattos moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure Cronje.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:15) Mattos lands a jab and then he lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:47) Mattos moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Cronje into exchanging strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:47) Cronje tries to hit a jab, but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:47) Mattos can't connect with a jab, but then he hits Cronje with a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:40) Mattos is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:28) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:17) A few deep breaths betray that Cronje is starting to get into the deeper reaches of his gas tank.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:04) Mattos comes forward to attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:04) Cronje lands a left hand in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:04) Mattos hits a left hand but doesn't hit the body kick follow-up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:51) We have one minute of the round remaining.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:39) Mattos comes in, looking for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:39) The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Cronje is left on his back pulling guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:25) Mattos tries to break the guard of Cronje, perhaps looking for a leglock opportunity.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:25) Cronje can't maintain his guard and that allows Mattos to grab a heel hook, but the round ends before it can be fully sunk in!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) We reach the time limit and this fight is over.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges give the result in favour of Mattos.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Matheus 'Adamas' Mattos is the winner by unanimous decision!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Matheus 'Adamas' Mattos defeats Devon Cronje (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Good.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Matheus Mattos gives a name-check to everyone at Team Nogueira, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. The interviewer asks who he would be interested in fighting next, and he replies that Manny Vazquez would be a tough challenge but one that he'd be interested in trying. Matheus Mattos is a charismatic talker and really knows how to sell himself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/24bc117b-e09a-426f-8714-bb35f9454cca" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Lanchana_Green.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Lanchana_Green.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/5d450fa1-f9a0-4ab2-8cdb-50dbf5a4fba6" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Jamie_Moyle(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Jamie_Moyle(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Lanchana Green (1-1-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Darlington, England, Underdog: +100) vs. Jamie Moyle (4-5, 0-2 CTC, From: Orlando, Florida, Favorite: -110)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Lanchana Green faces Jamie Moyle.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Tony Weeks, Glenn Trowbridge, and Sal D'Amato.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:49) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:13) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:40) Moving forward constantly, Green is pressuring Moyle.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:40) Moyle manages a counter jab.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:40) Green hits a left jab and then she hits Moyle with a high right head kick.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:21) Moyle lands a weak, tentative jab.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:21) Green hits a couple of minor left hands, but Moyle dodges a big right head kick follow-up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:51) Green comes forward to attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:51) Green looks to pressure Moyle, stepping into the pocket.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:51) Green can't connect with a jab, but then she hits Moyle with a beauty of a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:26) Moving forward constantly, Green is pressuring Moyle.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:26) Moyle hit a counter left hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:26) Green lands a left jab but Moyle dodges a big right head kick follow-up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:14) Green acknowledges some instructions from her corner with a relaxed nod of the head.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:01) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:51) Green rolls her shoulders to relax them, then moves forward.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:36) Moyle chooses to shoot in on Green.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:36) Green partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Moyle has a hold of the other.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:36) Moyle can't get Green down and so settles for pushing her up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:13) Moyle looks to try and maintain control via her wrestling skills, but Green works enough space that she can pull clear and circle out.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:49) Both fighters come together and strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:49) Moyle misses with a left jab but connects with a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:49) Green scores with a jab and also hits a good right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:29) Green initiates an exchange of strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:29) Moyle throws a counter jab but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:29) Green lands a jab and then she catches Moyle with a low kick to the front leg.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:07) Green comes forward to attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:07) Moyle tries to hit a jab, but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:07) Green opens Moyle up with a feint.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:07) Green lands a jab and then she catches Moyle with a right roundhouse kick to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:38) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:10) Green lands a left hand and then lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:49) Green comes forward to attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:49) Green looks to pressure Moyle, stepping into the pocket.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:49) A jab is wide from Green, but then she catches Moyle with a right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:30) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:07) Green comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:07) Moyle throws a counter jab but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:07) Green lands a left hand and then she lands a right hand to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:52) Green attacks with strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:52) Moyle misses with a left hand in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:52) A one-two from Green fails to land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:39) Green initiates an exchange of strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:39) Moyle tries to hit a jab, but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:39) Green can't connect with a jab, but then she lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:17) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:51) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:51) Moyle hits a left jab but finds her right cross blocked.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:51) Green lands a left jab and also hits a glancing blow with a high kick.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:27) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:59) Green initiates an exchange of strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:59) Moyle manages a counter jab.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:59) Green can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then she lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:42) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:26) Green attacks with strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:26) Moyle tries to hit a jab, but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:26) A one-two from Green fails to land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:13) Moyle shoots in, looking for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:13) She has the takedown! Green pulls guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:05) Moyle is trying to pass guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:05) Green was ready for the pass attempt though and starts scrambling immediately.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:51) Green somehow winds up underneath the north-south control of Moyle.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:34) Moyle hits a short knee strike to the side of the head.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:20) Moving sharply to the side, Green takes the opportunity to try to scramble.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:03) Green scrambles to her feet, but Moyle immediately drives her up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:43) Green gets caught with a knee to the inside of the thigh.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:33) Moyle attempts to use a knee strike but Green pulls the clinch tighter.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:13) Green is trapped up against the cage, unable to get free.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:13) They remain up against the cage for the next thirty seconds, posturing and throwing occasional short-range punches to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:32) Moyle tries to use a knee from the clinch, but Green is able to block it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:12) Green scores with a few punches to the ribs.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:01) It isn't pretty, but Moyle has Green stuck up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:01) A full minute elapses with very little happening other than some short punches and some posturing.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:51) The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:51) With no progress being made, referee Herb Dean separates the two fighters.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:51) Green is slowing just a little as she starts to get into the gas tank a bit.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:45) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:23) Moyle comes in, looking for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:23) Green almost got away but not quite; she is left hopping while Moyle has hold of one leg.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:23) Moyle can't get Green down and so settles for pushing her up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:02) Moyle uses a vicious foot stomp.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The time expires on round one, and that is the end of the fight.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Green is the winner.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Lanchana Green!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Lanchana Green defeats Jamie Moyle (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Lanchana Green thanks everyone connected to Gym01 for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. She is asked who she'd like to face in her next fight, and replies that she has a lot of respect for the skills of Bozhena Antoniyar and that she thinks it'd be a great fight. Lanchana Green is so photogenic that she is always marketable, even if she isn't the greatest talker in the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WELTERWEIGHT BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/5a4af68a-b06e-45f6-b94f-a6970fb86f96" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Themba_Gorimbo(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Themba_Gorimbo(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/6160a654-111b-4a47-be9f-29cc002c6229" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Tommy_King(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Tommy_King(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo (8-4, 1-2 CTC, From: Mosvingo, Zimbabwe, Favorite: -1000) vs. Tommy King (1-2, 0-2 CTC, From: Surrey, England, Underdog: +790)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Themba 'The Answer' Gorimbo competing against Tommy King.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Tony Weeks.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:48) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:29) The two fighters come forward and engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:29) King uses a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand. Gorimbo scores with a great right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:07) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:07) King dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a nice left hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:47) Gorimbo shoots in for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:47) Gorimbo can't get past the sprawl of King and has to give up on the takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:25) They engage in the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:25) King is off target with a left jab but hits a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:25) Gorimbo scores with four quick punches that set up a nice uppercut.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:58) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:22) King attacks with strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:22) Gorimbo fires off a counter jab.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:22) King connects with a nice jab and then he lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:01) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:28) They engage in the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:28) King hits a jab but misses a right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:28) Gorimbo lands a left hook to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:14) They engage in the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:14) Gorimbo scores with a jab and also lands a nice right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:14) King hits a jab and also lands a nice right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:57) King lands a jab and then hits a nice straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:40) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:09) Both fighters step in to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:09) King nails a right cross. Gorimbo hits a jab and also hits a good right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:50) Both fighters step in to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:50) Gorimbo misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. King comes in with a left jab and a powerful right hook!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:43) Gorimbo hits the mat, that shot has rocked him!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:43) King moves in quickly, kneeling beside Gorimbo and starting to hammer down with punches!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:43) King pounds away on Gorimbo, landing several good shots in the process.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:30) In a very smart play, Gorimbo waits for King to over-commit and then sweeps him sharply, creating a scramble for position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:30) Gorimbo takes his back! He was lightning quick there, what a great move!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:17) Gorimbo successfully gets both hooks in, and seems primed to finish.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:53) Gorimbo attempts to complete a rear naked choke, having both hooks fully in.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:53) The rear naked choke is fully applied, Gorimbo has King flattened out completely, there is no option but to tap out!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:28) The winner, by submission, is Themba 'The Answer' Gorimbo!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Themba 'The Answer' Gorimbo defeats Tommy King (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 6:32). The fight was rated as being Fantastic.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Giving thanks, Themba Gorimbo praises his team at Egyptian Top Team, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Calling it a fantastic war, Themba Gorimbo says that those sort of fights are why people love MMA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WOMENS FLYWEIGHT BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/de7fd562-e296-4dbb-aa5b-ddf16d0048af" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Priscila_de_Souza.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Priscila_de_Souza.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/3fb716cb-b755-4ded-b16d-e8014b47532e" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Sarah_D'Alelio(1).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Sarah_D'Alelio(1).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Priscila "The Killa" de Souza (13-9, 0-0 CTC, From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Favorite: -110) vs. Sarah "The Monster" D'Alelio (12-8, 0-1 CTC, From: Olympia, Washington, Underdog: +100)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) In the last of the preliminary fights, Priscila 'The Killa' de Souza battles Sarah 'The Monster' D'Alelio in the CTC Womens Flyweight division.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean is the referee for this fight.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Nelson Hamilton, Tony Weeks, and Glenn Trowbridge.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:51) D'Alelio throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:42) de Souza moves in fast and clinches with D'Alelio.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:36) de Souza hits D'Alelio with some short strikes to the side of the head while grappling.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:23) de Souza uses some dirty boxing as she grapples with D'Alelio.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:09) de Souza uses dirty boxing and gets in a few crisp punches on D'Alelio as they grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:57) de Souza is trying to push D'Alelio so that her back is up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:57) de Souza manages it and controls D'Alelio up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:43) de Souza nails D'Alelio with a hard right hand to the side of the head, stunning her.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:28) de Souza uses a vicious foot stomp.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:13) de Souza uses a vicious foot stomp.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:01) Using dirty boxing, de Souza catches D'Alelio with a hard right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:41) de Souza shows her grappling ability by trapping D'Alelio up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:41) They dirty box each other at that range for sixty seconds or so.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:30) With no progress being made, the referee separates them.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:30) de Souza is slowing just a little as she starts to get into the gas tank a bit.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:24) D'Alelio throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:14) de Souza comes in and grabs D'Alelio in a clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:05) de Souza uses some dirty boxing as she grapples with D'Alelio.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:46) D'Alelio tries to wriggle free, but de Souza controls her well and gets in a few close-range punches too.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:27) de Souza is trying to push D'Alelio so that her back is up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:27) D'Alelio out-wrestles her though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:08) Clinched with de Souza, D'Alelio looks to try and take her down.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:08) de Souza blocks the takedown attempt and takes control of the grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:40) de Souza is trying to muscle D'Alelio up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:40) de Souza can't move D'Alelio at all though, and finds herself being out-wrestled.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:13) D'Alelio attempts a leg-sweep trip to put de Souza on the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:13) D'Alelio doesn't get it, de Souza blocked any attempt to move her.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:58) D'Alelio attempts to wrestle de Souza to the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:58) D'Alelio doesn't get the takedown, de Souza instead wrestles her way into controlling the grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:34) de Souza is trying to muscle D'Alelio up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:34) de Souza manages it and controls D'Alelio up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:14) de Souza doesn't look like she has much left in the tank.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:14) de Souza tries some dirty boxing, but D'Alelio seizes the chance to create some space and break free.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:50) D'Alelio comes in, looking for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:50) The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves de Souza pulling guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:50) That's her first takedown from four attempts.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:34) D'Alelio fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:10) de Souza uses her legs to push D'Alelio back, and tries to scramble for position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:10) There wasn't enough separation though, D'Alelio is able to catch her and secure side control.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:52) D'Alelio tries to lock de Souza into a kimura.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:52) The kimura is fully applied, de Souza has no option but to tap out!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:36) Sarah D'Alelio takes the victory by way of submission!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Sarah 'The Monster' D'Alelio defeats Priscila 'The Killa' de Souza (Submission (Kimura) in 8:24). The fight was rated as being Good.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Sarah D'Alelio takes the microphone and announces that she is now retiring following this fight. Sarah D'Alelio thanks everyone connected to Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. She says that she has a lot of respect for Priscila de Souza and praises her toughness.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">MAIN CARD</span></strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Broadcast Live On Tournament TV Around The World</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Broadcast Team: Mauro Ranallo, Patrick Cote, Jessica Rakoczy</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WOMENS BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/fe1fd4c4-c35c-4fdf-ad8b-da22c38fc471" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Joselyne_Edwards(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Joselyne_Edwards(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/2f7c9b1d-5d6c-4f53-a43b-5b50c6da563c" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="freef1(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/freef1(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Joselyne "La Pantera" Edwards (12-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Panama City, Panama, Underdog: +300) vs. "Short Temper" Patrizia Lausier (3-0, 2-0 CTC, From: Toronto, Ontario, Favorite: -380)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) We open the main portion of the show with Joselyne 'La Pantera' Edwards going up against 'Short Temper' Patrizia Lausier.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Tony Weeks.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Edwards may have weighed in the same as Lausier yesterday, but she clearly has a significant size advantage now.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Lausier, being in front of a home crowd, gets a loud cheer as she enters.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) An offer to touch gloves is completely ignored by Lausier.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:52) Edwards fails to find a home for her jab, but then hits a nice straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:46) Lausier is able to grab Edwards.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:39) Edwards tries to wriggle free, but Lausier controls her well and gets in a few close-range punches too.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:23) Lausier attempts to wrestle Edwards to the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:23) The takedown is completed, Edwards is on her back and pulls half guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:09) Lausier unloads with rights, but does fairly minimal damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:54) Edwards bursts into life and tries to scramble into a better position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:41) The scramble leaves Edwards on her back pulling half guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:27) Lausier pounds away, but Edwards isn't troubled by the strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:07) Using an underhook to set it up, Edwards looks to scramble for position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:52) Lausier is up first and quickly grabs Edwards, pushing her up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:37) Lausier pins Edwards up against the cage and hits a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:23) Lausier looks for a takedown by grabbing both her opponent's legs and trying to trip her to the mat.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:23) Edwards, pressed up against the cage, cannot stop the takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:23) Lausier ends up holding a seated Edwards around the waist, pressing her up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:59) Lausier starts trying to get Edwards on her back so that she can gain a better position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:59) Lausier shifts her position brilliantly to get mount!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:27) Lausier pounds away on Edwards, but few of the shots lands clean.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:07) Lausier tries to pound on Edwards, but none of the blows land with any degree of power.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:54) Edwards can't budge Lausier, who is well balanced.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:38) Lausier fires away with punches, but does little in the way of damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:20) Lausier counters an attempt by Edwards to move her from mount by taking her back!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:56) Lausier successfully gets both hooks in, and seems primed to finish.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:39) Lausier unloads with right hands, but doesn't do a great deal of damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:22) With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Lausier tries to finish Edwards off with a rear naked choke.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:22) Lausier gets the rear naked choke fully applied and Edwards has to tap out!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:04) The winner, by submission; Patrizia Lausier!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: 'Short Temper' Patrizia Lausier defeats Joselyne 'La Pantera' Edwards (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 5:56). The fight was rated as being Fantastic.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Patrizia Lausier gives a name-check to everyone at Toshido MMA, all her various sponsors, then all her friends, family, and supporters. Patrizia Lausier says that being in such a fantastic fight was a huge rush and that she is glad to both get the win and entertain the fans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/2411efbf-d0c5-4257-8fcf-38b6ded7b79d" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Evgeny_Goncharov(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Evgeny_Goncharov(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/2685a289-4e82-43e9-9aa9-f74cfda4c636" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Michal_Martinek(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Michal_Martinek(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Evgeny Goncharov (17-4-1NC, 3-1 CTC, From: Rostov-On-Don, Russia, Favorite: -840) vs. Michal "Blackbeard" Martinek (11-2, 3-1 CTC, From: Prague, Czech Republic, Underdog: +670)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Evgeny Goncharov battles Michal 'Blackbeard' Martinek.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Herb Dean.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Tony Weeks, Glenn Trowbridge, and Sal D'Amato.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:52) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:52) Martinek hits a left cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:52) Goncharov finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:52) Martinek looks to have been cut under his eye.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:37) Goncharov steps forward, looking to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:37) Martinek tries to hit a jab, but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:37) A jab hits home from Goncharov and then he scores with a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:15) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:52) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:26) Both fighters meet in the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:26) Martinek hits a jab but has a right hook blocked.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:26) Goncharov nails a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:14) Martinek immediately covers up and tries to retreat, only to end up against the cage! I think that he is dazed!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:14) Goncharov lands a right uppercut but did not get all of it, Martinek partially blocked it!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:10) Goncharov smashes Martinek with a big right hand through the guard! Martinek can do nothing but try and cover up!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:10) The referee has no option but to leap in and stop the fight, Martinek was slumped against the cage and just getting pounded on!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:01) Evgeny Goncharov takes the victory by way of TKO!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Evgeny Goncharov defeats Michal 'Blackbeard' Martinek (TKO (Strikes) in 1:59). The fight was rated as being Good.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Evgeny Goncharov gives a name-check to everyone at DagFighter, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He is asked who he'd like to fight next, and he answers that he is still keen to get a fight with Arjan Bhullar and that he hopes it'll get arranged soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WOMENS BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/3c1b45e4-fe10-456f-bcc1-a39b90bdf4d9" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Raquel_Canuto(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Raquel_Canuto(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/1ed03ba7-c71f-4c1b-996f-47a3e4883d81" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Elizabeth_Phillips(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Elizabeth_Phillips(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Raquel "Rocky" Canuto (8-8, 2-1 CTC, From: Wai'anae, Hawaii, Favorite: -310) vs. Elizabeth Phillips (9-9, 1-1 CTC, From: Spokane, Washington, Underdog: +240)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Raquel 'Rocky' Canuto vs. Elizabeth Phillips.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Tony Weeks, Glenn Trowbridge, and Sal D'Amato.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:52) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:18) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:50) Canuto forces an exchange of strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:50) Phillips hits a jab in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:50) Canuto fails to find a home for her jab, but then she scores with a right cross that landed hard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:36) Canuto comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:36) Phillips lands two left hands in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:36) Canuto connects with a nice jab and then she hits a nice straight right that lands hard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:21) Phillips chooses to shoot in on Canuto.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:21) The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Canuto is left on her back pulling guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:10) Phillips looks to get past the guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:10) Canuto allows the pass, but it's just a ploy to allow her to try and scramble.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:58) As they scramble, Canuto sees an opportunity and dives for a leg.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:58) Phillips pulls her leg free and comes out on top, with Canuto pulling half guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:58) Canuto probably shouldn't have risked going for the leg, she left herself too exposed and has paid the price.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:33) Phillips begins trying to get her leg free of half guard and get a better position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:33) Canuto doesn't let Phillips get her leg free, and so half guard remains in place.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:59) Canuto tries to break free and scramble for position, but Phillips keeps her trapped.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:39) Phillips fires off a few punches as she catches her breath.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:23) Canuto tries to get full guard on Phillips but doesn't get anywhere.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:10) Phillips fires off a few punches as she catches her breath.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:50) Phillips throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:28) Canuto tries to get full guard on Phillips but doesn't get anywhere.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:10) Phillips punches down at Canuto, but they are easily taken on the gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:47) Phillips blocks Canuto as she tries a transition to full guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:35) In half guard, Phillips throws a couple of punches designed to keep Canuto guessing.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:12) Canuto tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Phillips doesn't allow it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:56) With no progress being made, the referee brings the fighters back to their feet.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:44) Canuto comes forward.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:44) Phillips hits a jab in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:44) A jab hits home from Canuto and then she lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:28) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:03) Canuto forces an exchange of strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:03) Phillips fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:03) Canuto can't connect with a jab, but then she hits a nice straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:42) Canuto moves in closer, ready to attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:42) Canuto throws a punch but Phillips was equal to it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:32) Canuto lands a left hand and then hits Phillips with a beauty of a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:25) We move into the second half of this round.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:13) Canuto can't connect with a jab, but then scores with a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:50) Canuto steps forward, looking to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:50) Phillips throws a counter left but doesn't connect.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:50) Canuto connects with a jab but can't connect with a right to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:26) Canuto comes forward on the attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:26) Phillips fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:26) Canuto lands two left hands, but Phillips evades a big right punch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:09) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:47) Canuto comes forward.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:47) Canuto is now in the pocket.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:47) Canuto uses a left jab but her big right hand follow-up misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:28) Phillips chooses to shoot in on Canuto.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:28) Phillips gets the takedown! Canuto pulls guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:16) The clock runs down as Canuto is being smothered against the ground by Phillips.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:42) Phillips throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that she can think.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:26) Canuto applies double underhooks and keeps Phillips from launching any attacks.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:00) Phillips looks to pass guard and get side control.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:00) Canuto was ready for the pass attempt though and starts scrambling immediately.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:47) The scramble sees Phillips up first, and she is quick to wrestle Canuto up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:29) Canuto is trapped against the cage and Phillips punishes her with some dirty boxing.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:18) Phillips pins Canuto up against the cage and hits a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:07) Phillips attempts a leg-sweep trip to put Canuto on the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:07) Canuto has no answer to a slick trip!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:07) Phillips ends up holding a seated Canuto around the waist, pressing her up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:50) Phillips tries to improve her position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:50) Phillips isn't able to mount Canuto this time around.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:55) Canuto hits some weak punches to the upper back, but they're more out of frustration than anything.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:36) Not liking her options, Phillips looks to get a better position over Canuto.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:36) Canuto doesn't let Phillips get the mount.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:56) Canuto hits some weak punches to the upper back, but they're more out of frustration than anything.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:30) Phillips attempts a guillotine.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:30) Canuto defends herself well.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The official decisions are being reported now.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Sal D'Amato: Phillips.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Tony Weeks has Canuto as the winner.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Glenn Trowbridge has Canuto as the winner.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Raquel 'Rocky' Canuto is the winner by split decision!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Raquel 'Rocky' Canuto defeats Elizabeth Phillips (Split Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Good.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Giving thanks, Raquel Canuto praises her team at Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu, her various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support her. Showing respect, Raquel Canuto praises Phillips for her skill and toughness.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WOMENS BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/a2d9072c-fcb3-4c9e-8628-edcd0d47bac9" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Kelly_Faszholz(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Kelly_Faszholz(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/f6d75917-f445-4e3f-949d-b682a554cebb" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Marina_Mokhnatkina(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Marina_Mokhnatkina(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Kelly Faszholz (7-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Santa Rosa, California, Underdog: +400) vs. Marina Mokhnatkina (6-3, 2-1 CTC, From: St. Petersburg, Russia, Favorite: -510)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Kelly Faszholz going head to head with Marina Mokhnatkina.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Dan Miragliotta will be the referee.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Glenn Trowbridge, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The two fighters touch gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:50) Faszholz throws a one-two, but Mokhnatkina was equal to it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:32) Faszholz throws some strikes and a fast leg kick, but Mokhnatkina is equal to all of them.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:20) Mokhnatkina takes the chance and shoots on Faszholz.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:12) The takedown is successful, Faszholz pulls guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:04) Mokhnatkina tries to loosen the guard, possibly thinking about a leglock.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:04) Faszholz stops Mokhnatkina from applying it by keeping her tightly in guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:34) Faszholz tries a sweep from the bottom of the guard, but doesn't budge Mokhnatkina.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:19) Mokhnatkina pounds away with rights but fails to land any significant blows.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:06) Faszholz tries to break free and scramble for position, but Mokhnatkina keeps her trapped.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:49) Mokhnatkina fires off some rights, but Faszholz isn't troubled by them.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:29) Faszholz tries a sweep from the bottom of the guard, but doesn't budge Mokhnatkina.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:17) Mokhnatkina tries to pass the guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:17) She passes guard, but Faszholz was ready and immediately starts to scramble.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:03) The scramble results in Faszholz being on her back with Mokhnatkina in side control.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:49) Mokhnatkina attempts the mount.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:49) Mokhnatkina almost gets the mount, but Faszholz bucks her hips and starts scrambling.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:37) Mokhnatkina somehow ends up on top of Faszholz in north-south position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:23) Mokhnatkina tries to lock Faszholz in a north-south choke.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:23) Faszholz breaks free of the choke before it can be sunk in, but cannot stop Mokhnatkina securing side control.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:07) Mokhnatkina throws a few weak-looking punches as she decides on her next move.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:42) Faszholz tries to pull guard on Mokhnatkina but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:25) Mokhnatkina tries to ensnare Faszholz in a kimura.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:25) Faszholz doesn't allow the kimura to be applied.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:55) Faszholz tries to move to guard, but Mokhnatkina doesn't allow it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:41) Mokhnatkina throws a few weak-looking punches as she decides on her next move.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:17) Mokhnatkina tries to lock Faszholz in a kimura.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:17) The kimura is fully applied, Faszholz has no option but to tap out!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:45) The winner, by submission, is Marina Mokhnatkina!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Marina Mokhnatkina defeats Kelly Faszholz (Submission (Kimura) in 6:15). The fight was rated as being Decent.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Giving thanks, Marina Mokhnatkina praises her team at Akhmat Fight Club, her various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support her. She is asked who she'd like to fight next, and she answers that she thinks a fight against Raquel Canuto would probably be a great contest. The interview itself wasn't that great, but she is so photogenic that just being on camera boosts her profile.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/92dc892a-3313-4600-8dcc-3dcce07bf9b3" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Sergey_Spivak(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Sergey_Spivak(2).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/a6e925ab-b75e-4f01-ab47-98b4d0fbe8ea" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Justin_Tafa(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Justin_Tafa(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Sergey "The Polar Bear" Spivak (12-4, 1-1 CTC, From: Kiev, Ukraine, Favorite: -1140) vs. Justin "Bad Man" Tafa (6-2, 2-1 CTC, From: Brisbane, Australia, Underdog: +910)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Sergey 'The Polar Bear' Spivak against Justin 'Bad Man' Tafa.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Tony Weeks, Glenn Trowbridge, and Sal D'Amato.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Spivak is facing a major size disadvantage in this fight, he is probably giving up at least 35lbs. That may be decisive.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:53) Tafa throws a punch but Spivak avoids it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:49) Spivak gets hold of Tafa.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:40) Spivak tries to wrestle Tafa backward and up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:40) Spivak does it, Tafa is stuck with his back to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:22) With the cage trapping Tafa, Spivak tries to set up a suplex.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:22) A suplex blasts Tafa into the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:22) Tafa ends up sitting, his legs trapped under Spivak, with his back pressed against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:08) Spivak tries to improve his position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:08) Spivak shifts his position brilliantly to get mount!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:37) Spivak tries to set up Tafa for an armbar.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:37) Tafa gets caught by the armbar, and it's deep enough that he has to tap!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:21) Sergey 'The Polar Bear' Spivak takes the win by submission!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Sergey 'The Polar Bear' Spivak defeats Justin 'Bad Man' Tafa (Submission (Armbar) in 1:39). The fight was rated as being Good.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Sergey Spivak gives a name-check to everyone at Alexander Nevsky Club, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. Asked about the finish, Sergey Spivak reveals that he had been working on that submission in particular during training and that he is happy that all the hard work paid off. There's no doubt Sergey Spivak benefits from being interviewed, he knows the value of building name value.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WOMENS BANTAMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/317a3cc4-a7f0-4df2-82a8-ed5024f956d0" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Martyna_Czech(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Martyna_Czech(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/e27e9b92-9830-480b-a3e0-588336d41b7a" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Bunmi_Ojewole(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Bunmi_Ojewole(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Martyna Czech (6-1-1, 3-1 CTC, From: Tychy, Poland, Favorite: -330) vs. Bunmi "The Bone Bender" Ojewole (4-2, 2-1 CTC, From: Ibadan, Nigeria, Underdog: +260)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Martyna Czech goes up against Bunmi 'The Bone Bender' Ojewole.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard is the referee for this fight.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Tony Weeks.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:53) The two fighters engage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:53) Czech hits a left jab but can't hit a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:53) Ojewole hits a three punch combo that ends with a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:29) Ojewole comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:29) Czech lands a left hand in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:29) Ojewole lands a jab and then she lands a low kick to the legs.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:07) Ojewole comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:07) Czech lands a left hand in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:07) A jab hits home from Ojewole and then she lands a low kick to the legs.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:48) Ojewole steps forward, looking to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:48) Czech manages a counter jab.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:48) Ojewole lands a jab and then she scores with a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:25) Ojewole steps forward and a striking exchange begins.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:25) Czech hit a counter left hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:25) Ojewole can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then she hits Czech with a leg kick.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:10) Ojewole comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:10) Czech manages a counter jab.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:10) Ojewole throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:54) Ojewole comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:54) Czech misses with a left hand in the exchange.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:54) Ojewole lands a left hand and then she hits Czech with a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:38) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:12) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:46) Ojewole comes forward on the attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:46) Czech throws a counter jab but misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:46) Ojewole hits a couple of minor left hands, but misses with a vicious right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:19) Czech looked like she was going to step in and grapple, but Ojewole simply took the initiative first.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:19) Ojewole can't connect with a jab, but then hits Czech with a powerful leg kick.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:08) Taking a few gulps of breath, Ojewole is giving the first hint that she is starting to tire a touch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:57) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:37) Ojewole steps forward, looking to strike.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:37) Czech hit a counter left hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:37) A jab is wide from Ojewole, but then she hits a scything kick to the legs of Czech.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:18) Czech shoots in, looking for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:18) She has the takedown! Ojewole pulls guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:02) Czech throws a few weak-looking punches as she decides on her next move.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:32) Czech tries to pound on Ojewole, but all the blows are comfortably dealt with.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:20) Ojewole smothers Czech with close control, stopping her from posturing up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:48) Czech fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:26) Czech gets pulled in tight, stopping her from posturing up or launching any attacks.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:01) Czech punches down at Ojewole, but they are easily taken on the gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:42) Referee Marc Goddard decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:29) We move into the second half of this round.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:29) Czech looked like she was going to shoot, but Ojewole simply took the initiative first.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:29) Ojewole can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then catches Czech with a right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:07) A jab lands from Ojewole, but the following leg kick is too slow and gets caught by Czech!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:53) Seizing her chance, Czech attempts a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:53) Ojewole cannot stop the takedown and has to pull guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:47) Czech tries to pound on Ojewole, but all the blows are comfortably dealt with.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:28) Czech gets pulled in tight, stopping her from posturing up or launching any attacks.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:50) Czech pounds away, but Ojewole calmly deals with them.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:30) Ojewole tries to pull Czech in close and smother her, but doesn't get anywhere with it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:23) Czech fires away with punches, but does little in the way of damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:10) Czech gets pulled in tight, stopping her from posturing up or launching any attacks.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:36) Czech pounds away, but Ojewole isn't troubled by the strikes.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:17) Ojewole smothers Czech with close control, stopping her from posturing up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:50) Czech throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that she can think.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:24) Ojewole smothers Czech with close control, stopping her from posturing up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:51) Czech throws a few relatively weak right hands.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:26) Ojewole smothers Czech with close control, stopping her from posturing up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:47) Referee Marc Goddard decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:35) Ojewole lands a jab and then scores with a right cross.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:25) Ojewole is definitely slowing, her gas tank is being challenged here.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:13) Czech shoots in, looking for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:13) She has the takedown! Ojewole pulls guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:13) Ojewole has yet to stop a single takedown from the three she has faced.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:04) Czech pounds away, but Ojewole calmly deals with them.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:51) Ojewole grabs Czech and draws her in close, smothering her.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:19) Czech pounds away with right hands, but doesn't do much damage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:06) Czech doesn't let Ojewole pull her in close to be smothered.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges' decisions are now being announced.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges give the result in favour of Ojewole.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Bunmi 'The Bone Bender' Ojewole wins by unanimous decision!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Bunmi 'The Bone Bender' Ojewole defeats Martyna Czech (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Decent.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Bunmi Ojewole thanks her sponsors and all of her fans. She says she has a lot of respect for Martyna Czech and praises her toughness. Bunmi Ojewole may not be the greatest interviewee, but her looks alone mean she'll always get a reaction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:24px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CTC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/09eda740-d493-4412-b993-b82546959c7a" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Denis_Goltsov(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Denis_Goltsov(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/4fb19f10-1d78-4418-97f6-7fdcf1e76756" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Valentin_Moldavsky(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Valentin_Moldavsky(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Denis "The Russian Bogatyr" Goltsov (28-6, 4-0 CTC, From: St. Petersburg, Russia, Favorite: -300) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (15-1, 4-0 CTC, From: Stary Oskol, Russia, Underdog: +230)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 60:00) Another match is about to begin; Denis 'The Russian Bogatyr' Goltsov squaring off with Valentin Moldavsky.<p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) This fight is for the CTC Heavyweight title.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) Dan Miragliotta will be the referee.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) Our judges are: Tony Weeks, Glenn Trowbridge, and Sal D'Amato.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) The fight begins!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:52) Moldavsky looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Goltsov simply took the initiative first.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:52) Goltsov throws a one-two, but Moldavsky was equal to it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:37) Attacking with intent, Goltsov scores with two out of a flurry of four punches but his big right hand follow-up misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:14) Moving in, Moldavsky appears willing to risk getting hit if it means he can get close enough to initiate some grappling.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:14) Goltsov throws a one-two, but Moldavsky was equal to it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:08) With a clear opportunity, Moldavsky is able to move in fast and clinch with Goltsov.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 58:58) Moldavsky is trying to muscle Goltsov up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 58:58) Moldavsky can't move Goltsov at all though, and finds himself being out-wrestled.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 58:39) Goltsov looks to sweep a leg in order to execute a sharp trip.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 58:39) Goltsov gets side control off a superb outside leg trip!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 58:23) Goltsov tries to hit a knee strike, but Moldavsky squirms around and the blow is only glancing.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 58:07) Goltsov hits a knee strike to the ribs.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 57:48) Goltsov attempts to kimura Moldavsky from side control.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 57:48) Moldavsky fights off the kimura attempt.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 57:31) Moldavsky tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 57:20) Goltsov holds Moldavsky in position with side control and hits a knee into the ribs.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 57:06) Looking to catch his breath, Goltsov is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 56:46) Goltsov uses side control to hit a knee just above the hip.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 56:33) In side control, Goltsov catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 56:04) With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:49) Goltsov moves in closer, ready to attack.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:49) A pair of tentative jabs from Moldavsky land, but have zero effect.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:49) Goltsov lands a jab and then lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:27) A jab hits home from Goltsov and then he hits Moldavsky with a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:15) Goltsov fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with a scything low kick.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:08) Moldavsky is able to grab Goltsov.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:00) Using his wrestling skills, Moldavsky is trying to push Goltsov up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 55:00) Moldavsky does it, Goltsov is stuck with his back to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 54:49) Moldavsky tries to smother Goltsov against the cage, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 54:25) Goltsov fails to find a home for his jab, but then lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 54:12) Goltsov steps in and looks to unleash.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 54:12) Goltsov can't connect with a jab, but then lands a roundhouse kick to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 53:55) Goltsov can't connect with a jab, but then hits a nice straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 53:45) Goltsov can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 53:34) Goltsov can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then catches Moldavsky with a crunching right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 53:29) For the first time, Goltsov is starting to breathe a little heavier.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 53:14) Moldavsky looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Goltsov simply took the initiative first.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 53:14) Goltsov hits a left hand, but Moldavsky evades a big right punch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:54) Moldavsky aggressively comes forward, willing to risk getting hit so that he can grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:54) Goltsov throws some strikes and a kick to the body, but Moldavsky defends them well.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:54) Goltsov was too aggressive and his last kick gets caught!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:48) Holding the leg, Moldavsky tries for a takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:48) Moldavsky can't get Goltsov down and so settles for pushing him up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:35) With the cage trapping Goltsov, Moldavsky tries to set up a suplex.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:35) He lifts Goltsov up and grounds him with a suplex.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:35) Goltsov gives up his back off the takedown.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:17) Moldavsky tries to put Goltsov in a rear naked choke.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 52:17) Goltsov defends himself well against the choke.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 51:50) Moldavsky blocks an attempt to roll him off of the back.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 51:33) Goltsov is in increasing trouble, as Moldavsky gets both hooks in.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 51:15) With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Moldavsky tries to finish Goltsov off with a rear naked choke.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 51:15) Moldavsky gets the rear naked choke fully applied and Goltsov has to tap out!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 50:53) By submission, the winner is Valentin Moldavsky!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 50:53) Valentin Moldavsky wins the CTC Heavyweight title.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Valentin Moldavsky defeats Denis 'The Russian Bogatyr' Goltsov (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 9:07). The fight was rated as being Good.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Giving thanks, Valentin Moldavsky praises his team at Alexander Nevsky Club, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He celebrates his CTC Heavyweight Title win and calls it one of the greatest moments in his career.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Valentin Moldavsky Won The CTC Heavyweight Title</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Title Prestige: 55% (-3% This Fight)</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/51373ec9-f223-462f-a898-35982b66d6ef" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Viktor_Pesta(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Viktor_Pesta(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/4418b165-e948-4756-9f4f-7eb838e37583" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Satoshi_Ishii(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Satoshi_Ishii(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Viktor Pesta (18-7, 3-1 CTC, From: Prague, Czech Republic, Favorite: -130) vs. Satoshi Ishii (24-11-1, 2-1 CTC, From: Ibaraki, Japan, Underdog: -110)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Viktor Pesta battling Satoshi Ishii.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Herb Dean.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Glenn Trowbridge, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:48) Ishii throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:38) With a clear opportunity, Pesta is able to move in fast and clinch with Ishii.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:32) Pesta is looking to muscle Ishii back against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:32) Ishii isn't going anywhere though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:21) Ishii looks to set up a judo throw.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:21) Ishii can't get Pesta down to the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:06) Ishii is looking to muscle Pesta back against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:06) Pesta ends up backed against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:51) Ishii is trying to lock Pesta into a Muay Thai clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:51) Ishii can't get it though, Pesta is fighting too hard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:37) Ishii is aiming to get Pesta into a Muay Thai clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:37) Ishii manages it and now controls Pesta by the back of the head.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:26) Ishii finds an attempted knee strike caught, and the leverage allows Pesta to wrestle free of the Muay Thai clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:51) Ishii uses a right jab, but his big left hand follow-up misses.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:44) Without taking too much damage, Pesta is able to clinch with Ishii.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:38) Pesta is trying to muscle Ishii up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:38) He does so and now has Ishii pinned to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:19) Pesta looks to try and maintain control via his wrestling skills, but Ishii works enough space that he can pull clear and circle out.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:51) Ishii throws some strikes and a kick to the body, but Pesta defends them well.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:39) Pesta gets hold of Ishii.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:31) Pesta is trying to muscle Ishii up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:31) Ishii out-wrestles him though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:13) Ishii attempts to set up a judo-based throw to take Pesta to the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:13) He executes an outside leg trip, sweeping Pesta to the mat where he pulls half guard!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:59) Ishii throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:30) Pesta tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Ishii doesn't allow it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:13) Looking to catch his breath, Ishii is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:47) Ishii fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:18) Ishii blocks an attempted move from half guard to full guard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:07) Ishii throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:43) Pesta tries to transition to full guard, but can't manage it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:25) Ishii throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:06) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Herb Dean standing them both back up.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:01) Ishii confidently comes in closer.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:01) Ishii throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:43) Ishii throws a two-punch combo but Pesta avoids both.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:34) Seizing the opportunity, Pesta clinches.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:28) We pass the halfway mark of this round.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:28) Using his wrestling skills, Pesta is trying to push Ishii up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:28) Pesta can't do it though, and ends up being out-wrestled in the grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:17) Ishii is trying to muscle Pesta up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:17) Ishii achieves it, pinning Pesta to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:05) Ishii scores with an glancing elbow strike from the clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:52) With Pesta stuck against the cage, Ishii tries to set up a judo-style throw.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:52) Pesta blocks the attempt by keeping a solid base.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:36) Ishii attempts to set up a judo-based throw to take Pesta to the ground.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:36) Pesta stops the attempted throw, then uses his wrestling to take control of the grapple and put Ishii against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:16) Ishii is pressed up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:16) Pesta and Ishii remain up against the cage for the next minute, doing little other than throwing occasional short punches.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:04) Using tight body-to-body control, Pesta is slowly wearing Ishii down by pressing him up against the cage and leaning all of his weight on him.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:04) They dirty box each other at that range for sixty seconds or so.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:11) Pesta tries to keep him up against the cage, but Ishii works enough space that he can slip out and away, back to the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:58) Taking a few gulps of breath, Pesta is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:58) Ishii is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:46) Ishii throws a punch but Pesta avoids it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:41) With a clear opportunity, Pesta is able to move in fast and clinch with Ishii.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:32) Pesta is looking to muscle Ishii back against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:32) He does so and now has Ishii pinned to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:20) Pesta tries to keep him up against the cage, but Ishii works enough space that he can slip out and away, back to the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:09) A little fatigue may be creeping in, Ishii is starting to move noticeably more slowly now.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:57) Pesta moves in and out of range, hoping to tempt his opponent into a reckless strike and leave an opening to start grappling.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:57) Ishii throws a punch but Pesta avoids it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:52) Seizing the opportunity, Pesta clinches.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:42) Pesta tries to wrestle Ishii backward and up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:42) Ishii out-wrestles him though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:22) Ishii looks to set up a judo throw.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:22) Ishii doesn't get the throw, Pesta instead wrestles his way into controlling the grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:55) Ishii looks very tired out there.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:55) Pesta tries to wrestle Ishii backward and up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:55) Pesta does it, Ishii is stuck with his back to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:36) Pesta tries to smother Ishii against the cage, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:08) Coming forward, Pesta is willing to take some hits if it means being able to get close enough to grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:08) A punch from Ishii fails to land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:03) Pesta is able to grab Ishii.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:54) There's under a minute left in this round.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:54) Using his wrestling skills, Pesta is trying to push Ishii up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:54) Pesta manages it and controls Ishii up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:43) Pesta tries to smother Ishii against the cage, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:17) Ishii moves in on Pesta, preparing to throw.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:17) Pesta had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:17) Ishii throws a quick punch but doesn't land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:03) Ishii throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Glenn Trowbridge: Ishii.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Sal D'Amato has given Pesta the win.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Matt Hume has Ishii as the winner.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Making Satoshi Ishii the winner by split decision!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Satoshi Ishii defeats Viktor Pesta (Split Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Average.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Satoshi Ishii thanks everyone connected to Cro Cop Team for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. Showing respect, Satoshi Ishii praises Pesta for his skill and toughness.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:24px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CO-MAIN EVENT</span></strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FOURTH ROUND BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/34b779e5-7ced-4eb7-b9e7-20cd44f97d95" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Muhammed_DeReese(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Muhammed_DeReese(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/0ed1610d-94a7-410a-94c7-0d615b825873" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Anthony_Johnson(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Anthony_Johnson(3).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Mohammed "Mo Muscle" DeReese (11-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Titusville, Florida, Underdog: +120) vs. Anthony "Rumble" Johnson (24-7, 2-1 CTC, From: Los Angeles, California, Favorite: -160)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 15:00) The co-main event is up next. Muhammed 'Mo Muscle' DeReese takes on Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson in the CTC Heavyweight division.<p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Marc Goddard.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Nelson Hamilton, Tony Weeks, and Glenn Trowbridge.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) Johnson is much the larger fighter, at an estimate he must have 30lbs at least on DeReese. That could prove significant as the fight unfolds.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:46) Johnson moves in on DeReese, preparing to throw.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:46) Johnson throws a punch but DeReese avoids it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:32) Johnson can't connect with a jab, but then catches DeReese with a crunching right hook.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:13) Johnson throws a two-punch combo but DeReese avoids both.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 14:03) DeReese comes in and grabs Johnson in a clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:54) DeReese tries to wrestle Johnson backward and up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:54) DeReese can't move Johnson at all though, and finds himself being out-wrestled.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:37) Johnson uses dirty boxing and gets in a few crisp punches on DeReese as they grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:21) Johnson is trying to muscle DeReese up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 13:21) DeReese doesn't let himself be driven back though, and gains a dominant position in the grapple instead.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:52) DeReese is looking to muscle Johnson back against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:52) DeReese can't do it though, and ends up being out-wrestled in the grapple.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:24) Johnson uses some dirty boxing as he grapples with DeReese.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:04) Johnson is looking to muscle DeReese back against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 12:04) DeReese out-wrestles him though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:45) DeReese tries to wrestle Johnson backward and up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:45) Johnson doesn't let himself be driven back though, and gains a dominant position in the grapple instead.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:25) Johnson is trying to muscle DeReese up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:25) Johnson manages it and controls DeReese up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 11:11) DeReese is trapped against the cage and Johnson hits him with a short left uppercut.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:51) Johnson tries to keep DeReese up against the cage for some dirty boxing, but DeReese reverses so that he is the one in control.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:34) Johnson is trapped up against the cage, unable to get free.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 10:34) The next sixty seconds or so becomes a stalemate as neither fighter risks leaving a crucial opening that the other can exploit.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:43) Showing his ability to grind down opponents, DeReese is keeping Johnson pressed up tightly against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 09:43) They dirty box each other at that range for sixty seconds or so.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:49) The referee decides that there is a lack of progress being made and separates them.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:36) A defensive jab hits from DeReese.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:36) Johnson throws a punch but DeReese was equal to it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:24) DeReese, backing off, hits two weak left hands.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:24) Johnson throws a quick punch but doesn't land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:09) DeReese may have been aiming to get in close, but Johnson aggressively took the initiative.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 08:09) Johnson fails to find a home for his jab, but then lands a big right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:59) Johnson steps in and looks to unleash.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:59) DeReese hits a jab, but it had no power at all behind it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:59) Johnson throws a quick punch but doesn't land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:44) Johnson steps in and looks to unleash.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:44) DeReese appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Johnson took the initiative first.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:44) A punch from Johnson fails to land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:31) A punch from Johnson fails to land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:26) DeReese takes the chance and grabs Johnson into a clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:17) DeReese tries to wrestle Johnson backward and up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:17) Johnson out-wrestles him though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:06) Johnson is trying to push DeReese so that his back is up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 07:06) DeReese out-wrestles him though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:38) DeReese is trying to muscle Johnson up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:38) DeReese doesn't manage it though, Johnson defended it well.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:18) Using his wrestling skills, Johnson is trying to push DeReese up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:18) Johnson can't do it though, DeReese defended it well.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:06) Johnson tries to wrestle DeReese backward and up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 06:06) Johnson achieves it, pinning DeReese to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:55) Johnson looks for a foot stomp but DeReese takes the opportunity to turn them around so that he is in the dominant position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:30) DeReese smothers Johnson up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 05:30) The next minute becomes a stalemate as neither fighter risks leaving a crucial opening that the other can exploit.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:15) Johnson wrestles back against DeReese, turning him enough so that he can escape away from the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:00) DeReese is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 04:00) Johnson is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:49) Johnson throws a punch but DeReese avoids it.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:45) DeReese takes the chance and grabs Johnson into a clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:36) DeReese is looking to muscle Johnson back against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:36) Johnson isn't going anywhere though.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:25) Using his wrestling skills, Johnson is trying to push DeReese up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:25) Johnson achieves it, pinning DeReese to the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:13) Johnson smothers DeReese against the cage, then hits him with a knee strike to the ribs.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 03:02) Johnson scores with an glancing elbow strike from the clinch.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:48) Johnson attempts to use a knee strike but DeReese pulls the clinch tighter.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:32) Johnson attempts to use a knee strike but DeReese pulls the clinch tighter.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 02:13) A few short punches to the ribs land, as DeReese fights back.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:58) Johnson catches DeReese with a knee strike to the thigh.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:52) The referee thinks there has been too little progress, and brings the two fighters back to the center.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:44) Johnson moves in on DeReese, preparing to throw.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:44) Johnson can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then lands a right hand.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:33) DeReese may have been aiming to get in close, but Johnson aggressively took the initiative.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:33) Johnson throws a quick punch but doesn't land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:15) A punch from Johnson fails to land.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:11) DeReese gets hold of Johnson.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:03) Using his wrestling skills, DeReese is trying to push Johnson up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 01:03) Johnson ends up backed against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:49) Johnson is pressed up against the cage.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:49) The next minute or so sees them hitting each other with short punches from that position.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have Johnson down as the winner.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson defeats Muhammed 'Mo Muscle' DeReese (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Poor.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Giving thanks, Anthony Johnson praises his team at Sanford MMA, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Anthony Johnson gives a show of respect to his opponent. There's no doubt about it that he knows how to talk with the best of them, his natural charisma shined here.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">MAIN EVENT</span></strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:24px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CTC WOMENS BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE BOUT</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/040f6b96-3a43-40ba-b1ca-b245e8c2d364" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Aspen_Ladd(4).jpg" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Aspen_Ladd(4).jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a><span style="font-size:36px;"><strong>VS.</strong></span><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/6f213f8e-9b58-42df-aae9-120385a854c3" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Ronda_Rousey(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Ronda_Rousey(4).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Aspen Ladd (13-1, 4-0 CTC, From: Folsom, California, Favorite: -1000) vs. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey (16-2, 4-0 CTC, From: Riverside, California, Underdog: +790)</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Fight</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52200" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>(Rd 1 - 60:00) It's time for the main event of the evening! Aspen Ladd goes up against 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey in the CTC Womens Bantamweight division.<p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) The CTC Womens Bantamweight title is on the line.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) Dan Miragliotta will be the referee.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) Our judges at cageside are: Glenn Trowbridge, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 60:00) The fight begins!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:53) Rousey may have been setting up to shoot, but Ladd aggressively took the initiative.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:53) Ladd comes in with a flurry of three quick punches, landing all of them, and then hits Rousey with a leg kick.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:23) Moving around, Rousey is looking for an opening to grapple without getting hit coming in.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:23) Ladd lands a left hand and then hits Rousey with a beauty of a straight right.</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:16) Rousey backs off until pressed against the cage, dazed but alert enough to know to retreat and cover up! Ladd follows, sensing a chance to end the fight here and now!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:16) Rousey gets caught by a big right hook...and is out before she hits the ground!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:08) Aspen Ladd takes the victory by way of knock out!</p><p> (Rd 1 - 59:08) Aspen Ladd wins the CTC Womens Bantamweight title.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Official Result: Aspen Ladd defeats 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey (Knock Out (Punch) in 0:52). The fight was rated as being Good.</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Post-Fight</strong>: Aspen Ladd gives a name-check to everyone at MMA Gold Fight Team, all her various sponsors, then all her friends, family, and supporters. She celebrates her CTC Womens Bantamweight Title win and calls it one of the greatest moments of her career. Aspen Ladd may not be the greatest interviewee, but her looks alone mean she'll always get a reaction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Aspen Ladd Won The CTC Womens Bantamweight Title</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Title Prestige: 67% (+9% This Fight)</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/7b0ab7ce-853f-4f08-9c8c-988b40cc12f7" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="CTC_56_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/CTC_56_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/3201478f-4c2c-4171-b666-dd6a88519872/p/8bc3313b-b3e3-4afa-b828-93c25f888855" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="CTC_56_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/CTC_56_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Attendance</strong>: 7,267</p><p> <strong>Gate Reciepts</strong>: $1,453,400</p><p> <strong>Sponsorship</strong>: $104,027</p><p> <strong>Ad Revenue</strong>: $3,240,691</p><p> <strong>Merchandise</strong>: $22,673</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><pre class="ipsCode">Fighter Pay And Bonuses (Total Payout: 600,236) Winner Pay Loser Pay Bonuses Earned(Included in Pay) Aspen Ladd $55,035 Ronda Rousey $223,564 KotN: Ladd: $25,000 Perf: Ladd: $25,000 Anthony Johnson $19,290 Muhammed DeReese $2,197 Satoshi Ishii $15,895 Viktor Pesta $3,102 Valentin Moldavsky $4,824 Denis Goltsov $2,149 Bunmi Ojewole $1,606 Martyna Czech $903 Sergey Spivak $30,322 Justin Tafa $3,404 SotN: Spivak: $25,000 Marina Mokhnatkina $4,465 Kelly Faszholz $1,810 Raquel Canuto $2,500 Elizabeth Phillips $1,394 Evgeny Goncharov $4,028 Michal Martinek $1,810 Patrizia Lausier $78,968 Joselyne Edwards $76,033 FotN: Both: $50,000 Perf: Both: $25,000 Sarah D'Alelio $2,000 Priscila de Souza $900 Themba Gorimbo $28,537 Tommy King $26,500 Perf: Both: $25,000 Lanchana Green $3,000 Jamie Moyle $1,300 Matheus Mattos $3,600 Devon Cronje $1,100</pre><div></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Drug Testing</strong>: $10,500</p><p> <strong>Production</strong>: $108,170</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Profit</strong>: $4,101,885</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Critical Rating</strong>: 72%</p><p> <strong>Commercial Rating</strong>: 98%</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>News</strong></p><p> </p><p> - Canadian Tournament Combat has risen to Mid Level International On The Sherdog Scale.</p><p> </p><p> - Sarah D'Alelio announced her retirement following her victory over Priscila De Souza. She retires with a professional record of 13-8, with a 1-1 record in CTC, including a knock out loss to Joanne Calderwood at Canadian Tournament Combat 16, and a submission victory over Priscila de Souza at CTC 56.</p><p> </p><p> - Drug test results are back for Canadian Tournament Combat 55 and all fighters tested clean.</p><p> </p><p> - The CTC announce that Devon Cronje has been cut from the roster following three straight defeats. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a knock out loss to John Dodson at Canadian Tournament Combat 11, a submission loss to Anthony Birchak at Canadian Tournament Combat 25, and a Unanimous Decision loss to Matheus Mattos at Canadian Tournament Combat 56.</p><p> </p><p> - The CTC announce that Jamie Moyle has been cut from the roster following three straight defeats. She leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a Unanimous Decision loss to Ai Shimizu at Canadian Tournament Combat 10, a submission loss to Chiara Penco at Canadian Tournament Combat 24, and a Unanimous Decision loss to Lanchana Green at Canadian Tournament Combat 56.</p><p> </p><p> - The CTC announce that Tommy King has been cut from the roster following three straight defeats. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a knock out loss to Tristan Connelly at Canadian Tournament Combat 1, a submission loss to Jake Matthews at Canadian Tournament Combat 15, and a submission loss to Themba Gorimbo at Canadian Tournament Combat 56.</p><p> </p><p> - FEN have closed their Light Heavyweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TOURNAMENT DRAW</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/5df4351d-0e4b-441d-a157-7cd02311591c/p/b139a59f-08e4-453e-88d2-61f252928ec5" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Womens_Bantamweight_Tournament_Fifth_Round_Draw.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Womens_Bantamweight_Tournament_Fifth_Round_Draw.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/5df4351d-0e4b-441d-a157-7cd02311591c/p/241e7517-c34e-4e7e-8f0b-5a693fbecc0b" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="Heavyweight_Tournament_Fifth_Round_Draw.jpg" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/Heavyweight_Tournament_Fifth_Round_Draw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Other Promotions Shows</strong></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">KOTC Massacre (Friday, Week 4, January 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/54e66d96-69b1-4806-8249-7ac1fcb3f8f0" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="KOTC_Massacre_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/KOTC_Massacre_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/c76b15be-cb6a-4a3b-84ba-243e86b0f8d8" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="KOTC_Massacre_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/KOTC_Massacre_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> Title Result: Mike Santiago Made His First Successful Defence of the KOTC Bantamweight Title</p><p> </p><p> Fight of the Night: Michel Quinones vs. Andrew Osborne</p><p> KO of the Night: Michel Quinones (vs. Andrew Osborne)</p><p> Submission of the Night: Mike Santiago (vs. Artur Rofi)</p><p> Performance Bonus: Nic Herron-Webb vs. Roger Zapata</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">ONE Kingdom of Legends (Friday, Week 4, January 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/e5aafa3b-7796-4dc0-972a-9e63e1ed23cd" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="ONE_Kingdom_of_Legends_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/ONE_Kingdom_of_Legends_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/4c343a11-80ad-46b2-b19f-6a28be9c3946" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="ONE_Kingdom_of_Legends_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/ONE_Kingdom_of_Legends_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> Title Result: Sergei Kharitonov Won The ONE Heavyweight Title</p><p> Title Result: Zebasztian Kadestam Won The Vacant ONE Welterweight Title</p><p> </p><p> Fight of the Night: Bruno Pucci vs. Lei Chen</p><p> KO of the Night: Sergei Kharitonov (vs. Fabricio Werdum)</p><p> Submission of the Night: Lukasz Parobiec (vs. Ru Pang)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PFL: Young vs. Delija (Friday, Week 4, January 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/05456d22-5814-48a2-8085-cc6998820aea" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="PFL_Young_vs_Delija_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/PFL_Young_vs_Delija_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/b5791aea-d700-4b3a-a987-95babf70a2ec" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="PFL_Young_vs_Delija_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/PFL_Young_vs_Delija_Prelim_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> Title Result: Jordan Young Made His First Successful Defence of the PFL Heavyweight Title</p><p> Other Result: PFL Have Risen To Low Level National On The Sherdog Scale</p><p> </p><p> Fight of the Night: Chris Heatherly vs. Daniel Olejhiczak</p><p> KO of the Night: Ramiro Hernandez (vs. Kenny Foster)</p><p> Submission of the Night: Jordan Young (vs. Ante Delija)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">ACA 135: Raisov vs. Temirov (Saturday, Week 4, January 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/4d25096a-bcb5-4b64-8e44-e24afa317461" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="ACA_135_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/ACA_135_Results.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/Overbay17/a/70b5358e-f36f-400c-bb42-84b8317213b6/p/1b7bbfe7-0d69-4156-8192-78fe593cc141" rel="external nofollow"><img alt="ACA_135_Prelim_Results.png" data-src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg29/Overbay17/ACA_135_Prelim_Results.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> Title Result: Yusup Raisov Made His Second Successful Defence Of The ACA Featherweight Title</p><p> </p><p> Fight of the Night: Yusup Raisov vs. Abdurahman Temirov</p><p> KO of the Night: Eiichi Hirasi (vs. Evander Perumal)</p><p> Submission of the Night: Yusup Raisov (vs. Abdurahman Temirov)</p><p> Performance Bonus: Nashko Galaev vs. Cory Tait</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Predictions</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>vladjarca</strong>: 10/14 (71%) Tournament Total: 195/334 (58%)</p><p> <strong>Majster_93</strong>: 10/14 (71%) Tournament Total: 97/134 (72%)</p><p> <strong>rodrigoviolim</strong>: 7/14 (50%) Tournament Total: 132/225 (59%)</p>

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<p><strong>News - January 2022</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>CTC Talent Acquisitions</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Heavyweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Stefan Struve</p><p>

Justin Wren</p><p>

Davion Franklin</p><p>

Dariell Beauchamp</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Light Heavyweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Glover Teixeira</p><p>

Adam Yandiev</p><p>

Ryan Spann</p><p>

Aleksandar Rakic</p><p>

Deron Winn</p><p>

Arunas Andriuskevicus</p><p>

Radoslaw Paczuski</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Tyron Woodley</p><p>

Marvin Vettori</p><p>

Anthony Hernandez</p><p>

Brendan Allen</p><p>

Jordan Wright</p><p>

Eien Higoshi</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Welterweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Rhys McKee</p><p>

Lyman Good</p><p>

Ross Houston</p><p>

Nah-Shon Burrell</p><p>

Abubakar Vagaev</p><p>

J.J. Ambrose</p><p>

Shinsho Anzai</p><p>

Tymoteusz Lopaczyk</p><p>

Sumitomo Kawada </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Lightweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Oleg Bagov</p><p>

Magomedsaygid Alibekov</p><p>

Raush Manfio</p><p>

Ludovit Klein</p><p>

Usman Nurmagomedov</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Featherweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Daniel Straus</p><p>

Justin Lawrence</p><p>

Alexandre Almeida</p><p>

Jose Marcos Lima Santiago</p><p>

Eduardo Garagorri</p><p>

James Vandarakis</p><p>

Roedie Roets</p><p>

Ciaran Clarke</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bantamweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Eddie Wineland</p><p>

Ronnie Lawrence</p><p>

Magomed Magomedov</p><p>

Keith Lee</p><p>

Jaime Renouf</p><p>

Mauro Mastromarini</p><p>

Maike Linares</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Flyweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Jimmy Flick</p><p>

Yuta Sasaki</p><p>

Kuban Gadzhiev</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Bantamweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Bea Malecki</p><p>

Norma Dumont</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Flyweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Maycee Barber</p><p>

Emily Whitmire</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Strawweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Amanda Ribas</p><p>

Virna Jandiroba</p><p>

Kay Hansen</p><p>

Cheyanne Buys</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Atomweight</span></p><p> </p><p>

Franciska Ziomek</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>CTC Popularity</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Canada 40.0% (Mid Level International) (#2 Company Rankings)</p><p>

USA 19.0% (Low Level International)</p><p>

South America 89.4% (High Level National)</p><p>

Mexico 83.4% (High Level National)</p><p>

Japan 51.4% (Mid Level National)</p><p>

UK 50.7% (Mid Level National)</p><p>

Europe 29.2% (Low Level National)</p><p>

Australia 28.9% (Low Level National)</p><p>

Russia 28.7% (Low Level National)</p><p>

Asia 28.6% (Low Level National)</p><p>

Central America 28.5% (Low Level National)</p><p>

Africa 28.4% (Low Level National)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Company Rankings</strong></p><p> </p><p>

1. Ultimate Fighting Championship (99.6%, High Level International, USA)</p><p>

2. Canadian Tournament Combat (40.0%, Mid Level International, Canada)</p><p>

3. Bellator MMA (59.3%, Mid Level National, USA)</p><p>

4. Absolute Championship Akhmat (19.4%, Low Level National, Russia)</p><p>

5. ONE Championship (16.4%, Low Level National, Asia)</p><p>

6. Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (12.4%, Low Level National, Europe)</p><p>

7. Professional Fighters League (5.0%, Low Level National, USA)</p><p>

8. Brave Combat Federation (88.2%, High Level Regional, Asia)</p><p>

9. Rizin Fighting Federation (83.2%, High Level Regional, Japan)</p><p>

10. DEEP (79.9%, High Level Regional, Japan)</p><p>

11. Legacy Fighting Alliance (74.2%, High Level Regional, USA)</p><p>

12. Cage Warriors (60.7%, Mid Level Regional, UK)</p><p>

13. Fight Exclusive Night (56.5%, Mid Level Regional, Europe)</p><p>

14. M-1 Global (53.3%, Mid Level Regional, Russia)</p><p>

15. Taura MMA (52.8%, Mid Level Regional, South America)</p><p>

16. Jungle Fight Championship (50.2%, Mid Level Regional, South America)</p><p>

17. Titan Fighting Championship (48.0%, Mid Level Regional, USA)</p><p>

18. OKTAGON (47.1%, Mid Level Regional, Russia)</p><p>

19. Invicta Fighting Championship (45.0%, Mid Level Regional, USA)</p><p>

20. Russian Cagefighting Championship (43.2%, Mid Level Regional, Russia)</p><p>

21. Superior Challenge (42.3%, Mid Level Regional, Europe)</p><p>

22. Pancrase (38.9%, Mid Level Regional, Japan)</p><p>

23. Fight Nights Global (37.5%, Mid Level Regional, Russia)</p><p>

24. Extreme Fighting Championship Worldwide (36.3%, Mid Level Regional, Africa)</p><p>

25. Road Fighting Championship (30.8%, Low Level Regional, Asia)</p><p>

26. TKO Major League MMA (29.0%, Low Level Regional, Canada)</p><p>

27. Australian Fighting Championship (28.0%, Low Level Regional, Australia)</p><p>

28. JEWELS (27.0%, Low Level Regional, Japan)</p><p>

29. King of the Cage (25.6%, Low Level Regional, USA)</p><p>

30. Shooto (24.9%, Low Level Regional, Japan)</p><p>

31. ARES Fighting Championship (18.9%, Low Level Regional, Europe)</p><p>

32. CES MMA (11.6%, Low Level Regional, USA)</p><p>

33. Profesjonalna Liga MMA (10.9%, Low Level Regional, Europe)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>CTC Internationally Ranked Fighters</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Womens P4P #1: Amanda Nunes (UFC)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Atomweight (#1 Ayaka Hamasaki, CTC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Ayaka Hamasaki (#1, #15 P4P, CTC Womens Atomweight Champion)</p><p>

Grace Cleveland (#2)</p><p>

Alesha Zappitella (#3)</p><p>

Herica Tiburcio (#4)</p><p>

Janaisa Morandin (#5)</p><p>

Alyssa Garcia (#6)</p><p>

Kyra Batara (#7)</p><p>

Naho Sugiyama (#8)</p><p>

Ashley Cummins (#10)</p><p>

Amber Brown (#11)</p><p>

Emi Tomimatsu (#12)</p><p>

Alyse Anderson (#14)</p><p>

Kanna Asakura (#15)</p><p>

Tessa Simpson (#16)</p><p>

Priscilla Gaol (#17)</p><p>

Tomo Maesawa (#18)</p><p>

Elise Reed (#19)</p><p>

Satomi Takano (#20)</p><p>

Lindsey VanZandt (#21)</p><p>

Kelly D'Angelo (#22)</p><p>

Saori Ishioka (#23)</p><p>

Arielle Souza (#24)</p><p>

Viviane Pereira (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Strawweight (#1 Weili Zhang, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Rose Namajunas (#2, #4 P4P, CTC Womens Strawweight Champion)</p><p>

Virna Jandiroba (#4, #9 P4P)</p><p>

Amanda Ribas (#10)</p><p>

Tecia Torres (#12)</p><p>

Randa Markos (#13)</p><p>

Marina Rodriguez (#14)</p><p>

Michelle Waterson (#16)</p><p>

Felice Herrig (#19)</p><p>

Emily Whitmire (#23)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Flyweight (#1 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, Bellator)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Maycee Barber (#4, #14 P4P)</p><p>

Liz Carmouche (#9)</p><p>

Andrea Lee (#16)</p><p>

Alexa Grasso (#20)</p><p>

Molly McCann (#21)</p><p>

Poliana Botelho (#24)</p><p>

Gillian Robertson (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Bantamweight (#1 Amanda Nunes, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Aspen Ladd (#2, #6 P4P, CTC Womens Bantamweight Champion)</p><p>

Sijara Eubanks (#13)</p><p>

Bea Malecki (#15)</p><p>

Julija Stoliarenko (#16)</p><p>

Sarah Moras (#17)</p><p>

Lisa Verzosa (#20)</p><p>

Jessica-Rose Clark (#21)</p><p>

Marina Mokhnatkina (#23)</p><p>

Joselyne Edwards (#24)</p><p>

Lucie Pudilova (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Featherweight (#1 Felicia Spencer, CTC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Felicia Spencer (#1, #5 P4P, CTC Womens Heavyweight Champion)</p><p>

Olga Rubin (#2)</p><p>

Megan Anderson (#3)</p><p>

Janay Harding (#4)</p><p>

Sinead Kavanagh (#5)</p><p>

Talita Nogueira (#6)</p><p>

Leah Letson (#7)</p><p>

Raquel Pennington (#8)</p><p>

Alexis Dufresne (#9)</p><p>

Duda Santana (#11)</p><p>

Amanda Bell (#12)</p><p>

Gina Carano (#13)</p><p>

Jessica Miele (#14)</p><p>

Gabrielle Holloway (#15)</p><p>

Daria Ibragimova (#16)</p><p>

Larissa Pacheco (#17)</p><p>

Amber Leibrock (#18)</p><p>

Leah McCourt (#19)</p><p>

Revelina Berto (#20)</p><p>

Reina Miura (#21)</p><p>

Moriel Charneski (#23)</p><p>

Norma Dumont (#24)</p><p>

Brittney Elkin (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Lightweight (#1 Cindy Dandois, Bellator)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Kayla Harrison (#2)</p><p>

Gabrielle Holloway (#3)</p><p>

Colleen Shavers (#4)</p><p>

Jozette Cotton (#5)</p><p>

Whitney Hoag (#6)</p><p>

Tara Wahl (#7)</p><p>

Genah Fabian (#8)</p><p>

Norah Feller (#9)</p><p>

Kaylen Toman (#10)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Light Heavyweight (#1 Felicia Spencer, CTC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Felicia Spencer (#1, #5 P4P, CTC Womens Heavyweight Champion)</p><p>

Alexis Dufresne (#2)</p><p>

Olga Rubin (#3)</p><p>

Sinead Kavanagh (#4)</p><p>

Janay Harding (#5)</p><p>

Raquel Pennington (#6)</p><p>

Gina Carano (#7)</p><p>

Revelina Berto (#8)</p><p>

Amber Leibrock (#9)</p><p>

Moriel Charneski (#10)</p><p>

Destanie Yarbrough (#11)</p><p>

Brittney Elkin (#12)</p><p>

Tara Wahl (#13)</p><p>

Whitney Hoag (#14)</p><p>

Norah Feller (#15)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Womens Heavyweight (#1 Destanie Yarbrough, CTC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Destanie Yarbrough (#1)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Mens P4P #1: Zabit Magomedsharipov (UFC)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Strawweight (#1 Jussier da Silva, CTC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Jussier da Silva (#1, CTC Strawweight Champion)</p><p>

Joseph Benavidez (#2)</p><p>

Joshua Pacio (#3)</p><p>

Yoshitaka Naito (#4)</p><p>

Yosuke Saruta (#5)</p><p>

Ludovico Carignan (#7)</p><p>

Bokang Masunyane (#8)</p><p>

Haruo Ochi (#9)</p><p>

Azam Gaforov (#10)</p><p>

Tatsuya So (#11)</p><p>

Ryo Hatta (#12)</p><p>

Mikihito Yamagami (#13)</p><p>

Junji Ito (#14)</p><p>

Kiyotaka Shimizu (#15)</p><p>

Yago Bryan Farias de Morais (#16)</p><p>

Ryohei Kurosawa (#17)</p><p>

Masayoshi Kato (#18)</p><p>

Jeremy Miado (#21)</p><p>

Takuya Eizumi (#22)</p><p>

Yoshihiro Matsunaga (#23)</p><p>

Daichi Kitakata (#24)</p><p>

Fumihiro Kitahara (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Flyweight (#1 Alex Perez, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Deiveson Figuieredo (#2, #19 P4P)</p><p>

Kyoji Horiguchi (#4)</p><p>

Eric Shelton (#7)</p><p>

Brandon Moreno (#8)</p><p>

Demetrious Johnson (#10)</p><p>

Brandon Royval (#15)</p><p>

Malcolm Gordon (#16)</p><p>

John Moraga (#17)</p><p>

Tagir Ulanbekov (#18)</p><p>

Raulian Paiva (#19)</p><p>

Ben Nguyen (#20)</p><p>

Wilson Reis (#21)</p><p>

Bruno Azevedo (#22, CTC Flyweight Champion)</p><p>

Tim Elliott (#23)</p><p>

Ali Bagautinov (#24)</p><p>

Jordan Espinosa (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bantamweight (#1 Petr Yan, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Kyoji Horiguchi (#7)</p><p>

Cory Sandhagen (#9)</p><p>

Aljamain Sterling (#17)</p><p>

Dominick Cruz (#18)</p><p>

Cody Stamann (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Featherweight (#1 Zabit Magomedsharipov, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Brian Ortega (#4, #18 P4P)</p><p>

Jeremy Stephens (#17)</p><p>

A.J. McKee (#21)</p><p>

Lance Palmer (#23)</p><p>

Jeremy Kennedy (#24)</p><p>

Chad Mendes (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Lightweight (#1 Carlos Diego Ferreira, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Michael Chandler (#5)</p><p>

Mateusz Gamrot (#22, CTC Lightweight Champion)</p><p>

Tony Ferguson (#23)</p><p>

Nasrat Haqparast (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Welterweight (#1 Douglas Lima, Bellator)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Rory MacDonald (#2, #15 P4P, CTC Welterweight Champion)</p><p>

Gilbert Burns (#12)</p><p>

Tyron Woodley (#16)</p><p>

Ismail Naurdiev (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight (#1 Paulo Costa, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Israel Adesanya (#2, #7 P4P)</p><p>

Rafael Carvalho (#3, #16 P4P, CTC Middleweight Champion)</p><p>

Darren Till (#5)</p><p>

Chris Weidman (#10)</p><p>

Brendan Allen (#17)</p><p>

Rodolfo Vieira (#19)</p><p>

Krzysztof Jotko (#20)</p><p>

Nick Diaz (#23)</p><p>

Brad Tavares (#24)</p><p>

Anatoly Tokov (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Light Heavyweight (#1 Magomed Ankalaev, UFC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Dominick Reyes (#5)</p><p>

Ion Cutelaba (#10)</p><p>

Aleksandar Rakic (#15)</p><p>

Corey Anderson (#17)</p><p>

Anthony Smith (#20)</p><p>

Ryan Spann (#23)</p><p>

Glover Teixeira (#25)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Heavyweight (#1 Ryan Bader, Bellator)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Justin Willis (#5)</p><p>

Alexander Volkov (#7)</p><p>

Curtis Blaydes (#8)</p><p>

Augusto Sakai (#14)</p><p>

Marcin Tybura (#18)</p><p>

Tom Aspinall (#20)</p><p>

Arjan Bhullar (#23)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Super Heavyweight (#1 Alexander Volkov, CTC)</span></p><p> </p><p>

Alexander Volkov (#1)</p><p>

Sergey Spivak (#3)</p><p>

Evgeny Goncharov (#4)</p><p>

Valentin Moldavsky (#5, CTC Heavyweigth Champion)</p><p>

Arjan Bhullar (#6)</p><p>

Satoshi Ishii (#7)</p><p>

Viktor Pesta (#8)</p><p>

Denis Goltsov (#9)</p><p>

Justin Tafa (#14)</p><p>

Muhammed DeReese (#16)</p><p>

Cyril Asker (#17)</p><p>

Michal Martinek (#18)</p><p>

Anthony Johnson (#21)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">MMA In February 2022</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Canadian Tournament Combat</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Canadian Tournament Combat will host only 1 card in the month of February, as the #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round gets underway!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Canadian Tournament Combat 57 will take place on Friday, Week 4, February in Quebec, and will feature fights in five different Grand Prix! The card will be headlined by a Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Fifth Round bout between Dominick Reyes and Cory Hendricks. Also on the card a Featherweight Fifth Round clash between Chad Mendes and Kazumasa Majima.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Ultimate Fighting Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The UFC will host 2 cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

UFC 265: Sanchez vs. Usman will take place on Saturday, Week 1, February. The card will be headlined by a Welterweight fight between Diego Sanchez, and Kamaru Usman. Also on the card a Lightweight clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Matt Wiman.</p><p> </p><p>

UFC 266: Jouban vs. Kim will take place on Saturday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a Welterweight clash between Alan Jouban and Dong Hyun Kim. Also on the card a Womens Flyweight contest between Cynthia Calvillo and Lauren Murphy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Bellator MMA</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Bellator will host 2 cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Bellator 273: Pitbull vs. Jury will take place on Friday, Week 1, February. The card will be headlined by a Bellator Featherweight Title fight between champion Patricio Pitbull, and challenger Myles Jury. Also on the card a Bellator Light Heavyweight Title fight between champion Viktor Nemkov, and challenger Vadim Nemkov.</p><p> </p><p>

Bellator 274: Alcantara vs. Gallagher will take place on Friday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a Bantamweight clash between Iuri Alcantara and James Gallagher. Also on the card a Womens Flyweight bout between Juliana Velasquez and Alexa Culp.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Absolute Championship Akhmat</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The ACA will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

ACA 136: Kerefov vs. Magomedov II will take place Saturday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by an ACA Flyweight Title fight between champion Azamat Kerefov and challenger Murad Magomedov. Also on the card a Welterweight Fight between Aslambek Saidov and Dominique Steele.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ONE Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

ONE will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

ONE Marked For Death will take place on Friday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a ONE Light Heavyweight Title fight between champion Adel Ghaddou and challenger Kleber Raimundo Silva. Also on the card a ONE Strawweight Title fight between champion Yuya Wakamatsu and challenger Maycon Silvan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki</strong></p><p> </p><p>

KSW will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

KSW 64: Warbeasts will take place on Saturday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a KSW Bantamweight Title bout between champion Damian Stasiak, and challenger Taylor Lapilus. Also on the card a KSW Womens Flyweight Title fight between champion Erin Blachfield, and challenger Jaleesa Duma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Professional Fighters League</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The PFL will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

PFL: Jo vs. Brito will take place on Friday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a PFL Featherweight Title fight between champion Sung Bin Jo, and challenger Joanderson Brito. Also on the card a Lightweight fight between David Burrow, and Max Rohskopf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Brave Combat Federation</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Brave will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Brave CF 41 will take place on Friday, Week 1, February. The card will be headlined by a Brave Welterweight Title fight between champion Jarrah Al-Silawi, and challenger Jesse Taylor. Also on the card a Brave Light Heavyweight Title fight between champion Gideon Drotschie, and challenger Andrew Clamp.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Rizin Fighting Federation</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Rizin will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Rizin 32 will take place on Saturday, Week 4, February. The card will be headlined by a battle between Diego Brandao and Tony Hervey for the vacant Rizin Lightweight Title. Also on the card a fight between Kirill Sidelnikov and Karl Etherington for the vacant Rizin Heavyweight Title.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>DEEP</strong></p><p> </p><p>

DEEP will hold 2 cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

DEEP Aggression will take place on Sunday, Week 1, February. The card will be headlined by a DEEP Strawweight Title fight between champion Manas Yuvaves and challenger Xiaobo Ming. Also on the card a Bantamweight battle between Joe Warren and Darin Cooley.</p><p> </p><p>

DEEP Even The Score will take place on Sunday, Week 4, February. The card will be headlined by a DEEP Light Heavyweight Title fight between champion Washichi Miyamae, and challenger Momoru Komatsuzaki. Also on the card a Middleweight contest between Oniji Kumagai and Sinha Agarwal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Legacy Fighting Alliance</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The LFA will host 2 cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

LFA 123: Calman vs. Cariveau II will take place Saturday, Week 1, February. The card will be headlined by an LFA Womens Strawweight Title fight between champion Delight Calman, and challenger Deziree Cariveau. Also on the card a Featherweight battle between Da'Mon Blackshear and Bobby Moffett.</p><p> </p><p>

LFA 124: Jordan vs. Gomez will take place Saturday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by an LFA Featherweight Title fight between champion Kenny Jordan, and challenger Luis Gomez. Also on the card a Lightweight fight between Kevin Syler and Marshall Gardin.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Cage Warriors</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The CWFC will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

CWFC The Fight Show 8: Lee vs. Crawford will take place Friday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a CWFC Featherweight Title fight between champion David Lee, and challenger Daniel Crawford. Also on the card a battle between Barry Ryan and Karl Donaldson for the vacant CWFC Welterweight Title.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Fight Exclusive Night</strong></p><p> </p><p>

FEN will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

FEN 34: Arish vs. Amoussou will take place on Sunday, Week 4, February. The card will be headlined by a FEN Welterweight Title fight between champion Ali Arish and challenger Karl Amoussou. Also on the card a Featherweight fight between Lukasz Charzewski and Filip Pejic.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>M-1 Global</strong></p><p> </p><p>

M-1 will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Taura MMA</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Taura will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Jungle Fight Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Jungle Fight will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Titan Fighting Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Titan FC will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>OKTAGON MMA</strong></p><p> </p><p>

OKTAGON will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

OKTAGON 22 will take place on Saturday, Week 2, February. The card will be headlined by a battle between Orinda Taul and Riita Dabkowski for the vacant OKTAGON Womens Bantamweight Title. Also on the card a fight between Salih Kulucan and Kirill Tropinin for the vacant OKTAGON Bantamweight Title.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Invicta Fighting Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Invicta will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Russian Cagefighting Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The RCC will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Superior Challenge</strong></p><p> </p><p>

SC will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

SC 27: Full Assault will take place on Friday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a battle between Thomas Robertsen and Gabor Boraros for the vacant SC Welterweight Title. Also on the card a Middleweight bout between Kacper Karski and Dominick Chmiel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Pancrase</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Pancrase will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Pancrase 317 will take place on Saturday, Week 2, February. The card will be headlined by a battle between Keegan Zuniga and Masashige Kawatake for the vacant Middleweight King of Pancrase Title. Also on the card a fight between Emmitt Deeley and Archie Hollis for the vacant Heavyweight King of Pancrase Title.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Fight Nights Global</strong></p><p> </p><p>

FNG will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

FNG 103 will take place on Friday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a Featherweight bout between Movlid Khaybulaev, and Shahbulat Shamhalaev. Also on the card a Light Heavyweight contest between Abdulsupyan Alikhanov and Ayub Gimbatov.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Extreme Fighting Championship Worldwide</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The EFC will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

EFC 90 will take place on Saturday, Week 2, February. The card will be headlined by an EFC Featherweight Title fight between champion Pierre Botha and challenger Gareth Buirski. Also on the card a Light Heavyweight fight between Gareth McLellan and Zaakir Badat.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Road Fighting Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Road will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>TKO Major League MMA</strong></p><p> </p><p>

TKO will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Australian Fighting Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The AFC will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

AFC 30 will take place on Sunday, Week 3, February. The card will be headlined by a battle between Frederick Randleman and Jeffrey Martinez for the vacant AFC Flyweight Title. Also on the card a clash between Franklin Houghton and Rory O'Connell for the vacant AFC Featherweight Title.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>JEWELS</strong></p><p> </p><p>

JEWELS will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>King of the Cage</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The KOTC will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Shooto</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Shooto will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ARES Fighting Championship</strong></p><p> </p><p>

ARES will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>CES MMA</strong></p><p> </p><p>

CES MMA will host no cards in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Profesjonalna Liga MMA</strong></p><p> </p><p>

PLMMA will host 1 card in February.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

PLMMA 87: Outrage will take place on Sunday, Week 2, February. The card will be headlined by a battle between Fabia Riff and Tequilla Canez for the vacant PLMMA Womens Atomweight Title. Also on the card a Flyweight bout between Heller Lotspeich and Batuhon Shaman.</p>

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<div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Events And Happenings First Three Weeks of February 2022</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>News</strong></p><p> </p><p>

- Sam Stout is ready to return from his drug suspension.</p><p> </p><p>

- CTC Welterweight fighter Rhys McKee has been awarded his black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. He said he was thrilled with the achievement, and thanked all those who had helped him along the way.</p><p> </p><p>

- CTC Womens Flyweight fighter Kelly Kobold announced her retirement today, deciding not to fight again because she is getting too old, and her body is betraying her. She retires with a professional record of 20-5-2, with an 0-2 record in CTC, including a TKO loss to Majit Kolekar at Canadian Tournament Combat 2, and a knock out loss to Samara Santos at Canadian Tournament Combat 16.</p><p> </p><p>

- CTC Womens Atomweight fighter Misaki Takimoto announced her retirement, citing that age had caught up to her and she could no longer compete at the level she once did. She retires with a professional record of 15-16-4, with an 0-2 record in CTC, including a Unanimous Decision loss to Tessa Simpson at Canadian Tournament Combat 4, and a Unanimous Decision loss to Jessica Delboni at Canadian Tournament Combat 18.</p><p> </p><p>

- CES MMA have closed their Middleweight Division because of a lack of available fighters.</p><p> </p><p>

- EFC have closed their Flyweight Division because of a lack of available fighters.</p><p> </p><p>

- KOTC have closed their Bantamweight Division because of a lack of available fighters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Other Promotions Shows</strong></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Brave CF 41 (Friday, Week 1, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Jesse Taylor Won The Brave Welterweight Title</p><p>

Title Result: Andrew Clamp Won The Brave Light Heavyweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Yao Zhikui vs. Bahande Kraiputra</p><p>

KO of the Night: Andrew Clamp (vs. Gideon Drotschie)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Alexandre Machado (vs. Hotaka Kawata)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bellator 273: Pitbull vs. Jury (Friday, Week 1, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Patricio Pitbull Made His Sixth Successful Defence of the Bellator Featherweight Title</p><p>

Title Result: Vadim Nemkov Won The Bellator Light Heavyweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Patricio Pitbull vs. Myles Jury</p><p>

KO of the Night: Vadim Nemkov (vs. Viktor Nemkov)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Benvenuto Chausse (vs. Rudy Schaffroth)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Patricio Pitbull vs. Myles Jury</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Benvenuto Chausse vs. Rudy Schaffroth</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Yves Landu vs. Ryan Scope</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">LFA 123: Calman vs. Cariveau II (Saturday, Week 1, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Delight Calman Made The First Successful Defence of the LFA Womens Strawweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Alvaro Herrera vs. Hector Urbina</p><p>

KO of the Night: Andrew Yates (vs. Durrant Murch)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Delight Calman (vs. Deziree Cariveau)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Zak Bucia vs. Tyler Stinson</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC 265: Sanchez vs. Usman (Saturday, Week 1, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: None</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Luke Rockhold vs. Mauricio Rua</p><p>

KO of the Night: Jared Cannonier (vs. Andrew Sanchez)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Rodolfo Vieira (vs. Darren Stewart)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DEEP Aggression (Sunday, Week 1, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Manas Yuvaves Made His Second Successful Defence Of The DEEP Strawweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Manas Yuvaves vs. Xiaobo Ming</p><p>

KO of the Night: Keyair Mnisi (vs. Tetsu Nishio)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Manas Yuvaves (vs. Xiaobo Ming)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Katsumi Hayakawa vs. Jin Mandarin orange</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">EFC 90 (Saturday, Week 2, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Gareth Buirski Won The EFC Featherweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Duval Bankole vs. Fariji Bergh</p><p>

KO of the Night: Akinwole Gerber (vs. Glover Solomons)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: None</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">OKTAGON 22 (Saturday, Week 2, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Riitta Dabkowski Won The Vacant OKTAGON Womens Bantamweight Title</p><p>

Title Result: Salih Kulucan Won The Vacant OKTAGON Bantamweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Riitta Dabkowski vs. Orinda Taul</p><p>

KO of the Night: Marcin Bilman (vs. Filip Macek)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Kacper Brozdziak (vs. Karol Rysavy)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pancrase 317 (Saturday, Week 2, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Keegan Zuniga Won The Vacant Middleweight King of Pancrase Title</p><p>

Title Result: Archie Hollis Won The Vacant Heavyweight King of Pancrase Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Keegan Zuniga vs. Masashige Kawatake</p><p>

KO of the Night: Archie Hollis (vs. Emmitt Deeley)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Akio Nojima (vs. Nariaki Tanimura)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Kane Tejada vs. Naomi Saionji</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Rokuemon Kamioka vs. Shun'en Nakayama</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PLMMA 87: Outrage (Sunday, Week 2, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Tequilla Canez Won The Vacant PLMMA Womens Atomweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Tequilla Canez vs. Fabia Riff</p><p>

KO of the Night: Heller Lotspeich (vs. Batuhan Shamon)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: None</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">FNG 103 (Friday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: None</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Tomasz Terlikowski vs. Vagab Vagabov</p><p>

KO of the Night: Abdulsupyan Alikhanov (vs. Ayub Gimbatov)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Sultan Murtazaliev (vs. Ilya Shcheglov)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bellator 274: Alcantara vs. Gallagher (Friday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: None</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: James Gallagher vs. Iuri Alcantara</p><p>

KO of the Night: James Gallagher (vs. Iuri Alcantara)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Khrony Gracie (vs. Lorenz Larkin)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Jemima Dinneen vs. Yamileth Sanchez</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">ONE Marked For Death (Friday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Kleber Raimundo Silva Won The ONE Light Heavyweight Title</p><p>

Title Result: Maycon Silvan Won The ONE Strawweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Maycon Silva vs. Yuya Wakamatsu</p><p>

KO of the Night: Magtubo Huang (vs. Hayato Suzuki)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Marcin Maruszczka (vs. Latrivis Slabber)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PFL: Jo vs. Brito (Friday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Joanderson Brito Won The PFL Featherweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Scott Cleve vs. Chris Bennett</p><p>

KO of the Night: Juan Adams (vs. Nikolai Danilov)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Max Rohskopf (vs. David Burrow)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CWFC The Fight Show 8: Lee vs. Crawford (Friday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Daniel Crawford Won The CWFC Featherweight Title</p><p>

Title Result: Karl Donaldson Won The Vacant CWFC Welterweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Karl Donaldson vs. Barry Ryan</p><p>

KO of the Night: Kamil Selwa (vs. James Brum)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Geert Laabs (vs. Cai Hesketh)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">SC 27: Full Assault (Friday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Thomas Robertsen Won The Vacant SC Welterweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Fabien Gallinaro vs. Krzysztof Gutowski</p><p>

KO of the Night: Thomas Robertsen (vs. Gabor Boraros)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Vadim Buseev (vs. Ali Maclean)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">LFA 124: Jordan vs. Gomez (Saturday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Luis Gomez Won The LFA Featherweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Luis Gomez vs. Kenny Jordan</p><p>

KO of the Night: Luis Gomez (vs. Kenny Jordan)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Kevin Syler (vs. Marshall Gardin)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC 266: Jouban vs. Kim (Saturday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: None</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Lauren Murphy vs. Cynthia Calvillo</p><p>

KO of the Night: Dong Hyun Kim (vs. Alan Jouban)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Dustin Poirier (vs. Drakkar Klose)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Lauren Murphy vs. Cynthia Calvillo</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Fumiko Miki vs. Julia Avila</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">ACA 136: Kerefov vs. Magomedov II (Saturday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Azamat Kerefov Made His Second Successful Defence Of The ACA Flyweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Dominique Steele vs. Aslambek Saidov</p><p>

KO of the Night: Azamat Kerefov (vs. Murad Magomedov)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Sergey Bilostenniy (vs. Yuliy Soroko)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Kemi Azikiwe vs. Alikhan Vakhaev</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Tyson Jeffries vs. Martin Hudson</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">KSW 64: Warbeasts (Saturday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Damian Stasiak Made His Second Successful Defence of the KSW Bantamweight Title</p><p>

Title Result: Jaleesa Duma Won The KSW Womens Flyweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Jamal Pogues vs. Rafael Cavalcante</p><p>

KO of the Night: Masamichi Gima (vs. Akop Szostak)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Cezary Kesik (vs. Aaron Chalmers)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">AFC 30 (Sunday, Week 3, February 2022)</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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Title Result: Jeffrey Martinez Won The Vacant AFC Flyweight Title</p><p>

Title Result: Franklin Houghton Won The Vacant AFC Featherweight Title</p><p> </p><p>

Fight of the Night: Mathew Lane vs. Terrance Amezcua</p><p>

KO of the Night: Franklin Houghton (vs. Rory O'Connell)</p><p>

Submission of the Night: Heath Arteaga (vs. Gianni Crash)</p><p>

Performance Bonus: Elmer Dale vs. Elijah Gamble</p>

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 4, February 2022

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

Light Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Dominick "The Devastator" Reyes (16-3, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #2, Favorite: -1010) vs. Cory Hendricks (9-3, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #16, Underdog: +800)

 

Dominick Reyes is generally a striker, with brutal head kicks, and massively powerful punches, he is also a strong wrestler, and no slouch on the ground, where he can control from anywhere, and unleash brutal ground and pound, or slick submissions. He won by TKO (Cut) over Vinny Magalhaes in the opening round, then lost a Unanimous Decision to Jordan Johnson in the Championship Second Round, he won by TKO (Cut) over Emanuel Newton in the #1 Contender Second Round, then won by TKO over Smealinho Rama in the #1 Contender Third Round, then won by TKO over Csaba Hocz in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Cory Hendricks loves to strike, and has good power in both his punches and his head kicks. He can control in the clinch, and has good takedown, and submission defence. He was submitted by Csaba Hocz in the opening round, then won by TKO over Oscar Sosa in the #1 Contender First Round, won a Unanimous Decision over Mateusz Symoczko in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won by TKO over Shamil Akhmedov in the #1 Contender Third Round, and Vinny Magalhaes in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

Featherweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Chad "Money" Mendes (22-6, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #7, Favorite: -420) vs. Kazumasa Majima (17-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #24, Underdog: +330)

 

Chad Mendes is a protege of Urijah Faber, and has the overpowering wrestling, and endless cardio that his mentor is known for. He is also a decent technical boxer, and has good leg kicks, and can work a slick submission game on the ground. He submitted Hakeem Dawodu in the opening round, then was knocked out by Jung Young Lee in the Championship Second Round, he won by TKO over Aleksandr Grozin in the #1 Contender Second Round, and Charles Jourdain in the #1 Contender Third Round, before submitting Thiago Tavares in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Kazumasa Majima's striking is rudimentary at best, and his best option is to get the fight to the ground by chasing constant takedowns, then control and work his deadly submission game. He submitted Alexandre Bezerra in the opening round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Jonathan Brookins in the Championship Second Round, before losing a Unanimous Decision to Magomed Yunusilau in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and submitting Chan Sung Jung in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Womens Atomweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Janaisa "Evil Princess" Morandin (14-5, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #5, Underdog: +160) vs. Priscilla "Thathi" Gaol (11-6, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #14, Favorite: -210)

 

Janaisa Morandin is an unorthodox striker, with good punches and kicks, and decent work from the Thai clinch. She can defend takedowns, and is hard to submit, has good scrambles, and can even throw up a submission off her back once in a while. She lost a Unanimous Decision to Lindsey VanZandt in the opening round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Tomo Maesawa in the #1 Contender First Round, submitted Jujeath Nagaowa in the #1 Contender Second Round, won by TKO over Ashley Cummins in the #1 Contender Third Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Alyse Anderson in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Priscilla Gaol is a good technical boxer, with decent leg kicks, and good footwork, who can be devastating from the Thai clinch. She can defend takedowns, and submissions, and has good sweeps, and a slick submission game on the ground. She knocked out Shino VanHoose in the opening round, then won by TKO over Grace Cleveland in the Championship Second Round, then was submitted by Herica Tiburcio in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then knocked out Arielle Souza in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Welterweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Michael "The Mercenary" Hill (14-7-1, 3-2 CTC, CTC Rank: #20, Favorite: -110) vs. Jordan "Young Gun" Mein (34-15, 3-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +100)

 

Michael Hill is a wily veteran, who is still hanging around this tournament, despite being a massive underdog in almost all of his fights. He is a skilled, powerful boxer with decent leg kicks, and can get a fight to the ground, where he can control from on top, a work a slick submission game. He won a Unanimous Decision over Andrew McInnes in the opening round, then TKOed Rory MacDonald in just 1:31 in the Championship Second Round, he was submitted by Ben Askren in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then got a second chance when Askren retired, and was submitted by Ismail Naurdiev in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then he submitted Gunnar Nelson in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Jordan Mein is a mixed martial artist, but loves to strike, with power behind his punches, and good leg kicks. He also has a good wrestling game, and can stop a takedown. He won a Unanimous Decision over Christien Savoie in the opening round, then won by TKO over Chad Laprise in the Championship Second Round, he was submitted by Georges St. Pierre in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then got a second chance when St. Pierre retired, and was submitted by Rory MacDonald in the Championship Quarter-Finals, he knocked out Jake Ellenberger in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Womens Flyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Poliana Botelho (11-4, 2-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #7, Favorite: -840) vs. Bryony Tyrell (7-3-1, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #18, Underdog: +670)

 

Poliana Botelho is a Muay Thai striker, with power in his hands, and good high kicks, she can also devastate with elbows and knees in the Muay Thai clinch. She has good takedown defence, but if you get past it, she doesn't have much defence on the ground. She was a late entrant into the Grand Prix, and knocked out Kana Watanabe in the #1 Contender Third Round, and knocked out Manjit Kolekar in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Bryony Tyrell has powerful leg kicks, and can obliterate opponents with knees from the Thai clinch. On the ground she can control from on top and work toward submissions. She knocked out Joanne Calderwood in the opening round, then knocked out Paige VanZant in the Championship Second Round, then was knocked out by Na Liang in the Championship Quarter-Finals, she knocked out Jihin Radzuan in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Light Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Jordan Johnson (15-3-1-1NC, 3-1-1NC CTC, CTC Rank: #15, Favorite: -490) vs. Jarod "Doughboy" Trice (8-1, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #25, Underdog: +390)

 

Jordan Johnson is a wrestler, with decent boxing and footwork, but likes to bully opponents with wrestling in the clinch, and take them down, so he can control from on top while hunting for submissions. He won by TKO over Lukasz Sudolski in the opening round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Dominick Reyes in the Championship Second Round, he was submitted by Robert Drysdale in the Championship Quarter-Finals, but got another chance after Drysdale failed a drug test, and lost a Unanimous Decision to Anthony Smith in the Championship Quarter-Finals, he then knocked out James Bochnovic in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Jarod Trice has crisp, powerful boxing, and powerful head kicks, but is a wrestler, and prefers to get fights to the ground, where he can control from on top and rain down ground and pound. He won a Unanimous Decision over Mateusz Symoczko in the opening round, then was submitted by Marcel Fortuna in the Championship Second Round, he then submitted Lukasz Sudolski in the #1 Contender Second Round, and won Unanimous Decisions over Wagner Prado in the #1 Contender Third Round, and Abdul-Kerim Edilov in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Welterweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Igor "Chatubinha" Fernandes (25-8, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #9, Favorite: -920) vs. "Shaolin" Shane Campbell (18-9, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +730)

 

Igor Fernandes has power in his punches, but not much striking skill beyond that, preferring instead to get the fight to the ground as quickly as possible, where he can dominate with ground and pound, while hunting for submissions. He was knocked out by Rory MacDonald in the opening round, then submitted Brennan Ward in the #1 Contender First Round, Jonathan Meunier in the #1 Contender Second Round, Sean Strickland in the #1 Contender Third Round, and Jake Matthews in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Shane Campbell is a technically sound Muay Thai striker, who throws tight punches and kicks in combinations with nice power. He is good in the Thai clinch and will use that to drag his opponent to the mat. He has brutal ground and pound, but the rest of his ground game is about stalling for a stand-up. He won by TKO over Brennan Ward in the opening round, then knocked out Sam Boult in the Championship Second Round, before being knocked out by Matt Dwyer in the Championship Quarter-Finals, he won by TKO over Ergys Sigeta in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Womens Atomweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Grace "Thai Kitten" Cleveland (9-1, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #2, Underdog: +110) vs. Alesha "Half Pint" Zappitella (10-4-1NC, 1-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #3, Favorite: -110)

 

Grace Cleveland is a Muay Thai striker, with good technical striking, and power to back it up. She has good takedown and submission defence, and strong scrambles, but has no real attacking options on the ground. She won by TKO over Tomo Maesawa in the opening round, then lost by TKO to Priscilla Gaol in the Championship Second Round, then won Unanimous Decisions over Megumi Morioka in the #1 Contender Second Round, Naho Sugiyama in the #1 Contender Third Round, and Kelly D'Angelo in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Alesha Zappitella is a skill boxer, but her main route to victory is to take opponents down, and controlling from on top. She can defend takedowns, and is hard to submit on the ground. She was a late entrant into the Grand Prix, and won a Unanimous Decision over Elise Reed in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Featherweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Jeremy "JBC" Kennedy (19-4-1NC, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #6, Favorite: -1010) vs. Bubba "I'm A Bad Man" Jenkins (17-6, 3-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +800)

 

Jeremy Kennedy is a talented mixed martial artist, dangerous from anywhere in the fight, whether with his crisp, powerful punches and kicks, his strong wrestling and takedowns, or his heavy ground and pound, and slick submission game. He won a Unanimous Decision over Diego Nunes in the opening round, then lost a Unanimous Decision to A.J. McKee in the Championship Second Round, then knocked out Kyle Nelson in the #1 Contender Second Round, won a Unanimous Decision over Dylan Tuke in the #1 Contender Third Round, and submitted Tyler Diamond in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Bubba Jenkins is an Olympic-calibre wrestler. He has heavy hands, but virtually no striking ability beyond that, he has overpowering wrestling, that he uses to get opponents to the mat by chasing constant takedowns, and then controlling from on top, while making little effort to finish fights. He won a Unanimous Decision over Thiago Tavares in the opening round, then was submitted by Brian Ortega in the Championship Second Round, but got a second chance when Ortega went on hiatus, and won a Unanimous Decision over Andre Fili in the Championship Second Round, he was submitted by Jung Young Lee in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then won a Unanimous Decision over Gavin Tucker in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Womens Flyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Cornelia "Connie Future" Holm (7-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #21, Favorite: -280) vs. Alejandra "Azul" Lara (11-3, 2-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #25, Underdog: +220)

 

Cornelia Holm is a crisp, powerful boxer with good footwork, but prefers to use her wrestling to bully opponents in the clinch, or get them to the ground, where she can blanket opponents with heavy top control. She won a Unanimous Decision over Zoila Frausto in the opening round, and Sheila Gaff in the Championship Second Round, before losing a Split Decision to Melinda Fabian in the Championship Quarter-Finals, she won a Unanimous Decision over Pearl Gonzalez in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Alejandra Lara is a well-rounded fighter, possessed of crisp, powerful boxing, a good wrestling game with strong takedowns, and can control a fight on the ground, while unleashing ground and pound, or hunting submissions. She was a late entrant in the Grand Prix, and won by TKO over Gillian Robertson in the #1 Contender Third Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Yuko Oya in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Welterweight Bout: Rick "Horror" Story (21-12, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -400) vs. Tristan "Boondock" Connelly (15-8, 1-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +310)

 

Two long-time veterans of the sport battle with their jobs on the line, loser is unemployed! Rick Story is a strong wrestler, with heavy hands, but once he gets a fight to the ground, he can finish with ground and pound, or work a slick submission game. He is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Martin Kampmann in his last fight. Tristan Connelly isn't much of a striker, but once he gets you to the ground, he can blitz you with his deadly submission game. He is coming off a knock out loss to Rory MacDonald in his last fight.

 

 

 

Heavyweight Bout: Rich "Rare Breed" Hale (25-9-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #22, Favorite: -960) vs. Afanas Goryachev (3-0, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +760)

 

Rich Hale is a former two-time LFA Heavyweight Champion, a crisp, powerful boxer, he is also strong on the ground where he can work a deadly submission game. He is coming off a second round TKO loss to Justin Frazier that ended his second reign as LFA champion. Afanas Goryachev is a high level Sambo fighter, with almost no striking skill, he will look to get this fight to the ground quickly, where he has massively powerful ground and pound, and a deadly submission game. He is also massive, and will likely have around an 80 lbs weight advantage in the fight. He is coming off three straight victories over local fighters at shows in Europe.

 

 

 

Flyweight Bout: Jose "No Chance" Maria Tome (40-9-2NC, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -670) vs. Seiichiro Ito (13-6-2, 1-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +530)

 

Jose Maria Tome was a Taura MMA Flyweight Champion when they decided to close the division, and is now fighting in the CTC for the first time. He is a good technical boxer with good footwork, and has an okay ground game, but will likely look to keep the fight on the feet. He is coming off a Unanimous Decision victory over Allan Nascimento, which won his the Taura MMA Flyweight Title. Seiichiro Ito is fighting for his job, he is okay in most areas of the fight, but not really good at one thing. He is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Terrence Mitchell in his last fight.

 

 

 

Womens Atomweight Bout: "The Battery" Lubomira Krausz (2-0, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #24, Favorite: -420) vs. Natalie "The Kilapino" Hills (2-7, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +330)

 

Lubomira Krausz was the PLMMA Womens Atomweight Champion when she signed with the CTC, and she is a high level karate fighter, with a good and unorthodox kicking game. If the fight goes to the ground, she can actually work quite a strong submission game as well. She is coming off a second round Technical Submission victory over Clavdia Blaschko that won her the PLMMA Womens Atomweight Title. Natalie Hills is a Muay Thai striker, with a decent striking game, but no takedown, or submission defence. She is coming off a submission loss to Arielle Souza in her last fight.

 

 

 

Weigh-In Results

 

Dominick Reyes (205 lbs) vs. Cory Hendricks (205 lbs)

Chad Mendes (145 lbs) vs. Kazumasa Majima (145 lbs)

Janaisa Morandin (105 lbs) vs. Priscilla Gaol (105 lbs)

Michael Hill (170 lbs) vs. Jordan Mein (170 lbs)

Poliana Botelho (125 lbs) vs. Bryony Tyrell (125 lbs)

Jordan Johnson (205 lbs) vs. Jarod Trice (205 lbs)

Igor Fernandes (170 lbs) vs. Shane Campbell (170 lbs)

Grace Cleveland (105 lbs) vs. Alesha Zappitella (105 lbs)

Jeremy Kennedy (145 lbs) vs. Bubba Jenkins (145 lbs)

Cornelia Holm (125 lbs) vs. Alejandra Lara (125 lbs)

 

Rick Story (170 lbs) vs. Tristan Connelly (170 lbs)

Rich Hale (226 lbs) vs. Afanas Goryachev (302 lbs)

Jose Maria Tome (125 lbs) vs. Seiichiro Ito (125 lbs)

Lubomira Krausz (105 lbs) vs. Natalie Hills (105 lbs)

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Tournament Combat 57 Full Fight Card

 

LHW #1: Dominick Reyes vs. Cory Hendricks

FW #1: Chad Mendes vs. Kazumasa Majima

WAW #1: Janaisa Morandin vs. Priscilla Gaol

WW #1: Michael Hill vs. Jordan Mein

WFLY #1: Poliana Botelho vs. Bryony Tyrell

LHW #1: Jordan Johnson vs. Jarod Trice

WW #1: Igor Fernandes vs. Shane Campbell

WAW #1: Grace Cleveland vs. Alesha Zappitella

FW #1: Jeremy Kennedy vs. Bubba Jenkins

WFLY #1: Cornelia Holm vs. Alejandra Lara

 

WW: Rick Story vs. Tristan Connelly

HW: Rich Hale vs. Afanas Goryachev

FLY: Jose Maria Tome vs. Seiichiro Ito

WAW: Lubomira Krausz vs. Natalie Hills

[vladjarca]

LHW #1: Dominick Reyes vs. Cory Hendricks

FW #1: Chad Mendes vs. Kazumasa Majima

WAW #1: Janaisa Morandin vs. Priscilla Gaol

WW #1: Michael Hill vs. Jordan Mein

WFLY #1: Poliana Botelho vs. Bryony Tyrell

LHW #1: Jordan Johnson vs. Jarod Trice

WW #1: Igor Fernandes vs. Shane Campbell

WAW #1: Grace Cleveland vs. Alesha Zappitella

FW #1: Jeremy Kennedy vs. Bubba Jenkins

WFLY #1: Cornelia Holm vs. Alejandra Lara

 

WW: Rick Story vs. Tristan Connelly

HW: Rich Hale vs. Afanas Goryachev

FLY: Jose Maria Tome vs. Seiichiro Ito

WAW: Lubomira Krausz vs. Natalie Hills

[Majster_93]

LHW #1: Dominick Reyes vs. Cory Hendricks

FW #1: Chad Mendes vs. Kazumasa Majima

WAW #1: Janaisa Morandin vs. Priscilla Gaol

WW #1: Michael Hill vs. Jordan Mein

WFLY #1: Poliana Botelho vs. Bryony Tyrell

LHW #1: Jordan Johnson vs. Jarod Trice

WW #1: Igor Fernandes vs. Shane Campbell

WAW #1: Grace Cleveland vs. Alesha Zappitella

FW #1: Jeremy Kennedy vs. Bubba Jenkins

WFLY #1: Cornelia Holm vs. Alejandra Lara

 

WW: Rick Story vs. Tristan Connelly

HW: Rich Hale vs. Afanas Goryachev

FLY: Jose Maria Tome vs. Seiichiro Ito

WAW: Lubomira Krausz vs. Natalie Hills

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 4, February 2022

 

 

 

Live From Gatineau, Quebec

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Streamed Live On CTCombat.ca

 

 

 

WOMENS ATOMWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"The Battery" Lubomira Krausz (2-0, 0-0 CTC, From: Hungary, Favorite: -420) vs. Natalie "The Kilapino" Hills (2-7, 0-2 CTC, From: Sydney, Australia, Underdog: +330)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We open the prelims with 'The Battery' Lubomíra Krausz facing Natalie 'The Kilapino' Hills.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Doug Crosby.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Hills counters a left hand with a glancing high kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Krausz comes forward, walking down Hills.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Hills hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Krausz throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 14:05) Krausz connects with a jab, but misses with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 13:53) Shoulders hunched, Krausz studies her opponent, looking for an opportunity.

(Rd 1 - 13:41) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 13:07) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.

(Rd 1 - 12:38) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 12:10) Krausz comes forward, walking down Hills.

(Rd 1 - 12:10) Hills manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 12:10) Krausz uses a right jab but her big left hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 11:19) Krausz acknowledges some instructions from her corner with a curt nod of the head and returns her full attention to the fight.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Hills hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Krausz scores with a jab and also lands a right kick to the rib cage.

(Rd 1 - 10:38) Krausz hits a right jab and then hits a high left kick to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 10:14) Hills chooses to shoot in on Krausz.

(Rd 1 - 10:14) Hills gets a single leg takedown! Krausz pulls guard off it.

(Rd 1 - 09:58) Wary of the submission threat of her opponent, Hills keeps very tight to Krausz, peppering her with short strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:42) Krausz tries to ensnare an arm.

(Rd 1 - 09:42) Hills fends off Krausz, and doesn't give up an arm.

(Rd 1 - 09:13) Hills looks to pass guard and get side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:13) She passes, but only to half guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:42) Hills pounds away, but is unable to land many clean shots.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) It isn't pretty, but a single underhook allows Krausz to force her way back to her feet.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) They end up standing in a tight clinch, and it's hard to see which fighter, if either, has the advantage.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) Hills uses some dirty boxing as she grapples with Krausz.

(Rd 1 - 07:47) Hills tries to take Krausz down.

(Rd 1 - 07:47) It's unsuccessful, Krausz maintained a good solid base.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) We are now at the halfway point of the round.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) Krausz gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Hills uses her dirty boxing to inflict some punishment.

(Rd 1 - 07:08) Krausz tries to wriggle free, but Hills controls her well and gets in a few close-range punches too.

(Rd 1 - 06:52) Hills tries to wrestle Krausz backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 06:52) Hills does it, Krausz is stuck with her back to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 06:40) Hills pins Krausz up against the cage and hits a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 06:22) Hills pins Krausz up against the cage and hits a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 06:11) Hills hits a knee strike to the thigh.

(Rd 1 - 06:02) Hills pins Krausz up against the cage and stomps down hard on her foot.

(Rd 1 - 05:51) Hills catches Krausz with a knee strike to the thigh.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Hills tries to hit her with an elbow, but Krausz works enough space that she can slip out and away, back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:18) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:18) Hills lands a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:18) Krausz lands two jabs and also hits a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 04:46) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 04:46) Hills misses a jab but lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:46) Krausz scores with a jab and also hits a spin kick.

(Rd 1 - 04:28) Krausz stalks forward, pressuring Hills.

(Rd 1 - 04:28) Hills hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 04:28) Krausz connects with a nice jab and then she hits Hills with a straight left.

(Rd 1 - 04:06) Krausz comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 04:06) Hills scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 04:06) Krausz lands a right hand and then she catches Hills with a crunching left hook.

(Rd 1 - 03:44) Krausz comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 03:44) Hills hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 03:44) A jab lands from Krausz but misses with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 03:17) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 02:58) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:58) Krausz lands a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 02:58) Hills scores with a jab but misses a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 02:45) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 02:12) Hills hits two quick jabs, but they had no power at all behind them.

(Rd 1 - 02:12) Two jabs hit home from Krausz and then she catches Hills with a left roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 01:43) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:43) Krausz lands a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 01:43) Hills hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 01:26) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 01:05) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 00:40) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:40) Krausz is off-target with a jab but lands a right kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 00:40) Hills finds a way past her opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 00:18) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 00:18) Hills lands a one-two.

(Rd 1 - 00:18) Krausz hits a pair of jabs but doesn't make contact on a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have Krausz down as the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making 'The Battery' Lubomíra Krausz the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'The Battery' Lubomíra Krausz defeats Natalie 'The Kilapino' Hills (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Fantastic.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Lubomira Krausz thanks everyone connected with Bastion Tychy for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. She is then asked who she'd like to face next, and answers that Jujeath Nagaowa would be someone she'd like to compete against.

 

 

 

 

FLYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Jose "No Chance" Maria Tome (40-9-2NC, 0-0 CTC, From: Limoeiro do Norte, Brazil, Favorite: -670) vs. Seiichiro Ito (13-6-2, 1-2 CTC, From: Yokohama, Japan, Underdog: +530)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Jose 'No Chance' Maria Tome competing against Seiichiro Ito.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard is the referee for this fight.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Nelson Hamilton, Doug Crosby, and Tony Weeks.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Tome comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Ito hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Tome can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he hits a body kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:34) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Ito doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Tome scores with a great left hook.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Ito shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Ito gets hold of a leg but Tome remains standing, hopping on the other foot.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Ito can't get Tome down and so settles for pushing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) With the cage trapping Tome, Ito looks to try and take him down by going low and taking out both legs.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Tome stops the takedown attempt, then uses his wrestling to take control of the grapple and put Ito against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:10) Tome smothers Ito against the cage, then hits him with a quick elbow strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:55) Tome uses a vicious foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Ito takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 12:37) Tome smothers Ito against the cage and stomps down on his foot.

(Rd 1 - 12:30) Ito takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 12:16) Tome hits a knee strike to the thigh.

(Rd 1 - 12:08) Ito is trapped against the cage and takes a sharp stomp to the foot.

(Rd 1 - 12:02) Tome scores with an glancing elbow strike from the clinch.

(Rd 1 - 11:47) Ito is controlled up against the cage and takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Tome uses a vicious foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 11:27) Tome hits a knee strike to the thigh.

(Rd 1 - 11:18) The lack of progress forces referee Marc Goddard to separate the two fighters.

(Rd 1 - 11:09) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Tome steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Ito hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Tome connects with a nice jab and then he hits Ito with a beauty of a straight left.

(Rd 1 - 10:24) Tome attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:24) Ito lands two left hands in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 10:24) Tome connects with a nice jab and then he scores with a left cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 10:08) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Moving forward constantly, Tome is pressuring Ito.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Ito hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Tome can't connect with a jab, but then he hits a nice straight left.

(Rd 1 - 09:27) Tome comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 09:27) Ito hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 09:27) Tome connects with a jab but Ito dodges the leg kick that follows.

(Rd 1 - 09:03) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Tome comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Ito throws a counter jab but misses.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) A successful feint leaves Ito vulnerable.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Tome hits a right hand but can't connect with a left to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Tome comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Ito scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Tome connects with a jab but misses with a vicious left hand.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) Ito shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) Tome partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Ito has a hold of the other.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) Ito can't get Tome down and so settles for pushing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:39) Ito tries to take Tome down.

(Rd 1 - 07:39) He gets a takedown, using the cage to his advantage.

(Rd 1 - 07:39) Ito ends up holding a seated Tome around the waist, pressing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:23) We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:23) Ito tries to pound on Tome, but none of the blows land with any degree of power.

(Rd 1 - 07:10) Tome, trapped against the cage, pummels Ito on the back with several small shots, although they're more out of frustration than anything.

(Rd 1 - 06:46) Ito pounds away, but Tome calmly deals with them.

(Rd 1 - 06:31) Tome, stuck up against the cage, hits several clubbing forearms to the back.

(Rd 1 - 06:05) Ito starts trying to get Tome on his back so that he can gain a better position.

(Rd 1 - 06:05) He can't quite manage to get to mount on this attempt.

(Rd 1 - 05:31) Tome hits several frustrated punches to the back, but they're not going to do any damage.

(Rd 1 - 05:09) Ito pounds away, but Tome isn't troubled by the strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) Tome hits some weak punches to the upper back, but they're more out of frustration than anything.

(Rd 1 - 04:28) Referee Marc Goddard decides that there is a lack of progress being made and separates them.

(Rd 1 - 04:15) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 04:15) Ito is off-target with a jab but gets a glancing blow with a high kick.

(Rd 1 - 04:15) Tome finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 03:50) Tome moves in behind three quick punches, three of them finding a home, and then hits Ito with a straight left.

(Rd 1 - 03:26) Tome steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 03:26) Ito scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 03:26) Tome feints, causing Ito to move to one side and leave himself wide open.

(Rd 1 - 03:26) Tome hits a right hand but misses with a vicious left hand.

(Rd 1 - 03:04) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 02:38) Tome steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 02:38) Ito hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 02:38) A jab is wide from Tome, but then he scores with a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 02:21) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 02:07) Tome rolls his shoulders to relax them, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 02:01) Moving forward constantly, Tome is pressuring Ito.

(Rd 1 - 02:01) Tome looks to pressure Ito, stepping into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 02:01) A jab hits home from Tome and then he catches Ito with a crunching left hook.

(Rd 1 - 01:45) The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 01:17) Tome comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 01:17) Ito fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 01:17) Tome fails to land with a combo that ended with an attempted roundhouse body kick.

(Rd 1 - 01:12) Taking a few gulps of breath, Tome is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch.

(Rd 1 - 01:01) Tome steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:01) Ito fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 01:01) A jab hits home from Tome and then he catches Ito with a crunching left hook.

(Rd 1 - 00:52) We have one minute of the round remaining.

(Rd 1 - 00:47) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 00:28) Tome comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 00:28) Ito hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 00:28) A flurry of three punches from Tome see them all connect and then he hits a nice straight left.

(Rd 1 - 00:07) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:07) Tome slips past a right hook and counters with a good left hand.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Tome is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The winner, by unanimous decision, is Jose 'No Chance' Maria Tome!

 

 

Official Result: Jose 'No Chance' Maria Tome defeats Seiichiro Ito (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Jose Maria Tome gives a name-check to everyone at Team Nogueira, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He is asked who he'd like to fight next, and he answers that he thinks a fight against Jimmy Flick would probably be a great contest.

 

 

 

 

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Rich "Rare Breed" Hale (25-9-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Tempe, Arizona, Favoirte: -960) vs. Afanas Goryachev (3-0, 0-0 CTC, From: Moscow, Russia, Underdog: +760)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, Rich 'Rare Breed' Hale battles Afanas Goryachev.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Doug Crosby.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Goryachev is much the larger fighter, at an estimate he must have 75lbs at least on Hale. That could prove significant as the fight unfolds.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Hale comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Goryachev hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Hale lands a left hand and then he scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) There's a takedown attempt from Goryachev.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) The takedown is successful, Hale pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) Showing great awareness, Hale got a guillotine off the takedown and now threatens to choke out Goryachev!

(Rd 1 - 14:12) Goryachev works a hand in and pulls free before the guillotine can be fully sunk in.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Goryachev catches Hale with a glancing elbow strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Securing an arm, Hale then brings his legs up and tries to lock Goryachev in a triangle choke.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) The triangle is deeply applied, Goryachev has to tap before he is put to sleep!

(Rd 1 - 13:09) The winner, by submission, is Rich 'Rare Breed' Hale!

 

 

 

Official Result: Rich 'Rare Breed' Hale defeats Afanas Goryachev (Submission (Triangle With Armbar) in 1:51). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Rich Hale thanks everyone connected to Finney's H.I.T. Squad for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He names a local club and says that he is heading there for a post-victory party and that everyone is welcome. Rich Hale gave a good account of himself here.

 

 

 

 

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Rick "Horror" Story (21-12, 0-2 CTC, From: Vancouver, Washington, Favorite: -400) vs. Tristan "Boondock" Connelly (15-8, 1-2 CTC, From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Underdog: +310)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) In the last of the preliminary fights, Rick 'Horror' Story goes head to head with Tristan 'Boondock' Connelly in the CTC Welterweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Tony Weeks, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Both fighters strike but nobody manages to land.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Story doesn't connect with a left hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Connelly is off-target with a jab and also has a right hand absorbed on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:17) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good.

(Rd 1 - 13:57) Story forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:57) Connelly fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 13:57) Story can't connect with a jab, but then he scores with a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:47) Moving forward constantly, Story is pressuring Connelly.

(Rd 1 - 13:47) Connelly misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:47) A jab is wide from Story, but then he hits a nice straight left.

(Rd 1 - 13:26) Story attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:26) Connelly misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:26) Story throws a one-two, but Connelly was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 13:08) Story stalks forward, pressuring Connelly.

(Rd 1 - 13:08) Connelly fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 13:08) Story throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 12:50) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 12:23) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:23) Connelly hits a left jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 12:23) Story hits a right jab but finds his left cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Connelly slips past a left hook attempt and attacks with a left jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Story misses a big left hand, putting him off balance and allowing Connelly to attack with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) A brief strike exchange passes without either fighter landing.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) Story tries a left hook but misses.

(Rd 1 - 11:20) Connelly misses with a left jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 11:00) Story comes forward, walking down Connelly.

(Rd 1 - 11:00) Connelly misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:00) Story throws three punches, but Connelly defended successfully against them all.

(Rd 1 - 10:41) Moving forward constantly, Story is pressuring Connelly.

(Rd 1 - 10:41) Connelly lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 10:41) Story throws a two-punch combo but Connelly avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) Story steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) Connelly manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) Story feints one way and then the other, throwing Connelly off balance and leaving him badly exposed.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) Story can't connect with a jab, but then he scores with a left to the body.

(Rd 1 - 09:57) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:57) Connelly lands a left jab but misses a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 09:57) Story hits a jab but doesn't connect with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 09:45) Connelly is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 09:31) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:31) Both fighters throw, both fighters fail to hit the target.

(Rd 1 - 09:31) Story can't get past the good guard of Connelly, two punches were simply absorbed.

(Rd 1 - 09:31) Connelly is off target with a left jab and also has a right hand blocked.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) Connelly hits a left jab but can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) Story lands two jabs and also lands a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:48) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:48) Connelly misses with a big right hand, allowing Story to counter with a solid left hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:35) A few deep breaths betray that Connelly is starting to get into the deeper reaches of his gas tank.

(Rd 1 - 08:28) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:28) Story misses a left cross that leaves him open to the counter. Connelly attacks with a left jab and a right cross that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 07:55) Connelly doesn't look like he has much left in the tank.

(Rd 1 - 07:55) Looking very tired, Connelly clinches to try and buy some recovery time.

(Rd 1 - 07:55) Story is looking to muscle Connelly back against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:55) Story manages it and controls Connelly up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:37) Connelly takes a knee strike just above the hip.

(Rd 1 - 07:26) We move into the second half of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:26) Story pins Connelly up against the cage and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage.

(Rd 1 - 07:13) Connelly is controlled up against the cage and takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 06:58) Story hits a knee strike to the side of the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 06:43) Connelly takes a knee strike to the inside of his own knee.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) Story tries to use his dirty boxing skills, but Connelly uses wrestling to prevent any strikes from being launched.

(Rd 1 - 06:19) Connelly is controlled up against the cage and eats a sharp left to the ear.

(Rd 1 - 06:06) Connelly is controlled up against the cage and takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 05:56) Story tries to use some dirty boxing, but Connelly uses wrestling to nullify any potential damage.

(Rd 1 - 05:36) Connelly is trapped against the cage and Story hits him with a quick elbow.

(Rd 1 - 05:24) With no progress being made, referee Marc Goddard separates them.

(Rd 1 - 05:24) Story is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Story comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Story confidently steps into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Story throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Story moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Connelly into exchanging strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Story is now in the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Story lands a right jab but misses with a vicious left hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:35) Setting it up well, Story shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 04:35) Story drives forward and nails Connelly with a huge double leg takedown!

(Rd 1 - 04:35) Story ends up holding a seated Connelly around the waist, pressing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:24) Story looks to get a more dominant position by pushing Connelly from a seated position onto his back.

(Rd 1 - 04:24) Connelly gets turned onto his back, and is mounted!

(Rd 1 - 03:54) Story tries to ensnare Connelly in an arm triangle.

(Rd 1 - 03:54) The arm triangle is fully applied, Story moves to the side to get extra leverage, Connelly has no option but to tap out!

(Rd 1 - 03:35) The winner, by submission, is Rick 'Horror' Story!

 

 

 

Official Result: Rick 'Horror' Story defeats Tristan 'Boondock' Connelly (Submission (Arm Triangle) in 11:25). The fight was rated as being Average.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Rick Story praises his team at MMA Lab, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He praises Connelly for a tough fight.

 

 

 

 

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WOMENS FLYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Cornelia "Connie Future" Holm (7-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Goteborg, Sweden, Favorite: -280) vs. Alejandra "Azul" Lara (11-3, 2-0 CTC, From: Medellin, Colombia, Underdog: +220)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The first of the main fights is Cornelia 'Connie Future' Holm taking on Alejandra 'Azul' Lara.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Yves Lavigne will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Doug Crosby.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Lara lands a left jab, but Holm avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Holm seizes the chance and grabs Lara into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 14:40) Using her wrestling skills, Holm is trying to push Lara up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:40) Holm can't do it though, and ends up being out-wrestled in the grapple.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Lara tries to take Holm down.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Lara can't get the takedown as Holm wrestles her way into a dominant position.

(Rd 1 - 14:00) Holm tries to take Lara down.

(Rd 1 - 14:00) Lara cannot stop the takedown and gives up side control.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Holm tries to lock Lara into an armbar.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Lara fights off the armbar attempt.

(Rd 1 - 13:09) Lara tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 12:52) Holm hits a knee strike to the ribs, but it didn't connect properly because Lara was moving too much.

(Rd 1 - 12:34) Stuck under side control, Lara takes a knee to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 12:14) Holm holds Lara in position with side control and hits a knee into the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 12:03) Holm hits a knee strike to the ribs, but it didn't connect properly because Lara was moving too much.

(Rd 1 - 11:51) Holm throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that she can catch her breath.

(Rd 1 - 11:34) Holm throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that she can catch her breath.

(Rd 1 - 11:10) Holm keeps Lara guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Lara tries to move to guard, but Holm doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) With no progress being made, the referee brings the fighters back to their feet.

(Rd 1 - 10:22) Lara can't hit a set-up left jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 10:18) Looking a bit tense, Lara moves around the cage.

(Rd 1 - 10:12) There's a takedown attempt from Holm, showing great power and speed.

(Rd 1 - 10:12) Lara gets taken down by a single leg, and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:12) That's her second takedown of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 10:03) Holm throws a few right hands as she takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 09:45) Lara works some separation, then tries to quickly scramble her way into a better position.

(Rd 1 - 09:45) She may regret that choice, as it gives Holm the perfect opportunity to come over the top and get side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:27) Holm fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 09:06) Lara tries to pull guard on Holm but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 08:46) Holm hits a knee strike to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) In side control, Holm throws a couple of punches designed to keep Lara guessing.

(Rd 1 - 08:09) Lara tries to pull guard on Holm but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 07:53) Holm throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 07:31) Lara tries to move to guard, but Holm doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 07:15) Holm fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 06:55) Lara tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) In side control, Holm catches her breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 06:12) Lara tries to move to guard, but Holm doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 05:54) With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 05:45) Lara throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 05:41) Holm moves in fast and shoots on Lara.

(Rd 1 - 05:33) The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Lara is left on her back pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 05:23) Holm fires off some rights, but Lara isn't troubled by them.

(Rd 1 - 05:07) Holm blocks Lara as she tries a sweep from the guard.

(Rd 1 - 04:49) Holm lies on top of Lara, basically smothering her.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Holm lies on top of Lara, basically smothering her.

(Rd 1 - 03:31) Holm throws a few weak-looking punches as she decides on her next move.

(Rd 1 - 03:01) Lara tries to sweep Holm but can't do it.

(Rd 1 - 02:46) Referee Yves Lavigne decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 02:31) A jab is wide from Lara, but then she hits Holm with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 02:22) Lara fails to find a home for her jab, but then catches Holm with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 02:04) Circling warily, Holm is looking for a chance to get close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 02:04) Lara throws a punch but Holm was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 02:00) Holm comes in and grabs Lara in a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 01:51) Holm looks to sweep a leg out from under Lara so as to take her down with a trip.

(Rd 1 - 01:51) An outside leg trip sweeps Lara down to the ground where she is left on her back under side control!

(Rd 1 - 01:32) Holm hits a knee strike to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 01:21) Holm holds Lara in position with side control and hits a knee into the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 01:04) Looking to catch her breath, Holm is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 00:40) Lara tries to move to guard, but Holm doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 00:23) Stuck under side control, Lara takes a knee to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 00:04) Holm hits a knee strike to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The time expires on round one, and that is the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Here come the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have given the victory to Holm.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Cornelia 'Connie Future' Holm!

 

 

 

Official Result: Cornelia 'Connie Future' Holm defeats Alejandra 'Azul' Lara (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Average.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Cornelia Holm thanks everyone connected to GBG MMA for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. Showing respect, Cornelia Holm praises Lara for her skill and toughness.

 

 

 

 

FEATHERWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Jeremy "JBC" Kennedy (19-3-1NC, 4-1 CTC, From: Surrey, British Columbia, Favorite: -1010) vs. Bubba "I'm A Bad Man" Jenkins (17-6, 3-2 CTC, From: Coconut Creek, Florida, Underdog: +800)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on to the next match, in which Jeremy 'JBC' Kennedy battles Bubba 'I'm A Bad Man' Jenkins.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Tony Weeks, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Jenkins may have been setting up to shoot, but Kennedy aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Kennedy fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits Jenkins with a straight left.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) There's a very quick takedown attempt from Jenkins.

(Rd 1 - 14:23) The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Kennedy pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Time slips away as Jenkins successfully keeps Kennedy stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 13:38) Jenkins punches down at Kennedy, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 13:08) Jenkins gets pulled in tight, and takes a glancing blow from an elbow strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:58) Jenkins throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 12:35) Jenkins throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can think.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) Kennedy pulls Jenkins in close and hits a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Kennedy is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Jenkins off of him.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Not allowing his opponent any room to work submissions from, Jenkins keeps close contact and throws short, stinging strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:13) Kennedy pulls Jenkins in close and hits a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 10:56) Referee Marc Goddard decides that there is a lack of progress being made and stands them back up.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) Kennedy moves in on Jenkins, preparing to throw.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) Jenkins may have been setting up to shoot, but Kennedy aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 10:51) Kennedy lands a right jab, but Jenkins catches the low kick that it set up!

(Rd 1 - 10:40) Seizing his chance, Jenkins attempts a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 10:40) The takedown is completed, Kennedy is on his back and pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Jenkins throws some minor strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) Jenkins throws a few left hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 09:53) Kennedy, working from the bottom, clips Jenkins with an elbow.

(Rd 1 - 09:45) Jenkins throws a few left hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) From the bottom, Kennedy glances an elbow strike off the top of the head.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) Jenkins hits a short, sharp shoulder smash to the face of Kennedy.

(Rd 1 - 09:07) Jenkins gets pulled in tight, and takes a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the face.

(Rd 1 - 08:54) In guard, Jenkins throws a couple of punches designed to keep Kennedy guessing.

(Rd 1 - 08:25) Jenkins blocks Kennedy as he tries a sweep from the guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:05) Jenkins lunges forward and slams his shoulder into Kennedy.

(Rd 1 - 07:56) Kennedy attempts to grab an arm of Jenkins from the bottom of the guard.

(Rd 1 - 07:56) Jenkins fends off Kennedy, and doesn't give up an arm.

(Rd 1 - 07:29) We go past the halfway point of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:29) With no progress being made, referee Marc Goddard brings the fighters back to their feet.

(Rd 1 - 07:18) Jenkins looked like he was going to shoot, but Kennedy simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 07:18) Kennedy hits a right hand, but his big left hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 06:59) There's a takedown attempt from Jenkins, showing great power and speed.

(Rd 1 - 06:59) The takedown is successful, Kennedy pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 06:59) Showing great awareness, Kennedy got a guillotine off the takedown and now threatens to choke out Jenkins!

(Rd 1 - 06:44) Jenkins gets caught in a guillotine, but is not tapping!

(Rd 1 - 06:44) It looks like the choke is not perfectly applied, and that is allowing Jenkins to breathe.

(Rd 1 - 06:44) Kennedy finally gives it up and lets go, but may have gassed his arms in the submission attempt.

(Rd 1 - 06:05) Jenkins throws some minor strikes.

(Rd 1 - 05:41) Jenkins throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) For the moment Jenkins is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 04:46) Kennedy attempts to secure an arm.

(Rd 1 - 04:46) Jenkins defends it.

(Rd 1 - 04:08) Jenkins uses a quick shoulder smash.

(Rd 1 - 03:58) Jenkins throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 03:37) Kennedy tries to get double underhooks on Jenkins so that he can get some control, but can't get them.

(Rd 1 - 03:27) Jenkins uses a shoulder smash to keep Kennedy down.

(Rd 1 - 03:18) With no progress being made, the referee brings the fighters back to their feet.

(Rd 1 - 03:08) Jenkins uses great movement to set up a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 03:08) Kennedy cannot stop the takedown and gives up side control.

(Rd 1 - 03:08) That's four takedowns from four attempts for Jenkins.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Jenkins pounds away with elbow strikes, but Kennedy calmly deals with them.

(Rd 1 - 02:46) Kennedy tries to move to guard, but Jenkins doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 02:33) Jenkins fires away with elbows but does little in the way of damage as they were all deflected away.

(Rd 1 - 02:15) Jenkins blocks an attempt to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 02:03) Jenkins pounds away with elbow strikes but Kennedy isn't troubled by them.

(Rd 1 - 01:44) Kennedy tries to pull guard on Jenkins but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 01:27) Jenkins fires away with elbows but Kennedy doesn't take any undue damage.

(Rd 1 - 01:09) Kennedy tries to move to guard, but Jenkins doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 00:54) There's under a minute left in this round.

(Rd 1 - 00:54) Jenkins fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 00:28) The lack of progress forces referee Marc Goddard to stand the fighters back up.

(Rd 1 - 00:14) Jenkins shoots in at high speed for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 00:14) The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Kennedy is left on his back pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:07) Jenkins uses a quick shoulder smash.

(Rd 1 - 00:01) Not allowing his opponent any room to work submissions from, Jenkins keeps close contact and throws short, stinging strikes.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges' decisions are now being announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges give the result in favour of Jenkins.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making Bubba 'I'm A Bad Man' Jenkins the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Bubba 'I'm A Bad Man' Jenkins defeats Jeremy 'JBC' Kennedy (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Bubba Jenkins gives a name-check to everyone at Black House MMA, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He says that he is going to celebrate his win by heading to a local club for a victory party and everyone is invited. There's no doubt about it that he knows how to talk with the best of them, his natural charisma shined here.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS ATOMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Grace "Thai Kitten" Cleveland (9-1, 4-1 CTC, From: Denver, Colorado, Underdog: +100) vs. Alesha "Half Pint" Zappitella (10-4-1NC, 1-0 CTC, From: Brighton, Michigan, Favorite: -110)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Grace 'Thai Kitten' Cleveland taking on Alesha 'Half Pint' Zappitella.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Tony Weeks, Sal D'Amato, and Matt Hume.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 14:48) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Zappitella is off target with a left jab but hits a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Cleveland uses a pair of left jabs but misses with a spinning kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:24) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Cleveland initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Zappitella manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Cleveland can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then she catches Zappitella with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) Cleveland slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a pair of left jabs that are followed by a low kick that doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) Zappitella misses with a big right hand, allowing Cleveland to counter with a left jab and a glancing blow with a right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Zappitella lands a left hook. Cleveland connects with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:38) The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Zappitella hits a left jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Cleveland hits a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:50) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 11:50) Neither fighter lands a significant strike in a quick exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:50) Cleveland misses with an attempted shot to the body.

(Rd 1 - 11:50) Zappitella has a right hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Cleveland hits a left roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Zappitella doesn't connect with a left jab but lands a left kick to the rib cage.

(Rd 1 - 11:14) Cleveland initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:14) Zappitella hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 11:14) Cleveland can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then she catches Zappitella with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:57) Cleveland comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 10:57) Zappitella fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 10:57) Cleveland throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 10:43) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) Cleveland doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a left kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) Zappitella lands one of a flurry of quick punches but can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 09:47) Cleveland confidently comes in closer.

(Rd 1 - 09:47) Cleveland can't hit a set-up left jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 09:32) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 09:32) Zappitella tries a right hook but misses.

(Rd 1 - 09:32) Cleveland goes for a high kick but misses.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Cleveland forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Zappitella throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 08:58) Cleveland connects with two left jabs, but Zappitella steps back to avoid a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Cleveland lands a one-two.

(Rd 1 - 08:31) Zappitella scores with a jab and also lands a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:13) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:13) Zappitella goes to the body with a left kick. Cleveland connects with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:02) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 08:02) Zappitella misses with a left jab but hits a left roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:02) Cleveland scores with a jab and also scores with a left kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 07:37) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 07:37) Cleveland finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. Zappitella is off target with a left jab but lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 07:28) We move into the second half of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:22) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good.

(Rd 1 - 06:53) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 06:53) Zappitella misses with a big right hand, allowing Cleveland to counter with a left jab and a right cross that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 06:37) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:37) Zappitella misses with a big right hand, allowing Cleveland to counter with a pair of left jabs that are followed by a good right hook.

(Rd 1 - 06:15) Cleveland comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 06:15) Zappitella hits two left hands on the counter.

(Rd 1 - 06:15) Cleveland throws a two-punch combo but Zappitella avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 05:58) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good.

(Rd 1 - 05:27) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:27) Zappitella doesn't find the mark with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:27) Cleveland misses with a head kick attempt.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) Zappitella finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) Cleveland uses a left jab and also hits a glancing high kick.

(Rd 1 - 04:57) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:57) Zappitella hits a jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:57) Cleveland uses a pair of left jabs but doesn't get a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 04:35) The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 04:04) Moving forward constantly, Cleveland is pressuring Zappitella.

(Rd 1 - 04:04) Zappitella manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 04:04) Cleveland lands a left jab but Zappitella avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 03:43) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 03:43) Zappitella hits a jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 03:43) Cleveland uses a pair of left jabs but misses with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 03:16) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 03:16) Cleveland lands a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 03:16) Zappitella hits a jab and also scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) Zappitella hits a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) Cleveland lands a left jab and a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 02:33) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:33) Cleveland counters a right hand with a nice left hand.

(Rd 1 - 02:29) For the first time, Zappitella is starting to breathe a little heavier.

(Rd 1 - 02:16) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 01:53) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 01:53) Cleveland scores with a jab but doesn't reach with a hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 01:53) Zappitella hits a jab but doesn't connect with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 01:43) Taking a few gulps of breath, Cleveland is giving the first hint that she is starting to tire a touch.

(Rd 1 - 01:36) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 01:03) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 00:32) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:32) Cleveland counters a right hand with a quick left jab and a kick to the leg.

(Rd 1 - 00:08) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:08) Zappitella nails one quick punch from a flurry but misses a right hook. Cleveland lands a left jab and also gets a glancing blow with a high kick.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Tony Weeks has called it a victory for Cleveland.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Sal D'Amato: a draw.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Matt Hume has given Cleveland the win.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Grace 'Thai Kitten' Cleveland is the winner by majority decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Grace 'Thai Kitten' Cleveland defeats Alesha 'Half Pint' Zappitella (Majority Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Grace Cleveland thanks everyone connected to Elevation Fight Team for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. She praises Zappitella for a tough fight. It's undeniable that the camera loves her, so while her interview may not have been the best she was still able to get a reaction.

 

 

 

 

WELTERWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Igor "Chatubinha" Fernandes (25-8, 4-1 CTC, From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Favorite: -920) vs. "Shaolin" Shane Campbell (18-9, 3-1 CTC, From: Edmonton, Alberta, Underdog: +730)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Igor 'Chatubinha' Fernandes takes on 'Shaolin' Shane Campbell.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Doug Crosby.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Attacking with intent, Campbell scores with a flurry of three punches but Fernandes steps back to avoid a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) Campbell can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits Fernandes with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) A jab is wide from Campbell, but then he hits Fernandes with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) Campbell can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits Fernandes with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:52) A jab is wide from Campbell, but then he lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:37) Campbell throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Fernandes takes the chance and grabs Campbell into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 13:25) Fernandes tries to take Campbell down.

(Rd 1 - 13:25) Campbell cannot stop the takedown and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 13:13) Fernandes tries to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 13:13) Fernandes passes to side control, but doesn't have time to secure the position before Campbell starts scrambling.

(Rd 1 - 13:02) As Campbell goes to scramble he leaves a leg in, and Fernandes quickly tries to grab it.

(Rd 1 - 13:02) Campbell avoids the threat of a leg lock and comes out on top, holding Fernandes down in turtle position, facing him.

(Rd 1 - 13:02) That was a big error from Fernandes, going for the leg has ended up handing the advantage to his opponent.

(Rd 1 - 12:43) Campbell pounds away with punches but does minimal damage.

(Rd 1 - 12:32) Campbell pounds away and Fernandes eats a few big strikes.

(Rd 1 - 12:14) Turtled up, Fernandes takes a kicks to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 11:54) Fearing more kicks coming, Fernandes is quickly back up to his feet.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Fernandes had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Campbell can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits Fernandes with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 11:25) Campbell hits a left jab and then hits Fernandes with a great high right head kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:16) Fernandes looks unsteady on his feet as he retreats, that last blow may have rocked him!

(Rd 1 - 11:16) Campbell steps in and tries to finish with a scorching right hand, but Fernandes narrowly avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 10:55) Campbell connects with a nice jab and then catches Fernandes with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Campbell lands a left hand and then hits Fernandes with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 10:12) Campbell throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 10:08) Fernandes takes the chance and grabs Campbell into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Fernandes attempts to wrestle Campbell to the ground.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Campbell cannot stop the takedown and has to pull half guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:47) Fernandes is trying to get out of half guard and into a better position.

(Rd 1 - 09:47) Fernandes passes to side control, but doesn't have time to secure the position before Campbell starts scrambling.

(Rd 1 - 09:36) The scramble results in Campbell being on his back pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Fernandes tries to break the guard of Campbell, perhaps looking for a leglock opportunity.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Campbell keeps his guard tight.

(Rd 1 - 08:55) Perhaps looking to create space for a leglock, Fernandes tries to break the guard apart.

(Rd 1 - 08:55) Campbell defends himself well by keeping the guard tight.

(Rd 1 - 08:22) Perhaps looking to create space for a leglock, Fernandes tries to break the guard apart.

(Rd 1 - 08:22) Fernandes breaks the guard and swiftly applies a kneebar...Campbell has to tap out!

(Rd 1 - 07:45) The winner, by submission, is Igor 'Chatubinha' Fernandes!

 

 

 

Official Result: Igor 'Chatubinha' Fernandes defeats 'Shaolin' Shane Campbell (Submission (Kneebar) in 7:15). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Igor Fernandes gives a name-check to everyone at Macaco Gold Team, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He says that he has a lot of respect for Shane Campbell and praises his toughness. While he's not a great talker, Igor Fernandes has the looks to get a reaction all the same.

 

 

 

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Jordan Johnson (15-3-1-1NC, 3-1-1NC CTC, From: Richmond, Virginia, Favorite: -490) vs. Jarod "Doughboy" Trice (8-1, 4-1 CTC, From: Detroit, Michigan, Underdog: +390)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, Jordan Johnson squaring off with Jarod 'Doughboy' Trice.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Johnson uses great movement to set up a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Johnson gets a single leg takedown! Trice pulls guard off it.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Johnson begins trying to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Trice was ready for the pass attempt though and starts scrambling immediately.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) Trice scrambles to his feet, but Johnson immediately drives him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Johnson smothers Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) They remain in that position, dirty boxing each other, for a further minute.

(Rd 1 - 13:19) Trice is trapped up against the cage, unable to get free.

(Rd 1 - 13:19) They remain in that position, dirty boxing each other, for a further thirty seconds.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) Having been stuck against the cage for a while without any progress, the referee brings them back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 12:39) Johnson shoots in hard and fast on Trice.

(Rd 1 - 12:39) Trice almost stops the takedown but is left hopping on one leg while Johnson holds the other.

(Rd 1 - 12:39) Johnson drives Trice up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 12:22) Johnson tries to maintain control, but Trice wrestles his way out of trouble and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Trice steps in and looks to unleash.

(Rd 1 - 12:01) Trice can't connect with a jab, but then hits Johnson with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 11:52) Trice throws a punch but Johnson was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) Trice can't hit a set-up left jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 11:14) Trice can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) Trice confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) Johnson looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Trice simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 10:50) Trice throws a punch but Johnson avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 10:33) Trice throws a quick punch but doesn't hit.

(Rd 1 - 10:16) Johnson looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Trice simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 10:16) Trice throws a punch but Johnson was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 10:03) A jab is wide from Trice, but then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 09:59) Trice can be heard trash talking as the two fighters circle.

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Trice moves in closer, looking to open up and attack.

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Trice throws a punch but Johnson was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 09:44) For the first time, Trice is starting to breathe a little heavier.

(Rd 1 - 09:35) A quick flurry of punches from Trice sees two of three hit home but Johnson evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 09:14) Trice closes in on Johnson, looking to unleash some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:14) Trice throws a punch but Johnson avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 09:00) A jab is wide from Trice, but then he hits Johnson with a beautiful right uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 09:00) Johnson hits the mat, that shot has rocked him!

(Rd 1 - 08:55) Trice moves in quickly, kneeling beside Johnson and starting to hammer down with punches!

(Rd 1 - 08:55) Trice fires away with punches and Johnson is taking powerful shot after powerful shot!

(Rd 1 - 08:55) Referee Yves Lavigne is forced to jump in and stop the fight!

(Rd 1 - 08:36) By TKO, the winner is Jarod Trice!

 

 

 

Official Result: Jarod 'Doughboy' Trice defeats Jordan Johnson (TKO (Strikes) in 6:24). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Jarod Trice gives a name-check to everyone at MMA Gold Fight Team, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. He is asked who he'd like to fight next, and he calls out Marcel Fortuna, saying "he can't beat me".

 

 

 

 

WOMENS FLYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Poliana Botelho (11-4, 2-0 CTC, From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Favorite: -840) vs. Bryony Tyrell (7-3-1, 3-1 CTC, From: London, England, Underdog: +670)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Poliana Botelho going head to head with Bryony Tyrell.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Yves Lavigne will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Nelson Hamilton, Doug Crosby, and Tony Weeks.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 14:25) A jab lands from Botelho, but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:00) Botelho attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:00) Tyrell throws a counter jab but misses.

(Rd 1 - 14:00) Botelho fails to find a home for her jab, but then she hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 13:42) Botelho uses a left jab, but Tyrell dodges the roundhouse body kick that comes next.

(Rd 1 - 13:17) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 12:51) Botelho comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 12:51) Botelho steps into the pocket, avoiding a jab on the way.

(Rd 1 - 12:51) Botelho lands a left hand and then she lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) Botelho stalks forward, pressuring Tyrell.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) Tyrell lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 12:28) Botelho throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Botelho comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Tyrell hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:09) Botelho hits a left jab and then she lands a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 11:42) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 11:11) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.

(Rd 1 - 10:37) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 10:07) Botelho steps in and looks to unleash.

(Rd 1 - 10:07) Tyrell had looked like she was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 10:07) Botelho fails to find a home for her jab, but then scores with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 09:54) Botelho forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:54) Tyrell fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 09:54) Botelho fails to find a home for her jab, but then she scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 09:35) Botelho stalks forward, pressuring Tyrell.

(Rd 1 - 09:35) Botelho moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure Tyrell.

(Rd 1 - 09:35) Botelho fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with a scything low kick.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) Botelho throws two punches as a set up and then unleashes a scything low kick, but Tyrell saw it coming a mile off and avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) Tyrell misses with a left jab and also misses with a roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:55) Tyrell may have been aiming to get in close, but Botelho aggressively took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 08:55) A jab hits home from Botelho and then she scores with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 08:28) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:28) Tyrell lands a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:28) Botelho lands a left jab but doesn't connect with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 08:12) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good.

(Rd 1 - 07:48) Tyrell is limping a little from the damage she has taken to her legs.

(Rd 1 - 07:42) Botelho comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 07:42) Botelho confidently steps into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 07:42) Botelho misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 07:30) We are now at the halfway point of the round.

(Rd 1 - 07:18) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 06:59) Botelho is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 06:59) Tyrell is limping a little bit.

(Rd 1 - 06:54) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 06:29) Botelho connects with a nice jab and then hits Tyrell with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 06:08) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 05:40) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) Botelho comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) Tyrell tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) Botelho connects with a nice jab and then she lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:59) Botelho attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:59) Tyrell manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 04:59) A jab is wide from Botelho, but then she catches Tyrell with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 04:47) Botelho stalks forward, pressuring Tyrell.

(Rd 1 - 04:47) Tyrell misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 04:47) A jab is wide from Botelho, but then she hits a nice right hook to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 04:31) Botelho attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:31) Tyrell tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 04:31) Botelho can't hit a set-up left jab, but then she catches Tyrell with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:22) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:22) Botelho misses a right hook and leaves herself open to be countered with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:04) Circling warily, Tyrell is looking for a chance to get close enough to grapple.

(Rd 1 - 04:04) Botelho can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 03:51) Botelho fails to find a home for her jab, but then lands a right hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 03:33) Botelho moves in closer, ready to attack.

(Rd 1 - 03:33) Botelho connects with a jab, but Tyrell evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) Botelho moves in on Tyrell, preparing to throw.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) A jab is wide from Botelho, but then she hits Tyrell with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Botelho forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Tyrell misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Botelho feints one way, throwing Tyrell off balance, then steps to the other side.

(Rd 1 - 03:00) Two left hands land from Botelho, but Tyrell steps back to avoid a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 02:47) A few deep breaths betray that Botelho is starting to get into the deeper reaches of her gas tank.

(Rd 1 - 02:39) Botelho doesn't trouble her opponent with a combination ending in a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 02:39) Tyrell was ready and manages to catch the kick!

(Rd 1 - 02:31) Seeing her opportunity, Tyrell tries to put Botelho on the mat.

(Rd 1 - 02:31) Unable to complete the takedown, Tyrell instead pushes Botelho up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 02:15) Tyrell is aiming to get Botelho into a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 02:15) She gets it and now has Botelho in trouble.

(Rd 1 - 02:01) Tyrell tries a knee strike but doesn't connect, but Botelho isn't able to get free of the clinch either.

(Rd 1 - 01:33) From the clinch, Botelho takes a knee to the chest, but there wasn't much power behind it.

(Rd 1 - 01:13) Botelho tries to wrestle free of the Muay Thai clinch, but cannot.

(Rd 1 - 00:35) Tyrell tries a knee strike but doesn't connect, but Botelho isn't able to get free of the clinch either.

(Rd 1 - 00:12) Botelho tries to wrestle free of the Muay Thai clinch, but cannot.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Botelho doesn't look like she has much left in the tank.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The ring announcer is now giving the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have Botelho down as the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Poliana Botelho!

 

 

 

Official Result: Poliana Botelho defeats Bryony Tyrell (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Poliana Botelho thanks everyone connected to Nova Uniao for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. Poliana Botelho says it was a tough fight and gives a show of respect to Bryony Tyrell. Poliana Botelho is a good talker and really does well in these sort of interviews.

 

 

 

 

WELTERWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Michael "The Mercenary" Hill (14-7-1, 3-2 CTC, From: Kelowna, British Columbia, Favorite: -110) vs. Jordan "Young Gun" Mein (34-15, 3-2 CTC, From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Underdog: +100)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; Michael 'The Mercenary' Hill taking on Jordan 'Young Gun' Mein.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Sal D'Amato, Matt Hume, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 14:54) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Hill hits a jab but has a right hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 14:54) Mein lands two of three quick punches and then scores with a left kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Attacking with a quick flurry, Mein lands three of three punches and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Hill wobbles, but does not go down...he is hurt! He covers up and backs up until trapped against the cage, but Mein is already advancing to try and finish!

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Hill gets caught with a flying knee! He blocked some of it though, and doesn't get knocked down.

(Rd 1 - 14:03) Mein nails Hill with a sudden spinning back fist, sending him down to the mat!

(Rd 1 - 13:51) Mein senses victory and starts to unload with punches!

(Rd 1 - 13:51) Mein unloads with massive right hands and Hill is getting destroyed!

(Rd 1 - 13:51) The referee jumps in and saves Hill from taking any more shots!

(Rd 1 - 13:37) The winner, by TKO, is Jordan 'Young Gun' Mein!

 

 

 

Official Result: Jordan 'Young Gun' Mein defeats Michael 'The Mercenary' Hill (TKO (Strikes) in 1:23). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Jordan Mein praises his team at Canadian Martial Arts Centre, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He says that he is going to celebrate his win by heading to a local club for a victory party and everyone is invited. He is really good at handling these sort of interviews, and it doesn't hurt that the camera loves him.

 

(Wow, the local clubs in Gatineau are going to be busy with all these parties.)

 

 

 

 

WOMENS ATOMWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Janaisa "Evil Princess" Morandin (14-5, 4-1 CTC, From: Erechim, Brazil, Underdog: +160) vs. Priscilla "Thathi" Gaol (11-6, 3-1 CTC, From: Jakarta, Indonesia, Favorite: -210)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Janaisa 'Evil Princess' Morandin competes against Priscilla 'Thathi' Gaol.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Nelson Hamilton, Doug Crosby, and Tony Weeks.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Morandin moves in and out of range, hoping to tempt her opponent into a reckless strike and leave an opening for a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Gaol throws a two-punch combo but Morandin avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 14:36) Seizing the opportunity, Morandin shoots.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) Gaol gets taken down by a single leg, and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:20) Morandin peppers Gaol with small strikes, making sure to keep very tight and not give her any room to work with.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Gaol looks to hit Morandin with an elbow to the top of the head, but gets smothered.

(Rd 1 - 13:47) Morandin keeps Gaol guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Gaol tries to ensnare an arm.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Morandin doesn't let her arm get taken.

(Rd 1 - 12:49) Morandin smothers Gaol with her body by pushing forward and down.

(Rd 1 - 12:18) Time slips away as Morandin successfully keeps Gaol stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) Morandin throws a few weak-looking punches as she decides on her next move.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Gaol tries to lock onto an arm from the bottom of the guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Gaol gets an armbar fully applied and forces the tap out!

(Rd 1 - 10:29) Priscilla 'Thathi' Gaol takes the win by submission!

 

 

 

Official Result: Priscilla 'Thathi' Gaol defeats Janaisa 'Evil Princess' Morandin (Submission (Armbar) in 4:31). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Priscilla Gaol praises her team at Bali MMA, her various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support her. She praises Morandin for a tough fight. The camera loves Priscilla Gaol, so even if she isn't a particularly interesting interviewee she still benefits from being on camera.

 

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

FEATHERWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Chad "Money" Mendes (22-6, 4-1 CTC, From: Hanford, California, Favorite: -420) vs. Kazumasa Majima (17-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Yamaguchi, Japan, Underdog: +330)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The co-main event is up next. Chad 'Money' Mendes takes on Kazumasa Majima in the CTC Featherweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Yves Lavigne.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our cageside judges are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Doug Crosby.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:49) Mendes connects with a nice jab and then catches Majima with a crunching right hook.

(Rd 1 - 14:28) Majima shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 14:28) Mendes gets taken down by a single leg, and has to pull guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:21) In guard, Majima begins working to pass to side control.

(Rd 1 - 14:21) Majima passes guard, but Mendes was ready and a scramble for position ensues.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) The scramble sees Mendes up first, and he is quick to wrestle Majima up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Mendes goes to use some dirty boxing, but Majima is aware of the danger and uses wrestling to prevent any damage from happening.

(Rd 1 - 13:32) Majima uses his wrestling skills to prevent Mendes from attacking with dirty boxing.

(Rd 1 - 13:14) Majima uses his wrestling skills to prevent Mendes from attacking with dirty boxing.

(Rd 1 - 12:58) Majima throws a few short punches to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 12:45) Mendes tries some dirty boxing, but Majima seizes the chance to create some space and break free.

(Rd 1 - 12:20) Majima shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 12:20) Majima gets hold of a leg but Mendes remains standing, hopping on the other foot.

(Rd 1 - 12:20) Majima drives Mendes up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 12:06) Majima, looking for a takedown, manages to secure a leg, leaving Mendes hopping on one foot.

(Rd 1 - 12:06) It's not pretty, but Majima drags Mendes to the mat. Mendes pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:46) Majima throws a few right hands to the body.

(Rd 1 - 11:25) Mendes tries to catch Majima with a punch, but it is not on target.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Majima tries to push apart the guard, maybe thinking of trying to isolate a leg.

(Rd 1 - 11:12) Mendes blocks it by keeping his guard secure.

(Rd 1 - 10:35) Majima doesn't let Mendes pull him in close to be smothered.

(Rd 1 - 10:29) Majima throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 10:07) Mendes pulls Majima close and scores with a couple of short punches to the side of his head.

(Rd 1 - 09:52) For the moment Majima is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 09:27) Majima leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Mendes.

(Rd 1 - 09:09) With no progress being made, referee Yves Lavigne brings the fighters back to their feet.

(Rd 1 - 08:57) There's a takedown attempt from Majima.

(Rd 1 - 08:57) The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Mendes is left on his back pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Majima begins trying to pass guard and get a better position.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Majima isn't able to pass guard on this attempt.

(Rd 1 - 08:22) Mendes tries to sweep Majima but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Majima tries to push apart the guard, maybe thinking of trying to isolate a leg.

(Rd 1 - 08:10) Mendes can't maintain his guard and that allows Majima to grab a leglock, forcing the submission!

(Rd 1 - 07:42) The winner, by submission; Kazumasa Majima!

 

 

 

Official Result: Kazumasa Majima defeats Chad 'Money' Mendes (Submission (Leglock) in 7:18). The fight was rated as being Decent.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Kazumasa Majima gives a name-check to everyone at Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tokyo, all his various sponsors, then all his friends, family, and supporters. Talking about causing such an upset, Kazumasa Majima says that being labeled a heavy underdog hurt his pride and helped spur him on in the fight.

 

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Dominick "The Devastator" Reyes (16-3, 4-1 CTC, From: Victorville, California, Favorite: -1010) vs. Cory Hendricks (9-3, 4-1 CTC, From: Las Vegas, Nevada, Underdog: +800)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 30:00) It's time for the main event of the evening! Dominick 'The Devastator' Reyes takes on Cory Hendricks in the CTC Light Heavyweight division.

(Rd 1 - 30:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 30:00) Our judges are: Matt Hume, Nelson Hamilton, and Doug Crosby.

(Rd 1 - 30:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 30:00) The fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 29:51) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 29:19) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 29:19) A nice feint from Reyes causes Hendricks to become open.

(Rd 1 - 29:19) Reyes slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 29:01) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 29:01) Reyes slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a stiff head kick that finds its mark!

(Rd 1 - 28:53) Hendricks goes down hard, he's out!

(Rd 1 - 28:53) The winner, by knock out, is Dominick 'The Devastator' Reyes!

 

 

 

Official Result: Dominick 'The Devastator' Reyes defeats Cory Hendricks (Knock Out (Kick) in 1:07). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Dominick Reyes praises his team at Xtreme Couture, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. Watching replays of the finish, Dominick Reyes calls it a beautiful kick and reveals that he specifically worked on that technique during training. He has the innate charisma that allows him to get a good reaction during these interviews.

 

 

 

 

Attendance: 6,269

Gate Reciepts: $1,410,525

Sponsorship: $115,337

Ad Revenue: $2,087,163

Merchandise: $27,017

 

 

 

Fighter Pay And Bonuses (Total Payout: $354,679)



Winner                    Pay          Loser                    Pay          Bonuses Earned(Included in Pay)

Dominick Reyes            $73,977      Cory Hendricks           $2,253       KotN: Reyes: $25,000
Kazumasa Majima           $2,743       Chad Mendes              $12,054
Priscilla Gaol            $7,014       Janaisa Morandin         $1,984
Jordan Mein               $18,856      Michael Hill             $1,936
Poliana Botelho           $4,710       Bryony Tyrell            $1,810
Jared Trice               $3,003       Jordan Johnson           $2,067
Igor Fernandes            $77,811      Shane Campbell           $51,936      FotN: Both: $50,000
                                                                            SotN: Fernandes: $25,000
Grace Cleveland           $1,500       Alesha Zappitella        $1,598
Bubba Jenkins             $3,112       Jeremy Kennedy           $1,984
Cornelia Holm             $2,564       Alejandra Lara           $2,047
Rick Story                $14,250      Tristan Connelly         $1,435
Rich Hale                 $4,000       Afanas Goryachev         $2,000
Jose Maria Tome           $2,400       Seiichiro Ito            $1,435
Lubomira Krausz           $28,400      Natalie Hills            $25,800      Perf: Both: $25,000

 

 

 

Drug Testing: $10,500

Production: $113,894

 

Profit: 3,161,009

 

Critical Rating: 72%

Commercial Rating: 82%

 

 

 

News

 

- The CTC announce that Natalie Hills has been cut from the roster following her third straight loss. She leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 0-3, including a submission loss to Catherine Costigan at Canadian Tournament Combat 4, a submission loss to Arielle Souza at Canadian Tournament Combat 18, and a Unanimous Decision loss to Lubomira Krausz at Canadian Tournament Combat 57.

 

- The CTC announce that Seiichiro Ito has been cut from the roster following his third straight loss. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 1-3, including a Unanimous Decision win over Chris Kelades at Canadian Tournament Combat 5, a knock out loss to Naoki Inoue at Canadian Tournament Combat 19, a Unanimous Decision loss to Terrence Mitchell at Canadian Tournament Combat 33, and a Unanimous Decision loss to Jose Maria Tome at Canadian Tournament Combat 57.

 

- The CTC announce that Tristan Connelly has been cut from the roster following his third straight loss. He leaves the CTC with a promotional record of 1-3, including a knock out victory over Tommy King at Canadian Tournament Combat 1, a Unanimous Decision loss to Matt Dwyer at Canadian Tournament Combat 15, a knock out loss to Rory MacDonald at Canadian Tournament Combat 29, and a submission loss to Rick Story at Canadian Tournament Combat 57.

 

- PLMMA have closed their Womens Atomweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Promotions Shows

 

 

 

Rizin 32 (Saturday, Week 4, February 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Diego Brandao Won The Vacant Rizin Lightweight Title

Title Result: Kirill Sidelnikov Won The Vacant Rizin Heavyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Kirill Sidelnikov vs. Karl Etherington

KO of the Night: Diego Brandao (vs. Tony Hervey)

Submission of the Night: Kirill Sidelnikov (vs. Karl Etherington)

 

 

 

FEN 34: Arish vs. Amoussou (Sunday, Week 4, February 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Karl Amoussou Won The FEN Welterweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Saygid Izagakhmaev vs. Joe Cummins

KO of the Night: Karl Amoussou (vs. Ali Arish)

Submission of the Night: Saygid Izagakhmaev (vs. Joe Cummins)

 

 

 

DEEP Even The Score (Sunday, Week 4, February 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Washichi Miyamae Made His First Successful Defence of the DEEP Light Heavyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Ryder Villareal vs. Alan Philpott

KO of the Night: Washichi Miyamae (vs. Momoru Komatsuzaki)

Submission of the Night: Ryder Villareal (vs. Alan Philpott)

Performance Bonus: Ryder Villareal vs. Alan Philpott)

 

 

 

Predictions

 

vladjarca: 9/14 (64%) 204/348 (59%)

Majster_93: 9/14 (64%) 106/148 (72%)

rodrigoviolim: 132/225 (59%)

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News - February 2022

 

 

 

CTC Talent Acquisitions

 

 

 

Heavyweight

 

Juan Adams

 

 

 

Light Heavyweight

 

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov

Jordan Young

Rafal Kijanczuk

 

 

 

Middleweight

 

Artem Frolov

Romero Cotton

 

 

 

Welterweight

 

Khrony Gracie

Mehrdad Janzemini

 

 

 

Lightweight

 

Aviv Gozali

Nikolas Motta

Kevin Syler

 

 

 

Bantamweight

 

James Gallagher

Murad Kalamov

 

 

 

Flyweight

 

Rogerio Bontorin

 

 

 

Womens Featherweight

 

Julia Avila

 

 

 

Womens Bantamweight

 

Karol Rosa

 

 

 

Womens Flyweight

 

Ji Yeon Kim

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight

 

Xiaonan Yan

Bo Meng

 

 

 

CTC Popularity

 

Canada 42% (Mid Level International) (#2 Company Rankings)

USA 18.2% (Low Level International)

South America 89.0% (High Level National)

Mexico 83.0% (High Level National)

Japan 52.4% (Mid Level National)

UK 51.7% (Mid Level National)

Europe 30.1% (Low Level National)

Australia 29.8% (Low Level National)

Russia 29.6% (Low Level National)

Asia 29.5% (Low Level National)

Central America 29.4% (Low Level National)

Africa 29.3% (Low Level National)

 

 

 

Company Rankings

 

1. Ultimate Fighting Championship (99.3%, High Level International, USA)

2. Canadian Tournament Combat (42.0%, Mid Level International, Canada)

3. Bellator MMA (61.6%, Mid Level National, USA)

4. Absolute Championship Akhmat (20.2%, Low Level National, Russia)

5. ONE Championship (14.8%, Low Level National, Asia)

6. Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (5.0%, Low Level National, Europe)

7. Professional Fighters League (5.0%, Low Level National, USA)

8. Rizin Fighting Federation (85.8%, High Level Regional, Japan)

9. Brave Combat Federation (83.7%, High Level Regional, Asia)

10. DEEP (83.7%, High Level Regional, Japan)

11. Legacy Fighting Alliance (75.8%, High Level Regional, USA)

12. Cage Warriors (61.0%, Mid Level Regional, UK)

13. Fight Exclusive Night (61.0%, Mid Level Regional, Europe)

14. M-1 Global (53.3%, Mid Level Regional, Russia)

15. Taura MMA (52.8%, Mid Level Regional, South America)

16. Jungle Fight Championship (50.2%, Mid Level Regional, South America)

17. Titan Fighting Championship (48.0%, Mid Level Regional, USA)

18. OKTAGON MMA (46.9%, Mid Level Regional, Europe)

19. Invicta Fighting Championship (45.0%, Mid Level Regional, USA)

20. Superior Challenge (43.3%, Mid Level Regional, Europe)

21. Russian Cagefighting Championship (43.2%, Mid Level Regional, Russia)

22. Pancrase (39.3%, Mid Level Regional, Japan)

23. Fight Nights Global (37.0%, Mid Level Regional, Russia)

24. Extreme Fighting Championship Worldwide (36.8%, Mid Level Regional, Africa)

25. Road Fighting Championship (30.8%, Low Level Regional, Asia)

26. TKO Major League MMA (29.0%, Low Level Regional, Canada)

27. Australian Fighting Championship (28.3%, Low Level Regional, Australia)

28. JEWELS (27.0%, Low Level Regional, Japan)

29. King of the Cage (25.6%, Low Level Regional, USA)

30. Shooto (24.9%, Low Level Regional, Japan)

31. ARES Fighting Championship (18.9%, Low Level Regional, Europe)

32. CES MMA (11.6%, Low Level Regional, USA)

33. Profesjonalna Liga MMA (11.6%, Low Level Regional, Europe)

 

 

 

CTC Internationally Ranked Fighters

 

 

 

Womens P4P #1: Amanda Nunes (UFC)

 

 

 

Womens Atomweight (#1 Ayaka Hamasaki, CTC)

 

Ayaka Hamasaki (#1, #16 P4P, CTC Womens Atomweight Champion)

Grace Cleveland (#2)

Herica Tiburcio (#3)

Alesha Zappitella (#4)

Alyssa Garcia (#5)

Kyra Batara (#6)

Naho Sugiyama (#7)

Ashley Cummins (#9)

Priscilla Gaol (#10)

Janaisa Moranding (#11)

Amber Brown (#12)

Emi Tomimatsu (#13)

Alyse Anderson (#15)

Kanna Asakura (#16)

Tessa Simpson (#17)

Tomo Maesawa (#18)

Elise Reed (#19)

Satomi Takano (#20)

Lindsey VanZandt (#21)

Kelly D'Angelo (#22)

Saori Ishioka (#23)

Arielle Souza (#24)

Viviane Pereira (#25)

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight (#1 Weili Zhang, UFC)

 

Rose Namajunas (#2, #4 P4P, CTC Womens Strawweight Champion)

Virna Jandiroba (#4, #9 P4P)

Xiaonan Yan (#8, #23 P4P)

Amanda Ribas (#10)

Tecia Torres (#12)

Randa Markos (#13)

Marina Rodriguez (#14)

Michelle Waterson (#16)

Felice Herrig (#19)

Emily Whitmire (#23)

 

 

 

Womens Flyweight (#1 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, Bellator)

 

Maycee Barber (#6, #15 P4P)

Liz Carmouche (#8)

Andrea Lee (#17)

Alexa Grasso (#20)

Molly McCann (#21)

Ji Yeon Kim (#22)

Poliana Botelho (#24)

Gillian Robertson (#25)

 

 

 

Womens Bantamweight (#1 Amanda Nunes, UFC)

 

Aspen Ladd (#2, #6 P4P, CTC Womens Bantamweight Champion)

Karol Rosa (#12)

Sijara Eubanks (#13)

Bea Malecki (#15)

Julija Stoliarenko (#16)

Sarah Moras (#17)

Lisa Verzosa (#19)

Julia Avila (#20)

Jessica-Rose Clark (#21)

Marina Mokhnatkina (#23)

Joselyne Edwards (#24)

Lucie Pudilova (#25)

 

 

 

Womens Featherweight (#1 Felicia Spencer, CTC)

 

Felicia Spencer (#1, #5 P4P, CTC Womens Heavyweight Champion)

Olga Rubin (#2, #20 P4P)

Megan Anderson (#3)

Janay Harding (#4)

Sinead Kavanagh (#5)

Talita Nogueira (#6)

Leah Letson (#7)

Raquel Pennington (#8)

Alexis Dufresne (#9)

Duda Santana (#11)

Amanda Bell (#12)

Gina Carano (#13)

Jessica Miele (#14)

Gabrielle Holloway (#15)

Daria Ibragimova (#16)

Larissa Pacheco (#17)

Amber Leibrock (#18)

Leah McCourt (#19)

Revelina Berto (#20)

Reina Miura (#21)

Moriel Charneski (#23)

Norma Dumont (#24)

Brittney Elkin (#25)

 

 

 

Womens Lightweight (#1 Cindy Dandois, Bellator)

 

Kayla Harrison (#2)

Gabrielle Holloway (#3)

Colleen Shavers (#4)

Jozette Cotton (#5)

Whitney Hoag (#6)

Tara Wahl (#7)

Genah Fabian (#8)

Norah Feller (#9)

Kaylen Tolman (#10)

 

 

 

Womens Light Heavyweight (#1 Felicia Spencer, CTC)

 

Felicia Spencer (#1, #5 P4P, CTC Womens Heavyweight Champion)

Alexis Dufresne (#2)

Olga Rubin (#3)

Sinead Kavanagh (#4)

Janay Harding (#5)

Raquel Pennington (#6)

Gina Carano (#7)

Revelina Berto (#8)

Amber Leibrock (#9)

Moriel Charneski (#10)

Destanie Yarbrough (#11)

Brittney Elkin (#12)

Tara Wahl (#13)

Whitney Hoag (#14)

Norah Feller (#15)

 

 

 

Womens Heavyweight (#1 Destanie Yarbrough, CTC)

 

Destanie Yarbrough (#1)

 

 

 

Mens P4P #1: Zabit Magomedsharipov (UFC)

 

 

 

Strawweight (#1 Jussier da Silva, CTC)

 

Jussier da Silva (#1, CTC Strawweight Champion)

Joseph Benavidez (#2)

Joshua Pacio (#3)

Yoshitaka Naito (#4)

Yosuke Saruta (#5)

Ludovico Carignan (#6)

Bokang Masunyane (#7)

Haruo Ochi (#8)

Azam Gaforov (#9)

Tatsuya So (#10)

Ryo Hatta (#11)

Mikihito Yamagami (#12)

Junji Ito (#13)

Kiyotaka Shimizu (#14)

Yago Bryan Farias de Morais (#15)

Ryohei Kurosawa (#16)

Masayoshi Kato (#17)

Jeremy Miado (#19)

Takuya Eizumi (#20)

Yoshihiro Matsunaga (#21)

Daichi Kitakata (#22)

Fumihiro Kitahara (#23)

Jenel Lausa (#25)

 

 

 

Flyweight (#1 Alex Perez, UFC)

 

Deiveson Figueiredo (#2, #20 P4P)

Kyoji Horiguchi (#5)

Eric Shelton (#7)

Brandon Moreno (#9)

Demetrious Johnson (#11)

Brandon Royval (#14)

Malcolm Gordon (#15)

John Moraga (#16)

Tagir Ulanbekov (#17)

Raulian Paiva (#18)

Ben Nguyen (#19)

Wilson Reis (#20)

Rogerio Bontorin (#21)

Bruno Azevedo (#22, CTC Flyweight Champion)

Tim Elliott (#23)

Ali Bagautinov (#24)

Jordan Espinosa (#25)

 

 

 

Bantamweight (#1 Petr Yan, UFC)

 

Kyoji Horiguchi (#7)

Cory Sandhagen (#9)

Aljamain Sterling (#17)

Dominick Cruz (#18)

Cody Stamann (#25)

 

 

 

Featherweight (#1 Zabit Magomedsharipov, UFC)

 

Brian Ortega (#4, #19 P4P)

Jeremy Stephens (#17)

A.J. McKee (#21)

Lance Palmer (#23)

 

 

 

Lightweight (#1 Carlos Diego Ferreira, UFC)

 

Michael Chandler (#5)

Mateusz Gamrot (#21, CTC Lightweight Champion)

Tony Ferguson (#22)

Nasrat Haqparast (#24)

 

 

 

Welterweight (#1 Douglas Lima, Bellator)

 

Rory MacDonald (#2, #16 P4P, CTC Welterweight Champion)

Gilbert Burns (#12)

Tyron Woodley (#17)

 

 

 

Middleweight (#1 Paulo Costa, UFC)

 

Israel Adesanya (#2, #8 P4P)

Rafael Carvalho (#3, #17 P4P, CTC Middleweight Champion)

Darren Till (#5)

Chris Weidman (#11)

Rodolfo Vieira (#13)

Brendan Allen (#18)

Krzysztof Jotko (#20)

Nick Diaz (#23)

Brad Tavares (#24)

Anatoly Tokov (#25)

 

 

 

Light Heavyweight (#1 Magomed Ankalaev, UFC)

 

Dominick Reyes (#5)

Ion Cutelaba (#10)

Aleksandar Rakic (#15)

Corey Anderson (#17)

Anthony Smith (#20)

Ryan Spann (#23)

Glover Teixeira (#25)

 

 

 

Heavyweight (#1 Ryan Bader, Bellator)

 

Justin Willis (#5)

Alexander Volkov (#7)

Curtis Blaydes (#8)

Augusto Sakai (#15)

Marcin Tybura (#19)

Tom Aspinall (#20)

Arjan Bhullar (#23)

 

 

 

Super Heavyweight (#1 Alexander Volkov, CTC)

 

Alexander Volkov (#1)

Sergey Spivak (#3)

Evgeny Goncharov (#4)

Valentin Moldavsky (#5, CTC Heavyweight Champion)

Arjan Bhullar (#6)

Satoshi Ishii (#7)

Viktor Pesta (#8)

Denis Goltsov (#9)

Rich Hale (#11)

Justin Tafa (#15)

Muhammed DeReese (#19)

Cyril Asker (#20)

Michal Martinek (#21)

Anthony Johnson (#24)

 

 

 

MMA in March 2022

 

 

 

Canadian Tournament Combat

 

Canadian Tournament Combat will host 2 cards in March, as the #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round concludes!

 

 

 

Canadian Tournament Combat 58 will take place on Friday, Week 1, March in The Maritimes, and will feature fights in the Middleweight, Womens Heavyweight, Lightweight, Flyweight and Womens Strawweight Divisions. The card will be headlined by the CTC debut of Israel Adesanya as he battles against Johny Hendricks in a Middleweight #1 Contender Fifth Round fight. Also on the card a Womens Heavyweight #1 Contender Fifth Round bout between Sinead Kavanagh and Gina Carano.

 

Canadian Tournament Combat 59 will take place on Friday, Week 2, March in Alberta, and will feature fights in the Bantamweight, Heavyweight, Strawweight, and Womens Bantamweight Grand Prix. The card will be headlined by a Bantamweight Fifth Round fight between Cory Sandhagen and Henry Cejudo. Also on the card a Heavyweight Fifth Round fight between Sergey Spivak, and Anthony Johnson. Also the CTC debut of Curtis Blaydes, as he battles Augusto Sakai, and the retirement fight of Mark Hominick, as he looks to revenge his UFC loss to Chan Sung Jung!

 

 

 

Ultimate Fighting Championship

 

The UFC will host 3 cards in March.

 

 

 

UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Gane will take place on Saturday, Week 1, March. The card will be headlined by a Heavyweight fight between Junior dos Santos and Ciryl Gane. Also on the card a Featherweight fight between Yair Rodriguez and Arnold Allen.

 

UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Holloway will take place on Saturday, Week 3, March. The card will be headlined by a UFC Featherweight Title fight between champion Zabit Magomedsharipov, and challenger Max Holloway. Also on the card a Heavyweight slugfest between Derrick Lewis and Alistair Overeem.

 

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Tuivasa will take place on Saturday, Week 4, MArch. The card will be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Title fight between champion Alexander Gufstafsson, and challenger Tai Tuivasa. Also on the card a Womens Strawweight Title fight between champion Weili Zhang, and challenger Mackenzie Dern.

 

 

 

Bellator MMA

 

Bellator will host 2 cards in March.

 

 

 

Bellator 275: Duncan vs. Huerta will take place on Friday, Week 1, March. The card will be headlined by a Bellator Lightweight Title fight between champion Chris Duncan, and challenger Roger Huerta. Also on the card a Light Heavyweight battle between Phil Davis and Mike Rhodes.

 

Bellator 276: Macfarlane vs. Bennett will take place on Friday, Week 4, March. The card will be headlined by a Bellator Womens Flyweight Title fight between champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, and challenger Ky Bennett. Also on the card a Bellator Womens Featherweight Title fight between champion Katharina Lehner, and challenger Cindy Dandois.

 

 

 

Absolute Championship Akhmat

 

The ACA will host 2 cards in March.

 

 

 

ACA 137: Abdulvakhabov vs. Green II will take place on Saturday, Week 1, March. The card will be headlined by a battle between Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and Desmond Green for the vacant ACA Lightweight Title. Also on the card a battle between Elias Silverio and Brian Foster for the vacant ACA Welterweight Title.

 

ACA 138: Ismailov vs. Gezalov will take place on Saturday, Week 4, March. The card will be headlined by an ACA Middleweight Title fight between champion Magomed Ismailov, and challenger Idris Gezalov. Also on the card a Lightweight fight between Artem Reznikov and Carrington Banks.

 

 

 

ONE Championship

 

ONE will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

ONE Bloodlust will take place on Friday, Week 2, March. The card will be headlined by a ONE Flyweight Title fight between champion Kairat Akhmetov, and challenger Darwin Sagurit. Also on the card a battle between Shamil Zavurov, and Martin Nguyen for the vacant ONE Featherweight Title.

 

 

 

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

 

KSW will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Professional Fighters League

 

The PFL will host 2 cards in March.

 

 

 

PFL: Jewtuszko vs. Brooks will take place on Friday, Week 1, March. The card will be headlined by a PFL Welterweight Title Fight between champion Maciej Jewtuszko, and challenger E.J. Brooks. Also on the card a Welterweight battle between Felipe Portela and Kyle Stewart.

 

PFL: Trujillo vs. Cutts will take place on Friday, Week 4, March. The card will be headlined by a PFL Lightweight Title fight between champion Abel Trujillo and challenger Evan Cutts. Also on the card a battle between Zoumana Cisse and Tomasz Kowalkowski for the vacant PFL Heavyweight Title.

 

 

 

Rizin Fighting Federation

 

Rizin will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Brave Combat Federation

 

Brave will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

DEEP

 

DEEP will host 2 cards in March.

 

 

 

DEEP Havoc will take place on Sunday, Week 2, March. The card will be headlined by a DEEP Megaton Title Fight between champion Alex Thomas, and challenger Jaxson Foley. Also on the card a Featherweight fight between Isao Kobayashi, and Shigeki Osawa.

 

DEEP Dark Skies will take place on Sunday, Week 4, March. The card will be headlined by a battle between Alex Gorgees and Chris Tickle for the vacant DEEP Lightweight Title. Also on the card a battle between Gopinath Pant and Yaozu Au Yeung for the vacant DEEP Strawweight Title.

 

 

 

Legacy Fighting Alliance

 

The LFA will host 3 cards in March.

 

 

 

LFA 125: Frazier vs. Cardinal will take place on Saturday, Week 1, March. The card will be headlined by a an LFA Heavyweight Title fight between champion Justin Frazier, and challenger Alaire Cardinal. Also on the card a Lightweight fight between Chris Saunders and Junie Browning.

 

LFA 126: Alvey vs. Surprenant will take place on Saturday, Week 3, March. The card will be headlined by a Light Heavyweight battle between Sam Alvey and Deverell Surprenant. Also on the card a Featherweight bout between Rad Martinez and Bobby Moffett.

 

LFA 127: Walsh vs. Brazier II will take place on Saturday, Week 4, March. The card will be headlined by a Heavyweight fight between Patrick Walsh, and Arduino Brazier. Also on the card a Welterweight fight between Giovanni Pretorious and Valdir Araujo.

 

 

 

Cage Warriors

 

The CWFC will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Fight Exclusive Night

 

FEN will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

M-1 Global

 

M-1 will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

M-1 113: Divnich vs. Christodoulou will take place on Sunday, Week 1, March. The card will be headlined by an M-1 Global Lightweight Title fight between champion Maxim Divnich, and challenger Anthony Christodoulou. Also on the card a Lightweight bout between Islam Mamedov and Anthony Dizy.

 

 

 

Taura MMA

 

Taura will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

Taura MMA 19 will take place on Friday, Week 1, March. The card will be headlined by a Taura Light Heavyweight Title fight between champion Jonathan Wilson, and challenger Alan Bispo. Also on the card a Light Heavyweight bout between Vitor Miranda, and Fagner Rakchal.

 

 

 

Jungle Fight Championship

 

Jungle Fight will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Titan Fighting Championship

 

Titan FC will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

Titan FC 71: Lopez vs. Bandejas will take place on Friday, Week 2, March. The card will be headlined by a battle between Matthew Lopez, and Ricky Bandejas for the vacant Titan FC Bantamweight Title. Also on the card a Featherweight fight between Steven Siler and Sam Sicilia.

 

 

 

OKTAGON MMA

 

OKTAGON will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Invicta Fighting Championship

 

Invicta will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Superior Challenge

 

SC will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Russian Cagefighting Championship

 

The RCC will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

RCC 14 will take place on Sunday, Week 3, March. The card will be headlined by a battle between Marif Piraev and Islam Begidov for the vacant RCC Lightweight Title. Also on the card a Welterweight fight between Alexander Butenko and Jackie Gosh.

 

 

 

Pancrase

 

Pancrase will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Fight Nights Global

 

FNG will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Extreme Fighting Championship Worldwide

 

The EFC will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Road Fighting Championship

 

Road will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

TKO Major League MMA

 

TKO will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

TKO 56: Berserkers will take place on Friday, Week 3, March. The card will be headlined by a battle between Letje Thiebaut and Amedee Robichaudj for the vacant TKO Womens Bantamweight Title. Also on the card a Heavyweight battle between Leonce Moline, and Quentrell Boche.

 

 

 

Australian Fighting Championship

 

The AFC will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

JEWELS

 

JEWELS will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

King of the Cage

 

The KOTC will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

KOTC Comeback will take place on Friday, Week 4, March. The card will be headlined by a KOTC Welterweight Title fight between champion Omar Johnson, and challenger Karen Darabedyan. Also on the card a Lightweight fight between Joe Lauzon and Matt Wiman.

 

 

 

Shooto

 

Shooto will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

ARES Fighting Championship

 

ARES will host 1 card in March.

 

 

 

ARES FC 9 will take place on Saturday, Week 2, March. The card will be headlined by a battle between Mateusz Teodorczuk and Piotr Hallman for the vacant ARES FC Lightweight Title. Also on the card a Welterweight fight between Cedric Doumbe and Omar Jesus Santana.

 

 

 

CES MMA

 

CES MMA will host no cards in March.

 

 

 

Profesjonalna Liga MMA

 

PLMMA will host no cards in March.

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 1, March 2022

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

Middleweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: "The Last Style Bender" Israel Adesanya (22-1, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #2, Favorite: -1200) vs. Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks (22-9, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +950)

 

Israel Adesanya is an absolutely devastating striking, with massive power in his punches and kicks, and the technique to back it up. He has excellent footwork, and can obliterate opponents from the Thai clinch. He has nearly unbreakable takedown defence, and is extremely hard to finish on the ground. A former UFC Middleweight Champion, with four title defences before losing his belt in the rematch with Paulo Costa. He is coming off a second round TKO victory over Uriah Hall in his last fight. Johny Hendricks has massive punching power, and loves to wing massive haymakers at opponents looking for knock out blows. He is a strong wrestler, and can devastate with ground and pound on the ground. He won by TKO over KB Bhullar in the opening round, then lost by TKO to eventual CTC Middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho in the Championship Second Round, then won by TKO over Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz in the #1 Contender Second Round, knocked out Aaron Jeffery in the #1 Contender Third Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Mikkel Parlo in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

Womens Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Sinead "KO" Kavanagh (11-5, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #4, Favorite: -600) vs. Gina Carano (10-2, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #10, Underdog: +470)

 

Sinead Kavanagh is a crisp, powerful boxer, with good footwork, she has strong takedown defence, and if you end up on top of her, watch out for her submissions from her deadly guard. She lost a Unanimous Decision to Iony Razafiarison in the opening round, then won Unanimous Decisions over Amanda Bell in the #1 Contender First Round, Auttumn Norton in the #1 Contender Second Round, Megan Anderson in the #1 Contender Third Round, and Olga Rubin in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Gina Carano is a kick boxer, with okay boxing, and a devastating kicking game. She has good takedown defence, and ground defence, as well as good scrambling. She submitted Alexis Dufresne in the opening round, then knocked out Latoya Walker in the Championship Second Round, she lost by TKO to Leah Letson in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and won by TKO over Moriel Charneski in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Lightweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov (30-7, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #6, Favorite: -260) vs. Paul "Sassangle" Sass (18-3, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #15, Underdog: +200)

 

Mairbek Taisumov is an excellent striker, who is very mobile, with good punching power. His ground game is a work in progress, but he's shown some submission skills. He won by TKO over Kajan Johnson in the opening round, won a Unanimous Decision over Anthony Romero in the Championship Second Round, was submitted by Mike Ricci in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then won a Unanimous Decision over Rick Glenn in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Paul Sass isn't a great striker, and looks to get the fight to the ground as quickly as possible, where he can work his strong positional Jiu-Jitsu, and attack with deadly submissions. He submitted Mark Holst in the opening round, then lost a Unanimous Decision to Efrain Escudero in the Championship Second Round. He submitted Kajan Johnson in the #1 Contender Second Round, then won a Unanimous Decision over Mansour Barnaoui in the #1 Contender Third Round, and submitted John Makdessi in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Flyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson (23-4-1, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #5, Favorite: -710) vs. Naoki Inoue (17-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #25, Underdog: +560)

 

Demetrious Johnson is one of the quickest fighters out there, he has excellent hand speed and takedowns, and can work for submissions on the ground. He was a late entrant in the Grand Prix, and lost by TKO to Rodrigo Lima in the Championship Second Round, then won by TKO (Cut) over Frank Baca in the #1 Contender Second Round, then won by TKO over Terrence Mitchell in the #1 Contender Third Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Rodrigo Lima in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Naoki Inoue comes from a Karate background, and has a devastatingly powerful kicking game, and is very cross-trained, and can take fights to the ground, and work ground and pound, or submissions from on top, and has an active guard. He won by TKO over Matheus Nicolau in the opening round, then knocked out Seiichiro Ito in the Championship Second Round, then lost a Unanimous Decision to Ronaldo Candido in the Championship Quarter-Finals, and submitted Damacio Page in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Middleweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Clint "Headbussa" Hester (14-7, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #15, Favorite: -130) vs. Marc-Andre "Power Bar" Barriault (15-5, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #17, Underdog: +100)

 

Clint Hester is an excellent athlete with a background in pro boxing, Hester is a decent striker, with a surprisingly effective Thai clinch. Hester's has weak wrestling, and is below par on the ground. He knocked out James Te Huna in the opening round, then won by TKO over Mikkel Parlo in the Championship Second Round, was knocked out by Rafael Carvalho in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then knocked out Miles Anstead in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Marc-Andre Barriault is a technically strong, powerful puncher, with good footwork, and has good takedown and submission defence. He knocked out Steve Bosse in the opening round, then won by TKO over Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz in the Championship Second Round, was submitted by Nick Diaz in the Championship Quarter-Final, and won by TKO over Alexander Shlemenko in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: "The Tiny Tornado" Tecia Torres (14-7, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #5, Favorite: -830) vs. Montserrat "Conejo" Ruiz (12-3, 3-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +660)

 

Tecia Torres is a highly skilled, technical striker, who has decent wrestling that she uses to help keep the fight on the feet. She is hard to take down or submit. She was a late entrant in the Grand Prix and was knocked out by Cortney Casey in the Championship Second Round, then won by TKO over Ericka Almeida in the #1 Contender Second Round, then won by TKO over Luana Pinheiro in the #1 Contender Third Round, then knocked out Kalindra Faria in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Montserrat Ruiz is a skilled boxer, with good footwork, and takedown defence. If the fight does get to the ground, she can look for submissions from her active guard. She won a Unanimous Decision over Genia Goodin in the opening round, then lost by TKO to Lisa Ellis in the Championship Second Round, and got a second chance when Ellis retired, winning a Unanimous Decision over Ashley Yoder in the Championship Second Round, then lost by TKO to Nadia Kassem in the Championship Quarter-Final, and won a Unanimous Decision over Chiara Penco in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Womens Heavyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Alexis "Sneaky Zebra" Dufresne (10-4, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #3, Favorite: -300) vs. Janay "Hollowpoint" Harding (8-6, 3-2 CTC, CTC Rank: #6, Underdog: +250)

 

Alexis Dufresne isn't a great striker, though she has strong leg kicks, she likes to get fights to the ground, where she can engage with her world class Jiu-Jitsu, and hunt for submissions. She was submitted by Gina Carano in the opening round, then submitted Olivia Parker in the #1 Contender First Round, Zarah Fairn dos Santos in the #1 Contender Second Round, Izabela Badurek in the #1 Contender Third Round, and Raquel Pennington in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Janay Harding is an accomplished Muay Thai striker, with heavy hands and a decent kicking game, she can work in the Thai clinch, and has decent takedown and submission defence. She knocked out Jessica Miele in the opening round, then won by TKO over Raquel Pennington in the Championship Second Round, she was submitted by Cris Cyborg in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then got a second chance when Cyborg retired, and was submitted by Felicia Spencer in the Championship Quarter-Finals, she won a Unanimous Decision over Brittney Elkin in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Svetlana "Phoenix" Gotsyk (17-5, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #13, Favorite: -130) vs. "Belinha" Isabella de Padua (8-3, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: #22, Underdog: -110)

 

Svetlana Gotsyk is primarily a grappler, with a strong top game and stiff ground and pound, but her wrestling is so limited she often has to pull guard to get the fight to the ground. Her striking is limited to brawling, and her cardio is below par. She was knocked out by Lupita Godinez in the opening round, then submitted Natalia Denisova in the #1 Contender First Round, knocked out Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the #1 Contender Second Round, and submitted Stephanie Eggink in the #1 Contender Third Round, and Cortney Casey in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Isabella de Padua is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, who has heavy hands, but no real striking technique to speak of, preferring to get fights to the ground, where she can work her slick submission game. She submitted Liana Pirosin in the opening round, and Katja Kankaanpaa in the Championship Second Round, then was submitted by Natalia Silva in the Championship Quarter-Finals, she submitted Karine Silva in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Lightweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: "Fearless" Lance Gibson Jr. (7-1, 4-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -150) vs. Roosevelt "The Predator" Roberts (13-5, 3-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +110)

 

Lance Gibson is a devastating striker with massive power in his fists, and a strong kicking game, and impeccable footwork. He can also take opponents down, and rain down ground and pound from on top. He lost a Unanimous Decision to Chris Wade in the opening round, then knocked out Ryan Machan in the #1 Contender First Round, won by TKO over Olivier Aubin-Mercier in the #1 Contender Second Round, knocked out Rafa Garcia in the #1 Contender Third Round, and won a Unanimous Decision over Koji Takeda in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Roosevelt Roberts is a skilled boxer, with power in his hands, and a skilled kicking game. He prefers to get fights to the ground, where he can work a strong submission game, especially deadly with choke submissions. He was a late entrant into the Grand Prix, submitting Anthony Romero in the #1 Contender Second Round, winning a Unanimous Decision over David Rickels in the #1 Contender Third Round, and winning a Majority Decision over Mandel Nallo in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

Flyweight #1 Contender Grand Prix Fifth Round Bout: Eric "Showtime" Shelton (16-6, 2-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #3, Favorite: -950) vs. "The Turkish Delight" Alptekin Ozkilic (12-6, 3-1 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +750)

 

Eric Shelton is a good technical boxer, with a crisp, powerful kicking game. As good as he is on the feet, he also loves to shoot takedowns, and work his strong submission game on the ground. He was a late entrant in the Grand Prix, winning by TKO over Raulian Paiva in the #1 Contender Third Round, and knocking out Ben Nguyen in the #1 Contender Fourth Round. Alptekin Ozkilic is an okay boxer, but prefers to use his wrestling to take fights to the ground, where he can work from on top with smothering control. He won Unanimous Decisions over Azamat Pshukov in the opening round, and Raulian Paiva in the Championship Second Round, then was submitted by Bruno Azevedo in the Championship Quarter-Finals, then won by TKO (Cut) over Makoto Takahashi in the #1 Contender Fourth Round.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Strawweight Bout: Pascual "Muay Thai Master" Cressy (3-0, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -580) vs. Kentaro Watanabe (11-10, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +460)

 

Despite what his nickname might cause you to think, Pascual Cressy has heavy hands, but other than that basically no striking skill to speak of. He is a high level Judo player, who likes to toss opponents to the mat, where he can rain down ground and pound from on top, or work a slick submission game, especially from his active guard. He has three wins on the Canadian Local Scene, all first round finishes against local fighters. Kentaro Watanabe is definately on the downside of his career, he has decent footwork, and good scrambles on the ground, but his other skills have deteriorated significantly. He is coming off a submission loss to Masayoshi Kato in his last fight.

 

 

 

Middleweight Bout: "The Eagle From Tian Shan" Makeshate Sailike (9-6, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -340) vs. Ricardo "Demente" Abreu (6-3, 1-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +270)

 

Makeshate Sailike is an okay boxer, with good clinch elbows, but prefers to get fights to the ground, where he can control on top, and work his strong submission game. He is coming off a second round submission victory over Collin Hart in ONE Championship. Ricardo Abreu is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, with very little skill on the feet, but once he gets the fight to the ground, he can tie opponents in knots with his aggressive world calibre Jiu-Jitsu. He is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Elias Theodorou in his last fight.

 

 

 

Womens Flyweight Bout: "Mulan" Wu Yanan (12-3, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: #22, Favorite: -320) vs. Heather "The Heat" Hardy (2-2, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +250)

 

Wu Yanan is an exciting striker, who has the striking to put away most women her size, but lacks much of a wrestling or ground game. She is coming off a Unanimous Decision victory over Shanna Young in the UFC. Heather Hardy has a world calibre boxing game, with crisp, powerful punches, and good footwork. She can defend takedowns, and submissions. She is coming off a first round TKO victory over Taylor Turner in Bellator, but hasn't fought since 2019.

 

 

 

Womens Strawweight Bout: Emi Tomimatsu (15-17, 0-0 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Favorite: -270) vs. "Irbis" Natalia Denisova (9-5, 0-2 CTC, CTC Rank: Unranked, Underdog: +210)

 

Emi Tomimatsu is not a striker by any means, but has good takedowns to get the fight to the ground, where she can control from on top, while working a decent submission game. She is coming off a first round TKO loss to Lacey Schuckman in Rizin. Natalia Denisova is a boxer by trade, but has little else to recommend her. She is coming off a submission loss to Svetlana Gotsyk in her last fight.

 

 

 

Weigh-In Results

 

Israel Adesanya (185 lbs) vs. Johny Hendricks (185 lbs)

Sinead Kavanagh (148 lbs) vs. Gina Carano (154 lbs)

Mairbek Taisumov (155 lbs) vs. Paul Sass (155 lbs)

Demetrious Johnson (125 lbs) vs. Naoki Inoue (125 lbs)

Clint Hester (185 lbs) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185 lbs)

Tecia Torres (115 lbs) vs. Montserrat Ruiz (115 lbs)

Alexis Dufresne (149 lbs) vs. Janay Harding (145 lbs)

Svetlana Gotsyk (115 lbs) vs. Isabella de Padua (115 lbs)

Lance Gibson Jr. (155 lbs) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (155 lbs)

Eric Shelton (125 lbs) vs. Alptekin Ozkilic (125 lbs)

 

Pascual Cressy (115 lbs) vs. Kentaro Watanabe (115 lbs)

Makeshate Sailike (185 lbs) vs. Ricardo Abreu (185 lbs)

Wu Yanan (125 lbs) vs. Heather Hardy (125 lbs)

Emi Tomimatsu (115 lbs) vs. Natalia Denisova (115 lbs)

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Tournament Combat 58 Full Fight Card

 

MW #1: Israel Adesanya vs. Johny Hendricks

WHW #1: Sinead Kavanagh vs. Gina Carano

LW #1: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Paul Sass

FLY #1: Demetrious Johnson vs. Naoki Inoue

MW #1: Clint Hester vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

WSW #1: Tecia Torres vs. Montserrat Ruiz

WHW #1: Alexis Dufresne vs. Janay Harding

WSW #1: Svetlana Gotsyk vs. Isabella de Padua

LW #1: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Roosevelt Roberts

FLY #1: Eric Shelton vs. Alptekin Ozkilic

 

SW: Pascual Cressy vs. Kentaro Watanabe

MW: Makeshate Sailike vs. Ricardo Abreu

WFLY: Wu Yanan vs. Heather Hardy

WSW: Emi Tomimatsu vs. Natalia Denisova

[McDojoDelux]

MW #1: Israel Adesanya vs. Johny Hendricks

WHW #1: Sinead Kavanagh vs. Gina Carano

LW #1: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Paul Sass

FLY #1: Demetrious Johnson vs. Naoki Inoue

MW #1: Clint Hester vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

WSW #1: Tecia Torres vs. Montserrat Ruiz

WHW #1: Alexis Dufresne vs. Janay Harding

WSW #1: Svetlana Gotsyk vs. Isabella de Padua

LW #1: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Roosevelt Roberts

FLY #1: Eric Shelton vs. Alptekin Ozkilic

 

SW: Pascual Cressy vs. Kentaro Watanabe

MW: Makeshate Sailike vs. Ricardo Abreu

WFLY: Wu Yanan vs. Heather Hardy

WSW: Emi Tomimatsu vs. Natalia Denisova

[Majster_93]

MW #1: Israel Adesanya vs. Johny Hendricks

WHW #1: Sinead Kavanagh vs. Gina Carano

LW #1: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Paul Sass

FLY #1: Demetrious Johnson vs. Naoki Inoue

MW #1: Clint Hester vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

WSW #1: Tecia Torres vs. Montserrat Ruiz

WHW #1: Alexis Dufresne vs. Janay Harding

WSW #1: Svetlana Gotsyk vs. Isabella de Padua

LW #1: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Roosevelt Roberts

FLY #1: Eric Shelton vs. Alptekin Ozkilic

 

SW: Pascual Cressy vs. Kentaro Watanabe

MW: Makeshate Sailike vs. Ricardo Abreu

WFLY: Wu Yanan vs. Heather Hardy

WSW: Emi Tomimatsu vs. Natalia Denisova

[rodrigoviolim]

I'm back!!! And then with Adesanya on the card

 

MW #1: Israel Adesanya vs. Johny Hendricks

WHW #1: Sinead Kavanagh vs. Gina Carano

LW #1: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Paul Sass

FLY #1: Demetrious Johnson vs. Naoki Inoue

MW #1: Clint Hester vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

WSW #1: Tecia Torres vs. Montserrat Ruiz

WHW #1: Alexis Dufresne vs. Janay Harding

WSW #1: Svetlana Gotsyk vs. Isabella de Padua

LW #1: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Roosevelt Roberts

FLY #1: Eric Shelton vs. Alptekin Ozkilic

 

SW: Pascual Cressy vs. Kentaro Watanabe

MW: Makeshate Sailike vs. Ricardo Abreu

WFLY: Wu Yanan vs. Heather Hardy

WSW: Emi Tomimatsu vs. Natalia Denisova

[CageRage]

 

 

 

Friday, Week 1, March 2022

 

 

 

Live From Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

 

Streamed Live On CTCombat.ca

 

 

 

WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Emi Tomimatsu (15-17, 0-0 CTC, From: Funabashi, Japan, Favorite: -270) vs. "Irbis" Natalia Denisova (9-5, 0-2 CTC, From: Cheboksary, Russia, Underdog: +210)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The first of the prelim fights is Emi Tomimatsu squaring off with 'Irbis' Natalia Denisova.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:45) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Tomimatsu hits a left cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Denisova hits a left jab and also nails a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:25) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 14:02) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:02) Denisova goes up top with a head kick, but only gets a glancing blow.

(Rd 1 - 14:02) Tomimatsu misses with a left jab but hits a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:44) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing.

(Rd 1 - 13:19) Denisova comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:19) Tomimatsu fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:19) Denisova can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then she scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:03) Denisova can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:46) Denisova misses with a big right hand, allowing Tomimatsu to counter with a left jab and a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 12:32) Denisova attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 12:32) Tomimatsu hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 12:32) Denisova connects with a nice jab and then she hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 12:25) Tomimatsu glances at her corner and gets a few words of encouragement in response.

(Rd 1 - 12:12) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 12:12) Denisova hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 12:12) Tomimatsu scores with a jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 12:12) A strike has opened up a noticeable gash above the eye of Tomimatsu.

(Rd 1 - 11:48) Denisova fails to find a home for her jab, but then scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 11:37) A defensive jab hits from Tomimatsu.

(Rd 1 - 11:37) Denisova throws a one-two, but Tomimatsu was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 11:15) A jab lands from Denisova, but then can't connect with a head kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:15) Unfortunately, Denisova loses her footing and falls down as a result.

(Rd 1 - 11:02) In comes Tomimatsu looking to get some form of ground control.

(Rd 1 - 11:02) Denisova scoots backward as soon as Tomimatsu comes in, initiating a scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 10:52) The scramble results in Denisova being on her back pulling half guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:41) Tomimatsu throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

(Rd 1 - 10:12) Denisova tries to sweep Tomimatsu but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 09:54) Tomimatsu keeps Denisova guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:36) Denisova gets some separation and tries to scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 09:36) There wasn't enough separation though, Tomimatsu is able to catch her and secure side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:20) Tomimatsu fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 08:54) Denisova tries to move to guard, but Tomimatsu doesn't allow it.

(Rd 1 - 08:38) Tomimatsu fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 08:12) Tomimatsu attempts to move to mount.

(Rd 1 - 08:12) She goes for the mount but Denisova starts a scramble for position.

(Rd 1 - 08:00) Tomimatsu somehow manages to come out on top of Denisova in north-south position.

(Rd 1 - 07:48) Tomimatsu changes position, moving to side control in one fluid motion.

(Rd 1 - 07:33) Tomimatsu throws a few right hands, but is mainly trying to catch her breath.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Tomimatsu tries to ensnare Denisova in an armbar.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Denisova doesn't allow the armbar to be applied.

(Rd 1 - 06:37) Denisova tries to pull guard on Tomimatsu but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 06:19) Tomimatsu fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

(Rd 1 - 05:54) Tomimatsu blocks Denisova as she tries a transition to guard.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Tomimatsu attempts to kimura Denisova from side control.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Denisova fights off the kimura attempt.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) Denisova tries to pull guard on Tomimatsu but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 04:52) With no progress being made, the referee brings the fighters back to their feet.

(Rd 1 - 04:40) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing.

(Rd 1 - 04:18) With Tomimatsu bleeding, referee Herb Dean pauses the fight so that the cut can be checked.

(Rd 1 - 04:18) The doctor checks the cut, but seems happy that it does not present too much of a problem.

(Rd 1 - 04:18) The fight recommences!

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Denisova comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Tomimatsu hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Denisova connects with a nice jab and then she hits a crunching straight right to the jaw!

(Rd 1 - 04:05) Tomimatsu hits the mat, that shot has rocked her!

(Rd 1 - 03:55) Denisova quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Tomimatsu!

(Rd 1 - 03:55) Denisova unloads with big right hands and Tomimatsu is struggling to cope!

(Rd 1 - 03:35) Denisova pounds away, but Tomimatsu isn't troubled by the strikes.

(Rd 1 - 03:16) Tomimatsu tries to pull guard on Denisova but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt.

(Rd 1 - 03:02) Denisova fires away with punches, but Tomimatsu doesn't take any undue damage.

(Rd 1 - 02:46) Tomimatsu brings her legs in to trap Denisova in half guard.

(Rd 1 - 02:27) Denisova pounds away, but Tomimatsu isn't troubled by the strikes.

(Rd 1 - 02:08) Tomimatsu moves so that Denisova is now in full guard, not half guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:50) Denisova peppers Tomimatsu with small strikes, making sure to keep very tight and not give her any room to work with.

(Rd 1 - 01:36) Tomimatsu pulls Denisova in close and hits a couple of short, sharp punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 01:16) Not giving her opponent any room to work, Denisova keeps close body-to-body contact while throwing short strikes to the head and body.

(Rd 1 - 01:01) Tomimatsu tries to lock onto an arm from the bottom of the guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:01) Denisova fends off Tomimatsu, and doesn't give up an arm.

(Rd 1 - 00:22) Not giving her opponent any room to work, Denisova keeps close body-to-body contact while throwing short strikes to the head and body.

(Rd 1 - 00:02) Tomimatsu tries to catch Denisova with a punch, but it is not on target.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Denisova is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) 'Irbis' Natalia Denisova is the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'Irbis' Natalia Denisova defeats Emi Tomimatsu (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Natalia Denisova thanks all her sponsors for backing her, then also thanks her family, friends, and supporters. She says she has a lot of respect for Emi Tomimatsu and praises her toughness.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS FLYWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"Mulan" Wu Yanan (12-3, 0-0 CTC, From: Chaoyang, China, Favorite: -320) vs. Heather "The Heat" Hardy (2-2, 0-0 CTC, From: Brooklyn, New York, Underdog: +250)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Another match is about to begin; 'Mulan' Wu Yanan facing Heather 'The Heat' Hardy.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Dan Miragliotta.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:51) Hardy misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a low kick attempt to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 14:39) Seizing the opportunity, Wu clinches.

(Rd 1 - 14:31) Wu looks to sweep a leg in order to execute a sharp trip.

(Rd 1 - 14:31) It doesn't work, Hardy defended against it well.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) Wu tries to take Hardy down.

(Rd 1 - 14:18) It's unsuccessful, Hardy maintained a good solid base.

(Rd 1 - 13:59) The grappling doesn't last long, as they soon break away from each other.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Hardy dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left hook to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 13:13) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:13) Wu throws a leg kick but doesn't make contact. Hardy counters with a quick left jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect.

(Rd 1 - 13:01) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:01) Hardy feints, causing Wu to move to one side and leave herself wide open.

(Rd 1 - 13:01) Hardy hits a jab but misses with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 13:01) Wu lands a left hook.

(Rd 1 - 12:37) Hardy comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 12:37) Wu fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 12:37) Hardy throws a one-two, but Wu was equal to it.

(Rd 1 - 12:27) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Hardy comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Wu throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Hardy connects with a nice jab and then she scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 11:31) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 11:13) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 10:56) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.

(Rd 1 - 10:26) Hardy comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 10:26) Wu lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 10:26) Hardy uses a left jab but her big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 10:06) Hardy tries to go to the body with a sharp hook but is off-target.

(Rd 1 - 09:52) Hardy can't connect with a jab, but then catches Wu with a stunning right hook!

(Rd 1 - 09:52) Wu wobbles, then falls!

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Moving quickly, Hardy comes in looking to finish with soccer kicks and stomps!

(Rd 1 - 09:49) Wu is back up too fast though.

(Rd 1 - 09:16) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 08:52) Hardy attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:52) Wu fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 08:52) Hardy lands a left jab but Wu steps back to avoid a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:41) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 08:11) Hardy comes forward, walking down Wu.

(Rd 1 - 08:11) Wu hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:11) Hardy throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 08:03) Hardy is slowing just a little as she starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 07:52) Hardy comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 07:52) Hardy bobs out of the way of a jab and moves into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 07:52) Hardy throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 07:41) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 07:41) Wu misses a big right hand, putting her off balance and allowing Hardy to attack with a quick left jab and a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 07:26) We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:26) Hardy uses a left jab, but finds nothing but air with a big right.

(Rd 1 - 07:12) Hardy can't connect with her set-up strikes, but then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 07:03) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 07:03) Hardy lands a left jab but doesn't reach with a hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 07:03) Wu throws a flurry of three punches that end with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 06:45) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 06:45) Hardy dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left jab and a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:20) Hardy comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 06:20) Wu scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 06:20) Hardy throws a two-punch combo but Wu avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 06:09) Hardy comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 06:09) Wu hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:09) A one-two from Hardy fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 05:57) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 05:57) Wu counters a leg kick attempt with a left jab and a right roundhouse kick to the body that doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 05:32) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) Hardy comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) Hardy bobs out of the way of a jab and moves into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 05:08) Hardy lands a jab and then she hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 04:53) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good.

(Rd 1 - 04:29) Hardy, who looks very tired, clinches rather than trying to move away.

(Rd 1 - 04:29) Wu attempts a leg-sweep trip to put Hardy on the ground.

(Rd 1 - 04:29) It doesn't work, Hardy defended against it well.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Wu looks for a trip takedown.

(Rd 1 - 04:11) Wu doesn't get it, Hardy blocked any attempt to move her.

(Rd 1 - 03:53) The grappling doesn't last long, as they soon break away from each other.

(Rd 1 - 03:35) Hardy appears to be feeling a little fatigue for the first time in this fight, her hands are starting to lower just a fraction.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) Hardy comes forward, walking down Wu.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) Wu hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) Wu is left off balance after falling for a cleverly executed feint.

(Rd 1 - 03:21) Hardy fails to land with a combo that ended with an attempted roundhouse body kick.

(Rd 1 - 03:08) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 02:48) Hardy looking shattered, initiates a clinch to buy some recovery time.

(Rd 1 - 02:48) Wu tries to lock her legs around the waist of Hardy, wanting to pull her down to the floor.

(Rd 1 - 02:48) The attempt doesn't work, Hardy blocked it and takes control of the clinch as a result.

(Rd 1 - 02:31) Clinched with Wu, Hardy looks to try and take her down.

(Rd 1 - 02:31) Hardy doesn't get it, Wu blocked any attempt to move her.

(Rd 1 - 02:17) Hardy tries to take Wu down.

(Rd 1 - 02:17) Hardy can't get Wu down to the ground.

(Rd 1 - 02:06) The grappling doesn't last long, as they soon break away from each other.

(Rd 1 - 01:43) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 01:30) Hardy looks very tired out there.

(Rd 1 - 01:17) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 00:57) The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

(Rd 1 - 00:49) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 00:49) Wu slips past a right hook and counters with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 00:27) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:27) Hardy uses a left jab but finds her right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 00:27) Wu scores with a jab and also nails a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 00:20) Wu glances at the clock, grimacing slightly.

(Rd 1 - 00:06) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 00:06) Hardy nails a right cross. Wu misses a jab but hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges' decisions are now being announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Hardy is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The winner, by unanimous decision, is Heather 'The Heat' Hardy!

 

 

 

Official Result: Heather 'The Heat' Hardy defeats 'Mulan' Wu Yanan (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Heather Hardy praises her team at Team Link, her various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support her. Heather Hardy says she is very happy to cap her CTC debut with a win. A charismatic talker with the looks to match, Heather Hardy has real star power.

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"The Eagle From Tian Shan" Makeshate Sailike (9-6, 0-0 CTC, From: Xinjiang, China, Favorite: -340) vs. Ricardo "Demente" Abreu (6-3, 1-2 CTC, From: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Underdog: +270)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on, 'The Eagle from Tian Shan' Makeshate Sailike takes on Ricardo 'Demente' Abreu.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Dan Miragliotta.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Glenn Trowbridge, Marcos Rosales, and Ricardo Almeida.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Abreu looks significantly bigger than Sailike as they prepare to fight, even though they weighed in exactly the same yesterday.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Sailike can't connect with a jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 14:32) A jab hits home from Sailike and then he hits Abreu with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:32) A strike has opened up a noticeable gash above the eye of Abreu.

(Rd 1 - 14:00) Sailike hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:42) Abreu had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 13:42) Sailike connects with a nice jab and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Sailike can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits a nice right hook to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 13:06) Abreu appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Sailike took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 13:06) A jab lands from Sailike, but Abreu avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 12:45) Sailike fails to find a home for his jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 12:35) Sailike moves in closer, ready to attack.

(Rd 1 - 12:35) It looked like we were about to see Abreu try and get some grappling started, but Sailike was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 12:35) Sailike fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits Abreu with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) The referee calls for a pause, he wants to check the cut on Abreu.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) The doctor checks the wound, and doesn't take long to signal to the referee that it is only minor.

(Rd 1 - 12:29) The fight recommences!

(Rd 1 - 12:21) Sailike uses a left jab, but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:58) Sailike confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:58) Abreu had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 11:58) Sailike connects with a nice jab and then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) Sailike uses a left jab, but misses with a vicious right hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Sailike lands a jab and then scores with a right cross that landed hard.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) A jab is wide from Sailike, but then he hits a scything kick to the legs of Abreu.

(Rd 1 - 10:29) Sailike is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 10:14) Sailike fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with a scything low kick.

(Rd 1 - 10:00) Seizing the opportunity, Abreu clinches.

(Rd 1 - 09:50) Abreu looks to take Sailike down with a trip.

(Rd 1 - 09:50) Abreu can't get Sailike down to the ground.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) Abreu looks for a trip takedown by sweeping a leg.

(Rd 1 - 09:39) An outside leg trip sweeps Sailike down to the ground where he is left on his back pulling guard!

(Rd 1 - 09:20) Time slips away as Abreu successfully keeps Sailike stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 08:45) Abreu lies on top of Sailike, basically smothering him.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Abreu is trying to pass guard.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) He passes to side control.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Abreu looks to get a mount.

(Rd 1 - 07:11) Advancing his position, he gets mount.

(Rd 1 - 06:44) Abreu fires away with punches and Sailike takes several shots that threaten to end the fight!

(Rd 1 - 06:25) Abreu pounds away, Sailike is taking heavy shot after heavy shot!

(Rd 1 - 06:25) The referee is forced to jump in and stop the fight!

(Rd 1 - 06:09) The winner, by TKO, is Ricardo 'Demente' Abreu!

 

 

 

Official Result: Ricardo 'Demente' Abreu defeats 'The Eagle from Tian Shan' Makeshate Sailike (TKO (Strikes) in 8:51). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Ricardo Abreu thanks everyone connected to X-Gym for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He praises Sailike for a tough fight.

 

 

 

 

STRAWWEIGHT BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Pascual "Muay Thai Master" Cressy (3-0, 0-0 CTC, From: Toronto, Ontario, Favorite: -580) vs. Kentaro Watanabe (11-10, 0-2 CTC, From: Tokyo, Japan, Underdog: +460)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) In the last of the preliminary fights, Pascual 'Muay Thai Master' Cressy fights Kentaro Watanabe in the CTC Strawweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The two fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Watanabe lands a left hand and then hits Cressy with a beauty of a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 14:46) Cressy backs off until pressed against the cage and covers up, clearly rocked! Watanabe immediately advances, sensing that this is a chance to end the fight!

(Rd 1 - 14:46) Cressy gets caught by a big right hook...and is out before he hits the ground!

(Rd 1 - 14:41) Kentaro Watanabe takes the victory by way of knock out!

 

 

 

Official Result: Kentaro Watanabe defeats Pascual 'Muay Thai Master' Cressy (Knock Out (Punch) in 0:19). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Kentaro Watanabe thanks everyone connected to Mori Dojo for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. Kentaro Watanabe says that being such a heavy underdog motivated him during training and that he's delighted to have caused the upset and proven the bookies wrong.

 

 

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

 

 

Broadcast Live On Tournament TV Around The World

 

 

 

Broadcast Team: Mauro Ranallo, Patrick Cote, Jessica Rakoczy

 

 

 

FLYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Eric "Showtime" Shelton (16-6, 2-0 CTC, From: Galesburg, Illinois, Favorite: -950) vs. "The Turkish Delight" Alptekin Ozkilic (12-6, 3-1 CTC, From: St. Charles, Missouri, Underdog: +750)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We open the main portion of the show with Eric 'Showtime' Shelton facing 'The Turkish Delight' Alptekin Ozkilic.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Glenn Trowbridge, Marcos Rosales, and Ricardo Almeida.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The two fighters touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Shelton closes in on Ozkilic, looking to unleash some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Ozkilic appeared to be going for a takedown, but Shelton took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 14:55) Shelton throws a quick punch but doesn't land.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) There's a takedown attempt from Ozkilic.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Shelton partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Ozkilic has a hold of the other.

(Rd 1 - 14:47) Ozkilic drives Shelton up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Ozkilic tries to dirty box Shelton, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) Shelton forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) Ozkilic fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) Shelton lands a left jab but Ozkilic avoids a big right.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Circling, Ozkilic clearly wants to shoot in but is wary about getting hit.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) A jab hits home from Shelton and then he hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Shelton comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Ozkilic throws a counter jab but misses.

(Rd 1 - 13:33) Shelton hits a left jab and then he hits Ozkilic with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Shelton steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Ozkilic manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 13:12) Shelton misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 12:21) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Ozkilic shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) Ozkilic gets hold of a leg but Shelton remains standing, hopping on the other foot.

(Rd 1 - 11:56) With Shelton not going down, Ozkilic settles for pushing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 11:42) Ozkilic tries to keep Shelton up against the cage for some dirty boxing, but Shelton works enough space that he can slip out and away, back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Shelton comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Ozkilic manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 11:24) Shelton can't hit a set-up left jab, but then he catches Ozkilic with a hard low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Shelton comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Ozkilic lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) A jab hits home from Shelton and then he lands a big right hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:54) Shelton initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 10:54) Ozkilic fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 10:54) Stepping in, Shelton lands three quick punches and then he catches Ozkilic with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:29) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 10:06) Shelton steps in and looks to unleash.

(Rd 1 - 10:06) It looked like we were about to see a shot from Ozkilic, but Shelton was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 10:06) Shelton hits a left hand, but Ozkilic evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 09:47) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 09:33) Shelton studies his opponent, looking pretty relaxed and confident at this point.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Shelton attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Ozkilic hit a counter left hand.

(Rd 1 - 09:28) Shelton fails to find a home for his jab, but then he lands a spinning back kick to the chest.

(Rd 1 - 09:12) Shelton steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 09:12) Ozkilic throws a counter left but doesn't connect.

(Rd 1 - 09:12) Shelton feints one way, throwing Ozkilic off balance, then steps to the other side.

(Rd 1 - 09:12) Shelton lands a jab and then he catches Ozkilic with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 09:01) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:01) Shelton counters a right hand with a left jab and a right hand that landed cleanly.

(Rd 1 - 08:47) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.

(Rd 1 - 08:33) Shelton rolls his shoulders to relax them, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) Moving forward constantly, Shelton is pressuring Ozkilic.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) Shelton looks to pressure Ozkilic, stepping into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) A jab hits home from Shelton and then he catches Ozkilic with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Ozkilic shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Shelton partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Ozkilic has a hold of the other.

(Rd 1 - 08:08) Ozkilic drives Shelton up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:50) Shelton is trapped against the cage and Ozkilic punishes him with some dirty boxing.

(Rd 1 - 07:38) Ozkilic tries dirty boxing, but Shelton out-wrestles him and switches them around so that he is in the dominant position.

(Rd 1 - 07:20) Shelton catches Ozkilic with a knee strike to the ribs from the clinch while he is pressed up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 07:09) Shelton hits Ozkilic, who is pressed up against the cage, with a nice short uppercut.

(Rd 1 - 06:54) Ozkilic gets caught with a knee to the side of the stomach.

(Rd 1 - 06:42) Shelton tries to throw a knee to the thigh but Ozkilic uses wrestling to prevent it.

(Rd 1 - 06:25) Ozkilic goes to the ribs, then the head, with short punches.

(Rd 1 - 06:11) Shelton uses a vicious foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 05:59) Shelton attempts to use a close-range elbow strike but Ozkilic pulls the clinch tighter.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Referee Herb Dean decides that the grappling against the cage has been going on too long, and he brings them back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Shelton is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 05:28) Ozkilic sets up a nice takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 05:28) Shelton almost stops the takedown but is left hopping on one leg while Ozkilic holds the other.

(Rd 1 - 05:28) Ozkilic can't get Shelton down and so settles for pushing him up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 05:13) Shelton waits for Ozkilic to try and throw some strikes and quickly turns him, creating enough space to escape away from the cage.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Shelton forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Ozkilic tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 04:54) Shelton throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 04:43) Shelton looks confident, shortening the range as he looks to strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:43) It looked like we were about to see a shot from Ozkilic, but Shelton was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 04:43) Shelton lands a left jab, but Ozkilic steps back to avoid a right to the body.

(Rd 1 - 04:36) Ozkilic is limping slightly.

(Rd 1 - 04:25) There's a takedown attempt from Ozkilic, who set it up well.

(Rd 1 - 04:25) The takedown is completed, Shelton is on his back and pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 04:25) That's his first successful takedown of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 04:16) Ozkilic throws some minor strikes.

(Rd 1 - 03:48) Ozkilic gets pulled in tight, stopping him from posturing up or launching any attacks.

(Rd 1 - 03:13) Ozkilic throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

(Rd 1 - 02:52) Ozkilic leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Shelton.

(Rd 1 - 02:38) Ozkilic throws a few right hands to the body.

(Rd 1 - 02:13) For the moment Ozkilic is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 01:51) Shelton pulls Ozkilic down in close and hits him with a couple of short punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 01:31) Ozkilic is trying to pass guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:31) The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as Shelton tries to get back up.

(Rd 1 - 01:18) The scramble sees Shelton up first, and he is quick to wrestle Ozkilic up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 01:02) Shelton tries to elbow Ozkilic, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 00:45) Shelton steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 00:45) Ozkilic hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 00:45) A jab hits home from Shelton and then he catches Ozkilic with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 00:27) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The ring announcer is now giving the official decisions.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have Shelton down as the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Eric 'Showtime' Shelton is the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Eric 'Showtime' Shelton defeats 'The Turkish Delight' Alptekin Ozkilic (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Eric Shelton praises his team at American Top Team, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He says he has a lot of respect for Alptekin Ozkilic and praises his toughness.

 

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"Fearless" Lance Gibson Jr. (7-1, 4-1 CTC, From: Port Moody, British Columbia, Favorite: -150) vs. Roosevelt "The Predator" Roberts (13-5, 3-0 CTC, From: Lathrop, California, Underdog: +110)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up, 'Fearless' Lance Gibson Jr. squaring off with Roosevelt 'The Predator' Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Dan Miragliotta.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Cardo Urso, Nelson Hamilton, and Glenn Trowbridge.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) They start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Roberts lands with a quick punch but is off target with a head kick thanks to the head movement of Gibson Jr..

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Gibson Jr. lands a right jab but finds his left cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) Shoulders hunched, Gibson Jr. studies his opponent, looking for an opportunity.

(Rd 1 - 14:28) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 14:02) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good.

(Rd 1 - 13:34) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:16) Roberts misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Gibson Jr. attacks with a clean left hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:03) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:03) Roberts easily checks a leg kick and counters with a jab and a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 12:50) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.

(Rd 1 - 12:26) Gibson Jr. can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits Roberts with a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 12:11) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 12:11) Gibson Jr. misses with a big left hand, allowing Roberts to counter with two jabs that are followed by a low kick that can't connect.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Gibson Jr. comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) Roberts lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 11:43) A jab is wide from Gibson Jr., but then he lands a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 11:35) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 10:58) Gibson Jr. lands a right hand and then hits a nice straight left that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 10:53) Roberts switches to a southpaw stance.

(Rd 1 - 10:41) Gibson Jr. comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 10:41) Roberts fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 10:41) Gibson Jr. throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 10:28) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Gibson Jr. steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Roberts throws a counter jab but misses.

(Rd 1 - 10:02) Gibson Jr. hits a right hand but finds nothing but air with a big left.

(Rd 1 - 09:54) Switching back to a traditional stance, Roberts gets ready to strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:46) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:46) Gibson Jr. counters a leg kick with a quick right jab and a left hand that narrowly fails to connect.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 08:56) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 08:34) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:34) Roberts lands a left jab and also scores with a quick kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 08:34) Gibson Jr. scores with two punches out of a flurry and then hits a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:15) Gibson Jr. glances at the clock.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) Gibson Jr. steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) Roberts hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) A one-two from Gibson Jr. fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 07:47) Gibson Jr. steps forward and a striking exchange begins.

(Rd 1 - 07:47) Roberts fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 07:47) Gibson Jr. misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 07:39) Gibson Jr. is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) We pass the halfway mark of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 07:27) Roberts misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Gibson Jr. attacks with a pair of right jabs that are followed by a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 07:02) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 07:02) Roberts nails one quick punch from a flurry and then lands a left kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 07:02) Gibson Jr. attacks with three quick punches and lands two of them but doesn't connect with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:42) Gibson Jr. forces an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 06:42) Roberts manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 06:42) Gibson Jr. fails to find a home for his jab, but then he hits Roberts with a straight left.

(Rd 1 - 06:36) Limping slightly, Roberts is definitely starting to feel the damage to his legs.

(Rd 1 - 06:31) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 06:08) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 06:08) Gibson Jr. dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a quick right jab and a kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 05:52) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:52) Roberts doesn't connect with a left jab but lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:52) Gibson Jr. lands a right jab and also lands a right hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 05:47) Roberts is limping noticeably.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Roberts scores with a jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:42) Gibson Jr. throws four quick punches and lands one of them and then lands a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) Gibson Jr. comes forward, walking down Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) Roberts hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 05:12) A jab hits home from Gibson Jr. and then he lands a big left hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:58) Gibson Jr. confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes.

(Rd 1 - 04:58) Roberts looked like he was going to shoot, but Gibson Jr. simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 04:58) Gibson Jr. can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits Roberts with a beauty of a straight left.

(Rd 1 - 04:38) Roberts uses great movement to set up a takedown attempt.

(Rd 1 - 04:38) Roberts gets a single leg takedown! Gibson Jr. pulls guard off it.

(Rd 1 - 04:28) Roberts fires away with elbows but Gibson Jr. doesn't take any undue damage.

(Rd 1 - 04:08) Roberts pounds away with three elbow strikes in quick succession but doesn't do much damage.

(Rd 1 - 03:57) Roberts fires away with elbows but Gibson Jr. doesn't take any undue damage.

(Rd 1 - 03:42) Roberts is trying to pass guard.

(Rd 1 - 03:42) Gibson Jr. allows the pass, but it's just a ploy to allow him to try and scramble.

(Rd 1 - 03:27) Roberts manages to come out on top, with Gibson Jr. pulling half guard.

(Rd 1 - 03:15) In half guard, Roberts catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

(Rd 1 - 02:48) Roberts throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

(Rd 1 - 02:23) Roberts fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 02:01) Roberts begins trying to get his leg free of half guard and get a better position.

(Rd 1 - 02:01) He passes half guard, but Gibson Jr. was ready and immediately starts to scramble.

(Rd 1 - 01:47) The scramble leaves Roberts on his back pulling half guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:27) Gibson Jr. keeps Roberts guessing with a few quick strikes.

(Rd 1 - 01:01) Gibson Jr. blocks Roberts as he tries a transition to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:42) Gibson Jr. pounds away but is unable to inflict much damage on Roberts.

(Rd 1 - 00:31) Gibson Jr. blocks Roberts as he tries a transition to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:14) Gibson Jr. fires away with punches, but Roberts doesn't take any undue damage.

(Rd 1 - 00:01) Gibson Jr. blocks Roberts as he tries a transition to full guard.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The time expires on round one, and that is the end of the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges give the result in favour of Gibson Jr..

(Rd 1 - 00:00) So the winner, by unanimous decision, is 'Fearless' Lance Gibson Jr.!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'Fearless' Lance Gibson Jr. defeats Roosevelt 'The Predator' Roberts (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Lance Gibson Jr. praises his team at Gibson MMA, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He is asked who he'd like to face in his next fight, and he replies that he has a lot of respect for the skills of Nainoa Dung and that he thinks it'd be a great fight.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Svetlana "Phoenix" Gotsyk (17-5, 4-1 CTC, From: Kamianske, Ukraine, Favorite: -130) vs. "Belinha" Isabella de Padua (8-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Underdog: -110)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Svetlana 'Phoenix' Gotsyk takes on 'Belinha' Isabella de Padua.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Herb Dean.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Gotsyk moves in closer, ready to attack.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) de Padua had looked like she was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) A punch from Gotsyk fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 14:36) Gotsyk throws a punch but de Padua avoids it.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) de Padua gets hold of Gotsyk.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) de Padua tries to wrestle Gotsyk backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:26) She does so and now has Gotsyk pinned to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:11) de Padua uses a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 14:04) Gotsyk is controlled up against the cage and takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 13:58) Gotsyk is controlled up against the cage and takes a hard foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 13:43) de Padua is trying to force Gotsyk into a Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 13:43) Gotsyk can't fight it off and ends up caught.

(Rd 1 - 13:32) de Padua tries a knee strike but doesn't connect, but Gotsyk isn't able to get free of the clinch either.

(Rd 1 - 13:09) From the clinch, de Padua hits Gotsyk with a knee to the ribs, but it lacked power.

(Rd 1 - 12:51) de Padua finds an attempted knee strike caught, and the leverage allows Gotsyk to wrestle free of the Muay Thai clinch.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) de Padua uses a left jab while backing away.

(Rd 1 - 12:19) Gotsyk fails to find a home for her jab, but then scores with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 12:06) de Padua shoots in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 12:06) The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Gotsyk pulling guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:00) de Padua starts trying to work to get past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 12:00) The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as Gotsyk tries to get back up.

(Rd 1 - 11:46) de Padua is left turtled up with Gotsyk behind her.

(Rd 1 - 11:30) Gotsyk pounds away, but is unable to land many clean shots on de Padua.

(Rd 1 - 11:19) Gotsyk unloads with big rights and lands a few powerful shots.

(Rd 1 - 11:05) Gotsyk attempts to set up a rear naked choke.

(Rd 1 - 11:05) Gotsyk gets de Padua flattened out...she has to tap out!

(Rd 1 - 10:38) The winner, by submission, is Svetlana 'Phoenix' Gotsyk!

 

 

 

Official Result: Svetlana 'Phoenix' Gotsyk defeats 'Belinha' Isabella de Padua (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:22). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Svetlana Gotsyk gives a name-check to everyone at Fight Club No. 1, all her various sponsors, then all her friends, family, and supporters. She praises de Padua for a tough fight.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Alexis "Sneaky Zebra" Dufresne (10-4, 4-1 CTC, From: Temecula, California, Favorite: -300) vs. Janay "Hollowpoint" Harding (8-6, 3-2 CTC, From: Gold Coast, Australia, Underdog: +250)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Alexis 'Sneaky Zebra' Dufresne takes on Janay 'Hollowpoint' Harding.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Marc Goddard will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Harding can't hit a set-up left jab, but then lands a roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) Dufresne comes in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) Dufresne gets a single leg takedown! Harding pulls guard off it.

(Rd 1 - 14:25) Dufresne unloads with some elbows but Harding deals with them comfortably.

(Rd 1 - 14:05) Dufresne looks to get past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:05) Dufresne isn't able to pass guard on this attempt.

(Rd 1 - 13:07) Dufresne attempts to pass guard and gain a better position.

(Rd 1 - 13:07) She can't quite manage to get past guard on this attempt.

(Rd 1 - 11:49) Dufresne starts trying to work to get past the guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:49) After a struggle, she gets to half guard.

(Rd 1 - 10:49) Dufresne tries to throw a slicing elbow, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 10:43) Dufresne throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch her breath.

(Rd 1 - 10:13) Dufresne begins trying to get her leg free of half guard and get a better position.

(Rd 1 - 10:13) Dufresne is too skilled for Harding, passing half guard and gaining side control.

(Rd 1 - 09:36) Dufresne tries to ensnare Harding in an armbar.

(Rd 1 - 09:36) Harding doesn't allow the armbar to be applied.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Dufresne tries to lock Harding in an armbar.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Dufresne gets an armbar fully applied!

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Out of the blue, Harding pops her arm free! Dufresne must not have had it locked in as tight as it looked.

(Rd 1 - 09:19) Harding fails to capitalise however, getting trapped back in side control almost immediately.

(Rd 1 - 08:47) Dufresne attempts an arm triangle.

(Rd 1 - 08:47) Harding blocks it.

(Rd 1 - 08:25) Dufresne looks to get a mount.

(Rd 1 - 08:25) Harding allows the mount attempt, but it's just a ploy to allow her to try and scramble.

(Rd 1 - 08:12) Dufresne somehow manages to come out on top of Harding in north-south position.

(Rd 1 - 08:00) Spinning out, Dufresne attempts to set up an armbar.

(Rd 1 - 08:00) Dufresne gets the armbar applied, forcing Harding to tap!

(Rd 1 - 07:42) The winner, by submission, is Alexis 'Sneaky Zebra' Dufresne!

 

 

 

Official Result: Alexis 'Sneaky Zebra' Dufresne defeats Janay 'Hollowpoint' Harding (Submission (Armbar) in 7:18). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Alexis Dufresne gives a name-check to everyone at Team Quest, all her various sponsors, then all her friends, family, and supporters. The interviewers asks who she would be interested in fighting next, and she replies that Felicia Spencer would be a tough challenge but one she'd be interested in trying.

 

 

 

 

WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"The Tiny Tornado" Tecia Torres (14-7, 3-1 CTC, From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Favorite: -830) vs. Montserrat "Conejo" Ruiz (12-3, 3-2 CTC, From: Mexico City, Mexico, Underdog: +660)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which 'The Tiny Tornado' Tecia Torres squares off with Montserrat 'Conejo' Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our referee is Dan Miragliotta.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Nelson Hamilton, Glenn Trowbridge, and Marcos Rosales.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Round one begins!

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Torres shoots in, looking for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) She has the takedown! Ruiz pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 14:50) Torres left her neck exposed though, and Ruiz grabbed a guillotine on the way down!

(Rd 1 - 14:30) Torres escapes the guillotine.

(Rd 1 - 13:50) Torres fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves.

(Rd 1 - 13:32) Ruiz pulls Torres down in close and hits her with a couple of short punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 13:17) Ruiz is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Torres off of her.

(Rd 1 - 12:52) In guard, Torres throws a couple of punches designed to keep Ruiz guessing.

(Rd 1 - 12:36) Ruiz tries to smother Torres by holding her, but can't keep control.

(Rd 1 - 12:26) Time slips away as Torres successfully keeps Ruiz stuck against the ground.

(Rd 1 - 11:59) Torres begins trying to pass the guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:59) Ruiz tries to counter the pass attempt, and they find themselves scrambling for position.

(Rd 1 - 11:44) Torres ends up in guard.

(Rd 1 - 11:30) Torres uses a shoulder smash to keep Ruiz down.

(Rd 1 - 11:22) Ruiz pulls Torres down in close and hits her with a couple of short punches to the side of the head.

(Rd 1 - 11:08) Torres fires off a few punches.

(Rd 1 - 10:46) Ruiz tries to get double underhooks on Torres so that she can get some control, but can't get them.

(Rd 1 - 10:37) Torres hits a short, sharp shoulder smash to the face of Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Ruiz applies double underhooks and keeps Torres from launching any attacks.

(Rd 1 - 10:00) Torres doesn't posture up, perhaps wary of submissions, instead using small strikes while keeping her head on her opponent's chest.

(Rd 1 - 09:46) Ruiz tries to sweep Torres but doesn't get anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 09:30) The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Dan Miragliotta standing them both back up.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) A brief strike exchange passes without either fighter landing.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) Ruiz misses with a left jab and also has a right hand absorbed on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 09:24) Torres throws a two-punch combination and a low kick but Ruiz sways one way and then the other and ultimately avoids getting hit.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) Showing good technique, Torres lands four quick punches.

(Rd 1 - 09:04) Ruiz lands a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:35) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 08:35) Ruiz hits a left jab but misses with an attempted shot to the body.

(Rd 1 - 08:35) Torres lands a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:20) Ruiz glances at the clock, grimacing slightly.

(Rd 1 - 08:13) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 08:13) Torres counters a right hand with a quick left jab and a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 07:52) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:52) Ruiz misses a right cross that leaves her wide open to the counter. Torres comes in with a low kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 07:33) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 06:57) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 06:40) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 06:40) Ruiz hits a left jab but finds her right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 06:40) Torres lands a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 06:11) Torres had looked like she was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 06:11) Ruiz uses a left jab, but finds nothing but air with a big right.

(Rd 1 - 06:01) Torres studies her opponent, looking pretty relaxed and confident at this point.

(Rd 1 - 05:52) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:52) Ruiz lands a one-two.

(Rd 1 - 05:52) Torres quickly throws a punch and lands it but finds a big right hand blocked.

(Rd 1 - 05:52) It looks like Torres has been cut above the eye.

(Rd 1 - 05:22) Torres steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:22) Ruiz manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 05:22) A one-two from Torres fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Torres hits a kick to the leg.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Ruiz is off target with a pair of jabs but scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:50) Torres comes forward.

(Rd 1 - 04:50) Ruiz scores with two counter jabs.

(Rd 1 - 04:50) Torres fails to find a home for her jab, but then she catches Ruiz with a low kick to the front leg.

(Rd 1 - 04:27) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 04:03) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 03:38) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 03:38) Torres lands a left jab but can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 03:38) Ruiz scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 03:24) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 03:24) Ruiz misses a right cross that leaves her open to the counter. Torres attacks with a jab and a big right hand that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) With Torres bleeding, referee Dan Miragliotta pauses the fight so that the cut can be checked.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) The doctor seems happy that the cut isn't going to be an issue.

(Rd 1 - 03:14) The fight recommences!

(Rd 1 - 03:02) Ruiz comes forward on the attack.

(Rd 1 - 03:02) Torres lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 03:02) Ruiz throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow.

(Rd 1 - 02:58) Ruiz rolls her shoulders to relieve a little of the tension that has built up, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) Torres uses a left jab but misses with a roundhouse kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 02:53) Ruiz finds a way past her opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 02:31) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 02:31) Ruiz hits a jab but has a right hand blocked. Torres lands two jabs but misses a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 02:14) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 01:54) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 01:54) Torres slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a left kick to the rib cage.

(Rd 1 - 01:26) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:26) Torres counters a right hand with a jab and a right hook that is ducked.

(Rd 1 - 01:05) Torres chooses to shoot in on Ruiz.

(Rd 1 - 01:05) The takedown is successful, Ruiz pulls guard.

(Rd 1 - 01:05) Torres left her neck exposed though, and Ruiz grabbed a guillotine on the way down!

(Rd 1 - 00:44) Torres works a hand in and pulls free before the guillotine can be fully sunk in.

(Rd 1 - 00:13) Torres throws several small strikes at Ruiz, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that she has no space to work with.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The judges' decisions are now being announced.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have agreed that Torres is the winner.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) 'The Tiny Tornado' Tecia Torres wins by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'The Tiny Tornado' Tecia Torres defeats Montserrat 'Conejo' Ruiz (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Tecia Torres praises her team at American Top Team, her various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support her. Tecia Torres gives a show of respect to her opponent.

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Clint "Headbussa" Hester (14-7, 3-1 CTC, From: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Favorite: -130) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (15-5, 3-1 CTC, From: Quebec City, Quebec, Underdog: +100)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Moving on to the next match, in which Clint 'Headbussa' Hester battles Marc-Andre 'Power Bar' Barriault.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Refereeing this bout will be Dan Miragliotta.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges for this bout are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) And here we go!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:49) Barriault comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 14:49) Hester manages a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 14:49) Barriault can't connect with a jab, but then he lands a right hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) Hester lands a left jab but misses with a right hook to the ribs.

(Rd 1 - 14:33) Barriault lands a left jab but doesn't get a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Hester finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 14:09) Barriault hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Hester throws a two punch combination but Barriault maintains his good guard and is safe.

(Rd 1 - 13:45) Barriault doesn't connect with a right hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:32) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 13:32) Hester hits a left jab but misses with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:32) Barriault hits a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 13:14) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 13:14) Hester hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:14) Barriault lands a quick punch and then nails a vicious right cross!

(Rd 1 - 12:55) Hester is knocked down by that shot!

(Rd 1 - 12:55) Barriault quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Hester!

(Rd 1 - 12:55) Barriault unloads with massive right hands and Hester is getting destroyed!

(Rd 1 - 12:55) The referee jumps in and saves Hester from taking any more shots!

(Rd 1 - 12:41) Marc-Andre Barriault takes the victory by way of TKO!

 

 

 

Official Result: Marc-Andre 'Power Bar' Barriault defeats Clint 'Headbussa' Hester (TKO (Strikes) in 2:19). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Marc-Andre Barriault praises his team at Toshido MMA, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him.

 

 

 

 

FLYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson (32-4-1, 3-1 CTC, From: Tacoma, Washington, Favorite: -710) vs. Naoki Inoue (17-3, 3-1 CTC, From: Toyohashi, Japan, Underdog: +560)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson goes head to head with Naoki Inoue.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Dan Miragliotta.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Our judges at cageside are: Cardo Urso, Nelson Hamilton, and Glenn Trowbridge.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) There's the opening bell!

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Johnson parries away a right head kick attempt and counters with a sequence of quick jabs that are followed by a right hook that is avoided at the last second.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Inoue hits a jab but doesn't make contact on a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 14:14) Johnson hits a jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:56) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:56) Inoue uses a left jab but doesn't connect with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 13:56) Johnson scores with a jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Johnson stalks forward, pressuring Inoue.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Inoue hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 13:40) Johnson hits a left hand but Inoue evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 13:23) An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 13:03) Johnson comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:03) Inoue lands a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 13:03) Johnson lands a left hand and then he hits a nice straight right.

(Rd 1 - 12:45) An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 12:16) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 12:16) Johnson slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a left jab and a right hand that landed cleanly.

(Rd 1 - 11:59) Johnson comes forward, walking down Inoue.

(Rd 1 - 11:59) Johnson looks to pressure Inoue, stepping into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 11:59) Johnson throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 11:38) A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything.

(Rd 1 - 11:16) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 11:16) Johnson hits a left jab but fails to land a body kick.

(Rd 1 - 11:16) Inoue manages to connect with two punches out of a flurry and then hits a kick to the leg.

(Rd 1 - 10:39) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 10:39) Johnson doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 10:39) Inoue misses with a left jab but scores with a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 10:20) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 10:20) Johnson can't catch Inoue, whose good head movement allows him to slip away from a five punch combination.

(Rd 1 - 10:20) Inoue tries a high kick but is wide of the mark.

(Rd 1 - 09:45) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 09:45) Johnson misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and a quick kick.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) Johnson comes forward to attack.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) Inoue hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) Johnson feints, causing Inoue to move to one side and leave himself wide open.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) Johnson throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either.

(Rd 1 - 09:11) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Johnson lands a left jab and also lands a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 08:51) Inoue lands a left jab but misses with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:26) Inoue dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a jab and a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:14) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 08:14) Johnson misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 08:00) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:00) Inoue goes to the legs with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 08:00) Johnson hits a left jab and also scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 07:46) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 07:22) We move into the second half of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:12) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 07:12) Johnson sees a head kick coming and counters Inoue with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 07:01) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 06:35) Inoue is well off target with a head kick and gets punished with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 06:15) They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 05:54) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) Johnson initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) Inoue fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 05:30) Johnson fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with an attempted head kick.

(Rd 1 - 05:09) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:09) Inoue avoids a right hand to the body and counters with a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:52) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:52) Johnson slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a right cross that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 04:33) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 04:33) Johnson scores with a single punch out of a flurry but only finds gloves with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:33) Inoue lands a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:19) Johnson might be in real trouble here, he is backing off but looks really unsteady on his feet!

(Rd 1 - 04:19) Inoue clips Johnson with a right hand but didn't catch it cleanly enough to do any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 04:01) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:01) Inoue bobs and weaves, making two punches miss.

(Rd 1 - 04:01) Inoue misses with a left jab and also finds his right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 03:44) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 03:44) Inoue misses with a big right hand, allowing Johnson to counter with a jab and a big right hand that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 03:24) The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 03:05) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 03:05) Inoue misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Johnson attacks with a left jab and a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 02:47) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:47) Both fighters throw, both fighters fail to hit the target.

(Rd 1 - 02:47) Johnson throws a three punch combination but Inoue maintains his good guard and is safe.

(Rd 1 - 02:47) Inoue finds his right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 02:37) For the first time, Johnson is starting to breathe a little heavier.

(Rd 1 - 02:24) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:24) Inoue hits a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 02:24) Johnson lands a left jab and also hits a wicked right uppercut!

(Rd 1 - 02:18) He's down! Inoue falls to the floor!

(Rd 1 - 02:18) Johnson senses victory and starts to unload with punches!

(Rd 1 - 02:18) Johnson pounds away with right hands and Inoue is having trouble doing anything about it!

(Rd 1 - 02:18) Referee Dan Miragliotta pulls Johnson away, stopping the fight!

(Rd 1 - 01:58) The winner, by TKO, is Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson!

 

 

 

Official Result: Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson defeats Naoki Inoue (TKO (Strikes) in 13:02). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Demetrious Johnson thanks everyone connected to AMC Pankration for helping him prepare for this fight, then his sponsors for supporting him financially. He says he has a lot of respect for Naoki Inoue and praises his toughness.

 

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov (30-7, 3-1 CTC, From: Vienna, Austria, Favorite: -260) vs. Paul "Sassangle" Sass (18-3, 4-1 CTC, From: Liverpool, England, Underdog: +200)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Next up is a match in which Mairbek 'Beckan' Taisumov battles Paul 'Sassangle' Sass.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Ricardo Almeida, Cardo Urso, and Nelson Hamilton.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The fight begins!

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We start with a touch of gloves.

(Rd 1 - 14:45) Taisumov lands a left hand and then lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Sass looked like he was going to shoot, but Taisumov simply took the initiative first.

(Rd 1 - 14:27) Taisumov uses a left jab, but Sass dodges the leg kick that follows.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) Sass isn't rushing in, worried about potentially getting hit if he shoots in at the wrong moment.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) Taisumov connects with a nice jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard.

(Rd 1 - 14:02) Backing off, Sass looks very wobbly, I think he may be hurt!

(Rd 1 - 14:02) Taisumov acts fast, moving in and flooring Sass with a right hand to the jaw!

(Rd 1 - 13:49) Taisumov senses victory and starts to unload with punches!

(Rd 1 - 13:49) Taisumov pounds away on Sass, who is getting destroyed by repeated heavy shots to the head!

(Rd 1 - 13:49) Referee Herb Dean jumps in and saves Sass from taking any more shots!

(Rd 1 - 13:31) By TKO, the winner is Mairbek Taisumov!

 

 

 

Official Result: Mairbek 'Beckan' Taisumov defeats Paul 'Sassangle' Sass (TKO (Strikes) in 1:29). The fight was rated as being Good.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Mairbek Taisumov praises his team at Tiger Muay Thai, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him.

 

 

 

 

CO-MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

WOMENS HEAVYWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

Sinead "KO" Kavanagh (11-5, 4-1 CTC, From: Dublin, Ireland, Favorite: -660) vs. Gina Carano (10-2, 3-1 CTC, From: Texas, Underdog: +470)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The co-main event is up next. Sinead 'KO' Kavanagh faces Gina Carano in the CTC Womens Heavyweight division.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The referee is Marc Goddard.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) The judges are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 15:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Kavanagh steps forward, looking to strike.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Carano hit two counter left hands.

(Rd 1 - 14:48) Kavanagh fails to find a home for her jab, but then she lands a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Carano had looked like she was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 14:29) Kavanagh hits a left hand, but her big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 14:06) Kavanagh throws a two-punch combo but Carano avoids both.

(Rd 1 - 14:01) Carano takes the chance and grabs Kavanagh into a clinch.

(Rd 1 - 13:52) Carano looks to take Kavanagh down with a trip.

(Rd 1 - 13:52) Carano can't get the trip, as Kavanagh wrestles her way into a dominant position.

(Rd 1 - 13:39) Kavanagh tries to wrestle Carano backward and up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:39) She does so and now has Carano pinned to the cage.

(Rd 1 - 13:23) Kavanagh smothers Carano against the cage, then uses her dirty boxing skills to her advantage.

(Rd 1 - 13:11) Carano takes a knee strike to the inside of her own knee.

(Rd 1 - 13:01) Kavanagh tries to foot stomp Carano, but she wrestles free and circles back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 12:40) Kavanagh shoots in for a takedown.

(Rd 1 - 12:40) Kavanagh can't get past the sprawl of Carano and gets pushed down onto her hands and knees instead.

(Rd 1 - 12:21) Carano tries to drive a knee to the head, but Kavanagh scooted backward quickly and is able to stand back up.

(Rd 1 - 12:06) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 11:36) There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands.

(Rd 1 - 11:07) Kavanagh comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 11:07) Carano tries to hit a jab, but misses.

(Rd 1 - 11:07) Kavanagh lands two jabs and then she lands a right hand to the body.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Kavanagh comes forward, walking down Carano.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Carano hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 10:48) Kavanagh hits a left hand but doesn't hit the body kick follow-up.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Kavanagh comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Carano misses with a left hand in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) Kavanagh feints an attack that leaves Carano slightly off balance.

(Rd 1 - 10:31) A one-two from Kavanagh fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 10:27) For the first time, Kavanagh is starting to breathe a little heavier.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) It looked like we were about to see a shot from Kavanagh, but Carano was more aggressive and took the initiative.

(Rd 1 - 10:15) A jab lands from Carano, but Kavanagh evades a big right punch.

(Rd 1 - 09:53) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 09:34) Carano glances at the clock, grimacing slightly.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) Carano lands a one-two.

(Rd 1 - 09:26) Kavanagh doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 09:01) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) Kavanagh initiates an exchange of strikes.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) Carano hits a pair of jabs in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 08:27) Kavanagh can't connect with a jab, but then she hits Carano with a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 08:04) Kavanagh sees a head kick coming and counters Carano with a pair of left jabs that are followed by a right cross that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 07:38) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 07:22) We move into the second half of this round.

(Rd 1 - 07:17) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 06:47) The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing.

(Rd 1 - 06:27) Kavanagh attacks with strikes.

(Rd 1 - 06:27) Carano hits a jab in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 06:27) Carano buys a feint and is left open.

(Rd 1 - 06:27) Kavanagh connects with a nice jab and then she lands a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 06:09) Kavanagh is definitely slowing, her gas tank is being challenged here.

(Rd 1 - 06:02) Kavanagh stalks forward, pressuring Carano.

(Rd 1 - 06:02) Carano fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 06:02) Kavanagh connects with a jab but her big right hand follow-up misses.

(Rd 1 - 05:47) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:47) Kavanagh is off-target with a jab but scores with a left hook to the side of the body.

(Rd 1 - 05:47) Carano lands a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 05:25) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 05:25) Carano slips past a right hook and counters with a quick left jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second.

(Rd 1 - 05:16) Kavanagh is breathing very hard.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 05:11) Kavanagh misses a right cross that leaves her wide open to the counter. Carano comes in with a jab and a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:56) The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot.

(Rd 1 - 04:31) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 04:31) Kavanagh misses a right hook and gets countered with a brace of jabs that are followed by a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 04:10) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 04:10) Carano scores with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 04:10) Kavanagh lands a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 03:55) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot.

(Rd 1 - 03:26) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 03:26) Kavanagh lands a left jab but doesn't make contact on a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 03:26) Carano misses a jab but lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 03:11) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 03:11) Kavanagh uses a left jab but finds her right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 03:11) Carano hits a three punch combo that ends with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 03:01) Carano is still moving well, but she is definitely breathing a little deeper now.

(Rd 1 - 03:01) Kavanagh rolls her shoulders to relieve a little of the tension that has built up, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 02:49) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 02:49) Carano counters a right hand with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 02:30) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 02:30) Carano lands a left jab but has a right hand absorbed on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 02:30) Kavanagh hits a left jab but can't hit a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 02:07) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 02:07) Kavanagh uses a left jab but misses with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 02:07) Carano hits a three punch combo that ends with a right cross.

(Rd 1 - 01:42) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:42) Kavanagh scores with a great right hook. Carano lands two quick jabs and follows with a nice right hook.

(Rd 1 - 01:19) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 01:19) Kavanagh hits a jab but finds her right cross blocked.

(Rd 1 - 01:19) Carano lands a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 00:58) We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

(Rd 1 - 00:58) Carano comes forward looking to force a striking exchange.

(Rd 1 - 00:58) Kavanagh fires off a counter jab.

(Rd 1 - 00:58) Carano can't connect with a jab, but then she lands a low kick to the legs.

(Rd 1 - 00:43) Carano comes forward, walking down Kavanagh.

(Rd 1 - 00:43) Carano steps into the pocket.

(Rd 1 - 00:43) A one-two from Carano fails to land.

(Rd 1 - 00:24) They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) The official decisions are being reported now.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) All three judges have given the victory to Carano.

(Rd 1 - 00:00) Making Gina Carano the winner by unanimous decision!

 

 

 

Official Result: Gina Carano defeats Sinead 'KO' Kavanagh (Unanimous Decision in 15:00). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Gina Carano thanks everyone connected to Alliance MMA for helping her prepare for this fight, then her sponsors for supporting her financially. Talking about causing such an upset, Gina Carano says that being labeled a heavy underdog hurt her pride and helped spur her on in the fight. She knows exactly how to handle these sort of interviews and is great at creating a buzz about herself.

 

 

 

 

MAIN EVENT

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT #1 CONTENDER GRAND PRIX FIFTH ROUND BOUT

 

 

 

VS.

 

"The Last Style Bender" Israel Adesanya (22-1, 0-0 CTC, From: Auckland, New Zealand, Favorite: -1200) vs. Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks (22-9, 4-1 CTC, From: Ada, Oklahoma, Underdog: +950)

 

 

 

The Fight

 

(Rd 1 - 30:00) It's time for the main event of the evening! 'The Last Style Bender' Israel Adesanya competes against Johny 'Bigg Rigg' Hendricks in the CTC Middleweight division.

(Rd 1 - 30:00) Herb Dean will be the referee.

(Rd 1 - 30:00) The judges for this bout are: Marcos Rosales, Ricardo Almeida, and Cardo Urso.

(Rd 1 - 30:00) Adesanya may have weighed in the same as Hendricks yesterday, but he clearly has a significant size advantage now.

(Rd 1 - 30:00) We are underway!

(Rd 1 - 30:00) They touch gloves.

(Rd 1 - 29:49) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 29:33) Running his mouth, Adesanya trash talks his opponent.

(Rd 1 - 29:18) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 29:18) Adesanya counters a left hand with a pair of jabs that are followed by a right hand.

(Rd 1 - 29:03) Hendricks has a broad grin on his face, proof if proof was needed that that last punch really stung.

(Rd 1 - 28:48) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 28:48) Adesanya lands a left jab and also lands a spin kick. Hendricks lands a right hook.

(Rd 1 - 28:21) The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it.

(Rd 1 - 27:54) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 27:54) Adesanya has a right hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 27:54) Adesanya deals with three punches without issue, his guard remains solid.

(Rd 1 - 27:33) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 27:33) Hendricks sees a head kick coming and counters with a quick right jab and a left cross that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 27:10) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 27:10) Adesanya slips past a left hook and counters with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 26:43) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 26:43) Hendricks lets a body kick sail wide and then counters with a right jab and an attempted shot to the body that gets taken on the arm.

(Rd 1 - 26:30) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 26:15) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 26:15) Hendricks hits a jab but misses with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 26:15) Adesanya lands a left jab and also lands a left kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 25:55) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 25:29) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 25:29) Hendricks misses a left hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a brace of jabs that are followed by a quick kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 25:06) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 25:06) Adesanya slips past a left hook attempt and attacks with a pair of jabs that are followed by a spin kick to the body.

(Rd 1 - 24:41) They come together and strike but neither fighter does any damage.

(Rd 1 - 24:19) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 24:19) Adesanya hits a spin kick.

(Rd 1 - 24:19) Hendricks hits a right jab but has a left hand taken on the gloves.

(Rd 1 - 24:00) They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with.

(Rd 1 - 23:35) They come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 23:35) Hendricks hits a right jab but has a left hook blocked.

(Rd 1 - 23:35) Adesanya hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right.

(Rd 1 - 23:35) Hendricks is being totally outstruck so far in this fight.

(Rd 1 - 23:20) Both fighters meet in the center.

(Rd 1 - 23:20) Hendricks slips past a right hook and counters with a quick right jab and a left hand that narrowly fails to connect.

(Rd 1 - 23:05) An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant.

(Rd 1 - 22:38) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 22:38) Adesanya goes to the legs with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 22:38) Hendricks doesn't connect with a right jab but lands a leg kick.

(Rd 1 - 22:19) They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through.

(Rd 1 - 22:03) They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 21:33) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 21:23) For the first time, Hendricks is starting to breathe a little heavier.

(Rd 1 - 21:12) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 21:12) Adesanya goes to the legs with a low kick.

(Rd 1 - 21:12) Hendricks scores with a jab and also lands a nice left hook.

(Rd 1 - 20:49) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 20:49) Hendricks finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two.

(Rd 1 - 20:49) Adesanya scores with a jab and also hits a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 20:42) Hendricks rolls his shoulders to relieve a little of the tension that has built up, then moves forward.

(Rd 1 - 20:32) An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere.

(Rd 1 - 20:03) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 20:03) Hendricks misses with a big left hand, allowing Adesanya to counter with a clean right hand.

(Rd 1 - 19:54) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike.

(Rd 1 - 19:54) Hendricks misses a left hook and gets countered with a jab and a big right hand that just misses.

(Rd 1 - 19:36) An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage.

(Rd 1 - 19:01) The two fighters come forward and engage.

(Rd 1 - 19:01) Hendricks misses with a big left hand, allowing Adesanya to counter with a left hand.

(Rd 1 - 19:01) A strike has opened up a noticeable gash above the eye of Hendricks.

(Rd 1 - 18:42) Both fighters step in to strike.

(Rd 1 - 18:42) Hendricks is off-target with a jab but scores with a quick kick to the lead leg.

(Rd 1 - 18:42) Adesanya lands a one-two.

(Rd 1 - 18:21) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 18:21) Adesanya counters a left hand with a good right hand.

(Rd 1 - 18:11) Adesanya is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy.

(Rd 1 - 18:02) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 18:02) Adesanya slips past a left hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 17:49) That was a good example of how Adesanya can use his huge reach advantage to win striking battles.

(Rd 1 - 17:38) The two fighters engage.

(Rd 1 - 17:38) Hendricks misses a big left hand, putting him off balance and allowing Adesanya to attack with a left jab and a right hand that landed cleanly.

(Rd 1 - 17:24) The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange.

(Rd 1 - 16:51) They engage in the center.

(Rd 1 - 16:51) Hendricks misses a left hook and gets countered with a clean right hand.

(Rd 1 - 16:43) Hendricks is definitely slowing, his gas tank is being challenged here.

(Rd 1 - 16:28) The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging.

(Rd 1 - 16:11) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 15:38) Both fighters move in and engage.

(Rd 1 - 15:38) Adesanya dodges a left hand and counter-attacks with a left hook to the body.

(Rd 1 - 15:28) The clock is stopped as the referee wants to check the cut on Hendricks.

(Rd 1 - 15:28) The doctor checks the cut, but seems happy that it does not present too much of a problem.

(Rd 1 - 15:28) Referee Herb Dean signals for the fight to continue!

(Rd 1 - 15:16) They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage.

(Rd 1 - 15:02) Hendricks looking shattered, initiates a clinch to buy some recovery time.

(Rd 1 - 15:02) Adesanya is trying to muscle Hendricks up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 15:02) Hendricks ends up backed against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:42) Adesanya hits a knee strike to the thigh.

(Rd 1 - 14:35) Hendricks, stuck against the cage, gets blasted with a right hand, but manages to pull Adesanya in close to stop any more coming in.

(Rd 1 - 14:22) Adesanya catches Hendricks with an elbow to the face from the clinch while he is pressed up against the cage.

(Rd 1 - 14:08) Hendricks eats a short right uppercut that rocks him.

(Rd 1 - 13:55) Adesanya uses a vicious foot stomp.

(Rd 1 - 13:43) Hendricks is controlled up against the cage and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing.

(Rd 1 - 13:24) Adesanya smothers Hendricks against the cage, then hits him with a quick elbow strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:10) The referee thinks there has been too little progress, and brings the two fighters back to the center.

(Rd 1 - 13:10) Adesanya is starting to have to push himself now, and his corner respond by urging him on a little louder.

(Rd 1 - 13:04) Both fighters come together and strike.

(Rd 1 - 13:04) Hendricks misses a left cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Adesanya comes in with a great right hook.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Hendricks is looking really tired.

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Covering up, Hendricks backs off until trapped against the cage! Adesanya may have rocked him!

(Rd 1 - 12:54) Hendricks gets floored with a huge right head kick...and is out!

(Rd 1 - 12:40) The winner, by knock out, is 'The Last Style Bender' Israel Adesanya!

 

 

 

Official Result: 'The Last Style Bender' Israel Adesanya defeats Johny 'Bigg Rigg' Hendricks (Knock Out (Kick) in 17:20). The fight was rated as being Great.

 

 

 

Post-Fight: Giving thanks, Israel Adesanya praises his team at City Kickboxing, his various sponsors, and the fans who came out to support him. He says he is very happy to have won on his CTC debut and he's very happy here. A charismatic talker, with the looks to match, Israel Adesanya has real star power.

 

 

 

 

Attendance: 8,242

Gate Reciepts: $1,520,649

Sponsorship: $116,867

Ad Revenue: $4,159,972

Merchandise: $20,394

 

 

 

Fighter Pay And Bonuses (Total Payout: $1,163,812)



Winner                    Pay          Loser                    Pay          Bonuses Earned(Included in Pay)

Israel Adesanya           $800,000     Johny Hendricks          $62,316      FotN: Both: $50,000
                                                                            KotN: Adesanya: $25,000
Gina Carano               $19,038      Sinead Kavanagh          $2,914
Mairbek Taisumov          $18,308      Paul Sass                $5,164
Demetrious Johnson        $111,132     Naoki Inoue              $1,936
Marc-Andre Barriault      $4,028       Clint Hester             $11,760
Tecia Torres              $39,940      Montserrat Ruiz          $143
Alexis Dufresne           $27,811      Janay Harding            $3,102       SotN: Dufresne: $25,000
Svetlana Gotsyk           $3,003       Isabella de Padua        $2,067
Lance Gibson Jr.          $224         Roosevelt Roberts        $2,381
Eric Shelton              $4,710       Alptekin Ozkilic         $1,679
Kentaro Watanabe          $26,950      Pascual Cressy           $1,700       Perf: Watanabe: $25,000
Ricardo Abreu             $2,306       Makeshate Sailike        $1,500
Heather Hardy             $4,000       Wu Yanan                 $3,000
Natalia Denisova          $1,200       Emi Tomimatsu            $1,500

 

 

 

Drug Testing: $10,500

Production: $119,179

 

Profit: $4,524,391

 

Critical Rating: 79%

Commercial Rating: 98%

 

 

 

News

 

- Following his Fight and KO of the night performance, Israel Adesanya has lauched a vitriolic social media campaign, letting CTC Middleweight Champion Rafael Carvalho know that he is the better fighter and he is going to beat him. Hopefully he's not looking past the three other guys he'll have to beat to get there.

 

- No fighters were cut from the roster following CTC 58.

 

- CTC Womens Heavyweight competitor Jessica Miele has decided to call time on her career, saying she has already peaked, and doesn't want to fall into the trap of fighting a constant battle against the effects of age. She retires with a professional record 9-6, with an 0-2 record in CTC, including a knock out loss to Janay Harding at Canadian Tournament Combat 6, and a Unanimous Decision loss to Auttumn Norton at Canadian Tournament Combat 20.

 

- Drug test results have come back from Canadian Tournament Combat 57, and Tristan Connelly, who is already unemployed following his loss to Rick Story at the event, has tested positive for recreational drugs.

 

- Megan Cawley has completed her drug suspension.

 

- The AFC have closed their Flyweight Division due to a lack of available fighters.

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Promotions Shows

 

 

 

Bellator 275: Duncan vs. Huerta (Friday, Week 1, March 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Chris Duncan Made His First Successful Defence of the Bellator Lightweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Kiefer Crosbie vs. Joey Davis

KO of the Night: Mike Rhodes (vs. Phil Davis)

Submission of the Night: Tyrell Fortune (vs. Brett McDermott)

 

 

 

PFL: Jewtuszko vs. Brooks (Friday, Week 1, March 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: E.J. Brooks Won The PFL Welterweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: E.J. Brooks vs. Maciej Jewtuszko

KO of the Night: E.J. Brooks (vs. Maciej Jewtuszko)

Submission of the Night: Shawn Lane (vs. Beckham Holding)

Performance Bonus: E.J. Brooks vs. Maciej Jewtuszko

 

 

 

Taura MMA 19 (Friday, Week 1, March 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Jonathan Wilson Made His Second Successful Defence Of The Taura Light Heavyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Jonathan Wilson vs. Alan Bispo

KO of the Night: Nikolas Motta (vs. Aldecley Barbosa Torres)

Submission of the Night: Pablo Villaseca (vs. Vernon Ramos)

 

 

 

UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Gane (Saturday, Week 1, March 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: None

 

Fight of the Night: Ciryl Gane vs. Junior dos Santos

KO of the Ngiht: Ciryl Gane (vs. Junior dos Santos)

Submission of the Night: Ed Herman (vs. Andreas Michailidas)

Performance Bonus: Irwin Rivera vs. Timur Valiev

 

 

 

ACA 137: Abdulvakhabov vs. Green II (Saturday, Week 1, March 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov Won The Vacant ACA Lightweight Title

Title Result: Elias Silverio Won The Vacant ACA Welterweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Elias Silverio vs. Brian Foster

KO of the Night: Robson Silva (vs. Haider Meraz)

Submission of the Night: Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (vs. Desmond Green)

Performance Bonus: Urbano Munch vs. Vartan Asatryan

 

 

 

LFA 125: Frazier vs. Cardinal (Saturday, Week 1, March 2022)

 

 

 

Title Result: Justin Frazier Made His First Successful Defence of the LFA Heavyweight Title

 

Fight of the Night: Justin Frazier vs. Alaire Cardinal

KO of the Night: Danny Davis Jr. (vs. Raul Amaya)

Submission of the Night: Justin Frazier (vs. Alaire Cardinal)

 

 

 

Predictions

 

rodrigoviolim: 10/14 (71%) Tournament Total: 142/239 (59%)

McDojoDelux: 8/14 (57%)

Majster_93: 6/14 (43%) Tournament Total: 112/162 (69%)

vladjarca: Tournament Total: 204/348 (59%)