CHICAGO CAGEFIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 10/16
September 1, 2010 by Matt
Chicago Cagefighting Championship returns on October 16th at the Odeum in Villa Park. The card looks great:
McMahan vs. Beebe is a great main event. McMahan is a veteran of the local fight scene, having fought in TFC, Ironheart Crown and C3. He fought at the June 26th Chicago Cagefighting Championship event and knocked out Seth Marquez in the first round. Beebe is scheduled to fight at Ruckus on September 11th, so that will be a quick turnaround for him.
Jason Guida just fought Jeff Monson in Florida at Elite Promotions and loss via guillotine in round 2. The veteran fighter trains and coaches out of Midwest Training Center in Schaumburg. Guida will be fighting Nick “Leatherface” Rossborough, who was on “The Ultimate Fighter” season 7. He lost to Jesse Taylor in his bout on the show.
Mikey Lullo, also out of MTC, will be fighting Tyler Combs at the event. Lullo is in the midst of a 7-fight win streak and won via Omo Plata against Jeremy Castro at Chicago Cagefighting Championship’s June event.
For tickets call 630-373-CAGE or visit the Chicago Cagefighting Championship website.
MMA SPORT FED FIGHTS ON SEPTEMBER 10
August 31, 2010 by Matt
MMA Sport Fed will be having a show on 9/10 at Excalibur in downtown Chicago. No word yet on the card, but here is the fight poster with details on how to get some tix.
RUCKUS INVADES NAVY PIER PROMO
August 27, 2010 by Matt
New promo for the “Ruckus Invades Navy Pier” event on September 11th.
We’ll have an interview with Felice “L’il Bulldog” Herrig about her training camp and more coverage of the event as we get closer to the date. For tickets and more information visit the Ruckus website.
AMERICAN PREDATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
August 27, 2010 by Matt
Results from American Predator Fighting Championship, August 21st in Lemont, IL
Jeff Lavalle Vs. Reginald Brown (135)
Brown defeats Lavalle via Unanimous Decision.
Julius Thompson Vs. Nate Patrick (185lb)
Patrick defeats Thompson via TKO at 2:40 of round 3.
Louie Boulhanis Vs Jabari Dill (170 lb)
Boulhanis defeats Dill via TKO at :15 of round 3
Anthony Lorenzo Vs. Kevin Scott (145lb)
Scott defeats Lorenzo via sub-RNC at 2:43 of round 2
Victor Johnson Vs. Darwin Hill (145lb)
Johnson defeats Hill by Submission- Arm Triangle at :56 of round 3
Teon Barry Vs Sebastian Antosiewics (Heavys)
Antosiewics defeats Barry via verbal sub at 1:17 of round 2
Chandler Fadler Vs. Dustin Stusse (155lb)
Stusse defeats Fadler via TKO, 2:45 of round 2.
Marcin Pogorzelski Vs. Marcus Hurt (170lbs)
Pogorzelski defeats Hurt by submission-RNC, 1:56 of round 1.
Otis Brumfield Vs. Tim Savanok (155 lbs)
Savanok defeats Brumfield via Unanimous Decision
BELLATOR 25 RESULTS
August 20, 2010 by Matt
Damian Grabowski lands a left against Scott Barrett
Where were you, Chicago? Another disappointing turnout for a major MMA event in the Windy City. But the event was still entertaining. The local fights injected a ton of excitement into the card, as all 4 of the main card bouts went to decision. To the results:
JAM-PACKED WEEK OF MMA IN CHICAGO
August 16, 2010 by Matt
The Chicagoland area will get treated to plenty of MMA this week. Here’s a rundown of the events.
Bellator 25, Thursday, Chicago Theatre
Bellator returns to Chicago for Bellator 25. The exciting Zoila Frausto (7-1) will battle the undefeated, #6-ranked flyweight Jessica Pene (7-0). Damian “The Polish Pitbull” Grabowski (12-0) will take on Scott Barrett in a battle of heavyweights. Bellator Season 2 Welterweight Tournament runner-up and local favorite Dan Hornbuckle will face off against UFC veteran “Bad” Brad Blackburn. Undefeated Division I NCAA Wrestling Champion Cole Konrad takes on submission specialist Rogent Lloret in another heavyweight tourney showdown. “Mr. International” Shonie Carter will take on Torrance Taylor, a one time Strikeforce fighter. Brian Gassaway will battle Kevin Knabjian in a match of two local fighters. Mark Miller was supposed to fight on the card, but he has been forced to withdraw due to injury. Keoki Cypriano will face Eric Kriegermeier in the promotion’s third show in the Windy City. Visit Bellator.com for ticket info.
G2 Fight Night Live, Saturday, Tinley Park Convention Center
The Gilbert Grappling produced event is back with another card full of promising amateur fights. Here’s a great fight video from the last G2 featuring Jon Reed vs. Kenny Jordan.
For more information contact 630.479.6304 or send an e-mail to g2fightnight@live.com.
American Predator FC, Saturday, Lithuanian World Center
The second event produced by APFC will once again be held in Lemont. You can buy tickets and check out the full fight card at the American Predator FC website.
XFO 36: OUTDOOR WAR 6 RESULTS
by Tim Priester
Outdoor War 6 lived up to its billing and XFO started this great event by featuring some good amateur fighters displaying grit, talent and heart. Are these the next up and comers of MMA? The future of MMA? Whatever it will be, it will be pretty good if these fighters are any indication of the future of MMA. Some of the amateurs won with some impressive submissions. This was some great action that got the fans excited about what was to come from the pro card.
The fans didn’t just show up for the party-like atmosphere, cold beers, delicious food and some good amateur fighters. They were here screaming for the pros and you could tell the fans were hungry with anticipation. The hot sun finally set on the day’s action meaning the pros were treated to a cool night — but some hot action in the ring — and I’m not talking from those sexy little ring girls. The first pro fight was the Parker/Ambang fight. A good fight to open with and the quick decision didn’t even wet the whistles of the fans. Parker’s rear naked choke in the first after some nice strikes put a quick end to the fight.
The Winters/Santiago fight also finished with a submission but lasted until the 2nd round. The first round was filled with a series of jabs and strikes exchanged between fighters but a little after the start of the 2nd round winter’s managed to slip a guillotine in and it was over.
Working with, and being lead to the ring by Jeff Curran, Michelle Gutierrez displayed why she is one of the top female fighters in XFO, but what was surprising was how she won. Even though Gutierrez had been working with Curran on her ground game, this fight turned into a three round slug fest with Cassie Rodish and there was no action on the ground to speak of. Even so, Gutierrez had little problem convincing the judges and won by unanimous decision.
What turned out to be one of the best fights of the night was the 180 pound fight between Nowaczyk and Morrow. It was a rematch for these two fighters it was a technical brawl. Both fighters battled through a series of hard punches and knees and both tried multiple submission attempts. However, Nowaczyk did manage to put on a tough arm bar (his fifth attempt) in the second that Morrow was unable to get out of. This was a darn good fight!
After one of the better fights of the night, came one of the more questionable fights of the night. The Sturdy/Brooks fight featured a couple of 205-pounders that looked poised to knock each other out. And they didn’t disappoint as the punches came in bunches. But at about the 2 minute mark of the first round Brooks lost some balance (after some tough Sturdy strikes) and was against the cage getting punched and kneed from Sturdy when the ref stopped the fight to the confusion of the fighters and the fans. Some were thinking that Brooks was going to be given a minute for what seemed like a low blow while others where cheering the victor…Sturdy. This reporter had a good view and it did look like a low knee to the groin. This caused Brooks to look defenseless as he tried to gather himself as the punches from Sturdy continued to rain down and so the ref stopped the fight. Needless to say fans and Brooks were upset but in the end the ref had to make the call to protect what he thought was a fighter in trouble.
Part of the co-main event was the return to the ring of Matt “Sunshine” Fiordirosa, and telling by the reaction of the crowd that was why most of the fans were there. A three year layoff proved to be nothing for Sunshine as he started the match against Bobby Reardanz with a fury punches. Reardanz was able to match the intensity and powerful strikes were exchanged by both men for the entire first round, with the occasional takedown attempt sprinkled in. The second round started much the way the first ended and Sunshine utilized vicious punches that found their mark causing a ref stoppage early in the second much to the delight of many of the already cheering fans.
The last fight of the night was Joe Pearson vs Daniel Straus and was the other main event on the ticket. The first round had Straus taking Pearson down quickly and maintaining control; then, the ref had to stop the match so that Pearson could tape up his toe after it inadvertently got caught and cut on the cage. After the medical stoppage the action resumed with Straus continuously controlling the action and pace with ground and pound. The brutal ground and pound displayed at the end of the first was utilized all through out the second round and the ref was forced to stop the fight after a series of hammer-fists found their mark as Pearson was pinned against the cage.
Complete pro results from OUTDOOR WAR 6 presented by XFO:
145–Joe Pearson vs Daniel Straus: Daniel Straus won via TKO in the 2nd at 4:04 (ref stoppage)
145–Matt Fiordirosa vs Bobby Reardanz: Matt “Sunshine” Fiordirosa won via TKO in 2nd at :33 (ref stoppage)
205–Ryan Sturdy vs Rashad Brooks: Ryan Sturdy won via TKO in 1st at 2:10 (ref stoppage)
180–Kevin Nowaczyk vs Robert Morrow: Kevin Nowaczyk won via submission in 2nd at 4:13 (arm bar)
120–Michele Gutierrez vs Cassie Rodish: Michele Gutierrez won by unanimous decision
155–Mike Santiago vs Donavon Winters: Donavon Winters won via submission in the 2nd at 1:12 (guillotine)
170–Francios Ambang vs Tony Parker: Tony Parker won via submission in the 1st at 2:08 (rear naked choke)
Christopher Garcia vs Marcos Marquez: DNF
XFO: THE OUTDOOR WAR IS BACK
August 13, 2010 by Matt
XFO 36 is Saturday night, and it’s time for their sixth annual Outdoor War. It’s a fun, all day event with an amateur card during the day and then a pro event at night. And plenty of food and drink in between.
XFO 36: Outdoor War 6
Here is a snapshot of the pro card:
Joe Pearson vs Daniel Straus
Matt Fiordirosa vs Bobby Reardanz
Ryan Sturdy vs Rashad Brooks
Kevin Nowaczyk vs Robert Morrow
Michele Gutierrez vs Cassie Rodish
Mike Santiago vs Donavon Winters
Christopher Garcia vs Marcos Marquez
Francios Ambang vs Tony Parker
The event will be at Sideouts:
4018 Roberts Road
Island Lake, Illinois
Make sure you go check it out. Here is a recap from last year’s XFO Outdoor War.
NAURACY VS. AGUIRRE – CUT THROAT MMA [VIDEO]
August 4, 2010 by searstapper
Cut Throat MMA is riding a huge wave of momentum from its last event, “Naperville Fight Night.” Many are talking about the main event between Jake Nauracy (Team No Ego) and Danny Aguirre (Miguel Torres Martial Arts) for the Bantamweight Title. According to the promoter more than one thousand fans came out to watch making it one of the most lively crowds it has had for an event. As for Nauracy/Aguirre it’s getting buzz as one of the best fights in promotion history. This is quite a statement considering some of the fighters who’ve competed in Cut Throat MMA’s events including UFC vets Clay Guida, Shonie Carter and Mike Russow.
CHRIS “LIGHTS OUT” LYTLE MMA WORKSHOP
July 19, 2010 by searstapper
The Olympian Centre in West Suburban Lombard, the former home of Xtreme Couture, is hosting a workshop with one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC.
