BARTIMUS AND THE BULLY WIN AT WEC 47
March 7, 2010 by Matt
Two Chicago-area fighters are leaving Columbus, Ohio with victories, while Miguel Torres is leaving with his second consecutive loss.
Bart Palaszewski took on the very tough Karen Darabedyan in a lightweight battle. Bartimus immediately felt the power and quickness of Darabedyan, who was coming off an impressive win against former WEC champ Rob McCullough. Darabedyan had Bart on the ground and was delivering punishment. Bart absorbed a lot of blows but kept looking for subs. Near the end of round 1 Palaszewski latched on to an arm and hyperextended it until he got the tap. Itwas an amazing submission and Bartimus moves to 34-13 with the win.
Team Top Notch fighter Ricardo Lamas was coming off a TKO loss to Danny “Last Call” Castillo at WEC 42. He needed little time to get back on a win streak with a stunning defeat of France’s Bendy Casimir. In round 1 action, Casimir went for a takedown and Lamas delivered a fierce knee to Casimir’s head that crumbled him to the canvas and left him unconscious. The Bully got the win and improves to 8-1 overall and now 3-1 in the WEC.
Miguel Torres never really got going against Joseph Benavidez, his first fight since losing his WEC title to Brian Bowles. Miguel was active in moving and circling the cage, but couldn’t find the timing on his strikes or kicks. The faster Benavidez easily nullified the nearly 10-inch reach disadvantage with takedowns and easily working his way inside against Torres. The last takedown in round 2 proved fatal for Torres. Benavidez had him up against the cage and delivered a vicious elbow that gashed open Torres’ forehead and immediately started to gush blood. Torres tried to escape but Benavidez caught him in a tight guillotine and Torres was forced to tap. It was a stunning defeat for Torres. Brian Bowles lost the title to Dominick Cruz, so perhaps we will see a Bowles/Torres rematch down the line.
Photos taken from Sherdog’s WEC 47 gallery
XFO 32 SET FOR OCTOBER 10
October 3, 2009 by Matt
Bart Palaszewski will be part of the card for XFO 32, set for October 10th in New Munster, Wisconsin. New Munster is right across the Illinois border. Bartimus will be fighting for the first time since his loss in April at WEC 40 in Chicago, when he was defeated by Anthony Njokuani by TKO.
The matchups and card will be finalized shortly and we will have that for you here at Chicago’s MMA.
Location:
Marino’s Country Aire Banquets
New Munster, WI
Fight night:
Doors open at: 6:30pm
Show Starts at: 8:00pm
Ticket prices:
General (Standing): $25 in advance / $30 day of show
Table Seating: $50
Ringside Seating: $60
VIP Ringside Seating: $75
OUTDOOR WAR IS COMING
June 18, 2009 by Matt
Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and…MMA. Something like that, right?
If it’s summertime in Chicago it means it’s time for XFO’s annual “Outdoor War”. The event will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Island Lake, IL. This will be XFO’s 5th Outdoor War. You get 2 shows in one day for the price of one ticket. There is a complete amateur card in the afternoon, then a complete pro card at night. Tickets start at $25, and the pro card features big names and some of the best local fighters:
155- Bart Palaszewski vs. Lucas Gwaltney
205- Mike Marrello vs. Jeremy Horn
155- Mike Corey vs. John Murphy
135- John Hosman vs. Dwayne Shelton
155- Brandon Adamson vs. Mike Dizak
155- Mike Lullo vs. Jay Little
185- Ryan Sturdy vs. Bill Hill
170- Craig Kaufman vs. Dave Terrell
185- Victor O’Donnell vs. Igor Almeida
145-Daniel Rodriquez vs. Dustin Phillips
Kaufman, Sturdy and Hosman all fought in last year’s Outdoor war, which was XFO 25. They all recorded victories and Hosman defended his XFO bantamweight title. He hasn’t lost since and most recently notched his 5th consecutive win by submitting Courtney Landis in the first round at XFO 30.
He faces a tough opponent in Dwayne Shelton. Shelton has fought Cole Miller, Din Thomas and Joe Veres, and all of whom have fought in the UFC.
All the fun starts at 2pm. There’s plenty of food and drink available because Sideouts is a bar and restaurant.
Sideouts Bar & Eatery
4018 Roberts Road
Island Lake, IL 60042
(847) 526-7174
We’ll have the event poster and amateur card soon.
RICARDO LAMAS VS. DANNY CASTILLO AT WEC 42
June 14, 2009 by Matt
The Bully Is Back at WEC 42
The WEC has confirmed that Chicago’s Ricardo Lamas will be fighting Danny Castillo at WEC 42 in Las Vegas. Jeff Curran will be fighting Takeya Mizugaki on that card and Miguel Torres will try to defend his belt against Brian Bowles. Another WEC card with a lot of local flavor.
Lamas beat local fighter Bart Palaszewski at WEC: Brown vs. Garcia in March to improve to 6-0. The Ironheart Crown vet will be making his 2nd appearance in the WEC.
Castillo will be a tough test for “The Bully”. Castillo holds a record of 7-1 and is 2-1 in the WEC. He lost to Donald Cerrone is his WEC debut, but since then has defeated Rafael Dias and Phil Cardella.
WEC 42 is live on Versus August 9th.
BART PALASZEWSKI IS ALWAYS READY FOR ACTION
March 30, 2009 by searstapper
The last time we saw Bart Palaszewski in the WEC cage he dropped a decision loss to Ricardo Lamas. But the Wonder Lake resident is getting right back in there as an injury replacement for WEC 40, this Sunday April 5, 2009, at the UIC Pavillion. Bartimus replaces Anthony Pettis(broken hand) and will face kickboxer Anthony Njokuani. The Team Curran fighter let loose with Chicago’s MMA reporter L.J. Tabano about the upcoming fight, and also shared some behind the scenes scoop on his coach/teammate Jeff Curran’s preps for the event.
