Local Fighter Zings Bisping at UFC Press Conference

The UFC on FOX press conference featured some great zings between fighters — some coming from fighters not currently in the UFC.

Matt Giancarlo is an amateur fighter out of Gilbert Grappling, who has competed at Brawl at Bourbon Street and G2 Fight Night. He got the smack-talk rolling at the press conference yesterday with this exchange with Michael Bisping. In true Bisping form, he gives it right back.

Giancarlo has trained with Sonnen at Team Quest in Portland, and he’ll fight again locally in March or April. He’ll eventually turn pro, and maybe we’ll even see him on the same UFC card with Bisping some day.

Neace Advances, Beebe Out on TUF 14

It was mixed results for Dustin Neace and Carson Beebe on the first episode of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller”.

Dustin Neace won via unanimous decision (20-18 on all 3 cards) over Josh Clopton, although Dana White and both coaches believed that Clopton should have got the win. That doesn’t matter now, as Neace is officially in the 145 lb. tourney with the win.

Unfortunately, Gilbert Grappling’s Carson Beebe did not fare as well as Neace. Beebe did land some shots against John Bedford, but Bedford was able to take Beebe down and submit him with a neck crank.

Still, Beebe was happy to have had the opportunity. “TUF was a great experience. Dana White is a super-cool guy and he shows a lot of respect for his fighters,” Beebe told us recently. Just 23, Beebe already has 7 pro wins under his belt and will fight on.

The tournament begins in earnest next week, when the teams will be selected.

Danny Gilbert Returns at Supremacy 4

Gilbert Grappling’s Danny Gilbert will return to the cage for the first time in over two years when he takes on Joshua Lee at Cut Throat MMA’s Supremacy 4.

Gilbert has fought big names like Frank Trigg and Hayato Sakurai, and has fought locally in the XFO, Ironheart Crown and Brawl at Bourbon St. He’s also scheduled to fight on October 15th at Chicago Cagefighting Championship IV. He talked about his upcoming fight with Lee in this video.

NAGA Midwest No-Gi Results

Congratulations to all the competitors and teams/schools of the most recent NAGA Midwest event held on August 27 & 28 in East Chicago, Indiana. Here are the no-gi results.

Mens NO-GI Absolute Novice
1st Place	John Mejia	10th Planet	50
2nd Place	Matt Leonard		30
3rd Place	Brad Davies		20
Mens NO-GI Absolute Beginner
1st Place	Robert Snaryk	Andre	70
2nd Place	Vannak Khiev	The Olympian Center	50
3rd Place	Mike O’Connor	Carlson Gracie	30
Mens NO-GI Absolute Intermediate
1st Place	Trevor Proszek	Gilbert Grappling	90
2nd Place	Adrian Peters	Woodys Dojo	70
3rd Place	Raul Luna	Carlson Gracie	50
Mens NO-GI Absolute Expert
1st Place	Anthony Gomez	Torres	150
2nd Place	Brian Wesley		130
3rd Place	Lucas Lopez	Finneys MMA	110
Mens NO-GI Beginner Fly Weight
1st Place	Carl Dean	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Mikeal David Wood Jr.	Carlson Gracie	50
3rd Place	Nick Weber	United MA	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Fly Weight
1sty Place	Alex Hodi	Caique	90
2nd Place	Sam Jordan	Andres MMA	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Bantam Weight
1st Place	Andrew Henchen	ATT	50
2nd Place	Mark Foster		30
3rd Place	John Nguyen	EKF	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Bantam Weight
1st Place	Aaron Brooks	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Andrew Haenchen	ATT	50
3rd Place	Taylor Craig	10th Planet	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Bantam Weight
1st Place	Kyle Casey	Carlson Gracie	90
2nd Place	Mario Gaor	Team 3T	70
3rd Place	Azarnat Shogenob	EKE	50
Mens NO-GI Expert Bantam Weight
1st Place	Jose Perez	Torres	120
2nd Place	Ramsey Regaldo	Dino Costeas	90
3rd Place	Brian Stuebner	10th Planet	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Feather Weight
1st Place	Sebastian Garner	Countryside BJJ	50
2nd Place	Matt Leonard		30
3rd Place	Evan Cooper	ATT	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Feather Weight
1st Place	Mo Dadkhah	Valko BJJ	70
2nd Place	Aaron Burkhart		50
3rd Place	Bill Elam	Reed Acad. Of MA	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Feather Weight
1st Place	Zachary Brauer	Vaghi Warrior Cove	90
2nd Place	Kiel McDougall	Carlson Gracie	70
3rd Place	David Kluthe	Roseberry MAC	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Feather Weight
1st Place	Danny Rodriguez	Ottawa MMA	120
2nd Place	Alberto Rodriguez	Pete The Greek	90
3rd Place	John Lawrence	Pedro Vianna	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place	Joao Santos	Finneys MMA	50
2nd Place	Chris Jakubiak	Carlson Gracie	30
3rd Place	Matt Heintzman	Clark Gracie	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place	Matthew Pedrosa	Conviction	70
2nd Place	Alex Medina	10th Planet	50
3rd Place	Nick Campbell	Torres	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Light Weight
1st Place	Orlando Peace	Precision Combat	70
2nd Place	Leonardo Caldas	Finneys MMA	50
3rd Place	Johan Galehdari	MN Militia	30
Mens NO-GI Expert  Light Weight
1st Place	Jessi Martin	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	James Carrow	Carlson Gracie	90
3rd Place	Derek Getzel	McCunes MA	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Welter Weight
1st Place	Daniel Morales	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Don Loycock	MMA Stop	30
3rd Place	Ariel Hernandez	Countryside BJJ	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Welter Weight
1st Place	Robert Snrzyk	Andre	70
2nd Place	Nick Urbanski	Villain	50
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Welter Weight
1st Place	Jordan Lewis	Vaghi	90
2nd Place	Zach Hansel	Dragon Fly	70
3rd Place	Corey Blaise	Andres MMA	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Welter Weight
1st Place	David Gamc	Caique	120
2nd Place	Jon Tutaj	Tutaj	90
3rd Place	Bryan Welsch	Champion Fitness	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place	Tom Shoaff	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Francisco Ramierez	Combat DO	30
3rd Place	Jose Ramierez	Combat DO	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Kyler Cook	Arsenal MA	70
2nd Place	Johsua Cook	Arsenal MA	50
3rd Place	Kenneth Clay	Typoon MAA	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Middle Weight
1st Place	Steve Benos	Valko BJJ	90
2nd Place	Chris Bergquist	Brasa	70
3rd Place	Isaac Herzog	Warriors Alliance	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Middle Weight
1st Place	Daniel Wanderley	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	Andre Madiz	Carlson Gracie	90
3rd Place	Laurence Dunning	Valko BJJ	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Brandon Laffin	Warrior Alliance	50
2nd Place	David Bernhardt	Lecuyer MA	30
Mens NO-GI Beginner Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	David Booth	House of MA	70
2nd Place	Joe Goodwin	Combat DO	50
3rd Place	Chris Polo	Carlson Gracie	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Matthew Tieman	Carlson Gracie	90
2nd Place	Pawel Belzowski	Carlson Gracie	70
3rd Place	Kelsoy Kitowski	LCCT	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Mark Vvjovic	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	Jarrett Hagene	Gracie Barra	90
3rd Place	Luke Popham	Warriors Alliance	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Joel Kendellen	LCCT	50
2nd Place	Georgr Zakalygin	EKF	30
3rd Place	Jon Aguda		20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Ryan Kline	Triton Acad.	70
2nd Place	Robert Lancaster	East Coast BJJ	50
3rd Place	Kevin Leachy	Dino Costeas	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Adli Shaban	Clark Gracie	90
2nd Place	Kyle Harpert	Combat DO	70
Mens NO-GI Expert  Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Jeff Wenstrom	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	Alexander Elsen	Torres	90
3rd Place	Cody Skidmore	MIKA	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Heavy Weight
1st Place	Bill Brown	Team Tight Choke	50
2nd Place	Jacob Grant	10th Planet	30
3rd Place	John Castillo	PAC MMA	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place	Josh Estrada		70
2nd Place	Matt Winnell	Team Tight Choke	50
3rd Place	Domingo Carrenza	Torres	30
Mens NO-GI Novice Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Mike Lleren	Tight Choke	50
2nd Place	Robert Pedrosa	Conviction	30
Mens NO-GI Beginner Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Ryan Thorton	Takeo RYU	70
2nd Place	Joe LaGrow	Team Tight Choke	50
3rd Place	Matthew Fort	Miltietch Fighting Systems	30
Mens NO-GI Expert  Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Anthony Gomez	Torres	120
2nd Place	Mike Yeomans	Carlson Gracie	90
3rd Place	Thor Kristutek	Dino Costeas	70
Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Light Weight
1st Place	Michael Sykes	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Bobby Opheim	OFC	50
3rd Place	Matt Shellabarger	3T	30
Mens NO-GI Directors Novice Middle Weight
1st Place	Kevin Moore	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Mark Itell	Team Corral	30
3rd Place	Jerry Beebe	OFC	20
Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Scott Diveney	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Troy Williams	House of MA	50
3rd Place	Mike O’Connor	Carlson Gracie	20
Mens NO-GI Directors Expert Light Weight
1st Place	Nick Pollaro	Pollaro	120
2nd Place	Donnell Etienne	Team Corral	90
3rd Place	Chris Mikuta	AXT	70
Mens NO-GI Directors Expert Middle Weight
1st Place	Roberto Ramierez	Chicago Fight Team	120
2nd Place	Peter Poenaru	Valko BJJ	90
3rd Place	Tony Patti	Team Tight Choke	70
Mens NO-GI Executives Intermediate
1st Place	Gordy Flam	Warrior Cove	90
2nd Place	Terry Harris		70
Masters NO-GI Intermediate Feather Weight
1st PLace	Bill Novak	Glen Hudson	90
2nd Place	Arturo Ledezma	Torres	70
Masters NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place	Quentin Park	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Giang Nguyen	The Olympian Center	30
Masters NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place	Eric Sibler	AFMA Team Jenson	70
2nd Place	Andy Kang	Gracie Barra	50
Masters NO-GI Intermediate Light Weight
1st Place	Hector Vargas	Countryside BJJ	90
2nd Place	Eric Jackson	Absolute MA	70
3rd Place	Keith Loudenber	Team Corral	50
Masters NO-GI Beginner Welter Weight
1st Place	Vannak Khiev	The Olympian Center	70
2nd Place	Nick Urbanski	Team Villian	50
3rd Place	Mannuel Ruiz	Powersouce	30
Masters NO-GI Intermediate Welter Weight
1st Place	Kaelum Kalista	Team Corral	90
2nd Place	Anthony Springman	The War Room	70
3rd Place	Chris Cortez	Team Corral	50
Masters NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Fabian Jimenez	Team Corral	70
2nd Place	Raul Luna	Carlson Gracie	50
3rd Place	Mike Bayley	Carlson Gracie	30
Masters NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Dan Bukowski	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Jerry Zak	Carlson Gracie	30
3rd Place	Chris Gosselin	Valko BJJ	20
Masters NO-GI Novice Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Matt Collins	Absolute MA	50
2nd Place	Stuart Diamond	Reed Acad. Of MA	30
Masters NO-GI Expert Cruiser  Weight
1st Place	Brock Larson	Warriors Alliance	120
2nd Place	Branden Noetzel	Warrior Alliance	90
3rd Place	Leandro Valezz	Randori Brasa	70
Masters NO-GI Novice Heavy Weight
1st Place	Mitchell Day	Conviction	50
2nd Place	Jeff Deroy	St Charles	30
Masters NO-GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place	Eddie Cooper	Des Moines MMA	70
2nd Place	Bill Marcum	Carlson Gracie	50
3rd Place	Trip Small	Carlson Gracie	30
Masters NO-GI Expert Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Adli Shaban	Clark Gracie	120
2nd Place	John Glover	Pollaro	90
Womens NO-GI Masters Novice
1st Place	Maria Cruz	Torres	50
2nd Place	Sandra Cornejo	Torres	30
3rd Place	Eleanor Small	Carlson Gracie	20
Womens NO-GI Beginner Fly Weight
1st Place	Susie Wyatt	Finneys MMA	70
2nd Place	Christianna Daniels	Scarred Fight Team	50
Womens NO-GI Intermediate Fly Weight
1st Place	Cassie Rodish	Precision Combat	90
2nd Place	Jennifer Aniano	Carlson Gracie	70
3rd Place	Marjorie Devries	Torres
Womens NO-GI Beginner Light Weight			50
1st Place	Cristina Anaya	Torres	70
2nd Place	Olga Pavlovitch	Dino Costeas	50
Womens NO-GI Intermediate Liglt Weight
1st Place	Abby Bork	Carlson Gracie	90
2nd Place	Larissa Tozzzi	Finneys MMA	70
3rd Place	April Sepulveda	EKF	30
Womens NO-GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place	Amanda Olegarz		50
2nd Place	Michelle Menne	Andres Acad	30
3rd Place	Rachel Herbert	Krav Maga IL	20
Womens NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Olga Pavlovitch	Dino Costeas	70
2nd Place	Dakota Dillard	Andres MMA	50
3rd Place	Krystal Mckenzie	Carlson Gracie	30
Womens NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Laura Paine	Des Moines MMA	50
2nd Place	Alexis Hirsch		30
3rd Place	Stephanie Palmer	Krav Maga IL	20
Womens NO-GI Intermediate Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Jillian Kreiman	Victory MMA	90
2nd Place	Sandy Damiani	Torres	70
3rd Place	Tiffney Smith	Torres	50

Beebe, Neace on The Ultimate Fighter 14 Roster

Local fighters Carson Beebe and Dustin Neace are on the UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter” season 14 roster.

Beebe fights out of Gilbert Grappling and Midwest Training Center, and is one of the youngest fighters on the show at age 22. He is 7-1 as a pro, and just fought and defeated Matt Wikoff at Rockford Cage Fights on August 13. Beebe has also fought locally at Chicago Cagefighting Championship, Ruckus and XFO.

Neace fights out of Matt Hughes HIT Squad in Granite City, Illinois. Neace is just 24 but has already amassed 42 pro fights. He lost to Jeff Curran here in Chicago at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers event, and has also fought at C3 and Ruckus.

Indiana’s Casey Dyer, who fought as an amateur at XFO 31 and XFO 34 is also on the roster.

Here is the promo for the new season, and below that is the complete cast for the show, which debuts Sept. 21 on Spike TV.

 

John Albert
Victory Athletics
Puyallup, WA

Johnny Bedford
F3 Alliance
Watuga, TX

Carson Beebe
Gilbert Grappling
Western Springs, IL

Roland Delorme
Winnipeg Academy of MMA
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

T.J. Dillashaw
Team Alpha Male
Sacramento, CA

John Dodson
Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts
Albuquerque, NM.

Casey Dyer
No affiliation
New Castle, IN

B.J. Ferguson
All-American MMA
Louisville, KY

Josh Ferguson
All-American MMA
Louisville, KY.

Louis Gaudinot
Team Tiger Schulmann
Yonkers, NY

Matt Jaggers
Team Wolfpack
Connersville, IN

Tateki Matsuda
Team Sityodtong
Boston, MA

Paul McVeigh
Dinky Ninjas
Glasgow, Scotland

Brandon Merkt
The Academy
New Richmond, WI

Dustin Pague
MASE MMA
Centreville, VA

Orville Smith
Integrated Fighting
Indianapolis, IN

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Stephen Bass
Lloyd Irvin MMA
Savannah, GA

Dennis Bernudez
Long Island MMA
Massapequa, NY

Diego Brandao
Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts
Albuquerque, NM

Marcus Brimage
American Top Team
Coconut Creek, FL

Bryan Caraway
Team Alpha Male
Sacramento, CA

Josh Clopton
Skrap Pack
San Francisco, CA

Akira Corassani
Team Kaobon
Gothenburg, Sweden

Karsten Lenjoint
Wolfslair Academy
Nottingham, United Kingdom

Eric Marriott
Grindhouse MMA
Independence, MO

Micah Miller
Coconut Creek, FL
American Top Team

Dustin Neace
H.I.T. Squad
Granite City, IL

Jesse Newell
Knuckleheadz
BoxingVentura, CA

Brian Pearman
Springfield Fight Club
Springfield, MO

Jimmie Rivera
Team Tiger Schulmann
Elmwood Park, NJ
Record: 8-1
Age: 21

Steven Siler
Riven Academy
Ogden, UT

Bryson Wailehua-Hansen
MMA Development
Honolulu, HI

CHICAGO CAGEFIGHTING RELEASES MARCH 5TH CARD

Chicago Cagefighting Championship just released the card for their March 5th show, and it looks excellent. Besides Jens Pulver and Chase Beebe, fans get to see the return of Dan Gilbert. Gilbert has fought only sporadically since 2004, but he is a veteran of Shooto, XFO, Ironheart Crown and Brawl at Bourbon Street. He has fought big names like Hayato Sakurai and Frank Trigg. Now he’ll make his first appearance in the cage since 2009. Check out our interview with Dan Gilbert from November of 2009, where he tells us how he and his brother, UFC vet Joey started Gilbert Grappling.

Also on the card are Team Curran’s Joey Diehl, Felice Herrig and Eric Kriegermeier, MTC’s Mike Pitz and Dennis Dombrow, Hackney’s Jeff Lavallee and Gilbert Grappling’s Carson Beebe.

CUT THROAT MMA – FEBRUARY 19

Cut Throat MMA returns on February 19th at the Hammond Civic Center in Indiana with “Supremacy II”. Plenty of familiar local fighters on this card, including Wrecking Ball’s Kent Rexford, Gilbert Grappling’s Brad Muthart, Bobby Reardanz, Keith Wisnieski, Adam Ward, Jay Estrada, Ben Koff, Quinton McCotrell and FLO MMA’s Jonatas Novaes.

G2 FIGHT NIGHT: BLACK WEDNESDAY

Plenty of live MMA action to take in on Wednesday night around Chicagoland. First up, a look at G2 Fight Night: Black Wednesday. Weigh-ins are tonight at 6pm at the Tinley Park Convention Center located just north of I-80 off of Harlem Ave. Here’s a pic of their new walk-out set-up — pretty cool.

And here’s a highlight video from past events.

And here’s the card for the event. Get your tix at g2fightnight.com

RESULTS: CHICAGO CAGEFIGHING CHAMPIONSHIP 10/16

Results from Chicago Cagefighting Championship on October 16th at the Odeum in Villa Park.

Rick Johnson vs. James Gleissner

Gleissner showed great wrestling and had a few catches. But after a takedown in the 2nd round, the 6’6″ 260lb. Johnson reversed position and pounded out Gleissner. Johnson via TKO- Ref Stoppage due to strikes, 1:25 round 2.

Colton Martin vs. PJ Cajigas

Cajigas landed an early knee to the body and had a takedown in round 1. They slugged it out from there and Martin had a late takedown. Cajigas won the round. In round 2, Martin landed two heavy right hands that somehow didn’t faze Cajigas. Cajigas unleashed a barrage of strikes and eventually took down Martin, mounted him and got him in the crucifix position. He pounded on him until the ref stepped in to stop it at 1:23 of round 2

Kris Blainey vs. Nate Patrick

Patrick picked up where he left off when we last saw him in DeKalb at the Body Lock/APFC “No Mercy” event. Patrick tapped gloves with Blainey then slammed him to the ground to start the fight. He immediately got side control and spent most of the round improving his position, hunting for subs and landing strikes. It was all Patrick in round 1. Round 2 began the same as round 1 — Patrick slammed Blainey and got full mount. He unleashed about ten unanswered strikes before the ref stepped in and stopped it at 1:24 of round 2.

Nic Thompson vs. Matt Hong

Just moments before the fight, Hong’s cornerman leans in and tells us, “I don’t even know this guy. I just met him about 10 minutes ago.” Nevertheless, Hong showed himself to be extremely game. He took some serious right hands from Thompson and kept going. They were huge strikes that would have felled most fighters. Later in the round Thompson cracked Hong again with a right, but Hong countered with his own right hand that sent Thompson to the ground. Hong rushed in, but Thompson tied him up, reversed and secured the mount. From there he punished Hong with strikes and bloodied his face. Hong hung in there until the ref stepped in to stop it at 2:09 of round 1.

Bryan Fielder vs. Adam Ward

Bryan “The Hostile Pentacostal” Fielder was initially supposed to fight Mike Santiago. Santiago had to withdraw and Gilbert Grappling’s Adam Ward took the fight on just about two weeks notice. And Ward was just too much for Fielder on this night.

Ward caught a rear naked choke early and worked it the entire round. His grappling and position held Fielder on the ground for almost the entire first round. In round 2 Ward was again extremely aggressive with his wrestling and it paid off. Fielder had no answer for the takedowns of Ward. Round 3 they slugged it out a bit, but Ward dominated those exchanges and again had Fielder on his back. Fielder is left a bloody mess, and Ward wins via unanimous decision.

Ray Grindstaff vs. Dennis Dombrow

Grindstaff was making his pro debut and started out aggressively. But Dombrow worked him to the ground and repeatedly looked for triangles. He locked one in late in the round and also took Grindstaff’s arm. Grindstaff eventually tapped, but he should have done so sooner. He lay on the ground writhing in pain for a few minutes after the end of the bout. Thankfully, he was able to stand for the official announcement and left under his own power.

It was also Dombrow’s pro debut. The 145-pounder out of MTC in Schaumburg notches his first pro win at the Chicago Cagefighting Championship just a few months after competing as an amateur in the same promotion. He displayed a slick ground game, securing a heel hook early in the round and then finishing with the devastating sub at 4:46 of the first.

German Reyes vs. Frank Pizzirulli

Reyes was making his first appearance back in the cage since 2007. That’s a long layoff but you never would have known it watching him fight against Pizzirulli. Reyes exuded extreme calm and had his way with “The Strength”. He spent nearly all of round 1 on top of Pizzirulli. Round 2 was also all Reyes, with Pizzirulli seemingly not wanting to engage. His corner, including Strikeforce fighter Louis Taylor, seemed discouraged that Pizzirulli would not bring it to Reyes. Round 3 saw Pizzirulli work harder, but Reyes eventually landed a triangle at the end of the round. Pizzirulli survived, but Reyes won a unanimous decision in a very impressive performance.

Ryan Williams vs. Ryan Bixler

XFO welterweight champion Ryan Williams looked great in all aspects of his game on this night. Williams dominated the first round, both in striking and on the ground. Round 2 was closer with Bixler providing more of an attack, but Williams still won the round. I thought that Bixler might have taken round 3, but all the judges scored it 30-27 in favor of Williams. It was an impressive performance or Williams against a very experienced fighter in Bixler. It was the second straight victory for Williams.

Nick Rossborough vs. Jason Guida

This was a battle of two very experienced fighters. Guida had the home crowd cheering relentlessly for him. But Rossborough was relentless in his pursuit of Guida. “Leatherface” controlled the pace of the fight and commandeered the cage, working Guida for three rounds. Rossborough’s length and quickness were too much for Guida. Guida, of course showed his gameness, and brought it all three rounds. But in the end Rossborough took the victory via unanimous decision.

Mikey Lullo vs. Tyler Combs

The co-main event of the card, and it lived up to its billing with some thrilling action and frantic pace. Combs had no answer for Lullo in this fight. Lullo won the majority of the exchanges and was able to take down Combs when he wanted to. A slick rubber guard kept Combs in the fight. But in the 3rd round Lullo locked up Combs arm and he had to tap. A very impressive performance by Lullo, who looks like he improves with every bout. Lullo wins by submission via armbar at 1:17 of the 3rd round.

Jared McMahan vs.Chase Beebe

Making his 3rd fight in just over 30 days didn’t prove to be a problem for former WEC champ Chase Beebe. Beebe was just too quick and powerful for McMahan. Beebe floored McMahan with a right and violently turned him into a guillotine that left McMahan out on the floor. Beebe needed just over a minute to beat McMahan.

TEAM CURRAN DOMINATES US GRAPPLING CHICAGO

Congrats to Team Curran for taking home an amazing 22 medals at the recent US Grappling tournament in Oak Lawn. It was the first US Grappling tourney in Chicago. Taking home medals for Team Curran:

• Pat Curran
• Sean Baker
• John Bush
• Tim Zegers
• Felice Herrig
• Jim Rose
• Joey Diehl
• Ricardo Briones
• Mikhail Tretyak
• Jeremy Lin

Other local schools winning medals:

• Torres Martial Arts
• Pedro Vianna Jiu Jitsu
• Gilbert Grappling
• SUDA Academy
• New Breed Academy
• Carlson Gracie

Here are the rest of the local schools and a complete list of the US Grappling Chicago winners:

Men’s No Gi
Advanced
Absolute
1st – Pat Curran – Team Curran
2nd – John Gutta – Hawkeye BJJ
3rd – Brendan Hufford – Torres Martial Arts

135.5 – 149
1st – Jimmy Cerra – Team Balance
2nd – Richard Dey – Team Goddard
3rd – John Lawrence – Pedro Vianna Jiu Jitsu

149 – 162
1st – Nathaniel Hooker – Hooker Brothers
2nd – Gerardo Cepeda – MOTA

162 – 175.5
1st – Pat Curran – Team Curran
2nd – Jon Tutaj – Countryside BJJ
3rd – John Gutta – Hawkeye BJJ

188.5 – 215
1st – Brendan Hufford – Torres Martial Arts
2nd – Robert Morrow – G2

Intermediate
Absolute
1st – Klint Boxx – Hawkeye BJJ
2nd – Angel Garcia – Fusion Fitness
3rd – Matt Tobie – Team Goddard

135.5 -149
1st – Sean Baker – Team Curran
2nd – Michael Camacho – SUDA Academy
3rd – Andrew Waterworth – McVicker

149 – 162
1st – Eric Bourke – Brasa
2nd – Christopher Eisen – Torres Martial Arts
3rd – Christian Badillo – MOTA

162 – 175.5
1st – Joseph Fialco – Brasa
2nd – John Bush – Team Curran
3rd – Deuce Rachal – Carlson Gracie

175.5 – 188.5
1st – Brandon Stenger – Hawkeye BJJ
2nd – Klint Boxx – Hawkeye BJJ
3rd – Jay Pasquesi – New Breed Academy

188.5 – 202
1st – Jeffrey Wenstrom – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Steve Burkhard – MOTA
3rd – Rob Lyles – Randori

215 and up
1st – Angel Garcia – Fusion Fitness MMA
2nd – Nate Johnson – Team Viteri
3rd – Brandon Wehmeier

Beginner
Absolute
1st – Alexander Rodriguez – Trinity
2nd – Jacob Truax – Brasa
3rd – Charles Paul – Hawkeye BJJ

122.5 – 135.5
1st – Van Thomas – Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu Jitsu
2nd – Kyle Casey – Carlson Gracie Team
3rd – Butch Gutierrez – New Breed Academy

135.5 – 149
1st – Arman Lesbekov – IIT MMA Club
2nd – Bree Lund – Vaghi Martial Arts
3rd – Tyler Middleton – McVicker

149 – 162
1st – John Nauracy – Torres Martial Arts
2nd – Lane Gillia – New Breed Academy
3rd – Kaoma Matthews – Xtreme

162 – 188.5
1st – Matthew Bain – McVicker
2nd – Kevin Beveridge – Illinois Martial Arts Academy
3rd – Kyle Soumar – MOTA

188.5 – 215
1st – David Sieber – ASD
2nd – Charles Paul – Hawkeye BJJ
3rd – Joseph Pellegrino – XTREME

215 and up
1st – Alexander Rodriguez – Trinity
2nd – Tim Zegers – Team Curran
3rd – Jacob Truax – Brasa

Novice
Absolute
1st – Andrew Hartshorn – Team Viteri
2nd – Patrick Pamon
3rd – Nathan Klein

135.5 – 149
1st – Zach Behnen – Vaghi
2nd – David Bakman – Roufus Sport
3rd – Nicholas Boin – IIT MMA Club

149 – 162
1st – Chris Malpede – Fist Law Academy
2nd – Matthew Glynn – Hawkeye BJJ
3rd – Alec Ventresca – MTC

175.5 – 202
1st – Patrick Pamon
2nd – Andrew Hartshorn – Viteri
3rd – Ben Carpenter – Roufus Sport

Women’s No Gi
Intermediate
Absolute
1st – Abby Bork – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Susan Rihawi – Brasa
3rd – Jesse Imbler

Beginner
Absolute
1st – Kelly Cox – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Jillian Kreiman – Victory MA
3rd – Taylor Biagi – Hawkeye BJJ

113.5 – 135.5
1st – Kelly Cox – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Taylor Biagi – Hawkeye BJJ

Novice
Absolute
1st – Felice Herrig – Team Curran
2nd – Brook Leigh – No Comment

113.5 – 124.5
1st – Felice Herrig – Team Curran
2nd – Lindsey Hillman – Top Notch
3rd – Junni Voss – New Breed Academy

30+ No Gi Divisions
Advanced
Absolute
1st – Jason Kazmierczak – Roufus Sport
2nd – Ben Lindhout – Carlson Gracie

175.5 – 188.5
1st – Steve Kinnison – Infinito BJJ
2nd – Tony Williams – Carlson Gracie
3rd – Rex Payne – Team Wreckage

188.5 – 202
1st – Jason Kazmierczak – Roufus Sport
2nd – Ben Lindhout – Carlson Gracie

Intermediate
Absolute
1st – Matthew O’Laughlin – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Marcelo Corpuz – Team Goddard

135.5 – 149
1st – Michael Hampton
2nd – Michael Camacho – SUDA Academy

149 – 162
1st – Tony Chang – Victory MA
2nd – Jim Rose – Team Curran

188.5 – 215
1st – Matthew O’Laughlin – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Ben Vierck – Gracie Humaita

Beginner
162 – 175.5
1st – Frank Tverdek – Gracie Humaita
2nd – Alan Chajon – Victory MA

175.5 – 188.5
1st – Kevin Lowrey – New Breed Academy
2nd – Greg Pawlik – Goddard
3rd – Sergei Abushevitz – McVicker

188.5 – 202
1st – David Seiber – ASD
2nd – Joseph Pellegrino – XTREME

202 – 215
1st – Kevin Beveridge – Illinois Martial Arts Academy
2nd – Mel Delossantos – 10th Planet Chicago

Men’s Gi
Purple
Absolute
1st – Pat Curran – Team Curran
2nd – Mike Cimmarusti – New Breed Academy
3rd – Brendan Hufford – Torres Martial Arts

135.5 – 149
1st – Jimmy Cerra – Team Balance
2nd – Joey Diehl – Team Curran

149 – 162
1st – Ramon Arellano, Jr. – Gracie Barra
2nd – Matt Fuller – Yamasaki Academy
3rd – Luis Gonzalez – McVicker

162 – 175.5
1st – Pat Curran – Team Curran
2nd – Jon Tutaj – Countryside BJJ
3rd – Brandon Batchelor – McVicker

188.5 – 215
1st – Brendan Hufford – Torres Martial Arts
2nd – Walter Alvarenga – Team Goddard

Blue Belt
Absolute
1st – John Gutta – Hawkeye BJJ
2nd – Jeff Wenstrom – Carlson Gracie
3rd – Matt Tobie – Team Goddard

122.5 – 149
1st – Forrest Moyano – New Breed Academy
2nd – Andrew Waterworth – McVicker
3rd – Richard Dey – Team Goddard

149 – 162
1st – Christopher Eisen – Torres Martial Arts
2nd – Youssef Shoukry – Gracie Barra
3rd – Isaac Chung – Brazil 021

162 – 175.5
1st – John Gutta – Hawkeye BJJ
2nd – Deuce Rachal – Carlson Gracie
3rd – Joseph Fialco – Brasa

175.5 – 188.5
1st – Leroy Gordon – Brazil 021
2nd – Matt Tobie – Team Goddard
3rd – Klint Boxx – Hawkeye BJJ

188.5 – 202
1st – Jeff Wenstrom – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Dante Salinas – Goddard Jiu Jitsu
3rd – Steven Burkhart – MOTA

White Belt
Absolute
1st – Brandon Stenger – Hawkeye BJJ
2nd – John Nauracy – Torres Martial Arts
3rd – Ben Ventura – New Breed Academy

122.5 – 135.5
1st – Van Thomas – Vaghi Martial Arts
2nd – Kyle Casey – Carlson Gracie
3rd – Colton Rusk – Carlson Gracie

135.5 – 149
1st – Jesse Holmes – Gracie Humaita
2nd – Teody Lopez – New Breed Academy
3rd – Tyler Middleton – McVicker

149 – 162
1st – Adam Aldaddah
2nd – John Nauracy – Torres Martial Arts
3rd – Lane Gillia – New Breed Academy

162 – 175.5
1st – Kyle Soumar – MOTA
2nd – Ashur Darmo – New Breed Academy
3rd – John Bush – Team Curran

175.5 – 188.5
1st – Brandon Stenger – Hawkeye BJJ
2nd – James Pasquesi – New Breed Academy
3rd – Matthew Bain – McVicker

202 – 215
1st – Charles Paul – Hawkeye BJJ
2nd – Ben Ventura – New Breed Academy

215 and up
1st – Angel Garcia – Fusion Fitness
2nd – Tim Zegers – Team Curran
3rd – Artie Grubbs – Trinity

Women’s Gi Divisions
Blue Belt
Absolute
1st – Abby Bork – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Lindsay Jonkers – Gracie Barra

White Belt
Absolute
1st – Tiffney Smith – Torres Martial Arts
2nd – Felice Herrig – Team Curran
3rd – Taylor Biagi – Hawkeye BJJ

113.5 – 124.5
1st – Felice Herrig – Team Curran
2nd – Jiyoon Chung – Brasa
3rd – Taylor Biagi – Hawkeye BJJ

135.5 – 147
1st – Susan Rihawi – Brasa
2nd – Brook Leigh – No Comment
3rd – Kelly Cox – Carlson Gracie

30+ Gi Divisions
Brown Belt
175 – 202
1st – Tony Williams – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Jason Kazmierczak – Roufusport

Purple Belt
Absolute
1st – Steve Kinnison – Infinito BJJ
2nd – Ricardo Briones – Team Curran

149 – 162
1st – Ricardo Briones – Team Curran
2nd – Steve Kinnison – Infinito BJJ

Blue Belt
Absolute
1st – Ben Lindhout – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Stephen Smith – New Breed Academy
3rd – Marcelo Corpuz – Team Goddard

135.5 – 149
1st – Andrew Tsai – Brazil 021
2nd – Merchant Adams – New Breed Academy
3rd – Michael Camacho – SUDA Academy

149 – 162
1st – Edward Ehrat – McVicker
2nd – Tom Mulroy – McVicker
3rd – Jim Rose – Team Curran

162 – 175.5
1st – Mark Bracelos – Gracie Barra
2nd – Charles Kyle – Gracie Humaita

175.5 – 188.5
1st – Raul Pesina, Jr. – MOTA
2nd – Mikhail Tretyak – Team Curran
3rd – Marcelo Corpuz – Team Goddard

188.5 – 215
1st – Ben Lindhout – Carlson Gracie
2nd – Matthew O’Laughlin – Carlson Gracie
3rd – Ben Vierck – Gracie Humaita

White Belt
135.5 – 149
1st – Chris Malone – McVicker
2nd – Jeremy Lin – Team Curran

149 – 175.5
1st – Horatiu Wesser – McVicker
2nd – Dennis Odulio – McVicker
3rd – Frank Tverdek – Gracie Humaita

175.5 – 202
1st – Kevin Lowrey – New Breed Academy
2nd – Eddie Loncar – McVicker
3rd – Greg Pawlik – Team Goddard

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