Phil Williams

Taurean Bogguess

Rafal Skibinski

Daniel Vizcaya

Andre Feliciano

Adam Ward

Andrew Krzeptowski

Brandon Wood

Damian Norris

Dan Aguirre

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Daniel Vizcaya vs Brandon DelPrado - photo by Joey Hill

XFO 43
Friday 13, 2012
The Copernicus Theater

OFFICIAL FIGHT CARD
Main Event: Daniel Vizcaya vs. Brandon DelPrado
Round One: The fighters traded low kicks to start until Vizcaya clinched and leg tripped DelPrado to the ground in guard. Vizcaya punched his way out of guard and into side control. DelPrado secured Vizcaya’s neck for control, but Vizcaya popped out and delivered knees on the ground. More punches followed from Vizcaya to DelPrado’s head. DelPrado turned to fight, but gave up his back. Vizcaya then put in the hooks for full control. Vizcaya punched the side of DelPrado’s head as he tried to find a way out. Full control from Vizcaya as he rolled to sit down still with hooks in. DelPrado worked for half guard for a few seconds, but Vizcaya put him back down for mount. With ten second left Vizcaya unloaded on DelPrado.

Round Two: Vizcaya light on his feet threw punch and kick combos. DelPrado answered with a heavy right hook that gave Vizcaya pause. Vizcaya quickly regained awareness and charged in for a huge slam double-leg takedown. Good elbows from the bottom from DelPrado. Tight battle for position from both fighters. Vizcaya again secured mount and punches from the top. Vizcaya with several small flurries of punches, still not able to stop DelPrado. DelPrado is now bleeding heavy from an elbow. DelPrado turned over again for position and left his neck out for Vizcaya to secure the RNC tap.

Daniel Vizcaya defeated Brandon DelPrado via Tapout due to RNC in round two

Co-Main Event: Andrew Krzeptowski vs. Lawrence Dunning
Round One: Dunning opened up with a clinch as Krzeptowski stuck the body then moved to a takedown attempt. Dunning connected with a right hook. Krzeptowski pushed forward. Dunning twice had Krzeptowski’s neck and dragged him to the ground to try and finish. Both times Krzeptowski shook out of it and stood up. Another body shot from Krzeptowski. Krzeptowski then found the head target for his punches. Dunning stated stumbling and back peddling. Krzeptowski with heavy pressure against the cage, but Dunning reversed it. Krzeptowski with a solid body kick, but Dunning answered with a jab to the chin. A third attempt from Dunning to drag the fight to the ground via neck hold that failed. Dunning showed a bloody nose. Another body shot from Krzeptowski and then a knee. Krzeptowski shot with a spinning back kick and body kick combo that Dunning just ate. These two fought to the final second, both landed and took heavy shots.

Round Two: Both open round two with a quick one-two that landed softly. A spinning back fist from Krzeptowski that landed hard, but Dunning pushed forward as if unfazed. Both men took deep breaths before pushing forward and after breaks. Another left hook landed form Krzeptowski. Krzeptowski stuffed a takedown attempt and controlled the neck. Then delivered knees to the body and head of Dunning. Another body kick landed from Krzeptowski. Crowd was very vocal and into this fight. Outside leg kicks landed from Dunning. Krzeptowski with neck control on the ground, but Dunning on top in half guard. Dunning punched the body of Krzeptowski to loosen the grip on his neck. Dunning corner screamed at their fighter to get out of half guard. Krzeptowski finally let go of the neck and Dunning tried to land strikes before the round ended.

Round Three: Both men opened up with strikes that land, but push forward. In a rush of strikes, Dunning delivered a low blow that stopped the action. Crowd started to ‘boo’ after two minutes. Action restarted and Dunning charged forward with strikes. Krzeptowski smartly evaded around the cage. Dunning still pushed forward hard. Dunning able to secure the clinch and deliver a few knees to the head. Sluggish battle for position and soft strikes in the middle of this round. Dunning attempted a leg sweep takedown, but was reversed as Krzeptowski landed halfway on top. Dunning snuck out the back to take Krzeptowski’s back and work for a choke. Krzeptowski still worked for position from the bottom. Dunning secured full mount and finished the fight punching.

Andrew Krzeptowski defeated Lawrence Dunning (29-28 x3) via unanimous decision

Justin Robbins vs. Daniel Aguirre
Round One: Aguirre opened as the more aggressive fighter. Tried to strike from distance. Robbins ducked under to land a body shot, but Aguirre countered with a knee to the body. Both men didn’t back down. Robbins was selective with his strike to find a way inside. Aguirre landed a soft left hook to start a flurry. Nothing heavy landed. Robbins connected a few times with the inside leg kick. Both men executing head movement and faints. Aguirre struck hard with a left hook that moved Robbins backwards. More knees from Aguirre to follow up. Robbins ducked to get inside for a one-two combo to the body of Aguirre. Aguirre pushed forward, but Robbins sent him the canvas after catching a body kick. Flurries back and forth to end the round.

Round Two: Aguirre opened up with the double-jab that is corner was calling for all of round one. Aguirre landed a right hook to the side of Robbins’s head. Robbins still able to land the low kicks as Aguirre delivered knees and kicks to the body. Aguirre connected with a right hand that dazed Robbins. As Aguirre pushed forward Robbins countered with a takedown into side control. Robbins delivered knees to the shoulder of Aguirre. Aguirre counted by creating space for his right leg to secure closed guard, the body triangle from the bottom. Aguirre started to strike form the bottom to the body of Robbins as the round came to an end. Then landed elbows from the bottom from Aguirre.

Round Three: Robbins opened up with an overhand right that landed on Aguirre’s chin. Both corners are called for aggression and action. Aguirre listened and delivered a flying right knee from distance. Robbins started to bleed from above the right eye. A scramble on the ground as Aguirre landed several strikes of punches and elbows. Robbins fought back hard with two on one while Aguirre took his back. Aguirre sinks it in and gets the tap.

Daniel Aguirre defeated Justin Robbins via Tapout due to a RNC at 2.47 of round three

Jason Graves vs. Rafal Skibinski
Round One: Skibinski opened up with a Thai clinch and attempted a knee that was just short. Graves pushed forward and landed a right hook that dropped Skibinski. With Skibinski dazed, Graves moved into mount and dropped several punches. Skibinski covered well enough for the ref not to stop the fight. Skibinski tried to buck off Graves. Graves took some time to complain to the ref and Skibinski reversed to put Graves on his back into guard. Graves showing some damage with a cut under his left eye. Ref and doctor call the fight. Graves is visibly upset and threw his mouth piece in disgust of the outcome.

Rafal Skibinski defeated Jason Graves via doctor stoppage (cut under left eye) 2.13 of round one

Brandon Wood vs. Christian Reynoso
Round One: Reynoso opened up the fight with punches. Wood responded in kind. Nothing heavy landed at this point. Both men willing to engage and pushed forward. Wood connected with a three-four combo that pushed Reynoso backwards. Reynoso started to show some damage at this point, some redness under the eyes. Wood connected low with a body shot. Reynoso shot back with a body kick and inside leg kick. Wood with two head kick attempts. Reynoso landing the inside leg kick well and often. Reynoso kicked again to the body, but caught by Wood then delivered a huge straight right hand that dropped Reynoso and made his head bounce off the floor.

Brandon Wood defeated Christian Reynoso via TKO at 2.39 of round one

Taurean Bogguess vs. Mike Santiago
Round One: both clash kicks to start, but Bogguess found the inside leg kick. He followed that up with a hard left hook that dazed Santiago. Santiago was pushed to the cage and went in for the takedown. Bogguess sprawled out and dipped his arm under Santiago’s chin to sink in the choke and pulled guard. Santiago’s knees gave out has he lost consensus. Ref stopped the fight.

Taurean Bogguess defeated Mike Santiago via Technical submission at 32 seconds of round one

Bobby Ferrier vs. Adam Ward
Round One: Ward opened up strong with kicks that pushed Ferrier backward. Ward with a lot of pressure and talking trash as well. Ward with a flying knee that almost connected. Followed that up with a strong right hand that stumbled Ward backward to the cage. Ferrier landed a strong left, but Ward countered with a kick to the body. Ferrier fell over against the cage and Ward rapidly took the back and secured a body triangle. After two attempts of an RNC, Ward finally puts it in deep and got the tap.

Adam Ward defeated Bobby Ferrier via Tapout due to a RNC at 2.23 of round one

Josh Killion vs. Joey Diehl
Round One: Killion opened up strong with kicks and punches to push Diehl against the cage, but Diehl countered with a takedown into guard. Killion from the bottom with a choke attempt, which Diehl was able to get out of. Killion turned over to escape, but Diehl took the back with hooks. Punches from the top from Diehl and moved in for the choke again. Killion with wrist control on Diehl from the bottom. Diehl opened up with numerous punches after he got his hands free. Killion seemed unfazed and worked calm. Diehl worked in his arm and Killion’s face was turning Killion. Killion had two on one and Diehl let the choke go. Killion slowly turned over Diehl into guard. Killion stood up in Diehl’s guard and passed to side control. Killion punched the body and moved into north-south. Diehl flipped his legs over for a submission attempt and Killion backed away. Killion ended the round with a flurry of punches.

Round Two: Diehl countered a punch with a body lock. Killion pushed him to the cage and dropped him into side control. Diehl tried to push off the cage wall. Killion found himself in a odd position and opted to stand up. Back against the cage, Diehl threw Killion down with a headlock. Killion countered by ending up in half guard landing punches. Killion moved to mount with plenty of time in the round. Diehl gave up the back. Killion punched as Diehl covered up. Killion with Diehl flattened out still landing punches to the side of the head. Diehl covering up well, but not fighting back. Killion switched to a submission attempt and gets the tap.

Josh Killion defeated Joey Diehl via Tapout due to a RNC at 3.10 of round two

Andre Feliciano vs Jerald Williams
Round One: Feliciano opened up with punches and kicks, but it is Williams that pushed the action to the cage. Feliciano with his back to the cage attempted a chock that Williams defended and moved back to the center. Feliciano with a shot that is stuffed by Williams and ended up on top in half guard and half butterfly guard. Williams moved the action to the cage and landed a few punches. Feliciano exploded and forced Williams on his back. Feliciano was in half guard when he started throwing elbows and punches. Feliciano went for the head and arm triangle but didn’t put his head on the ground. Feliciano gives up the attempt after some time and re-adjusted. Williams worked his way out of the bottom and the crowd exploded with approval. Action restarted in the center with rangy strikes until Williams worked the fight to the cage. Feliciano showed good defense from takedown, but ate punches form Feliciano. Williams caught a kick and landed a straight punch at the end of the round.

Round Two: Feliciano opened the middle frame with a takedown into full guard. Williams with good control of Feliciano form the bottom, using head and high guard. Feliciano not able to do much for a while. Williams holding on for a stand up. Feliciano worked the body with soft punches. Williams opened his guard and Feliciano moved to half guard, tried for mount, went to side control. Feliciano in control on top, but not landing damage. Feliciano secured full mount, but Williams had good head control from the bottom. Feliciano delivered heavy elbows from the top with half posture. Williams created space and pushed Feliciano’s face back to rock his body weight forward to site up. We reset on the feet in the middle. Williams in for a takedown attempt, but Feliciano reversed against the cage. The fighters fell forward and Feliciano capitalized into Williams’s guard. Feliciano punched the body of Williams as the round ended.

Round Three: Feliciano with a takedown and top control, but Williams on the bottom looked for submissions. Feliciano now in half guard and Williams with head control with his arms. Feliciano moved to side control, but still not landed damage. Feliciano backed away and kicked the legs while Williams was on his back Feliciano threw spinning heel kicks to the legs. Feliciano dove back down into Williams’s guard. Williams was able to push Feliciano out of his guard, but opted not to stand up with space between the two. Williams attempted a heel grab takedown, but Feliciano counted with a front choke attempt. Feliciano dragged Williams back to the ground and got mount. Feliciano in full control towards the end of the fight in guard. A solid left elbow across the brow of Williams. Feliciano ended the fight in full mount.

Andre Feliciano defeated Jerald Willimas by unanimous decision

James Smith vs. Phil Williams
Round One: Smith pushed the action against the cage, but Williams was able to get the trip to the ground. Williams quickly moved to the back of Smith and delivered punches to the body. Smith able to create space and get out from the bottom, but Williams not letting too much room between the two. Williams against the body control and carried Smith towards his own corner with a huge slam. Smith reversed with a fireman’s carry slam of his own. After several submission attempts from Smith, Williams escapes and takes the back for a third time. This time with both hooks sunk in the choke and gets the tap.

Smith is down after the stoppage and two doctors rush in to check on him. Tried to stand up and sat back down again quickly. They moved him to the stool and clearly dizzy. Finally he stood up to the crowd’s delight and appears to be okay.

Phil Williams defeated James Smith via Tapout due to a RNC at 2.56 of round one

Jordan Griffin vs Damian Norris
Round One: Norris opened up with kicks from low to high. Griffin didn’t check any of the lows ones, but blocked the few high ones. Griffin plowed forward for a takedown attempt, while Norris tried to counter by punching on the back of the head. A stalemate against the cage while Griffin switched from doubles to singles. Norris went over the top with a few punches. Ref broke them up and restarted in the center. Norris pushed forward with a flurry that excited the crowd, but nothing heavy landed. Exchanges went back and forward with a mix up of punches, kicks and elbows. Griffin with flying knee that didn’t land, but pushed Norris back against the cage. Griffin looked for the takedown again from the cage side. Norris defended well and struck the head while Griffin was focused on the takedown. Norris secured Griffin’s back after a failed attempt from Griffin. Griffin was able to remove the hooks and escape. Norris landed a nice and quick kick and one-two combo. Norris with a heavy jab that made Griffin stumble. Griffin turned it around for a takedown attempt against the cage as the round ended.

Round Two: Norris went out to touch gloves and Griffin touches then jabs him. Crowd wanted blood after that. Norris moved well on the outside while Griffin chased him down in the center. Griffin caught a kick for a quick takedown into Norris closed guard. Griffin moved the action against the cage while he punched the body. Norris tried to posture and land heavy shots. Griffin turned to give up the back while Norris took the back. Again Griffin able to reverse and get on top. Griffin showing damage and bleeding heavy from his forehead from an elbow on the ground. Ref called for time and a check from the doctor on Griffin. Norris whipped the blood off of himself while Griffin was checked. Doctor and ref called the fight.

Damian Norris defeated Jordan Griffin via doctor stoppage at 3.02 of round two

Quick Results:

• Daniel Vizcaya defeated Brandon DelPrado via Tapout due to RNC in round two
• Andrew Krzeptowski defeated Lawrence Dunning (29-28 x3) via unanimous decision
• Daniel Aguirre defeated Justin Robbins via Tapout due to a RNC at 2.47 of round three
• Rafal Skibinski defeated Jason Graves via doctor stoppage (cut under left eye) 2.13 of round one
• Brandon Wood defeated Christian Reynoso via TKO at 2.39 of round one
• Taurean Bogguess defeated Mike Santiago via Technical submission at 32 seconds of round one
• Adam Ward defeated Bobby Ferrier via Tapout due to a RNC at 2.23 of round one
• Josh Killion defeated Joey Diehl via Tapout due to a RNC at 3.10 of round two
• Andre Feliciano defeated Jerald Williams by unanimous decision
• Phil Williams defeated James Smith via Tapout due to a RNC at 2.56 of round one
• Damian Norris defeated Jordan Griffin via doctor stoppage at 3.02 of round two

XFO 43 Final Poster

On Friday, April 13, XFO returns to the Copernicus Center for XFO 43. The night of action is scheduled to feature an all pro mixed martial arts card with thirteen fights. The first 1,500 fans to arrive will receive a free 2012 X-Treme Ring Girls calendar.

Fans of mixed martial arts in Chicago will not be disappointed as the card is stacked with local talent. Established pros like Dan Aguirre, Mike Santiago, Adam Ward, Joey Diehl, and Christian Reynoso all will be looking to not only improve their fan base, but increase their fans.

Phil Williams, Andre Feliciano, Jerald Williams and Damian Norris are names many have seen on the amateur circuit in the Chicagoland area. All of them are battle tested and will try to start their pro careers with a win.

Doors open at 6pm and the first fight is set to start at 7:30pm. The full card now includes:
Daniel Vizcaya vs Brandon DelPrado
Daniel Aguirre vs Ryan McIntosh
Mike Santiago vs Tory Bogguess
Adam Ward vs Bobby Ferrier
Andrew Krzeptowski vs Lawrence Dunning
Joey Diehl vs Dominic Blanco
Matt Tobie vs Ryan Storey
Rafal Skibinski vs Jason Graves
Christian Reynoso vs Brandon Wood
Damian Norris vs Jordan Griffin
Ramy Daoud vs Johnny Coleman
Andre Feliciano vs Jerald Williams
Phil Williams vs James Smith

XFO 43 tickets are now available here at MMA Recap. They start at just $31 for the mezzanine level and $41 for the main floor area. That includes our processing fee. These are the best prices anywhere online for XFO 43 tickets. Click here to buy your tickets.

The card is a stacked all-pro card featuring several fan favorites like Carson Beebe, Guillermo Serment, Dan Aguirre, Mike Santiago, Adam Ward, Joey Diehl, Vince Ramos, Giovanni Moljo, Matt Tobie, Christian Reynoso and many more.

The full card looks like:
Carson Beebe vs Guillermo Serment
Daniel Vizcaya vs Brandon DelPrado
Daniel Aguirre vs Ryan McIntosh
Mike Santiago vs TBD
Vincent Ramos vs Jose Pacheco
Andrew Krzeptowski vs Lawrence Dunning
Adam Ward vs Giovanni Moljo
Joey Diehl vs TBD
Matt Tobie vs Ryan Storey
Rafal Skibinski vs Jason Graves
Christian Reynoso vs James Anthony Moore
Damian Norris vs Jordan Griffin
Ramy Doud vs Johnny Coleman
Andre Feliciano vs Jerald Williams
Phil Williams vs TBD

XFO 42 took place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, IL, on December 10th, 2011.  The night of action saw eight amateur bouts and eleven professional fights.  Read on for the full recap of the professional fights as well as quick results of the amateur bouts.

Anthony Goodwin vs Robert Couillard

The fighters felt each other out on the feet early. Goodwin finished a double-leg take-down into Couillard’s guaround Coullard returned to his feet and Goodwin went for another takedown, but was smashed with a vicious knee instantly knocking him out. Couillard pounced with a huge hay-maker to an unconscious Goodwin before the ref intervened.

Johnny Coleman vs Chris Haney

Coleman caught a Haney flying knee and took his opponent down early. Haney gained top position, and passed Coleman’s guard to back mount. He flurried, and Coleman tapped out due to strikes.

Will Serment vs Vince Ramos

Vince Ramos shot early and briefly got Serment’s back. The fighters exchanged positioning, and Ramos wound up on top. Ramos passed to half guard, and remained on top for the majority of round 1. Round one went to Ramos, 10-9

Ramos was all over Serment with a wrestling attack. Serment is able to earn top position, and passed to half guard. Ramos powered up and returned to Serment’s guard. Serment swept to the top position and the round ended there. It was a debatable round, but we will edge it out to Serment, 10-9

Serment came out throwing heavy punches and snapping kicks, and shot on Ramos. Ramos again proved to the be the superior wrestler and pressed Serment into the fence. A long, stalled-out shot was finished by Ramos, eating up the entire second half of the round. Serment wins the final round on the early flurry, 10-9

Ed Blake vs Matt Tobie

Big kicks from Blake opened the round. He clinched Tobie against the fence and went for a trip take-down. Tobie twisted and landed on top in half guard, but Tobie was swept and Blake passed to mount. A buck of the hips created a scramble for Tobie, and he returned to his feet. The fighters clinched, and Blake successfully tripped Tobie to the ground. Blake improved his position twice and blasted Tobie with a big right hand before the round ended, winning it, 10-9

Blake hammered Tobie with a big right hand early, collapsing his opponent to the canvas. Tobie survived and stood to a clinch. Blake took Tobie down, but Tobie swept him and scrambled to take his back. Blake stood up to avoid, and the fighters exchanged take-downs. Blake was on top, delivering knees, as the horn signaled the end of the round. The round went to Blake, 10-9

Tobie opened up with a flurry, stunning Blake with a right hand. Blake got a take-down, and Tobie nearly tapped him with a guillotine. Tobie swept him with the near choke and flurried from mount, with multiple points near a stoppage. Blake survived the onslaught and stood to a clinch. “10 seconds” was yelled out to the cage, and Tobie breaks away in a flurry, hurting Blake. The round ended before Tobie could capitalize. Tobie wins the third round handily, 10-8, meaning that mmarecap as this one a 28-28 draw

Brandon Wood vs Joey Diehl

The fighters traded glancing one-twos to open. Diehl nodded to the sound of his coach and unleashed a vicious combination. Wood turtled up and was pounded out for a quick stoppage.

Danny Rodriqez vs Adam Ward

Ward stormed out and started putting his hands on Rodriqez, hurting him with a right hand and taking him down with a double leg. Rodriquez stood up, but was blasted with a head kick soon after. He survived, stood again, and was met with a straight cross, knocking him out cold.

Kent Rexford vs Darren Jacoby

The fighters circled early and Rexford delivered snapping leg kicks. Rexford pressed in with punches and Jacoby was clinched against the fence. Jacoby began opening up with his punches and dropped Kent with a big shot. Rexford survived and stood, but got into a firefight with Jacoby. Jacoby landed a full-force right hand, collapsing Rexford to the canvas.

Chase Beebe vs Lloyd Carter

Beebe opened with aggressive striking, but Carter was getting the better of him with quick hooks. Beebe shot and wrestled his opponent to the mat. He took his back and worked him with punches for the rest of the round. Beebe won it, 10-9

Carter began the round with his hands low, circling away from Beebe. Beebe threw a flurry and quickly took Carter down, passing his guard and dominating the grappling. Carter stood, and when Beebe shot on him he locked up a tight guillotine. Beebe stacked him and pressed, surviving the position to end up in guard. He passed and dominated from the top position to win the round, 10-9

Carter tried to suck Beebe into a striking match, waving him in, but Beebe had none of it, finishing a double-leg early. Beebe took the back and controlled the position, later in the round taking mount. Carson was able to stand, but Beebe suplexed him, providing what was surely the highlight of the fight. The round ended, Beebe taking it 10-9, and the fight 30-27

Brandon Adamson vs Kevin Knabjian

The fighters exchanged early, and Knabjian ducked under a head kick from Adamson. Adamson attempted a heel hook, failed, and Knabjian started landing heavy shots. He passed to side control, locked up a kimura, and cranked it for the tap.

Danny Aguirre vs Jake Grigson

Aguirre pressed in with fast punches, but was met with a driving double leg from Griggson. Griggson elevated him and dropped him on the mat, landing in side control. Aguirre returned to his feet, and lit Grigson up with a vicious flurry. Grigson caught a knee and wrestled Aguirre to the mat, only to be caught in a reverse triangle. With a few seconds remaining, Grigson broke free and stood over Aguirre, delivering kicks to his legs and being weary of up-kicks. Aguirre won the opening round, 10-9

Round two opened up with a bang as both fighters pressed and exchanged. Grigson shot and Aquirre answered with rubber guard. He elbowed Grigson repeatedly, and then hit a tight armbar forcing the tap.

Mike Marrello vs Miodrag Petkovich

It wasn’t hard to tell who the hometown hero was as the heavyweights made their way to the cage. A steady “Boo” rang throughout the area as Petkovich walked to the cage. It was followed by an enormous, thundering cheer for Marrello.

Marello opened with a big right hand and take-down attempt, stuffed by Petkovich who snatched a guillotine. Marrello broke free and the heavyweights exchanged, ending in a clinch. Marrello had double under-hooks but did not secure a body lock or do anything with them, and thus the fighters were broken apart. They exchanged single shots back and fourth for the rest of the round, and Marello won it, 10-9

Marello pressed into Petkovich, clearly the more aggressive striker early. Petkovich made him pay for his aggression, catching Marrello with a counter. Marrello shot in on a rushing Petkovich to stay alive, and he recovered. The fighters took center cage again, with momentum shifting from Petkovich to Marrello as the round wore on. At the bell, Marrello caught Petkovich with a clean one-two. Still, Petkovich won the round, 10-9

A clinch was initiated by Marrello early, pressing Petkovich into the fence and landing short body shots. The fight returned to the center, and Petkovich hammered Marrello with a powerful punch. He pounced on his hurt opponent, trying to finish the hometown hero, but Marrello survived and clinched Petkovich to recover. Exchanges and some brief clinch-work again ensued. The ref broke a stalled clinch, and after some brief striking, the round ended. Petkovich won the final frame, 10-9, and the fight, 29-28

Amateur quick results
Stephon Vonaulock defeated Jake Klipp by technical knockout at 1:13 of round 2
Josh Estrada defeated Mike O’Conner by unanimous decision
Alonzo Fuller defeated Tommy Hawley by unanimous decision
Zach Ottow defeated Oliver Vazquez by Unanimous Decision
Pat O’Conner defeated Eddie Escobar by triangle choke at 1:30 of round 1
Andre Feliciano defeated David Williams by unanimous decision to become the new XFO flyweight amateur champion
Cory Galloway defeated Pedro Velasco by arm bar at 1:11 of round 2 to become the new XFO featherweight amateur champion
Richard Dey defeated Vince Romadine via body kick knockout at 3:54 of round 1 to become the new XFO bantamweight amateur champion

Professional quick results
Danny Aguirre defeated Jake Grigson via armbar at 2:19 of round 2
Miodrag Petkovich defeated Mike Marrello by unanimous decision
Kevin Knabjian defeated Brandon Adamson via kimura at 1:44 of round 1

Carson Beebe defeated Lloyd Carter via unanimous decision

Darren Jacoby defeated Kent Rexford, via KO at 4:13 of round 1

Adam Ward defeated Danny Rodriguez via KO at 2:00 of round 1

Joey Diehl defeated Brandon Wood via TKO 0:47 of round 1

Ed Blake defeated Matt Tobie via majority decision

Guillermo Serment defeated Vince Ramos via unanimous decision

Chris Haney defeated Johnny Coleman tap via strikes at 2:25 of round 1

Robert Couillard defeated Anthony Goodwin, KO-Knee at 3:22 of round 1

<h5>Injuries abound have forced changes to this weekend’s XFO 42 event at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.  Chris Tickle injured his shoulder and had to withdraw from his fight with Will Brooks.  A replacement is being sought out for Brooks at this time.</h5>

Another injury forced David Sachs out of a highly anticipated fight with Carson Beebe.  Stepping up to fight Beebe on short notice is Llyod Carter.

Other changes have been made in the past two weeks and the full lineup currently looks like:

Mike Marrello vs Miodrag Petkovich
Daniel Aguirre vs Jake Grigson
Kevin Knabjian vs Brandon Adamson
Carson Beebe vs Lloyd Carter
Kent Rexford Jr. vs Darren Jacoby
Adam Ward vs Daniel Rodriguez
Joey Diehl vs Brandon Wood
Matt Tobie vs Ed Blake
Vincent Ramos vs Guillermo Serment
Christopher Haney vs Stanton Gavia
Kenny Booker vs Evian Rodriguez
Anthony Goodwin vs Robert Couillard

XFO 42 is set to take place on Saturday, December 10 at the Sears Centre, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The night of fights will feature a combination of amateur and professional bouts with a scheduled thirteen professional fights.

Included on the professional card are fan favorites Mike Pitz, Kent Rexford, Will Brooks, Adam Ward, Joey Diehl and Kenny Booker. The current card includes:

Mike Marrello vs Miodrag Petkovich
Mike Pitz vs Kent Rexford Jr.
Daniel Aguirre vs TBD
Kevin Knabjian vs Brandon Adamson
Will Brooks vs Chris Tickle
Vincent Ramos vs Guillermo Serment
Adam Ward vs Daniel Rodriguez
Matt Tobie vs Frank Pizzirulli
Joey Diehl vs Joe Voitik
Anthony Goodwin vs Robert Couillard
Andrew Krzeptowski vs Quartus Stitt
Kenny Booker vs TBD
Christopher Haney vs Stanton Gavia

Some fantastic fights on the card that could produce fireworks. Will Brooks will look to hold onto his undefeated record against a very tough Chris Tickle. Tickle has won five straight and finished his opponent four times in those five bouts.

Anthony Goodwin had a successful professional debut in August after a very successful amateur career. Goodwin spent a lot of time as an amateur honing his skills before turning pro.

Tickets are on sale at the Sears Centre box office or at www.xfomma.com

Adam Ward - photo by Joey Hill

Adam Ward is an up and coming featherweight who trains out of Gilbert Grappling.  His last two fights have been extremely memorable due to the amount of blood he was wearing by the end of his fight.  Because of his exciting style, MMA Recap’s Brent Todd had to catch up with him to learn more about his career, his fights and more.

What got you into fighting and mixed martial arts?
I always got into fights as a kid.   I kind of had to because if it wasn’t someone picking on me because a was a lil shrimp with a big mouth, it was my big brother or one of his friends.  That and I was always in some sort of trouble (I got sent to principles office first day of kindergarten for impersonating the ultimate warrior and smashing two kids heads together).  I ended up doing my first fight with no training or real experience at 170, gassed out, and got arm triangled. Before I gassed I heard the crowd go nuts when I was landing punches and that was just so addictive that I had to do it again.  The promoter MIke Davis recommended that I start to train with Gilbert Grappling so I did, I stuck with it, and since then its been quite the experience.

You recently fought at Hoosier Fight Club where you defeated Lydell Rhodes.  Did that fight the way you thought it would?
Well I didn’t expect to lose so in the long run it went as planned.  Not many fights ever go exactly the way you want or think they should.  This is mixed martial arts so you have to be ready for whatever and/or wherever the fight takes you.  This is why I stress being as well rounded as possible.  But this last fight in particular I expected him to stand and bang for a bit and then to resort to takedowns, which he did.  I personally wasn’t satisfied with this last performance because I didn’t let my hands fly as much as I should have, but with the power he was putting behind every punch, it made more sense to just eat a few and let him wear himself out.  My guys at Athletic Edge Sports Training keep me well conditioned so I just kept pushing the pace and made my opponent work more. But I always think my conditioning can be better.

In the fight with Rhodes you ended up wearing a lot of your opponent’s blood on you, and in your previous fight against Bryan Fielder you too were covered in blood.  Do you just like making your opponent’s bleed?
Coincidentally in the last two fights, I have been able to stand and bang with my opponents, but then they ended up in triangle position.  I try to strike from every position possible and triangle is a good place to land elbows while fishing for a submission.  and when it comes to the question of if I like to make my opponents bleed, all I can really say is that I am always trying to end the fight.   I will do whatever I can to do so but I am not one of those guys that wants to hurt his opponent.  The last two fights I did damage standing then pulled triangle and worked strikes.  I do like to damage morale though, and break someone mentally.  I’m sure that neither opponent liked getting choked or hit while laying face first in their own blood.  it sucks being in a fight that you know you are losing.

Is there anyone on the local scene that you want to fight next?
I’m up to fight anyone on the scene right now.  I’m trying to stay focused on the featherweight division this early in my career.  I would like to eventually make the drop  to the bantamweight division if possible.

After your fight against Rhodes you made a comment about getting hit in the head a lot in practice, is that typical for you?
Well practice is where I get all my work done. So if I do get hit, I’d rather it be there.  The reason I said that is because the last couple weeks before a fight your in the grind to make weight and it just feels like everyone is just beating on you.  Especially when we have some heavy hitters at G2 and most people think all we do is wrestle.

Who would you say has hit you the hardest in your career?
Ever . . . probably Danny Gilbert.  His hook has bad intentions.  In the ring amateur it was Lutrell or Martin Jimenez, but I’d say Rhodes was throwing a lot of power and was probably hitting just as hard if not harder.

You had a very successful amateur career, were you nervous when you turned pro?
I was coming off of a hot streak of 5 wins and one of which was the Cutthroat Featherweight amateur championship. So I was pretty confident coming into a professional career as a fighter.  I figure that every fight is a learning experience.  I’ve gotten my losses out of the way both as an amateur and as a professional, and I am moving forward with my career as a professional mixed martial artist.

What song do you like to come out to for your fight and what is the significance of that song?
I come out to a lot of different songs.  Whatever gets me pumped or puts me in a “destroy” state of mind that I can ride until I get into the ring.  Bleed it out by Linkin Park was a favorite for a lot of my amateur fights.  I also have used Undead by Hollywood Undead, All the above by Maino, Remember the name by Fort Minor, Shipping up to boston by Dropkick Murphys, Fortunate son by Creedance Clearwater revival, and lately, Right Now by sr71

Are you contemplating a drop down to 135?
Yes eventually

What are your goals for 2011?
All wins.

Which fight would you say you learned the most from?
I learned the most from my losses amateur and pro.  Mainly my pro loss sticks out against Ryan Vacarro.  I took it with short notice, cut a lot of weight, and got laid on for three rounds.  Almost knocked him out in the 3rd but I was so tired I stopped thinking. Once again . . conditioning conditioning conditioning

What do you like to do when you aren’t training?
I love to sleep! And movies and just chilling out around home or going out to eat.

What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
Interesting enough but I’ll answer.  I snack a lot on cereal!  I usually stick with raisin bran or frosted mini wheats, but lately cinnamon toast crunch is the favorite.

Any sponsors or people you want to thank?
I want to thank Gilbert Grappling, Athletic Edge Sports Training, GRIT Mouthguards (gritmouthguards.com), johnfarrellmusic.com, chicagommaaliance.com, Cutthroat MMA, Hoosier Fight club, and Chicago Cagefighting Championship.

Photo by Joey Hill of www.joeyhill.com

Hoosier Fight Club put on their sixth show “New Years Nemesis” on Friday January 14.  The event was headlined by Bobby Reardanz and Andy Main with a co-main event of Felice Herrig taking on Barb Honchak.  The night of action saw ten professional fights.  Read on for the night’s full recap and results.

The first fight of the night was a heavyweight matchup featuring Tim Hemmingway and Joel Wyatt.  Hemmingway came out with loaded strikes, but was missing the mark.  After a high kick by Hemmingway that was blocked by Wyatt, Wyatt caught Hemmingway with a left hook and then clinched up against the cage.  Wyatt worked several knees before taking Hemmingway down with a single leg.  Once on the ground, Wyatt was relentless with his elbows until the ref stopped the action.

Jake Rosenbaum came out with a massive uppercut that just missed against Brandon Wood.  After missing the uppercut, Rosenbaum took the fight to the ground and quickly passed to side control.  Without hesitation, Rosenbaum mounted Wood.  Wood bucked and gave up his back, and Rosenbaum went after his neck with a rear naked choke.  Wood defended the choke well, but Rosenbaum readjusted and forced Wood to tap.

Team Top Notch’s Mike Santiago took on Jeff Green in a lightweight contest.  Green came out swinging, but Santiago ducked under and had a big slam takedown.  Santiago landed in side control but quickly passed to mount.  Santiago worked several strikes and Green defended by giving up his back and then turning back into mount.  Each time Green changed his position, Santiago’s strikes landed with more power and more damage.  The third time that Green gave up his back, Santiago locked in a rear naked choke and forced Green to tap.

An exciting back and forth battle featured Adam Ward and Lydell Rhodes.  In the first round Rhodes was throwing big overhands and Ward would counter with multiple kicks.  Ward took Rhodes down three separate times, but Rhodes was able to pop up very quick.  At the end of the round, Rhodes went for a takedown, but Ward countered and took Rhodes’s back.  Ward looked for a rear naked choke while standing, but time ran out.  The second round Rhodes landed a big overhand right to start the fight.  Ward started landing his jab-kick combo and Rhodes quickly took the fight down.  Rhodes threw several punches just missing and then Ward threw up his legs for a triangle choke.  Rhodes defended well and tried slamming  and punching his way out.  Ultimately though Ward would make small adjustments until Rhodes was forced to tap.

Nick Wayne literally just shoved Bobby Emmons down to the ground at the start of the fight.  Wayne worked ground and pound, but Emmons was able to nearly finish the fight with a triangle choke.  Both fighters looked to improve their position, but Wayne was the one who escaped.  Wayne stood up and landed some big shots before diving down into Emmons’s guard.  Wayne finished the round with elbows.  After the round was over, Emmons had to crawl to his corner and then could not answer the bell for the start of round two, giving Wayne the victory.

*UPDATE* Bobby Emmons sliped a disc in his back when attempting for a second triangle choke over Wayne.  This left him in a lot of pain and defended the strikes well, but left him without the ability to work for the submission.  It is also the reason that he was unable to answer the bell as the slipped disc made it difficult for him to walk.

Ken Jackson was very upset after his fight against Joe Benoit.  Jackson quickly took the fight to the ground and was working a smothering top game not allowing Benoit to do anything.  Jackson started working small shots from within Benoit’s guard, when Benoit threw his legs up and secured an armbar forcing Jackson to tap.

Tony Wisnieski and Robbie Nieto’s fight started off slow, but ended with a bang.  Both fighters looked like they were looking to counter the other in the first round and neither fighter threw much.  Wisieski had the longer reach and his jab started to land more often than Nieto’s.  The second round the action picked up more as both fighters were throwing combos with Wisnieski landing and causing more damage.  Knowing he was down two rounds to one, Nieto came into the third round stalking Wisnieski.  Nieto was landing several combos and seemed to stagger Wisnieski at one point.  Wisnieski pushed through and landed a big right hook that dropped Nieto to the canvas.  Wisnieski followed up with another strike, even though it wasn’t needed as Nieto was out.

The first round of Aaron Novel and Ed Smith was very lackluster.  Both fighters were circling trying to find their range with their jab.  The most action came when Smith landed a spinning backlist and Novel returned the with a good combo of his own.  MMA Recap scored the round for Novel.  Round two Smith looked for a takedown on multiple occasions, and was finally successful near the end of the round.  Novel was able to land good jabs and he bloodied up Smith.  MMA Recap scored the round for Novel.  The third round Smith came out and really worked for a takedown and was able to get it.  Smith worked punches and a guillotine choke, but Novel would counter and stand.  By the end of the round Smith was extremely tired and very bloodied up, but had landed several shots on Novel.  MMA Recap scored the fight for Novel with a score of 29-28, but the judges were split in favor of Smith.

The women were up next as Felice Herrig took on Barb Honchak in an exciting women’s fight.  The first round Honchak’s gameplan was to tie up Herrig against the cage and throw knees.  Herrig would land several punches and kicks through out. The first round was extremely close to score, but ultimately should have gone to Herrig for landing the more damaging blows.  The second round Honchak continued her gameplan of clinching Herrig against the cage and throwing knees.  The few times the fighters were separated, Herrig would land leg kicks and jabs before being tied up.  With the fight arguably tied at one round a piece, both women came out with bad intentions.  Herrig started landing her combos and Honchak tried to counter her way out.  Herrig went in for a body shot and Honchak landed a big knee.  Herrig was successful in escaping the clinch.  With time running out, both corners were calling for a knockout.  Honchak landed a spinning backlist that stumbled Herrig with ten seconds left and won the round and the fight.

The main event saw Andy Main take on Bobby Reardanz in a lightweight fight.  The first round Main took Reardanz down and worked a vicious ground and pound.  Main would stand to try and pass but Reardanz was able to defend well.  Reardanz was successful with pushing Main off, but Main was too quick to with a followup takedown.  The second round Main got a trip takedown and landed in mount.  Reardanz was able to reverse, but Main threatened with a triangle choke armbar combo.  Reardanz slammed his way out of the submission and let Main stand up.  Main dived in for the takedown, but Reardanz sprawled well.  Reardanz looked for a guillotine choke and then transitioned to Main’s back.  Main spun and pulled guard, and quickly secured a fight ending armbar.

Quick Results

Joel Wyatt defeated Tim Hemmingway by TKO at 1:59 of round 1

Jake Rosenbaum defeated Brandon Wood by rear naked choke at 1:17 of round 1

Mike Santiago defeated Jeff Green by rear naked choke at 2:37 of round 1

Adam Ward defeated Lydell Rhodes by triangle choke 2:02 at of round 2

Nick Wayne defeated Bobby Emmons by TKO (Emmons did not answer the bell) at 0:00 of round 2

Joe Benoit defeated Ken Jackson by armbar at 2:22 of round 1

Tony Wisnieski defeated Robbie Nieto by KO at 3:51 of round 3

Ed Smith defeated Aaron Noel by split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Barb Honchak defeated Felice Herrig by unanimous decision

Andy Main defeated Bobby Reardanz by armbar at 4:40 of round 2

Valparaiso, Indiana- Hoosier Fight Club presents “HFC 6″ will take place on Friday, January 14 at the Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso, Indiana.  Top fighters from the Midwest will be on the card including Felice “Lil Bulldog” Herrig, Bobby Reardanz, Adam Ward, and Mike Santiago.

Tickets start at just $35 for general admission, but discounts are available for students.  Tickets can be purchased at LA Boxing in Merrillville, Indiana.

In the night’s main event, Bobby Reardanz will be taking on Andy Main.  Main trains at AMA Fight Club in Whippany, New Jersey as well as Renzo Gracie’s gym in New York.  Main defeated Jason Brenton to earn a spot in the house on season twelve of “The Ultimate Fighter”.  Main has made a name for himself competing 80% of the time for Ring of Combat based in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Reardanz who turned pro in October of 2009 will be fighting for the twelfth time in fifteen months.  Reardanz has been very active in the Midwest mma scene having fought the likes of Randy Fuentes, Peter Grimes and Matt Fiordirosa.  Reardanz trains out of Gilbert Grappling in Chicago, Illinois.

The co-main event features two exciting female fighters in Felice Herrig and Barb Honchak.  Honchak trains out of Steve Berger’s MMA in St. Louis, MO.  Honchak is 1-1 in her career, most recently losing a three-round hard fought battle against Cat Zingano.  In her debut at King of the Cage, Honchak was able to secure a rear naked choke in the second round to earn the victory.

Herrig is widely considered one of the top female fighters in the world.  Having won her last three fights, Herrig has caught the eye of many promotions.  Herrig was considered for season three of Bellator after defeating Jessica Rakoczy at Bellator 14.  Herrig trains out of Team Curran in Crystal Lake, Illinois.  Earlier this year Herrig competed in a jiu jitsu tournament winning three of the four tournaments she entered.

The rest of the fight card for Hoosier Fight Club is as follows:

·      Aaron Noel vs Ed Smith

·      Robbie Nieto vs Tony Wisnieski

·      Joe Benoit vs Rob Washington

·      Nick Wayne vs Bobby Emmons

·      Adam Ward vs Lydell Rhodes

·      Jeff Green vs Mike Santiago

·      Jake Rosenbaum vs Josh Epps

·      Joel Wyatt vs Tim Hemmingway

For more information about Hoosier Fight Club visit www.hoosierfightclub.com

The second installment of Chicago Cagefighting Championship took place on Saturday October 16 at The Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois.  The night saw four amateur bouts and seven professional bouts.  Read on for the full results and recap.

The first amateur bout kicked off the night of action with heavy handed heavyweights.  James Gleissner had the superior wrestling, while Ricky Johnson was the stronger and more dangerous striker.  The opening round Johnson tagged Gleissner and dropped him, but to Gleissner’s credit he had a powerful shot as he stood back up.  After he got on his feet, Gleissner shot in and secured the takedown.  From there he worked from full mount to Johnson’s back and secured a rear naked choke.  The choke looked deep, but Johnson pushed threw and was able to get out of the submission attempt.  With seconds left Johnson rocked Gleissner and opened him up.  The second round started and neither fighter wanted to do much.  Gleissner secured a takedown, but Johnson powered his way out of it and into full mount.  Johnson rained down heavy lefts and rights until the ref stopped the fight.

PJ Casillias from Top Notch took on Colton Martin in a welterweight matchup.  Casillias came out with a flying knee and worked several knees from a Muay Thai Clinch.  Martin would work free and land some good hooks, but Casillias kept going back to the clinch to work knees to Martin’s body.  At the end of the round Martin took Casillias down and secured mount, but Casillias bucked and reversed the position.  Martin caught Casillias with a two big right hooks that woke Casillias up and he unloaded several shots.  Martin, pushed up against the cage, took several shots before attempting a takedown.  Casillias sprawled and landed in side control.  From there he trapped an arm, and unloaded peppering shots till Martin turned and gave Casillias the opening he needed to throw heavy rights.  The ref had no choice but to halt the action.

Nate Patrick was a far superior wrestler to Kris Blainey and that’s what made all the difference in the fight.  Patrick took the fight to the ground and the first round was mostly Patrick holding Blainey down.  The second round Patrick again scored a takedown, but this time worked several punches to the side of Blainey’s head until the fight was ended.

Nic Thompson and Matt Hong ended the amateur fights with a crowd pleasing heavyweight fight.  Both Thompson and Hong were finding their range and at times rocked the other where a good follow up would have ended it.  But they both had granite chins and were able to withstand the damage.  As Hong had Thompson in trouble, Thompson landed a punch flush on Hong’s head that crumbled his knees.  Thompson moved in, secured mount and and threw big punches until the ref stopped it.

The professional bouts were kicked off with a lightweight fight featuring Adam Ward and Bryan Fielder.  The three round battle saw action every where.  In the first both fighters exchanged big punches.  Ward rocked Fielder and Fielder shot for a takedown.  Ward defended it well and got Fielder’s back.  The round ended with Ward working for a rear naked choke which was how he spent most of the round.  The second round the fighters again exchanged punches before Fielder attempted another takedown.  Ward again worked a rear naked choke, but couldn’t secure it.  Fielder stood up and both fighters threw kicks that just missed.  Fielder again shot for a takedown, but Ward defended and ended up on top of Fielder.  Ward worked elbows before going to the rear naked and he nearly finished it, but let go in exchange for throwing some punches to bloody up Fielder.  The third round Fielder changed game plans and clinched Ward against the cage.  But Ward was able to open a cut above Fielder’s eye and then took Fielder down.  Little action and the ref separated the fighters.  Fielder took Ward down, but Ward threw his legs up and Fielder was in trouble as he was within a triangle choke.  Ward couldn’t secure the choke all the way so opted for throwing elbows and punches from the bottom.  The ref halted action to check on Fielder’s eye, and then restarted in the same position.  Ward continued his elbows and punches from the bottom to secure the third round and the judges’ decision.

Wanting to ensure their fight didn’t go the distance, Dennis Dombrow and Ray Grindstaff came out swinging.  Grindstaff worked for a takedown and got it.  Grindstaff worked small shots from Dombrow’s guard, but Dombrow countered with a heel hook.  Grindstaff retaliated with heel kicks but Dombrow used the opportunity to escape the bad position and put Grindstaff on his back.  Dombrow worked diligently to get the position he wanted which was Grindstaff’s back.  From there Dombrow threw punches in bunches, but used a slick transition to secure a triangle choke.  With the choke secured, Dombrow torqued Grindstaff’s arm forcing the tapout.

LVRG owner German Reyes returned to action against Frank Pizzirulli.  The three round affair saw Reyes successfully take Pizzirulli down each round and transitioned to mount.  Reyes was unable to do too much damage as Pizzirulli was doing a fantastic job of controlling Reyes’s head and wrists.  In the third round Pizzirulli was able to reverse and land in Reyes’s guard.  Reyes worked hard for a sub and with fifteen seconds left he locked in a triangle choke.  The bell rang and Pizzirulli tapped out after, but the judges made their decision and it was Reyes all the way.

The last fight before an intermission saw Ryan Williams take on Ryan Bixler.  The three round fight was very competitive.  In the first round Williams controlled the action by forcing Bixler against the cage.  But Bixler would escape and land a punch only to receive a big leg kick by Williams.  A big welt appeared on Bixler’s leg as the round ended.  The second round Williams again pushed Bixler against the cage.  Williams worked for a single leg takedown, but was in danger as Bixler grabbed a hold of Williams’ neck.  Williams switched from a single to a double leg and got the big takedown and stayed there for the rest of the round.  The third round Bixler tried to find his range, but Williams stayed just out of it.  Williams worked for a takedown, secured it.  With ten seconds left, both fighters threw elbows without a care and the time ran out for Bixler as the judges’ cards all read for Williams.

After an intermission light heavyweights were in action.  Jason Guida and Nick Rossborough went all three rounds.  Rossborough who had the superior reach advantage used it through out the three round fight.  Guida had no answer for Rossborough’s straight left that kept the shorter Guida at bay.  Guida would try to use the clinch to his advantage, but Rossborough would keep Guida pushed up against the cage and worked several body shots to Guida’s body.  In the second round Guida attempted a single leg, but wasn’t able to get it.  As the third round was ending, Guida nearly had Rossborough’s back while standing, but couldn’t secure it.  In the end, Rossborough’s reach proved too much and the judges’ gave the fight to him.

In the night’s co-main event, Mike Lullo took on Tyler Combs in lightweight action.  The fight of the night by far as this saw the most action.  The first round Lullo and Combs started off trading shots.  Combs attempted a takedown, but Lullo pushed Combs against the cage and took him down.  Lullo worked multiple punches and elbows but Combs countered with a good rubber guard.  Lullo stood up and worked multiple kicks to Combs’s legs.  Combs tried to protest a low shot and Lullo rushed in and rocked Combs as the round ended.  The second round Lullo took the fight to the ground and quickly passed to side control.  From the dominant position he worked several knees to Combs’s shoulder and body.  Combs escaped and stood up and threw several haymakers but couldn’t find the target.  The third round Lullo landed a big knee that dropped Combs.  Lullo quickly tied up Combs and secured his back.  Lullo was working for a triangle choke and an armbar and after a couple of adjustments was able to force Combs to tap.

The main event saw Chase Beebe taking on Jared McMahan.  Beebe quickly found his range with his left jab and right hook.  Beebe stalked McMahan around the cage and McMahan had no answer.  McMahan threw a low kick that landed in Beebe’s groin and after the restart Beebe was a man on a mission.  Beebe caught McMahan with a right that dropped McMahan and quickly secured a fight ending guillotine choke that forced McMahan to tap.

Amateur Quick Results
Ricky Johnson defeated James Gleissner by TKO at 1:25 of round 2
PJ Casillias defeated Colton Martin by TKO at 1:23 of round 2
Nate Patrick defeated Kris Blainey by TKO at 1:24 of round 2
Nic Thompson defeated Matt Hong by TKO at 2:09 of round 1

Professional Quick Results
Adam Ward defeated Bryan Fielder by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dennis Dombrow defeated Ray Grindstaff by triangle armbar at 4:46 of round 1
German Reyes defeated Frank Pizzirulli by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ryan Williams defeated Ryan Bixler by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Nick Rossborough defeated Jason Guida by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mike Lullo defeated Tyler Combs by armbar at 1:17 of round 3
Chase Beebe defeated Jared McMahan by guillotine choke at 1:20 of round 1

As of yesterday afternoon, all tables have been sold for the upcoming Chicago Cagefighting Championship 2 event on Saturday October 16.  The event will be headlined by Chase Beebe taking on Jared McMahon.

There are two levels of bleacher seats still available.  Sections 101 and 113 are just $25 while sections 102-105 & 109-112 are $35.

The night of action is scheduled to see eight professional mixed martial arts fights.  The full lineup includes:

Chase Beebe vs James McMahan

Michael Lullo vs Tyler Combs

Jason Guida vs Nick Rossborough

Ryan Williams vs Ryan Bixler

Germen Reyes vs Frank Pizzirulli

Adam Ward vs Bryan Fielder

Dennis Dombrow vs Ray Grindstaff

Will Brooks vs Mark Neville

Ruckus Entertainment will put on their second show “Ruckus 2″ on Friday March 12 from Venuti’s Banquet Hall in Addison, Illinois.  Six amateur bouts will kick off the night before eight professional bouts end the night.

Headlining the night’s action will be “Ultimate Fighter” veteran Jeremy May battling Chris Albandia.  Carson Beebe, brother to Chase Beebe, will be making his professional debut.  Another local fighter to make his professional debut at the event is Vince Ramos who went 7-0 as an amateur fighter.

The full card looks like:
Amateur Fights:

• Tyler Burd vs. Nick Porter
• Kevin Switalla vs. Sean Anderson
• Wilburt Jones vs. Tim Duggan
• Kim Novak vs. Marcia Allen
• Dan Borke vs. Kris Blayney
• Dennis Dombrow vs. Logan Anderson

Professional Fights:

• Adam Ward vs. TBD
• Ed Carpenter vs. Harley Hiner
• Luke Burton vs. Demetrius Richards
• Vince Ramos vs. Danny Black
• Carson Beebe vs. Nate Williams
• Toni Marti vs. Dustin Neace
• Tyler Combs vs. James Seipel
• Jeremy May vs. Chris Albandia

Ruckus Entertainment has confirmed the rest of the professional portion of their “Ruckus 2″ card.  The event takes place on Friday, March 12 at Venuti’s Banquet Hall in Addison, IL.

Ruckus Entertainment previously confirmed that Vince Ramos would be making his professional debut for the organization.  Ramos has an impressive 7-0 amateur record and is one of the top amateur fighters in the Chicago land area.  Welcoming him to the professional ranks is Danny Black (1-0) who fights out of Disorderly Conduct in Nebraska.  Black made his debut at “Adrenaline 4″ where he submitted Matt Bentley with a triangle choke in the second round.

Other fights that are now official include Mike Lullo vs Josh Schmidt, Demo Richards vs Steve Laureto, Ed Carpenter vs Harley Hiner, Carson Beebe vs Nate Williams and Adam Ward vs Shannon Slack.

The full line up now looks like:
•    145 lbs Vince Ramos (MTC) 0-0 vs.  Danny Black (DC) 1-0
•    155 lbs Mike Lullo (MTC) 5-1 vs. Josh Schmidt (DC) 8-7
•    145 lbs Tony Marti (MTC) 7-2 vs. Dustin Neace (Hit Squad) 25-15
•    205 lbs Demo Richards (DC) 4-1 vs. Steve Laureto (Hackneys) 3-1
•    HWT Ed Carpenter (MTC) 3-1 vs.  Harley Hiner (DC) 1-1
•    135 lbs Carson Beebe (Gilbert’s) 0-0 vs.  Nate Williams (DC) 5-6
•    145 lbs Adam Ward (GIlbert’s) 0-0 vs.  Shannon Slack (DC) 1-0
•    155 lbs Kyle Watson (Hit Squad) 16-6  vs.  Tyler Combs 12-4
•    Main Event:  185 lbs Chris Albandia (MTC) 10-4  vs.  Jeremy May 6-6