Xtreme Fighting Organization returned to the Sears Centre for XFO 46. The night of action was originally supposed to be headlined by Adam Maciejewski versus Miodrag Petkovich but Petkovich no-showed the weigh-ins and the fight was scrapped. As such Daniel Aguirre faced a last minute Matt Wikoff in the main event. In total, the night featured six professional fights and nine amateur bouts.

Professional Quick Results
Daniel Aguirre defeated Matt Wikoff via armbar at 2:41 of round one
Andre Feliciano defeated Phil Williams via unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Erick Correa defeated Lance Harvey via technical knockout at 1:52 of round one
Ramy Daoud defeated Cody Osbourne via retirement (fighter didn’t return after the bell) at 5:00 of round one
Charlie Radtke defeated Jimmy Kim via triangle choke at 2:07 of round one
Lawrence Dunning defeated PJ Cajigas via armbar at 2:17 of round one

Amateur Quick Results
Brian Radtke defeated Victor Rodriguez via rear naked choke at 1:24 of round three
Brian Atkins defeated Nate Jennerman via unanimous decision
David Williams defeated Antoine Wiseman via unanimous decision
Dante Patrick defeated Jim Overly via rear naked choke at 2:03 of round one
Austin Lewis defeated Patrick Shawn Ayers via knockout at 1:10 of round one
Chris Gutierrez defeated Sam Horowitz via unanimous decision
Dan Hart defeated Eric Price via guillotine choke at 0:45 of round three
Pat Hastings defeated Kevin Watkins via arm triangle choke at 1:14 of round one

XFO Rocktown Showdown 15 took place on Saturday, October 20th at Giovanni’s in Rockford, Illinois. The night of action featured sixteen amateur mixed martial arts fights with two titles up for grabs. The full recap and results can be found here while the images are below.

Please give the image a bit to load when you click on it if you want to view it in the viewer. Alternatively you can open it in a new tab or window to see the full size image.

All images are also at facebook.com/mmarecap

Xtreme Fighting Organization returned to Rockford for Rocktown Showdown 15 on Saturday, October 20th at Giovannis. The night of action featured sixteen amateur fights with both the heavyweight and lightweight titles up for grabs.

The main event featured Midwest Training Center’s Jayson Adams taking on John Parrish. Parrish went for a takedown but Adams was holding the fence and stayed upright. Adams then went for a takedown of his own and once he got Parrish on the ground he unloaded a series of punches that immediately bruised up Parrish. The punches didn’t stop and the ref was forced to stop the fight.

Heavyweights Tyler Reece and Wes Anderson were in the co-main event for the XFO heavyweight title. The two tried to gauge their range early, but Reece grabbed a standing guillotine choke after they clinched. It wasn’t there and he defended a takedown attempt from Anderson. After sprawling to avoid being taken down, Reece was able to get Anderson’s back. He locked in a rear naked choke and choked Anderson out just before the two minute mark of the first round.

Charles Radtke fought Wyatt Hickey in his last amateur bout. He came out swinging and caught Hickey with a good combo. Hickey retaliated and landed a right hand that stumbled Radtke. Radtke like Hickey recovered quickly and a nice jab hurt Hickey. Radtke landed another combo that sent Hickey to the canvas. Radtke swarmed and didn’t let up his attack until the ref stopped the fight.

Josh Labree and Nelson Laborn had a very lackluster first round. The round was spent with Laborn pressing Labree up against the cage working for a takedown. Labree threatened with a guillotine choke and worked knees and punches to the body. The second round however was much more exciting. The two went back and forth slugging it out. Laborn worked a guillotine choke of his own but Labree was in half guard. Laborn couldn’t finish the choke and Labree was able to get free. He passed to mount with about twelve seconds left and started raining down punches. The ref warned and stopped the fight with a second left. Many weren’t sure if he stopped it due to the strikes or the round ending, but the stoppage stood even with the protests.

Caitlynn Kelly and Leina Lueff battled for all three rounds in a Pancration rules bout. Pancration rules state no strikes to the head are allowed. The first round the two ladies clinched and exchanged knees to the body. Leuff worked for a standing guillotine choke and Kelly tried to slam her way out of it. Leuff gave up the choke and let Kelly work from within her guard. Lueff was sneaky while working for an armbar and was able to get one but time ran out in the round. The second round was mostly Kelly working leg kicks but Lueff countered with punches and kicks of her own. The third was a lot like the second but the two also threw knees. Halfway through Leuff landed a punch to the face of Kelly and was deducted a point. MMARecap scored it for Lueff 29-27 but the judges’ were actually split. All three scored it 29-27, but one scored it for Kelly which is hard to figure out how.

Ryan Kline and Cole Bishop put on one of the most crowd exciting fights. The two started the fight throwing heavy hands with both connecting. Bishop worked for a takedown throughout the first round and when he did get it, Kline tried to sneak out and take his back. Bishop in the guard of Kline and decided to let Kline stand up. Kline connected and Bishop went to the canvas. As time was running out, Kline dove in with a big punch. The second round Bishop immediately shot for the takedown but Kline sprawled. He stood up but kept control of Bishop’s neck and locked in a standing guillotine choke and earning the tapout victory.

Midwest Training Centers Danny Martinez had a massive crowd following for his fight against Rico Triplett. Triplett came out with a quick punch but Martinez wanted a takedown. After securing a double leg, he picked Triplett up and slammed him to the ground. After landing in side control, Triplett fought to escape and Martinez got his back. He secured both hooks and worked for a rear naked choke. Triplett executed a good two on one defense, but Martinez was able to get his arm under the chin and force a tapout.

Heavyweights went to battle as Wesley Wilson took on Anthony Schott. Wilson came out and immediately took Schott to the ground. He landed in side control but Schott was controlling his wrists. Once free, he postured up and started to throw punch after punch. The ref warned Schott to fight back, but he didn’t defend and the ref stopped it.

Rene Alvarado was much shorter than Matt Willard in his welterweight bout but that didn’t matter as he rushed Willard at the start. He started to land his punches instead of clinching before scoring a takedown. Once there Willard gave up his back and Alvarado was able to lock in a rear naked choke. Willard tried to fight his way out but Alvarado held the choke and Willard was forced to stop the fight.

Dan Newhausen caught Donny Simpson with a big punch and Simpson went for a takedown. Newhausen looked to be working for a choke and seemed like he had a variation of a D’Rce choke but let it go due to the takedown pressure Simpson was putting on. Simpson got the fight to the ground and then he was the one looking for a submission. He pushed Newhausen up against the cage and when Newhausen was sitting up getting ready to wall walk, he grabbed a guillotine choke and pulled guard. An adjustment to make the choke tighter and Newhausen was forced to tap.

Kyle Collatti came out swinging and didn’t let up against Jordan Maglish. Maglish worked for a takedown, but it wasn’t there. Collatti kept his pressure and was landing almost at will. He had Maglish rocked and then went for a takedown. He passed to mount and rained down multiple punches. As the round ended, Maglish gave up his back and Collatti was like a machine gun firing punch after punch. The doctor came in to check on Maglish as he was cut by his eye. He was cleared to fight, but then opted to not come out for the second round and thus Collatti was ruled the winner.

Armondo Calderon and Sergio Rios put on an amazing fight that did not seem like their combined total fights was just one prior to this fight. The first round the two fighters started swinging wildly and working for takedowns. Neither was successful with their takedown attempts and both went back to throwing punches. Calderon was able to land a punch that hurt Rios and quickly pounced to get a rear naked choke. He couldn’t secure it and finished the round with punches. Rounds two and three Calderon took the fight to the ground and was able to pass to side control. Both rounds he worked for a variation of a kimura, keylock, or straight armbar but Rios was able to tough it out and Calderon let go. In the end it was an amazing fight and both fighters looked like veterans of the sport. While Rios put up a good fight, Calderon easily won all three rounds and the fight.

Shawn Bridgeman quickly took Jason Mussay down against the cage. Mussay was able to stand back up and worked for a takedown of his own. Bridgeman reversed the takedown attempt. Mussay looked to try to sneak around and get Bridgeman’s back, but Bridgeman used the opportunity to pass to mount. Mussay pushed off the cage and reversed to land in Bridgeman’s guard. He stood up and looked to let Bridgeman up, but dove in with a punch. He quickly passed to mount and then Bridgeman gave up his back. Mussay got his arm under Bridgeman’s chin and forced him to tap due to the choke.

Team Curran’s first fighter of the night was Brian Radtke taking on Austin Dietrich. Dietrich tried to keep his distance attacking Radtke with leg and body kicks. Radtke then secured a takedown and landed in side control. The two worked for positioning with Radtke taking Dietrich’s back. He was able to get his hooks in and his arm under the chin of Dietrich. He flipped him over and secured the choke and the tap ending the fight.

MTC’s Amador Estrada took on Team No Joke’s Javier Garcia. The two touched gloves and Garcia quickly tied up and tried for a takedown from the clinch. Estrada reversed but it looked like Garcia was able to get the takedown. Unfortunately Estrada reversed and quickly took the mount. He threw a couple of punches and then attacked the arm that Garcia was leaving for him. Garcia tried to stack his way out of the submission, but Estrada held on. Garcia then stood to slam his way out and when he hit the ground he continued to roll to escape. Estrada held on every step and was able to tighten the arm and fully extend it forcing Garcia to tap.

The first fight of the night Jason Huber took on Brett Hedrington. Huber landed a big leg kick and Hedrington immediately went for the takedown. Huber stuffed the first attempt and punished the body of Hedrington. Hedrington was able to get a single leg and again Huber stuffed it. He looked for a guillotine choke, but then opted to punch the kidney’s of Hedrington. Four big punches and Hedrington was forced to tap.

Quick Results
Jason Huber defeated Brett Hedrington by tapout due to strikes at 0:43 of round one
Amador Estrada defeated Javier Garcia by armbar at 1:25 of round one
Brian Radtke defeated Austin Dietrich by rear naked choke at 1:01 of round one
Jason Mussay defeated Shawn Bridgeman by rear naked choke at 2:39 of round one
Armondo Calderon defeated Sergio Rios by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Kyle Collatti defeated Jordan Maglish by failure to come out at 3:00 of round one
Donny Simpson defeated Dan Newhausen by guillotine choke at 1:04 of round one
Rene Alvarado defeated Matt Willard by rear naked choke at 1:20 of round one
Wesley Wilson defeated Anthony Schott by technical knockout at 1:29 of round one
Danny Martinez defeated Rico Triplett by rear naked choke at 1:26 of round one
Ryan Kline defeated Cole Bishop by standing guillotine at 0:41 of round two
Leina Lueff defeated Caitlynn Kelly by split decision 29-27, 27-29, 29-27
Josh Labree defeated Nelson Laborn by technical knockout at 2:59 of round two
Charles Radtke defeated Wyatt Hickey by technical knockout at 0:59 of round one
Tyler Reece defeated Wes Anderson by rear naked choke at 1:51 of round one
Jayson Adams defeated John Parrish by technical knockout at of round one

XFO Fight Night Club Premier took place in East Dundee, IL, on March 31, 2012. The all-amateur card featured 14 fights – all ending in the first round.

Shawn Wallace vs Bill Mayer
A quick jab-cross missed for Mayer early, initiating the fighters to exchange. Wallace wrapped up a Thai clinch and blasted Mayer with knees. Wallace landed a hard uppercut, dropping Mayer to the canvas. He pounced with punches, and the referee was forced to jump in.

Tim Sullivan vs Kevin Bridgeforth
Sullivan ran across the cage and clinched, soon mounting Bridgeforth. He landed a few shots as Bridgeforth tried to escape. The bout halted due to Sullivan’s repeated fence grabbing, but as the referee went to re-start the action, Bridgeforth decided to not continue.

Giovanni Navarrete vs David Williams
A body kick from Williams graced Navarrete early. Williams landed a few more kicks before Navarrete clinched for a take-down attempt. The fighters worked against the cage as Williams defended the take-down. Williams took Navarrete down, mounting him and opening up with some punches. Navarette turned, giving up his back, and was submitted with a Rear-Naked-Choke.

Mike Geiger vs Nick McDonald
Geiger grabbed McDonald around the waist, hoisted him in the air, and slammed him – smashing his head into the mat. McDonald was out on impact, and the following punches and hovering scream were completely unnecessary on Geiger’s part.

Kevin Hunt vs Sam Hannan
Hannan rushed out of the gate and was taken down immediately by Hunt. Hunt landed in side control, soon passing to mount. He rained down a flurry of punches, but soon chose to lock up a triangle. He lost it, but quickly transitioned to an arm-bar, earning him the tap.

Matt Vance vs Jason Huber
It was a brawl off-the-bat until Huber shot in, slamming Vance to the canvas. Huber mounted Vance, depite being stuck in a prolonged guillotine. Vance held on as long as he could, but soon turned from the punches of Huber, leading to Huber’s Rear-Naked-Choke finish.

Skyler Petrancosta vs Pat Decicco
Decicco came out with an uppercut, prompting Petrancosta to shoot in for a double-leg take-down. Decicco wrapped up a guillotine, landing in mount before the tap.

Sean Gee vs Tim Lagray
Lagray shot hard early, finishing his take-down after a brief struggle. Gee reversed Lagray, causing a scramble across the cage. Gee ended up on top, and Lagray responded with a triangle attempt. Gee avoided, passing to side control. Lagray stood, igniting a brawl and a Gee take-down. Gee mounted Lagray, Lagray turned, and Gee locked up a rear-naked-choke.

Tyler Hibbing vs Charlie Richardson
Hibbing laded a couple of short punches early, and in response Richardson took him down. Hibbing scrambled up, but soon was caught in a guillotine choke and was forced to tap.

Marcus Parkison vs Tom Lagray
“I want you!” screamed Parkison from inside the cage as Lagray walked out. Parkison opened with straight punches, stunning Lagray. Lagray pressed him into the cage and eventually took him down. From guard Lagray swung bombs, exciting the crowd. Lagray went for a Heel hook, costing him his position as Parkison defended, moving to Lagray’s back. Parkison sunk in a rear-naked-choke for the tap.

Talin Bostic vs Vincent Decicco
Bostic went to touch gloves, and Decicco rushed him with punches. Unsportsmanlike – but it did the job, as Bostic turtled up and took a quick TKO beating.

Tim Stout vs Rene Alvarado
Alvarado stormed across the cage, took Stouts back, and choked him out in thirteen seconds.

Daniel Flora vs Eric Platt
It was a brawl early until Flora clinched for a take-down. He moved to mount, and soon took Platt’s back. Platt rolled a couple of times to defend, but Flora re-applied a Rear-Naked-Choke for the submission victory.

Brian Radtke vs Luke Rodriguez
Rodrigues waited for some aggression from Radtke to shoot in. The shot was finished, but only briefly successful as Radtke soon stood and earned a take-down of his own. Rodriguez was able to sneak to Ratke’s back, taking dominant position. Ratke stood, and it appeared that Rodriguez had the choke. Ratke, still standing, shook him off, gaining top position. Ratke locked up a head and arm choke, jumped sides, and squeezed for the finish.

Quick Results
Shawn Wallace defeated Bill Mayer via TKO at 0:30
Tim Sullivan defeated Kevin Bridgeforth via verbal submission at 1:51
David Williams defeated Giovanni Navarrete via Rear-Naked-Choke at 2:50
Geiger defeated McDonald via KO at 0:10
Kevin Hunt defeated Sam Hannon via Arm-Bar at 0:56
Jason Huber defeated Matt Vance via Rear-Naked-Choke at 1:05
Pat Decicco defeated Skyler Petrancosta via Guillotine at 0:16
Sean Gee defeated Tim Lagray via Rear-Naked-Choke at 1:56
Charlie Richardson defeated Tyler Hibbing via Guillotine at 0:46
Marcus Parkison defeated Tom Lagray via Rear-Naked-Choke at 2:49
Vincent Decicco defeated Talin Bostic via TKO at 0:10
Rene Alvarado defeated Tim Stout via Rear-Naked-Choke at 0:13
Daniel Flora defeated Eric Platt via Rear-Naked-Choke at 1:23
Brian Radtke defeated Luke Rodriguez via Head-and-Arm-Choke at 2:51

Hot off the heels of announcing their next all pro-show, XFO officials have confirmed with MMA Recap that will be holding an all amateur mixed martial arts event on Saturday March 31 in East Dundee. The event, “XFO Fight Night” will take place at Premier Banquet Hall in East Dundee, Illinois.

Several fighters are already being attached to the event including the Radtke and LaGray brothers, Vince Romadine, Charlie Richardson, Vince Nicoline, Tom Hawley, David Sorensen and more.

XFO Fight Night has played home to developing some of the best amateur fighters in Illinois.  Many fighters have competed on the series have gone on to become hot prospects in their professional careers.

Tickets for the event will be on sale shortly and will be available at MMA Recap.

XFO Fight Night took place at Offsides Bar and Grill in Woodstock, IL on January 21st. The XFO officially put on nine amateur fights for a night of MMA action. Mmarecap was on site to bring you the play-by-play and results.

 
Nick Dunski vs Shawn Bridgeman
A shot early from Bridgeman was stopped when Dunski snatched a guillotine. Bridgeman defended, but was still stuck in the choke, and he waited it out until the fighters eventually stood. Another shot from Bridgeman earned him top position briefly. Dunski stood to his feet. The trend continued as Bridgeman again shot for a takedown, and the round soon ended. Dunski scored another takedown and mounted Bridgeman. Some body work was delivered to Bridgeman’s ribs. From mount, Dunski stood and landed heavy looping shots as Bridgeman called it quits.

Brian Radtke vs Shawn Sullivan
Radtke hammered Sullivan with a right hand early and rushed in with heavy leather. He jumped into mount, and after a shower of punches, the referee saved Sullivan from further damage.

Geovanni Greco vs David Sorenson
Sorenson shot in immediately, and Greco stalled the position out. The wrestling of Sorenson continued as he tried to climb a stalling Greco. He briefly took the back of Greco, but the fight returned to the stalled shot soon. Sorenson won the uneventful round.  Sorenson slammed a heavy leg kick into Grecos thigh early. Two kicks, three kicks, and Greco was definitely feeling the kicks. Greco soon returned the favor with a kick that caused Sorenson to fall. He jumped back to his feet, and a take-down for Sorenson later earned him Greco’s back. He rained down a storm of strikes and Greco tapped under the fire. However, the flurry continued to rain, because Referee Mark Wallen somehow did not notice that Greco was frantically tapping. Team Curran screamed to stop the fight, and finally Wallen jumped in and made the call.

Cody Richards vs Alan Marugg
Marugg and Richards opened with a brawl before Marugg took Richards to the ground. Marugg began to land big body shots and delivered a flurry from the top, causing Richards to tap.

Anthony Schott vs Stan Janeczko
Janeczko initially got into the cage with his shoes on, but the cage officials noticed and had him remove them. The heavyweights collided immediately in a barnstorming brawl. Schott took Janeczko down and mounted him. Schott turned over and received a heavy flurry. Janeczko covered up as Schott continued the attack, and soon after the fight was stopped.

Mike Mahurin vs Tim Holman
Holman shot a double-leg take-down and finished it with an exclamation point. He dropped heavy bombs from the top position to a bellied out Holman.  The fight was over just as quick as it began.

Skyler Petrancosta vs Tyler Reece
Petrancosta shot in early and Reece reversed. After some brief guard work Petrancosta stood but was caught in a guillotine. Reese cranked the choke and Petrancosta tapped, and seemingly passed out at last second. The referee didn’t see the immediate tap because he was at a bad angle.

Charlie Radtke vs Michael Dann
Double jab and big take-down from Radtke scored early. Dann held onto a guillotine attempt that turned into more of a headlock as Radtke was clear from danger. Radtke worked to break free from side control and finally did. He took Dann’s back and delivered a flurry, prompting the ref to jump in and stop the right. Radtke pulled free from the referee and continued punching his already finished opponent. The referee grabbed Radtke and pulled him away as the crowd protested the sportsmanship of Radtke immediately with boo’s.

Gram Livermoore vs Daniel Flora
Flora shot for a takedown and it was stuffed by Livermoore. Flora eventually finished a takedown and took Livermoore to the mat. Flora moved to mount and flurried. Livermoore tried to move, but his only defense was to lay covering his head. The lack of movement caused the referee to jump in and stop the fight.

Quick Results
Nick Dunski defeated Shawn Bridgeman by verbal tapout due to strikes at 2:04 of round 2
Brian Radtke defeated Shawn Sullivan by TKO at 0:39 of round 1
David Sorenson defeated Geovanni Greco by tapout due to strikes at 1:06 of round 2
Alan Marugg defeated Cody Richards by tapout due to strikes at 1:02 of round 1
Anthony Schott defeated Stan Janeczko by TKO at 1:46 of round 1
Tim Holman defeated Mike Mahurin by tapout due to strikes at 0:09 of round 1
Tyler Reece defeated Skyler Petrancosta by guillotine choke at 1:40 of round 1
Charlie Radtke defeated Michael Dann by TKO of round 1
Daniel Flora defeated Gram Livermoore by TKO of round 1

XFO Fight Night took place on Saturday, November 5 at Offisdes in Woodstock, Illinois. The all amateur mixed martial arts event featured fourteen fights with the main event crowning a new XFO Amateur welterweight champion. The full recap and results are below.

Miguel Luiz vs Shawn Bridgeman
Luiz opened fast with a snapping high kick and Bridgeman dove for a takedown. Luiz took his opponents back and choked him out for the tap, winning by rear-naked-choke.

Zac Babiarz vs Gram Livermoore
round 1- The fighters opened up with fireworks, Livermore with punches and Babiarz with hard kicks behind a stiff jab. Babiarz hurt Livermoore in a heated exchange and began flurrying. Livermoore clinched to survive. A take-down by Babiarz landed him in side control, but Livermoore regained guard and swept him. Livermoore finished the round on the back of Babiarz working hard for a choke. In an extremely close round, mmarecap gives the edge to Babiarz based on damage.
round 2- Babiarz hurt a retreating Livermoore with a right hand and began to open up, but was clinched against the fence again. Livermoore went for a double-leg take-down, but Babiarz latched onto his neck and fell into his closed guard, strangling his opponent with a deep guillotine. Livermoore tapped, and Babiarz won via submission.

Nate Demovsek vs Mike Schaffer!
Demovsek shocked Schaffer with a head kick early, and on his follow-up with punches Schaffer tapped. In a quick highlight, Demovsek defeated Schaffer early by tapout due to strikes.

Talin Bostic vs Jabbari Anthony
round 1- Guillotine early is the answer to a shot by Bostic, and both fighters were unsuccessful. Bostic shot another take-down, and Anthony maneuvared into top position. The round finished with Anthony out-positioning Bostic, and mmarecap awarded him the round 10-9
round 2- Swinging big shots out of the gate, Bostic attempts another guillotine that Anthony avoids. After some clinching against the fence, and with Bostic gaining momentum, Anthony quit. Bostic defeated Anthony by verbal submission.
verbal tapout

Brian Radke vs Nate Jennerman
Radke opened with a big take-down, leading him to unleash a flurry from inside his opponents guard. Jennerman attempted a kneebar and Radke escaped. Radke mounted and rained down punches, causing the ref to stop the fight. The call is protested by Jennerman but whats done is done. Radtke defeated Jennerman via TKO.

Skyler Pentrancosta vs Vince Nicoline
After a clinch Nicoline took Pentrancosta down with a body lock and jumped ontop to mount immediately. With big punches from the top, Pentancosta tapped out due to strikes. Nicole won by a quick TKO.

Geovonni Greco vs Dariusz Jastrebeski
The pair collided early brawling and Greco attempted a headlock that Jastrebeski bypassed. Jastrebeski kept the back and sunk in a rear-naked-choke for the win. Jastrebeski stopped Greco in the first due to submission.

Dion James vs Jason Huber
In one boxing glove and one MMA glove, James came out bringing the heat. The fighters exchanged briefly. The one-handed fighter was taken down by Huber, mounted, and pounded out. Huber defeated James via TKO.

Tim Stout vs Daniel Fiora
Fiora stormed out of the gate, hurt Stout with a right hand, and flurried from mount for the stoppage. Fira defeateed Stout by a fast TKO.

Justin Halloran vs Tommy LaGray
The fighters came out and tested distance to begin. An accidental kick to the groin from Halloran paused the fight momentarily. As the action resumed, Lagray got a big slam take-down. Halloran gained guard from the bottom. Halloran sweept LaGray, and after a position struggle, took mount. Raining down heavy leather, he won by TKO.

Brock Pauwless vs Charlie Richardson
round 1- An immediate take-down by Richardson earned him side control. After gaining guard, Pauwless locked up a tight armbar on Richardson, and somehow he lasted it out and escaped. Another armbar attempt at the end of the round failed. Due to the near finish, mmarecap awards the round to Pauwless 10-9.
round 2- Another take-down finished by Richardson and he worked in half-guard. A triangle attpempt from Pauwley was negated after a slam attempt. He ended the round in mount raining down punches. Richardson won round 2 by top control and a strong finish, 10-9.
round 3- After some big hooks were exchanged by both fighters, Richardson jumped a guillotine and was slammed by Pauwley. He locked up a triangle, and after a long struggle Pauwley escaped. Round three went to Richardson 10-9.
Richardson defeated Pauwless by Unanimous Decision

James Seminara vs Tommy LaGray
round 1- LaGray slammed Seminara, but activity on the bottom threateded LaGray with submissions. A point was taken away from Seminara for issues on the fence. On the re-start, LaGray scored another take-down, but finished the round in a triangle. Although a comptitive round, the point deduction made it 10-8 for LaGray.
round 2- Lagray went in again with a take-down and landed big shots from inside guard. The fighters stood and they get into a brawling stand-up exchange, favoring Seminara who seemed to hurt LaGray. More takedowns and intense brawling, and LaGray wins the round slightly due to wrestling dominance.
round 3- Seminara opened with wild punches and LaGray took him down again. Largay worked on top enough so that the referee wont stand the fighters up, and both warriors appeared exhausted. Eventually, the referee stood them up, and one more LaGray take-down to a brawling Seminara who seems to not even attempt to stop the shots will end it. mmarecap sees the shut-out capped and scores it 10-9 for LaGray. The exhausted fighters recieve great cheers from the crowd for their battle of Will’s. LaGray defeated Seminara via Unanimous Decision.

Nate Beach vs Cory Galloway
round 1- A knee to the groin of Galloway paused the action early. Beach threw hard kicks, then clinched and broke with non-stop action. Beach shot in but was stuffed. Continuous kicks from Beach and he finally earned a take-down. Beach wins round one 10-9.
round 2- The fighters were clinch-battleing early, and this time Galloway took Beach down. Galloway landed from the top for the reminder of the round despite muiltiple attacks from Beach, and won it 10-9.
round 3- Big exchanges were thrown early and Galloway initiated a clinch, followed with a take-down. Galloway was more active this time, swinging haymakers in on the grounded beach. He won the round 10-9, and the fight 29-28 on the mmarecap scorecard. Galloway bested Beach via Unanimous Decision.

Craig Fruth vs Charles Radtke
round 1- The XFO Welterweight title fight opened with a mistake-free display of striking as the fighters worried about takedowns early. Fruth took Radtke down, and as Radke attempted to escape, Fruth took his back. Radtke escaped the position and got ontop. He then went for a confident, risky armbar, and Fruth ripped free. The fighters grappled back and forth and Fruth ended on-top. He passed the guard of Team Currans Radke. Big hammerfists from inside guard scored for Fruth and an armbar attempt from Radtke ended the round. mmarecap scored it 10-9 for Fruth.
round 2- Fruth took Radtke down with a double-leg early. Radtke attacked with an armbar, but Fruth passed to side control. Fruth remained on top landing small shots, and after taking Radkes back, he sunk in a rear-naked-choke for the win. Fruth won the XFO welterweight title by second-round submission.

Quick Results
Miguel Luis defeats Shawn Bridgeman :32 Rd. 1 via RNC
Zach Babiarz defeats Gram Livermore 1:27 Rd. 2 via Guillotine Choke
Nate Demovsek defeats Mike Schaffer :21 Rd. 1 via Tapout due to strikes
Talin Bostic defeats Jabbari Anthony 1:40 Rd. 2 via Tapout due to strikes
Brian Radtke defeats Nate Jennerman 2:58 Rd. 1 via TKO
Vince Nicoline defeats Skyler Petrancosta :47 Rd. 1 via Tapout due to strikes
Dariusz Jastrebeski defeats Geovonni Greco :46 Rd. 1 via RNC
Jason Huber defeats Dion James 1:07 Rd. 1 via TKO
Daniel Fiora defeats Tim Stout :10 Rd. 1 via TKO
Justin Halloran defeats Tim Lagray 2:11 Rd. 1 via TKO
Charlie Richardson defeats Brock Pauwles 3:00 Rd. 3 via unanimous decision
Tommy Lagray defeats James Seminara 3:00 Rd. 3 via unanimous decision
Cory Galloway defeats Nate Beach 3:00 Rd. 3 via unanimous decision
Craig Fruth defeats Charles Radtke 2:42 Rd. 2 via RNC

Xtreme Fighting Organization invaded Offsides Bar in Woodstock, Illinois on Saturday November 5th. The all amateur event featured fourteen mixed martial arts fights and crowned a new XFO amateur welterweight champ.

Quick Results
Miguel Luis defeated Shawn Bridgeman by rear naked choke at 0:32 of round 1
Zach Babiarz defeated Gram Livemore by guillotine choke at 1:27 of round 2
Nate Demovsek defeated Mike Schaffer by tapout due to strikes at 0:21 of round 1
Talin Bostic defeated Jabbari Anthony by tapout due to strikes at 1:40 of round 2
Brian Radtke defeated Nate Jennerman by TKO at 2:58 of round 1
Vince Nicoline defeated Skyler Petrancosta by tapout due to strikes at 0:47 of round 1
Dariusz Jastebeski defeated Geovaonni Greco by rear naked choke at 0:46 of round 1
Jason Huber defeated Dion James by TKO at 1:07 of round 1
Justin Halloran defeated Tim Lagray by TKO at 2:11 of round 1
Charlie Richardson defeated Brock Pauwles by unanimous decision
Tommy Lagray defeated James Seminara by unanimous decision
Cory Galloway defeated Nate Beach by unanimous decision
Craig Fruth defeated CHarles Radtke by rear naked choke at 2:42 of round 2

XFO 41: Outdoor War 7 took place at Sideouts Bar and Grill in Island Lake, Illinois. The day of action saw twenty seven mixed martial arts fights. The amateurs kicked the day off just after 2pm and the pros took to the cage around 8pm after a rain delay.

The professional card saw many fan favorites including Eric Schafer, Chris Albandia, Will Brooks, Christian Reynoso, Greg Reddington, Kent Rexford and Joey Diehl.

A full recap of the professional fights as well as the quick results from the event can be found here.

The first professional fight of the night was quick as Chris Haney needed just ten seconds to knock Dexter Wright out cold. Haney came out with a big leg kick, reset and then threw a high kick that sent Wright to the canvas unconscious.

Team Curran’s Mike Marrello made his return to action against Brad Scholten. Marrello opened with a big leg kick, and Scholten tried to counter. Scholten then threw a leg kick of his own, but Marrello caught it and threw a straight right. He followed it up with a high kick that rocked Scholten. Marrello quickly swarmed and nearly finished, but Scholten started to regain his composure. Marrello passed to mount and landed punch after punch and elbow after elbow. Scholten tried to use the cage to escape but ultimate gave up his back. Once Marrello had his back, he sunk in a fight ending rear naked choke.

Up next was fan favorite Kent Rexford taking on Quartus Stitt. Stitt came out with a leg kick and rushing jabs that forced Rexford against the cage. Both fighters exchanged knees before Rexford landed a clean uppercut. Stitt landed a low knee and time was called for him to recover. After the restart the fighters quickly clinched again and dirty boxed. Rexford decided to put the fight on the ground and had a beautiful trip takedown landing in mount. Stitt was able to quickly pull guard, but he spent nearly the rest of the round on his back eating punches and elbows. At one point Stitt escaped and got back to his feet, but was quickly taken down again. At the start of the second round Rexford landed a big uppercut on Stitt as he was rushing forward. Rexford followed with a swarm of punches and Stitt appeared to defend well. Rexford continued his assault and Stitt gave up his back, only to eat more punches forcing the ref to stop the fight.

Flyweights Joey Diehl and Josh Epps went to war. Diehl tried to keep his distance with leg kicks and a push kick. Epps landed a straight jab and as Diehl was backing up, he slipped on the canvas. Epps landed a massive knee that was heard through out the arena. Diehl quickly recovered and took the fight to the ground. Diehl worked for a heel hook, but couldn’t get it. He then transitioned to an arm triangle and it looked tight. Epps kept his composure and worked to escape, forcing Diehl to let go of the choke. Diehl from the mount threw a big elbow and then again looked to finish with the arm triangle choke. This time he was able to get the right pressure as Epps tapped out just as he was about to go to sleep.

Will Brooks kept his undefeated streak going by submitting Joe Richardson. Brooks opened the fight with a high kick that just barely missed the mark. Both fighters looked to box and it was Brooks who was getting the better of the exchanges. Brooks then dropped down and scored a big takedown on Richardson landing in side control. Richardson didn’t panic and he was able to escape and stand back up. Brooks again looked for the high kick and just missed and Richardson tried for one of his own. Brooks immediately took the fight to the ground again and worked elbows from half guard. While trying to pass to mount, Richardson gave up his back and Brooks controlled from there. Richardson tried to stand up and Brooks looked to suplex him, but Richardson quickly dropped back down to the canvas. Brooks transitioned to an armbar from the back and fought for it. Richardson defended it for a bit, but once the arm was fully extended he had no choice but to tap.

Greg Reddington and Christian Reynoso put on an action packed three-round fight. Reddington was making his professional debut and didn’t look nervous at all. Reddington in the first round took the fight down after a body kick by Reynoso. Reddington was patient in looking for his openings for attacking and capitalized when they were there. Not finding much to work with, Reddington stood up and let Reynoso stand too. With both fighters clinched against the cage, Reynoso jumped for a guillotine, but Reddington was able to escape. The second and third round were much of the same as both fighters looked to start the fight out strong. Both times it was Reddington who landed the better combo and then took the fight to the ground. Reddington controlled the action on the ground and ultimately won the unanimous decision.

The co-main event featured Casey Dyer taking on Dan Aguirre. Both fighters looked to just go out and let it all out. Both fighters were exchanging kick after kick and punch after punch. There was hardly any time where either fighter was not throwing a strike. The fighters worked from the clinch and threw multiple knees. Dyer decided to change the game up with a takedown and scored it rather easily. Unfortunately he left his neck open and Aguirre grabbed a hold of it with a guillotine choke and squeezed until Dyer tapped.

Eric Schafer and Chris Albandia headlined the night of action. The fight marked the first fight for both fighters in fifteen months and the first fight for Schafer at middleweight. Albandia took the center of the cage and looked to keep Schafer on the outside with leg kicks. Schafer landed a right hand that seemed to hurt Albandia and followed it up with another combo that definitely rocked his opponent. Albandia then shot for a takedown and Schafer grabbed a guillotine. Albandia escaped and was patient working body punches. Schafer grabbed Albandia’s arm and then threw it outside of his leg to set up the triangle choke. After a quick adjustment, the choke was in tight and Albandia was forced to tap.

Professional Quick Results

Chris Haney defeated Dexter Wright by knockout at 0:10 of round 1

Mike Marrello defeated Brad Scholten by rear naked choke at 1:16 of round 1

Kent Rexford defeated Quartus Stitt by TKO at 1:17 of round 2

Joey Diehl defeated Josh Epps by arm triangle choke at 1:57 of round 1

Will Brooks defeated Joe Richardson by armbar at 3:49 of round 1

Greg Reddington defeated Chrisitan Reynoso by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Dan Aguirre defeated Casey Dyer by guillotine choke at 2:19 of round 1

Eric Schafer defeated Chris Albandia by triangle choke at 1:41 of round 1

 

Amateur quick results

Mike Oconnor defeated Deshaun Fergson by rear naked choke at 1:23 of round 1

Pat Oconnor defeated Dustin McIntire by tap out due to strikes at 1:07 of round 1

Al Nelson defeated Jared Baily by unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28

Sean Fallon defeated Brian Radtke by triangle choke at 1:44 of round 3

Tim Lagray defeated Levi Rose by guillotine choke at 0:20 of round 2

Charlie Radtke defeated Dennis Sherman by TKO at 1:00 of round 1

Danny Martinez defeated John Cabel by rear naked choke at 2:30 of round 1

Dom Singleton defeated Don Wendt by rear naked choke at 1:32 of round 1

Shawn Bridgeman defeated Jason Bottomhagen by guillotine choke at 1:36 of round 1

David Sorenson defeated Devin Orton by TKO at 1:59 of round 1

Mike Giger defeated Nick Hernandez by rear naked choke at 1:20 of round 1

Peter Tonev defeated Drew Stout by rear naked choke at 0:36 ovf round 1

Aaron Meyer defeated Matt Vance by guillotine choke at 0:35 of round 1

Dustin Stusse defeated Matt Eisenzimmer by TKO at 2:23 of round 3

Armondo Calderon defeated Jeremy Kuldniski by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Tyler Reese defeated Mike Blake by rear naked choke at 2:22 of round 2

James Gilmore defeated Pat Hastings by guillotine choke at 2:35 of round 1

Sean Bottoms defeated Greyson Plate by KO at 0:23 of round 1

Kevin Switalla defeated Tom Lagray by rear naked choke at 2:50 of round 1

Fight Card Entertainment invaded Joe’s Bar and Grill on Weed street in downtown Chicago.  “FCE 38: Cross the Line” featured eight amateur mixed martial arts fights with a stellar main event featuring Matt Tierney and Danny Morales for the FCE welterweight title.  Read on for the full recap of the action and quick results.

The first fight of the night was an exciting welterweight matchup featuring Robert Lewis and Tom Kriplin.  In the first round Lewis and Kriplin looked to exchange, but Lewis quickly attempted a takedown.  Kriplin reversed and scored a takedown of his own.  Kriplin looked for ground and pound, but Lewis was able to push off and stand up.  Once on their feet, Lewis clinched and landed a big knee that took Kriplin’s legs out.  Lewis quickly jumped on the back, but Kriplin somersaulted and reversed the position.  Kriplin was able to get the mount as time ran out in the round.  The second round Kriplin quickly got a takedown and worked vicious ground and pound.  Kriplin landed some serious knees to the body of Lewis while trying to pass to the mount.  Kriplin got the mount and started raining down strikes.  Kriplin nearly ended the fight, but time expired in the round.  The third round Kriplin landed a right hand before taking Lewis down.  From half guard, Kriplin worked several strikes to the body and head until the ref was forced to stop the action.

Heavyweights were up next and Maurice Greene and Jason Miller put on a fantastic fight.  In the first round Greene tried to utilize his reach advantage on Miller, but Miller was able to frustrate Greene with his movement and closed the distance.  Greene landed a left high kick that excited the crowd.  With time running out Miller shot for a takedown, but ate a big knee instead.  In the second round Miller looked to throw leg kicks to throw Greene off his balance.  Greene landed a fantastic front kick that sent Miller to the canvas.  Greene quickly pounced and landed several short uppercuts that bloodied up Miller.  Greene stood up and threw a massive knee to the body and then continued his punches sending blood into the crowd.  Miller couldn’t defend and the ref halted the action.

After an intermission to clean up all the blood shed in the last fight, lightweight Logan West and Charlie Radtke went to battle.  Radtke came out with a big right and West shot for a takedown.  Radtke defended and worked for a guillotine, but West was able to escape and stand up.  Radtke continued the pressure with strikes and West stalled him with a big body kick.  Radtke then shot for a takedown and never let up the pressure as he threw multiple lefts.  After standing up and landing some heavy shots, Radtke landed several big rights and then was like a machine gun with his punches forcing a stop to the fight.

Wanting to follow his brother’s victory, Brian Radtke looked for the victory over Franco Martinez.  The first round Radtke looked for a double leg takedown and got it.  Martinez had a high guard looking to quickly submit Radtke, but Radtke stood up and slammed him to the ground.  Radtke worked multiple strikes and Martinez threatened with submission.  Radtke stood up to drop a big right hand, but instead went for a heel hook.  Martinez punched his way out, but Radtke remained on top. Martinez had a beautiful sweep to get the mount on Radtke, however Radtke then swept Martinez and was back in his guard.  Radtke finished the round with punches and the round ended with Martinez nearly getting an armbar.  The second round started and the fighters quickly clinched.  Radtke landed a big knee and then quickly got Martinez’s back while standing.  Radtke worked for a rear naked choke while standing and got it.  The fighters fell to the canvas and Radtke was able to tighten the choke forcing Martinez to tap.

Lightweight Omar Diaz was the crowd favorite against Ken Hansen.  The first round  had the crowd really going as both fighters were causing damage to each other.  Diaz grabbed a clinch and threw multiple knees that found Hansen’s face.  Hansen would land uppercuts from the clinch, forcing Diaz to separate and create distance.  Diaz continued with jabs and Hansen looked to be in trouble, but was able to recover and land punches of his own.  In the second round Diaz continued his jab and quickly bloodied Hansen up.  Seeing the blood just flow from Hansen’s nose, Diaz was relentless with his punches.  Hansen never went down, but ate several shots and was unable to intelligently defend himself forcing the ref to stop the striking clinic.

After another brief intermission, featherweights Richard Dey and Rudy Behena were up next.  Dey landed a high kick, one-two, high kick combo, but Behena defended and was able to get Dey’s back.  Behena had a fantastic belly to back suplex and quickly got the mount.  Behena nearly finished the fight with his ground and pound, but Dey was able to buck and stand up.  Once on the feet, they clinched and Dey landed two knees before working for an omoplata.  Unable to get the tap, Dey transitioned to a heel hook.  Behena was tough to finish and continued to punch his way out of the submissions.  Dey was able to put Behena in his guard, and quickly worked an armbar.  The submission was in deep, but Behena defended well.  Dey rolled and the arm looked to be in bad shape.  Behena, sensing his arm was about to break, verbally submitted.

The co-main event featured light heavyweights Ivan Garcia and Andrew Navickis.  The exciting three round fight had the crowd going crazy.  In the first round Navickis used leg kicks to keep Garcia at bay.  When Garcia would rush in and clinch, Navickis landed several knees.  Navickis used a guillotine choke to take Garcia down, but both fighters quickly stood.  Navickis looked like he had a standing guillotine choke, however Garcia was able to escape.  Navickis scored another takedown with time running out in the round and tried to finish it with strikes but was unable to.  Round two was extremely close.  Garcia again attempted a takedown, but it was Navickis who was able to get it.  Garcia defended well with submission attempts but Navickis threw the legs to the side and got Garcia’s back.  Garcia countered by spinning into Garcia and able to get the mount.  Navickis bucked and was able to stand up.  An extremely close round that could have been scored for either fighter.  The final round Navickis came out with a spinning backlist that just missed.  Both fighters were swinging wildly looking for a finishing blow.  Garcia was stalking Navickis and able to close the distance working knees and punches from the clinch.  Garcia was clearly controlling the fight at this point and with time running out, both fighters attempted big strikes but neither landed.  With a close second round that could go either way, it was no surprise that the judges were split in their decision for Garcia.

The main event featured undefeated Matt Tierney taking on Danny Morales for the FCE welterweight title.  Both fighters came out swinging and looking to cause damage.  Morales used leg kicks to set up his punches.  Tierney was able to clinch and take Morales down on two separate occasions, but Morales just popped back up.  Both fighters started to find their range when Morales landed a spinning backlist sending Tierney down to the floor.  Morales quickly jumped on the wounded Tierney and landed two strikes before the ref could stop the action.  Morales became the new FCE welterweight champion with the knockout victory.

Quick results
Tom Kriplin defeated Robert Lewis by TKO at 1:14 of round 3
Maurice Greene defeated Jason Miller by TKO at 1:22 of round 2
Charlie Radtke defeated Logan West by TKO at 2:02 of round 1
Brian Radtke defeated Franco Martinez by rear naked choke at 0:59 of round 2
Omar Diaz defeated Ken Hansen by TKO at 1:14 of round 2
Richard Dey defeated Rudy Behena by armbar at 2:29 of round 1
Ivan Garcia defeated Andrew Navickis by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Danny Morales defeated Matt Tierney by KO at 1:30 of round 1