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Jake O'Brien at IndyMMA - photo by Brent Todd

IndyMMA hosted a 16 fight marathon card this past Saturday night at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. It was an evening packed with some exciting first round finishes, and the IndyMMA lightweight title exchanged hands. In the main event it was UFC vet Jake O’Brien who steamrolled through James Shaw in a minute and eight seconds. O’Brien is fighting at heavyweight, but he really wants to get back to the UFC’s light-heavyweight division.

In the first co-main event, it was Brian Geraghty who won a split decision over Dustin Neace. The bout was originally announced as a unanimous decision, but the Indiana Commission quickly corrected the error and informed us cage side of the mistake. In the second co-main event it was Lloyd Carter who dethroned IndyMMA light weight champion Jeremy Pender via a quick first round knock out. Below is how the main card fights went down, and underneath is the quick results for the entire amateur card.

Professional Bouts
James Shaw Vs Jake O’brien

Jake O’brien came straight in on James Shaw landing a jab, but was really just keeping it out there to keep it in his face. O’brien ducked down for the takedown and almost immediately moved into full mount. When Shaw went to roll O’brien snuck his arm through to cinch up the arm triangle. He hopped into sid mount and circled out until the choke tightened up.

Jake O’Brien defeats James Shaw via submission (arm triangle) at 1:06 of round 1

Brian Geraghty Vs Dustin Neace

In the first round Dustin Neace came out really aggressive, and was landing jabs to the nose of Brian Geraghty. Geraghty was staying in the pocket and was more than happy landing shots to the body of Neace, but he also landed a solid overhand right to the jaw of Neace. Neace was throwing a lot of feints to try and keep Geraghty off his timing, but it seemed liked Geraghty took to the rhythm of Neace. Neace began putting together combinations, and landed two decent flurries in a row, but Geraghty was returning shots to the body. At the end of round Geraghty started to come forward more, and landed a few jabs and straight rights that snapped Neace’s head back. Geraghty came forward with another solid flurry of “one-two’s” of his own, and the round came to an end.

-Recap Scorecard: This was a close round, I could see giving it to Neace, but I gave it to Geraghty 10-9

In the second round Geraghty turned up the pressure a little and was landing leg kicks to the lead leg of Neace, and following up with a lead hook to the body. Neace started to come forward and landed a few nice jab-straight-hook combinations, and was keeping Geraghty on the outside with some solid leg and body kicks. Geraghty remained faithful to the punches to the body, and followed one up with a nice kick to the body of the Neace. Neace landed a leg, and shot in and got Geraghty to the floor. Some blood showing on the face of Neace and he was cut on his right cheek bone. Geraghty scrambled to his feet, and got up with taking no significant strikes on the floor. Geraghty dove in for a take down of his own, but when he got the fight to the ground he landed a shot or two to the mug of Neace before the round ended.

-Recap Scorecard: 10-9 Geraghty (20-18 Geraghty)

In the final frame, Neace opened up landing straight rights, and leg kicks, and he was doing a fine job of marking up Geraghty and keeping him on the outside. Geraghty was still working the body with surgical precision, but still landing to the jaw of Neace. In the middle of the round, it was basically both fighters standing in the center of the cage throwing hands, and it was Geraghty who usually got the better of the exchanges. Geraghty looked to the be the fresher fighter, and at least 3 times Neace came forward to start throwing only to walk right into a stiff jab of Geraghty. Geraghty was throwing some leg kicks as well, and when Neace closed the distance in the final 15 seconds,Geraghty

-Recap Scorecard: 10-9 Geraghty (30-27 Geraghty)

Brian Geraghty defeats Dustin Neace by split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

Jeremy Pender (champion) Vs Lloyd Carter(challenger)

Pender and Carter both came out cautious pawing jabs out to gauge the distance. The crowd was a little impatient, because a few of the amateur fights were stalled out by wrestlers, but there was definitely a sense something was about to happen. That something was Lloyd Carter measuring up Pender with a jab, and following with an overhand left that sent Pender right to the seat of his pants. Carter smelled the blood in the water and followed up with two punches that turned out Pender’s lights. At first the stoppage looked a little quick, butit was only because of the angle I had on the finish. Pender looked to complain a little but when he hopped up to his feet he was still very wobbly, and he needed the fence and the ref to stand. From the look in his eyes he was finished.

Lloyd Carter defeats Jeremy Pender by knock out (punches) at 1:33 of round 1 to become the new lightweight champion.

Brian Neville Vs Joe Lile

Brian Neville came out with a lot of pressure by backing up Joe Lile with jabs in the face, until he backed him up to the fence to clinch. After Lile turned off the cage they created some space, and after they both missed punches Neville’s back presented itself to Lile and he took it. He climbed on Neville’s back while still standing and muscled him to the floor. From there he worked the position and was able to secure the rear naked choke.

Joe Lile defeats Brians Neville via submissin (rear naked choke) 2:17 of round 1

Amateur Quick Results
Kyle Davidson Vs John Vandiver
Kyle Davidson defeats John Vandiver via submission (arm triangle) at 1:18 of round 1

Kyle Vancamp Vs Chris Axsom
Kyle Vancamp defeats Chris Axsom via knock out at 2:51 of round 1

Mahu Mendosa Vs Anthony Sanders
Mahu Mendosa defeats Anthony Sanders via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Jeremy Jackson Vs Lance Pickrell
Jeremy Jackson defeats Lance Pickrell by technical submission (rear naked choke) at 1:46 of round 1

Brendan Hood Vs Tyler Jones
Tyler Jones defeats Brendan Hood via submission (arm bar) at 1:26 of round 1

Michael Conte Vs Brandon Hartstock
Michael Conte defeats Brandon Harstock via knock out (punches) at :36 of round 1

Jonny Neville Vs Ben Ticen
Ben Ticen defeats Jonny Neville via submission (strikes) at 1:28 of round 1

Damar Gibson Vs James Bubb
James Bubb defeats Damar Gibson via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:35 of round 1

Kyle Nickle Vs Ricky Newton
Kyle Nickle defeats Ricky Newton by submission (arm bar) at :54 of round 1

Jameson Sharp Vs Gary Widget
Jameson Sharp defeats Gary Widget by split decision (29-28 x3)

Levi Rose Vs Justin Dowsett
Levis Rose defeats Justin Dowsett by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Brendan Clawson Vs Donald Wright
Brendan Clawson defeats Donald Wright by knock out (strikes) at :17 of round 1

Cameron Vancamp Vs Sean Falon
Cameron Vancamp defeats Sean Falon via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

Dustin Neace at Colosseum Combat 15 - photo by Brent Todd

On the February 28th edition of RecapRadio hosts Brent Todd and John petit had a full plate of events to discuss. The show kicked off with a discussion on UFC 144 and the pace that the pay-per-views seem to be taking on now.

It continued on with our quick recaps and reactions of the event and host Brent Todd congratulated John Petit on his impressive 5-2 prediction versus his own 2-5 record.

Dustin Neace called in and the discussion immediately went to his new gym Alpha Male out in California. Prior to his time on The Ultimate Fighter, Neace trained out of the HIT Squad in Granite City, Illinois. But with the change in ownership and needing to train with guys more his size, the switch was needed.

Neace talked a bit about his upcoming fight for IndyMMA and how he is rematching an opponent he lost to in 2008. When asked how Brian Geraghty has grown as a fighter since their first fight, Neace said Geraghty hasn’t improved his game since their first encounter.

After Neace left the show it was onto the predictions for the upcoming events. We were split as far as the main event for Strikeforce is concerned. Questions around Ronda Rousey’s career were bound to come up, but even with the questions surrounding her, Todd thinks that Tate’s best game plan of rushing Rousey will be her downside. Petit meanwhile is expecting the fight to go all five rounds with Tate’s hand being raised at the end.

After the main event for Strikeforce discussion was quickly turned to the UFC on FX 2 card. With only four fights on the main card to preview and predict, it was somewhat surprising that we agreed on nearly everything. Both of us predict Court McGee to win in the third round, both of us are predicting a Joseph Benavidez finish and both are giving the underdog Martin Kampmann the nod to win. However the other semi-final matchup for the flyweight title between Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson we were split with Todd going with McCall and Petit going with the UFC veteran Johnson.

Use the player below to listen to the full show.

Dustin Neace from Ruckus II - photo by Brent Todd

On tomorrow’s edition of RecapRadio hosts Brent Todd and John Petit will be talking to TUF 14 fighter Dustin Neace. Neace will be talking about his time in the house, his fight at the finale, and his upcoming fight for new upstart promotion IndyMMA.

In addition to talking to Neace, we will be talking about the super-sized UFC 144 card that featured seven fights on the broadcast.

Finally we will be giving our rundown and predictions for UFC on FX 2 and Strikeforce Tate vs Rousey.

The show airs live every Tuesday night from 8:00pm-9:30pm CST at www.blogtalkradio.com/mmarecap

Original Artwork by Justin McAllister

IndyMMA has just signed a big fight to serve as the main event for their March 31st card featuring two former Ultimate Fighters in Dustin Neace and Brian Geraghty. Geraghty had a stint on the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter while Neace was featured in season fourteen. Neace and Geraghty have previously fought in 2008, with the Geraghty earning a submission victory in the third round.

Since the two first squared off, Geraghty has had a bit of a roller coster ride going just 5-5 in that time frame. He holds victories over David Love, Sean Wilson and Jeremy Castro while his most recent loss came at the hands of Illinois up-and-comer Chris Tickle.

This will mark Neace’s first fight since appearing on the show. He won his way into the house only to have a controversial loss against Akira Corassani when Corassani tapped but it wasn’t recognized. Neace was given a second shot at the finale when he faced Bryan Caraway but lost to him via rear naked choke in the second round.

IndyMMA is a new promotion in Indiana that plans to change the how mixed martial arts events are viewed. After acquiring the physical assets of Premier Cage Fighting, IndyMMA plans to expand on the market with a focus on television coverage, a home venue, season tickets, series championships and more. IndyMMA has already announced the entire 2012 season with the March 31st event being their second of six.

Stay tuned to MMA Recap for more information on this new card.

Colosseum Combat XVI took place on Saturday February 19 at the Kokomo Event Center in Kokomo, Indiana.  The night of action saw seven amateur fights and six professional bouts.  Read on for the full results and recap of Colosseum Combat 16.

Kicking off the amateur card was a fight between Derek Cook and Shawn Bottoms.  After a touch of gloves, Bottoms threw and nearly landed a flying knee and then transitioned to pulling guard.  Cook stood out of the guard and Bottoms followed him up.  Both fighters exchanged knees before Bottoms tripped Cook and landed in full mount.  Bottoms was working for an angle when Cook gave up his back.  Bottoms quickly moved his arm under the chin of Cook and squeezed until Cook was forced to tap.

An exciting fight was up next as Drew Walters took on Dustin Conley.  Conley came out with leg kicks that were throwing Conley off until Conley caught one and took the fight to the ground.  Once on the ground, Walters transitioned from guard to half guard, to side control to mount.  Once in the mount, Walters was relentless with his strikes.  Conley gave up his back to try and escape, but Walters continued until the ref halted the action.

A bit of controversy between Jacob Hurlock and Jordan Crider.  The first two rounds were back and forth with each fighter getting one round a piece by our account.  In the third round Hurlock shot for a takedown and Crider sprawled and landed a big right that hurt Hurlock.  Crider worked multiple strikes and Hurlock threw up his legs and secured an armbar.  Crider worked to get out of it by putting his hand on the canvas.  At this point Hurlock’s corner started yelling that Crider tapped.  The ref didn’t see a tap and didn’t stop the action.  Hurlock gave up his back and Crider nearly finished with a rear naked choke.  Hurlock was able to escape and both fighters were stood up.  Crider took Hurlock down and worked ground and pound until time ran out.  In the end, all three judges scored it for Crider.

Rod Cole took a beating from Mike Walker.  In the first round Walker quickly took Cole to the ground and got the mount.  From there Walker was both patient and relentless with his strikes when they came.  Walker opened up a cut on Cole’s face.  With time running out of the round, Walker tried to finish the fight with an arm triangle choke.  At the start of the second, Cole came out swinging, knowing his only hope was to land the knockout punch, but Walker took the fight to the ground.  Once Walker got mount again, Cole said he had enough and verbally submitted.

The amateur fight of the night went to Devin Miller and Markous Smith.  The first round Smith and Miller spent the first half in the clinch against the cage where they both were landing knees.  After a separation, Miller caught a leg kick by Smith and took him down.  Smith however was working multiple strikes and submissions and Miller didn’t do much with the dominant position.  As time was running out, Smith nearly locked in an armbar but time wasn’t on his side.  The second round Smith was utilizing his reach advantage with his kicks before Miller took the fight to the ground.  Miller landed some serious ground and pound through out the rest of the round.  Many in attendance had the fight one round a piece and erupted for the start of the third round.  Miller immediately came out and got a takedown, but Smith defended and worked for a triangle.  With neither fighter advancing their position, the ref stood the fighters up.  Miller again went for the takedown, this time however Smith defended and threw nearly twenty knees to end the round.  MMA Recap scored it 29-28 for Smith.  The score cards were read and it was a split decision for MIller.

Nicholas Anderson has one of the best chins in the game.  Matthew Perry came out in the first round and clinched and landed several knees that hurt Anderson, but didn’t finish him.  Most of the round saw Perry utilizing a Thai clinch and landing knees while Anderson would land body shots and uppercuts.  With time running out Anderson was swinging and nearly caught Perry with a hook.  The second round Perry controlled the action with takedowns and passing to side control.  Anderson was able to minimize the damage and defended the position well each time he was taken down, but couldn’t do any damage of his own.  The third round was a back and forth round with both fighters taking each other down, only to have the other stand up quickly.  Perry was able to land knees in the transitions between the takedowns and won the third round as well.

The final amateur fight saw Henry Goonen take on Michael Shields.  Goonen was landing leg kicks and Shields looked to clinch.  From the clinch, Shields took Goonen down with a big slam.  Shields worked small strikes to create distance and then started to unload.  While Goonen was covering up, he did little else and the ref was forced to halt the action.

The first professional fight saw Mark Neville take on James Porter who was making his professional debut.  Porter came out in a Muay Thai stance and quickly established his kick.  Porter landed a spinning heel kick that made the crowd go crazy.  Porter then took the fight to the ground and quickly passed to mount.  Neville was able to escape by feinting giving up his back and then spinning back into Porter’s guard.  Porter quickly countered by throwing his legs up and locked in a fight ending armbar.

Brady Hovermale made his professional debut against Ryan Mcintosh.  The fighters quickly clinched and were landing multiple knees.  As they separated Hovermale nearly landed a high kick.  Mcintosh attempted a push kick, but Hovermale grabbed it and took the fight to the ground.  Once on the ground, Hovermale dominated with multiple punches.  Mcintosh attempted submissions, but Hovermale was able to escape.  As the round ended, Hovermale let his hands fly to ensure the round went to him.  As the second round was about to start, Mcintosh stated he couldn’t see out of his right eye and the fight was ended.

The next fight had many confused as Mike Eikenberry took on Mike Berry.  Eikenberry came out strong and landed a big left that stumbled Berry.  Eikenberry attempted to get the back, but was unable.  As the fighters separated, Eikenberry tagged Berry with another couple of solid shots.  Once they squared away, Berry then took control with body kick, one-two combo.  Berry followed that up with a high kick and Eikenberry dropped to the canvas.  Berry followed it up with several strikes until the ref could stop the action.

If you blinked you missed the fight between Josh Kinser and Greg Miller.  Miller came out with a body kick.  Kinser circled to the right and threw an overhand right that knocked Miller out cold.

The night’s co-main event featured Dustin Neace taking on David Love.  The first round Love landed several leg kicks before the two clinched.  Neace landed several knees before Love took Neace to the ground.  While on the ground Love worked several punches and hammer fists, while Neace looked for short elbows.  Neace worked for an armbar, but Love just slammed his way out.  The action stalled and the ref stood the fighters up.  Love was swinging wildly and caught Neace with a kick to the grown.  After the restart, Love continued his barrage of strikes as time ended.  The second round Love rocked Neace with a kick and let Neace back up.  Love started throwing with bad intentions and Neace caught him with an overhand right.  Neace started to find his range and Love was in trouble.  Neace took Love down but Love grabbed a guillotine choke.  Neace worked out of the choke and against picked Love up for a slam takedown.  Again, Love worked for a guillotine choke, but couldn’t get it.  Love was visibly tired and Neace started working his strikes.  Love threw his legs up to work for an armbar, and it was in deep.  Neace tried to escape, but was forced to tap.

The main event featured Daniel Head moving up in weight to take on Ryan Thomas in a welterweight matchup.  Both fighters came out with kicks and then Head took the fight to the ground.  Head was working punches and Thomas was able to sneak his legs passed one of Head’s arms, to secure a triangle choke. Head tried to work his way out, but Thomas worked punches and elbows before pulling Head’s head down and squeezing until Head tapped.

Amateur Quick Results
Shawn Bottoms defeated Derek Cook by rear naked choke at 2:03 of round 1
Drew Walters defeated Dustin Conley by tko at 1:56 of round 1
Jordan Crider defeated Jacob Hurlock by unanimous decision
Mike Walker defeated Rod Cole by verbal submission at 1:28 of round 2
Devin Miller defeated Markous Smtih by split decision 30-27, 27-30, 29-28
Matthew Perry defeated Nicholas Anderson by unanimous decision
Michael Shields defeated Henry Goonen by tko at 2:35 of round 1

Professional Quick Results
James Porter defeated Mark Neville by armbar at 2:31 round 1
Brady Hovermale defeated Ryan Mcintosh by fighter not able to continue after round 1
Mike Berry defeated Mike Eikenberry by KO at 1:08 of round 1
Josh Kinser defeated Greg Miller by KO at 0:13 of round 1
David Love defeated Dustin Neace by armbar at 3:45 of round 2
Ryan Thomas defeated Daniel Head by triangle choke at 2:04 of round 1

MMA Recap in conjunction with US Combat Sports has put together a best of 2010 in Illinois.  Voting is now open at http://uscombatsports.com/best-of-il and our first category we will be breaking down is “Fighter of the Year”.  Up for nomination are Mike Lullo, Chase Beebe, Dustin Neace, Carson Beebe and Clay French.

Mike Lullo got to fight four times in 2010, having won his first three fights before getting a call up to the UFC to fill in for an injured Darren Elkins.  Lullo’s three victories all came by submission including a fantastic gogoplata over Jeremy Castro at Chicago Cagefighting Championship 1.

Chase Beebe went 4-1 in 2010 with his lone loss happening overseas at Dream.  Beebe’s four victories were all first round stoppages and his last two opponents, Jared McMahan and Josh Kasee, barely landed any strikes of their own.  Beebe was scheduled to fight Dustin Neace for the Illinois State Championship at Ruckus 5 before the event was cancelled.

Dustin Neace was extremely active in 2010.  His 5-1 record is reflective of his move to the HIT Squad.  In 2009, Neace went just 1-5 and decided he needed to find a new place to train.  Neace’s lone loss came at the hands of Joao Herdy, a fight which many thought Neace won.  Neace’s five victories all came by stoppage.

Carson Beebe made his pro debut in 2010 and has earned an impressive 6-0 record for 2010.  Beebe is the younger brother of Chase and is looking to follow in his footsteps.  Beebe put together an impressive fight streak when he fought three times in four weeks.  All three of those fights Beebe was able to finish his opponent in less than two minutes.

Clay French is a former King of the Cage champion and put on one of the best fights of 2010.  French only fought two times in 2010, but was able to secure victories in both fights.  His first fight in 2010 was against Sean Wilson where he locked in a rear naked choke at the 3:39 mark.  His fight with Billy Stamp at Ruckus 3 was one of the best fights of 2010, both on a local and national level.

Voting for the Best of 2010 can be done at http://uscombatsports.com/best-of-il

photo by Brent Todd

Dustin Neace will be taking part of the Combat USA Illinois tournament hosted by Ruckus Entertainment on Friday January 21.  His opponent is none other than former WEC champion Chase Beebe in a fight that has been trying to come to fruition for almost a year.

Dustin gave us his thoughts on Chase Beebe during “Recap Radio”.  Below are some of the highlights.

On Chase steamrolling through opponents stateside – “You know Chase fought Jared which is a guy I lost to when I was younger.  But Jared went in not 100% in that fight.  Then his next opponent was like 5-4 and just didn’t have the experience to match up with Chase.  Both guys went into that fight not really wanting to fight it seems like, but I want to be there.  I want to fight Chase.”

“Chase said I am a B Class fighter and that just made me a little bit more excited for this fight.  If he thinks I am a B class fighter than I am going to make him look like a C class fighter.”

“I’m going into this fight a completely different fighter than I was a year ago.  I am really excited to showcase that I am a top fighter.”

“Any show that I am going to fight on, that they are bringing one of their guys in to win and us HIT squad guys in to lose.  The thing a bout the HIT Squad fighters is we train so hard and so much, we are here to win.”

To listen to the full interview with Dustin Neace use the player below.

The welterweight matchup in the Combat USA tournament hosted by Ruckus Entertainment is set.  Dave Terell will be taking on Aoutneil Magny in the top bracket of the tournament.

Terell is coming into the fight on a two-fight losing skid, but looks to improve his overall record to 7-4 with a win over Magny.  Terell trained out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, but now trains out of Team Curran in Crystal Lake.

Magny is a Torres Martial Arts Academy prodigy.  Magny made his pro debut in November of 2010 against Lawrence Dunning.  Magny was able to earn the TKO victory in the second round.  Already in shape, Magny fought just thirteen days later stopping Darion Terry in the third round.

Ruckus 5 is scheduled for January 21 and many more fights are expected to take place.  Currently the line-up includes:

·      Chase Beebe vs Dustin Neace

·      Jonatas Novaes vs Billy Stamp

·      Dave Terell vs Aoutneil Magny

RecapRadio is kicking off the 2011 with one of the fighters in the main event of Ruckus V, Dustin Neace.  Neace is going into the fight having won 5 fights in 2010 but his opponent on Jan 21 is Chase Beebe.

Chicago, Illinois – Decemeber 14 – The main event for the January 21 Ruckus event, “Ruckus 5” has been signed and set.  Chase Beebe will be taking on Dustin Neace in the night’s headlining bout.  Ruckus 5 takes place on January 21 at Venutis in Addison, Illinois.

Beebe is a former WEC champion who has won all of his fights stateside in 2010.  His lone loss came after taking a fight on short notice against Hiroyuki Takaya at DREAM 16.  Beebe has submitted all four of his opponents this year in the first round.

In April of this year, Beebe rebounded from a series of losses that forced him to re-evaluate his career.  At Lords of War, Beebe needed just over a minute to submit Billy Jochum.  Following that victory Beebe would headline “Ruckus 3” where he submitted Pablo Alfonso by rear naked choke.  Returning from Japan, Beebe then headlined Chicago Cagefighting Championship 2 with a dominating performance over Jared McMahan.  Beebe opened the night of action at Ruckus 4 on “Black Wednesday” with another dominating performance over Wisconsin Combat USA champion Josh Kasee.

Neace, like Beebe, has been extremely active in 2010 having gone 5-1.  His lone loss was a decision against Joao Herdy at Total Warrior Challenge in Indianapolis.  His five victories have all ended by a stoppage of some sort.  Most recently Neace took on former training partner Joel Blanton at Colosseum Combat 15 earning the TKO stoppage in the first round.

Ruckus 5 is scheduled for January 21 and many more fights are expected to take place.  Currently the line-up includes:

·      Chase Beebe vs Dustin Neace

·      Jonatas Novaes vs Billy Stamp

Dustin Neace at Colosseum Combat 15 - photo by Brent Todd

Colosseum Combat has just announced the co-main event for Colosseum Combat 16.  Dustin “The Beast” Neace will be taking on Dave “The Dr.” Love in the night’s co-main event.  As previously reported a welterweight bout between Daniel Head and Ryan Thomas will serve as the night’s main event.

Neace last competed at Colosseum Combat XV defeating Joel Blanton by TKO in the first round.  The victory was his fifth mixed martial arts victory this year.  Neace has one lone loss this year to Joao Herdy in a very closely contested contest.  Neace has stopped all five of his opponents this year.

Love has just as much experience as Neace having competed all around the world.  Love recently snapped a two-fight losing streak by defeating Ryan McIntosh at Colosseum Combat XIV.    Love current trains out of IBBJA with James Clingerman.

A rumored Colosseum Combat card for January 29 has instead been folded into the February 19^th event.  Stay tuned to MMA Recap for more fight announcements.

Colosseum Combat 15 took place at the Kokomo Events Center in Kokomo, Indiana.  The night of action saw six amateur bouts and five professional bouts headlined by a 145 title bout between Joel Blanton and Dustin Neace.  Read on for the full recap and results.

The first amateur bout saw Henry Goonen take on Austin Tweedy.  Tweedy came out with big hooks that caught Goonen.  Goonen tied up Tweedy and pulled guard.  Tweedy postured up and landed multiple shots before Goonen attempted a triangle choke.  Tweedy stood out of the submission attempt and brought the fight standing.  Both fighters landed a straight right with Tweedy taking more damage.  Tweedy returned with a big takedown and worked multiple punches.  Goonen did a good job of tying Tweedy up, but Tweedy postured up and landed a big right to the eye of Goonen forcing Goonen to verbally submit.

Aaron Clark and Ryan Etter were up next.  Clark took Etter to the ground right away and worked a good top game.  Etter was unable to work much of his jiu jitsu until the end of the round.  Near the end, Etter worked for an armbar but Clark stood out of it and worked more of his ground game as the round ended.  The second round both fighters exchanged kicks and Etter slipped.  Clark immediately jumped into Etter’s guard, but Etter was ready and threw his legs up for a triangle choke.  While still holding onto the choke, Etter worked elbows and nearly broke Clark’s arm with an armbar.  After not getting the tap from the armbar, Etter pulled down on Clark’s head even more and forced the tapout.

Matthew “The Carebear” Perry has to have one of the best nicknames in all of the sport.  But “The Carebear” was anything but caring in his fight against Clay Mundy.  The first round Perry got the early takedown and worked a very impressive top game with multiple shots that found their mark.  As time was running out Perry landed three damaging strikes that nearly ended the fight.  In the second round, Perry again got the takedown but Mundy worked for a guillotine choke.  Perry was able to pop his head out and immediately got mount.  Mundy gave up his back and defended well, but eventually Perry found the opening he needed, got his arm under Mundy’s chin and squeezed till he got the submission victory.

The fourth amateur bout saw Jacob Hurlock take on Dakota Kunkler.  In the first round Hurlock landed two big leg kicks before Kunkler pulled guard.  Kunkler did a good job controlling Hurlock’s wrists and head while landing shots from the bottom.  After some inaction the ref stood both fighters up.  Kunkler attempted a flying knee but Hurlock defended and went for a guillotine choke.  Not able to get the choke Hurlock threw a knee and his foot caught Kunkler in the groin forcing a time out.  After a long time out to recover, Hurlock attempted a high kick and missed falling on his back.  Kunkler rushed in and ate two big upkicks as the round ended.  The second round both fighters were working their jab and then tagged each other with a hook.  Hurlock shot for the takedown and got it.  Hurlock worked small punches and elbows through out the round.  With just seconds left, Hurlock postured up and landed several big rights opening up Kunkler.  The ref was called in to check Kunkler’s eye and the cut and waved the fight off.

The first fight to go the distance was between Jade McCammon and Matt Meyer.  McCammon came out strong with a big takedown and kept Meyer on his back nearly through out the entire first round.  McCammon worked multiple short shots and elbows while on top.  The round ended with McCammon landing another double leg takedown.  The second round Meyer attempted a leg lock, but McCammon powered his way out and into Meyer’s guard.  McCammon stood up and threw the legs to the side to land a big right hand.  The round ended with McCammon throwing multiple punches finding their mark.  The third round Meyer tried to control McCammon against the cage, but McCammon used his strength to force the fight to the ground.  The round was much like the previous two with McCammon landing shots to the body and head of Meyer and earned him the unanimous decision.

The last amateur fight of the night saw Mike Eikenberry taking on Kenzy Scott.  The first round Eikenberry landed a big knee that forced Scott to drop and pull guard.  Eikenberry quickly got into side control and landed several left hands and elbows.  Near the end of the round Scott threw his legs up and used an inverted triangle to reverse position.  The round ended with Eikenberry landed elbows from the bottom.  The second round Eikenberry took the fight to the ground and Scott worked a guillotine choke.  Eikenberry countered with a Von Flue choke that forced Scott to tapout.

The first professional bout was a quick one as Darrell Smith took on Bryan Neville.  Smith worked for a takedown, but gave it up in favor of a Muay Thai clinch.  From the clinch Smith worked several knees, but Neville landed an overhand right that forced Smith to smile.  Smith switched to a guillotine choke, dropped down and quickly got the tapout.

The next professional bout was nearly as quick as Ryan Mcintosh needed only 96 seconds to finish Adam Brady.  Mcintosh landed a good leg kick and Brady attempted to pull guard.  Mcintosh quickly transitioned from half guard to an armbar and from there to a triangle choke.  Brady attempted to escape, but after several attempts was forced to tapout.

Fight of the night went to Casey Huffman and Robbie Nieto.  The first round Huffman dominated Nieto on the feet using his superior reach to land straight rights and straight lefts.  Nieto tried to chop down the taller fighter with multiple leg kicks and used the leg kicks to set up a takedown attempt.  The second round was opened with a knee from Huffman to Nieto’s groin forcing a timeout for Nieto to recover.  The ref deducted a point for the low blow.  After the recovery, Huffman came out firing on all cylinders.  Huffman’s gas tank started to give out as the round was approaching its end and Nieto was able to land some offense of his own.  The third round the crowd was extremely loud for Huffman and he came out with a great combo catching Nieto.  With Huffman starting to become the more tired fighter, Nieto was landing his own combos.  Nieto shot in for a takedown, but Huffman powered his way into Nieto’s half guard.  Once on the ground, Huffman locked in an arm-triangle choke and passed to side control to force Nieto to tapout.

The co-main event saw Minun Shaw Bradbury take on Nick Kraus.  Kraus came in with a takedown but ate a knee.  Bradbury quickly threw his legs up to attempt a triangle choke, but couldn’t get it locked in.  Kraus powered his way out of the dangerous position and stood up to rain punches down.  Kraus caught Bradbury and Bradbury gave up his back.   Kraus spun to gain position, but Bradbury grabbed a hold of his leg and attempted a leg lock.  Kraus again worked his way out and this time got side control.  From the position he locked in a fight ending arm triangle choke.

The main event featured Dustin Neace taking on former training partner Joel Blanton.  Blanton came out strong and got a takedown on Neace.  Blanton worked multiple shots and eventually passed to side control.  Neace didn’t let up and was able to work his way back up to his feet.  Once on his feet, Neace started to find his range.  Blanton appeared to slip, and Neace swarmed.  Neace rained down punch after punch and bloodied up Blanton.  After several shots went through without Blanton defending himself well, the ref was forced to call an end to the fight.

Quick Results
Amateur Results
Austin Tweedy defeated Henry Goonen by verbal tapout due to strikes at 2:41 of round 1
Ryan Etter defeated Aaron Clark by triangle choke at 1:57 of round 2
Matthew Perry defeated Clay Mundy by rear naked choke at 2:00 of round 2
Jacob Hurlock defeated Dakota Kunkler by tko (doctor stoppage) at 3:00 of round 2
Jade McCammon defeated Matt Meyer by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mike Eikenberry defeated Kenzy Scott by Von Flue choke at 1:24 of round 2

Professional Results
Darrell Smith defeated Bryan Neville by guillotine choke at :58 of round 1
Ryan Mcintosh defeated Adam Brady by triangle choke at 1:36 of round 1
Casey Huffman defeated Robbie Nieto by arm triangle at 2:58 of round 3
Nick Kraus defeated Minum Shaw Bradbury by arm triangle at 3:53 of round 1
Dustin Neace defeated Joel Blanton by tko at 3:43 of round 1

Kokomo Indiana based fighting promotion, Colosseum Combat announced that Dustin Neace will be taking on Joel Blanton in the night’s main event.  The night of action takes place on Saturday October 9 at the Kokomo Event Center in Kokomo, Indiana.

Blanton is coming off a win against Charles Cooper at Colosseum Combat 11 in May of 2009.  The 39 year old fighter trains out of Team Animal House in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Blanton has been in the cage with some of the best including Benji Radach, Sean Sherk, and Jason Powell.

Neace is coming into the fight after winning the Legends of Fighting championship belt by defeating Cory Mahon in September of this year.  The fight with Blanton will be his sixth fight this year having only lost a close decision to Jaoa Herdy at Total Warrior Challenge 6 in June.  Neace has finished his four other opponents, three by way of submission and Mahon by knockout.

For more information on this card visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kokomo-IN/Colosseum-Combat/365028081710

Dustin Neace - photo by Brent Todd

Dustin Neace most recently competed at “Ruckus Entertainment: Ruckus 2″ in March where he defeated Anthony Marti.  He is set to take on York Ash on April 9 at Legends of Fighting in Indianapolis.  MMA Recap’s Brent Todd caught up with Neace to get a better perspective on Neace’s career, training, and more.

How’d you get into fighting?
It Started in 2005. I was at the 1st LFC show and had just turned 18 and they needed a 155lber. I didnt train or anything but wanted to give it a go. I fought a guy who was 4-0 and ended up going till the last 2 mins and getting choked out.

You are currently training at HIT Squad, where did you train before?
I was at a school up in Indianapolis, Indiana IBJJA. It was a great school and had some great fighters. It was just not for me tho. I needed to be at a place where I was able to get beat up and pushed every day. HitSquad has put me in a dorm and has handed me the golden ticket and now I am going to use it.

What’s it like training at the HIT Squad?
It’s rough… We train 3 or 4 times and day. Every day brings something new.

What aspect of your game has significantly changed since training there?
Everything has changed. My stand up is better. My ground game is better. I am stronger and faster then ever. In a year I will be able to go toe to toe with any one..

You most recently bested Anthoni Marti at Ruckus 2.  Talk us through that fight.
We knew Marti was going to come out hard in the 1st round. So I trained tons and tons of cardio to really counter that in his game. He came out and took me down which I knew was going to happen. I am a ground fighter working to get better with my stand up. So when I went to the ground I just kept throwing subs and just wanted to keep him on the move. It paid off with a 3 min RNC in the 1st round.

Your fight at Strikeforce was arguably one of the biggest fights of your career, was the plan to work a clinch game with Curran or was that something that just sort of happened and as a result your ribs got broken from the knees?
The StrikeForce fight was a big fight for me. I really only had like 1 week to get ready for the fight and 40% of that was in the sauna. Jeff is pretty well rounded fighter and we knew the best way to beat him would have been to stand up. He took a shot or two to take me down and I was able to stop him but we ended up on the cage. When he landed the 1st knee I felt the 1st rib break and tried to cover up but he was able to get another to the same spot with ended the deal and broke 2 ribs.

You have had a lot of fights and yet no call up to the WEC or UFC.  What do you think you need to do to get that call?
I just need to pick up a few wins in a row. I think its good that they have not called me. I am with a great camp now with some great coaches. I am not going to fight anyone with more experience then me.

Which one of your fights is your favorite?
I would have to say Jameel Massouh because it was a all out war.

Any fight in particular where you walked away from it and said “Man I need to work on ______”?
Na I know I need to work a lot of stuff and just need to keep picking things up as I go.

If you get that call up to the WEC, which fighter would you like to fight first in the organization?
I would love to fight Jens. I was watched him for years and years and would love to fight him.

Which one of your losses do you want to avenge the most?
Nick Gonzalez… I was sick and need a rematch bad.

What do you like to do when you aren’t training?
Like to go home see my family and just hang out with friends.

What’s one thing you want your fans to know about you?
This is my year…

What’s your favorite cereal?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs!!!!

Any sponsors or people you want to thank?
I would like to thank HitSquad, DC management, CageCraze.com, MMArecap.com and my family and friends

Ruckus Entertainment put on their second show “Ruckus 2″ last night.  Many fans praised the production of the first show, and the second surpassed the first.  Local DJ Julian “Jumpin” Perez kept the beats rocking through out the night of action.  Four amateur fights were capped off with six professional bouts.  Read on for the full results.

Nick Porter and Tyler Bird wanted to set the pace for the night.  Unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of action as most of the fight was spent on the ground.  Bird easily got the fight to the ground, but once there, couldn’t find a way to finish the fight as his opponent did a good job of controlling his head and arm.  While Porter was able to defend well, that didn’t earn him any points and all three judges scored it 30-27 for Bird.

Before the match started, Kevin Switella looked like Sean Anderson had just done something horrible to his family.  When the bell rang, both fighters respected each other’s striking game as they were both hesitant to throw a big shot.  Near the end of the first round, Anderson got a takedown but didn’t do much with it.  In the second round, Switella responded with a takedown of his own.  He was able to get full mount, but Anderson was able to roll out of it and punished Switella’s forehead with shots.  It was a close round and could have gone either way.  The third round Sitella spent most of the round trying to choke Anderson out.  While he couldn’t secure the tap, he was able to win the round.  Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t enough as the judges awarded the fight to Anderson.

The women were up next with Marcia Allen taking on Kim Novak.  Through out the entire three rounds, the women were typically jockeying for position from within the clinch.  Both fighters were able to take the other down, and in the end it came down to who did more damage.  The judges awarded the victory to Marcia Allen after three rounds of action.

The final amateur fight of the night saw Dan Borke take on Kris Blayney.  The first round was extremely close as Blayney scored a takedown, but Borke was able to get out of the troublesome position and secure Blayney’s back.  The second round showed the grappling skills of both fighters as they were able to sweep and reverse the position on each other.  Blayney wound up the better of the two as he ended the second round in full mount unloading punches.  The final round Borke used a trip takedown to land in side control.  From there he worked an arm triangle submission, but he couldn’t get the leverage he needed to finish the fight.  In the end, the judges saw Blayney as the victor.

Professional bouts
The opening professional fight saw Carson Beebe make his pro debut against Nate Williams.  Beebe controlled the action for the full fifteen minutes.  The rather lackluster affair saw Williams being taken down by Beebe, Beebe working to get a dominant position, Williams giving up his back, and rinse and repeat.  While there were some good strikes by both fighters, the fighters were rather predictable by the end of the third round.  In the end the judges awarded Beebe the victory.

Danny Black and Vince Ramos were both making their professional debut and only one could come away as the victor.  Ramos quickly shot for a takedown and got it.  Ramos then worked to get mount and threw punches in bunches.  Black bucked and rolled to escape and brought the fight back to his feet.  Unfortunately Ramos quickly worked a takedown and while Black attempted a submission, he wasn’t able to get it.  From the takedown, Ramos worked a kimura that looked bad, but Black didn’t give up.  Black gave up his back attempting to get out of the hold and Ramos locked in the fight ending rear naked choke.

Bobby Reardanz needed less than ninety seconds to submit Randy Fuentes.  Both fighters exchanged kicks before Fuentes worked for a takedown.  After the takedown, Fuentes postured up, but Reardanz threw his legs up and was able to secure the choke.

Jay Ellis wanted to punish Tyler Combs as was evident in the stare down between the two before the bell started.  Ellis came out with a flying kick that missed.  Combs kicked Ellis’s leg, but Ellis caught the kick and used it to take the fight down.  From there he quickly moved to mount and landed several shots.  But Combs was able to sweep Ellis.  After a couple of short shots, Combs stood up and Ellis followed leaving his neck open.  Combs grabbed a guillotine choke and it looked deep, but Ellis broke free.  After escaping, the referee called time out and deducted a point from Ellis for grabbing the glove to break the choke.  At the restart, Combs caught a kick of Ellis, but Ellis jumped over Combs to get Combs’s back.  Again Comb’s rolled out of it and this time he started landing powerful shots. Ellis curled up and the ref called a halt to the action.

The co-main event saw Dustin Neace take on Toni Marti.  Marti opened the fight with a big overhand right followed by a takedown.  Neace defended well as Marti worked for a choke.  Neace pushed through it and wound up in Marti’s guard, but the choke was still there.  Neace forced his head out and grabbed Marti’s neck.  Marti reversed the position and again attempted a choke from within Neace’s guard.  Neace threw his legs up working for an arm bar, but Marti spins and worked for a leg lock of his own.  Neace spun out of the leg lock and was able to get Marti’s back.  Once there he sunk in a rear naked choke forcing Marti to tap.

The main event saw former “Ultimate Fighter” cast member, Jeremy May take on Chris Albandia.  Albandia landed a nice leg kick and then worked for a single leg takedown.  May defended it well and both fighters were clinched.  May with a big knee, followed it up with a good 1-2 combo another knee and finished it off with upper cuts.  Albandia looked to be in trouble and he shot for a takedown.  Albandia got the takedown, but May showcased his jiu jitsu by locking in a triangle choke.  Albandia didn’t give up and May worked several punches to Albandia’s head before being able to pull down on Albandia’s head sinking the choke in as tight as possible and earning the tapout victory.

Quick Results
Amateur Bouts

• Tyler Bird defeated Nick Porter by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Sean Anderson defeated Kevin Switella by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Marcia Allen defeated Kim Novak by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
• Kris Blayney defeated Dan Borke by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Professional Bouts

• Carson Beebe defeated Nate Williams by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-27)
• Vince Ramos defeated Danny Black by rear naked choke 3:18 of round 1
• Bobby Reardanz defeated Randy Fuentes by triangle choke 1:22 of round 1
• Tyler Combs defeated Jay Ellis by TKO (ref stoppage) 3:13 of round 1
• Dustin Neace defeated Toni Marti by rear naked choke 3:53 of round 1
• Jeremy May defeated Chris Albandia by triangle choke 2:53 of round 1

The weight-ins for tomorrow night’s event took place earlier tonight at Venuti’s Banquet Hall in Addison, Illinois.  MMA Recap was on scene to witness all the fighters step on the scale.  All fighters were on weight for their fights with the exception of both main event fighters, Jeremy May and Chris Albandia.  Both fighters weighed in at 188lbs and agreed to have the bout contested at that weight.

With less than 24 hours until the event takes place, less than 70 tickets remain for the 1400 capacity event.  All fighters expressed excitement for their fights tomorrow.

Full Weigh In Results include:
Amateur Bouts
    •    Nick Porter 145 vs Tyler Bird 145
•    Sean Anderson 145 vs Kevin Switella 145
•    Wilbert Jones vs Tim Duggan (weight was under the max 265 for both fighters, no weight specified)
•    Marcia Allen 135 vs Kim Novak 135
•    Kris Blayney 185 vs Dan Borke 184.5
•    Aaron Plumley 150 vs Dennis Dombrow 150 (catchweight)

Professional Bouts
    •    Demitrius Richards 205 vs Luke Burton 205
•    Carson Beebe 135 vs Nate Williams 135
•    Danny Black 145 vs Vince Ramos 145
•    Bobby Reardanz 152 vs Randy Fuentes 150 (catchweight)
•    Jay Ellis 165 vs Tyler Combs 165 (catchweight)
•    Dustin Neace 145 vs Tony Marti 145
•    Jeremy May 187.7 vs Chris Albandia 187.8

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

Dustin Neace will be taking on Anthony Marti at Ruckus 2 this Friday night.  Neace last competed against Jeff Curran at “Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers” in November where he suffered a rib injury just ninety nine seconds into the fight forcing him to stop.  MMA Recap’s Brent Todd caught up with Neace to find out how his training camp has been for the fight against Marti.

Where are you training out of now?
I train out of the HIT Squad.  I’ve been here getting in shape.

How’d your training camp go?
Very good.  Me and him were supposed to fight last month, but it got pushed back and it’s given me even more time to prepare for it.  I’m bigger than I have ever been going into a fight.  Right now I am at 1% body fat and I am huge.  I’ve been going six or seven rounds and I am not even tired.  It’s gonna be a perfect fight for me.

Were you training anything different for your opponent?
We know he has really good wrestling.  So we have been training a lot of takedown defense as I want to keep it standing up.

Was there an aspect of your game you worked more than the rest?
I have been working on my cardio the most.  I have had 46 pro mma fights and this is the first time I have settle down and trained the way I should be.  A healthy diet.

How do you see the fight going?
I don’t want to put any predictions.  If I could have my choice it would be a knockout first round.  But I can see it going the distance and I expect a good fight.

Any final thoughts you’d like to share?
It’s going to be a fun night.

Any sponsors or people you want to thank?
HIT Squad, Disorderly Conduct, FC Fighter

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