Mike Davis’s United Combat League put on their annual charity event, Season’s Beatings. The night of action took place at the Local 399 Union Hall in downtown Chicago. The night of action featured ten amateur mixed martial arts fights. All of the proceeds from the night went to Folds of Honor which provides scholarships to families of fallen soldiers. Davis stated that at least a full scholarship was raised.

The main event featured James Waller taking on Jimmy Moreno for the vacant light heavyweight title. The first round was a crazy back and forth boxing battle with both Waller and Moreno landing clean shots on the other. Moreno was looking to counter Waller’s punches and as such landed more in the round giving him the round. The second round Moreno switched things up and took Waller down. The entire round was spent on the canvas as Moreno transitioned from side control to mount to back mount. Waller kept trying to escape and toyed with being mounted or having Moreno take his back. Moreno was looking for a rear naked choke but when he couldn’t get it, he threw punch after punch. The third round Waller’s right eye looked nearly swollen shut and was caught with a right hand by Moreno. Moreno either didn’t realize it landed or was trying to set something else up as he didn’t follow. The two set their feet and started throwing. Moreno landed first and it seemed like Waller was going to go down, but then a perfectly placed right hook by Waller sent Moreno crashing to the canvas in a crazy knockout.

The co-main event featured David Hammonds taking on the crowd favorite Quinn Corbett. Corbett had a massive height advantage over Hammonds, but Hammonds immediately closed the distance and took him down right away. Hammonds postured up and started to throw left hand after left hand and Corbett was in trouble and tapped to the strikes.

After the break heavyweights Jeff Szakas and Eric Bucio took the cage. Szakas swarmed Bucio and pressed him against the cage. He was working for a takedown and got it, keeping all of his weight on top of Bucio. Bucio sat up and worked punches to the head of Szakas and after several went through clean Szakas tapped to the strikes.

Todd Wilson and Andrew Munoz were up before the intermission and they put on a fantastic fight. Munoz came out swinging and then shot for a takedown, but Wilson worked for a guillotine choke. It looked tight, but Munoz continued to move and worked his way out. The two stood up and Wilson dropped Munoz, but Munoz was quick to secure an armbar. Wilson stood up, curled Munoz who was on his arm, and then slammed him to the canvas to break the submission. He landed a couple of punches from on top before he stood up. Munoz then took him down and landed in side control. Wilson tried to escape but Munoz took his back and sunk in a fight ending rear naked choke.

The longest entrance award goes to Juan Tapia as his song was over halfway done playing before he came out against Bryan Titus. He also scored one of the fastest wins of the night as Titus immediately shot for a takedown and Tapia grabbed a guillotine. At first it was standing, but then he pulled guard and was able to tighten the choke and force the tapout at 31 seconds into the fight.

A quick bout between Eric Siciliano and Terry Little. Siciliano came out swinging and Little tried for a double leg takedown. Siciliano sprawled and defended then took Little’s back. He threw multiple punches earning the technical knockout.

Lawrence Sieber dropped Chris McDonough at the start of the fight. He pounced and it looked like the fight was going to be stopped, but the ref let the fight continue. McDonough and Sieber clinched and worked knees. McDonough took Sieber down and then worked punches. He took the mount and threw punch after punch. Sieber didn’t defend and the ref stopped the fight.

Andrew West came out swinging against Trevor Relyea and didn’t let up until the fight was over. West quickly charged Relyea and landed punch after punch. He threw a knee that looked clean, but Relyea said it was low and a time out was called. After the restart West continued to throw punch after punch. Relyea tried to take the fight to the ground, but West reversed. The two stood up and West again charged Relyea working punches against the cage. Relyea ducked down for a single leg, but West got his arm around the throat of Relyea and squeezed. Relyea gave a thumbs up, then his knees buckled and the ref stopped the fight.

Bit of a controversy between Augie Rodriguez and Robert Little. The first round Rodriguez took Little down and worked small punches from side control. He got too top heavy and Little was able to roll him over and worked on top. Little tried for a keylock to finish Rodriguez off, but it wasn’t there. Little was too high and Rodriguez was able to sweep him. Little gave up his back and Rodriguez finished the round with punches. The second round Little came out with a front kick and Rodriguez caught it and took him down. They got back up, but again the fight went to the ground. Rodriguez was working for a kimura or a straight arm armbar and Little started yelling while trying to muscle his way out. He did it a couple of times and the ref took it as a verbal submission and called the fight.

Kicking off the night of action was Jason Crose taking on Gilbert Grappling’s Justin Hughes. The two were quick close the distance and started throwing right hands at each other. Hughes ducked under and picked Crose up, slamming him to the canvas. He moved from side control to mount and threw a couple of punches. Crose tried to escape by giving up his back, but Hughes unloaded a flurry of punches forcing the ref to stop the fight.

Quick Results
Justin Hughes defeated Jason Crose by technical knockout at 0:35 of round one
Augie Rodriguez defeated Robert Little by verbal submission (Americana) at 1:47 of round two
Andrew West defeated Trevor Relyea by rear naked choke at 2:27 of round one
Chris McDonough defeated Lawrence Sieber by technical knockout at 2:20 of round one
Eric Siciliano defeated Terry Little by technical knockout at 0:41 of round one
Juan Tapia defeated Bryan Titus by guillotine choke at 0:31 of round one
Andrew Munoz defeated Todd Wilson by rear naked choke at 1:52 of round one
Eric Bucio defeated Jeff Szakas by submission due to strikes at 0:58 of round one
David Hammonds defeated Quinn Corbett by tapout due to strikes at 0:13 of round one
James Waller defeated Jimmy Moreno by knockout at 0:23 of round three

United Combat League returned to Bourbon Street on Wednesday September 19th. The night of action featured thirteen amateur fights. Read on for the full recap and results.

Brian Peters and Jason Crose set the tone for the rest of the night. Crose came out with a big leg kick that hurt Peters. The two then started just throwing punch after punch with neither flinching. Crose then clinched and worked a knee before scoring a trip takedown. Peters used the momentum from the takedown and wound up on top. He quickly passed to mount and rained down punch after punch. Crose tried to defend, was unable and tapped to the strikes. The ref was a little late to stop the fight after Crose tapped and Crose was visibly upset for eating more punches.

Mike Kosur had bad intentions with his punches against Lawrence Sieber. After landing a right, he pressed Sieber against the cage. He assaulted Sieber’s body with hook after hook. Sieber tried to defend, but Kosur used it to take him down. He landed in side control and worked small punches before finishing the fight with an Americana.

Chris Lozano and Bob Gacki had an amazing back and forth battle. The first round Gacki nearly landed a front kick to Lozano’s face. After he was taken down by an impressive single leg. The two were stood up after a stall in the action and Gacki scored a takedown of his own. The round was extremely close, but Gacki likely won for damage. The second round Gacki had a great takedown, but as he tried to pass to mount Lozano reversed. He spent nearly two minutes in Gacki’s guard landing small punches. The final round both fighters missed with jabs and then clinched. Gacki again with a takedown. He was in Lozano’s guard but Lozano tried to spin out and gave up his back. Gacki took advantage, flattened him out, and after a readjustment locked in a fight ending rear naked choke.

Tavares Greene was phenomenal with his takedowns as they seemed to come almost at will against Brendon Fergusen. And while he was able to get Fergusen to the ground, Fergusen was impossible to put away. Fergusen threatened multiple times with an inverted triangle, and when he couldn’t get a tap, it did enable him to escape the bad position. By the end of the third round, both fighters were tired. Greene scored another takedown and worked an armbar as time ran out.

Heavyweights David Hammons and George Jefferson were up next. Hammons rushed Jefferson and scored a takedown right away. He passed to side control, but Jefferson had ahold of his head. Jefferson used it to roll Hammons over top of him and then got the mount. Jefferson started throwing punch after punch, Hammons tried to escape by giving up his back, then rolling back over, but it was for naught and he tapped to the strikes.

Anthony Ferro stuffed an immediate takedown by Mike Dombrowski. He unloaded punch after punch while Dombrowski tried to score the takedown. Ferro then transitioned to a guillotine choke, but gave that up in lieu of his position. He postured up and the punches came fast and hard. The ref told Dombrowski to do something, he didn’t and the ref stopped the fight.

Ben Carlson smiled as he touched gloves with Adam Langinski. Langinski just missed with a high kick and Carlson shot for a takedown. He was in Langinski’s guard and postured up and started to throw punch after punch. Langinski escaped the bad position, only to have Carlson grab a guillotine and pull guard. It looked tight, but Langinski fought his way out and on top of Carlson. The two stood and Langinski scored a takedown. Carlson tried for a gogoplata, but Langinski was able to escape. Carlson then transitioned to a triangle but it wasn’t that deep. He then rolled over to have a mounted triangle where he threw punches forcing Langinski to tap to the strikes.

Josh Weddington had the largest fan base of the night when he took on Glenn Evans. Evans ducked his head and immediately went for the takedown, but Weddington defended it well. Evans continued to try for the takedown and Weddington sprawled and was able to take his back. Weddington threw punch after punch until the ref was forced to stop the fight.

Justin Hughes came out swinging with bad intentions against Dan Bravo. Hughes landed first and Bravo seemed a little woozy. Hughes followed up, but Bravo was able to recover. The two didn’t mind trading punches, even while inside a clinch. Big front kick by Bravo sends Hughes to the ground. Bravo follows up with a couple of punches and the ref stopped the fight.

Riot Waller and Nick Garcia put on an at times exciting fight, at others not so much. Waller was able to land his punches almost at will, but Garcia had a rock hard chin. In each of the three rounds, Waller dropped Garcia, but was unable to finish him. By the end of the fight Garcia was bloodied up and Waller looked like he was able to go another three rounds.

Brian Titus looked out matched from the start against Billy Jessie. Titus attempted a jumping crane kick that was completely off the mark. Jessie just looked him like “really?” Jessie then landed a straight left and Titus went to the canvas. Jessie threw punches to the body of Titus then transitioned to knees. After three knees Titus tapped to the attack.

The first of two main events featured Andrew West taking on Ryan Kerwin for the middleweight title. Both fighters came out ready to throw and they did just that. The punches came fast and furious and it was nearly impossible to tell who was landing more. The two clinched and West landed a big uppercut that crumbled Kerwin. Kerwin recovered quickly and got a takedown. West threatened with a guillotine, but Kerwin fought out of it. Once free he passed to mount and had an armbar that looked deep. West fought out of it and escaped. He tried to pass to mount, but Kerwin was ready and caught him half guard. The two stood and Kerwin landed a huge punch as the round ended. The second round the two came out swinging. West stumbled Kerwin, but the two clinched and Kerwin had the takedown. West threatened again with a guillotine and used it to scoot out from under Kerwin. Kerwin rolled and grabbed a kneebar and forced West to tap.

The main event featured Matt Brown taking on Miguel Garza for the bantamweight title. The first round Brown showed that he had a reach advantage and picked Garza apart with his jabs. Garza wasn’t taking it lightly and started to land punches of his own. By the halfway point of the round though, Garza was visibly bleeding from his nose. Garza attempted a takedown, but Brown was ready and stuffed it. The second round Brown opened up with a high kick and a right hook that opened up a cut over Garza’s eye. Blood was coming fast from his face and he wanted to get the fight to the ground. The two clinched and Brown grabbed a power standing guillotine. Garza tried to fight his way out, but once he was pressed against the cage with no place else to go, he tapped.

Quick Results
Brian Peters defeated Jason Crose by tapout due to strikes at 0:54 of round 1
MIke Kosur defeated Lawrence Sieber by tapout by Americana at 0:45 of round 1
Bob Gacki defeated Chris Lozano by rear naked choke at 2:18 of round 3
Tavares Greene defeated Brendon Fergusen by unanimous decision
George Jefferson defeated David Hammons by tapout due to strikes at 1:29 of round 1
Anthony Ferro defeated Mike Dombrowski by technical knockout at 1:02 of round 1
Ben Carlson defeated Adam Langinski by tapout due to strikes at 2:25 of round 1
Josh Weddington defeated Glenn Evans by technical knockout at 1:09 of round 1
Dan Bravo defeated Justin Hughes by technical knockout at 2:48 of round 1
James Riot Waller defeated Nick Garcia by unanimous decision
Billy Jessie defeated Brian Titus by tapout due to strikes at 0:52 of round 1
Ryan Kerwin defeated Andrew West by kneebar at 0:42 of round 2
Matt Brown defeated Miguel Garza by standing guillotine at 0:48 of round 2

United Combat League put on their first event at Bourbon Street and it was an action packed night. Headlined by Kenny Jordan and Danny Somers for the featherweight title, the night saw a total of thirteen amateur fights and was announced by Mark Nisson of ABC’s 190 North.

Kenny Jordan and Danny Somers put on one of the best amateur fights of the year. Many thought the fight would end in the first round, but the question was who would win. Jordan was quick to grab a single leg and slammed Somers down to the canvas. Somers was quick to get up and Jordan landed an accidental low knee. After the restart both fighters came out swinging. Somers looked for a takedown of his own, but Jordan defended it well. Jordan eventually gave it up, but then reversed it. From his half guard position he rained down punch after punch. He worked for a top mounted guillotine, but gave it up. Jordan ended the round diving in for a final punch.

Round two Jordan again scored a takedown. Somers showcased his flexability in working for armbars and triangles, but every time he went for a submission, Jordan postured out of the dangerous spot. Jordan eventually stood up and let Somers do the same. It was just a bait as he quickly scored another takedown, landing in side control. He trapped Somers’s arm and threw three punches before Somers escaped the bad position.

Round three Jordan tried again to get a slam takedown, but had to settle for a small trip instead. He worked several punches and as Somers was trying to escape, he spun to work a D’Arce choke. He didn’t have the angle and let go. The two stood again and Somers landed a knee scoring his first major offense of the fight. Jordan went for another takedown, but Somers reversed and worked an inverted triangle and a kimura. The crowd went wild for Somers’s submission attempt but then erupted when Jordan escaped. The judges had an easy time scoring the fight, and Jordan was crowned the new UCL featherweight champ.

Nick Garcia has been dubbed the submission magician and rightfully so. Andrew West rushed Garcia after a body kick and grabbed a guillotine. He immediately pulled guard, but Garcia jumped to side control to avoid being choked out. West held onto the choke and Garcia utilized the rarely seen Von Flu Choke and West started to squirm bad. From our point of view it wasn’t clear if West tapped or if the ref stopped the fight, but as soon as Garcia let go, it was clear that West was in trouble.

In one of the weirdest endings to a fight ever seen at MMARecap, Mike DeLaVega won after a referee stoppage in between the first and second round. DeLaVega took Rue Ben Mendez down and immediately got the mount. After some punches, Mendez gave up his arm and DeLaVega quickly tried to secure an armbar. Mendez was able to roll out of the submission and stood up. DeLaVega worked kicks while Mendez tried to score uppercuts. DeLaVega again took the fight to the ground and got the back of Mendez. He continued to throw punch after punch, all the while looking for the rear naked choke. It wasn’t there and Mendez was able to sneak out the back as time expired. In between rounds, Mendez was shaken and threw up and the ref was forced to stop the fight.

The night featured several fights that were finished by submission. Anthony Ferro threw a kick but Jason Crose caught it and took him down. Ferro quickly stood and the two fighters clinched and worked short knees against each other. Crose tried for a takedown of his own, but Ferro was able to end up on top. Crose tried to roll out from underneath, but Ferro followed him and took his back. From there he didn’t need much to secure the rear naked choke, and the tap.

Kyle Casey was able to open up a gash on Ted Green’s forehead after landing a well timed knee. Prior to the knee in the second round, Green found himself in control of the fight. He scored with several punches that seemed to daze Casey and took him down with ease. He nearly finished the fight in the first round after pinning one of Casey’s arms with his knee and rained down punches. But Casey escaped and in the second round, threw a knee as Green was shooting for a takedown. Green was on top and Casey seemed perfectly content to let Green bleed all over him. The stall tactic worked as Green was baited into an armbar. He tried to stand out of the submission, but it was too late and he was forced to tap.

Ben Carlson had the quickest submission of the night needing just twenty-four seconds to submit Clarence Harris. Carlson came out with a big left-right combo and then locked in a standing guillotine. Harris tried to fend off the submission, but Carlson just squeezed until Harris was unconscious and won the fight.

The night didn’t just have submissions, as there were several great technical knockouts. Billy Jessie seemed to have trouble early on against David Mitchell as Mitchell scored a takedown and was able to pass to mount. Jessie finally escaped out the back and immediately started laying hands on Mitchell’s face. Mitchell tried for a takedown, only this time he couldn’t lift Jessie up. The two clinched against the cage and threw some small knees at one another before being separated. Mitchell threw Jessie off with some wild punches, but was taken down as the round ended. In the second round Mitchell tried for a takedown, couldn’t get it and seemed to just crumble under the weight of Jessie. Jessie started swinging with bad intentions and the ref warned Mitchell to get out. When he couldn’t the fight was over.

Elias Cepeda had a good crowd behind him for his fight against Glenn Evans. Cepeda quickly took the fight down and while he was able to get the mount, Evans scrambled to ensure half guard. Evans tried to turn into Cepeda to escape the bad position, but Cepeda just went with it and started throwing right hand after right hand. After a short period of time the ref was forced to stop it.

What didn’t seem like the fastest knockout, actually was between Diego Cruz and Andrew Munoz. The two fighters came to the center of the cage and just started throwing wild punches at each other. Cruz landed a big knee, but Munoz didn’t seem to be affected at all as he kept coming forward. Cruz started to land big uppercuts to the body of Munoz and then he scored another knee to the midsection of Cruz. This time he looked dazed and Munoz smelled blood and went on the attack. Munoz stumbled and the crowd could sense the end was near. Cruz landed some heavy punches, almost at will and somehow Munoz was still standing. Finally a straight right drops him and the fight is over.

Quick Results
Shane Camp defeated Bob Stack by guillotine choke at 2:18 of round 2
Jason Martin defeated Darrel Edmonson by unanimous decision
Santana Adame defeated Tyler Florey by armbar at 1:00 of round 1
Elias Cepeda defeated Glenn Evans by TKO at 2:02 of round 1
Diego Cruz defeated Andrew Munoz by TKO at 1:25 of round 1
Ben Carlson defeated Clarence Harris by guillotine choke at 0:24 of round 1
Billy Jessie defeated David Mitchell by TKO at 1:30 of round 2
Kyle Casey defeated Ted Green by armbar at 1:39 of round 2
Joe Heuban defeated Mike Zahn by armbar at 2:42 of round 1
Anthony Ferro defeated Jason Crose by rear naked choke at 1:28 of round 1
Mike DeLaVega defeated Rue Ben Mendez by ref stoppage at 3:00 of round 1
Nick Garcia defeated Andrew West by Von Flue choke at 0:46 of round 1
Kenny Jordan defeated Danny Somers by unanimous decision

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Friday night at the Congress Theater, Cut Throat MMA presented “Invasion Chicago” that delivered a night of amateur MMA and Muay Thai action. Nearly 3,000 people were in attendance for the four hours of competition. Here’s what happened…

Darrel Edmonson (Team No Comment) vs Chris Bergeron (Emerald Smoke)
ref – Carlos Diaz

Round one: Edmonson took the center of the cage as the two trade punches. First knockdown came from Edmonson, but he was unable to capitalize on a downed opponent. Both fighters stood and banged away with single punches and kicks. Bergeron landed a solid punch that rattled Edmonson. Bergeron tried to swarm and got caught coming in with a right hook and dropped. Edmonson swarmed and landed several hammer fists. Bergeron managed to get up, but was bloody and dizzy. Bergeron tried to hulk up and threw a kick. Edmonson caught it and dropped him with a cross. Bergeron was seriously bleeding as the round ended.

Round two: Bergeron still had blood all over his left ear as the round started. Bergeron dove in for a takedown, but it was stuffed by Edmonson. Bergeron took the center, but Edmonson was moving fast around him on the outside. Bergeron started to land his cross punch. Edmonson landed more than Bergeron. A solid right hook from Edmonson and the crowd felt it. Bergeron was still standing and pushed forward. Edmonson for the countless time caught the right kick from Bergeron and landed a straight cross to the jaw. Bergeron landed a push kick to Edmonson’s abs. Both fighters slowed towards the end. Edmonson caught another kick and landed with the cross again.

Round three: Edmonson took the center, but both fighters were selective with strikes. Bergeron ducked under a jab and secured a double leg takedown into guard. Soft punches from Bergeron from the top. Edmonson struggled to get out from under Bergeron. Edmonson struggled for wrist control and over hooks. More soft punches from Bergeron. Edmonson tried to use the cage to wall walk. Edmonson countered another takedown attempt into mount, but Bergeron swept Edmonson at the last fifteen seconds of the fight. Doctor came right in after the end of the round to check on Bergeron with the cut over his left eye.

Result: Darrel Edmonson via Unanimous Decision

Andrew Potapenko (Counterstrike MMA) vs Bobby Kpa (Independent)
ref – Carlos Diaz
Round one: Potapenko took the center and started landing punches. Kpa dove in for at takedown and countered by Potapenko with choke attempt. Good clinch work with punches from both fighters. Kpa fell trying to get away and Potapenko jumped on him for hammer fists. Back to their feet and Potapenko landed punches as Kpa covered up. Overhand rights from Kpa who threw bombs instead of technical strikes. Potapenko softened up Kpa with leg kicks and pushed him up against the cage for more knee strikes. Guillotine choke from Kpa as a counter against the takedown from Potapenko. Close work against the cage as the crowd booed and the round ended.

Round two: Potapenko took the center and opened up with a body kick and straight cross that landed on the chin. More overhand strikes from Kpa. Potapenko clinched and moved the fight to the cage. Kpa did a lot of unnecessary covering and Potapenko swarms in to land punches. The ref stops the fight with unanswered strikes.

Result: Andrew Patapenko ref stoppage at 1.10 of round two

Justin Mora (Duneland Vale Tudo) vs TJ Whalen (Emerald Smoke)
ref – Carlos Diaz
Round one: Whalen took the center and they started to trade right away. Mora with a quick mount from a double leg takedown. Moved to back, but could finish the choke and Whalen used it to stand up. Mora with another jab-takedown combo that ended in Whalen’s guard. Thoughtful movement from both fighters while on the ground. Whalen worked with an open guard and Mora landed soft hammer fists to stay busy. Whalen held down Mora for a good period of time with in the three-minute round. Punches to the body and head from Mora to end the round.

Round two: Whalen showed some damage under the right eye. Mora opened up with another takedown and into side control against the cage. Another mount secured from Mora and landing heavy punches. Whalen round some space and snuck out and landed punches on Mora. Mora looked tired and held Whalen against the cage, but didn’t do any damage. Crowd called for knees and either fighter landed. Mora started to show damage around the mouth and nose. Solid right hand punch from Mora to Whalen’s chin against the cage. Mora just pinned Whalen against the cage and delivered strikes as the round ended.

Round three: Whalen jabbed Mora to open, but Mora countered with another double leg takedown into half guard. They worked against the cage as Whalen secured full closed guard. Mora worked from the top with short hammer fists. Whalen tried to gain wrist control, but Mora was too active. Mora postured up and landed heavy strikes on Whalen’s head. Stand up from the ref. Then Mora delivered another spinning takedown at the end of the fight.

Result: Just Mora via Unanimous Decision

Jason Crose (New Beginnings MMA) vs Matt Giancarlo (Gilbert Grappling)
ref – Carlos Diaz
Round one: Crose opened up with a push kick that was reversed by Giancarlo with a takedown in to side control. Punches landed from Giancarlo to the head and the right side of the body of Crose. Giancarlo moved to strike his knees to the left side of the body. Crose turtled and took punishment to the side of the head. Giancarlo tried to get hooks in, but Crose blocked those advances. Giancarlo was able to capture the neck for a RNC as Crose lightly tapped out.

Result: Matt Giancarlo via Tapout due to a RNC at 1.44 of round one

 

Michelle Profit vs. Breea Gilbert
Ref – Dave Duset
Round one: Gilbert took the center and landed punches that pushed Profit back. Gilbert landed a solid right hand that would have dropped Profit if the cage wall didn’t catch her. Gilbert owned the center and landed hard punches. Profit tried to find space to work but Gilbert was in close and did not let her get away. Solid takedown from Gilbert against the cage to end in side control. Profit tried to counter with a choke, but Gilbert reversed into mount and landed punches. Ref called for a stand up because Gilbert struck the back of the head. After the restart Profit stopped right before Gilbert struck her in the face.

Result: Breea Gilbert via verbal Tapout at 2.19 of round one

 

Zach Sesko (MMA Underground) vs Aaron Brooks (Carlson Gracie)
ref – Dave Duset
Round one: Sesko ended up in full guard against the cage after a huge scramble to start the fight. Brooks went for an arm bar from the bottom early and Sesko picked him up and slammed him down. The hold was not released. Brooks used the arm bar attempt to counter and move into side control. Still in side control, Brooks was content to land punches and knees to the body. Sesko tried to explode for a reversal, but Brooks maintained control. Brooks had a failed arm bar attempt that Sesko countered to end the round on top and landed punches.

Round two: Brooks took the center and threw leg kicks, but Sesko had maintained a far enough distance to not take damage. Sesko landed a heavy cross but Brooks was unfazed. Sesko pushed the bigger Brooks against the cage until Brooks reversed and exploded off the cage into a takedown. Brooks worked from half guard to land punches to the body then moved to side control. Sesko had Brooks’s head trapped under his armpit and secured his hands around Brooks’s back. Brooks gained mount but was unable to posture up to land damage. Sesko used his position to revers and end the round in Brooks’s guard.

Round three: Good and heavy leg kick from Brooks to start and he took the center. Sesko clipped Brooks and he went in for a takedown as a counter against the cage. Sesko countered with a guillotine choke as Brooks picked him and slammed him down. Sesko released the choke and started working from guard. Brooks tried to stand up, but Sesko countered with a leg lock then switched it to a heel hook. Brooks moved into top position and took an arm home with him.

Result: Aaron Brooks via Tapout due an arm bar at 2.45 of round three.

 

Patrick Murphy (Counterstrike MMA) vs. Aaron Hammons (Tear)
ref – Dave Duset
Round one: Hammons shot in for a takedown, but stuffed by Murphy. Murphy tried to take the back a few times and finally got it. Snuck in the hooks and started landing punches. Punches to the body and head landed. Hammons with unanswered punches and the ref stopped the fight.

Result: Patrick Murphy by ref stoppage due to strikes at 1.01 of round one.

 

Faith Profit vs. Audrey Pang
ref – Dave Duset
Round one: Pang took the center, but Profit came out with punches and bunches. Pang secured a takedown into side control then easily moved to mount. Ground and pound came from Pang with Profit flat on her back. Pang moved the fight to the cage and unloaded everything he had on her opponent. The ref finally stepped to rescue Profit. Crowd went crazy.

Result: Audrey Pang via stoppage due to strikes at 1.17 of round one.

Bantamweight Tourney Quarterfinal
Sean Gee (Glen Hudson Academy) vs Jerald Williams (Team No Ego)
ref – Carlos Diaz
Round one: Williams took the center and pushed Gee back for a single leg. Not a full takedown as Gee has his back against the cage. Williams moved to half guard and landed body shots. There was a large struggle to stand up from Gee as Williams tried to hold him down. Williams was able to get Gee flat on his back and in half guard. Little damage from each fighter but a lot of work for position. Gee able to escape from the space given by Williams. As Gee was backing up Williams came forward and Gee delivered a knee to the body to drop Williams. Gee with a huge double leg takedown as the round ends.

Round two: Gee caught Williams with a right hook when he came forward. Gee went in for a takedown and Williams countered with a guillotine attempt. Gee worked in Williams’s guard until he backed away and asked Williams to stand up. Williams got desperate for a takedown with only half effort. Williams worked and pushed Gee against the cage for another takedown. Williams did not advance or land damage. Gee worked to stand up, and then tried to control Williams for a stand up. Williams broke for a stand up and Gee sprang back to his feet. Williams rushed in for a takedown and Gee countered with a deep guillotine choke that would have ended the fight, but the round ended first.

Round three: Williams with a failed takedown attempt and Gee used the opportunity to land body shots. Gee landed a knee to the stomach, but Williams said it was an illegal blow and the ref gave Williams time to recover. Williams with a solid takedown into Gee’s full guard. Action moved to the cage wall with little damage from Williams. Gee fought back with punches to the body. Gee was able to stand up, but was brought right back down. Gee stood up again and Williams moved to half guard. Gee moved to a neck choke and the Gee corner screamed that Williams went out, but the ref didn’t stop the fight as Williams wasn’t out. The fight ended with Williams landing punches from the top position.

Result: Jerald Williams via Split Decision

Bantamweight Tourney Quarterfinal 2
Anthony Guerrero (Team Tomchek) vs Manny Camacho (Full Mount MMA)
ref – Carlos Diaz
Round one: Guerrero took the center and landed jab to Camacho’s face. Guerrero pushed the fight against the cage and landed a left hook from the break. Guerrero again pushed the fight against the cage, but Camacho switched positions on him. Guerrero tried to inside leg trip, but was countered by Camacho to stay on top. Not a lot of damage at this point, but heavy work for position. Ref took a point away from Guerrero for grabbing the shorts too many times. Strong kicks from Guerrero then moved in the clinch for heavy knees to the body. Strong head kick that was block by Camacho and more accurate punches from Guerrero to end the round.

Round two: strong jab from Guerrero to start the second. Camacho with good body movement t get in close to Guerrero and secure a body lock takedown. Quickly moved into mount, Guerrero rolled into turtle. Guerrero started to bleed, but still fought on. Guerrero turned back into his opponent as Camacho got the mount. Guerrero slowly worked his way out of mount and into the bottom of north-south on the knees. Camacho grabbed the neck for a guillotine attempt. Guerrero lost balance and Camacho fell into full mount. Punches from the top as Camacho has control of the back. Camacho with another RNC attempt but Guerrero had good defense with two-on-one hand control. Guerrero snuck out he back and retains full guard as round ended.

Round three: Guerrero came in but Camacho met him with a left hook to the chin. Guerrero pushed the action to the cage as Camacho defended the takedown. More hard work on the cage wall for position and not damage. Guerrero dropped for a double and Camacho countered with a choke attempt. Camacho switch to a single, but was unable to bring Guerrero down. Camacho moved back to a body lock as Guerrero started to land punches. Camacho switched to a double leg takedown against the cage. Guerrero used butterfly guard to keep Camacho at bay. Camacho landed a few punches from this position. Fight ends with both guys punching to the face.

Result: Manny Camacho via Majority Decision

 

John Reid (LA Fitness) vs Bill Jessie (Team Immortal)
ref – Carlos Diaz
Round one: Jessie took the center and delivered the first strike on the outside leg. Jessie caught Reid with an overhand left to make Reid stumble backwards under his own feet and fell ass first on the mat. Jessie moved in and landed punches, Reid fell over and tapped out.

Result: Bill Jessie via Tapout due to strikes at .32 of round one.

 

Main Event
Muay Thai match
Andrew Ballenger (Contemporary Martial Arts in Savannah, Georgia) vs Mike Reid (Carlson Gracie)
ref – Carlos Diaz

Round one: Ballenger took the center and engaged the action first. The fight moved into the clinch and both fighters landed knees to the body. Spinning back heel kick from Reid that just missed. Ballenger pushed the fight to the cage. Reid with a strong side kick that landed to the body. Reid unleashed the spinning strikes and a strong combo to finish from Reid to end the round.

Round two: Ballenger pushed forward with spinning back kicks and heavy straight punches. Reid closed the distance and worked into the clinch, but not much damage given. Reid landed hard to the body with punches and half blocked kicks. Reid pinned Ballenger to the cage with knees to the body and dropped him with a knee to the liver. Reid dropped Ballenger again with cage pressure and punches to the body. Reid landed everywhere on Ballenger, head, body and legs. Ballenger was knocked down right at the bell and took most of his break to walk back to his corner.

Round three: Reid came right in and delivered a hard punch to Ballenger’s head. Reid landed more strikes to the body, then Ballenger fell over. Ref called the fight.

Result: TKO Mike Reid at .12 of the third

 

Quick Results:
• Darrel Edmonson defeated Chris Bergeron via Unanimous Decision.
• Andrew Patapenko defeated Booby Kpa via ref stoppage at 1.10 of round two.
• Justin Mora defeated TJ Whalen via Unanimous Decision.
• Matt Giancarlo defeated Jason Crose via Tapout due to a RNC at 1.44 of round one.
• Breea Gilbert defeated Michelle Profit via verbal Tapout at 2.19 of round one.
• Aaron Brooks defeated Zach Sesko via Tapout due an arm bar at 2.45 of round three.
• Patrick Murphy defeated Aaron Hammons via ref stoppage due to strikes at 1.01 of round one.
• Audrey Pang defeated Faith Profit via stoppage due to strikes at 1.17 of round one.
• Jerald Williams defeated Sean Gee via Split Decision.
• Manny Camacho defeated Anthony Guerrero via Majority Decision.
• Bill Jessie defeated John Reid via Tapout due to strikes at .32 of round one.
• Mike Reid defeated Andrew Ballenger via TKO at .12 of the third.

Night’s Best
• Submission: Matt Giancarlo
• T/KO: Patrick Murphy
• Fight: Edmonson & Bergeron

CutThroat MMA returned to Bourbon Street for another one of their exciting Wednesday night cards with Brawl @ Bourbon Street.  The night of action saw eight amateur mixed martial arts contests highlighted by impressive submissions, devastating knock outs and exciting fights.  Read on for the full recap and results of the night.

 

Tim Armstrong vs. Andrew Edborg
Both fighters are swinging at each other like wild men. Andrew tries for the takedown, but Armstrong reverses into the mount. Several punches follow and the ref rescues Edborg.

James Yarbrough vs. Justin Hughes
Good knees from Yarbrough in the clinch to begin the fight. Solid takedown from the clinch shown by Hughes and ends up in the half guard. Punches followed from Hughes while Yarbrough looked for an escape. Hughes secured the mount and quickly took the back of his opponent. Yarbrough turned it around and ended the round in Hughes’ guard throwing punches.

A hard slam and then directly into the mount position from Hughes that started the second round. Yarbrough drove forward to reverse the position. Yarbrough looked for the rear naked choke early in the round, but came up short. He quickly gave that up and found the mount position. Hughes worked for an escape and the fighters are back to clinch work against the cage. Round two ends with both men against the cage battled for position to favor the judges.

Round three started with Hughes landing outside leg kicks. Fewer punch combos and more single strikes were now being thrown. Kicks and punches were exchanged between both fighters. Hughes scores a takedown and rained down punches. Yarbrough tried for a leg lock, but was stuffed by Hughes and he continued to land punches, from side control. Hughes let his opponent up late in the fight to score another takedown soon after. Fight ends with Hughes raining punches and Yarbrough looking for a single leg takedown.

Jason Crose vs. Matt Brown
Both fighters mixed it up well early with punches and kicks. Brown started to swarm on this opponent after a huge left hand to the Crose’s jaw. Crose hasn’t fully recovered and but kept looking for a single leg takedown. Brown found a home for another punch and Crose was forced to tap in the turtle position.

Dan Bravo vs. Andre Ford
A good hook to the temple landed on Bravo from Ford early in the fight. Bravo countered that strike with huge slam takedown. From the clinch against the cage, Bravo scored a leg trip takedown into half guard, and then he found his way to the full mount position. Bravo punched away at Ford’s head until the ref stopped the fight. Ford was not fighting back and held his hands in front of his face.

Darrell “The Mud Villain” Edmonson vs. Travis Simpson
Edmonson landed a solid right hand on his opponent’s face to start the beginning of the end of the fight. Simpson covers, bends forward and starts to peddle backwards until Edmonson caught him with a kick to the collarbone. Simpson rolls towards the cage. Edmonson backs away because Simpson did not show any sign that he wanted to get back up and fight. Ref called the fight.

Jeff Szakas vs. Jerry Elsner
Both fighters show respect and touched gloves to begin the fight. Szakas moved the fight into the clinch position early in the fight and pushed his opponent against the cage. Szakas secures the double leg lift and slammed the 65 year-old ex-police officer to the mat. Elsner quickly capitalizes on Szakas only mistake of leaving his head in Elsner’s armpit. Elsner closed his guard and secured his hands together for the choke. Szakas was forced to tap the canvas.

Brandon Conner vs. Bill Jessie
A wild and far-away takedown attempt came from Conner to start the fight. He looked for a leg lock when he was unsuccessful. Jessie defended well and landed a few punches against the cage from the top position. Fighters broke the ground position and began again on the feet. Another diving takedown attempt came from Conner, this time Jessie countered and ended up in the mount position. He quickly finished the fight with a rear naked choke.

Main Event: Tyler Isley vs. Jason Ignacek
Great clinch work displayed by both fighters that started the fight. No one was getting the better of his opponent until Ignacek countered a takedown with the mount position. Isley began to drip blood from his nose. Several punches follow and Isley turns and gives up his back. A pool of blood is now collecting on the mat when more punches came in from Ignacek. The ref stopped the fight due to lack of activity from Isley.

Submission of the Night goes to Jerry Elsner for a 21 second Guillotine Choke.

Knockout of the Night goes to Darrel Edmonson for a 10 second punch and kick combo.

Fight of the Night goes to James Yarbrough vs. Justin Hughes for great back and forth action during all 12 minutes. (NO PHOTO)

View the photo gallery here: Brawl @ Bourbon St. – Fightography

Quick Results

• Tim Armstrong defeated Andrew Edborg by TKO at 1:33 of round 1
• Justin Hughes defeated James Yarbrough by unanimous decision
• Matt Brown defeated Jason Crose by tapout due to strikes at 1:28 of round 1
• Dan Bravo defeated Andre Ford by tapout due to strikes at 1:54 of round 1
• Darrell Edmonson defeated Travis Simpson by TKO at 0:10 of round 1
• Jerry Elsner defeated Jeff Szakas by guillotine choke at 0:21 of round 1
• Bill Jessie defeated Brandon Conner by rear naked choke at 1:32 of round 1
• Jason Ignacek defeated Tyler Isley by tapout due to strikes at 1:26 of round 1