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Chicago Cagefighting Championship returned to the Odeum Sports Center on Saturday, October 15 for their fourth event. The night of action was headlined by former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle defeating Justin Grizzard. The entire event was filmed and edited for Comcast Sportsnet and will be broadcast tomorrow (November 1) at 9pm CST in the greater Chicagoland area.

Other regional Comcast Sportsnet channels will have the choice to pick up the broadcast after tomorrow night’s airing.

Other notables on the card include Will Brooks, Carson Beebe, Mike Pitz, and Bobby Reardanz.

Quick Results
Darious Yancy defeated Andrew Krezptowski by triangle-armbar at 0:52 in round 1
Grabowski defeated McGlassan by rear naked choke at 1:37 in round 2
Bobby Reardanz defeated Dennis Dombrow by armbar at 2:17 in round 1
Carson Beebe defeated Daniel Aguirre by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ed Carpenter defeated Miodrag Petkovich via technical submission by way of Von Flue choke at 2:42 in round 1
Skibinski defeated Enyobi by triangle choke 4:19 in round 1
Will Brooks defeated Ryan Bixler by rear naked choke at 1:00 in round 2
Mike Pitz defeated Robert Morrow via knockout at 2:56 in round 2
Josh Shockley defeated Mike Santiago via rear naked choke 2:18 in round 1
Robert Menigoz defeated Chico Camus via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Sean McCorkle defeated Justin Grizzard via kimura at 2:58 round 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago Cagefighting Championships hosted it’s fourth event on Saturday October 15th at the Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois. MMA Recap was on scene tweeting live results and capturing play by play account of each fight. Former UFC veteran Sean mcCorkle headlined the card that was stacked full of international talent. The event is set to air on Comcast Sports Net on November 1. Read on for a breakdown of each fight.

Andrew Krzeptowski vs Darious Yancy
A touch of gloves started our first bout of the evening in the welterweight division. Krzeptowski opened quickly with a combination, but Yancy pressed him into the cage. It was clear that Krzeptowski has much of the crowd behind him as loud cheers lead him on. After a clinch positioning battle, Yancy jumped for a flying triangle. Krzeptowski slamed Yancy to the mat to try and break free, but the triangle remained locked in. Yancy transitioned to the top with Krezptowski now in a mounted triangle-armbar combination. With no way out for Krzeptowski, he was forced to tap.

Lukasz Grabowski vs Dan McGlassan
McGlassan opened immediately with double leg take-down. After an omoplata and scramble, Grabowski took McGlassman’s back. A rear naked choke attempt was unsuccessful, and McGlassan was able to turn into Grabowski’s guard. After some work from the bottom, Grabowski attempted another omoplata, escaped by McGlassan, who ended the round on top with some ground and pound from half guard. It was a close round, but it was likely scored 10-9 for Dan McGlassan due to top control.

Kicks are exchanged at the opening of round 2 before a McGlassan double-leg take-down. An active guard is shown by Grabowski, and he swept McGlassan to take mount. McGlassan turned, giving up his back, and after some strikes, Grabowski locked in a rear naked choke for the finish.

Confusion sets in as Rafal Skibinski is stopped before entering the cage. The fight is delayed, potential glove issues are rumored.

Bobby Reardanz vs Dennis Dombrow
Fast-paced exchanges got this fight underway. Dombrow scored with a single leg take-down. He worked inside Reardanz’s guard throwing punches. Reardanz attempted a swift armbar and pried the limb away from his opponent. Dombrow tries to defend, but the submission is locked in place. Reardanz cranked the arm and earned the tap.

Daniel Aguirre vs Carson Beebe
After a brief exchange, it was Beebe with a take-down. He passed to side control and droped elbows from the top before passing to mount. Beebe attempted a mounted head-and-arm choke, but released his hold and rained down heavy leather from mount. Aguirre escaped and stood back up to his feet, but he was quickly body-locked and taken down to the mat again. Beebe attempted to control on-top, but Aguirre reversed and was able to be offensive against the cage until the bell. The first round was clearly for Carson Beebe 10-9.

The second round started and Beebe shot for a takedown that was stuffed by Aguirre for a few moments until Beebe finished against the cage. Beebe worked from half guard and passed to mount. He landed short strikes from his dominant position. Aguirre forced side control and then half guard before Beebe mounted again. A guillotine attempt from Aguirre was to no avail as Beebe continued to control from the top position. The bell rings with another clear round in the books for Beebe, 10-9.

The featherweights opened the round with powerful strikes before Beebe kicked Aguirre’s leg out from under him and obtained top position. The story of the fight continued as Beebe controled from the top with short punches and a heavy base. Beebe worked in mount until Aguirre regained half guard. The fight went back to guard, and Aguirre landed shots from the bottom and attempted a reverse triangle. Beebe passed to side control to finish the fight, and it appeared that he has earned the decision as Beebe won the third round. In the end, the judges agreed and scored the bout 30-27 for Beebe.

Ed Carpenter vs Miodrag Petkovich
Petkovich started with an inside leg kick, and was met with an immediate take-down from Carpenter. Carpenter defended a kimura attempt with heavy body shots, and Petkovich released the arm. In half guard, Carpenter locked up a Von Flue choke, and squeezed down on his Cerbian opponent. Petkovich went limp, and the referee jumped in to stop the fight. Petkovich was completely unconscious. The official announcement was improperly titled a “modified head and arm choke”, however the submission was most definitely Von Flue.

Rafal Skibinski vs Tony Enyobi
High paced striking from both men as the fight began. The pair clinched against the fence, and Enyobi lifted his opponent into the air with a powerful take-down. He can’t maintain his top position for long as Skibinski swept the Nigerian, earning mount and moved to the cage. Skibinkski sat up and rained down heavy shots as Enyobi gave up his back. He worked for a rear naked choke, but Enyobi was able to defend. Enyobi spun into guard, but Skibinkski threw up a triangle. He locked it in tight and Enyobi was forced to tap.

Will Brooks vs Ryan Bixler
Brooks came out striking and he was answered by Bixler. The fighters exchanged, and after Brooks threw a series of knees, they clinched against the fence. Bixler opened up with vicious combinations as Brooks retreated with his hand over his eye. The crowd protested that a poke to the eye is the cause, but the referee didn’t intervene as Bixler swarmed. Brooks was hurt and shoots to survive, and weathered the storm. After the intensity simmered down, the fight returned back to the feet. Brooks became the aggressor and started landing punches on Bixler. The fight moved into the fence, and Brooks began to work his opponent. Brooks took Bixler down and finished the round on-top. Both fighters found success, but Bixler likely took the razor close round.

Brooks took his opponent down early and quickly took the back. He sunk in a deep rear naked choke on Bixler, and he got the tap. Groups in the crowd went wild as the hometown kid improves to five wins and no losses.

Mike Pitz vs Robert Morrow
Pitz was stalking as Morrow circled, waiting for him to engage. Morrow attacked and was taken down to the mat. Pitz controled from the top. Morrow returned to his feet and attempted a guillotine, but Pitz stayed standing to avoid. The fighters separated and Morrow begun tagging Pitz with combinations as Pitz retreated. A hard body kick from Morrow led to another take-down from his opponent, and the round will end there.

Pitz opened with a three-punch combination before Morrow circled away. Some winging punches missed from Morrow before another big Pitz takedown. Pitz remained heavy on-top. The ref stood them up after the wrestler stalled in action. Morrow threw a kick and Pitz hammered him with a huge right hand. Morrow was floored, and the ref jumped in and pulled Pitz off as he pounced on Morrow with more punches.

Josh Shockley Mike Santiago
No nerves were shown from a calm Shockley as the fighters circled early. Shockley rushed Santiago into the fence with a body lock and took him down. He transitioned to his opponent’s back. Santiago exploded to his feet, but gets his back taken. Heavy punches rained down from Shockley as he flattened Santiago out. He struggled for a rear naked choke, switching his grip. Despite a hard fought battle from Santiago, Shockley strangled his opponent, leaving him no choice but to tap.

Robert Menigoz vs Chico Camus
The bantamweight co-main event began as the fighters circled. After a jab-cross combination, Camus took Menigoz down and worked in side control. Camus peppered Menigoz with short elbows and punches. Menigoz bucked his hips high and reversed the situation, landing in half guard with a great escape. A foot lock attempt from Camus, but Menigoz pulled out. After brief top control Camus stood and scored another take-down. He ended the round with heavy shots, and edges out a hard-fought round.

Menigoz opened with body kicks and landed a right hand. He pressed Camus into the fence and is worked hard for a take-down. Camus defended and the fight takes center cage again. Menigoz flurried and shots into the hips of Camus, who defended well against the fence. The fighters break again. Camus shot a hard double leg, and finished it with a slam. Menigoz got back to his feet, throwing leather just as fast as he began the fight with. Menigoz shots and was met with a hard knee, but instantly recovered and continued his takedown attempt. The fighters break and circled as the round ends. In an extremely high-paced and action-packed round, Menigoz took it.

The third and final round began with the scorecard likely even. Menigoz opened with a rushing combination into a clinch. He got in deep on a shot, but again Camus defended well. He finally finished his take-down and instantly moved to mount. After some time on top, the fighters scrambled, ending in Camus returning to his feet. Camus was pressed into the fence again, this time gunning for a kimura in which he used to roll his opponent. Menigoz escaped from the bottom and gained top position over Camus. As Camus scrambled, Menigoz took the back, and tried aggressively to sink in a rear naked choke. The fight ended with Menigoz squeezing for a choke that just wasn’t around the neck enough. The crowd applauded an excellent fight. Menigoz likely took the final round 10-9, winning the fight though it was a close fight. The judges scorecards were collected and Menigoz earned a split decision over Camus.

Sean McCorkle vs Justin Grizzard
The headlining heavyweights opened with a touch of gloves. A hard inside leg kick from Grizzard landed. McCorkle rushed in on a second kick and slamed Grizzard to the mat. Grizzard threatened with a guillotine, but McCorkle escaped. McCorkle sat in half guard and looked for a kimura. He cranked the lock behind Grizzards back. Grizzard thought about tapping, but withstood the pain with instruction from his corner to not tap. McCorkle switched momentarily to a straight arm armbar. “You’re fine,” Grizzard’s coach yelled. McCorkle turned it back into a kimura and twisted the shoulder lock to a terrible angle. Grizzard, despite great will and determination to fight the pain, tapped.

Quick Results
Darious Yancy defeated Andrew Krezptowski by triangle-armbar at 0:52 in round 1
Grabowski defeated McGlassan by rear naked choke at 1:37 in round 2
Bobby Reardanz defeated Dennis Dombrow by armbar at 2:17 in round 1
Carson Beebe defeated Daniel Aguirre by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ed Carpenter defeated Miodrag Petkovich via technical submission by way of Von Flue choke at 2:42 in round 1
Skibinski defeated Enyobi by triangle choke 4:19 in round 1
Will Brooks defeated Ryan Bixler by rear naked choke at 1:00 in round 2
Mike Pitz defeated Robert Morrow via knockout at 2:56 in round 2
Josh Shockley defeated Mike Santiago via rear naked choke 2:18 in round 1
Robert Menigoz defeated Chico Camus via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Sean McCorkle defeated Justin Grizzard via kimura at 2:58 round 1

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In the span of forty-eight hours, things can change drastically in the fight business. Gideon Ray informed CCC that he broke his hand while training and had to withdraw from his planned fight against War Machine.

A replacement search went underway immediately for War Machine to still headline the card. Several fighters were being considered to replace Ray, but then War Machine suffered an injury of his own, forcing him out of training for the next ten days.

Unable to keep the original main event, officials put into motion a plan to bring a bigger fight to headline the October 15th show. Now on just three week’s notice, former UFC heavyweight fighter Sean McCorkle will be stepping inside the cage against Justin Grizzard.

In the span of forty-eight hours, things can change drastically in the fight business. Gideon Ray informed CCC that he broke his hand while training and had to withdraw from his planned fight against War Machine.

A replacement search went underway immediately for War Machine to still headline the card. Several fighters were being considered to replace Ray, but then War Machine suffered an injury of his own, forcing him out of training for the next ten days.

Unable to keep the original main event, officials put into motion a plan to bring a bigger fight to headline the October 15th show. Now on just three week’s notice, former UFC heavyweight fighter Sean McCorkle will be stepping inside the cage against Justin Grizzard.

McCorkle earned his shot in the UFC after putting together nine straight victories. Once inside the octagon, he defeated Mark Hunt, but then lost to Stefan Struve and Christian Morecraft. Since his release he has submitted two fighters, both in the first round.

Grizzard last saw action at Victory Fighting Championship when he lost to Abe Wagner. Prior to the loss he put together two submission victories over Brad Scholten and Justyn Riley.

Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4 takes place on Saturday October 15 at The Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois. Tickets are available at www.chicagocagefighting.com. For more information like their facebook page at facebook.com/chicagocagefighting.

The full lineup includes:
Sean McCorkle vs Justin Grizzard
Chico Camus vs Robert Menigoz
Mike Pitz vs Robert Marrow
Josh Shockley vs Mike Santiago
Will Brooks vs Ryan Bixler
Michael Corey vs Herman Terrado
Carson Beebe vs Daniel Aguirre
Dennis Dombrow vs Bill Finn
Rafal Skibinski vs Chris Hartwig
Lukasz Grabowski vs Dan mcGlasson
Andrew Krzeptowski vs Jason Graves

Organizers at Chicago Cagefighting Championship have finalized their October 15th card. The night of action will feature an all pro card with eleven mixed martial arts bouts. Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver will take on Gideon Ray in the night’s main event.

War Machine will be fighting for the first time in a year. He was most notable for his time on “The Ultimate Fighter” but since being released from the UFC has put together an impressive 6-2 record. Ray

The co-main event has been changed to Chico Camus taking on Robert Menigoz. Camus trains out of the fan favorite striking team of Roufusport. Of his eight victories, seven have been by stoppage. Menigoz is returning to the cage after a year off. He last fought Randy Fuentes in a hard fought battle. It was an exciting fight that ended when Fuentes was able to secure a rear naked choke on Menigoz with just 14 seconds left.

Other notable fights include Josh Shockley taking on Mike Santiago, Will Brooks facing the veteran Ryan Bixler, Carson Beebe fighting Daniel Aguirre and Dennis Dombrow against Bill Finn.

Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4 takes place on Saturday October 15 at The Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois. Tickets are available at www.chicagocagefighting.com. For more information like their facebook page at facebook.com/chicagocagefighting.

The full lineup includes:

• War Machine vs Gideon Ray
• Chico Camus vs Robert Menigoz
• Mike Pitz vs Robert Marrow
• Josh Shockley vs Mike Santiago
• Will Brooks vs Ryan Bixler
• Michael Corey vs Herman Terrado
• Carson Beebe vs Daniel Aguirre
• Dennis Dombrow vs Bill Finn
• Rafal Skibinski vs Chris Hartwig
• Lukasz Grabowski vs Dan mcGlasson
• Andrew Krzeptowski vs Jason Graves

Xtreme Fighting Organization is nearly finished finalizing their September 3^rd professional card.  In the main event, former UFC fighter Eric “Ravishing Red” Schafer will be taking on Midwest Training Center’s Chris Albandia.  Also on the card is an exciting welterweight matchup between Mike Stumpf and Tony Parker.

XFO Outdoor War 7 will take place at Side Outs Bar and Grill in Island Lake, Illinois.  The day of action will start with several amateur mixed martial arts fights and then continue onto the night with the professionals.  It is the largest outdoor gathering of mixed martial arts in the greater Chicagoland area.

Tickets are available at mmafreeagent.com and start at just $35.

The full professional lineup now looks like:

Eric Schafer vs Chris Albandia

Mike Stumpf vs Tony Parker

Mike Pitz vs TBD

Daniel Aguirre vs Stanton Gavia

Mike Marrello vs Alex Rozman

Matt Tobie vs Baron Rotza

Christian Reynoso vs Greg Reddington

Joey Diehl vs TBD

Eric Acuna vs Christopher Haney

Kenny Booker vs Robert Couillard

Xtreme Fighting Organization hosts one of the largest outdoor fights in the Midwest every year.  After a scheduling conflict that forced a date change, Outdoor War will now be taking place on Saturday September 3.  While only a handful of fights have been confirmed already, several individual fighters have committed to the card including Eric Schafer, Matt Tobie, Mike Pitz, Joey Diehl and more.

An exciting flyweight fight will feature Eric Acuna and Chris Haney doing battle.  Both fighters are coming off of a victory over Joey Diehl and both fighters put on exciting battles.

Also on the card Greg Reddington will finally be making his professional debut against the very popular Christian Reynoso.  Reynoso won his pro debut in March at Chicago Cagefighting Championship 3 against Ray Grindstaff.

The full pro card for XFO 41 looks like:

Eric Schafer vs TBD

Mike Marrello vs Alex Rozman

Matt Tobie vs Baron Rotza

Christian Reynoso vs Greg Reddington

Mike Stumpf vs TBD

Daniel Aguirre vs TBD

Mike Pitz vs TBD

Joey Diehl vs TBD

Kenny Booker vs TBD

Eric Acuna vs Christopher Haney

LVRG sponsored two fighters at Saturday's XFO 40 event, Dennis Dombrow and Mike Pitz.  Both fighters were victorious in their fights against Mark Neville and Marcus Finch respectively.

Dombrow had to fend off a series of kicks at the start of the fight that lead to Neville rushing at him and pressing him against the cage.  Dombrow stayed calm and worked his clinch game and got the better of it with several uppercuts and hooks that visibly hurt Neville.

Dombrow then took the fight to the ground and showcased what a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can do once there.  He quickly passed Neville's guard and passed to mount in the process.  Neville didn't like the position and gave up his back, which was a mistake as Dombrow easily got his arm under Neville's neck and squeezed a rear naked choke.  Dombrow earned the Submission of the Night for his rear naked choke.

Dombrow's training partner Mike Pitz nearly took the Submission of the Night award from Dombrow.  Pitz had won 5-6 fights via strikes with three being submission due to strikes.  Many had pegged Pitz to earn the Knockout of the Night due to his previous fights.

Pitz took Bolden down through out the three round fight at will and was just totally dominant in the fight.  Pitz landed punch after punch and elbow after elbow.  Pitz tried to finish the fight with submissions, but Finch proved difficult to finish.  Had Pitz gotten the submission victory he more than likely would have stolen the "Submission of the Night" award.

Congratulations go out to LVRG sponsored fighters Dennis Dombrow and Mike Pitz.  For more information on LVRG visit their website at www.lvrglife.com or their facebook page www.facebook.com/lvrglife .

XFO 40 took place at the Lakemoor Banquet hall in Lakemoor, Illinois on Saturday June 25.  The night of action saw seven amateur bouts and six professional fights.  Read on for the full recap and quick results.

The first professional fight saw Team Curran’s Chris Hartwig make his professional debut against Dan McGlasson.  McGlasson wanted to establish his kicks early on and Hartwig looked to counter.  Hartwig started to find his range and his timing, landing a great combo ending with a big body kick.  Hartwig rushed at McGlasson and quickly took him down working from side control.  Hartwig used small strikes to try and pass to mount and when that wasn’t available he let him up.  Hartwig went on the offense but McGlasson landed a counter right that sent Hartwig to the canvas.  McGlasson followed and started throwing bomb after bomb.  Hartwig gave up his back and McGlasson locked in a fight ending rear naked choke.

Midwest Training Center’s Dennis Dombrow took on Mark Neville in a featherweight matchup.  Neville came out quickly with a leg kick and a high kick that just missed.  He then tried to rush Dombrow, but Dombrow countered with uppercuts and hooks putting Neville in trouble.  Dombrow then took the fight to the ground and easily passed Neville’s guard to get mount.  Neville quickly gave up his back and Dombrow was able to squeeze a rear naked choke to end the fight.

As predicted by us, Joey Diehl and Eric Acuna was the fight of the night.  Acuna came out swinging fast and strong at the start of the round and hurt Diehl.  Diehl worked for a takedown, but Acuna was able to get the takedown instead.  Diehl worked for a kneebar and they started to roll.  Acuna was able to escape the submission attempt and took Diehl’s back.  Acuna threw several punches to try and catch Diehl in a rear naked choke, but Diehl defended well through out the round.  The second round Diehl worked a single leg takedown and got it.  Acuna nearly had a triangle choke and then transitioned to an omaplata, but Diehl escaped.  Like the first round, but in reverse, Diehl took Acuna’s back and tried to finish several times with a rear naked choke.  All tied up, both fighters came out hard in the third round.  Acuna took Diehl down, but Diehl did a backward’s summersault to get Acuna’s back.  Acuna escaped and had top position for the rest of the round.  Diehl tried to escape with submission attempts, but Acuna kept the pressure through out.  It was a close round and as such the judges were split and awarded the fight to Acuna.

Bobby Reardanz was a very late replacement fighter to take on Vince Ramos.  In the first round Ramos quickly clinched and looked for a single leg, but Reardanz obliged and pulled guard.  Ramos spent the entire round on top of Reardanz throwing several punches and elbows.  Ramos was able to pass guard, but Reardanz was quick to regain it.  The second round Ramos took Reardanz down with a double leg slam to the crowd’s delight.  Reardanz locked in a triangle choke and it looked bad, but Ramos stayed calm and eventually escaped.  Ramos finished the round on top with more strikes.  Reardanz was looking for a powershot at the start of the third round, but Ramos again took him down.  After a stall of action, the ref stood them up.  Reardanz wanted to land a knee, but Ramos just rushed forward with another double leg takedown.  Ramos worked elbows and passed to side control to finish the round and earn the victory.

The co-main event saw Dustin Jacoby take on Ryan Sturdy.  Jacoby came out and quickly found his range as he landed counter after counter on Sturdy.  Sturdy kept trying to close the distance, but Jacoby backed away and landed lefts and rights.  Jacoby kept Sturdy at bay even more with straight lefts that seemed to find Sturdy’s nose time after time.  The first round ended with a big high kick by Jacoby that Sturdy was able to defend.  The start of the second and Sturdy looked beat up, but came out swinging.  Sturdy was able to get under the left of Jacoby and landed several good punches.  Jacoby escaped and landed a big body kick.  Jacoby threw a left hook that opened up a gash above Sturdy’s right eye.  The doctor was called in and waved off the fight immediately.

If an award could be given out for total domination, Mike Pitz would have won that.  His opponent Marcus Finch had no answer for Pitz’s offense.  Through out the three round fight, Pitz took Finch down and landed multiple punches and elbows.  Pitz looked to try to finish the fight on multiple occasions via submission, but Finch was able to defend well.  All three rounds Pitz nearly got the TKO as well but Finch was able to do enough to fend off the ref.  In the end it was an easy decision for the judges, scoring it 30-27 for Pitz.

The first amateur fight saw Clint Blackburn take on Sonny Flores.  Flores tried to rush Blackburn and take the fight to the ground, but Blackburn reversed and took Flores down instead.  Blackburn immediately took the mount and worked several strikes.  Flores gave up an arm and Blackburn tried to secure an armbar but Flores was able to escape.  Blackburn quickly got the mount again and pounded away strike after strike forcing Flores to give up his back.  Blackburn continued the strikes and the ref was forced to stop the action.

Paul Attman took on Team Curran fighter Vince Romandine in the second amateur fight.  Attman threw some pawing jabs before Romandine came inside swinging.  He quickly locked up a standing guillotine choke on Attman and squeezed until Attman was forced to tap.

Vision MMA Matt Egnar took on Wrecking Squad’s Charlie Ratke in a welterweight matchup.  Ratke came out with a big left that dropped Egnar, but Egnar quickly got back up.  Ratke followed up with a one-two combo that dropped him again and the ref stopped the fight.

An early candidate for fight of the night featured Timmy LaGray taking on Charlie Richardson.  In the first round LaGray came out with a straight right hand that hurt Richardson.  LaGray would get the mount, but Richardson used a kneebar to escape.  LaGray continued his assault and scored a huge slam takedown.  LaGray worked multiple shots and was warned for forearm shots.  Richardson threw his legs up and nearly finished LaGray with an inverted triangle, but LaGray was able to escape.  He then threw more forearm strikes and was deducted a point for the shots.  The round ended and was clearly a 9-9 round.  The second round started with Richardson landing a big groin shot to LaGray and LaGray took nearly the full five minutes to recover.  LaGray came out swinging hard after the restart.  The fighters scrambled for a bit and LaGray got the better of it landing mount.  Richardson was able to summersault out and wound up in LaGray’s guard to end the round.  Knowing he needed a finish, Richardson threw a big left hook that stumbled LaGray.  He continued the attack and worked a top mounted guillotine forcing LaGray to tap.

Shelby Graham and Cory Galloway put on an exciting fight.  Graham controlled the action in the first round with multiple takedowns.  Graham landed several punches and when he felt threatened he stood up.  On one of the stand ups, Galloway landed a massive high kick to the crowd’s delight.  The second round Galloway was able to work his submissions after getting Graham’s back.  He worked for a rear naked choke, but when Galloway turned into him, he switched for an armbar.  It looked very tight, but Graham escaped.  The round ended with both fighters throwing wildly.  Galloway landed a straight left to start the third and then scored a double leg takedown.  After passing the guard, the fighters scrambled and Galloway used it to lock in a triangle choke.  Graham fought off the submission for nearly the entire round and forced the judges to deliver their decision in Galloway’s favor.

The amateur co-main event featured Zak Ottow and Dale Bowser in an exciting three-round fight.  The first round Bowser pulled guard and Ottow just controlled the fight with multiple strikes.  Bowser tried to secure a triangle choke, but was unable.  The second round the fighters quickly clinched and threw knees.  Bowser took the back of Ottow and started to throw big rights, but Ottow reversed and finished the round on top.  The third round Ottow wasted no time with the takedown and was happy to throw punch after punch until the time ran out and he was declared the victor.

The amateur main event saw Justin Seeburger take on Aaron Meyer.  Seeburger quickly took the fight to the ground and established a north south position.  He nearly finished the fight with a kimura, but rolled and locked in a fight ending triangle choke.

Professional Quick Results

Dan McGlasson defeated Chris Hartwig by rear naked choke at 2:46 of round 1

Dennis Dombrow defeated Mark Neville by rear naked choke at 1:46 of round 1

Eric Acuna defeated Joey Diehl by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Vince Ramos defeated Bobby Reardanz by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Dustin Jacoby defeated Ryan Sturdy by doctor stoppage at 2:31 of round 2

Mike Pitz defeated Marcus Finch by unanimous decision (30-28, 30-28, 30-28)

Amateur Quick Results

Clint Blackburn defeated Sonny Flores by TKO at 1:21 of round 1

Vince Romandine defeated Pall Attman by guillotine choke at 0:35 of round 1

Charlie Ratke defeated Matt Egnar by TKO at 0:15 of round 1

Charlie Richardson defeated Tim LaGray by guillotine choke at 0:41 of round 3

Cory Galloway defeated Shelby Graham by unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28

Zack Ottow defeated Dale Bowser by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Justin Seeburger defeated Aaron Meyer by triangle choke at 1:06 of round 1

Xtreme Fighting Organization officials announced the finalized card for XFO 40.  The event takes place at the Lakemoor Banquet Hall in Lakemoor, Illinois and will be headlined by UFC veteran Chris Brennan taking on Tony Parker.

Brennan will be returning to action after a two-hear hiatus.  His last fight at King of the Cage Militia in 2009 he lost to Quinn Mulhern via Omaplata.  He has fought in nearly every major organization including Pride, King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge and the UFC.

Parker recently suffered a unanimous decision loss at Judgement Day in December of 2010.  Parker trains out of Team Vision, which plays home to Daniel Straus and Roger Bowling.

Also lined up on the card is an exciting middleweight fight between Mike Pitz and Marcus Finch.  Finch has had three extremely hard fought battles recently, earning unanimous decisions in two and losing a close split decision in the other.  Pitz is known for his knockout power having ended five of his fights by strikes.

Other notables to the XFO include Ryan Sturdy taking on Dustin Jacoby, Joey Diehl versus Eric Acuna, Vince Ramos versus Brett Ewing, and Chris Hartwig versus Dan McGlasson.

XFO 40 will feature eight professional fights and several amateur fights as well.  The full pro card includes:

• Chris Brennan vs Tony Parker
• Mike Pitz vs Marcus Finch
• Ryan Sturdy vs Dustin Jacoby
• Joey Diehl vs Eric Acuna
• Vincent Ramos vs Brett Ewing
• Chris Hartwig vs Dan McGlasson
• Dennis Dombrow vs Roger Hahn, II
• Greg Reddington vs Dexter Wright

Tickets are on sale now at mmafreeagent.com and start at just $35 for general admission.

Not sure how this slipped through the cracks, but in conjunction with US Combat Sports, MMA Recap is proud to announce the winners of the “Best of 2010″.  The categories included Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Rookie of the Year, KO of the Year, Submission of the Year, Comeback of the Year, Fight Card of the Year and Coach of the Year.  Read on to see who won.
Fighter of the Year
Mike Lullo

Fight of the Year
Matt FIordirosa vs Bobby Reardanz

Rookie of the Year
Carson Beebe

KO of the Year
Mike Pitz against Ryan Scheeper

Comback of the Year
Vince Ramos vs Chris Lane

Submission of the Year
Mike Lullo

Fight Card of the Year
Chicago Cagefighting Championship 1

Coach of the Year
Jeff Curran

Chicago Cagefighting Championship 3 took place on Saturday March 5 from The Odeum Sports Complex in Villa Park Illinois.  The event featured an all pro card with a main event of Jens Pulver taking on Wade Choate and a co-main event of Chase Beebe versus Steven Kinnison.  Read on for the recap of the event and the quick results.

Kicking off the night Jason Graves made his professional debut against PJ Cajigas.  Graves came out swinging hard and then quickly clinched Cajigas against the cage.  Graves had a smooth trip takedown to land in the mount.  Cajigas gave up his back and Graves immediately worked to get his hooks in as well as an arm under Cajigas’s neck.  Once the rear naked choke was secured, it was a mater of time before Cajigas was forced to tap.

Midwest Training Center’s Will Brooks took on Guillermo Serment in the second fight of the night.  Brooks looked for a touch of gloves, but Serment declined.  Brooks quickly rushed Serment and threw him to the ground.  Serment stood up, Brooks quickly grabbed a Muay Thai clinch and threw multiple knees.  The fighters separated and multiple times Brooks hurt Serment with strikes forcing Serment to attempt a takedown but was unable to get it.  Brooks started to find his range and Serment went to the ground.  Brooks quickly got his back and worked punches and elbows trying to get a choke.  Time ran out in a round that was very clearly for Brooks.  The second round started and Brooks landed an uppercut that buckled Serment’s knees.  Brooks again took Serment’s back, but this time was able to secure the choke and the tap.

Chris Haney took on Team Curran’s Joey Diehl in a rematch, only this time it was a professional fight instead of an amateur fight.  The first round Haney attempted a superman punch and over shot Diehl.  Diehl quickly worked for Haney’s back, but settled for side control.  Diehl worked elbow after elbow forcing Haney to try to escape.  Diehl was able to get the mount and again threw punches and elbows.  Diehl had a fantastic transition from mount to an armbar and the submission was in deep.  Haney was able to roll into it and finished the round in Diehl’s guard.  The start of the second round looked like both fighters wanted to stand and trade, however Haney shot for a takedown and Diehl quickly tied up a peruvian necktie.  Unable to get the choke, Diehl worked for a guillotine but Haney escaped and was in Diehl’s guard.  Diehl wanted to use a kimura from the bottom to sweep Haney, but Haney used the opportunity to get Diehl’s back and ultimately mount.  The back and forth grappling match continued as Haney nearly finished with an arm triangle choke.  Diehl escaped and Haney quickly transitioned to a triangle choke.  Diehl tried to escape, but Haney squeezed and continued the pressure giving Diehl his first loss of his professional career.

An early candidate for comeback of the year, Christian Reynoso overcame a devastating first round to secure an armbar early in the second and end the fight.  The first round started with Reynoso landing an illegal kick but Grindstaff quickly shook it off.  After the restart, Grindstaff landed a big right that dropped Reynoso.  Grindstaff quickly got the mount, but Reynoso stood up.  The fighters were clinched against the cage, and Grindstaff again took the fight to the ground.  Reynoso was able to tie up Grindstaff and prevent damage until the ref stood them up.  Again Grindstaff took the fight to the ground, but this time was able to avoid being tied up and landed many punches.  Reynoso looked for the early takedown at the start of the second, but was stuffed.  Grindstaff worked for a takedown of his own, but Reynoso locked in a guillotine choke.  The choke was in tight, but Grindstaff was able to pop his head out.  Reynoso quickly transitioned to an armbar and after a few adjustments got the tap he was looking for.

Prior to the fights, MMA Recap predicted that the fight of the night would belong to Eric Kriegermeier and Michael Santiago and the two did not disappoint.  The first round started with both fighters looking to throw bombs.  Santiago was able to get the fight to the ground and from there he landed punches in bunches and elbows galore.  Kriegermeier was visibly hurt as he had a cut above his eye and a mouse under the other.  Santiago clearly won the round with the sheer damage he was inflicting.  Like the first round, both fighters stood in the pocket to start the second round throwing massive punches.  Santiago again took the fight to the ground and had the dominant position.  Santiago had a crucifix and looked to finish the fight, but Kriegermeier was able to escape and pulled guard.  Santiago quickly passed to side control and attempted to throw a knee to the body.  Unfortunately Kriegermeier used the opportunity to slide out from under him and escape.  Kriegermeier grabbed a front headlock and then transitioned to Santiago’s back.  Kriegermeier flattened Santiago out and was landing big lefts and rights until Santiago’s neck was exposed and then squeezed to force a tap.

The undefeated Gilbert Grappling protege Carson Beebe took on Team Top Notch’s Giovanni Moljo.  Moljo started the fight with a flying knee as Beebe shot for a takedown.  Beebe shot for the takedown, but Moljo was able to secure an inverted triangle choke.  Beebe tried to escape, but Moljo held the choke until Beebe went to sleep and the fight was stopped.

After the intermission, middleweight fighters Dan Bolden and Mike Pitz were ready to throw leather.  Both fighters are known for their heavy hands and fans were expecting a knockout.  Bolden caught Pitz with a big right and Pitz looked for a takedown and got it.  Pitz worked short elbows before getting the mount.  Bolden was able to escape and both fighters stood up.  Pitz again got a takedown and while working to get mount landed an accidental knee to Bolden’s groin.  After the restart, Pitz again shot for a takedown, but Bolden was ready for it.  Bolden started unloading massive punches and nearly dropped Pitz.  Pitz got another takedown and rained down punch after punch.  The ref warned Bolden to do something.  Bolden tried to escape but caught up in a triangle choke and was forced to tap.

The women were up next as Team Curran’s Felice Herrig took on Andrea Miller.  Herrig came out with a push kick that sent Miller back.  Miller retaliated with a good stiff jab to Herrig’s nose that bloodied it up.  Herrig looked for leg kicks before clinching Miller against the cage.  Herrig dropped for a double leg takedown and got it landing in side control.  Herrig worked small strikes to set up the pass to mount.  Once in the mount Herrig threw punches and elbows over and over.  Miller covered up, but the strikes were relentless and the ref was forced to stop the action.

The co-main event of the evening featured former WEC bantamweight champion Chase Beebe taking on Steve Kinnison.  The three round fight was an all Beebe all the time performance.  The only thing doing more work than Beebe trying to pass from half guard to mount was Beebe’s elbow as the majority of his strikes were elbows.  In the second round Beebe landed a massive elbow that cut Kinnison above his eye.  More elbows were thrown by Beebe and the ref didn’t like the cut and asked the doctor to look at it.  Kinnison wanted to continue and showed a lot of heart.  Beebe easily took Kinnison to the ground in the third and again worked his elbows.  In the end, the judges had a very easy decision awarding the victory to Beebe.

The main event featured former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver taking on Wade Choate.  Pulver came out and stalked Choate through out the fight.  Both fighters were respectful of the other’s power.  The first round was a great back and forth round.  Pulver landed a big kick and winced after but it wasn’t evident what was going on right away.  The second round featured the two fighters circling and trading punches and kicks.  It was an extremely close round that could go either way.  The third round Choate became the aggressor and while Pulver was stalking Choate, it was Choate who was landing punch after punch.  When the fight was over, Pulver was visibly hurt and his left foot was extremely swollen.  The judges gave their score cards and it was a split decision for Pulver.

Quick Results

• Jason Graves defeated PJ Cajigas by rear naked choke at 0:31 of round 1
• Will Brooks defeated Guillermo Serment by rear naked choke at 0:45 of round 2
• Chris Haney defeated Joey Diehl by triangle choke at 3:39 of round 2
• Christian Reynos defeated Ray Grindstaff by armbar at 1:09 of round 2
• Eric Kriegermeier defeated Michael Santiago by rear naked choke at 3:48 of round 2
• Giovanni Moljo defeated Carson Beebe by inverted triangle choke at 0:52 of round 1
• Mike Pitz defeated Dan Bolden by triangle choke at 4:38 of round 1
• Felice Herrig defeated Andrea Miller by TKO at 3:30 of round 1
• Chase Beebe defeated Steve Kinnison by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jens Pulver defeated Wade Choat by split decision 29-28, 28-29, 29-28

Voting is still on going on for the best of the year and will continue until the end of the day on February 28.  You can vote as many times as you like for your favorite and today we will be breaking down the best of the knockouts for 2010.  Voting takes place at http://uscombatsports.com/best-of-il and the candidates that we have include Mike Pitz, Carson Beebe, Matt Fiordirosa, and Daniel Straus.

Pitz had a fantastic knockout over Ryan Scheeper at Lords of War in April of 2010.  Scheeper worked leg kicks, before Pitz grabbed a Thai clinch and worked several knees and uppercuts.  Scheeper then pulled guard and attempted submissions, but Pitz was relentless with his attacks and landed several big right hands that forced the end of the fight.

Beebe’s fight against Danny Black at Chicago Cagefighting Championship 1 was one of the most memorable knockouts of 2010.  Beebe picked Black up and slammed him to the ground and worked several elbows and punches nearly fracturing Black’s orbital bone.  While Beebe won the fight by a rear naked choke, the strikes left Black loopy and were what led to Black giving up his back as the fight was about to end.

Fiordirosa made a return to the cage after a three year layoff at XFO Outdoor War against Bobby Reardanz.  The first round Fiordirosa bloodied up Reardanz badly and came out in the second round with the intent to finish.  Finish he did as he landed came out striking and landed several knees that buckled Reardanz.  Fiordirosa followed him to the ground and rained down punch after punch until the ref halted the action.

Straus was continuing his winning streak after his fight at Bellator against Joe Pearson at XFO Outdoor War.  Straus and Pearson had a great back and forth battle until Straus landed several strikes.  Pearson couldn’t stand to take any more damage and tapped due to the strikes.

To vote visit http://uscombatsports.com/best-of-il where you can submit votes for multiple categories.

Chicago, Illinois – Chicago Cagefighting Championship will return to action on Saturday March 5 live at the Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois.  For the first time, the card will feature only professional fighters, highlighting the talent in the Chicagoland area.  The main event will feature former UFC champion Jens Pulver taking on Wade Choate and a co-main event of former WEC champion Chase Beebe going to battle against Steve Kinnison.

Pulver was a former UFC lightweight champion who is a fan favorite.  Pulver returned to the UFC in 2006 to become a coach on the fifth season of “The Ultimate Fighter”.  After suffering back-to-back losses as a lightweight fighter, Pulver made the drop to featherweight and moved to the WEC.  Pulver won his first fight against Cub Swanson and then ran into a streak of losses against top featherweights Urijah Faber, Josh Grispi, Javier Vasquez, Leonard Garcia and Diego Garijo.  Pulver snapped his six-fight losing streak in just 49 seconds by submitting Mike Lindquist at “XFO 38″.

Choate just snapped a five-fight losing streak of his own in August of 2010 with a win over Marco Davis at “United Cage Fighting: Unforgiven”.  Choate has been in the sport since 2003 and has fought some extremely tough regional competition including Matt Ambrose, Kevin English, and current UFC fighter Darren Elkins.  In his twenty five professional fights, Choate holds thirteen victories with the majority coming by way of submission.

Former WEC champion Beebe went 4-1 in 2010 stopping all four of his opponents in the first round.  Beebe’s lone loss came at the hands of Hiroyuki Takaya at Dream 16, a fight he took on short notice.  Beebe’s victories in 2010 include Billy Jochum, Jared McMahan, Wisconsin state champion Josh Kasee, and XFC champion Pablo Alfonso.

Kinnison will be dropping down to featherweight to take on the former champion Beebe.  Kinnison will have to deal with a bit of cage rust as his last fight was in April of 2010 where he defeated Midwest Training Center’s Ryan Williams.  Kinnison is a regional favorite holding victories over Tyler Combs, York Ash, and Ryan Bixler.  While Kinnison’s record is not a winning record, he has been inside the cage with top fighters including Jeff Curran, Jorge Gurgel, Roger Huerta, and Kurt Pellegrino.

Other notable names competing on the March 5 event include Felice Herrig, Dan Gilbert, Carson Beebe and Dennis Dombrow.  The full card is as follows:
Jens Pulver vs Wade Choate
Chase Beebe vs Steve Kinnisen
Felice Herrig vs Shimone Brooks
Dan Gilbert vs Frank Pizzirulli
Mike Pitz vs Dan Bolden
Mike Santiago vs Eric Kreigermier
Carson Beebe vs Giovanni Moljo
Dennis Dombrow vs Jeff LaValle
Chris Haney vs Joey Diehl
Christian Reynoso vs Ray Grindstaff
Dan Stittgen vs TBD
Will Brooks vs TBD

For more information on Chicago Cagefighting Championship visit their website at www.chicagocagefighting.com.  Fans of Chicago Cagefighting Championship on Facebook (facebook.com/chicagocagefighting) are treated to weekly contests featuring prizes of tickets, t-shirts, autographed memorabilia and more.  For tickets to the event visit the website or call 630-373-CAGE.

The Xtreme Fighting Organization held their 37th event “Road to Glory” on Saturday December 4.  The night of action saw four professional fights and ten* amateur contests.  The professional bouts were headlined by David Love taking on Jeff Curran.  Read on for the full recap and the quick results.

In a change of pace, Dan Lardy decided to put the professional bouts in between the amateur fights.  This was done so the professionals could fight at a time when they typically train, and to prevent a professional from fighting so late in the evening.  Our results will be written in the order that they happen but separated by professionals first followed by amateurs.

The first professional bout saw Vince Ramos take on late replacement Chris Bennett in a lightweight matchup.  Bennett lead with a low kick followed by a high kick that forced Ramos to shoot for the takedown.  Bennett then grabbed a standing guillotine choke and put Ramos to sleep.  Bennett stated in his post-fight interview “I knew he was a D1 wrestler and most wrestler’s leave their neck open.  The gameplan was for me to grab that neck when he went for the takedown and I did.”

The second fight saw MTC fighter Mike Pitz take on Frank “The Strength” Pizzirulli.  Pizzirulli landed with some short jabs and Pitz quickly took the fight to the ground.  Pitz worked elbows and knees from side control until he was able to get the mount.  From there Pitz postured up and threw multiple right hands, many finding their mark.  Pizziruilli gave up his back to avoid the strikes, but Pitz was relentless with his punches.  Pitz was able to trap one of Pizzirulli’s arms, making him unable to intelligently defend himself and the ref stopped the fight.

The women were up next as Felice Herrig took on Amanda LaVoy.  LaVoy slipped on her first kick and Herrig quickly pounced to LaVoy’s half guard.  Herrig worked multiple strikes including punches and elbows before she was able to get the mount.  From the mount, Herrig worked strikes and transitioned to an armbar.  LaVoy was not without her tricks as she was able to work a reverse triangle to escape the submission.  LaVoy would end up on top, but Herrig locked in a triangle choke.  LaVoy tried to stand out of the choke, but Herrig worked for an armbar as well.  LaVoy continued to look for an escape until Herrig transitioned to a full armbar forcing LaVoy to tap.

The fight of the night was easily Jeff Curran versus David Love.  The three round battle was a non-stop back and forth fight.  The first round was super close and MMA Recap actually scored it for Love.  Love was able to land heavy leg kicks that would spin Curran.  With the time running out in the round, Love started throwing wildly but Curran was able to land his counters, blooding up Love.  Love opened the second round with a flurry of punches, but Curran weathered the storm and was able to pick Love apart.  Curran continuously was able to land a one-two combo and started to follow up the two punch combo with other strikes.  In the third round Curran landed a low kick and time out was called.  After the restart, Curran landed a big overhand right and winced in pain and many thought his right hand was broken.  Curran toughed it out and threw any other strike he could.  As the time was nearing the end, Curran re-added his right hand and was picking Love apart at ease.  With the fate of the fight in the judges’ hands, MMA Recap scored it 29-28 for Curran, but all three judges were unanimous giving it to Curran 30-27.
The first amateur fight of the evening saw Darren Finely take on Charlie Richardson.  In the first round Finely came out with a big takedown slam, but Richardson threatened with a guillotine choke.  Richardson let go of the choke and switched to a triangle choke.  Finely stepped over to break the choke and was successful, but Richardson would end up on top for the rest of the round.  The second round opened and Richardson countered Finely’s takedown attempt with his own.  Finely attempted a knee bar, but Richardson punched his way out and transitioned to an arm triangle.  After a quick adjustment Finely tapped.

The second amateur bout saw Zac Babiarz take on Randy McMahel.  McMahel was the aggressor as he was landing multiple combos.  But Babiarz held steady and found his range landing three straight jabs that rocked McMahel.  A straight right dropped McMahel and Babiarz quickly grabbed McMahel’s back and locked in a fight ending rear naked choke.

Jason Bottenhagen did not get a chance to fight after going through  full training camp as his opponent Josh Key did not come out.  In a first for MMA Recap a fight was called off due to the opponent getting injured during warm up.

Anthony Angel came out with a big push takedown on Rob Couillard.  Couillard held his composure and worked for a knee bar and up kicks but Angel dropped down with a big right.  Couillard had a high guard and was able to get his legs up and over for an armbar.  Angel tried to stand out of the armbar and Couillard was able to torque the submission forcing Angel to tap.

The first amateur fight back after the professionals saw Mike Finch take on Timmy Lagray. The first round Lagray used his strength to over power Finch’s takedown attempt.  Lagray landed some big shots before Finch was able to tie up Lagray with rubber guard.  In the second round Finch attempted high kicks, but Lagray was just pushed him down each time.  Lagray worked for a guillotine after the third failed high kick.  Finch was able to escape and quickly passed to mount.  Finch postured up and threw bombs forcing Lagray to give up his back.  Finch needed a readjustment on his rear naked choke but was able to get the tap.

Evain Rodriguez needed less than a minute to submit Russ Tabaka.  Tabaka looked for a takedown and was able to get it, but Rodriguez was able to get his legs and hips up for an armbar and forced the quick tapout.

Trying to outdo the previous fight, Tommy Lagray came out with bad intentions against James Garber.  Lagray dropped Garber with a right hook but Garber quickly recovered.  After a scramble, both fighters were on their feet and lagray quickly grabbed a big double leg takedown slam.  Lagray landed two punches and Garber tapped.  Garber laid in the cage pointing to his ribs, probably damaged from the takedown.

If you thought the last two fights ended fast, then this was even faster.  Jake Klipp needed just 49 seconds to finish Ryan Moore.  Kilpp came out with a takedown and landed in mount.  From there he threw punches non-stop.  Moore briefly gave up his back, but ate even more punches and went back to being mounted.  Several strikes later the ref was forced to halt the action.

The main event of the amateur fights saw Cory Galloway defeat Casey Bybee.  Galloway started the fight landing good jabs.  Bybee had his hands up high so Galloway looked for a takedown.  He pushed through and was able to complete the takedown, but Bybee reversed and wound up in Galloway’s guard.  Galloway ate a couple of punches but waited patiently for the right opportunity to sneak his legs up for an armbar.  Once able to secure the submission, it was just a couple of seconds before Bybee was tapping.

Three amateur bouts that were scheduled did not happen.  Robbie Bock, Phil Williams, and Josh Eckmann were all scheduled to fight on the amateur portion of the card.  Unfortunately their opponents either left after showing up or no-showed the event.

Amateur Quick Results
Charlie Richardson defeated Darren Finely by arm triangle at 1:15 of round 2
Zac Babiarz defeated Randy McMahel by rear naked choke at 1:41 of round 1
Jason Bottenhagen defeated Josh Key by default as Key got injured during warmup.
Rob Couillard defeated Anthony Angel by armbar at :52 of round 1
Jared Karlen defeated Mikey Phillips by D’arce choke at :46 of round 1
Mike Finch defeated Timmy Lagray by rear naked choke at  1:45 of round 2
Evian Rodriguez defeated Russ Tabaka by armbar at :58 of round 1
Tommy Lagray defeated James Garber by tapout at :58 of round 1
Jake Klipp defeated Ryan Moore by TKO at :49 of round 1
Cory Galloway defeated Casey Bybee by armbar at 2:51 of round 1

Professional Quick Results
Chris Bennet defeated Vince Ramos by guillotine at :17 of round 1
Mike Pitz defeated Frank Pizzirulli by TKO at 2:00 of round 1
Felice Herrig defeated Amanada LaVoy by armbar at 3:35 of round 1
Jeff Curran defeated David Love by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

XFO 37 will be taking place on Saturday December 4 at the Lakemore Banquet Halls in Lakemore, Illinois.  A number of changes have been made to the professional card and the main event is now set as Jeff Curran will be taking on David “The Doctor” Love.

Love recently defeated Ryan McIntosh at Colosseum Combat XIV in August of this year.  Love was able to lock in a fight ending submission in the third round to snap a two-fight losing streak.

Curran was supposed to fight on the Nemesis Fighting card in November, but when it got rescheduled to December 11 after the threat of a hurricane, Curran had to withdraw from his fight in the Dominican Republic due to a prior engagement and looked for a new opponent on his own card.

Vince Ramos was originally supposed to fight Chris Tickle, but the fight didn’t pan out.  Ramos will now take on Charon Spain.  Spain is 3-1 as a professional, having submitted all three of his opponents.

Tobie Nowaczyk 2 was also originally announced but has been removed all-together.  Instead a middleweight bout has been added as MTC fighter Mike Pitz will be taking on Robert Marrow now.

The full professional card now looks like:

Jeff Curran vs David Love

Amanda LaVoy vs Felice Herrig

Vince Ramos vs Charon Spain

Mike Pitz vs Robert Marrow

XFO 32 is set to take place on Saturday October 10 at Marino’s Country Aire Banquet Hall in New Munster, Wisconsin.  Like many XFO cards, there will be both an amateur and a pro card for the night.  The pro card will be headlined by WEC and IFL veteran Bart Palaszewski taking on Tyler Combs.

Tickets for the event are on sale now starting at just $25 and can be purchased at Curran Martial Arts in Crystal Lake, Illinois.  The night of fights will feature eight pro fights and nine amateur fights.

The full card includes:

PRO

155-Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyler Combs

155-Pat Curran vs.  Quinton McCottrel

155-Jon Murphy vs. Daniel Straus

155-Mike Lullo vs. Jay Little

155-Ryan Williams vs. Jay Ellis

185-Mike Pitz vs. Ryan Scheeper

145-Tony Marti vs. Jeremy Pender

145-Patrick Ferm vs. TBA

Amateur

185-Kent Rexford vs. Josh Johns

170-Lorenzo Clark vs. TBA

170-Dale Bowser vs. Percy Hicks

155-Scott Goldberg vs. Jose Pachenco

140-Sean Baker vs. James Ettling

155-Nick Scotti vs. Steven Sprague

225-Dwayne Thomas vs. TBA

185-Bill Stockwell vs. Brian Kalsto

135-Victor Loyd vs. TBA