Ultimate Fight Tour “The Proving Ground” is set to kick off on Saturday October 9 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. HIT Squad fighter, Peter Grimes will headline against Xtreme Couture fighter Dustin Phillips.

The Ultimate Fight Tour is to consist of 32 fighters from multiple schools competing across the US in a series of events spread over eight months. The first school versus school matchup features the Matt Hughes school HIT Squad taking on Randy Couture’s gym, Xtreme Couture.

Phillips is coming off a loss to Douglas Evans at a Shark Fights event in March of this year. The loss puts Phillips at 4-2 since 2009. Phillips’s a well rounded fighter with even victories by submission and knockout.

Grimes most recently competed at Ruckus 3 where he earned the unanimous decision victory over Charles Wilson. Grimes is now on a two fight win streak and is 4-3 since 2009.

The rest of the card for “Proving Ground” includes:

• Main Event Dustin Phillips (Extreme Couture) vs. Pete Grimes (Hit Squad)
• Rodrigo Bottie (Extreme Couture) vs. Mike Jackson (Hit Squad)
• Nik Fekete ( Extreme Couture) vs. Charles Hackman ( Hit Squad)
• Eric Irvin vs. Jeremy Small
• Ray Clayton vs. Kenneth Biggs
• Ben Davis vs. Bobby Brents
• Moses Avery vs. Jason Bosler
• Matthew Smart vs. Coltin Cole
• Mitchell Harris vs. Dan Bolden
• Matt Roewer vs. Jamell Austin
• Nathan McCoy vs. Kieth Musgrove
• Jose Tezanos vs. Paul McAdams
• Jermey Freeman vs. Josh Epps

*Card and fighters subject to change

Ruckus entertainment held there third event last night at the scenic Navy Pier in Chicago IL. The card consisted of six amateur bouts and nine pro fights.  Like the previous two Ruckus shows, this one did not dissapoint the fans in attendance.

Amateur Quick Results:

1. Dave  Pena Vs Jerard Karlen (145lbs)

Karlen Wins Via Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) at 1:31 Round 1

2. Glen Evans Vs Gilbert  Shamoun (welterweight)

Shamoun  wins via TKO at  1:20 of round 2

3. Haider Qayyum Vs. Nathan Patrick  (middleweight)

Nathan Patrick Wins Via TKO at 1:49 of Round 1

4. Damitrius Williams Vs Joseph Diehl (featherweight)

Joseph Diehl wins via Submission (Arm Bar) 1:31 Round 1

5. Leroy Marinez Vs Johnny Odisho

Johnny Odisho Wins Via Unanimous Decision (30-27×3)

6. Sam Agushi Vs Geno Capezio

Sam Agushi wins via Submission (arm bar) 1:07 in Round 1

Professional Fights Recap:

1. Peter Grimes (7-6) vs  Charles Wilson (6-10)(featherweight)

Grimes really put pressure on Wilson early, and controlled him on the floor.  Wilson did a good job of recovering from some bad positions, and managed to get it back standing, but the first round was all Grimes.  It really seemed Wilson doesn’t want to play with the power of Peter. Round two Wilson seemed a lot more comfortable, but Grimes got a big takedown early, and landed some big elbows.  Wilson managed to get it to the feet, and we could see blood coming from the eyebrow of Grimes.  The round ended with Grimes pulling guard with a guillotine choke, but Wilson snuck out and landed some ground and pound. Round 3 started with some leg kick exchanges,  and a right hand from Wilson. Wilson tried a heel kick, and fell to the ground, Grimes took and advantage and jumped into his guard to work him on the floor.  Wilson landed some elbows from the bottom, but Grimes is content to pepper his body with shots.  The ref stands them up, and Grimes lands some big knees that took the fight to the floor.   Wilson scrambles up, but Grimes put the pressure on and took him down again for some light gnp.

Peter Grimes wins via Unanimous Decision 30-27 x 3 

2. Chris Garcia (1-0) vs  Guillermo Serment (1-0)(Lightweight)

Serment came out and tagged Garcia almost right away, and Chris shot in. Guillermo almost had a guillotine choke, but Chris was able to free himself.  Garcia took the fight to the floor, and seemed to effortlessly work him over.  Serment got out of some bad positions, but Chris got his back and landed some big punches. Garcia snuck the arm under his chin, and Serment was forced to tap to the rear naked choke.

Chris Garcia wins via Rear Naked Choke at 2:45 of round 1.

3. Terrel Brown (1-0) vs  Vadianao  Lialuz (0-0) Middleweight

Brown put the pressure on early, but  Lialuz used his wrestling to weather the storm and tied him up. Brown got a big takedown, but  Lialuz got up with little damage. Brown started to light up  Lialuz with some big shots, but  Lialuz shrugs them off. Brown got another solid takedown, but  Lialuz sweeps and takes his back to land some punches.  Brown scrambles and ends up in full mount,  Lialuz bridges and gets up, and the round ends. Round 2 started with Brown taking  Lialuz down and did some work from side control.   Lialuz gives up his back, and tries to stand while eating big knees.  Lialuz turned his back  only to turn around to eat a flying knee. Brown put Lialuz down again, and lands some solid body shots.   Lialuz gets up and lands some punches, but gets put back on the floor.  Round 3 started with brown lighting up  Lialuz against the fence, and eating some big shots.   Lialuz goes for takedowns but can’t get it to the floor.  Brown seems to be able to take  Lialuz down at will and gets a huge suplex.   Lialuz wont go away though.  The round ends with another takedown by Brown.

Terrel Brown wins Via Unanimous Decision

4. Carson Beebe (4-0) Vs Gustavo Rodriguez (3-5)

Carson immediately brought the fight to the floor and started landing some shots.  Rodriguez  gave up his back after trying to get up, and Beebe put the body triangle on him.   The story seemed to be Beebe using his wrestling to land shots on the floor.  Round 2 started with a big right hand from Beebe, and some exchanges.  Beebe was able to shoot in and get the takedown to land some shots from side control.   Beebe scrambled and took Rodriguez ‘s  back, and landed some vicious elbows.  Rodriguez wilted fast, and the ref had no choice but to stop the fight.

Carson Beebe wins via TKO at 2:32 in round 2

5. Vince Ramos ( 2-0) Vs Chris Lane (2-1)

Ramos started the round taking a few shots, and took Lane down. Vince was close to locking in a north south choke, but Lane freed himself.   Ramos took Chris’s back and was really close to securing a rear naked choke.  Chris took a heavy shot to the groin, and was given time to recover.  They started back with  Ramos on Lanes back, and again almost got the RNC.  Lane reverses and the round ends while he lands some shots from inside  Ramos’ guard.  Round 2 started with some feeling out, and Lane defending the takedown.   Ramos eventually got the fight to the ground, but Lane did a much better job controlling his posture.   The round ends after a stalemate and stand up by the ref. Round 3 started with Lane using his reach,  and  Ramos pulling him to the ground.  Lane was able to land some big shots, but  Ramos took Lane’s back to work for the rear naked choke again.

V. Ramos wins Via Submission Rear Naked Choke 2:30 Round 2

6. Rob Meniguez (4-0) Vs Randy Fuentes ( 4-1)

Both fighters wasted no time to exchange, but Fuentes  closed the distance to land some knees against the fence.  Meniguez  used his muay thai to land some shots, and low kicks,  but Fuentes was able to clinch.  Fuentes caught and dropped Meniguez  but he popped right back up.  After a light exchange Fuentes finally got the take down.  The round ended with Randy landing some shots from guard. Round 2 After some feeling out Fuentes was able to clinch, and worked for the takedown.   Fuentes landed a big knee, but was still unable to get the fight down.  Randy got the the fight down, and landed some GNP , but Meniguez  scrambled to get up to land some more punches.  Fuentes landed a nice head kick, but Meniguez  seem to walk right through it.  Meniguez  took the fight down, and landed some good shots to set up a choke just in time for the horn.  Round 3  started with some fast exchanges, and Fuentes was able to secure a takedown, but did little with it.   Fuentes pulled Meniguez to the floor, but it was Meniguez who ended up on top.  Both fighters came close to getting chokes, and they scrambled to their feet.  Randy took Meniguez  back and slipped in the rear naked choke 4:46 of round 3

Randy Fuentes wins via Submission Rear Naked Choke at 4:46 Round 3

7.Clay French (18-6) Vs Billy Stamp (15-7)

After a brief exchange French was able to pull the fight to the floor and take the back of Stamp. Stamp scrambled to his back, and was able to put Clay in guard. After a failed knee bar by French, Stamp scrambled to his feet.   French scored a big takedown, and landed some heavy shots from half guard to end round.  Round 2 started with some feeling out, and Stamp put pressure on French with some hands. Stamp got the better of  most of the exchanges, and the fight was halted for a groin shot  to French.  Clay looked for the takedown, but Stamp kept him at the end of his punches and kicks.  Clay finally connected with a right hand after being stalked the whole round, and took Stamp down to end the round. Round 3 started with more stalking from Stamp who clearly had the reach.  French closed the distance and finally got the take down, and landed some heavy elbows and body shots.  Stamp scrambled to his feet and started to land punches and kicks.  French was still having a hard time gauging Stamps reach, but managed to get another takedown to end the fight.

Clay French wins via Split Decision (29-8×2 French, 29-28 Stamp)

CO MAIN EVENT

Matt Fidorosa (11-1) Vs  DJ Fuentes (6-5) (145lbs)

The round started with some exchanging, but Fidorosa was able to clinch Fuentes up against the fence for some knees to the legs. Fidorosa pulled DJ to the ground, and landed some shots from guard.  Fuentes scrambled up, and almost got the take down. At the end of round it was DJ who was getting the better of the exchanges. Round 2 started with some nice exchanges, and Fidorosa wisely took Fuentes down.  Fuentes almost secured an arm bar, but Fidorosa ended up on to and landed some heavy hammer fists and elbows.  Fidorosa seemed to smother DJ most of the round on the floor, and Fuentes scrambled to his feet to end the round.  Round 3 started with Fidorosa landing some heavy right hands, and Fuentes circling away.  Fidorosa scored the take down and really turned it on with the hands.  Fuentes gave up his back,  and turned to end up being mounted.  Fuentes scrambled out, but was still on is back getting pounded on.  DJ finally got to his feet, and tried to throw everything he could when the round ended.

Matt Fidorosa wins via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

MAIN EVENT

Chase Beebe (13-5) Vs Pablo Alfonso (6-2) (Bantamweight title)

Round 1 began with Alfonso  coming forward, but Chase slowed him down with a left hand.   Chase took the fight to the ground, and took Alfonso ‘s back, and came close to the RNC.  Pablo scrambled to his feet, but got his back taken again and Chase pulled him to the floor. Chase was able to get the choke this time, and Alfonso was forced to tap.

Chase Beebe wins via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:32 Round 1  Wins the Bantam Weight Title

Ruckus Entertainment finalized an ever-changing card earlier today.  The new professional card includes nine pro bouts.  The night of action will be capped off with a main event for the new Ruckus Bantamweight Title featuring Chase Beebe taking on Pablo Alfonso.

Felice Herrig, a fan-favorite female fighter, was supposed to fight on the card, but had multiple opponents back out of the fight.  Herrig continued to train and continued to cut weight up until a week out when her fourth possible opponent decided to not fight “Lil Bulldog”.

The full card for Saturday’s event includes:

Peter Grimes vs Charles Wilson

Chris Garcia vs Guillermo Serment

Terrel Brown vs Vadiano Laluz

Carson Beebe vs Gustavo Rodriguez

Vince Ramos vs Chris Lane

Robert Menigoz vs Randy Fuentes

Clay French vs Billy Stamp

Matt Fiordirosa vs DJ Fuentes

Chase Beebe vs Pablo Alfonso

Mike Santiago was supposed to fight Guillermo Serment at “Ruckus 3: Ruckus Invades Navy Pier”.  However, Santiago was given a suspension after his fight at “XFO Outdoor War 6″ earlier this month.  In his place is up and coming welterweight Chris Garcia.

Garcia made his professional debut in January of this year when he successfully defeated Bryan Neville by a rear naked choke just 1:19 seconds into the first round.  Prior to his professional debut, Garcia submitted many opponents on the local amateur scene.

Ruckus Invades Navy Pier will take place on Saturday September 11 and will air on Comcast Sports Network.  The full card includes:

Chase Beebe vs Pablo Alfonso

Clay French vs Billy Stamp

Robert Menigoz vs Victor Dominguez

Matt Fiordirosa vs David (DJ) Fuentes

Chris Garcia vs Guillermo Serment

Peter Grimes vs Charles Wilson

Bon V Nightclub in downtown Chicago is set to play host to the weigh-ins for “Ruckus Invades Navy Pier”.  The weigh-ins will take place on Friday, September 10.  The weigh-ins will be open to the public and at this time there is no official start time.

“Ruckus Invades Navy Pier” is set to take place on Saturday September 11 featuring a main event between former WEC champion, Chase Beebe and Strikeforce alum Pablo Alfonso.

The fight card confirmed so far includes:
Chase Beebe vs Pablo Alfonso
Peter Grimes vs Charles Wilson
Matt Fiordorosa vs DJ Fuentes
Vince Ramos vs Lawson McClure
Clay French vs Billy Stamp

Peter Grimes at XFO - photo by Brent Todd

Ruckus Entertainment has confirmed with MMA Recap that Peter Grimes will be taking on Charles Wilson at “Ruckus Invades Navy Pier”.

Grimes last competed at XFO 35 when he defeated Bobby Reardanz by technical knockout.  The fight showcased Grimes’s improving stand up game and put Grimes back on the winning side of the coin.  Grimes is scheduled to take on Aaron Steele at XFO’s Outdoor War on August 14 prior to his bout with Wilson on September 11.

Wilson (7-10) has lost four of his last five fights, but his record shouldn’t discourage fans.  Wilson has fought many times on short notice and against some very game opponents such as Mark Miller, Miguel Torres, and Matt Veach.  Nearly all of his losses have gone the distance and have been exciting battles.

“Ruckus Invades Navy Pier” is set for Saturday September 11 and tickets are available at www.ruckustickets.com

The longest running Chicago based mixed martial arts promotion, Xtreme Fighting Organization has just confirmed several fights for their upcoming “Outdoor War 6″.  The event takes place on Saturday August 14 in Island Lake, Illinois.

The day of action starts at 2pm with several amateur matches and will have a one-hour break after those before starting the professional fights.

The professional card includes:
•    Joe “Triangular Strangler” Pearson vs. Daniel Straus
•    Ryan Sturdy vs. Rashad Brooks
•    Matt Fiordirosa vs. Bobby Reardanz
•    Matt Tobie vs. Francios Ambang
•    Christopher Garcia vs. Marcos Marquez
•    Achour Esho vs. Patrick Osborn
•    Michele Gutierrez vs. Meghan Wright
•    Carson Beebe vs. Peter Grimes
•    Mike Santiago vs. Donavan Winters
•    Kevin Nowaczyk vs. Marcus Penland

XFO 35 took place at the Copernicus Theatre in downtown Chicago, Illinois last night.  The action saw one amateur fight and eight professional fights.  Many notable guests were in attendance including Felice Herrig, Bart Palaszewski, Ricardo Llams and both Pat and Jeff Curran.  Read on for the full recap and results of the night’s competitions.

The first fight of the night didn’t take long at all.  Mike Ryan needed just twenty seconds to force Billy Blackwell to tap.  After a low kick by Ryan, Ryan took the fight to the ground and locked in the fight ended armbar.

The second amateur bout was to feature Chris Hartwig taking on Sean Martin.  Unfortunately Martin did not show up to the fight and Hartwig won by default.

The first professional fight of the night saw Carson Beebe take on Joe Voitik.  Voitik tried to grapple with Beebe but Beebe was the better grappler.  After a some punches both fighters stood and clinched.  Voitik worked some good knees, but Beebe responded with knees of his own forcing Voitik to shoot for a takedown.  Beebe sprawled and then spun to Voitik’s back and secured both hooks.  After about twenty punches, Voitik gave up his neck and Beebe locked in the fight ending rear naked choke.

Bill Hill defeated Dan Bolden in a controversial fashion.  In the first round, Hill controlled most of the action defending Bolden’s takedowns.  Bolden was able to reverse position a couple of times, but would not be able to capitalize on it.  In the second round both fighters clinched and Bolden had a failed hip toss takedown which look like it hurt him.  Hill ran in for an attack and the ref stopped it shortly after saying Bolden tapped out.

Ryan Bixler took on Jonatas Novaes in a catch-weight bout.  Novaes shot for a takedown but Bixler defended well.  Novaes was able to secure double undercooks and then completed the takedown.  Bixler was able to get to his feet and Novaes took him down again.  Bixler defended well as there was little action.  The crowd kept calling for a stand up, but the ref kept them on the ground.  Novaes was able to move from side control to mount to Bixler’s back.  Unable to secure a rear naked choke, Novaes transitioned to a slick armbar and forced the tap out.

In a very exciting fight Mike Santiago took on Jake Murphy.  Both fighters came out with large entourages who were very vocal through out the fight.  Murphy quickly took the fight to the ground and pressed Santiago up against the cage.  From there he worked a good ground and pound.  But Santiago wasn’t without his own tricks as he was able to reverse position more than once and almost had a reverse triangle choke.  The end of the first round saw Santiago work elbows from the bottom.  Round two Santiago rocked Murphy with a big right hand before Murphy went for the takedown again.  For the first minute or so Santiago controlled the action but Murphy was able to reverse and controlled the rest of the round from within Santiago’s guard landing multiple shots that were not very damaging.  The final round saw the crowd go wild for both fighters and Murphy again looked to his wrestling to control the action.  After a lull in the action, the ref stood both fighters up and Santiago caught Murphy with a fantastic knee that crumpled Murphy.  Unfortunately Santiago wasn’t able to capitalize on it and Murphy recovered quickly .  MMA Recap scored the fight 29-28 for Murphy but the judges were split and awarded the victory to Santiago.

Peter Grimes took on Bobby Reardanz in the next bout of the night.  The first round saw Grimes take Reardanz down early and worked a good ground a pound from within Reardanz’s guard.  Reardanz would use the cage to try to get his legs up and lock in an armbar, but Grimes would just punch his way out each time.  The second round both fighters looked to stay on their feet for a bit as they were both landing big kicks.  Grimes was getting the better kicks in and then easily took the fight to the ground.  After a lull in action, the ref stood both fighters up.  Grimes came in with a fancy spinning kick, followed it up with some punches and ended the combo with a knee.  Reardanz would retaliate with a knee of his own, but then Grimes dropped him with a big right hand.  Grimes quickly got Reardanz’s back landed three powerful shots before the ref halted the action.

In what was sure to become the fight of the night Matt Tobie and Kevin Nowacyzyk went the distance.  The three round war saw both fighters throwing big punches and landing several kicks.  Tobie was able to open up a cut under the right eye of Nowacyzyk in the second and bust open his ear in the third.  In the end the three judges scored it for Kevin Nowacyzyk in a split decision.

The heavyweights were the co-main event and featured Boban Simic taking on Rashad Brooks.  The two fighters exchanged heavy bombs in the first round with neither fighter being able to land that power shot to finish it.  In the second round, Simic was the fresher of the two fighters and punished Brooks’s body with multiple punches.  In the third round, Simic took the fight to the ground, passed to mount, and unloaded punches until the referee stopped the action.

The main event kicked off just after 11:30pm and saw Ted Worthington taking on Keith Wisniewski.  In the first round Wisniewski used takedowns to control the action.  Once on the ground he would use short punches and elbows to maintain his position over Worthington.  In the second round Wisniewski again took the fight to the ground but this time Worthington had an answer as he tried to lock in a heel hook submission.  Unfortunately for Worthington when he rolled to apply more pressure to Wisniewski’s leg, Wisniewski applied a heel hook of his own and forced Worthington to tap out.

Quick Results
Amateur Bouts
Mike Ryan defeated Billy Blackwell via armbar :20 of round 1
Chris Hartwig defeated Sean Martin by no show

Professional Bouts
Carson Beebe defeated Joe Voitik by rear naked choke 1:49 of round 1
Bill Hill defeated Dan Bolden by tap out 1:06 of round 2
Jonatas Novaes defeated Ryan Bixler via armbar 3:25 of round 1
Mike Santiago defeated Jake Murphy by split decision 29-28, 28-29, 29-28
Peter Grimes defeated Bobby Reardanz by technical knockout 4:07 of round 2
Kevin Nowacyzyk defeated Matt Tobie by split decision 30-27, 28-29, 30-27
Boban Simic defeated Rashad Brooks by technical knockout 1:30 of round 3
Keith Wisniewski defeated Ted Worthington by heel hook 3:56 of round 2

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Phil Friedman (1-1) vs Brian Fuery (0-0)

This marks Brian Fuery’s pro mma debut. Friedman comes out and takes the center of the cage before throwing some punches. Fuery responds with some punches of his own before the fighters clinch up against the cage. Friedman throws some knees while Fuery throws some serious bombs. Friedman looks to trip Friedman and gets tripped instead. Fuery has side control but doesn’t seem to do much with it. Friedman looks to get an under hook in and Fuery traps his arm and throws about 10 unanswered punches before Friedman tries to escape. As Friedman rolls out, Fuery throws a knee to the body that is close to being illegal. Friedman escapes and both fighters stand up. Friedman throws some punches to get the clinch. Friedman looks for a takedown and exposes his neck. Fuery jumps on the exposed neck and sinks in a standing guillotine choke. Fuery takes Friedman down while still choking him. Fuery lets go of the choke to switch position and gets what looks like a headlock choke and force Friedman to tap out at 2:03 of round 1.

Whisper Goodman (8-7) vs James Brasco (4-1)

Both fighters touch gloves as a show of class. Brasco throws a stiff left hand and then immediately goes for a takedown. Goodman is able to defend it well and both fighters clinch up against the cage. Brasco starts throwing some knees, while Goodman throws some punches. Brasco gets the trip takedown and lands in half guard. Goodman holds onto Brasco’s neck and Brasco isn’t able to do much. Brasco finally frees his leg and is in side control. An easy pass to full mount for Brasco. Goodman immediately grabs a hold of Brasco’s head but can’t hold onto it as Brasco postures up and throws three right hands. Brasco looks to secure Goodman’s right arm with his leg, but Goodman rolls and gets Brasco’s back. Goodman throwing hammer fists to loosen Brasco up. Goodman locks in a body triangle and then gets the rear naked choke locked in with less than thirty seconds. The choke isn’t fully under Brasco’s neck and he is able to wait for the bell. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Brasco, though it could be given to Goodman.

Round 2

Both fighters look a little fatigued as the round starts. Goodman looks for a straight right hand and Brasco times a takedown perfectly and lands in half guard. He easily passes into side control. Goodman tries to roll like he did in the first round, but Brasco doesn’t fall for it a second time. Brasco switches to a north south position and attempts to get a choke. He can’t sink it in and goes back to side control. Brasco then tried to mount Goodman, but Goodman traps Brasco’s right leg and Brasco ends up in half guard. After some small shots by both fighters, Brasco frees his leg and gets the full mount. Goodman throws punches up while Brasco just sort of sits there. Brasco gets Goodman up against the cage while in full mount and his corner yells to finish the fight now. Brasco doesn’t do anything and the referee finally stands the fight up. With 10 seconds left, Brasco goes for a takedown and slips. Goodman jumps on it and throws some major punches but the bell saves Brasco. Due to control, MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Brasco.

Round 3

Brasco is exhausted and is visibly tired. Both fighters touch gloves as Goodman has more energy. Goodman is able to stuff the takedown attempt by Brasco early on. The fighters look to exchange punches as Brasco throws an overhand right that staggers Goodman. Another overhand right finds its mark before the fighters clinch against the cage. Brasco drops down for a double leg takedown, gets it, and lands in half guard. Goodman holds Brasco down and Brasco doesn’t try to do anything to escape. The referee stands the fighters up and Goodman unloads some left hands. Goodman rocks Brasco who is very tired at this point and Brasco goes into survival mode trying for a takedown. Goodman uses Brasco’s momentum against him and lands in side control. Fifteen punches or so and Brasco is knocked out. Official time is 3:24 of the third round.

Junior Assuncao (8-4) vs. Pete Grimes (4-4)

Fighters come out and touch gloves. Grimes lands a very nice leg kick to open the round. Assuncao looks for a takedown but can’t get it and they clinch up against the cage. Grimes lands a knee to Assuncao’s forehead in the clinch. Fighters let go of the clinch and Grimes comes out with a great combo of body kick followed by three punches and then a leg kick. Assuncao looks for a takedown, but Grimes throws a knee. The fighters clinch up, and Assuncao lands a great elbow as they break from the clinch. Grimes throws another combo of two punches and a leg kick. Assuncao’s hands are very low and Grimes attempts a spinning backlist. Assuncao anticipates it and gets the takedown and lands in mount. Grimes tries to hold Assuncao’s head, but can’t. Assuncao stands up to throw a big punch down and lands a great left hand. Assuncao again stands up and lands two punches before landing in side control. Grimes tries to roll out of the position with thirty seconds left and both fighters stand up. Grimes throws some wild punches but nothing lands. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Assuncao.

Round 2

Both fighters exchange a couple of blows. Grimes throws a high kick that misses and then throws a front snap kick that again misses. Grimes throws an inside leg kick that hits the mark. Grimes attempts a spinning wheel kick and like the backlist, Assuncao gets the takedown after the fancy move. Grimes holds Assuncao’s head down and Assuncao stands up. Grimes lands some good up kicks but Assuncao comes down with a double hammer fist and lands back in guard. Assuncao’s tape comes loose and he stands up and attempts to rip it himself. The referee stops the action to fix the tape. After the restart Assuncao throws two leg kicks and a body kick that find their mark. Grimes attempted another fancy kick, but missed. Grimes rushes in at the end of the round with four punches and a knee as the bell rings. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Assuncao.

Round 3

Both fighters exchange leg kicks at the start of the round. Grimes throws another punch-punch-kick combo and then Assuncao easily gets the take down. Assuncao looks for a kimura to improve his position. Assuncao attempts an armbar, but completely slips off and both fighters stand up. Assuncao again clinches and gets the trip takedown. Assuncao then passed to full mount and throws some heavy hands down. Assuncao switches to side control with ten seconds left and starts throwing some major elbows to end the round. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Assuncao.

Official ruling is a split decision for Assuncao.

Micah Miller (11-3) vs. Anthony Morrison (11-6)

Miller has a very obvious height advantage and immediately goes to the center of the cage. Morrison throws a good leg kick and then throws a second leg kick. Miller attempts to catch it, but can’t and clinches. Both fighters are throwing knees while in the clinch. Miller with the trip takedown, but Morrison grabs the cage to prevent the takedown. The referee stops the action and deducts a point from Morrison. Morrison rushes the restart with some punches, before Miller clinches up. Miller gets the takedown and gets Morrison’s back. Miller has both hooks in and is looking for the rear naked choke. Miller looks to have it, but Morrison is able to defend and gets saved by the bell. MMA Recap scores it 10-8 for Miller.

Round 2

Morrison starts the round with an inside leg kick. Miller tries to respond with an outside leg kick of his own, but Morrison catches the foot and throws a straight right. Both fighters threw some punches before they clinched up. Miller gets a standing guillotine, but Morrison counters with a big slam. Miller is forced to let go of the choke and tries to sink it back in but can’t. Both fighters stand up and immediately clinch. Two takedown attempts by Miller and both fighters are still standing. On Miller’s third takedown attempt Morrison tries to defend, but gives up his back accidentally. Morrison turtled up to prevent Miller from doing any damage, but Miller is able to get both hooks in again. He locks in a body triangle before attempting a rear naked choke. Morrison defends it very well and forces Miller to roll over to try and improve his position. Miller ends up in side control and sinks in an arm triangle. At first it doesn’t seem to be too bad as Morrison is still defending, but then Miller tightens the choke and forces the tapout at 4:25 in the second round.

Flavio Alvaro (25-6) vs. Jean Silva (17-8-3)

Silva immediately throws a straight right that hurts Alvaro. Silva follows up with a body punch and then attempts a takedown, but can’t get it. Alvaro reverses the position and attempts the takedown himself and gets it but Silva reverses it and lands on top in half guard. Neither fighter doing much of anything and Silva goes for a kimura. Alvaro grabs a hold of the leg to attempt the sweep while being kimuraed and puts Silva in the splits. Alvaro ends up the more successful of the two and ends up on top. Neither fighter does much and they decided to stand up. Silva with some impressive strikes as he lands a straight left and a leg kick. Alvaro looked for a takedown, but couldn’t get it and they clinch. As they break, Silva throws a big uppercut that barely misses. Silva lands a spinning heel kick but it doesn’t do much damage. Silva attempts a takedown at the end of the round, but neither fighter gets it. MMA Recap scores the fight 10-9 for Silva.

Round 2

Alvaro looks very tired compared to Silva. Silva with a couple of quick punches but Alvaro counters with a good leg kick. Silva throws a body kick and then starts throwing some big bombs and connects. This seems to wake Alvaro up as he too starts to throw some big punches. Silva attempts a takedown, but Alvaro sprawls. As soon as Silva stops the attempted takedown, Alvaro rushes Silva for a takedown of his own and gets it. Alvaro lands in half guard but doesn’t do much with it. Silva switches to full guard and pulls Alvaro’s head down. Neither fighter doing much of anything and the referee warns them and then stands them up. Silva faked a jab and then attempted a single leg takedown. Alvaro counters with a knee to the body and gets the better position in the clinch. Alvaro goes for a takedown but Silva grabs the cage and prevents the takedown. The referee stops the fight and deducts a point. Both fighters look for the knock out punch at the end of the round; Silva ducks and gets a takedown as the bell rings. MMA Recap scores it 10-8 for Alvaro.

Round 3

Alvaro looks to touch gloves at the start but Silva doesn’t want any part of it. Both fighters throw some punches and kicks and are breathing heavily through their mouth. Alvaro goes for a takedown and gets it but Silva grabs a hold of Alvaro’s leg and sinks in a knee bar. Alvaro slips his other leg in-between and breaks the hold as the fighters are in a pretzel. Alvaro is able to escape and get into side control and locks in an arm triangle. Silva rolls and gets out but gives up his back. Alvaro jumps on this chance but slides over Silva’s head. Both fighters are standing with two minutes left in the fight. Both fighters clinch up and they are each throwing some knees. Silva with some good dirty boxing ends the clinch with a short elbow. Silva attempts the takedown, but Alvaro’s sprawl is just too much. Alvaro pops up and attempts a guillotine but can’t secure it. Alvaro thinks he is in trouble with the scorecards and stands up. Both fighters say lets exchange and the last ten seconds see both fighters throwing wild bombs. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Alvaro and the winner by unanimous decision is Alvaro.

Luiz Firmino (155.5) vs. Ryan Healy (10-5-1)

Firmino starts the fight with some great punches and has a massive slam takedown. Firmino lands in half guard, but Healy quickly secures full guard. Firmino postures up and throws some punches and forces Healy across the matt to the edge of the cage. Firmino is on top of Healy and isn’t giving Healy any breathing room. Firmino is able to get into half guard and then lands a good elbow. As Healy tries to escape, Firmino lands some more short elbows. Healy gives up his back and Firmino is able to get a hook in. Firmino goes for an arm triangle, but Healy is able to roll out of it. Firmino gets Healy’s back but both fighters stand up. Firmino trips Healy and lands in mount. However Healy pulls guard just as fast. Healy attempts an arm bar, but Firmino just shrugs it off and both fighters stand up. Firmino attempts a standing guillotine, realizes he can’t secure it and instead gets his third trip takedown. Healy lands very hard on his back but doesn’t let it affect him as he quickly sweeps Firmino and stands up. Healy starts throwing some heavy overhands as the round ends, but it isn’t enough. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Firmino.

Round 2

Firmino slips as he throws some punches and Healy steps back and lets him stand up. Healy throws a straight right hand that lands. Firmino responds with some heavy punches and knocks Healy’s mouthpiece out. Firmino keeps pressing the action and lands some great punches inside a clinch. After they separate, the referee calls for a time out to give Healy his mouthpiece back. Healy starts to find his range, but Firmino is throwing more punches that seem to be landing before getting the takedown. He lands in side control and throws some small elbows. He spins to improve his position as Healy also attempts to improve. Firmino gets Healy’s back and secures both hooks and a rear naked choke. Healy powers his way out of the choke and spins to end up in Firmino’s half guard. After a brief scramble they are both standing. Firmino attempts a big punch but slips and this time Healy tries to capitalize on it but can’t. MMA Recap scores the round 10-9 for Firmino.

Round 3

Healy knows he is behind in the scorecards and rocks Firmino with a straight right. He followed it up with a flying knee that Firmino wraps up and takes him down. Firmino attempts a kimura as he passes from guard to half guard. Firmino attempts to step over to tighten the submission, but the mat is slippery and just slips right over. Healy throws a big overhand right that drops Firmino and Firmino immediately goes for a single leg takedown and gets it. Healy is able to sweep Firmino and stands up to throw a big punch down. Firmino grabs Healy’s left ankle and trips him. A brief scramble, and Healy accidentally kicks Firmino in the head. The referee stops the action and deducts a point from Healy. Healy knows he is really in trouble now and starts throwing some big punches. Firmino counters with punches of his own and then again attempts and gets the single leg take down. Healy goes for some submissions from his back, but Firmino just powers his way out and throws elbows down as the round end. MMA Recap scores it 10-8 for Firmino due to the point deduction and the fight for Firmino.

Official decision is 30-26 for Firmino.

Yves Edwards (34-15-1) vs. James Warfield (15-3)

Warfield starts the fight with a big inside leg kick and follows with an outside leg kick. Warfield rushes Edwards but Edwards just clinches up. As they separate, Edwards lands a head kick to the crowd’s excitement. Warfield keeps pushing forward and both fighters are exchanging punches and leg kicks. Edwards clinches Warfield up at the cage and lands a good knee to his head. Both fighters throw some knees before Edwards lands a great elbow from the clinch. Edwards gets the trip takedown but Warfield locks in a kimura. Edwards looks to step out of it, but Warfield gets Edwards’s back and secures a body triangle. Warfield with some hammer fists and elbows to Edwards to end the round. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Warfield.

Round 2

Edwards throws a body kick, but Warfield catches it. Edwards attempts a flying knee like he did against Berto, but Warfield just takes him down. Edwards sweeps Warfield and ends up in side control. Edwards looks for a reverse arm triangle, but Warfield is aware of it and does a good job of blocking the submission attempt. Both fighters scramble for position and Edwards gets Warfield’s back for all of a second before being flipped over. Edwards postures up from the bottom and is able to stand up. Warfield attempts a body kick, but Edwards secures a Muay Thai plum and lands a great knee that breaks the hold. Warfield with another body kick as Edwards stalks him down. Warfield with his back to the cage rocks Edwards with a superman punch. Edwards backing up now from the blows that Warfield is throwing. Edwards throws a head kick and a quick body punch before Warfield takes him down. Edwards quickly locks in a triangle choke and it is in deep. Warfield refuses to tap out and seems to get out of it a bit. But Edwards pulls down on Warfield’s head and starts a neck crank while still holding onto the triangle which forces Warfield to tap out at 4:48 in Round 2.

Roan Carneiro (12-8) vs. Jorge Patino (21-11-1)

Start of the round both fighters exchange a couple of punches before Carneiro gets the takedown. Carneiro lands in half guard and attempts to pass, but can’t so he throws three punches to Patino’s head and five to the body. Patino tries to hold Carneiro’s head down, but can’t as Carneiro just postures up and throws some more punches to Patino’s face. Patino quickly shifts position a little and sweeps Carneiro. Patino now in the opposite position he was just in starts to throw some punches at Carneiro’s head. Carneiro throws his legs up and has an arm bar. Patino starts to roll to prevent the arm bar. At the same time Carneiro tries to force Patino to roll the opposite direction and the referee suddenly stops the fight. Apparently while Carneiro was attempting to roll Patino in one direction, Patino accidentally kneed Carneiro in the face. Both fighters are standing up with ten seconds left in the round. Carneiro gets a takedown as the bell rings. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for Carneiro.

Round 2

Carneiro throws a nice front kick to start the round as Patino throws some wild overhands that don’t seem to find their mark. Carneiro feints and then throws a flying knee forcing Patino to clinch. Carneiro gets the trip take down and lands in half guard. For most of the round, Carneiro does not improve his position and he finally stood up. After the stand up, Carneiro lands a straight left that connects but doesn’t follow up with it. It is obvious Carneiro wants to get the fight to the ground rather than exchange punches with Patino. Carneiro throws a one-two combo and follows it up with a takedown again landing in half guard. With three seconds left, Patino is able to sweep Carneiro and get in the dominant position as the bell rings.

Round 3

Neither fighter looks tired as we start the third. Carneiro lands a straight right and immediately gets a takedown. Like the previous two rounds, Carneiro lands in half guard, and seems to just put his weight on Patino. The referee warns them about inactivity and then stands them up. Carneiro with a left hook as Patino tries to close the distance. Patino decides to attempt a takedown; But Carneiro reverses it and lands in half guard yet again. After about forty seconds of neither fighter doing anything, the referee stands them up for the second time in the round. Patino lands an overhand right that forces Carneiro to go for the takedown out of instinct. Patino is able to defend and lands some punches before he clinches. Carneiro earns the round with one last trip takedown landing in half guard. MMA Recap scores it 10-9 for your winner Carneiro. Official decision 30-27 Carneiro.

Shine Fights 2 ATT vs The World Poster

All sixteen fighters for tonights “Shine Fights 2: American Top Team vs. The World” made weight yesterday afternoon.  Tonight’s event can be viewed live on internet-pay-per-view starting at 8p.m. EST at shinefights.com.

Weigh in results:
MAIN CARD
•    Roan Carneiro (170.25) vs. Jorge Patino (168.5)
•    Yves Edwards (155.5) vs. James Warfield (156)
•    Luiz Firmino (155.5) vs. Ryan Healy (155.5)
•    Flavio Alvaro (155) vs. Jean Silva (154.5)
•    Micah Miller (146) vs. Anthony Morrison (144.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD
•    Junior Assuncao (154.5) vs. Pete Grimes (149.75)
•    James Brasco (185.5) vs. Herbert Goodman (182.5)
•    Phil Friedman (259.5) vs. Brian Fuery (240.5)

Video of the weigh ins below

Shine Fights 2 ATT vs The World Poster

Shine Fights has finalized the card for their sophomore event, “American Top Team vs. The World”.  The event takes place September 4 at the James L Knight Center in Miami, Florida.  The card will be streamed live at shinefights.com and costs $9.95 if ordered before September 4.

Every fight features one fighter from American Top Team against an opponent from various camps.  Mixed Martial Arts fans will easily recognize Roan Carneiro taking on Jorge Patino and Yves Edwards who will fight James Warfield.

The full card is as follows:

MAIN CARD

• Roan Carneiro vs. Jorge Patino
• Yves Edwards vs. James Warfield
• Luiz Firmino vs. Ryan Healy
• Micah Miller vs. Anthony Morrison
• Flavio Alvaro vs. Jean Silva

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Junior Assuncao vs. Pete Grimes
• James Brasco vs. Herbert Goodman
• Phil Friedman vs. Brian Fuery
• Danny Chavez vs. Jonatas Gurgel