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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

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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Tonight the fourth edition of Chicago Cagefighting Championship takes place at the Odeum Sports Complex in Villa Park, Illinois. The original headlining bout between War Machine and Gideon Ray was scrapped due to injury, and instead official brought in former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle to fight Justin Grizzard. Outside of the main event there are several intriguing matchups that all could have the crowd on their feet.

Will Brooks versus Ryan Bixler

This fight might seem like a mis-match when you look at their records as Bixler (16-15-1) has eight times the number of fights that Brooks does (4-0). Even factoring in Bixler’s current losing skid of three fights, experience can play a huge factor into the fight. But this is another stiff test for the up and coming Brooks who seems to exponentially not only improve his strength, but his skill set as well in between fights. Brooks’ best skill going into this fight is his ability to explode from position to position while obtaining a submission. His victories over Bobby Reardanz and Joseph Richardson proved just that. Bixler is no slouch on the ground either and with the amount of experience he has, Brooks is likely to not surprise him with anything.

Carson Beebe versus Daniel Aguirre

A very intriguing matchup between these bantamweight fighters. Aguirre is coming off an impressive victory over Casey Dyer at XFO 41. Only one time has Aguirre gone the distance and it was against Beebe’s training partner Larry DiGuilio. That fight was split in the judges minds, but Aguirre earned the victory. Many people are thinking Beebe is coming off his loss to earn his way into the house on The Ultimate Fighter, but Beebe took a fight in august defeating Matt Wikoff with an armbar in the second round. Beebe has a very aggressive style of wrestling and this fight is sure to show fireworks.

Dennis Dombrow versus Bobby Reardanz

Reardanz is an impressive journeyman fighter. Having started his professional career in October of 2009, Reardanz has fought a total of 17 times in that span with his fight against Dombrow being his seventh this year. Reardanz is always an exciting fighter that brings it as evident by his bouts against Will Brooks, Vince Ramos and Andy Main this year. Dombrow is a tricky fighter to figure out. His hands are good, but are typically used as a setup to get the fight to the ground. Once on the ground he attacks like a wrestler, but then catches his opponents in submissions. Dombrow is a brown belt in jiu jitsu, a fact that many people don’t even realize. This fight will likely start off as a slugfest until Dombrow decides to put Reardanz on the mat. From there it will be an interesting chess match as Reardanz is difficult to submit.

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

photo by Brent Todd

An exciting lightweight matchup has been added to Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4 when Mike Santiago takes on Josh Shockley. The event takes place on Saturday October 15 at the Odeum Sports Complex in Villa Park, Illinois.

Santiago put on an amazing fight against Eric Kriegermeier at the last CCC event, ultimately losing by rear naked choke. He has since gone 1-1 with a victory over Zach Underwood and a loss to Brendan Weafer. Santiago most recently competed in his first professional Muay Thai fight and won in the second round via elbows.

Shockley last competed in March at Bellator 36 losing in the first round to Toby Imada by arm bar. The loss was his first of his career, snapping a six fight win streak. Shockley has finished five of his six opponents, all within the first round.

War Machine versus Gideon Ray will headline the October 15 event. The full card now includes:
War Machine versus Gideon Ray
Chico Camus versus Jared McMahan
Josh Shockley versus Michael Santiago
Dan Gilbert versus Ryan Bixler
Carson Beebe versus Danny Aguirre

Hot off the heels of announcing the main event for Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4, three more fights have been signed.  Chico Camus versus Jarred McMahan, Dan Gilbert versus Ryan Bixler and Carson Beebe versus Danny Aguirre have all been added to the card.

Beebe will be featured on the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and sports an impressive 6-1 record, finishing four of his six opponents.  He has fought for Chicago Cagefighting Championship two times and last saw action in March when he lost to Giovanni Moljo by inverted triangle choke.

Aguirre is a Team No Ego prospect and has gone undefeated in his professional career.  He made his professional debut in November of last year with a stunning knock out over Dane Funes.  He last saw action at XFO 39 where he finished Terrance Kinney in the first round with a triangle armbar submission.

Gilbert is looking to return to the cage after a two year hiatus from the cage.  But it isn’t for lack of trying to get a fight as he was supposed to fight on several cards before injuries forced the cancelation of fights.  

Bixler is coming into the fight with the longest loosing streak of his career having gone just 1-5 in his last six.  But he has been inside the cage with some serious names including Ryan Williams, Juha-Pekka Vainikainen and Rafaello Oliveira.

McMahan last saw action at the Chicago Cagefighting Championship 2 event where he lost to Chase Beebe in the first round.  He was coming off a serious leg injury going into the fight and took nearly a year off to completely heal his leg.

Camus recently knocked out Nate Williams at Combat USA marking his fifth victory by way of his hands.  The Roufusport trained fighter is hungry to keep winning and holds an impressive 8-2 record.

XFO 39 is almost finalized as the card is filing up quickly.  Newly announced fights by the promotion include: Jon Murphy versus Ryan Bixler, Will Brooks versus Chris Garcia, Mike Stumpf versus Dan Bolden, Jacob McClintock verson Dan Gilbert, Dan Stittgen versus Jason Graves, Christian Reynoso versus Daniel Aguirre, and Kent Rexford versus Brandon Saling.

XFO 39 takes place on Friday, May 13 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.  Tickets are available at www.searscentre.com.  The event will be headlined in a bantamweight fight between Joe Pearson and Jeff Curran.

The lineup currently includes:

Jeff Curran vs Joe Pearson
Jamie Varner vs Tyler Combs
Felice Herrig vs Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc
Jon Murphy vs Ryan Bixler
Michele Gutierrez vs Amanda LaVoy
Will Brooks vs Christopher Garcia
Mike Stumpf vs Dan Bolden
Jacob McClintock vs Dan Gilbert
Dan Stittgen vs Jason Graves
Nicholas Scotti vs Frank Pizzirulli
Christian Reynoso vs Daniel Aguirre
Kent Rexford Jr. vs Brandon Saling

Recife Fighting Championship returns on March 31 and will feature former UFC stars Rafael Oliveira and Junior Assuncao in the night’s co-main and main event respectively.  The night of action is streamed live via iPPV and can be purchased here.

Oliveira will be taking on Ryan Bixler who is extremely familiar to Chicagoarea fans due to him competing for several promotions including XFO, Lords of War and Chicago Cagefighting Championship.  Bixler has been extremely active, having fought thirteen times in as many months.

Oliveira meanwhile is riding a three-fight win streak since being released from the UFC after losing to Andre Winner at UFN 21.  Oliveira entered the UFC in 2009 with a record of 9-1 with the lone loss coming at the hands of Lyle Beerbohm.

The main event of RFC 4 features Junior Assuncao taking on Wes Murch.  Assuncao is riding a five-fight win streak into the fight with notable victories over Peter Grimes and Mark Miller.  With another solid victory, Assuncao could be called back to the UFC.

Murch is a tough up and coming prospect looking to make a name for himself with a victory over Assuncao.  Murch has won his last four fights, stopping all four of his opponents in the first round.

The full line up for RFC 4 includes:

·      Junior Assuncao vs. Wes “The Immortal” Murch

·      Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira vs. Ryan “Bones” Bixler

·      Marcos Vinicius vs. Janaílson Kevin

·      Thawa Rils vs. Allydr Pe

·      Emerson “Legal” Queiroz vs. Jose Angola

·      Renato Castro vs. Joao “Gladiator” Paulo

·      Jack Godzilla vs. Gilvan Batista

·      Vanessa Porto vs. Kalindra Farias

·      Cassio Jacare vs. Leonardo “Leleco” Guimaraes

·      Marcos “Pezao” Rogerio vs. Rodrigo Dragao

RFC 4 takes place on March 31 and can be watched via iPPV here.

The second installment of Chicago Cagefighting Championship took place on Saturday October 16 at The Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois.  The night saw four amateur bouts and seven professional bouts.  Read on for the full results and recap.

The first amateur bout kicked off the night of action with heavy handed heavyweights.  James Gleissner had the superior wrestling, while Ricky Johnson was the stronger and more dangerous striker.  The opening round Johnson tagged Gleissner and dropped him, but to Gleissner’s credit he had a powerful shot as he stood back up.  After he got on his feet, Gleissner shot in and secured the takedown.  From there he worked from full mount to Johnson’s back and secured a rear naked choke.  The choke looked deep, but Johnson pushed threw and was able to get out of the submission attempt.  With seconds left Johnson rocked Gleissner and opened him up.  The second round started and neither fighter wanted to do much.  Gleissner secured a takedown, but Johnson powered his way out of it and into full mount.  Johnson rained down heavy lefts and rights until the ref stopped the fight.

PJ Casillias from Top Notch took on Colton Martin in a welterweight matchup.  Casillias came out with a flying knee and worked several knees from a Muay Thai Clinch.  Martin would work free and land some good hooks, but Casillias kept going back to the clinch to work knees to Martin’s body.  At the end of the round Martin took Casillias down and secured mount, but Casillias bucked and reversed the position.  Martin caught Casillias with a two big right hooks that woke Casillias up and he unloaded several shots.  Martin, pushed up against the cage, took several shots before attempting a takedown.  Casillias sprawled and landed in side control.  From there he trapped an arm, and unloaded peppering shots till Martin turned and gave Casillias the opening he needed to throw heavy rights.  The ref had no choice but to halt the action.

Nate Patrick was a far superior wrestler to Kris Blainey and that’s what made all the difference in the fight.  Patrick took the fight to the ground and the first round was mostly Patrick holding Blainey down.  The second round Patrick again scored a takedown, but this time worked several punches to the side of Blainey’s head until the fight was ended.

Nic Thompson and Matt Hong ended the amateur fights with a crowd pleasing heavyweight fight.  Both Thompson and Hong were finding their range and at times rocked the other where a good follow up would have ended it.  But they both had granite chins and were able to withstand the damage.  As Hong had Thompson in trouble, Thompson landed a punch flush on Hong’s head that crumbled his knees.  Thompson moved in, secured mount and and threw big punches until the ref stopped it.

The professional bouts were kicked off with a lightweight fight featuring Adam Ward and Bryan Fielder.  The three round battle saw action every where.  In the first both fighters exchanged big punches.  Ward rocked Fielder and Fielder shot for a takedown.  Ward defended it well and got Fielder’s back.  The round ended with Ward working for a rear naked choke which was how he spent most of the round.  The second round the fighters again exchanged punches before Fielder attempted another takedown.  Ward again worked a rear naked choke, but couldn’t secure it.  Fielder stood up and both fighters threw kicks that just missed.  Fielder again shot for a takedown, but Ward defended and ended up on top of Fielder.  Ward worked elbows before going to the rear naked and he nearly finished it, but let go in exchange for throwing some punches to bloody up Fielder.  The third round Fielder changed game plans and clinched Ward against the cage.  But Ward was able to open a cut above Fielder’s eye and then took Fielder down.  Little action and the ref separated the fighters.  Fielder took Ward down, but Ward threw his legs up and Fielder was in trouble as he was within a triangle choke.  Ward couldn’t secure the choke all the way so opted for throwing elbows and punches from the bottom.  The ref halted action to check on Fielder’s eye, and then restarted in the same position.  Ward continued his elbows and punches from the bottom to secure the third round and the judges’ decision.

Wanting to ensure their fight didn’t go the distance, Dennis Dombrow and Ray Grindstaff came out swinging.  Grindstaff worked for a takedown and got it.  Grindstaff worked small shots from Dombrow’s guard, but Dombrow countered with a heel hook.  Grindstaff retaliated with heel kicks but Dombrow used the opportunity to escape the bad position and put Grindstaff on his back.  Dombrow worked diligently to get the position he wanted which was Grindstaff’s back.  From there Dombrow threw punches in bunches, but used a slick transition to secure a triangle choke.  With the choke secured, Dombrow torqued Grindstaff’s arm forcing the tapout.

LVRG owner German Reyes returned to action against Frank Pizzirulli.  The three round affair saw Reyes successfully take Pizzirulli down each round and transitioned to mount.  Reyes was unable to do too much damage as Pizzirulli was doing a fantastic job of controlling Reyes’s head and wrists.  In the third round Pizzirulli was able to reverse and land in Reyes’s guard.  Reyes worked hard for a sub and with fifteen seconds left he locked in a triangle choke.  The bell rang and Pizzirulli tapped out after, but the judges made their decision and it was Reyes all the way.

The last fight before an intermission saw Ryan Williams take on Ryan Bixler.  The three round fight was very competitive.  In the first round Williams controlled the action by forcing Bixler against the cage.  But Bixler would escape and land a punch only to receive a big leg kick by Williams.  A big welt appeared on Bixler’s leg as the round ended.  The second round Williams again pushed Bixler against the cage.  Williams worked for a single leg takedown, but was in danger as Bixler grabbed a hold of Williams’ neck.  Williams switched from a single to a double leg and got the big takedown and stayed there for the rest of the round.  The third round Bixler tried to find his range, but Williams stayed just out of it.  Williams worked for a takedown, secured it.  With ten seconds left, both fighters threw elbows without a care and the time ran out for Bixler as the judges’ cards all read for Williams.

After an intermission light heavyweights were in action.  Jason Guida and Nick Rossborough went all three rounds.  Rossborough who had the superior reach advantage used it through out the three round fight.  Guida had no answer for Rossborough’s straight left that kept the shorter Guida at bay.  Guida would try to use the clinch to his advantage, but Rossborough would keep Guida pushed up against the cage and worked several body shots to Guida’s body.  In the second round Guida attempted a single leg, but wasn’t able to get it.  As the third round was ending, Guida nearly had Rossborough’s back while standing, but couldn’t secure it.  In the end, Rossborough’s reach proved too much and the judges’ gave the fight to him.

In the night’s co-main event, Mike Lullo took on Tyler Combs in lightweight action.  The fight of the night by far as this saw the most action.  The first round Lullo and Combs started off trading shots.  Combs attempted a takedown, but Lullo pushed Combs against the cage and took him down.  Lullo worked multiple punches and elbows but Combs countered with a good rubber guard.  Lullo stood up and worked multiple kicks to Combs’s legs.  Combs tried to protest a low shot and Lullo rushed in and rocked Combs as the round ended.  The second round Lullo took the fight to the ground and quickly passed to side control.  From the dominant position he worked several knees to Combs’s shoulder and body.  Combs escaped and stood up and threw several haymakers but couldn’t find the target.  The third round Lullo landed a big knee that dropped Combs.  Lullo quickly tied up Combs and secured his back.  Lullo was working for a triangle choke and an armbar and after a couple of adjustments was able to force Combs to tap.

The main event saw Chase Beebe taking on Jared McMahan.  Beebe quickly found his range with his left jab and right hook.  Beebe stalked McMahan around the cage and McMahan had no answer.  McMahan threw a low kick that landed in Beebe’s groin and after the restart Beebe was a man on a mission.  Beebe caught McMahan with a right that dropped McMahan and quickly secured a fight ending guillotine choke that forced McMahan to tap.

Amateur Quick Results
Ricky Johnson defeated James Gleissner by TKO at 1:25 of round 2
PJ Casillias defeated Colton Martin by TKO at 1:23 of round 2
Nate Patrick defeated Kris Blainey by TKO at 1:24 of round 2
Nic Thompson defeated Matt Hong by TKO at 2:09 of round 1

Professional Quick Results
Adam Ward defeated Bryan Fielder by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dennis Dombrow defeated Ray Grindstaff by triangle armbar at 4:46 of round 1
German Reyes defeated Frank Pizzirulli by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ryan Williams defeated Ryan Bixler by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Nick Rossborough defeated Jason Guida by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mike Lullo defeated Tyler Combs by armbar at 1:17 of round 3
Chase Beebe defeated Jared McMahan by guillotine choke at 1:20 of round 1

As of yesterday afternoon, all tables have been sold for the upcoming Chicago Cagefighting Championship 2 event on Saturday October 16.  The event will be headlined by Chase Beebe taking on Jared McMahon.

There are two levels of bleacher seats still available.  Sections 101 and 113 are just $25 while sections 102-105 & 109-112 are $35.

The night of action is scheduled to see eight professional mixed martial arts fights.  The full lineup includes:

Chase Beebe vs James McMahan

Michael Lullo vs Tyler Combs

Jason Guida vs Nick Rossborough

Ryan Williams vs Ryan Bixler

Germen Reyes vs Frank Pizzirulli

Adam Ward vs Bryan Fielder

Dennis Dombrow vs Ray Grindstaff

Will Brooks vs Mark Neville

Chicago Cage Fighting Championship has just announced a new promo code when purchasing tickets.  Now through September 24, enter the promo code “DRINK” without the quotes and you will receive a free drink ticket with your purchase.

The promotion is being provided by Nova Lounge, which will also play host to the weigh-ins and official after party of the October 16 event in Villa Park.

The card currently looks like:

Chase Beebe vs Jared McMahon

Mike Lullo vs Tyler Combs

Jason Guida vs Nick Rossborough

Ryan Williams vs Ryan Bixler

Karina Hallinan vs Patti Lee-Combs

Dan Stittgen vs Tony Wisneiwski

Mike Santiago vs Bryan Fielder

Frank Pizziruilli vs German Reyes

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