XFO 43 Final Poster

On Friday, April 13, XFO returns to the Copernicus Center for XFO 43. The night of action is scheduled to feature an all pro mixed martial arts card with thirteen fights. The first 1,500 fans to arrive will receive a free 2012 X-Treme Ring Girls calendar.

Fans of mixed martial arts in Chicago will not be disappointed as the card is stacked with local talent. Established pros like Dan Aguirre, Mike Santiago, Adam Ward, Joey Diehl, and Christian Reynoso all will be looking to not only improve their fan base, but increase their fans.

Phil Williams, Andre Feliciano, Jerald Williams and Damian Norris are names many have seen on the amateur circuit in the Chicagoland area. All of them are battle tested and will try to start their pro careers with a win.

Doors open at 6pm and the first fight is set to start at 7:30pm. The full card now includes:
Daniel Vizcaya vs Brandon DelPrado
Daniel Aguirre vs Ryan McIntosh
Mike Santiago vs Tory Bogguess
Adam Ward vs Bobby Ferrier
Andrew Krzeptowski vs Lawrence Dunning
Joey Diehl vs Dominic Blanco
Matt Tobie vs Ryan Storey
Rafal Skibinski vs Jason Graves
Christian Reynoso vs Brandon Wood
Damian Norris vs Jordan Griffin
Ramy Daoud vs Johnny Coleman
Andre Feliciano vs Jerald Williams
Phil Williams vs James Smith

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The card is a stacked all-pro card featuring several fan favorites like Carson Beebe, Guillermo Serment, Dan Aguirre, Mike Santiago, Adam Ward, Joey Diehl, Vince Ramos, Giovanni Moljo, Matt Tobie, Christian Reynoso and many more.

The full card looks like:
Carson Beebe vs Guillermo Serment
Daniel Vizcaya vs Brandon DelPrado
Daniel Aguirre vs Ryan McIntosh
Mike Santiago vs TBD
Vincent Ramos vs Jose Pacheco
Andrew Krzeptowski vs Lawrence Dunning
Adam Ward vs Giovanni Moljo
Joey Diehl vs TBD
Matt Tobie vs Ryan Storey
Rafal Skibinski vs Jason Graves
Christian Reynoso vs James Anthony Moore
Damian Norris vs Jordan Griffin
Ramy Doud vs Johnny Coleman
Andre Feliciano vs Jerald Williams
Phil Williams vs TBD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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