XFO returns to Offsides in Woodstock for another hot amateur event. Featuring several local fan-favorites as Justin Seeberger, Jonothan King, Charlie Richardson, Sean Gee, Vince Romadine, and Tyler Reece.

This will be the final XFO event of 2012 and what is guaranteed to be a sell out crowd. Offsides is located at 680 S. Eastwood Dr in Woodstock, Illinois and has played home to several XFO amateur events.

The only tickets left as of this writing are the general admission tickets which are just $28 including processing fees. Tickets are available at http://www.localmmatickets.com/event/Xtreme-Fighting-Organization-XFO-Fight-Night-1172.html

The night of action is set to start at 8pm with doors opening at 6pm. For more information visit www.xfomma.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/xfomma

XFO Rocktown Showdown 15 took place on Saturday, October 20th at Giovanni’s in Rockford, Illinois. The night of action featured sixteen amateur mixed martial arts fights with two titles up for grabs. The full recap and results can be found here while the images are below.

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Xtreme Fighting Organization returned to Rockford for Rocktown Showdown 15 on Saturday, October 20th at Giovannis. The night of action featured sixteen amateur fights with both the heavyweight and lightweight titles up for grabs.

The main event featured Midwest Training Center’s Jayson Adams taking on John Parrish. Parrish went for a takedown but Adams was holding the fence and stayed upright. Adams then went for a takedown of his own and once he got Parrish on the ground he unloaded a series of punches that immediately bruised up Parrish. The punches didn’t stop and the ref was forced to stop the fight.

Heavyweights Tyler Reece and Wes Anderson were in the co-main event for the XFO heavyweight title. The two tried to gauge their range early, but Reece grabbed a standing guillotine choke after they clinched. It wasn’t there and he defended a takedown attempt from Anderson. After sprawling to avoid being taken down, Reece was able to get Anderson’s back. He locked in a rear naked choke and choked Anderson out just before the two minute mark of the first round.

Charles Radtke fought Wyatt Hickey in his last amateur bout. He came out swinging and caught Hickey with a good combo. Hickey retaliated and landed a right hand that stumbled Radtke. Radtke like Hickey recovered quickly and a nice jab hurt Hickey. Radtke landed another combo that sent Hickey to the canvas. Radtke swarmed and didn’t let up his attack until the ref stopped the fight.

Josh Labree and Nelson Laborn had a very lackluster first round. The round was spent with Laborn pressing Labree up against the cage working for a takedown. Labree threatened with a guillotine choke and worked knees and punches to the body. The second round however was much more exciting. The two went back and forth slugging it out. Laborn worked a guillotine choke of his own but Labree was in half guard. Laborn couldn’t finish the choke and Labree was able to get free. He passed to mount with about twelve seconds left and started raining down punches. The ref warned and stopped the fight with a second left. Many weren’t sure if he stopped it due to the strikes or the round ending, but the stoppage stood even with the protests.

Caitlynn Kelly and Leina Lueff battled for all three rounds in a Pancration rules bout. Pancration rules state no strikes to the head are allowed. The first round the two ladies clinched and exchanged knees to the body. Leuff worked for a standing guillotine choke and Kelly tried to slam her way out of it. Leuff gave up the choke and let Kelly work from within her guard. Lueff was sneaky while working for an armbar and was able to get one but time ran out in the round. The second round was mostly Kelly working leg kicks but Lueff countered with punches and kicks of her own. The third was a lot like the second but the two also threw knees. Halfway through Leuff landed a punch to the face of Kelly and was deducted a point. MMARecap scored it for Lueff 29-27 but the judges’ were actually split. All three scored it 29-27, but one scored it for Kelly which is hard to figure out how.

Ryan Kline and Cole Bishop put on one of the most crowd exciting fights. The two started the fight throwing heavy hands with both connecting. Bishop worked for a takedown throughout the first round and when he did get it, Kline tried to sneak out and take his back. Bishop in the guard of Kline and decided to let Kline stand up. Kline connected and Bishop went to the canvas. As time was running out, Kline dove in with a big punch. The second round Bishop immediately shot for the takedown but Kline sprawled. He stood up but kept control of Bishop’s neck and locked in a standing guillotine choke and earning the tapout victory.

Midwest Training Centers Danny Martinez had a massive crowd following for his fight against Rico Triplett. Triplett came out with a quick punch but Martinez wanted a takedown. After securing a double leg, he picked Triplett up and slammed him to the ground. After landing in side control, Triplett fought to escape and Martinez got his back. He secured both hooks and worked for a rear naked choke. Triplett executed a good two on one defense, but Martinez was able to get his arm under the chin and force a tapout.

Heavyweights went to battle as Wesley Wilson took on Anthony Schott. Wilson came out and immediately took Schott to the ground. He landed in side control but Schott was controlling his wrists. Once free, he postured up and started to throw punch after punch. The ref warned Schott to fight back, but he didn’t defend and the ref stopped it.

Rene Alvarado was much shorter than Matt Willard in his welterweight bout but that didn’t matter as he rushed Willard at the start. He started to land his punches instead of clinching before scoring a takedown. Once there Willard gave up his back and Alvarado was able to lock in a rear naked choke. Willard tried to fight his way out but Alvarado held the choke and Willard was forced to stop the fight.

Dan Newhausen caught Donny Simpson with a big punch and Simpson went for a takedown. Newhausen looked to be working for a choke and seemed like he had a variation of a D’Rce choke but let it go due to the takedown pressure Simpson was putting on. Simpson got the fight to the ground and then he was the one looking for a submission. He pushed Newhausen up against the cage and when Newhausen was sitting up getting ready to wall walk, he grabbed a guillotine choke and pulled guard. An adjustment to make the choke tighter and Newhausen was forced to tap.

Kyle Collatti came out swinging and didn’t let up against Jordan Maglish. Maglish worked for a takedown, but it wasn’t there. Collatti kept his pressure and was landing almost at will. He had Maglish rocked and then went for a takedown. He passed to mount and rained down multiple punches. As the round ended, Maglish gave up his back and Collatti was like a machine gun firing punch after punch. The doctor came in to check on Maglish as he was cut by his eye. He was cleared to fight, but then opted to not come out for the second round and thus Collatti was ruled the winner.

Armondo Calderon and Sergio Rios put on an amazing fight that did not seem like their combined total fights was just one prior to this fight. The first round the two fighters started swinging wildly and working for takedowns. Neither was successful with their takedown attempts and both went back to throwing punches. Calderon was able to land a punch that hurt Rios and quickly pounced to get a rear naked choke. He couldn’t secure it and finished the round with punches. Rounds two and three Calderon took the fight to the ground and was able to pass to side control. Both rounds he worked for a variation of a kimura, keylock, or straight armbar but Rios was able to tough it out and Calderon let go. In the end it was an amazing fight and both fighters looked like veterans of the sport. While Rios put up a good fight, Calderon easily won all three rounds and the fight.

Shawn Bridgeman quickly took Jason Mussay down against the cage. Mussay was able to stand back up and worked for a takedown of his own. Bridgeman reversed the takedown attempt. Mussay looked to try to sneak around and get Bridgeman’s back, but Bridgeman used the opportunity to pass to mount. Mussay pushed off the cage and reversed to land in Bridgeman’s guard. He stood up and looked to let Bridgeman up, but dove in with a punch. He quickly passed to mount and then Bridgeman gave up his back. Mussay got his arm under Bridgeman’s chin and forced him to tap due to the choke.

Team Curran’s first fighter of the night was Brian Radtke taking on Austin Dietrich. Dietrich tried to keep his distance attacking Radtke with leg and body kicks. Radtke then secured a takedown and landed in side control. The two worked for positioning with Radtke taking Dietrich’s back. He was able to get his hooks in and his arm under the chin of Dietrich. He flipped him over and secured the choke and the tap ending the fight.

MTC’s Amador Estrada took on Team No Joke’s Javier Garcia. The two touched gloves and Garcia quickly tied up and tried for a takedown from the clinch. Estrada reversed but it looked like Garcia was able to get the takedown. Unfortunately Estrada reversed and quickly took the mount. He threw a couple of punches and then attacked the arm that Garcia was leaving for him. Garcia tried to stack his way out of the submission, but Estrada held on. Garcia then stood to slam his way out and when he hit the ground he continued to roll to escape. Estrada held on every step and was able to tighten the arm and fully extend it forcing Garcia to tap.

The first fight of the night Jason Huber took on Brett Hedrington. Huber landed a big leg kick and Hedrington immediately went for the takedown. Huber stuffed the first attempt and punished the body of Hedrington. Hedrington was able to get a single leg and again Huber stuffed it. He looked for a guillotine choke, but then opted to punch the kidney’s of Hedrington. Four big punches and Hedrington was forced to tap.

Quick Results
Jason Huber defeated Brett Hedrington by tapout due to strikes at 0:43 of round one
Amador Estrada defeated Javier Garcia by armbar at 1:25 of round one
Brian Radtke defeated Austin Dietrich by rear naked choke at 1:01 of round one
Jason Mussay defeated Shawn Bridgeman by rear naked choke at 2:39 of round one
Armondo Calderon defeated Sergio Rios by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Kyle Collatti defeated Jordan Maglish by failure to come out at 3:00 of round one
Donny Simpson defeated Dan Newhausen by guillotine choke at 1:04 of round one
Rene Alvarado defeated Matt Willard by rear naked choke at 1:20 of round one
Wesley Wilson defeated Anthony Schott by technical knockout at 1:29 of round one
Danny Martinez defeated Rico Triplett by rear naked choke at 1:26 of round one
Ryan Kline defeated Cole Bishop by standing guillotine at 0:41 of round two
Leina Lueff defeated Caitlynn Kelly by split decision 29-27, 27-29, 29-27
Josh Labree defeated Nelson Laborn by technical knockout at 2:59 of round two
Charles Radtke defeated Wyatt Hickey by technical knockout at 0:59 of round one
Tyler Reece defeated Wes Anderson by rear naked choke at 1:51 of round one
Jayson Adams defeated John Parrish by technical knockout at of round one

MMA at The Max 2 took place on Saturday March 3rd at The Max Convention Center in McCook, Illinois. The night of action saw twenty amateur fights with six title fights. Read on for the full recap and results.

Kicking off the night of action was a super heavyweight bout between Sergei Grytsaienko and Kelan Moore. Moore opened the round with three kicks to set up a big takedown. He worked the entire round from side control trying to find a submission or a chance to posture up and punch his way to victory but Grytsaienko defended well. In the second round Moore again took the fight to the ground but Grytsaienko reversed and stood up. As Moore was getting up Grytsaienko landed a kick to the head of Moore and timeout was called for the illegal strike. Grytsaienko knew immediately that he was in the wrong and apologized before a point was deducted. After the restart Grytsaienko came out swinging hard and bloodied up Moore’s face even more. The start of the third Grytsaienko knew he needed a finish and nearly did as he connected with several punches. But Moore was able to survive and then returned fire of his own. The fight was a great start to the night of action.

Alex Fontanez came out strong against Jeremy Rone. He scored a quick takedown and tried to escape Rone’s guard and land his attacks. Rone was able to get up and both fighters clinched against the cage. Both threw knees and Rone looked for a guillotine choke. Fontanez fell back to escape and Rone capitalized landing in full mount. From there it was just a matter of time as he was teeing off Fontanez at will.

Ezykelo Sidney dropped Mike Hassett at the start of the fight. He nearly finished with a big right hand as Hassett was getting back up. Hassett composed himself and took Sidney down and ended up on top. He worked his forearm across the throat of Sidney and put enough pressure to force Sidney to tap.

The next fight featured Dennis Sherman and Sam Cruz. Sherman attempted a takedown immediately and was successful though Cruz just got back up. Sherman again worked for a takedown but fell back under the weight of Cruz. Cruz then in mount threw punch after punch. Sherman tried to escape by giving up his back and he was able to reverse and end up on top of Cruz. Sherman stood and pounded the legs of Cruz with big kicks. He then dove in for a big punch but fell into a triangle. Cruz adjusted the choke and Sherman fought it off as best he could. Cruz rolled and had a top mounted triangle. He rained down punch after punch until Sherman was forced to tap before the choke rendered him unconscious.

Fernando Fuentes made quick work of Dylan Wright. Fuentes immediately took the fight to the ground and got the mount. From there he started to throw small punches and Wright gave up his back. Fuentes quickly looked for the choke and after an adjustment had his arm under the neck of Wright. It was just a few seconds later that Wright was forced to tap.

Brittney Updike and Danika Thibault competed in a mixed rules bout. The first round was a kickboxing bout and Thibault controlled the action with punch combos followed by kicks and knees. Updike landed a good kick on Thibault but was unable to follow it up. As the round ended Thibault continued her assault of punches to the crowd’s delight. In between rounds the girls changed gloves and fought in a modified rules mma bout. The modified rule was no strikes to the head due to the fact that they were under the age of eighteen. Both girls threw body punches before Thibault took Updike down. She quickly worked a guillotine choke and after an adjustment got the tap.

In a confusing scorecard, Jan Manos defeated Stephan Vonaulock by split decision. The first two rounds Vonaulock wanted to trade kicks and punches, but Manos countered nearly every strike with either a hook or a takedown. Vonaulock tried to secure a guillotine choke on Manos to counter but could not lock it in. The third round Vonaulock was able to connect with his strikes, but it was too little too late. MMA Recap scored it 29-28 for Manos but the judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 30-27.

Up next was an exciting striking battle between Brad Stanton and Darrell Edmonson. Both fighters immidately took to the center of the cage and looked to throw heavy bombs. Both were able to land a big punch that hurt the other. Edmonson started to find his range and Stanton couldn’t recover. The second round Edmonson took Stanton down and rained down punch after punch. After getting the mount, Stanton alternated giving up his back and being mounted. Edmonson started to connect on Stanton’s head and he was in trouble. The ref warned and the stopped the fight.

If you blinked you might have missed the action between Anthony Gasso and James Yarborough. Gasso came out from the gun just fired up and connected. Yarborough was on the defense and visibly hurt. Gasso continued to throw big right hands buckling Yarborough’s legs. Yarborough was nearly out on his feet and the ref stopped the action.

Josh Polk and John Box came to throw down. Both tried a body kick to start the round and both connected. Polk rushed Box with a series of punches and Box countered with a takedown. Polk worked a guillotine but Box was able to escape while passing to side control. He stood up briefly only to work a guillotine choke of his own, but that was a feint as he quickly passed to mount. Once on top, Box unloaded massive rights and lefts. Polk tried to escape, but Box continued his assault and the ref had no choice but to call the fight.

Another fast technical knockout came from Robbie Draski against Anthony Milton. Both fighters went for a high kick and both fell to the ground. Draski however continued to press forward and landed punch after punch. Milton was on the run and Draski kept chase. Both fighters fell again but this time Draski unloaded and Milton had no answer.

Emilis Jaskevicius came out with a big kick to James Brown. Brown worked for a takedown but it was Jaskevicius who scored it instead. Unfortunately for him Brown reversed and wound up on top. Brown worked punches but fell into a triangle choke after over extending his punch. Brown tried to slam his way out but it just sunk the choke in deeper and he tapped.

Dustin Stusse wanted to get the fight against Otis Brumfield down to the ground as quick as possible and he did. Brumfield tried to secure a guillotine choke, but was unsuccessful as Stusse moved to side control to escape. Once he escaped, Brumfield gave up his back. Stusse tried to get the guillotine choke and when it wasn’t there, transitioned to an armbar. The submission was in deep and Brumfield appeared to tap and the fight was over. After Brumfield shouted that he didn’t tap, but regardless the fight was over.

The first of six title fights was up next as Fallen Fox took on Scottie Fortner for her lightweight title. Fortner quickly kicked Fox, but she scooped the leg and took Fortner down. Fox was able to pass to mount and then worked an armbar. Fortner tried to escape and rolled correctly, but Fox was on top and continued the submission forcing the tap.

The vacant middleweight title was on the line between Luis Arriaga and Jonathon James. Arriaga came out strong with a leg kick and another but was quickly taken down. Arriaga reversed and wound up in mount on top of James. He worked several punches and nearly finished, but James was able to escape. James was trapped in a kimura, but once he worked his way out of that he started to throw big right hands. Arriaga worked to escape but James sunk in a guillotine choke. Arriaga tapped as he was going unconscious.

Sean Gee and Robert Lee put on one of the bloodiest fights ever. Gee landed several punches in the first round to open up Lee’s face. Gee wanted to stand and throw massive punches and it was working for him. He consistently landed his punches more and easily won the round. The second round Gee hurt Lee with a big right hand. Lee fought through it and in the last minute worked a submission. He had a top mounted triangle and worked both punches and an armbar from the position. It was a close round and could have gone either way. The third round Gee played a waiting game with Lee. Lee worked a takedown and got it. He passed to mount and looked for a guillotine, but Gee was able to escape. Gee swung wild punches and Lee returned as time ran out in the round. The round was clearly for Lee but the judges didn’t agree as two thought it was for Gee as well.

Superheavyweights were up next as Rick Farbo took on Tyler Reece for the APFC belt. Reece’s gameplan was to try and take Farbo down and work a ground game. Unfortunately he was never able to take Farbo down and ate multiple punches. When Reece wasn’t working for a takedown, the two fighters were either clinched against the cage or were in a brutal dirty boxing bout. The second round Reece didn’t land much and could have been scored a 10-8 for Farbo. In the end, one judge did score it that way.

The APFC bantamweight title was on the line as Mike Ryan took on Chris Conway. After a touch of gloves both fighters came out swinging and Ryan was the one who connected. Ryan buckled and Conway ended up in mount. The ref nearly stopped it but Ryan tried to buck. He couldn’t escape, ate five more punches and the fight was called off.

The main event featured Oliver Vazquez taking on the lightweight champion Sam Augshi. The fight was one of the hardest to score as Vazquez was able to take Augshi down with ease, but then Augshi threatened with armbar after armbar. The question was asked do you score the fight for the guy with thirty submission attempts that were able to be escaped or the guy who landed thirty punches? Both fighters were in danger a bit, but Vazquez was close to being finished. At least one round was scored for Augshi but it was a very difficult fight to figure out who won. In the end the judges scored the bout 29-28 across the board.

Quick Results
Kelan Moore defeated Grytsaienko by unanimous decision 30-26, 30-26, 29-27
Jeremy Rone defeated Alex Fontanez by TKO at 2:42 of round 1
Mike Hassett defeated Ezykelo Sidney by forearm choke at 1:05 of round 1
Sam Cruz defeated Dennis Sherman by triangle choke at 2:48 of round 1
Fernando Fuentes defeated Dylan Wright by rear naked choke at 0:53 of round 1
Danika Thibault defeated Brittney Updike by guillotine choke at 0:25 of round 2
Jan Manos defeated Stephan Vonaulock by split decision 30-27, 39-28, 30-27
Darrell Edmonson defeated Brad Stanton via TKO at 1:46 of round 2
Anthony Gasso defeated James Yarborough by TKO at 0:21 of round 1
John Box defeated Josh Polk by TKO at 1:41 of round 1
Robbie Draski defeated Anthony Milton by TKO at 0:46 of round 1
Emilis Jaskevicius defeated James Brown by triangle choke at 0:46 of round 1
Dustin Stusse defeated Otis Brumfield by armbar at 1:14 of round 1
Jonathon James defeated Luis Arriaga by guillotine choke at 2:03 of round 1
Sean Gee defeated Robert Lee by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28
Rick Farbo defeated Tyler Reece by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-26, 30-27
Mike Ryan defeated Chris Conway by TKO at 0:17 of round 1
Oliver Vazquez defated Sam Augshi by unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28

Fans who are wanting to get their money’s worth of fights should be checking out this weekend’s amateur mixed martial arts event MMA At The Max 2. The night of action is currently scheduled to have twenty-one fights with six being for championship belts.

The action takes place on Saturday March 3 at the Max Athletic And Expo Center in McCook, Illinois just outside of Chicago.

The full fight card currently looks like:
Main Event
Oliver Vazquez vs Sam Augshi

Co-Main Events
Chris Conway vs Mike Ryan
Rick Farbo vs Tyler Reece
Sean Gee vs Robert Lee
Quadrae Little vs Jonathon James
Fallen Fox vs Scottie Fortner

Fight Card
Otis Brumfield vs Dustin Stusse
Emilis Jaskevicius vs James Brown
Tyree Nettles vs John Box
Jon Manos vs Stephan Vonaulock
James Yarborough vs Anthony Gasso
Brad Stanton vs Darrell Edmonson
Fernando Fuentes vs Rob Morris
Robbie Draski vs Luis Arriaga
Ezykelo Sidney vs Mike Hassett
Sam Cruz vs Dennis Sherman
Alex Fontanez vs Jeremy Rone
Brittney Updike vs Danika Thibault
Gerald Wright vs Robert Maloy
Melvin Sidney vs Dan Amato
Sergi Grytsaienko vs Kelan Moore

XFO Fight Night took place at Offsides Bar and Grill in Woodstock, IL on January 21st. The XFO officially put on nine amateur fights for a night of MMA action. Mmarecap was on site to bring you the play-by-play and results.

 
Nick Dunski vs Shawn Bridgeman
A shot early from Bridgeman was stopped when Dunski snatched a guillotine. Bridgeman defended, but was still stuck in the choke, and he waited it out until the fighters eventually stood. Another shot from Bridgeman earned him top position briefly. Dunski stood to his feet. The trend continued as Bridgeman again shot for a takedown, and the round soon ended. Dunski scored another takedown and mounted Bridgeman. Some body work was delivered to Bridgeman’s ribs. From mount, Dunski stood and landed heavy looping shots as Bridgeman called it quits.

Brian Radtke vs Shawn Sullivan
Radtke hammered Sullivan with a right hand early and rushed in with heavy leather. He jumped into mount, and after a shower of punches, the referee saved Sullivan from further damage.

Geovanni Greco vs David Sorenson
Sorenson shot in immediately, and Greco stalled the position out. The wrestling of Sorenson continued as he tried to climb a stalling Greco. He briefly took the back of Greco, but the fight returned to the stalled shot soon. Sorenson won the uneventful round.  Sorenson slammed a heavy leg kick into Grecos thigh early. Two kicks, three kicks, and Greco was definitely feeling the kicks. Greco soon returned the favor with a kick that caused Sorenson to fall. He jumped back to his feet, and a take-down for Sorenson later earned him Greco’s back. He rained down a storm of strikes and Greco tapped under the fire. However, the flurry continued to rain, because Referee Mark Wallen somehow did not notice that Greco was frantically tapping. Team Curran screamed to stop the fight, and finally Wallen jumped in and made the call.

Cody Richards vs Alan Marugg
Marugg and Richards opened with a brawl before Marugg took Richards to the ground. Marugg began to land big body shots and delivered a flurry from the top, causing Richards to tap.

Anthony Schott vs Stan Janeczko
Janeczko initially got into the cage with his shoes on, but the cage officials noticed and had him remove them. The heavyweights collided immediately in a barnstorming brawl. Schott took Janeczko down and mounted him. Schott turned over and received a heavy flurry. Janeczko covered up as Schott continued the attack, and soon after the fight was stopped.

Mike Mahurin vs Tim Holman
Holman shot a double-leg take-down and finished it with an exclamation point. He dropped heavy bombs from the top position to a bellied out Holman.  The fight was over just as quick as it began.

Skyler Petrancosta vs Tyler Reece
Petrancosta shot in early and Reece reversed. After some brief guard work Petrancosta stood but was caught in a guillotine. Reese cranked the choke and Petrancosta tapped, and seemingly passed out at last second. The referee didn’t see the immediate tap because he was at a bad angle.

Charlie Radtke vs Michael Dann
Double jab and big take-down from Radtke scored early. Dann held onto a guillotine attempt that turned into more of a headlock as Radtke was clear from danger. Radtke worked to break free from side control and finally did. He took Dann’s back and delivered a flurry, prompting the ref to jump in and stop the right. Radtke pulled free from the referee and continued punching his already finished opponent. The referee grabbed Radtke and pulled him away as the crowd protested the sportsmanship of Radtke immediately with boo’s.

Gram Livermoore vs Daniel Flora
Flora shot for a takedown and it was stuffed by Livermoore. Flora eventually finished a takedown and took Livermoore to the mat. Flora moved to mount and flurried. Livermoore tried to move, but his only defense was to lay covering his head. The lack of movement caused the referee to jump in and stop the fight.

Quick Results
Nick Dunski defeated Shawn Bridgeman by verbal tapout due to strikes at 2:04 of round 2
Brian Radtke defeated Shawn Sullivan by TKO at 0:39 of round 1
David Sorenson defeated Geovanni Greco by tapout due to strikes at 1:06 of round 2
Alan Marugg defeated Cody Richards by tapout due to strikes at 1:02 of round 1
Anthony Schott defeated Stan Janeczko by TKO at 1:46 of round 1
Tim Holman defeated Mike Mahurin by tapout due to strikes at 0:09 of round 1
Tyler Reece defeated Skyler Petrancosta by guillotine choke at 1:40 of round 1
Charlie Radtke defeated Michael Dann by TKO of round 1
Daniel Flora defeated Gram Livermoore by TKO of round 1

XFO 38 was held on Saturday January 22 at Woodstock Harley Davidson in Woodstock, Illinois.  The night of action saw four professional fights and nineteen amateur bouts.  Jens Pulver took on Mike Lindquist in the night’s main event.  Read on for the full recap of the professional card and quick results of all fights.

The first professional fight of the night saw Midwest Training Center’s Will Brooks making his pro debut against JR Hines.  Hines was trying to work feints to set up his jab, but Brooks quickly shot in for the takedown and dumped Hines on his back.  Brooks worked relentlessly from half guard to pass to the mount.  Once he was able to get the mount, Brooks rained down punches and elbows.  Hines tried to spin out to give up his back, but Brooks continued the punches and forced the ref to stop the action.

Team Curran’s Joey Diehl made his pro debut against Dexter Wright.  Wright started the fight landing his jab first, but Diehl was countering his strikes.  Diehl landed a leg kick and Wright went for a counter, but Diehl took Wright down.  Diehl transitioned from side control to mount.  He then postured up, landed a big right hand and Wright gave up his back.  Diehl quickly looked for the rear naked choke and after an adjustment was able to force Wright to tap.

The co-main event featured Tom Ahrens taking on Mike Corey.  The three round fight was all Corey all the way.  The first round Corey used his strikes to set up a takedown.  Once on the ground Corey worked knees to the body from within half guard.  Ahrens scrambled to escape, but Corey was able to get his back.  Corey couldn’t secure a choke and both fighters stood.  Corey worked for a standing kimura and couldn’t get it.  As time was running out, Corey took Ahrens down again and finished the round with strikes.  The second round Ahrens tried to take Corey down and was successful.  Corey quickly reversed the position and stood up.  Corey landed a high kick forcing Ahrens to attempt a takedown.  Corey looked for a guillotine, but settled for landing within Ahrens’s guard.  Corey worked small strikes and elbows as time ran out.  The third round Corey was able to land strikes almost at will.  Corey landed three head kicks that should have sent Ahrens to the canvas.  Big credit to Ahrens’s chin.  Corey took the fight to the ground and was relentless with his strikes as Ahrens really had no answer.  In the end, the judges all scored the bout for Corey.

The main event saw Jens Pulver make his return to the cage as he took on Mike Lindquist.  Lindquist was able to catch Pulver with a big punch to start the fight.  Pulver quickly covered up but was able to recover.  The two fighters scrambled for position and Pulver was able to end up on Lindquist’s back.  Pulver worked for a rear naked choke and synched it in forcing Lindquist to tap.

Professional Quick Results
Will Brooks defeated JR Hines by TKO at 2:09 of round 1
Joey Diehl defeated Dexter Wright by rear naked choke at 2:53 of round 1
Mike Corey defeated Tom Ahrens by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-26, 30-26
Jens Pulver defeated Mike Lindquist by rear naked choke at 0:49 of round 1

Amateur recap article will be up on Monday January 24.

Amateur Quick Results
Timmy LaGray defeated Richard Martin by TKO at 1:43 of round 3
Vince Romadine defeated Jake Gilski by rear naked choke at 1:38 of round
Tyler Reece defeated Mike Blake by TKO at 0:14 of round 1
Andre Felicano defeated Zach Tuneberg by guillotine choke at 0:48 of round 1
Scott Goldberg defeated Mike Upson by armbar at 0:09 of round 1
Zak Ottow defeated Kyle Schlise by knee choke at 1:26 of round 2
Johnny Otzleberger defeated Mikey Philllips by TKO at 0:21 of round 1
Phil Williams defeated Kevin Switalla by unanimous decision
David Williams defeated Brett Hedrington by TKO at 0:48 of round 1
Bobby defeated Brian Giles by TKO at 0:46 of round 1
Talin Bostic defeated Brian Tomac by TKO at 1:32 of round 1
John Fuller defeated Jason Bottenhagen by rear naked choke at 1:36 of round 2
Tommy LaGray defeated Nick Santiago by keylock at 1:45 of round 2
Cory Price defeated Don Singleton by unanimous decision
Antonio Luna defeated Nick Horne by rear naked choke at 0:39 of round 1
Cory Galloway defeated Jerad Karlen by triangle choke at 2:22 of round 1
Kenny Booker defeated Asmar Pace by KO at 2:24 of round 1
Daniel Szwab defeated Tony Campen at 0:14 of round 1
Robert Couillard defeated Darius Yancy at 0:23 of round 1