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April 8, 2017

CAGE TITANS 33 LIVE REVIEW 4/8/2017


The Review: by Todd Selva


135 AM Jordan Brown (0-0, Warrior Warehouse) vs Chris McDonnell (0-0, SSSF)

Round 1:  They come out exchanging punches and Jordan takes the fight to the mat.  Chris looks for a few armbars from his back but Jordan defends well.  They get back to their feet and clinch against the cage to close out the round.

Round 2:  Jordan takes Chris to the mat with a nice throw.  Jordan takes his back briefly but chris defends well.  Chris looks for an armbar but is unsuccessful.  Jordan remains in control on top to finish the round.

Round 3:  Jordan takes him down and gets his back.  He lands some nice gnp from there and Chris tries to scramble back to his feet.  Jordan looks solid from the top and lands some nice gnp from there.  Chris looks for an armbar as the round closes.

Winner by unanimous is Jordan Brown


125 AM Mrack Kpuih (0-0, Team Phoenix vs Wayne Galvin (0-0, Connors MMA)

Round 1: They clinch up against the cage and Wayne takes it to the mat.  Mrack looks for a triangle but cant quite get it.  Wayne controls from the top.  Mrack gets a nice sweep and is on top but the round ends.

Round 2:  They come out exchanging punches and kicks.  Mrack takes the fight to the mat this time.  Wayne sweeps and in a scramble looks for and armbar.  Mrack defends well but now Wayne is on top and lands some nice gnp from there.  The round ends.

Round 3:  Mrack throws a spinning back fist but Wayne beats him to it and slams him to the mat.  Wayne gets on top and lands unanswered strikes for the tko ref stoppage.

Winner in round 3 by tko as a result of ref stoppage due to strikes is Wayne Galvin

150 AM  Mike Albert (0-0, UFC Gym) vs Collin Donnelly (1-0, SSSF)

Round 1:  Mike lands a solid right hand out of the gate.  Collin takes him down and controls from the top position.  Collin sets up a nice rear naked choke for the finish.

Your winner in round 1 via submission due to RNC is Collin Donnelly.

160 AM Ryan Dunn (0-1, Indy) vs Moises Soto (0-1, Get Right)

Round 1:  Soto shoots a takedown but Ryan stuffs it and lands some nasty punches to the ribs.  Soto is relentless with his takedown attempt and keeps the pressure on Ryan.  ryan sprawls well and lands strikes to the body as the round ends.

Round 2:  Soto takes Ryan down and controls from the top.  He passes to mount and controls from there.  Soto gets his back and lands some strikes.  Ryan sweeps and lands in Sotos guard.  the round ends.

Round 3: Soto takes Ryan down and passes the guard.  He is quickly in full mount and controls the fight from there.  Soto get his back from there and then looks for an armbar in a scramble but the round comes to a close.

your winner by decision is Moises Soto

150 AM Jose Atiles (0-2, Brazilian Top Team) vs Mike DiNella (1-0, SSSF)

Round 1:  They clinch against the cage and its a battle for position.  Mike takes Jose down briefly but Jose gets right back to his feet.  Mike takes him back down and controls form the top.  the round ends.

Round 2:  They come out swinging, Mike gets the takedown and looks to control the fight from there.  He does this well and lands some hard punches from the top.  Jose is just hanging on as the round ends.

Round 3:  They clinch against the cage right away and Mike takes Jose down again.  Jose briefly looks for a guillotine but Mike's not having it.  Mike controls the round from Jose's guard landing some straight punches.  The round comes to a close.

Your winner by decision is Mike DiNella

Hvy AM Jon Gruber (1-1, Pro Fitness) vs Petros Hologitas (0-0, Team Trifecta)

Round 1:  They come out swinging for the fences.  Petros gets the takedown and controls the round from the top landing gnp from the top position.  Jon gets back to his feet briefly but they go right back to the mat.  The round ends with Petros on top landing some gnp.

Round 2:  Petros gets the takedown and lands some hard punches.  Jon gets back to his feet and they exchange a bit there.  Petros takes Jon back down and lands some hard punches from the top as the round ends.

Round 3:  They come out swinging and Jon lands a solid right hand knocking Petros down.  The ref stops the fight.

You winner by tko in round 3 is Jon Gruber

155 AM  Quentin Harris (1-0, Indy) vs Antoine Caparotta (2-1, SSSF)

Round 1:  Antoine takes him down and lands some solid strikes there.  Antoine mounts Harris and lands some more solid strikes from there.  He gets Harris' back and lands unanswered strikes for the ref stoppage.

Your winner in round one by tko due to a ref stoppage is Antoine Caparotta

155 AM Rich Szeligowski (0-0, Forge Martial Arts) vs Chris O’Brien (0-0, SSSF)

Round 1:  They square off.  Chris lands a solid right hand dropping Rich to the mat.  The ref stops the fight.

Your winner in round 1 by knockout is Chris O'Brien

125 AM TITLE Laneisha Vinson (Warrior Warehouse) 4-1 vs. Kylie O'Hearn (Juniko) 2-1

Round 1:  They come out throwing bombs!  They clinch up and Kylie takes her back while standing against the cage.  Laneisha stalls her for a minute fighting off the choke but Kylie shakes her to the mat to look to finish by rnc.  The round ends. 

Round 2:  Laneisha land some hard punches and Kylie takes her to the mat.  Kylie gets the full mount and lands hard unanswered strikes for the ref stoppage.

Your winner in round 2 by tko is Kylie O'Hearn



155 AM TITLE Zach DiSabatino (SSSF) 3-0 vs. Brian Cosco (BTT) 3-4

Round 1:  They go to the ground and Zach controls from the top landing solid strikes.  Zach has Brian in a mounted crucifix landing punches at one point.  Zach takes his back and lands hard strikes as the round ends.

Round 2:  Brian takes Zach down and controls from side mount and north south.  Zach sweeps him and lands some more strikes while he has his back.  Zach sets up a rear naked choke for the submission victory.

Your winner in round 2 via submission due to a rear naked choke is Zach DiSabatino


150 PRO Ryan DiBartolomeo (Team Link NH) 0-2 vs. David Espino (Trifecta) 0-1

Round 1:  They exchange briefly on the feet.  Ryan takes him down.  Ryan controls David against the cage from his guard landing a little gnp.  Ryan passes to half guard and strikes from there while looking to advance his position further.  The round ends.

Round 2:  They clinch against the cage.  Ryan takes him down slamming David to the mat.  Ryan controls the fight here.  David sweeps and gets on top.  David looks to land some strikes from half guard.  They scramble back to their feet and Ryan takes David back down.  David gets back to his feet as the round ends.

Round 3:  Ryan shoots for a takedown.  David stuffs it and gets his back.  David controls Ryan well from here as he lands some solid strikes.  Ryan gets back to his feet briefly and takes David down.  David gets back to his feet and the round ends.

Your winner by unanimous decision is Ryan DiBartolomeo

Jim Manning vs. Kevin Schroder 

Manning wins via TKO in Round 1

170 PRO Jay Ellis (Team Knockout) 13-63 vs. Joe Giannetti (SSSF) 3-0

Round 1:  They clinch up and go to the ground.  Jay controls on top landing some strikes from there.  He threatens with submissions but Joe defends well.  Joe looks to scramble back to his feet and in the transition, gets Jays back.  Joe sets up a nice rear naked choke for the finish.

Winner in round 1 via RNC is Joe Giannetti

135 PRO Johnny Campbell (SSSF) 12-9 vs. Raymond Yanez (Lashley Training) 4-9

Round 1:  Ray shoots a takedown but Johnny ends up on top.  They scramble and Johnny gets Rays back.  Johnny sets up a rnc and forces Ray to tap.

Your winner in round 1 by submission due to a RNC is Johnny Campbell

145 PRO Kevin Schroder (Team Phoenix) 0-0 vs. Jeff Perez (SBG East) 1-0

155 PRO Frank Sforza (SSSF) 5-0 vs. Spencer Higa (Hawaii) 5-7

Round 1:  Frank takes Spencer down and gets his back.  He lands some punches and looks for a rear naked choke.  Spencer defends well and makes Frank work for the submission.  Frank is unsuccessful in his attempts.  A solid round for Frankie.

Round 2:  Spencer lands some nice kicks and a few hand combinations.  Franks shoots and takes him down.  Frank gets his back again.  Spencer spends some time stuck in this position but successfully defends the choke as the round comes to a close.

Round 3:  Frank takes Spencer down against the cage.  Frank looks for the choke again but Spencer defends it.  Frankie gets on top to half guard and lands some gnp from there.  Frank slips a couple nice elbows in there.  Frank controls from the top for the rest of the round. 

Your winner by unanimous decision is Frank Sforza

135 PRO Tony Gravely (Tech MMA) 8-3 vs. Manny Bermudez (SSSF) 8-0

Round 1:  They clinch up.  Tony gets a nice takedown.  Manny looks for subs off his back.  Manny gets back to his feet briefly then takes the fight back to the mat.  Manny sets up a nice armbar off his back from guard for the submission victory.

Your winner in round 1 by armbar is Manny Bermudez