WE ARRIVED AT THE VENUE. WHILE MYSELF, THE ARTIST, AND THE BOSS, EAGERLY AWAITED THE ACTION WE SAW MANY FAMILIAR FACES AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO CATCH UP. WE WERE SEATED IN GREAT SEATING JUST FEET AWAY FROM THE CAGE WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY. THE BUILDING FILLS UP WITH FANS AND CONSISTENTLY BECOMES LOUDER AND LOUDER. VENDORS ARE SET UP IN THE UPPER LEVEL AND THERE IS A BEER VENDOR ON THE MAIN LEVEL. THE CAGE IS VERY WELL LIT AND THE AUDIO EQUIPMENT IS UP TO PAR. TIME FOR SOME ACTION.
UNDERCARD: AMATEUR BOUTS
RUSTY RYAN VS DEREK SHOREY 145
RD1
RUSTY RED CORNER DEREK BLUE CORNER
NO START TO RND 2, DEREK WINS VIA STOPPAGE DUE TO A KNEE INJURY. RYAN IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE.
JESSE MERRIT VS ADAM GORDON 185
RD1
JESSE RED CORNER ADAM BLUE CORNER
RD2
ADAM LANDS A LOW KICK. THE TWO EXCHANGE PUNCHES. IT'S A BACK AND FORTH BATTLE ON THE FEET. THEY EXCHANGE PUNCHES AND KICKS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE BLOOD FROM THE NOSE OF ADAM. THE ROUND COMES TO A CLOSE.
RD3
MORE STANDUP EXCHANGES OF PUNCHES AND KICKS. BOTH OPPONENTS LEG KICKS SEEM TO BE EFFECTIVE. JESSE TAKES THE CENTER OF THE CAGE. THEY EXCHANGE. ADAM SCORES THE TAKEDOWN TO END ROUND 3.
UNANIMOUS DECISION ADAM GORDON
ROB SMITH VS MICHAEL ROBERTSON 150
RD1
ROB SMITH RED CORNER MIKE ROBERTSON BLUE CORNER
WINNER BY TKO STRIKES ROB SMITH
EDUARDO FONSECA VS PAUL NISCHO 170
RD1
EDUARDO RED CORNER PAUL BLUE CORNER
PAUL COMES OUT LANDS A HARD RIGHT HAND THAT DROPS EDUARDO. HE FOLLOWS HIM TO THE GROUND. THE REF JUMPS IN TO STOP THE ACTION AT 8 SECONDS IN THE VERY FIRST ROUND FOR YOUR WINNER BY TKO.
PAUL NISCHO WINNER BY TKO RND1 8SEC.
CONNOR MATHEWS VS SHANNON SOARES
RD1
CONNOR RED CORNER SHANNON BLUE CORNER
SHANNON COMES OUT LANDS A HARD KICK TO THE FACE FOR THE KO.
WINNER AT 4 SEC OF THE VERY FIRST ROUND BY KO SHANNON SOARES
MATT TULLOS VS ROBERT RIOS 145
RD1
MATT RED CORNER ROB BLUE CORNER
THEY COME OUT AN IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE GROUND. MATT IS ON TOP. THEY BRING IT BACK UP STANDING. MATT LANDS A COUPLE OF KNEES TO THE BODY. THEY EXCHANGE ON FEET. MATT GETS THE TAKEDOWN. HE CONTROLS ON TOP, BUT IS UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO PASS THE GUARD TO A MORE DOMINANT POSITION.
RD2
THEY CLINCH AND HAVE SOME EXCHANGES FROM THERE. MATT GETS THE TAKEDOWN TO SIDE CONTROL. HE TAKES THE MOUNT. MATT TAKES HIS BACK, ATTEMPTS THE RNC, GIVES IT UP AND LANDS SOME STRIKES FROM BACK CONTROL. ROB ROLLS TO HIS BACK AND GIVES UP THE MOUNT. THE ROUND ENDS WITH MATT CONTROLLING FROM THE MOUNT AND LANDING A FEW STRIKES.
RD3
MATT GETS THE TAKEDOWN AND PASSES TO MOUNT. MATT GETS HIS BACK AGAIN AND WORKS SOME PUNCHES TO BOX THE EARS. MATT CONTROLS FROM THE TOP MOUNT POSITION WITH SOME GROUND N POUND. MATT GETS ROB'S BACK AGAIN TO END ROUND 3.
WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION MATT TULLOS.
BRANDON FLEMING VS JOE PINGITORE 145
RD1
BRANDON RED CORNER JOE BLUE CORNER
THEY FEEL EACH OTHER OUT. BRANDON LANDS AN INADVERTENT LOW KICK TO THE GROIN AREA. THERE IS A BRIEF STOP IN THE ACTION. THEY GO BACK AT IT. THEY EXCHANGE A FEW KICKS. THE TWO FIGHTERS WORK INTO A CLINCH AND THEN SEPERATE. THERE IS A BRIEF EXCHANGE AND JOE ENDS UP ON HIS BACK FOR A SECOND. JOE GETS BACK TO HIS FEET AND THE ROUND ENDS.
RD2
THEY EXCHANGE ON THE FEET. NICE HIGH KICK LANDED BY BRANDON. JOE SHOOTS IN FOR A TAKEDOWN AND ITS STUFFED. THEY SCRAMBLE AND BRANADON ENDS UP ON TOP. THEY GET BACK TO THEIR FEET. THE TWO EXCHANGE PUNCHES AGAIN AND THE ROUND ENDS WITH THE TWO BATTLING FOR CLINCH POSITION.
RD3
THEY EXCHANGE. THEY CLINCH AND THEN SEPERATE FOR MORE STRIKING EXCHANGES. JOE GETS THE TAKEDOWN AND PASSES TO SIDE CONTROL. THEY SCRAMBLE BACK TO THE FEET. BRANDON GETS THE TAKEDOWN AND THEY BATTLE FOR POSITION. BRANDON GETS JOE'S BACK AS THEY STRUGGLE TO END ROUND 3.
WINNER BY DECISION BRANDON FLEMING
STEPHEN LANGLAIS VS SAM NADEAU 150
RD1
STEVE RED CORNER SAM BLUE CORNER
THEY EXCHANGE AND GO TO THE GROUND. SAM IS ON TOP. SAM WORKS THE SIDE POSITION. SAM TAKES THE MOUNT AND WORKS SOME GROUND N POUND. THEY BATTLE FOR GROUND POSITION. SAM SLAMS STEVE TO THE MAT AND GRINDS FOR THE DOMINANT POSITION. SAM TAKES THE MOUNT TO WORK SOME MORE GROUND N POUND. STEVE SWEEPS AND ENDS UP IN SAM'S GUARD TO END ROUND 1.
RD2
THEY COME OUT AND CLINCH AGAINST THE CAGE. THEY GO TO THE GROUND. SAM IS ON TOP IN STEVE'S GUARD. SAM CONTROLS FROM THE TOP POSITION, BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO INFLICT ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE. STEVE ATTEMPTS A TRIANGLE FROM THE BOTTOM TO END THE ROUND.
RD3
THEY CLINCH AND GO RIGHT TO THE GROUND. SAM ENDS UP ON TOP AND IN SIDE CONTROL. SAM CONTROLS FROM THE TOP AND SETS UP SOME GROUND N POUND. STEVE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ALL FIGHT TO CONTROL FROM THE BOTTOM AND AVOID ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE. SAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING THE FIGHT WHERE HE WANTS IT AND CONTROLLING FROM THE TOP POSITION.
WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION SAM NADEAU
AMATEUR TITLE FIGHT
COREY PICKERING VS EDDIE LEE 145 LBS
RD1
COREY RED CORNER EDDIE BLUE CORNER
WINNER BY TKO STRIKES COREY PICKERING
MAIN CARD: PRO BOUTS
FERNANDO PEREZ VS KEEGAN HORNSTRA 155
RD1
FERNANDO RED CORNER KEEGAN BLUE CORNER
THEY GO TO THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY. FERNANDO ENDS UP ON TOP. KEEGAN SCRAMBLES BACK TO HIS FEET AND BRINGS FERNANDO TO THE GROUND. THEY BATTLE FOR POSITION UP AGAINST THE CAGE AND KEEGAN SETS UP A GUILLOTINE ATTEMPT. FERNANDO BUSTS OUT AND FIGHTS FOR TOP POSITION. HE IS SUCCESSFUL AND WORKS A LITTLE GNP AS THE ROUND ENDS.
RD2
KEEGAN COMES OUT STRONG STRIKING AND GETS THE TAKEDOWN. AN ARMBAR ATTEMPT BY FERNANDO IS SUCCESSFUL AS KEEGAN IS FORCED TO TAP.
WINNER VIA SUBMISSION AS RESULT OF AN ARMBAR, FERNANDO PEREZ
JOE LAMOUREUX VS JOSH MELLEN 185
RD1
JOE RED CORNER JOSH BLUE CORNER
JOE COMES OUT AND GOES FOR AN INSTANT TAKEDOWN. HE IS SUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPT AND LANDS SOME HEAVY UNANSWERED STRIKES FROM THE GUARD FOR THE STOPPAGE IN THE VERY FIRST ROUND.
WINNER BY TKO DUE TO STRIKES JOE LAMOUREUX
ROBBIE SLADE VS ANDRE SOUKHAMTHATH 135
RD1
ROBBIE RED CORNER ANDRE BLUE CORNER
ANDRE COMES OUT HARD. HE LANDS SEVERAL HARD PUNCHES THAT WOBBLE HIS OPPONENT AND DROPS HIM TO THE GROUND. ROBBIE GETS BACK TO HIS FEET AND THEY CLINCH. ANDRE WINS THE BATTLE AND GETS TOP POSITION TO WORK SOME GROUND N POUND. ROBBIE GETS BACK TO HIS FEET AS HIS NOSE IS DRIPPING BLOOD. ANDRE TAKES HIM DOWN, WORKS SOME GROUND N POUND, AND LOOKS TO PASS THE GUARD. THE ROUND ENDS WITH A BATTLE FOR GROUND POSITION. ANDRE CONTROLLED THE ROUND WITH HIS STRIKING AND CONTROL ON THE GROUND.
RD2
THEY EXCHANGE PUNCHES AND THEN WORK INTO THE CLINCH. ANDRE SCORES THE TAKEDOWN AND ENDS UP IN ROBBIE'S GUARD. ANDRE STRUGGLES TO PASS AS BOTH FIGHTERS BEGIN TO SLOW A LITTLE BIT IN COMPARISON TO ROUND NUMBER ONE. ANDRE SEEMS TO CONTROL THE FIGHT ON THE GROUND. ROBBIE SWEEPS HIM AND ENDS UP IN THE TOP POSITION. ANDRE LOOKS FOR A SUBMISSION ATTEMPT BUT IS UNSUCCESSFUL. ROBBIE IS NOW ON TOP IN ANDRE'S GUARD. ROUND NUMBER 2 COMES TO A CLOSE.
RD3
THEY EXCHANGE PUNCHES AND A COUPLE OF LEG KICKS. ANDRE SHOOTS AND SCORES A NICE TAKEDOWN. ANDRE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE PACE AND CONTROL ON THE GROUND. HE LOOKS FOR AN ARM TRIANGLE, BUT HAS NO TIME TO SET IT UP AS ROBBIE QUICKLY RECOGNIZES AND AVOIDS THE SUBMISSION SET UP. ROBBIE SWEEPS ANDRE AND CONTROLS FROM THE TOP POSITION. HE GETS THE MOUNT AND LOOKS FOR AN ARM TRIANGLE OF HIS OWN TO END THE ROUND.
WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION ROBBIE SLADE
JOE DECHAVES VS JIMMY DAVIDSON 135
RD1
JOE RED CORNER JIMMY BLUE CORNER
THEY EXCHANGE ON THE FEET. JIMMY LANDS SOME NICE LEG KICKS AND THEY CLINCH. IT'S A BATTLE FOR POSITION AGAINST THE CAGE. JIMMY GETS THE TAKEDOWN AND LANDS UNANSWERED STRIKES FOR THE REF STOPPAGE. IMPRESSIVE VICTORY.
PRO TITLE FIGHT
FRANK SFORZA VS BILL JONES 145LBS
RD1
FRANK RED CORNER BILL BLUE CORNER
FRANK GOES FOR THE TAKEDOWN AND THEY SCRAMBLE FOR POSITION. THEY WORK THE WRESTLING BACK AND FORTH AS FRANK ENDS IN THE TOP POSITION VERY BRIEFLY. THEY CONTINUE TO SCRAMBLE FOR POSITIONING. THEY CLINCH AGAINST THE CAGE. BILL THROWS A FEW KNEES AND THEY CONTINUE THE CLINCH GAME. BILL IS SUCCESSFUL WITH HIS TAKEDOWN AND BRINGS THE FIGHT TO THE MAT. THESE TWO FIGHTERS ARE BACK AND FORTH FOR POSITION AND FRANK IS NOW ON TOP. HE LANDS A KNEE OR TWO TO THE BODY FROM THE TOP. THE ROUND ENDS.
RD2
THEY TOUCH GLOVES AND IT'S TIME FOR BUSINESS. FRANK GETS A NICE TAKEDOWN TO START THE ROUND. FRANK STAYS ON TOP AND BILL LOOKS TO SWEEP. FRANK CONTINUES TO CONTROL IN THIS POSITION. BILL GETS UP BUT FRANK BRINGS IT RIGHT BACK TO THE GROUND. FRANK CONTROLS FROM THE TOP POSITION BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO DO ANY REAL DAMAGE AT THIS POINT. THEY GO TO NORTH/ SOUTH AND FIGHT FOR GROUND DOMINANCE. THE ROUND ENDS.
RD3
THEY COME OUT, FRANK CLOSES THE GAP AND GETS A BIG TAKEDOWN. FRANK CONTROLS TOP POSITION FROM SIDE CONTROL AND CONTINUES WITH SOME STRONG GRAPPLING. FRANK GETS HIS BACK AND FINISHES WITH THE RNC FOR THE TAP.
NEW TITLE HOLDER FRANK SFORZA
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT OF FIGHTS THAT WERE VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND AT AN EXCELLENT VENUE. THE FANS WERE SO VERY INTO THESE FIGHTS THAT I FELT AS IF EVERY SINGLE FAN IN THE BUILDING WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT RIGHT NEXT TO ME. THIS IS A GREAT VENUE FOR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. THIS IS NOT ONLY A GREAT VENUE FOR THE FANS, BUT FOR THE FIGHTERS AS WELL. EACH FIGHTER FEEDS OFF OF THE ENERGY FROM THE CROWD, AND BELIEVE ME MMA FANS, THIS HAS AN IMPACT ON THE CALIBER OF EACH AND EVERY FIGHT. ANOTHER SHOW WELL DONE BY CAGE TITANS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME AND READING MY REVIEW OF CAGE TITANS MMA.
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: ROBBIE SLADE VS ANDRE SOUKHAMTHATH
SUB OF THE NIGHT: RNC FRANK SFORZA
KO OF THE NIGHT: SHANNON SOARES HEAD KICK
TODD J SELVA, PRO MMA FIGHTER AND CO-FOUNDER OF TEAM RAVENOUS MMA
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