NEWS & RESULTS
STILL
THE CHAMP: "OLD MAN" SHANER SLAMS HIS WAY TO VICTORY
Sunday,
June 21, 2009 (Wind Lake, WI USA) by Paul
Fladten-Wisconsin Combat Sports
Wisconsin Cage Fighting's inaugural show "Battle at the Bleachers" electrified
a raucous crowd on Saturday night at Kelly's Bleachers II in Wind Lake.
The
card featured 17 exciting fights, 10 of which ended in the first
round. In one of the night's two professional bouts, Gladiators
Heavyweight Champion Reese "Old Man" Shaner sent the
crowd home happy after he retained his belt with a huge slam of
Demian "The Coroner" Decorah.
Main Events:
Gladiators Cage Fighting Heavyweight Championship Fight
It was obvious from the opening bell that Shaner had the better skill set than
Decorah. Shaner held his opponent against the cage, and used his single leg
takedowns throughout the first three rounds to keep control of the fight.
As the fourth round began, it was clear that Decorah was exhausted. Reese once
again pushed Demian against the cage, but instead of taking him down, lifted
him over his head and slammed him in the center of the cage. After the slam,
Decorah grabbed his ribs and alerted the referee that he was unable to continue.
After the battle, the pro-Shaner crowd erupted and began chanting "Reese" as
he raised his championship belt for all to see.
Sam Alvey vs. Trae Mittnacht
To say that the crowd was in favor of "Smiling" Sam Alvey would be
a gross understatement. And the audience's favorite fighter did not disappoint
on Saturday night. Alvey's opponent, Trae Mittnacht, took the fight on short
notice after Rob Smith and another replacement opponent both had to withdraw
because of an injury.
In the opening moments of the battle, Mittnacht connected on a crisp combination
of punches that sent Alvey's mouthguard halfway across the ring. Yet, "Smiling
Sam" was able to recover and take Mittnacht to the ground. Alvey used
his power to capture the full mount position over his opponent. In an attempt
to escape the full mount, Mittnacht gave his back to Alvey. From there, the
fan favorite proceeded to pelt the sides of Mittnacht's face until the ref
called a halt to the fight.
After the fight, Alvey looked every part of his nickname has the thanked his
family and friends in the audience, and shook the hand of nearly everyone around
the cage.
Gladiators
Cage Fighting Light Heavyweight Grappling Championship
In a clash for the vacant 205 pound grappling championship, referee Eric "Red" Schaefer
awarded Scott Huston the belt over Justin "Bacon" Hutter. Huston
was able to hold a triangle choke for an extended period of time and bloody
the nose of his opponent before Schaeffer was forced to decide the winner.
Fight of the Night
While both of the Shaner and Alvey fights were impressive, Fight of the Night
honors went to amateurs Jason "Black Mamba" Norman and John Gunn.
The fight was an absolute slugfest that saw both men in danger throughout.
In the beginning of the fight, Gunn connected on a barrage of wild punches
to the chin of "Black Mamba." But right as it seemed that Norman
was about to lose the fight, he uncorked his own round of overhand lefts and
rights.
The fight went back and forth two more times in this manner, until Norman caught
Gunn with a right hand flush to the jaw. Gunn fell to the canvas and the fight
was stopped three seconds before the first round ended. It was a brutal, spectacular
battle.
KO of the Night
There was a multitude of knockouts to choose from on Saturday, but the most
impressive came from Luiz Ramirez.
When
the opening bell sounded, Ramirez charged at his opponent Howard "The
Hurricane" Davis and connected with a huge right hand. Davis
proceeded to drop to the ground, and Ramirez landed two more shots
to his head before the referee could call a stop to the fight.
When Davis awoke, he claimed that he was fine and was only hit once during
the fight. But it was clear that he had been knocked out completely, and was
unable to intelligently defend himself.
Submission of the Night
Jose Pacheco pulled off a spectacular armbar against Ryan "The Lion" Kruckle
early in the night, but the submission of the night has to be awarded to Reese "Old
Man" Shaner for his vicious slam of Demian Decorah. The slam was a fantastic
finish to a fantastic night of fights.
Full Results
Youth
Pankration:
Ian
Grice def. Micheal Coyne via Unanimous Decision
John Van Vleet def. Marc Winslow via Split Decision
Light Heavyweight Grappling Championship - 205lbs
Scott Huston def. Justin Hutter via Decision
Amateur MMA:
Chris Beck def. Victor Millan via Rear Naked Choke 1:38 R1
Jason Norman def. John Gunn via KO 2:57 R1
Kenny Lions def. Dan Brown via Rear Naked Choke 0:57 R1
Randy Henke def. Phokham Dethleuxay via KO 0:22 R2
James Matteson def. Brad Dhien via Guillotine Choke 1:52 R2
Jose Pacheco def. Ryan Kruckle via Arm Bar 1:26 R1
Jake Trippler def. Jason Montez via KO 2:17 R1
Floyd Hodges def. Brian Bagin via KO 1:37 R1
AJ Lowery def. Chris Schatz via Rear Naked Choke 2:01 R1
Luis Ramirez def. Howard Davis via KO 0:05 R1
Ian Peterson def. Shane Alvey via KO 2:15 R1
Scotty Seivewright def. Trevor Konetzke via KO 0:37 R1
Professional
MMA:
Sam Alvey def. Tre Mitternacht via ko 4:14 R1
Heavyweight
Championship
Reese Shaner def. Demian Decorah via Tap Out from Slam 1:54 R4
PHOTOS COURTESY
OF WI COMBAT SPORTS
"CLASH
OF THE TITANS"
Milwaukee Harley-Davidson
Saturday, June 16, 2009
QUICK RESULTS
COURTESY OF WI COMBAT SPORTS
O'MALLEY
LOOKS HANDSOME IN GLADIATORS MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT
DOWNES, FIGUEROA, FOLEY, SCHIESE LEAD "GOOD, BAD
& UGLY" HIT PARADE
Monday,
March 16, 2009 (Milwaukee, WI USA) By Stuart Francart, WI
Combat Sports: Gladiators: O'Malley Takes The Belt
Gladiators Cage Fighting “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” rocked
the house at Wisconsin State Fair Park Saturday. The card featured
24 MMA bouts (and grappling matches) with nine of those bouts being
professional. Pat O’Malley returned to the ring and showed
his intention to keep his winning ways alive by becoming the Gladiators
Middleweight Champion in a bout
against
Karl Turek.
Main
Events:
Middleweight
Championship Fight - “Handsome” Pat
O’Malley looked like he was in trouble
at the start of the first round when Karl Turek pinned him up against
the cage and started to battle with a series of knees. O’Malley
returned with body strikes and some knees of his own and the
two ended up switching positions up against the cage throughout
most of the round.
The
two fighters were eventually broken up by Referee Al Wichgers
and O’Malley
saw his opening. Turek shot in and O’Malley unleashed,
getting Turek's backside were he applied a stern rear naked
choke forcing
Turek to tap out at 3:59 of the first round.
LaSavage
vs. Figueroa -
Unfortunately, “Savage” Dan LaSavage wasn’t given
much of a chance against Strasser’s Ismael Figueroa.
Figueroa immediately took the fight into his own hands, dodging
a punch from
LaSavage and slamming him into the ground. LaSavage attempted
a guillotine, but missed on the attempt. From there he
took a beating
as his opponent punched him relentelessly.
LaSavage
managed to get some control to slow the carnage and landed
an up-kick
that allowed him
to get off his back and up onto his feet. LaSavage tried
to work a takedown on Figueroa, but failed and ended up
on his back again. From
there LaSavage was able to do little, but almost cinched
an arm bar from guard that was once again unsuccessful.
Figueroa
put more punishment
to LaSavage, as he curled up like a turtle and protected
his head, unable to answer any of Figueroa’s
hits. Referee Wichgers came in and stopped the fight
at 4:22 seconds,
giving Figueroa
another
win
to his untarnished record.
"Fight
of the Night"
The
"Fight of the Night" goes to “Danny Boy” Downes
and Jake “The
Bad” Omen. The fight was unkind to Omen who
constantly ate numerous punches, but showed heart
by staying in the fight,
consistently looking for a takedown that he never
got.
The
first round started with a quick exchange, but Downes pinned
Omen up against the cage. From
there
Downes threw
several knees, punches
and elbows with Omen being able to do give little
back. Omen attempted several takedowns, but Downes defended
them and continued
his assult without mercy.
The
second round didn’t
look much better for Omen as he was already
battered, but still had the power to
go on. Downes
unleashed once
again, dominating with brutal elbows to Omen's
face. Omen had little if any
return other than a takedown attempt that he
ended up paying for, as Downes beat Omen
to the ground
forcing Referee Wichgers to intervene.
Downes took the victory at 2:42 in the second.
"Knockout
of the Night"
Donovan “Recon” Foley
wins the "Knockout of the Night" when all he had to do
was walk in the ring, size up
his opponent and wait
for the horn to sound. And when the horn
blasted, Foley moved in and threw a solid right hook and
connected just right
and put
Jeremy
Hemrich
down and out of the fight at :12 seconds
into the 1st round.
"Submission
of the Night"
"Submission
of the Night" belongs to Mike Biddle in his grappling match
with
Angel Quinones.
Quinones thought
it would be
a good idea to jump
into guard at the start of the match,
but Biddle proved
him wrong. Biddle quickly locked
in a guillotine choke and submitted
his
opponent :46 seconds into the match.
Full
Results
Gladiators Cage Fighting: "The Good,
The Bad & The Ugly"
Grappling
155lbs
Brandon Ryan, Waukesha MMA, Waukesha,
WI vs. Xavier
Leonard, Knockout Gym, Milwaukee,
WI
Brandon Ryan def. Xavier Leonard
via Unanimous Decision
Grappling
155lbs
Mike Biddle, Unified Martial Arts,
Fond Du Lac, WI vs.
Angel “Prime Time” Quinones, Roufusport, Milwaukee,
WI
Mike Biddle def. Angel Quinones
via Guillotine Choke 0:46
Grappling
155lbs
Chris Piper, Roufusport, Milwaukee,
WI vs.
Mike Jaremba, 3rd Heaven MMA,
Beaver Dam, WI
Chris Piper def. Mike Jaremba
via Ankle Lock 0:25
Grappling
205lbs
Jesse “The Golden Boy” Rowell, Knockout Gym, Milwaukee,
WI vs.
Ryan Courtney, Waukesha MMA,
Waukesha, WI
Jesse Rowell def. Ryan Courtney
via Ref. Stoppage 0:38
Amateur
MMA
135lbs
Chris “Swiss” Befera, Next Level MMA, Portage, WI vs.
Nathan “Mr. Sneaky Punch” Rutkowskie, Independent, Waukesha,
WI
Chris Befera def. Nathan
Rutowski via TKO 2:13 R1
205lbs
Kyle Schiese, Knock Out
Gym, Milwaukee, WI vs.
Matt Irle, 3rd Heaven
MMA, Beaver Dam, WI
Kyle Schiese def. Matt
Irle via KO 0:04 R1
265lbs
Matt Czekay, Roufusport,
Milwaukee, WI vs. AJ “Death
Grip” Lowery,
Knock Out Gym, Milwaukee,
WI
Matt Czekay def. AJ
Lowery via Tap out
due to strikes
1:42
185lbs
Ed Schultz, Ruff Dawg
MMA, Walworth, WI
vs. Josh “The Animal” Stubinsky,
Knockout Gym, Milwaukee, WI
Ed Schultz def. Josh
Stubinsky via TKO
1:30 R1
185lbs
Jason Montez, Ruff
Dawg MMA, Walworth,
WI vs.
Brad Andersen,
Tengu MMA, Slinger,
WI
Jason Montez def.
Brad Andersen via
Unanimous
Decision
145lbs
Jeff Renteria,
Independent,
Milwaukee, WI vs.
Ian “Mama’s Boy” Powers, Team Zombie, Oshkosh,
WI
Jeff Renteria
def. Ian Powers
via
Guillotine Choke
1:15
R1
170lbs
Andrew Trace,
Ruff Dawg MMA,
Walworth,
WI vs.
Andre “Victor Maxwell” Jones, Young Dragons School
of Gung Fu,
Milwaukee, WI
Andrew Trace
def. Andre
Jones via
Rear Naked
Choke 0:48
R1
125lbs
Peter English,
Roufusport,
Milwaukee,
WI vs.
Brian Bagin,
Tengu MMA,
Slinger,
WI
Peter English
def. Brian
Bagin via
Rear Naked
Choke 1:11
R2
155lbs
Nick Dupee,
Ruff Dawg
MMA, Walworth,
WI vs.
Anthony “School Boy” Carrasco, Roufusport, Milwaukee,
WI
Nick Dupees
def. Anthony
Carrasco
via TKO
1:10 R2
155lbs
Rabdy Lassiter,
Lassiter
Martial
Arts,
Racine, WI vs.
Ryan
Landry,
Neutral
Ground,
Milwaukee,
WI
Randy
Lassiter
def.
Ryan
Landry
via Split
Decision
145lbs
Jordan
Rivera-Hasch,
Tengu
MMA,
Slinger,
WI vs.
Kyle
Hunnala,
Evolution
MMA,
Milwaukee,
WI
Jordan
Rivera-Hasch
def.
Kyle
Hunnala
via
Split
Decision
Muay Thai 145lbs
Serg “The Phenom” Pettis, Evolution MMA, Milwaukee, WI vs.
Devin Smith, Team Thump, Beloit, WI
Serg Pettis def. Devin Smith via Unanimous Decision
225lbs
Chris Schatz, Team Maurina, West Bend, WI vs.
J.R. Brionnes, Waukesha MMA, Waukesha, WI
Chris Schatz def. J.R. Brionnes via Split Decision
Professional
MMA
185lbs
Trae Mittnach, Tengu MMA, Slinger, WI vs. “Dangerous” Don
Krenzien, Roufusport, Milwaukee, WI
Trae Mittnach def. Don Krenzien via TKO 3:00 R1
135lbs
Chico “King” Camus, Roufusport, Milwaukee, WI vs.
Seth “El Nino” Marquez, Chosen Few MMA, Madison, WI
Chico Camus def. Seth Marquez via Unanimous Decision
155lbs
Donovan “Recon” Foley, Roufusport, Milwaukee, WI vs.
Jeremy Hemrich, Rising Sun MMA, Wausau, WI
Donovan Foley def. Jeremy Hemrich via TKO 0:12 R1
155lbs
“Danny Boy” Downes, Roufusport, Milwaukee, WI vs.
Jake “The Bad” Omen, 3rd Heaven MMA, Beaver Dam, WI
Danny Downes def. Jake Omen via TKO 2:42 R2
125lbs
Omar Choudury, Roufusport, Milwaukee, WI vs.
Evan “The MMA Ninja” Martinez, Agallar Combative Systems,
Racine, WI
Omar Choudury def. Evan Martinez via TKO 0:52 R1
135lbs
Ismael “The Rocket” Figueroa, Strasser’s Freestyle
Academy, Kenosha, WI vs. “Savage” Dan LaSavage,
Roufusport, Milwaukee, WI
Ismael Figueroa def. Dan LaSavage via TKO 4:22 R1
“Handsome” Pat
O’Malley, Chosen Few, Madison, WI vs.
Karl Turek, Roufusport, Milwaukee, WI
Pat O’Malley def. Karl Turek via Rear Naked Choke 3:50 R1
PHOTOS COURTESY
OF WI COMBAT SPORTS
MARTINEZ,
SEVERTSON & SCHAFER UNWRAP CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS!
"MORE SEASON'S BEATINGS" DELIVERS THE HOLIDAY SOCKINGS!!!
Monday,
December 15, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI USA) By Juan
Lozano, ESPN
Deportes 1510-Milwaukee: On
Saturday, December 13, 2008, Gladiators Cage Fighting held a
spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competition appropriately
named “More
Seasons Beatings” at Milwaukee Harley-Davidson in front
of a large and energetic crowd.
MMA
is a fabulous combat sport that combines various fighting and
combat disciplines and styles, and includes skill in Martial
Arts such as Kickboxing, Boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and Wrestling.
The
size of the venue permitted intimate seating, with no bad seat
at the event. This allowed the enthusiastic fans to
get a great view
of all the action. There was not one bad seat at the event.
Concessions were inexpensive and between fight entertaining was
spectacular.
In sum, it was a perfect way to spend a wet and windy mid-December
Saturday
night.
While
all the fights were entertaining and contained exclusively Wisconsin-based
talent, the already boisterous crowd
got loudest
for the main event,
a Super Heavyweight (+265 lbs) Championship match featuring
the young, twenty-year old, 308 pound, Dan “The Vanilla Gorilla” Edwards
and the older, more experienced, “Big Papi” Paul
Martinez (left).
This
3 round bout was action-packed and the raucous crowd cheered
loudly with chants of “Papi! Papi!” to
support Martinez, while all others were enthused about the
exuberance and fighting spirit
demonstrated by the younger opponent, the aptly named “Vanilla
Gorilla.”
Martinez
dominated most of the action. He shoved his opponent repeatedly
into the cage and demonstrated
surprisingly
fast hand speed. Martinez’s
left jabs and overhand rights dotted his younger opponent’s
face. Martinez supplemented his assault with brutal knees
to Edwards’ face.
Martinez took the fight to the ground in the third round
and Martinez continued to dominate the fight with elbows
now being
used, as well
as fists, to pummel Edwards. This left the referee Al
Wichgers with no choice but to stop the fight and award
Martinez the
victory and title belt.
Other
highlights of the evening included appearances from UFC stars such
as Eric “Red” Schafer,
as well as, the participation of Latino fighters such
as Mike Sanchez from Racine and
Anthony "Showtime" Pettis from Milwaukee.
Sanchez
was defeated by Danny Downes (right) in the 2nd round due to referee
stoppage as a result of Downes’ repeated punches.
Pettis
(left) completely dominated his opponent, Gabe Wallbridge. The
fight ended in the
1st round with the referee
stopping the contest
due
to Pettis’ dominance in the fight. Wallbridge
was clearly frustrated at the end of the fight
as he had a heated discussion
with his corner,
while simultaneously grasping his ribs which appeared
to have been injured in the match.
Mixed
Martial Arts is one of the fastest growing sports in the
United States, with increasing Latino
fans and
participants. Many train where Martinez, Schafer, Pettis
and Downes train, the Duke Roufus Academy (milwaukeemma.com)
on North 76th St & Bluemound Road in Milwaukee.
In
fact, the cable channel, ESPN Deportes has announced plans to air
a MMA show entitled,
Bellator
Fighting Championships
beginning
in AprIL
Gladiators Cage Fighting has not confirmed the date of their next
event, but we will be sure to inform the Hispanic community
of
Milwaukee when
the
next contest is.
El
Conquistador and ESPN Deportes 1510 would love to hear more
about local sports in Milwaukee.
If
you want
to have
your league
or event
covered, please contact Juan Lozano at jlozano@espndeportes.com
Gladiators
Cage Fighting "More Seasons Beatings" Results:
Milwaukee
Harley-Davidson,
Milwaukee, WI-December 13, 2008
Undercard
- Amateur
Submission
Grappling -170
Aaron Bridges (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Tim
Steiner (Racine Catch Team-Racine, WI)
Aaron Bridges
wins by points 13-0
Submission
Grappling -205
Jason"Kaz" Kazmeirczak (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Luke
Summerfield (Neutral Ground BJJ-Milwaukee, WI)
Jason Kazmeirczak
wins by front guillotine (Kaz-o-tine) – 3:23
Lightweight
MMA -155
Nick Dupees (Ruff Dawg MMA-Walworth, WI) vs. Jordan Rivera-Haasch
(Independent, WI
Nick Duprees wins by retirement end of R2
Middleweight
MMA -185
Lemetra Griffin (Independent-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Dennis
Clark (Team Scorpion Alliance-Oshkosh, WI)
Griffin wins due to doctor stoppage - shoulder injury - end of
R1
Flyweight
MMA -125
Eric "Money Bags" Adamany (Evolution Martial Arts-Milwaukee,
WI) vs. Chris Beck (Ruff Dawg MMA-Walworth,WI)
Eric Adamany wins by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Lightweight
MMA -155
David Rhoads (Domination Wrestling-Kewaskum, WI) vs. Don
Schmitt (Neutral Ground-Milwaukee, WI)
David Rhoads wins by retirement at the end of R1
Main
Card - Pro
Gladiator's
Fighting Heavyweight Grappling Championship - 265
"Ravishing Red" Schafer (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Justin "Bacon" Hutter
(Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI)
Eric Schafer wins by advantage/submission attempts- no points
Middleweight
MMA -185
Kyle"The Lunch Box" Coutier ( Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs. Cory Sachtjen (Chosen Few - Madison, WI)
Kyle Courtier wins by guillotine at 3:44 of R1
Lightweight
MMA -155
"Danny Boy" Downes ( Roufusport - Milwaukee, WI) vs. Mike Sanchez
( Lassiter Martial Arts/Team Street-Racine,WI)
“Danny Boy” Downes wins by TKO due to repeated strikes – RD
1 - 3:14
Light
Heavyweight MMA -205
Jordan Fass ( Chosen Few- Madison, WI) vs. Adam "Ares" Vanderveen
(Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
Jordan Fass wins by rear naked choke at 2:28
of R1
Light
Heavyweight Muay Thai -205
Kyle Weickhardt (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs. Sam Alvey (Metz's Combat Club-Manitowoc,
WI)
Kyle Weickhardt wins by unanimous decision
(30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Heavyweight
MMA -265
Rob "The Bayview Brawler" Smith (Roufusport-Milwaukee,
WI) vs. "The
Hessian" Matt Hirsch (Trainers Elite-LaCrosse,
WI)
Rob Smith wins by rear naked choke at 3:42
of R1
Welterweight
MMA -170
Anthony "Showtime" Pettis (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) vs.
Gabe Wallbridge (Devil's Den-Richmond,
WI)
Anthony Pettis wins by TKO (referee stoppage
due to repeated strikes) at :56 of R1
Bantamweight
MMA -135
"Savage" Dan LaSavage (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Eugene "The
Crippler" Crissler (Chosen Few-Madison,
WI)
Dan LaSavage wins by arm bar at 2:45
of R1
Gladiator's
Fighting Featherweight MMA Championship -145
Mark Severtson (Badgerland Jiu Jitsu-Madison,
WI) vs. Gary Schaumberg (Roufusport-Milwaukee,
WI)
Mark Severtson wins by arm bar at
2:16 of R2
Gladiator's
Fighting Super Heavyweight MMA Championship +265
"
Big Papi" Paul Martinez (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Dan "The
Vanilla Gorilla" Edwards (Choice Martial Arts-East Troy, WI)
Paul Martinez wins by repeated
strikes at 1:16 of R3
PHOTOS COURTESY
OF WI COMBAT SPORTS
LENNOX
CONTINUES WELTERWEIGHT REIGN
"THE BEST & THE BADDEST" QUICK RESULTS
Monday,
October 6, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI USA) "Best & Baddest" QUICK
RESULTS from Saturday, October 4, 2008 Gladiators Fighting show
at Wisconsin State Fair Park:
SUBMISSION
GRAPPLING -155
Mike Biddle (Unified Martial Arts – Fond Du Lac, WI) winner vs. Steve
Boles (Racine Catch Team – Racine, WI) at 3:17 due to tap out
SUBMISSION
GRAPPLING -170
Aaron Bridges (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Tim Steiner
(Racine Catch Team – Racine, WI) at 3:50 due to tap out/rear naked choke
SUBMISSION
GRAPPLING -265
David DeLao Sr. (Racine Catch Team - Racine, WI) winner vs. Matt Czekay (Roufusport
- Milwaukee, WI) on points 8-0
SUBMISSION
GRAPPLING -170
Brent Fitzgerald (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Greg
Schliesman (Adrian Serrano Combat Gym – Milwaukee, WI) on points 14-2
GLADIATOR’S
WELTERWEIGHT MMA -170
Scott Seivewright (Roufusport- Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Matt Jacobs (Independent – Milwaukee,
WI) at 1:01 of R3 by TKO- repeated strikes
GLADIATOR’S
FLYWEIGHT MMA -125
Eric Adamany (Evolution Martial Arts – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Muamer
Islami (Independent – Franklin, WI) at beginning of R2. Islami unable
to answer the bell
GLADIATOR’S
MIDDLEWEIGHT MMA -185
Aaron Johnson winner vs. Tre Mittnacht at 2:52 of R1 by referee stoppage due
to strikes
GLADIATOR’S
MIDDLEWEIGHT MMA -185
Lemetra Griffin (Independent – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Mike Roberts
(Roufusport - Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28
GLADIATOR’S
LIGHTWEIGHT MMA -155
Anthony Carrasco (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) winner Jeff Blaine (House
of Pride - West Bloomfield, WI) at 2:20 of R1 by repeated strikes to head
GLADIATOR’S
BANTAMWEIGHT MMA -135
Chico Camus (Evolution Artial Arts – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Matt Luedtke
(Independent – Franklin, WI) at :43 of R1 by tap out due to strikes
GLADIATOR’S
LIGHTWEIGHT MUAY THAI -155
Ray Pettis (Evolution Martial Arts – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs Justin
Moore (Tengu Martial Arts-Slinger, WI) at 1:29 of R1 by TKO
GLADIATOR’S
MIDDLEWEIGHT MMA -185
Ricky Stetner (Gracie Barra- Kenosha, WI) winner vs. Brad Neuy (Unified Martial
Arts- Fond du Lac, WI) at :23 of R1 due to arm bar
GLADIATOR’S
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT +265
Dan Edwards (Choice Martial Arts- East Troy, WI) winner vs. Mike Garcia (Garcia
Fighting – Milwaukee, WI) at :28 of R1 by tapout due to strikes
MAIN
CARD
GLADIATRIX FEATHERWEIGHT MMA -145
Christina Domke (Unified Martial Arts – Fond du Lac, WI) winner vs. Tarra
Gundrum (Waukesha MMA – Waukesha, WI) by unanimous decision 29-25, 29-25,
29-25
GLADIATOR’S
FEATHERWEIGHT MUAY THAI -145
Jose De La Darrera (Team Thump - Beloit, WI) winner vs. Israel Abiles (Roufusport
- Milwaukee, WI) by split decision 30-27, 30-27,28-29
GLADIATOR’S
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MMA -205
Adam Vanderveen (Roufusport - Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Horace Craft (Box Off
Gym - Milwaukee, WI) at 4:30 of R2 by tap out due to strikes
GLADIATOR’S
FLYWEIGHT MUAY THAI -125
Sergio Pettis (Roufusport - Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Frankie Furillo (Badgerland
Jiu Jitsu - Madison,WI) at :45 of R2 by TKO
GLADIATOR’S
MIDDLEWEIGHT MMA -185
Jason Kazmeirczak (Roufusport - Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Tim Nixon (Haus of
Combat - Green Bay, WI) at :33 of R1 by guillotine
GLADIATOR’S
WELTERWEIGHT MMA -170
Koy Kennedy (Fox Valley Grappling - Appleton, WI) winner vs. Mike Vaughn (Team
Blast MMA - Madison, WI) at 1:11 of R3 by referee stoppage due to repeated
strikes
GLADIATOR’S
BANTAMWEIGHT MMA -135
Dan LaSavage (Roufusport - Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Marco Daniels (Independent
- Kenosha, WI) at 3:32 of R1 by rear naked choke
GLADIATOR’S
WELTERWEIGHT PRO MMA CHAMPIONSHIP -170
Jesse Lennox (Miletich Fighting Systems - Davenport, IA) winner vs. Justin
Weiman (Core Combat - Rockford, IL) at 2:38 of R1 by tap out due to repeated
strikes
GLADIATOR’S
WELTERWEIGHT MMA -170
Anthony Pettis (Roufusport - Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Jay Ellis (Neutral Ground
- Milwaukee, WI) at 1:12 of R1 tap out due to strikes
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ROB
SMITH'S :16 SECOND RECIPE FOR DISASTER
SHORT RIGHT ENDS NIGHT FOR HUTTER
Tuesday,
August 5, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI USA) Written by Nate Schafer (Courtesy
of WI Combat Sports) Gladiators Fighting hosted its first outdoor
event "MMA In The Cage" on the Main Stage of the 2008
WI State Fair in West Allis, (WI) last evening-the first time MMA
has been featured as a Main Stage attraction at the fair.
The
forecast called for severe weather, and a thunderstorm watch was
issued for Milwaukee and surrounding counties, but the only thing
severe were the beat downs in the cage.
The
card featured nine bouts (including a Gladiators Fighting Light
Heavyweight -205 lbs MMA title fight) and an eclectic mix of eighteen
fighters from twelve different gyms throughout the state and Midwest.
Here’s a recap of the night's action:
The
evening began with a couple of amateur bouts. First up was Joe
Schwane of Adrian Serrano’s Combat Gym in Milwaukee taking
on Brad Andersen of Tengu MMA in Slinger, (WI). The first two rounds
of the fight had Schwane scoring takedowns and executing ground
and pound while Anderson looked to stop the fight using guillotine
choke attempts.
Fast-forward
to round three and Andersen starts the action with a kick and a
combo flurry of punches. Schwane takes the fight to the ground
using a trip takedown, but Andersen finally gets the guillotine
sunk in and Schwane was forced to tap at :31 seconds in round three.
"Submission
of the Night:"
If
there was a story to be told in the fight card, the second match
contained it. Ricky “The Wart” Dubiak of Roufusport,
the only West Allis resident on the card and self described, “slightly
overweight nerdy kid”, was the West Allis version of “Rudy” last
night and the crowd loved him.
Having
recently defeated David Daleo in a grappling match on Friday, Dubiak
took this fight, his first ever MMA bout, on a day's notice and
after working a shift at the fair against a tough looking guy with
tribal armband tattoos and a big height advantage.
When
undefeated Andrew Trochazka of Shark Bite MMA in Jefferson, (WI)
entered the cage, he looked like he had come to steal Dubiak’s
lunch money and cave his head in, but the grappling phenom wasn’t
having it. Dubiak looked like a crazed maniac, scoring multiple
takedowns and getting the back of Trochazka, forcing a tapout from
a rear naked choke at :57 seconds into the fight.
With
only a few weeks before Dubiak leaves the land of cheese for the
land of 10,000 lakes, he gets himself a win in front of the hometown
fans, Submission of the Night, and a story to take with him to
help him pick up chicks in Minnesota.
In
a 205 lb Muay Thai match, Tim “Arch Angel” Nixon of
the Haus of Combat in Green Bay, (WI) needed only :96 seconds to
TKO Harold “The Hammer” Johnson of Milwaukee. Knees
to the face dropped Johnson the first two time, but Johnson was
able to get back to his feet. In the final stanza, Nixon throws
a high kick and Johnson ducks to avoid, but Nixon follows with
an uppercut to drop Johnson to the canvas for the third time. Nixon
wins the match and will fight Jason “Kaz” Kazmierczak
in an MMA match in October.
"Fight
of the Night:"
In
the fight of the night Marco Daniels of Kenosha, (WI) faced off
against Marc Freidrich of Adrian Serrano’s Combat Gym in
a 145 lb Featherweight scrap. Freidrich started the action with
a hard right hook, but was then dropped by a right cross from Daniels.
Freidrich
survives a guillotine attempt by Daniels and begins to unleash
a lot of ground and pound. As he’s dishing out punishment
from the top he takes the advice from his corner and drops into
a heel hook giving up his dominant position for a high-risk submission;
he then spends the rest of the round on the bottom with Daniels
almost getting his back as the round ends.
Round
two begins with Freidrich scoring a takedown and another guillotine
attempt by Daniels. Freidrich easily gets full mount, then gets
Daniels back where he secures what looks to a painful neck crank
causing Daniels to tap at 1:17 into the round.
"Knockout
of the Night:"
Aaron “Tower” Toll
of Unified Martial Arts in Fond du Lac, (WI) showed he’s
ready for the pros by taking on and defeating Rashad Brooks of
Miletich Fighting Systems, Bettendorf, (IA). Brooks who is (3-5)
seemed to engage a strategy that involved eating about twenty unanswered
shots to the head including knees, elbows, and punches before firing
back one of his own.
When
Brooks did throw back he was looking for the one punch knockout
and it landed multiple times, but Toll showed he is tough and can
take a shot. Toll had full mount many times throughout the bout
and Brooks was good at sneaking out the back door, but offensively
he had little to offer.
What
was most impressive was the sheer amount of punishment that Brooks
took without ever falling down. I wouldn’t doubt that Toll
landed at least fifty knees to the head of Brooks when all was
said and done. In the third round, referee Al Wichgers stopped
the bout after Toll scores multiple jumping knees that landed cleanly.
After the fight was stopped Brooks finally fell down and took a
long time to get back up.
I
was very impressed with Toll’s cardio, knees from the clinch,
and his ability to listen to and take instructions from his corner
throughout the fight despite it being only his first pro fight.
On the other hand, I thought his takedowns were lacking for his
wrestling credentials although I think it was due to the large
size of Rashad Brooks. Toll in my opinion should waste little time
before moving to the 205 lb division where I feel he will become
a dominant fighter if he continues to be brought up properly and
not too quickly.
Dave “The
Polish Punisher” Kleczkowski (below, left) of Roufusport
in Milwaukee wasted no time taking down Toll's teammate Brad “Doomsday” Resop
off a right leg kick. Doomsday quickly reversed the Polish Punisher,
but it would be his fate as he was not quick enough to escape the
choreographed triangle choke from the bottom. Kleczkowski wins
at 1:29 in round one.
In
what had the makings of fight of the night, Roufusport's Donovan “Recon” Foley
(right) scored his third straight win since losing to Charles Brown
of FVGC in December of 2007. His Lightweight (-155 lbs) opponent,
Jay “The Silent Assassin” Ellis of Neutral Ground BJJ
in Milwaukee definitively dominated Foley for the round, but was
unable to answer the bell for second due to an ankle injury suffered
when Foley blocked a kick.
Patrick “Bear” Barrantine
of Team Gurgel in Dayton, (OH) came out to the Care Bears soundtrack
and raised many a eyebrow with his ring entrance, but he was all
business in the cage. He landed a body kick to Mike Delaney of
Chosen Few in Madison, (WI) which was immediately followed by a
takedown where Barrantine torqued a painful looking Americana from
side control causing Delaney to tap at :38 seconds of the Heavyweight
(- 265 lbs) match.
Gladiators
205 lb Light Heavyweight Championship:
The
much anticipated main event for the vacant Gladiators Fighting
Light Heavyweight 205 lb Championship turned out to be a short
and sweet fight for Rob “The Bad Boy of Bayview” Smith
of Roufusport. The first right hand Smith threw knocked out Justin “Bacon” Hutter
of Waukesha MMA and the three to four hammerfists to the side of
Hutter’s face afterward broke his jaw leaving the audience
to pick their's up off the ground.
Smith
becomes the new Gladiators Fighting 205 lb champion after the belt
was stripped from Rob “The Bullrider” Wince of Hammer
House. Wince’s last defense was against Marcus “The
Loudmouth Assassin” Hicks in Canada in April of 2007. Wince
was to defend his title against Eric Schafer at Gladiators Fighting
48.
According
to a post on Wisconsin Combat Sports from Gladiators Fighting promoter
Duke Roufus, retired MMA fighter Pat O’Malley of Chosen Few
and promoter of Madtown Throwdown in Madison stated that he wanted
to fight the winner of the fight. O’Malley’s teammates
Ron Faircloth and Damien Decorah would also make acceptable opponents
for the 205 lb strap. Other Wisconsin opponents in the 205 lb division
include Warren Kekahbah, Jesse Veium and Justin Lehmke.
FULL "MMA IN THE CAGE" RESULTS
Middleweight
MMA -185 lbs
Brad Andersen (Tengu Martial Arts-Slinger, WI) vs. Joe Schwane (Adrian Serrano
Combat Gym-Milwaukee, WI)
Brad Andersen defeats Joe Schwane – Guillotine Choke – RD 3 – (0:31)
Light
Heavyweight MMA -205 lbs
Ricky "The Wart" Dubiak (Roufusport-West Allis, WI) vs. Andrew Trochazka
(Shark Bite MMA-Jefferson, WI)
Ricky Dubiak defeats Andrew Trochazka – Rear Naked Choke – RD 1 – (0:57)
Light
Heavyweight Muay Thai -205 lbs
Harold "The Hammer" Johnson (Independent-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Tim "The
Arch Angel" Nixon (Haus of Combat-Green Bay, WI)
Tim Nixon defeats Harold Johnson – TKO (3 knockdown rule) – RD
1 – (1:36)
Featherweights
MMA -145 lbs
Marco Daniels (Independent-Kenosha, WI) vs. Marc Freidrich (Adrian Serrano
Combat Gym-Milwaukee, WI)
Marc Freidrich defeats Marco Daniels – Neck Crank – RD 2 – (1:17)
Heavyweight
MMA -265 lbs
Rashad Brooks (Miletich Fighting Systems-Bettendorf, IA) vs. Aaron "Tower" Toll
(Unified Martial Arts-Fond du Lac, WI)
Aaron Toll defeats Rashad Brooks – TKO (Knees) – RD 3 – (2:57)
Middleweight
MMA -185 lbs
Dave "The Polish Punisher" Kleczkowski (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs. Brad "Doomsday" Resop (Unified Martial Arts-Fond du Lac, WI)
Dave Kleczkowski defeats Brad Resop – Triangle Choke – RD 1 – (1:29)
Lightweight
MMA -155 lbs
Donovan "Recon" Foley (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Jay Ellis (Neutral
Ground BJJ-Milwaukee, WI)
Donovan Foley defeats Jay Ellis – TKO (Unable to answer the bell) – RD
1 – (5:00)
Heavyweight
MMA -265 lbs
Patrick "The Bear" Barrantine (Team Gurgel-Cincinnati, OH) vs. Mike
Delaney (Chosen Few-Madison, WI)
Patrick Barrantine defeats Mike Delaney – Americana – RD 1 – (0:38)
Gladiators
Light Heavyweight MMA Championship -205 lbs
Rob Smith (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) vs. Justin "Bacon" Hutter (Waukesha
MMA-Waukesha, WI)
Rob Smith defeats Justin Hutter – TKO (Strikes) – RD 1 – (0:16)
Notes:
The
Shawn Wilkerson vs. Adam Vander Veen fight never occurred because
Shawn Wilkerson of Racine, Wisconsin was a no-show.
Fight
of the Night: Marc Freidich (Adrian Serrano’s Combat Gym-Milwaukee,
WI) vs. Marco Daniels (Independent-Kenosha, WI)
Submission
of the Night: Ricky “The Wart” Dubiak of West Allis,
WI (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
KO
of the Night: Aaron “Tower” Toll of Brandon, WI (Unified
Martial Arts-Fond du Lac, WI)
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