Iron Cage Clash Presents “Premier Challengers”

Iron Cage Clash presents “Premier Challengers” was held at the Hamilton County 4H Fairgrounds in Noblesville, IN on Saturday July 24^th, 2010. This event included 19 amateur MMA bouts along with a women’s grappling match. Winners from this night’s action have the opportunity to fight on the next Premier Cage Fighting card, Total Warrior Challenge 7 which will be broadcast on Comcast on Demand. In a patriotic moment before the hard-hitting action began, all the fighters walked out following an American flag and lined the ring as the national anthem was sung. The fighters were all given a round of applause and the fight card was set to begin.

Fight one saw Jacob Sorrecs facing off against Anthony “Obamanator” Hill. The bout starts off with Hill landing a big leg kick on Sorrecs. They clinch and both fighters hit the mat, Sorrecs goes for a guillotine but Hill escapes and gets half guard before quickly gaining mount. Jacob reverses this position but as he does Hill goes for an armbar attempt which is unsuccessful, but he quickly turns it into a tight, finishing triangle choke. Anthony Hill wins via triangle choke 1:09 of round one.

Beals sinking in the winning armbar

The next fight was between Matthew Snyder and Josh Beals who was making his cage debut. Matt starts out with a leg kick as both fighters look tentative to commit on their feet. Beals misses with a kick and eats a few short punches. Beals gets an early takedown with Snyder going for a guillotine which Beals shakes off as he gets side control. Josh lands three big knees to the ribs of Snyder. One more big knee before he mounts Matt. He passes back into side control and goes for an arm triangle choke but can’t fully get into position for it and gives up the hold. Beals attempts a very quick armbar from the mounted position but Snyder peppers his ribs and stays calm as the bell ends the round. Round two begins with a couple of kicks from Matt followed by a big right hand which lands from Beals. Two more leg kicks from Matt before he eats a big punch which allows Beals to clinch and he gets a huge slam on Matt followed by a couple quick shots. He then gets the mount position but is met from several shots from Snyder on bottom. Beals attempts a kimura but is unsuccessful. Snyder escapes just before the bell but eats a big shot as the round comes to an end. They touch gloves to begin the 3^rd round. Matt lands a few shots before he is slammed very hard from Beals. He quickly gets into position and goes for the armbar and gets the tapout with 1:08 of round 3, bowing to the crowd after the victory. Beals looked extremely active and confident in his wrestling especially for someone making their cage debut, good fight from both.

Fight three saw Randy Fields vs. Martin “No Mercy” Sandage. Fields starts the fight out with a leg kick followed by several good shots. Martin quickly takes him down and begins to rain shots before sinking in a tight guillotine choke at 1:03 of round 1. Martin Sandage via guillotine 1:03 round 1.

The next bout was between “Kid Dynamite” Jake Nealy and the much taller Sean Silvers. The fight begins with a quick touch of gloves and a simultaneous takedown from Nealy.    With the crowd booing Nealy for the apparent “cheap shot” (as one crowd member shouted) Silvers gets back to his feet but eats a big knee to the face. The fight is brought back to the mat where Nealy sinks in a finishing arm triangle choke 1:00 into round 1 for the victory.

Fight five pitted Julian Carrillo against Jon Gardner. Julian throws a few quick leg kicks to start the round. Jon goes for a takedown followed by a guillotine choke but his shoulder pops out of socket. Julian Carrillo is declared the winner by tapout due to injury 0:25 into round 1.

The next bout saw Mike “Maniac” Gillman vs. Jeremy “All Day Long” Ducheteau. Mike misses with a huge right to begin the round. Both fighters go to the mat and Mike quickly goes for a guillotine but has the position reversed and Jeremy goes for the rear-naked choke. Mike throws shots from the bottom then reverses the position. Mike gets a huge slam on Ducheteau followed by vicious blows which end Jeremy’s night 1:07 of round 1 due from TKO from strikes.

Hampton setting up the rear naked choke

Fight 7 was a lightweight bout between Matt Dillon and Shawn “Half Breed Beast” Hamton. Matt lands a quick leg kick to begin the fight and eats a straight right from Shawn. Dillon is in the kneeling position trying to get back up while Shawn begins hit him with several unanswered shots. He works for the RNC as he continues to rain down shots. A great body triangle from Shawn allows him to keep the hold tight and eventually sink in the rear-naked choke 1:45 of round one. Shawn Hamton wins via RNC 1:45 into round one in an impressive performance.

The next bout saw Daniel Moore vs. Austin “Rain Man” Burke. Austin catches Daniel’s kick early on and slams him to the canvas. Both fighters lock up guillotines but neither have it deep enough to threaten, both are really just holding on for position. Burke gets the mount position and starts to rain down heavy body shots and head shots. Burke goes for an armbar attempt which is close but Moore pulls out only to fall into an even better triangle from Burke and is forced to tap 2:20 into round one. Burke looked impressive and confident in this bout especially on the ground.

Knock Out of the Night

The next fight was between Kyle Mccammack and Wade Fitzpatrick. Both fighters touch gloves and Kyle starts out with a huge right hand which lands flush buckling Wade and dropping him to the canvas. Kyle thinking the fight was over walks away momentarily but the ref motions to keep fighting. He quickly jumps on Wade and unleashes several more crushing shots overwhelming Wade and knocking him out. By far, this was the knockout of the night and also set a new Iron Cage Clash record for quickest knockout. Mccammack wins 0:07 into round 1 via brutal KO in his cage debut.

Women’s Grappling Match

Borges looks for the takedown

The next bout was a women’s grappling match between Katie Fry and Caylea Borges. Katie goes for a quick standing guillotine but Caylea reverses it. Once on the ground Katie again tries to secure the guillotine but Caylea remains calm and stacks Fry eventually gaining mount. Caylea finally gets out of the guillotine and gains full mount. Fry rolls giving Borges her back and Borges quickly attempts a rear naked choke, but the round ends before she succeeds. Katie begins the second round with another standing guillotine attempt and pulls guard with it. Caylea quickly gains full mount and almost simultaneously transitions to side mount. From there Caylea executes a von flue choke leaving Katie tapping out at 0:53 into the second round. The crowd was really pumped up during this female grappling bout, both fighters showcased solid ground skills during this contest.

Fight 11 saw Dustin Gardner vs. Ryan Garrity. Both fighters start with a back-and-forth clinch battle which turned into a position battle on the ground. Ryan finally gains dominant position and gets in Dustin’s guard as Gardner goes for the triangle choke but doesn’t secure it. Ryan hits Dustin with a good uppercut but eats a couple good knees once they clinch. Ryan falls into Dustin’s guard and rains down several punches before the bell rings. The fight is called and Garrity is declared the winner 3:00 into round one due to verbal submission as Dustin chooses not to continue the bout.

Submission of the Night

In the co-main event, experienced amateur Jason Richards took on undefeated fighter “Mo” James Mogollon in a lightweight contest. James starts the fight out with a front kick and avoids a combo from Richards. He gets the clinch and slams Richards with an incredibly powerful suplex. James goes for a rear-naked choke but Jason maintains good wrist control. James delivers some extremely vicious knees to the body of Richards. Once they get back to their feet, James hops on Richards back while he is standing and locks in a fantastic rear-naked choke ending the fight 1:20 into round one. Despite a few other very good submissions, this one took the cake as it was incredibly exciting and gets Submission of the Night.

The next fight was a light-heavyweight collision between Ariel Andrade and Josh “the Bulldog” Patterson. Ariel starts the fight off with a good body kick, and quickly gets his opponents back once they are on the ground. Ariel moving fast on his feet lands six or seven big shots while on Josh’s back. Ariel suplexes Josh and lands several more shots and the fight is called 1:33 into round one. I was very impressed with Ariel at this weight class, it seems like a good weight for him as compared with him at heavyweight.

Fight of the Night

Lee throwin the round opening leg kick

Next up was fight 14 between Henry Goonen and Josh Lee. Both are tentative to start the bout with Henry landing a leg kick early, followed with a good exchange with Josh getting the best of it. The fight goes to the ground with Josh in Henry’s guard. Lee throws some knees as Henry continues holding Henry with a tight body clinch from the bottom. Back and forth shots with no significant damage from either fighter. Lee controls the fight with short shots as the round ends. Round two begins with a leg kick from Lee followed by a few punches which miss from Goonen. Lee lands another good leg kick and dodges a huge right from Henry. Lee drops Goonen with a hard shot and begins to throw knees to the body. Lee gets back up and kicks at Goonen’s legs several times as Gonnen appears content to stay on the ground. The ref stands Goonen up and they resume action. After landing a few more shots to Goonen before getting the takedown, Lee pulls off a beautiful heel hook and forces Henry to tap 2:22 into round 2.

Another co-main event bout put 9-3 Kurtis Findley up against undefeated 6-0-1 James “the Juggernaut” Brown in a lightweight contest. Brown starts out with a spinning back kick that lands but is caught with a right that knocks Brown to the canvas. Findley throws punches wildly trying to finish Brown, however Brown is quick to his feet clinching Findley and steadily drives him across the cage.  As Brown pins Findley against the cage and attempts a take-down, the fight is stopped 0:46 into round one from referee stoppage due to a cut above Browns left eye.

The next fight ended quicker than the last as heavyweights Jeff “the Juggernaut” Szakacs and Ed Leflore took to the cage. Jeff throws a high kick that missed badly to begin the fight. Ed rushes in and pounds Jeff with shots to the body and head while he tries to get back to his feet but its too late and the fight is called 0:20 into round one TKO due to strikes.

Thomas Wheeler and Dusty “Lights Out” Hampton matched up in fight 17. Dusty starts out throwing a huge bomb and both get into a good back-and-forth exchange on the feet. Dusty is winging huge rights at Thomas as they both fall to the mat. Hampton goes for a guillotine but Thomas escapes and finishes quickly with a von flue choke 1:18 into round one.

Fight 18 saw Joe Lowe vs. Jerry Brooks in a slugfest. As the fight begins Lowe comes at Brooks with several wild shots and they clinch in the corner. Lowe pulls guard and quickly gets into the mounted position. He lands several shots most of which are blocked by Brooks. Both fighters get back to their feet and a wild exchange ensues with both fighters landing multiple shots without regard to technique as the crowd gets into it. Both men are just flat out brawling at this point. More wild punches land from both as the bell rings to end the round. Round two begins with a touch of gloves and acknowledgement from both fighters as this has been a slugfest. Brooks pulls guard and quickly sinks in a guillotine choke :23 into round 2 ending the brawl. Both fighters look exhausted but embrace each other in what was a good back-and-forth standup battle.

The next fight was between ATT fighter Daniel Sansone and Jerricho Helming. Daniel began the fight with a quick takedown and both fighters reverse positions several times. Daniel goes for the rear-naked choke but Jerricho gets out and both get back to their feet. Jerricho gets a takedown and tries to land shots but Daniel has good control from bottom. Daniel gets a takedown as the round ends, but has to verbally submit due to his left shoulder popping out of socket. Jerricho is declared the winner 3:00 of round one due to verbal submission in what promised to be a good fight.

The final bout of the evening saw Chris “the Cannibal” Hole vs. Justin Moorefield. Chris goes for a takedown and Justin immediately follows with a guillotine attempt. Both get back to their feet and throw a series of kicks with both men missing. Justin hits Hole with a solid left and moves in for another guillotine attempt. The round ends in a stalemate with Justin inside Chris’s guard but he does not want to come out for round 2 and the bout is called. Chris Hole wins via verbal submission 3:00 into round one.

I.C.C presents “Premier Challengers” showcased some talented individuals who are sure to make a name for themselves in future Premier Cage Fighting events. Iron Cage Clash’s next show will take place on October 23^rd, 2010. For more details on becoming a fighter, or if you are just wanting to train; call (765-621-4105) for more information on Iron Horse Martial Arts.

Quick Results:

Anthony Hill defeated Jacob Sorrecs in the 1^st Round via Tapout due to Triangle Choke

Josh Beals defeated Matthew Snyder in 1:08 of the 3^rd Round via  Tapout due to Armbar

Martin Sandage defeated Randy Fields in 1:03 of the 1^st Round via Tapout due to Guillotine Choke

Jake Nealy defeated Sean Silvers in 1:00 of the 1^st Round via Tapout due to Arm Triangle

Julian Carrilo defeated John Gardner in 0:25 of the 1^st Round via Tapout due to shoulder injury

Mike Gillman defeated Jeremy Duchetau in 1:07 of the 1^st Round via Referee Stoppage due to Strikes

Shawn Hampton defeated Matt Dillan  in 1:45 of the first Round via Tapout due to Rear Naked Choke

Austin Burke defeated Daniel Moore in 2:20 of the first Round via Tapout due to Triangle Choke

Kyle McCormack defeated Ward Fitzpatrick in 0:07 of the 1^st Round via KO

Caylea Borges defeated Katy Fry in 0:53 of the 2^nd Round via Tapout due to Von Flue Choke

Ryan Garrity defeated Justin Gardner in 0:00 of the 2^nd Round via Verbal Submission

James Mogollon defeated Jason Richards in 1:20 of the 1^st Round via Tapout due to Rear Naked Choke

Ariel Andrade defeated Josh Patterson in 1:33 of the 1^st Round via Tapout due to Strikes

Josh Lee defeated Henry Goonen in 2:22 of the 2^nd Round via Tapout due to Heel Hook

Kurtis Finley defeated James Brown in 0:46 of the 1^st Round via Referee Stoppage due to a cut

Edward Laflore defeated Jeff Szakacs in 0:20 of the 1^st Round via Referee Stoppage due to Strikes

Thomas Wheeler defeated Dustin Hampton in 1:18 of the 1^st Round via Tapout due to Von Flue Choke

Jerry Brooks defeated Joseph Lowe in 0:23 of the 2^nd Round via Tapout due to Guillotine Choke

Jerricho Hemley defeated Daniel Sansone in 0:00 of the 2^nd Round via Verbal Submission

Chris Hoel defeated Justin Morfield in 0:00 of the 2^nd Round via Verbal Submission

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