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IKF &
ISCF Representatives Mike & Terri Storm
The crowd was ready, the fighters were pumped and the card was volatile at
the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, Illinois on Saturday, March
31, 2007 for the
REVOLUTION FIGHT
NIGHT I
"ANARCHY IN THE RING"
The guys at HCX International,
Brian Thompson, James and Ron Hill, know how to put together an
event in the face of adversity. The State of Illinois is attempting to take
control of all styles of fighting, amateur and professional, and modifying the
rules of such events to satisfy their own wishes and make it difficult to have
an exciting program.
In fact, the state successfully managed to shut down an event elsewhere in
the state on this very night. In spite of this, the guys at HCX crossed all of the t's, dotted all of the
i's and put together a card involving Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing
featuring both Professional and Amateur fighters.
Special congratulations must go to all of the fighters and trainers for
being ready to fight.
The pre-fight weigh-ins, paperwork, rules meeting and physicals went off
without a hitch which allowed the event to start "on time"…how
often does that happen??!!! Before the results of the night, I want to
recognize Lisa Dzik and Maggie Mangaliag for putting on a Muay
Thai Rules exhibition.
Here are the Results of the night…
- AMATEUR BOUTS
- AMATEUR MMA - Lightweight
Ron
Gilb (0-1, Cicero, Illinois, Bob Schmer) Vs
Rick
"Ricardo" Lamas (1-0, Top Notch, Elmhurst,
Illinois, Macario Ramos)
A cautious and slow start as each fighter
appeared reluctant to take a risk. They wound up in a clinch where each began
throwing knees to the others body. Eventually, Lamas got his arms
around Gilb's body and threw Gilb onto his back. Lamas,
from a top mount, threw several punches to Gilb's head causing Gilb
to concentrate on covering up. Lamas was able to stand and grab Gilb's
legs. He threw them aside and gained a full mount on Gilb while
continuing the punching assault to Gilb's head. Gilb turned to
his stomach, exposing his back to Lamas and allowing Lamas to
put a rear naked choke on him.
At 2:15 of Round
1, the fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by Tap Out-Ricardo
Lamas.
- AMATEUR MMA Welterweight
Luke Niles (1-3, Sandwich, Illinois, Mike
Clemens) Vs
Daren
Smith (1-0, Peoria, Illinois, Ryan Blackorby)
Both
fighters started the round punching at each other until Niels shot for a
takedown. He came up short and as he stood up, Smith shot and took Niels
down to the canvass. They wrestled around but neither was able to get the
upper-hand. Referee Al Wichgers had to stop them, stand them and
re-start them. The round ended with a slight edge going to Niels on 2
of the 3 judges cards.
Round 2: Smith was able to take Niels down fairly easy this
round several times but was unable to get an advantage. When the referee stood
the fighters up a third time, Smith was able to take Niels down again
and gain side control. Smith got Niels bent arm and placed him
in an arm-bar (Kamura).
At 2:56 of Round
2, the fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by Tap Out-Daren Smith.
- AMATEUR MMA Welterweight
Luke
Bilski (1-0, Force Toro, Bull Ridge, Illinois, Sean Burke)
Vs
Casey
Wiley (0-1, Team DeVore, Mt. Zion, Illinois, Jeff DeVore.)
To
start the fight, Wiley threw a round kick to Bilski's head and
followed it up with a takedown. Wiley got the top mount but was unable
to do anything from there. They rolled around for a while until the referee
stood them up. Again, Wiley took Bilski down. While in the top
mount, Wiley got too high and gave Bilski a straight arm
allowing Bilski to put him in a straight armbar.
At 2:00 of Round 1, the fight was stopped by Referee Al
Wichgers. Winner by Tap Out-Luke Bilski.
- AMATEUR MMA Welterweight
Rich Graveline (1-2, Olympic Arena, Manteno,
Illinois, Peter Farais) Vs
Mike
Perry (2-0, Team DeVore, Mt. Zion, Illinois, Jeff DeVore)
Perry
threw a kick to Graveline's body to start the fight. Graveline
caught the leg and threw Perry around onto the canvass allowing him to
jump onto Perry's back. Graveline put Perry in a rear
naked choke but was unable to cinch it in for the submission. Perry got
out of the choke, twisted around and was able to stand. Again, Graveline
was able to get onto Perry's back after another successful takedown.
This time Graveline threw a number of punches to Perry's head.
Perry again twisted around, got out of danger and stood up. While in
the standing position, Perry threw a hard right hook that hit Graveline
on the left cheek and sent Graveline down to one knee. Perry
failed to follow up and allowed Graveline to stand. Graveline
took Perry down once again and finished the round by pounding Perry
until the bell rang. The right hook by Perry to Graveline's
face opened a cut under Graveline's eye. Between rounds, Doctor Bruce
Hertz came in to look at the cut and determined it was too severe for Graveline
to continue.
At the end of Round 1, the fight was
stopped by the doctor. Winner by TKO-Mike Perry.
- AMATEUR Muay Thai Rules Middleweight
Tim Martin, (1-0, Force Toro, Bull Ridge,
Illinois, Ricardo Perez) Vs
Ivan Wolshlager, (0-1, Team Lightning
Kicks, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Amir Killah.)
The round started with Martin
coming across the ring throwing a right kick to Wolshlager's body
followed up by a right punch to his head. Wolshlager clinched and Martin
proceeded to knee him in the body. Martin controlled the round in the
clinches as Wolshlager appeared to be bothered by Martin's knees
to his body.
Round 2: Martin started the round attacking. His main
weapon this round appeared to be his leg kicks. He threw one kick to Wolshlager's
legs earning a flash knockdown. When Wolshlager got up, Martin
kicked his leg again and again put Wolshlager down. Referee Al
Wichgers gave Wolshlager an 8-count when he was slow getting up.
The round finished with Martin's vicious leg kicks.
Round 3: This round was much like the previous round. More Martin
leg kicks delivered to Wolshlager earned him several more flash
knockdowns. In an effort to gain some relief from the leg kicks, Wolshlager
tried to clinch with Martin. It only gave Martin the chance to
work the knees to the body again. A hard well placed knee by Martin put
Wolshlager down for the last time.
At
1:08 of Round 3, the fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by
TKO-Tim Martin.
- AMATEUR MMA Lightweight
Tim
Potter (0-1, Double Tap Fight Crew, Plainfield, Illinois,
Charles Wilson) Vs
Brendon
Stutzman, (3-0, Chicagoland MMA, Sugar Grove, Illinois, Kyle
Solberg.)
Lots of flailing of arms and legs to start the fight but
nothing effective was thrown. In a clinch, Potter was able to throw
Stutzman and land on top but was unable to do anything. The referee
stood the fighters up where Stutzman began to connect with punches to
Potter's head. Potter took
Stutzman down again but as before the referee had to stand them after a
period of inactivity before the round ended.
Round 2: This round was much like the first round where they were
up and down twice. The third time down, Stutzman was able to get to
Potter's back and was able to put Potter in a rear naked choke.
At 1:57 of Round 2, the fight was stopped by Referee Al
Wichgers. Winner by Tap Out-Brendon Stutzman.
- AMATEUR Kickboxing - International
Rules Middleweight
Eric Newingham,
(3-2, Team DeVore, Mt. Zion, Illinois, Jeff DeVore) Vs
Daniel Park, (0-1, Top Notch,
Elmhurst, Illinois, Macario Ramos.)
Park came to the event
expecting to fight Muay Thai but his opponent (Nick Mart )
became ill and was unable to compete. Newingham came to the event
expecting to fight International Rules and his opponent (Clinton Brown)
was a "No Show". The fighters were only 6 pounds different in
weight and both came to fight so they paired up together to fight.
Round 1: Both fighters came forward swinging to end it early with
little effect until they settled down and started picking their shots. After
several leg kick exchanges, Newingham moved in with a series of left and
right punches to Park's head. He knocked Park down earning him
an 8 count. The round ended with both fighters exchanging blows.
Round
2: The round began with heavy exchanges. Park, the Muay Thai
fighter, let his instincts kick in and clinched Newingham to throw knees
which are illegal in an International Rules match. Referee Al Wichgers
warned Park not to use knees. As the round progressed, Park was
caught using his knees again and received 1 point deduction. Again, later in
the round, Park received a warning for a low blow and a second point
deduction for using his knees. The round ended with hard exchanges from both
fighters.
Round 3: Early in the round, Park was caught using
his knees again.
At :23 of Round 3, the fight was
stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by Disqualification, Eric Newingham.
- AMATEUR MMA Super Heavyweight
Joe
O'Brien (1-0, Force Toro, Bull Ridge, Illinois, Sean
Burke/Ricardo Perez) Vs
Jon
Jordan (0-1, Team DeVore, Mt. Zion, Illinois, Jeff DeVore.)
The
fighters wrestled around in the standing position for a period of time trying to
prevent the other from getting the upper hand. Eventually, O'Brien was
able to get Jordan down and get Jordan's back but was unable to
do anything with it causing the referee to stand them and re-start them. O'Brien
threw a kick to Jordan's body but slipped and fell to the canvass. Jordan
dropped on O'Brien but O'Brien was able to slide sideways and
escape to the top position. O'Brien had a chance to put 2 arm bars on
Jordan but Jordan was able to twist out of them. As Jordan
was twisting his body around, O'Brien took the opportunity to grab Jordan's
leg and apply an ankle lock that Jordan couldn't escape from.
At 2:09 of Round 1, the fight was stopped by Referee Al
Wichgers. Winner by Tap Out-Joe O'Brien.
- AMATEUR MMA Bantamweights
Kyle
Dietrich (1-0, Pekin Martial Arts Academy, Pekin, Illinois,
Justin Abaite) Vs
Jacob Ritchie (5-3, Springfield Fight Club,
Springfield, Missouri).
Both fighters exchange punches early. Ritchie
staggers Dietrich with a right hook to the jaw and takes Dietrich
down to continue punching Dietrich from the top mount. Dietrich
successfully tied Ritchie up long enough to recover and force the
referee to stand them up. Ritchie was aggressive and went to finish
Dietrich early. Dietrich was patient and remained calm while
waiting for Ritchie to make a mistake. Dietrich's patience paid
off as Ritchie got too high and gave Dietrich a straight arm which Dietrich
locked into an arm bar.
At 2:28 of Round 1, the
fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by Tap Out-Kyle Dietrich.
- PRO BOUTS
- Pro Muay Thai Super Middleweight
Cyrus Washington, (2-2, Double Tap Fight
Crew/Team HCX, Int'l, Marshall, Michigan) Vs
Brandon Mahoney, (0-2, Springfield
Fight Club, Springfield, Missouri, Clyde Hicks).
13 kicks landed before
the first punch landed in this scheduled 5 round fight. Both fighters threw
vicious leg and body kicks to the other. Neither fighter had shown any
advantage until Washington threw a round kick to Mahoney's head
that missed but set up a reverse side kick that caught Mahoney in the
ribs and ended the fight.
At 1:51 of Round 1, the
fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by TKO-Cyrus Washington.
- Pro MMA Welterweight
Charles Wilson, (4-4, Double Tap Fight
Crew/Team HCX, Int'l, Plainfield, Illinois) Vs
Amir Khillah, (0-2, Team Lightning Kicks,
Kalamazoo, Michigan, Brian Skjold).
Round 1: Wilson took
Khillah down and worked from the side mount with little effect causing
the referee to stand them up. They kicked and kneed each other for a while
until Wilson took Khillah down again with a full mount while
throwing several punches to Khillah face giving Khillah a bloody
nose. The attack stalled so the referee stood them up again. Each fighter
threw more kicks and knees, Wilson took Khillah down again and
the round ended with Wilson on top.
Round 2: Several kicks
and knees by both fighters to start the round until Wilson took Khillah
down with a top mount. Wilson attempted a quick arm bar but missed it
and opened him self up for Khillah to switch positions and get on top.
Nothing happened so the referee stood them up. More kicks and knees with Khillah
possibly having the edge from the standing position as the round ended.
Round 3: Wrestling around was ineffective until Wilson took
Khillah down. Again the referee stood them up. After more clinching
and wrestling, Khillah failed at an attempt to sweep Wilson.
Khillah ended up pulling Wilson down on top of him. With Wilson
now in a full mount, he pounded Khillah with a flurry of lefts and
rights to the head. Khillah was unable to defend himself and told
Referee Al Wichgers he was finished.
At
4:23 of Round 3, the fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by
Submission-Charles Wilson.
- Pro MMA Lightweight
John Paun, (4-6-2, South Holland, Illinois)
Vs
Dustin Neace, (14-8-1, Damage Incorporated,
Greenwood, Indiana.)
Neace took Paun down quickly
gaining a side mount and throwing knees to Paun's body. Paun
attempted to twist around and reverse positions but got his body too high
allowing Neace to get his legs up around Paun's head and
catching Paun in a triangle choke.
At
1:53 of Round 1, the fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by Tap
Out-Dustin Neace.
- Pro MMA Light Heavyweight
Bobby Martinez, (11-4-0, Team Truth,
Huntington, Indiana, Guy Hinton) Vs
Davion Peterson, (13-4, Damage Incorporated,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Scott McCorkle.)
Peterson shot quick,
took Martinez down and gained a top mount while throwing punches to Martinez'
head. Peterson passed to a half mount but in doing so he gave Martinez
a chance to escape. Martinez stood up only to be taken down by Peterson
again. This time Peterson gains a full mount punching Martinez
in the head. In an effort to cover up, Martinez rolled over to his
stomach giving Peterson his back. Peterson quickly threw a rear
naked choke on Martinez.
At 3:10 of Round
1, the fight was stopped by Referee Al Wichgers. Winner by Tap Out-Davion
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