NEWS & RESULTS

DUPEES DEFENDS TITLE & TWO NEW CHAMPS CROWNED AT THE WAVE

Saturday, July 11, 2009 (Appleton, WI) by Maxwell Destree-Wisconsin Combat Sports
Wisconsin Cage Fighting delivered on all levels last night at The Wave Ballroom in Appleton WI.

There was a large, boisterous crowd on hand to witness Combat Grappling, Pankration, both amateur and professional MMA fights, as well as THREE Amateur Title Fights!

There were your Knockouts and Submissions, but not a single fight finished in a unanimous decision, instead fight fans were greeted with several close split decision fights.


Professional Fights:
In the Co-Main event of the evening Chris "Swiss" Befera would win in a tough fought split decision victory over Jake "The Bad" Omen. The first round ended with Befera connecting on several punches, dropping Omen, but Befera couldn't finish him off before the bell.

The second round ended with "The Bad" Omen in full mount on Befera raining down fists. During the third and final round Befera was beating Omen with stand-up, but Omen would finish the round on the ground once again with the mount on Befera. This was a close fight between ex-training partners that was truly an up and down battle.

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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

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"CLASH OF THE TITANS"
Milwaukee Harley-Davidson
Saturday, June 16, 2009
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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 relentlessly.

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 assault 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 Choudhury 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

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