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In the main event Chaun Sims matched up with the talented Kenneth Seegrist. The fighters took a brief moment for measure and locked up. Seegrist with great reaction caught a kick from Sims and drove him to the canvas.

Sims quickly gained his footing, clinched up and scored a takedown to move on and control his opponent from the back. Seegrist worked to get back to his feet and pulled in a single leg of his own.

Sims decided the ground was a good place to be and continued precise movements to counter the explosions performed by Seegrist. The ground action continued and both fighters working to improve their offensive position and deliver some strikes.

Sims extraordinary BJJ started to showcase as he took control over the ground. He worked his way to north south and locked his legs in a reverse type triangle trapping both the head and arm of Seegrist and began raining down GNP.

Sims never let up moving to side control then the mount and on to back control punishing Seegrist the whole way. Once in full control of the back Sims began to soften Seegrist with some strikes presenting him the opportunity to pull in the ending RNC at 4:16 of the first round.

Nick Mamalis and Jesse Henley matched up in the co-main event with the winner advancing to one of the final spots in the Fight to Win 145 lb Grand Prix that started this past May and will conclude in September.

Mamalis wasted no time in going for the take-down and Henley latched his arms around for a guillotine with Mamalis ending up in side control.

As the fighters began a scramble Mamalis responded with a very tight guillotine forcing Henley to tap at 1:00 of round 1. Mamalis is advancing to the third and final round of the Grand Prix.

Ron Muir and Brett Roller entered the ring to claim the other spot in the Fight to Win 145 lb Grand Prix.

Roller began with a good right kick to the body causing Muir to lose his footing and fall to the canvas.
Muir wasted no time in returning to his feet and grabbing a leg and driving Roller down on the side of the ring.

Muir began to work his GNP.  With all the commotion, the fight worked its way under the ropes and the ref was forced to relocate the action to the center of the ring. Muir was put back on top while Roller was on all fours.

The strikes began and Muir rolled to his back putting his hooks in during the process. Roller started to defend the choke and sneaked in a few strikes with Muir on his back.

It only took a moment of distraction and Muir got the arm under the chin and on to his bicep to lock in a very tight RNC an 1:52 of round 1. Muir is looking to face Mamalis for the final match up in the Fight to Win Grand Prix.

Justen Martin and Andy Cohea were set to battle for the 170 lb amateur title. This fight started with some fast paced stand up action and then hitting the ground.

The ground action did not last long as both fighters were quickly back to their feet. Martin and Cohea clinched up and moved on to a little dirty boxing.

Martin moved to a strong clinch and started with crushing knees dropping Cohea. Martin jumped on to finish what he started and the ref jumped in to put a halt to the situation at 1:31 of the first round. Martin picked up an amateur title and improved his record to 5-2 with the victory.

Joel Mickells and Anthony Werner match up for the 135 lb amateur title. Both fighters, throughout the first worked their attack with numerous reversals and landed some good strikes in the process. This made for an exciting back and forth action packed first round.

Round two began right where we left off with back and forth action and then Werner got the takedown and the fight was now on the canvas. Mickells took the opportunity to pull in his leg for a triangle at the :42 second mark of round 2.

Joel Mickells became the new FTW 135 lb title holder and in a great show of sportsmanship, Mickells went on a search for his foe immediately following their bout to introduce Werner to the rest of his family which I thought was just great see as both combatants appeared to be off for some drinks after the bried introduction.

Jeremy Kimball defeated Nick Meyer as Kimball had a couple of promising moments in the first dropping Meyer in pain but was unable to finish him off.

The second was all Kimball working big strikes and knees from the ground. At the end of the second the fighters were brought to their feet and Kimball clinched up and landed a pounding right hand.

Meyer picked himself up off the canvas  after hearing the sound of the bell.  Meyer was unable to answer the third round bell due to a cut to the left eye.

Kimball became the new 185 lb champion at the young and mold-able age of 18.  Kimball seems to have a bright future in the MMA scene as he just turned 18 about 4 months ago and has already been crowned an amatuer titlist.

Mark Mickells and John Craycraft faced off for the Fight to Win 125 lb amateur title.   This fight quickly went to the ground and Mickells instantly went to his rubber guard.   Sitting patiently Mickells waited for Craycraft to move so he could advance for a submission.

Successfully baiting Craycraft, Mickells latched in the triangle.   He began to constrict his legs and pull the head finishing off the triangle.

Mickells claimed victory at 1:02 of the first round and retained his 125 lb amateur title.

Valentine Marquez defeated Ben Deanda in a 3 round war that went the distance. This was another classic match up of two fighters with great skills neutralizing one another to the end. After all was complete Marquez walked away with a unanimous decision.

Jeremy Hastings faced up with Kyle Lemaire in an exciting battle to the second round.  Hastings struck first landing 2 clean shots to the face of Lemaire putting him to the floor in a daze.

Lemaire grabbed on to regain his composure and the ref brought the fight back standing and the fighters went back to the ground were Lemaire was content in landing some GNP for the remainder of the first round.

Round 2 Lemaire started with a take-down to mount and Hastings worked his guard. The action continued and Hastings kept an active guard and locked in the ending triangle choke at 2:33 of round 2.

Alonso Garcia and Matt Kauffman enter the ring for another 170 lb Muay Thai fight. Garcia kept a continuous pace and was the obvious ring aggressor leaving a  better impression on the judges.  All judges scored in favor of Garcia as he pick up his first fight win by unanimous decision.

JJ Mondragon and Nick Macias exchanged everything but the kitchen sink in their showdown, as both fighters left it all in the cage to a chorus of rukus MMA fans.  This fight was an all out war, with both fighters feeling the heat as both were momentarily stunned by viscous blows just to come back strong in retaliation.

It was three rounds of grueling action and one of this years most exciting fights without a doubt, but in the end it was Mondragon that prevailed by way of unanimous decision and took home the victory in yet another slug-fest.

Brice Hogle defeated Steve Johnson in a Thai bout that went the distance.  Hogle picked up his first win via unanimous decision in the 185 lb weight class.

Nick Laney defeated Troy Mumme in a great MMA bout with lots of good back and forth Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters kept an active guard and threatened with various submissions in both the first and second rounds. Round three started with an exchange and Mumme taking the fight to the ground.

At 1:55 of round 3 Laney locked in a triangle and forced Mumme to tap.

Ricky Vasquez and Keith Burns entered the ring for a debut 170 lb Muay Thai match up. Both Vasques and Burns came prepared for their first fight with exceptional condition forcing the fights winner to be determined by the judges.

Vasquez had clearly controlled all rounds with a continues pace of various strikes over the game Burns and he was issued a unanimous score of 29-28 from all three judges.

Ring Card Girls…

Written by Rick Teran/Brawlin.net

Fotos by Joe Cordova/Brawlin.net

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