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Lloyd A No Show, O’Farrell Submits Ashaur In One!

Posted on: October 26, 2009

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Saturday night October 24, 2009 the Island Hall Exhibition Hall in Greeley Colorado opened their doors to Clash of the Titans fans and the fans showed their support by packing the venue.

The event would feature a big screen TV giveaway, pyrotechnics, mass T-shirt giveaways and 11 bouts including one women’s MMA match and four titles.

The show was scheduled to showcase two Colorado super heavyweights, both undefeated and both making their pro debut.

Ryan Martinez showed up to the weigh-ins ready to do battle, but his opponent Louis Lloyd was a no show.

No one from Lloyd’s team knew a reason for his absence so until the details are available lets hope that he and his family are safe and healthy.

In the main event of the night George Ashaur faced Rory O’ Farrell for the Clash of the Titans 205 lb. MMA title. Ashaur opened with a long jab, but O’ Farrell immediately closed the distance, got the clinch and secured a takedown into side control.

On the ground O’ Farrell set in a head and arm triangle choke, hopped to side control on the other side to close it off and at :43 of round one when Ashaur lost consciousness the referee stopped the bout and O’ Farrell got the title.

Kyan Hampton faced Raquel Pennington for the Clash of the Titans 130 lb. women’s MMA title.

Early on each fighter was striking well with both working into and out of clinch range. Pennington set in a standing guillotine choke and fell back to guard looking to close it off. Hampton defended the choke until the round ended.

Round two saw Pennington open with a viscous head kick that staggered then dropped Hampton. Pennington followed up with strong GNP before securing back control and at :45 of round two she got the RNC closed off for the title winning submission victory.

Anthony Alirez faced George Morgan for the Clash of the Titans 270 lb. MMA title.

Early in round one Alirez dropped Morgan with a punch and followed him to the mat to work between GNP and submission attempts for almost the entire round. To end the round Morgan got a sweep into mount in order to land two solid punches before the bell ended the round.

Round two saw strong and accurate striking from each with both fighters displaying their ability to take a punch as well as the ability to deliver. Morgan lost a point partway through the round when he landed an illegal ceiling to floor elbow strike to the spine of Alirez.

Round three was nonstop striking action early with each fighter landing strong enough punches to make sweat fly off of the head of the other. Alirez shot for a takedown but Morgan defended, took back control and used his GNP to get the TKO stoppage and the title at 1:20 of round three.

Ricardo McKeney faced Nick Laney for the Clash of the Titans 155 lb. MMA title.

There was back and forth action between ground work and standing striking with Laney controlling position near the end of the round by transitioning from a standing guillotine to mount to back control for GNP.

Round two saw McKeney initiate the clinch but Laney turned him into the cage and landed a strong striking flurry that culminated with a punch that dropped McKeney.

Laney followed up with more strikes on the ground to win the title by way of TKO at :45 of round two.

Nick Meyer faced TJ Nunnely.

Meyer earned an early knockdown then worked nonstop between GNP and submission attempts. Nunnely weathered the pressure and came up on top after the fighters had a brief exchange of ankle lock attempts.

Meyer scrambled to his knees, then to standing before setting up a guillotine choke and falling back to attain full guard. At 2:52 of round one Meyer got the choke closed off for the submission win.

Jose Martinez faced Dennis Maes.

Martinez closed in with punches that Maes answered with strikes of his own.

Martinez pushed Maes into the cage and landed a left hook to stun Maes followed by 1-2 more punches in order to secure the KO win at :28 of round one.

Carlos Marquez faced Michael Martinez.

Marquez used strong striking early to set up his takedown. Martinez was able to scramble back to standing, work into the clinch and get his own takedown to work his GNP attack from side control. Marquez was able to scramble into back control and end the round with his own GNP and RNC attempt.

Round two saw Marquez with strong striking. On the ground Martinez was close with a Kimura submission attempt, but after Marquez escaped, the fighters scrambled back to standing.

On the feet the action stopped so the referee could replace the mouthpiece of Martinez after it was dislodged by punches from Marquez.

On the restart Martinez landed a head kick, followed with punches and was able to put Marquez on the mat when he rushed forward. Martinez followed him to the mat and with his GNP he got the TKO win at 2:29 of round two.

Ryan Fotheringham faced Andrew Yates.

Each fighter had a strong striking flurry before Yates scored a double leg takedown. For the rest of the round Fotheringham was active with submission attempts while Yates improved his position to set up GNP.

To start round two Yates threw a flurry that knocked Fotheringham down. Yates followed up with GNP from half mount to get the KO win at :23 of round two.

James DeHerrera faced Julian Gonzales.

DeHerrera got an early takedown but Gonzales transitioned well to back control to set up an RNC. DeHerrera escaped and from inside the guard he worked GNP to end the round.

Round two saw Gonzales show strong striking before DeHerrera got a takedown. On the ground both fighters put their grappling and wrestling on display before the action slowed and the referee stood the fighters.

Gonzales again landed solid strikes before DeHerrera got another takedown. Gonzales set in a triangle choke attempt that was defended until the end of the round.

Round three had both striking well before DeHerrera got the takedown. Gonzales was active off of his back and DeHerrera stood and let Gonzales up so he could score another takedown. Gonzales was active off of his back while DeHerrera worked GNP to end the fight.

When the scorecards were totaled it was a split decision victory in favor of DeHerrera.

Jesus Melendez faced Matt Manzanares.

There was a prolonged feeling out process from the combatants before Manzanares closed in with punches and kept up the flurry until he got the TKO win at 1:08 of round one.

Andrew Alirez faced Calvin Smeeds.

Alirez got a quick takedown, took mount, worked GNP then set in his fight winning head and arm triangle choke at 1:30 of round one.

“Of The Night” moments:

Classy speech of the night goes to Ryan Martinez. Ryan came into the ring to tell the crowd why he would not be fighting. When the crowd booed his opponent Ryan stated, “We don’t know why he didn’t make it, so for now lets just hope that he and his family are safe.”

Nick name of the night goes to Kyan “Pepper” Hampton.

Knock out of the night goes to Jose Martinez for winning his bout by way of KO at :28 of round one.

Two fighters share chin of the night honors. Anthony Alirez and George Morgan for trading shots repeatedly that would have rendered many fighters unconscious, yet they just kept going.

Recovery of the night goes to Kyan Hampton. She took a full power kick flush to the face and even though it dropped her she was able to keep battling.

Kick of the night goes to Raquel Pennington for the head kick she scored to drop her opponent.

Submission of the night goes to Rory O’ Farrell for his title winning head and arm triangle choke that rendered his opponent unconscious.

Fight of the night goes to George Morgan and Anthony Alirez. Their title bout went into the third round with multiple occasions where they stood toe-to-toe throwing and landing, “bombs” that each was able to withstand in order to keep pressing forward while keeping the crowd guessing who may get the win.

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