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Main Event
For the Lightweight Championship
155 lbs Roy Whitaker vs Humors Lacplesis
Latvian’s all over the world cried bitter tears into their Rīgas Melnais balzams as national hero, Humors "Mug Crusher" Lacplesis, failed in his lightweight title defence against Roy "SweetPea" Whitaker. Whitaker, a Pensacola native, earned his title shot by soundly defeating Barnabas Ungar at CFC 439. Lacplesis welcomed him to Main Event with a swift kick to the nuts, sending Whitaker to the canvas and drawing groans from the men in attendance. His penis swollen like it was never meant to be, Whitaker got up and was nearly toppled again a minute later with a hard, and this time legal, leg kick. Lacplesis hesitated a half second too long and Whitaker bounced back to control the final three minutes of the round. The second and third rounds belonged to Lacplesis as adrenaline wore off and the fighters settled down into their gameplans. For the champion, it was to slow Whitaker down with a combination of leg kicks and body shots. Whitaker landed some great shots of his own, but he was getting winded and a little wary after numerous hooks to the body. Heading into the controversial fourth round, it was the champ up 2-1 on all cards. The fight changed a little bit the last two rounds as Lacplesis was able to initiate a succession of clinches, forcing both fighters to find their spots in close. Neither man was truly successful in the clinch, but Whitaker was more forceful in breaking it up when he wanted too. Was that the deciding factor? The fight went the full five rounds and the fighters left it in the hands of the judges. Four of the five rounds were unanimous and were split by challenger and champion. Only the fourth round was judged differently; two of the judges saw it one way, one judge saw it the other. Result: New Lightweight Champion, Roy Whitaker by Decision (Split)
Co-Main Event
155 lbs Akaro Horiguchi vs Tyler Wrexham
Former lightweight champion, Akaro "Kid Lightning" Horiguchi, will get another shot at the 155 lb belt after slipping by Tyler "T-Rex" Wrexham. In a what-could-have-been moment, Wrexham wrecked Horiguchi in the first minute of the fight, landing a beautiful combo that knocked him to the ground, bleeding from an ugly cut. Horiguchi somehow held on and even managed some offence of his own while he lay on his back, counting the circling birds over his head. He took a couple of deep breaths in his corner after the first bell and recovered enough to win the second round easily. Smart clinch defence after the second round allowed Horiguchi to avoid the worst of Wrexham’s devastating knees and that was enough for two of the judges to award him the round and the win. Result: Akaro Horiguchi by Decision (Split)
Undercard
145 lbs Diogo Jimenez vs Tommy Walcott
Diogo “Don’t Call me Diego” Jimenez got submitted in his CFC debut and vowed to not make the same mistake against "Gypsy" Tommy Walcott in this important featherweight battle. Walcott, in his first CFC fight, wanted to keep the fight in the clinch where he could put his weight advantage to good use. Jimenez had other ideas and the two battled for position for much of the fight. There wasn’t much to distinguish the two; a lot of Muay Thai striking by Walcott which Jimenez blocked or avoided followed by brief periods of decent stand-up fighting. Jimenez was not only the busier of the two, he was also more accurate. All three judges agreed. Result: Diogo Jimenez by Decision (Unanimous)
170 lbs Johannes Tulikoura vs Cory McDonnell
That’s three in a row for Johannes Tulikoura. Randy Orton with fire balls for hands didn’t need the fireballs, but he made good use of the hands against Cory "Give em Hell" McDonnell. Even though the fight went the distance, it was a one-sided and easy victory by Tulikoura. He stuffed all-but-one takedown attempt by the brown belted McDonnell, and added a good mixed arsenal of kicks and punches. McDonnell couldn’t get near, the stiff leg kicks negated his speed advantage, and Tulikoura cruised to victory. Result: Johannes Tulikoura by Decision (Unanimous)
135 lbs Chester Drawers vs Dingleberry Jones
I’m a sucker for clever names and Chester Drawers is almost that. He pushed himself into challenger position in the competitive bantamweight division with a very quick submission win over Dingleberry Jones. Jones had the right gameplan, using his great leg kicks to keep Drawers away, but it didn’t last. Drawers ducked under the body shot by Jones and tossed him to the mat. Working feverishly, Drawers worked himself onto Jones’ back and choked the life out of him. Result: Chester Drawers by Submission (RNC)
135 lbs Nuri Jafar vs Leo Vuce
Two bantamweights a little farther down the totem poll, Nuri Jafar and Leo "Master of Puppets" Vuce fought a tough three round fight. Leo Vuce falls to 17-16 (1-1 in CFC) after being unable to execute his gameplan. Poor takedown completion led to missed groundwork points, a spot where Vuce seemed to have the advantage. Jafar did nothing fancy, just steadily scored in all phases of the fight and came away with the win. Result: Nuri Jafar by Decision (Unanimous)
145 lbs Anthon Van Der Dusse vs Long Schlong
Anthon Van Der Dusse’s beard is awesome! His record? Not so much. He improves to 15-23 after a surprising first round knockout of opponent, Long Schlong. I don’t think anyone expected Schlong to lose, let alone so easily. He got caught on his heels and taken down to the mat early in the first. He didn’t seem to mind, working hard from the bottom and trying to catch Van Der Dusse in a guillotine. Van Der Dusse successfully fought off five sub attempts and then started pounding Schlong’s face into the mat. Not pretty. Result: Anthon Van Der Dusse by TKO (Strikes)
155 lbs The Royal Savage vs Elay Arson
Manager Meyer Lansky’s newest fighter, The Royal Savage made quick work of Elay Arson. Savage shook off some good punches by Arson, then countered a body shot into a knockdown. Savage popped right back up, but got caught again with the next strike which sent him spiralling into sleepy-time land. Result: The Royal Savage by KO (Punch)
185 lbs Wilky Pierre vs Oleg Liguy
Haitian Wilky "Thunder" Pierre beat up old man Oleg "Easy B" Liguy in 30 seconds, staying undefeated in five fights under manager Stewie Griffin. Liguy’s morale is at an all-time low after failing to get anything done against Pierre. Clinch, Takedown, Triangle Choke, Tap. Result: Wilky Pierre by Submission (Triangle Choke)
135 lbs Sun Chang vs Doesnt Matter
The name says it all. Doesnt "Really" Matter showed up, but didn’t care, in a robotic loss to Sun "Huy" Chang. Chang won, but needs to do something about his clothes; he’s been wearing the same Sportivite clothing since May and he stinks. Result: Sun Chang by Decision (Unanimous) |
