Plymouth Memorial Hall was the scene of the crime for Cage Titans XIV this past Saturday night, April 13th. The event featured 17 action packed fights highlighted by the crowning of 3 new amateur champions as well as a successful title defense for pro 155lb champion Jimmy ‘Jimbo Slice’ Davidson. The main event saw Jimmy Davidson making quick work of challenger Jeremy Ross by stopping him with elbow strikes from the crucifix position, same position and stoppage he won the title with last July. The defense improved Jimmy’s record to 6-0 with an equal spilt of 3 wins by submission and 3 wins by TKO, 5 out of 6 coming within the first round. Vacant titles were up for grabs in the amateur ranks and Dan Lopez, Ruso Khubejashvili and Manny Bermudez all walked out of the cage with new belts around their waists. At 155lbs Dan Lopez relied on his Muay Thai background, landing crippling leg kicks that took the steam right out of Brain Allard, to pull out a 5 round, unanimous decision victory. For the 145lb title, Ruso Khubejashvili notched the win in an odd ending when his opponent Ricky Proctor unfortunately dislocated his shoulder while shooting for a takedown, causing a verbal submission in the second round as he dropped to the mat. Not the decisive win that Ruso hoped for but a win none the less for the top ranked fighter, improving his record to 5-0. The final amateur title fight of the night was in the 135lb division and saw Manny Bermudez showing off his superior ground game by submitting George Nassar via kimura in just a little over a minute in to the first round. Below please find results as well as various media outlets that covered the event.
AMATEUR FIGHTS
Fight 1: 150lb AM – Dan Dubuque (0-1, DCNU) vs Craig Coombes (1-0, Broadway JJ/Carlson Gracie)
WINNER DUBUQUE VIA UD
Fight 2: 145lb AM – Charlie Clark (0-1, Independant) vs Ken Bailey (0-0, Florian MMA)
WINNER BAILEY VIA TKO RD1
Fight 3: 125lb AM – Shane Decristoforo (2-4, TriForce) vs Jessie Pires (0-2, Team BKJA)
WINNER DECRISTOFORO VIA RNC RD3
Fight 4: 170lb AM – Jason Carter (0-0, Independant) vs Sean Sparrow (0-0, ProElite)
WINNER SPARROW VIA RNC RD1
Fight 5: 135lb AM – Irving Cotes (1-1, Underdog) vs David Mejia-Giraldo (1-0, Broadway JJ/Carlson Gracie)
WINNER MEJIA-GIRALDO VIA UD
Fight 6: 170lb AM – Addison O’Neil (2-0, DCNU) vs Peter Luciani (1-0, Nexus)
WINNER O’NEIL VIA ARMBAR RD1
Fight 7: 145lb AM – Eoghan Lunney (0-1, NSMA) vs Ricky Bekerian (2-0, SSSF)
WINNER BEKERIAN VIA HEADKICK KO RD2
Fight 8: 155lb AM – Kirk Florian (1-0, Florian MMA) vs Stephen Langlais (1-5, Team BKJA)
WINNER FLORIAN VIA UD
Fight 9: 150lb AM – Kyle Bockniak (1-1, Broadway JJ/Carlson Gracie) vs Jeff Perez (2-0, NEXUS)
WINNER BOCKNIAK VIA UD
Fight 10: 185lb AM – Mike Zatek (1-1, ProElite) vs George Abele (3-1, Sityodtong)
WINNER ZATEK VIA RNC RD2
MAIN CARD
AM 155lb Lightweight Title Fight (Vacant title)
Dan Lopez (4-3, Boston Muay Thai) vs Brian Allard (2-1, Clinch MMA)
WINNER LOPEZ VIA UD
AM 145lb Featherweight Title Fight (Vacant title)
Ricky Proctor (2-0, Lauzon MMA) vs Ruso Khubejashvili (4-0, Connors MMA)
WINNER KHUBEJASHVILI VIA VERBAL SUBMISSION RD2
AM 135lb Bantamweight Title Fight (Vacant title)
Manny Bermudez (2-1, SSSF) vs George Nassar (3-2, Wai Kru)
WINNER BERMUDEZ VIA KIMURA RD1
Pro 170lb Welterweight Fight
Bobby Flynn (1-1, ProElite) vs Richard Bormann (0-0, Greenlight MMA)
WINNER FLYNN VIA TKO RD1
Pro 200lb Catch Weight Fight
Justin Burrill (2-2, SSSF) vs Hector Sanchez (3-8, Allaire)
WINNER BURRILL VIA TKO RD1
Pro 205lb Light Heavyweight Fight
Kevin Haley (Pro Debut, Team Anubis) vs Travis Lerchen (5-9, CCFA)
WINNER HALEY VIA TKO RD1
Pro 155lb Lightweight Title Fight
Jeremy Ross (6-4, Gladiator) vs ‘Champion’ Jimmy Davidson (5-0, Sityodtong)
WINNER DAVIDSON VIA TKO RD1
AWARDS
Amateur SUB of the Night
Mike Zatek
Amateur Fight of the Night
David Mejia-Giraldo vs Irving Cortes
Amateur KO of the Night
Ricky Bekerian
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MEDIA
Photography – Courtesy of RichO’s Photography
Video – Courtesy of ProVizion Video
Reviews
Northeastmma.net
http://www.northeastmma.net/archives/8789
WesternmassMMA.com
http://www.westernmassmma.com/2013/04/cage-titans-4132013-live-updates.html
Mass-MMA.com
http://www.mass-mma.com/2013/04/15/cage-titans-14-results/