34 fighters and a full house of fans, friends and family took over Plymouth Memorial Hall for Cage Titans XV this past Friday night, July 26th. Many fans in attendence, including members of the media, were hailing this as the best event ever at the Hall, stating that a new bar had been set. The night began with an emotional tribute to Shayne Stephenson, a Cage Titans fighter who had passed away the month prior, and his memory and imagery was seen and felt throughout the building the entire night. During the fights we witness a stunning head-kick KO, 2 titles changing hands, one champion successfully defending his belt and a Main Event war that ended dramatically in the last 8 seconds of the fight! The Main Event was a double pro debut as Remo Cardarelli and Shane Decristoforo squared off in a rematch of sorts, they faced off as amateurs exactly a year ago in which Remo won via first round armbar. On this night these two warriors battled back and forth and with just 10 seconds left in the final round everyone anticipated it going to the judges scorecards when Remo fell back from mount, securing an armbar which forced Shane to tap with just 8 seconds left. The first amateur title fight of the night saw ‘Smooth’ Kenny Murphy successfully defend his 125lb amateur belt in a 5 round, all out war with challenger Jesse Gutierrez. Jesse established his effective style of stand-up early in the fight which then forced Kenny to rely on his wrestling in order to pick up the split decision victory. The other two amateur title fights saw the belts change hands as the challengers came in and took it to the champions in rather quick fashion. The heavyweight title fight lasted less than a minute but was full of action. Champion Ed Gillis and Mario Gonzalez came out swinging but after a huge slam takedown from Gillis a scramble ensued and Mario came out of it with a standing guillotine that Gillis had no choice but to tap from. 145lb champion Ruso Khubejashvili came in with the belt and an unblemished record but all of that was gone in just 26 seconds. Both challenger Peter Barrett and champ Ruso were known for their brawling styles and they lived up to their reputation when they met in the center of the cage and just started unloading on one an other, before Pete connected with a perfectly placed left hand, winning by KO. Below please find results as well as various media outlets that covered the event.
AMATEUR FIGHTS
Fight 1: 150lb AM – Charlie Clark (0-2, Independant) vs David Espino (0-1, Team Trifecta)
WINNER ESPINO VIA TKO RD1
Fight 2: 155lb AM – Kyle Bochniak (2-1, Broadway JJ) vs Michael Robertson (0-1, Independant)
WINNER BOCHNIACK VIA RNC RD1
Fight 3: Hvy AM – Floran Kacaku (0-1, Doomsday) vs Corey Silva (0-0, Lakeville MMA)
WINNER KACAKU VIA UD
Fight 4: 160lb AM – Derek Peterson (0-0, Team JKD) vs Kevin Schneider (0-0, SSSF)
WINNER SCHNEIDER VIA UD
Fight 5: 140lb AM – Scott Decristoforo (0-0, TriForce) vs Jimmy MacDonald (0-0, FightZone)
WINNER MACDONALD VIA TKO RD1
Fight 6: 125lb AM – Johnny Melo (0-0, Wai Kru) vs Jessie Pires (0-3, Team BKJA)
WINNER MELO VIA TKO RD3
Fight 7: 185lb AM – Edwin Flores (1-0, Team Anubis) vs Shane Mulligan (0-0, CCFA)
WINNER MULLIGAN VIA TKO RD2
Fight 8: 135lb AM – Chris Suarez (1-2, Allaire) vs JP White (2-1, Lauzon)
WINNER WHITE VIA ARMBAR RD1
Fight 9: 145lb AM – Max Barrett (1-1, MAXX Training) vs Ken Bailey (1-0, Florian MMA)
WINNER BARRETT VIA TKO RD1
Fight 10: 170lb AM – Dan Phelps (2-0, TriForce) vs Richard Hunter (2-1, DCNU)
WINNER HUNTER VIA GUILLOTINE RD2
Fight 11: 170lb AM – James Manning (2-1, Team Xcel) vs Felix Gomez (1-1, Florian MMA)
WINNER GOMEZ VIA TKO RD2
MAIN CARD
AM 125lb Flyweight Title Fight
Jesse Gutierrez (2-1-1, Connors MMA) vs ‘Champ’ Kenny Murphy (5-0, Team Link NH)
WINNER MURPHY VIA UD
AM Heavyweight Title Fight
Mario Gonzalez (2-1, Team United) vs ‘Champ’ Ed Gillis (2-1, Doomsday MMA)
WINNER GONZALEZ VIA GUILLOTINE RD1
AM 145lb Featherweight Title Fight
Peter Barrett (3-2, MAXX) vs Ruso Khubejashvili (5-0, Connors MMA)
WINNER BARRETT VIA KO RD1
Pro 165lb Catch Weight Fight
Chris Paolini (0-2, Mendes Martial Arts) vs Keegan Hornstra (0-7, Team KAOS)
WINNER HORNSTRA VIA GUILLOTINE RD1
Pro 175lb Catch Weight Fight
Tim Silva (1-1, Rage MMA) vs Jesse Merrit (0-1, Team Anubis)
WINNER MERRIT VIA UD
Pro 125lb Flyweight Fight
Shane Decristoforo (Pro Debut, TriForce) vs Remo Cardarelli (Pro Debut, USMMA)
WINNER CARDARELLI VIA ARMBAR RD3
AWARDS
Amateur SUB of the Night
Kyle Bochniak
Amateur Fight of the Night
Edwin Flores vs Shane Mulligan
Amateur KO of the Night
Jimmy MacDonald
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MEDIA
Photography – Courtesy of RichO’s Photography
Video – Courtesy of ProVizion Video
Reviews
Northeastmma.net
http://www.northeastmma.net/archives/9270
http://www.northeastmma.net/archives/9295
WesternmassMMA.com
http://www.westernmassmma.com/2013/07/bosss-cage-titans-xv-review.html
Mass-MMA.com
http://www.mass-mma.com/2013/07/27/cage-titans-results-barrett-bros-ko-their-way-to-victory/
