A packed, sold-out crowd filled Plymouth Memorial Hall this past Saturday night for Cage Titans XVII. 24 amatuer fighters, 15 of them making their debuts, stepped into the cage and really started the night off in exciting fashion. From the first fight of the night ending in a quick knock-out, to the unbelievable back and forth Fight of the Night performance between Billy Connors and Nick Renuad to the controversial decision in Perez/Demko battle, the amateurs really got the capacity crowd on their feet, setting the stage for the pros! On the main card, Jesse Merrit’s stock certainly rose with his impressive first round TKO victory. Jesse relied on his boxing background and unleashed a quick combo putting his opponet on his heals before dropping to the mat, with the ref waving the fight over. Next up Billy Giovanella bounced back in the win column after dropping his past two fights (First losses of his career) by pulling out a slick triangle choke forcing his opponent to tap out in the first round. Then Kevin Haley made short work of 15 fight vet Ralph Johnson by securing a nice kimura off his back. And finally in the Main Event top ranked Juliano Coutinho cemented himself as the number 1 heavyweight in New England by dispatching of a former Bellator veteran in under 2 minutes via rear nake choke. Below please find results as well as various media outlets that covered the event.
AMATEUR FIGHTS
FIGHT 1: 115lb AM – Val Parker (0-0, Independant) vs Nick Iaciofano (0-0, USMMA)
WINNER IACIOFANO VIA TKO RD1
FIGHT 2: 125lb AM – Tim Flores (1-1, Legal Beatdown) vs Yushun Tsou (1-0, Redline)
WINNER FLORES VIA ARMBAR RD3
FIGHT 3: 185lb AM – Michell Barrish (0-0, Wai Kru SS) vs Scott Sullivan (0-0, MAXX)
WINNER BARRISH VIA GUILLOTINE RD3
FFIGHT 4: 135lb AM – Dave Baxter (0-0, USMMA) vs Javier Rodriguez (0-0, Florian MMA)
WINNER RODRIGUEZ VIA GUILLOTINE RD2
FIGHT 5: 170lb AM – Nick Renaud (0-0, Boneyard) vs Billy Connors (0-0, Boston Muay Thai)
WINNER CONNORS VIA UD
FIGHT 6: 135lb AM – Chris Suarez (1-3, Independant) vs Marc Novaco (0-0, Team Trifecta)
WINNER NOVACO VIA UD
FIGHT 7: 145lb AM – Travis Demko (1-0, Wai Kru) vs Jeff Perez (2-1, SBG East Coast)
WINNER DEMKO VIA SPLIT DECISION
FIGHT 8: 155lb AM – Mike Robertson (1-2, Independant) vs Nick Mahoney (0-0, Redline)
FIGHT SCRATCHED ON FIGHT NIGHT DUE TO INJURY
FIGHT 9 145lb AM – Aslan Otciev (0-0, Renzo Gracie CT) vs David Espino (1-1, Team Trifecta)
WINNER OTCIEV VIA GUILLOTINE RD3
FIGHT 10: 170lb AM – Carlos Correia (0-0, DCNU) vs Rich McLaughlin (0-0, Lauzon MMA)
WINNER CORREIA VIA RNC RD2
FIGHT 11: Hvy AM – Jeff Soivilien (1-0, Boston Muay Thai) vs Nick Fonteccio (1-1, Connors MMA)
FIGHT FONTECCIO VIA RNC RD2
FIGHT 12: 125lb AM – Ryan Kane (0-0, CCFA) vs Jared Dalgleish (0-0, Team Trifecta)
WINNER DALGLEISH VIA UD
MAIN CARD
Pro 175lb Catchweight Fight
Jesse Merrit (1-1, Team Anubis) vs Ryan White (4-1, SSSF)
WINNER MERRIT VIA TKO RD1
Pro 130lb Catch Weight Fight
Tommy Balzano (1-2, Team Irish) vs Billy Giovanella (5-2, Connors MMA)
WINNER GIOVANELLA VIA TRIANGLE RD1
Pro 195lb Catch Weight Fight
Ralph Johnson (6-8, Independant) vs Kevin Haley (2-0, Team Anubis)
WINNER HALEY VIA KIMURA RD1
Pro Heavyweight Fight
John Orr (6-6, Grindhouse) vs Juliano Coutinho (6-1, CCFA)
WINNER COUTINHO VIA RNC RD1
AWARDS
Amateur SUB of the Night
Javier Rodriguez
Amateur Fight of the Night
Billy Connors vs Nick Renaud
Amateur KO of the Night
Nick Iaciofano
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MEDIA
Photography – Courtesy of RichO’s Photography
Video – Courtesy of ProVizion Video
Reviews
WesternmassMMA.com
Regional Fight Sports
http://regionalfightsports.wix.com/northeast#!mma-news/c1gfy
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