As it was annouced this past weekend at ‘Brawl at the Hall’ during intermission, MMA actions returns to Plymouth Memorial Hall on Saturday, April 13th. No official fights have been released as of yet but early rumors are pro title defenses for both Tateki Matsuda (135lb champion) and Jimmy Davidson (155lb champion).
Be sure to follow along on the Cage Titans FC fan page as more information and match-ups will be released there over the next month.
This past Saturday night Plymouth Memorial Hall played host to ’Brawl at the Hall’ which was the first MMA event of 2013. The event itself was co-headlined by two amateur title fights, one in which Brian Sparrow captured the vacant 170lb title in impressive fashion cementing himself as the top welterweight amateur in New England. Sparrow made quick work of his opponent, KOing him in just 25 seconds, which led to his 4th victory in his young career all coming via finish (3 subs, 1 KO) in the first round. As for the other title fight, in an epic battle for the 125lb belt Kenny Murphy and Remo Cardarelli had the fans on their feet the entire 25 minutes cheering as both men went back and forth at a tremendous pace. In the end Kenny walked away with the decision and the first ever Bantamweight title but this was definitely a fight that both guys walked away winners and both have bright futures in the sport. Below please find results as well as various media outlets that covered the event.
AMATEUR FIGHTS
FIGHT 1: 145lb AM – Sandro Ibrahimovic (0-0, Nova Unaio) vs Max Barrett (0-1, MAXX)
WINNER BARRETT VIA UD
FIGHT 2: 150lb AM – Justin Lozada (0-0, Independant) vs Tony Ellison (3-0, Lauzon MMA)
WINNER ELLISON VIA ARMBAR RD1
FIGHT 3: 160lb AM – Jose Quinones (0-0, Allaire) vs Dan Phelps (1-0, Triforce)
WINNER PHELPS VIA RNC RD3
FIGHT 4: 170lb AM – JC Lima (0-0, Dungeon MMA) vs Peter Luciani (0-0, Nexus MMA)
WINNER LUCIANI VIA GUILLOTINE RD1
FIGHT 5: 145lb AM – Shayne Stephenson (2-6, Independant) vs Manny Bermudez (1-1, SSSF)
WINNER BERMUDEZ VIA GUILLOTINE RD1
FIGHT 6: 135lb AM – Chris Suarez (0-1, Allaire) vs Brian Squadrille (1-3, Nova Unaio)
WINNER SUAREZ VIA KO RD1
FIGHT 7: 145lb AM – Joey Siekierski (0-0, Greenlight) vs Ricky Proctor (1-0, Lauzon MMA)
WINNER PROCTOR VIA RNC RD1
FIGHT 8: 160lb AM - Ruso Kubecov (3-0,Connors MMA) vs Peter Barrett (3-2, MAXX)
FIGHT DID NOT HAPPEN DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUE ON FIGHT NIGHT
MAIN CARD
Pro 155lb Lightweight Fight
Keegan Hornstra (0-4, Team KAOS) vs Sean Nichols (Pro Debut, Sityodtong)
WINNER NICHOLS VIA RNC RD1
Pro 150lb Catch weight Fight
Josh Beauparlant (0-2, Greenlight MMA) vs Johnny Campbell (4-4, SSSF)
WINNER CAMPBELL VIA TKO RD1
Pro 185lb Middleweight Fight
Josh Mellen (2-10, Wolfgang MMA) vs Pierry Pierre (3-2, CCFA)
NO CONTEST DUE TO ACCIDENTAL STRIKE TO BACK OF THE HEAD
Pro 200lb Catch weight Fight
Hector Sanchez (2-8, Allaire) vs Ryan White (3-1, SSSF)
WINNER WHITE VIA ARMBAR RD1
Amateur 170lb Welterweight Title Fight (Vacant title)
Hiago Fontura (2-1, Triboro/Rivera) vs Brian Sparrow (3-0, ProElite)
WINNER SPARROW VIA KO RD1
Amateur 125lb Bantamweight Title Fight (Vacant title)
Ken Murphy (3-0, Team Link NH) vs Remo Cardarelli (3-0, USMMA)
WINNER MURPHY VIA UD
AWARDS
Amateur SUB of the Night
Dan Phelps
Amateur Fight of the Night
Sandro Ibrahimovic vs Max Barrett
Amateur KO of the Night
Chris Suarez
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MEDIA
Photography - Courtesy of RichO’s Photography
Video – Courtesy of ProVizion Video
Reviews
Northeastmma.net
http://www.northeastmma.net/archives/7388
WesternmassMMA.com
http://www.westernmassmma.com/2013/01/brawl-at-hall-plymouth-memorial-hall.html
Cage fighting action makes it first trip of 2013 to Plymouth Memorial Hall for ‘Brawl at the Hall’ on Saturday, January 26th. The card features over 15 Mixed Martial Arts fights including 5 pro match-ups and 2 title fights between 4 of the best amateurs in New England. Battling for the vacant 125lb title, Remo Cardarelli (3-0, USMMA) and Kenny Murphy (3-0, Team Link Hooksett) put their undefeated records on the line against one an other to see who walks away with the belt and bragging rights as the best flyweight in the area. In addition, the vacant 170lb title will also be on the line that night when submission specialist, undefeated Brian Sparrow (3-0, ProElite) takes on fast rising Hiago Fontoura (2-1, Triboro), who was last seen in the Cage Titans’ cage making quick work of top contender Tim Leary in under a minute.
As for the pros, Ryan White (SSSF) and Hector Sanchez (Allaire Fitness) will meet in a rematch of a fight that happen last year in which Ryan won by tap out via side choke. Since then, Hector has hooked up with a new fight team and has gone 2-2 with two first round finishes, including an 8 second KO, and last Cage Titans’ show called Ryan out after his win. In other action we will see the pro debut of “The Ginger Ninja” Sean Nichols, who is now training full-time with Sityodtong, when he takes on a highly motivated Keegan Hornstra (The Shop) in the lightweight division. Also making his pro debut that night will be Tunde Odumusu (Rukus) taking on Zack Costello (1-1, MAXX) at a catchweight of 165lbs. Johnny ‘Cupcakes’ Campbell (SSSF) looks to right his ship after dropping his last 3 fights when he takes on Josh Beauparlant (Greenlight) in the featherweight division. And finally, Pierry Pierre (CCFA) will make his return to the cage after over a year long lay-off to do battle with Josh Mellen. Both these guys make it no secret that they want to stand-up and trade strikes so expect a stand-up war in this one and quite possible the KO of the night winner coming out of this fight.
Others ammys in action: Brothers Pete and Max Barrett, brothers Chris Suarez and Jose Quinones, JP White, Ricky Proctor, Manny Bermudez, Mike Zatek, Elysee Sannon, Dasha Hamilton, Myles Reid, Dan Phelps, Louis Caballer, Brian Squadrille, TJ Holt, Tony Ellison and Amatuer debuts of Peter Luciani, Sandro Ibrahimovic, Joey Siekierski, JC Lima and Meg Dixon.
Be sure to follow along on the Cage Titans FC fan page as specific match-up will be highlighted over the next two weeks leading up to the event. And to view the full fight card, click on the ‘Fighters’ tab at the top of the page.
This past Saturday night the Local 103 IBEW Union Hall played host to Cage Titans’ latest fight card titled “Glory”. This installment featured a huge amateur heavyweight showdown that ended in shocking fashion, the long awaited pro debuts of 3 former #1 ranked amateurs and Billly Giovanella cementing himself toward the top of the pro rankings with a quick win over a New England MMA icon. Below please find results as well as various media outlets that covered the event.
AMATEUR FIGHTS
FIGHT 1: 150lb AM – Welly Sanchez (0-0, Redline) vs Evan Aubrey (0-1, Wai Kru)
WINNER AUBREY VIA UD
FIGHT 2: 140lb AM – Ricky Bekerian (1-0, SSSF) vs Chris Suarez (0-0, Allaire)
WINNER BEKERIAN VIA UD
FIGHT 3: 185lb AM – Lorenzo Kane (0-0, Lauzon MMA) vs Stephen Kimball (1-1, Team KAOS)
WINNER KANE VIA ARM TRIANGLE RD1
FIGHT 4: 140lb AM – Shayne Stephenson (2-5, Independant) vs George Nassar (1-2, Wai Kru)
WINNER NASSAR VIA ARMBAR RD1
FIGHT 5: 170lb AM – Tim Leary (2-1, Redline) vs Hiago Fontura (1-1, Triboro MMA)
WINNER FONTURA VIA RNC RD1
MAIN CARD
Heavyweight Amateur Title Fight
Ed Gillis (1-0, Doomsday) vs ‘Title Holder’ Nick Fontecchio (1-0, Connors MMA)
WINNER GILLIS VIA KO
Pro 140lb Catch weight Fight
Josh Beauparlant (0-0, Independant) vs Kin Moy (0-0, Redline)
WINNER MOY VIA ARMBAR RD1
Pro 185lb Middleweight Fight
Joe Cloutier (0-0, Doomsday) vs Josh Mellen (1-10, Maximum Fitness)
WINNER CLOUTIER VIA AMERICANA RD1
Pro 200lb Catch weight Fight
Hector Sanchez (2-7, Allaire) vs Cody Anderson (0-0, Triumph MMA)
WINNER ANDERSON VIA SLAM/TAP OUT RD1
Pro 135lb Featherweight Fight
Dan Bonnell (11-9, Renzo Gracie NH) vs Billy Giovanella (3-0, Connors MMA)
WINNER GIOVANELLA VIA TKO RD1
AWARDS
Amateur SUB of the Night
George Nassar
Amateur Fight of the Night
Welly Sanchez vs Evan Aubrey
Amateur KO of the Night
Ed Gillis
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MEDIA
Photography – Courtesy of WesternMassMMA
Reviews
Northeastmma.net
http://www.northeastmma.net/archives/6728
WesternmassMMA.com
http://www.westernmassmma.com/2012/11/cage-titans-11102012-live-play-by-play.html
Extreme MMA News
http://www.extrememmanews.com/cage-titans-fc-glory-live-play-play-results/
New England Brawler
Cage Titans is excited to announce the full fight card for the upcoming Saturday, November 10th return to the Local 103 Union Hall in Boston. The original card suffered a string of injuries and pull-outs but the show must go on and the matchmaker had to work overtime to make sure replacements were found. Either way, the fighters set to get locked in the cage together will be sure to put on a show! The main event will feature former top ranked 135lb fighter Dan Bonnell (11-9, Renzo Gracie) battling fast rising superstar Billy Giovanella (3-0 pro, Connors MMA). Billy is a former state champion wrestler who just currently cracked the Top 10 135lbers in New England after winning his first 3 pro fights in a two month span. In Dan though, Billy will be taking on by far his biggest test to date. Dan is a legand in New England MMA and has fought a whose who in the region and has stepped in the cage for every prominant promotion in the area. Dan is equally dangerous on the feet as he packs a tremendously powerful right hand and being a product of Renzo NH can submit anyone on the ground. As for Billy, his style is not a secret as he relys on his wrestling to take fights to the ground at will and grinds out decision victories by dominating position and using his ground and pound. This fight will be interesting on a couple levels, will Billy try to take it to the ground with the threat of Dan’s submission game or will we see a stand-up battle?
Triumph MMA’s Cody Anderson will be making his long awaited debut at Glory against Hector Sanchez from Allaire. Cody had a stellar amateur career rattling off a 5-0 record and earning the #1 ranking in New England. Since then though, his pro debut has been somewhat of a challange as not many have wanted to step up to fight him and when he did have something scheduled his opponent pulled out. It looked like that would be the case again here as he was originally scheduled to face two other opponents before it came to his final opponent in Hector. That being said, on 48 hour notice Hector stepped up to save the fight and the over 10 fight pro veteran will look welcome him to the ranks.
Another pro debut that has been a long time coming will be that of Joe Cloutier from Doomsday MMA. After losing his first 2 amateur fights, he went on a 5 fight win streak capturing an amateur title and the #1 ranking in New England at 185lbs. His step in to the pro ranks has been a long one spanning over 6 months including a string of bad luck, with shows being postponed, promotions cancelling events completely and opponents falling out last minute including his original opponent for this Glory event Roger Zapata who suffered a hand injury. On two and half weeks notice Josh Mellen took the fight which is sort of full circle as these two were set to fight in July but Mellen was forced to pull-out on two days notice with a staph infection. Cloutier is a big strong fighter that likes to muscle fights to the ground and work his submission game as 3 of his 5 ammy victories were way of sub. Mellen on the other hand is stand-up striker who definitely will try to keep this fight on its feet. Will this be a happy ending for Cloutier as he finally steps in the cage as a pro or will Mellen, who just settled in with a new camp at Maximum, play the role as a spoiler?
And the final pro fight will be between two amateur fighters both making their pro debuts. Former #1 ranked amateur Kin Moy from Redline will battle it out with Josh Beauparlant. Both these fighters will look to shake off some cage rust against one an other as both of them have been out of action for over a year. Kin, who calls himself the most nerdy MMA fighter, is known as a stand-up specialist but posses a very underated ground game. As for Beauparlant, he is known as the type of fighter who never backs down from a fight which showed in his amateur career by fighting in the Tournament of Champions against the likes of former top ranked ammys like Sergio Cabrera and Andre Soukhamthath.
The last fight on the Main Card will be for the Cage Titans Heavyweight Amateur Title as champion Nick Fontecchio from Connors MMA battles it out with challenger Ed Gillis from Doomsday MMA. Nick Fontecchio won the belt by stopping former #1 ranked, undefeated James Smith by TKO back in May. In that fight, Fontecchio followed his game plan to a T and used his superior wrestling to take the fight to the mat and stopped Smith via TKO in the 3rd. As for Gillis, he makes it no secret that his strength is wrestling, as he currently coaches it at Burlington High and was a stand-out wrestler back when he, himself was in school. Much like Fontecchio he used that wrestling in his last fight to completely dominate his opponent on the ground on the way to a submission victory. The story of this fight seems to be who has the better ground game and it should be interesting to see how it plays out.
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