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Mickey Hughes vs. Nick “The Savage” Duell

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

The time has come for our main event of the evening. This bout is brought to you by profighting-fans.com and Intimidation Clothing. This fight is for the NAAFS Interim Pro Series Welterweight Championship.  Duell fights for Strong Style as well as Ohio BJJC and Hughes fights for H2O MMA and Main Street MMA.

Hughes scores a takedown and moves to mount. Duell uses the cage and reverses the action. Duell is in Hughes’ guard and both fighters are dealing punches to the head. Hughes scrambles and sweeps. Hughes has side control. Huges loads up a huge punch and never throws it. Duell throws a strong head kick and Hughes counters with a right that drops Duell. Duell hangs tough, nearly loses his mouthpiece and looks for a leg lock.  Duell is dealing some fierce elbows from the bottom and the round ends with punches in bunches from both men. Hughes takes round 1 10-9.

Duell begins round 2 with a nasty body kick that drops Hughes. Duell even lets out a grunt and looks energized. He throws bombs into his opponent’s head and body until the referee jumps in and stops the fight.

Nick “The Savage” Duell is your new Interim NAAFS Pro Series Welterweight Champion. Congratulations to Nick as we bring another NAAFS event to a close. Thanks to Intimidation Clothing for allowing me to bring you all of the exciting action from Rock n Rumble 4.

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Dan “Dragon” Spohn vs “Big” John Hawk

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

This fight has been a long time coming, originally scheduled for Fight Nite in the Flats VI. Hawk is the current NAAFS Pro Heavyweight Series Champion. Hawk has the Strong Style nation escorting him to the cage.  As previously mentioned in our interview, John Hawk always has colored hair for his fights. Tonight, his black mohawk with red on the sides match his red and black Clinch Gear trunks. Hawk’s beard and goatee are even matching his color scheme. Hawk looks cool and composed, as does Spohn. They receive their instructions, touch gloves, and here we go.

Spohn is fighting  southpaw, Hawk orthodox. Hawk looks for a takedown and Spohn stuffs it. Spohn looks for a shot and Hawk catches him with a few knees. Hawk digs for and scores a takedown. Spohn has a guillotine, but has Hawk to his side. Spohn lets go of the choke and Hawk postures up. Marcus Marinelli and Pablo Castro are shouting instructions but the rest of the arena is quiet. Hawk is following instructions and is inflicting lots of damage to the ribs of Spohn. Hawk deals more punishment and Spohn looks to be weary. Round 1 ends with Hawk scoring a vast majority of the damage. 10-9 for John Hawk.

Round 2 begins with a flurry of punches. Spohn grabs a guillotine and Hawk slips free. Spohn lands a solid knee to the face of Hawk. Spohn scores a takedown and cuts Hawk’s eyebrow with an elbow. Hawk is working a high guard and even looks for a triangle or armbar before going back to a lower guard. Spohn takes Hawk’s back and rains down punches. Both men are sweating profusely and Spohn slides off and goes to his back. Hawk ends up in Spohn’s guard. 10-9 for Spohn.

Spohn is looking sharp with his hands. Hawk takes Spohn to the cage and begins to knee the legs of Spohn.  Hawk is bringing the thunder with knees against the cage. Spohn inadvertently kicks Hawk to the groin and Hawk catches his wind. Spohn with some high kicks and Hawk has a solid chin. Hawk presses the action against the cage again. Hawk with footstomps, knees and dirty boxing. Spohn is throwing wild punches that glance off of Hawk’s head. Hawk scores a takedown and begins to grind. The takedown may have won the fight for Hawk as I had each fighter winning a round to this point. Hawk seems to have woken up and is putting the pressure on.  The fighters hug in the center of the cage and we await the decision.

Dan “The Dragon” Spohn takes the fight by unanimous decision. Spohn is a gracious winner and thanks a multitude of sponsors, his fans, and the NAAFS.

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Mike Nesto vs. Donny “Eagle Eye” Walker

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

The lights go down and the expertly narrated hype video rolls on the big screens. The NAAFS Pro Series Featherweight Title is on the line here. Now would be a good time to let the readers know about www.IntimidationClothing.com and www.IntimidationMMA.com, a proud sponsor of Donny “Eagle Eye” Walker. Walker is  also sponsored by profighting-fans.com Ever hear of those guys? Check out Intimidation for the latest in MMA-themed apparel, including the recently-released Donny Walker signature t-shirt. Many in attendance tonight are sporting the shirts and they are sharp-looking in person.

GriffonRawl brings Walker out to the cage and all are clad in the previously-mentioned Donny Walker Signature T-Shirt. Nesto is the 2006 NAAFS Amateur Lightweight Champion. Both fighters have comparable builds, but Nesto is known for his Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Nessto takes  quick shot and Donny is fighting hit hard. Nesto gets the takedown and Donny gets guard. Nesto looks for a D’Arce choke and Donny fights through it. Another D’Arce attempt and Donny turns into Nesto. Nesto drops for a guillotine, bails and moves to rubber guard. Nesto is one cool customer as is Walker, who is fighting of submission after submission. Nesto throws up a triangle and cuts Donny’s hairline. Nesto transitions to an armbar and nearly submits Walker, who has his hand poised to tap. Walker holds tough as round 1 ends. 10-9 for Nesto, possibly 10-8 with a dozen or more submission attempts.

The doctor takes a long hard look at the cut on Walker’s head and says Walker is good to go. Nesto shoots quickly and Walker adjusts and refuses to be taken down. Nesto is still working for the takedown. Walker reverses position and scores the takedown and moves to half guard. Walker is raining down punches now. Back to Nesto’s guard. Nesto hips up and Walker goes for a very unconventional spinning kick towards the grounded Nesto. Nesto throws more elbows and has cut the other side of Walker’s forehead. Round 2 10-9 Walker.

Nesto shoots to begin round 3 and after a brief scramble, Walker slips loose. Nesto wants Walker to jump into his guard but Walker wants a stand-up fight. Front kick by Walker. Low blow by Walker and Nesto is given time to regain his breath. There is a short break in the action as the referee is reattaching the padding to one of the cage posts. Back to action and Nesto shoots. Walker is not giving it up easily. Nesto is eating elbows for his efforts. Nesto goes to his back and Walker is on his feet. Walker throws an errant ax kick and catches Nesto below the belt as time expires. Walker10-9.

Round 4. Walker throws a jumping spinning kick and Nesto shoots for a takedown.  Walker ends up on top and begins grinding away. Walker looks to pass and the referee stands the fight up due to lack of action. Nesto shoots and eats a knee. Walker throws hammer fists and elbows to the skull of Nesto. Nesto cannot finish the takedown.  Walker beckons Nesto to stand up.  Walker gets in sideback control and is giving Nesto a beating. Knees to the ribs, body and head punches. Since Round 1, we have seen a different Donny Walker and a tired Mike Nesto. Round 4, no question, goes to Donny Walker.

The fighters touch gloves to start round 5. Nesto on a shot. He takes walker to his butt. Walker’s back to the cage and now to his feet. Nesto in on yet another shot. Walker seems to be calculating his next move, holding onto the punches and elbows that he threw previously. Nesto goes to his back and Walker begins peppering the hammer fists. Nesto keeps digging for the takedown. Walker’s elbows to the ribs of Nesto are really making Nesto wince. Nesto will not abandon the single leg and Walker keeps defending. Nesto scores the takedown at the buzzer and this fight is going to the cards. The fighters hug in the center of the cage. Great sportsmanship, regardless of the winner.  The amount of punishment dished out by the fighters will leave both men sore for the next few days.

The judges score the fight for Donny Walker in a unanimous decision. The Madison Police Department now has a champion among their ranks. Congratulations to new NAAFS Featherweight Pro Series Donny Walker.

In the post-fight interview, Walker is asked about the possibility of a call-up to the WEC, but Donny says he will fight no matter where he is signed.  Nesto hangs out in the cage to once again congratulate Walker. Class act, that Nesto.

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Terry Blackwell vs. Frank “The Tank” Carabello

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Carabello is the former Interim NAAFS Pro Series Lightweight Champion and had the 2008 NAAFS Knockout of the Year. If memory serves me, Carabello briefly fought for Strong Style, but now he fights for Fearless Fight Team.

It took all of about 6 seconds for the audience to start a “Frank the Tank” chant. I cannot stop replaying the scene from Old School in my head.  He gonna do one. He gonna do one.  The opening minutes are a feeling out process and Carabello is throwing more  strikes. Lots of kicks and jabs and hooks out of Carabello.  A frenzy of action Carabello goes down and Blackwell drops Carabello momentarily with a punch. Carabello comes up into a shot and Blackwell snatches a standing guillotine and presses it into the cage where he peppers Carabello with knees until the round ends. Tough round to score. 10-9 Blackwell on the strength of his knockdown and guillotine attempt.

Round 2 and more feeling out on the feet. Blackwell is blocking everything punchwise that Carabellow throws at him. Neither fighter shows any sign of taking the fight to the ground. If they re content with a standup war, so am I.  Blackwell has a nasty looking welt on the inside of his lead (left) leg from Carabello’s kicks. Lots of jabbing and circling and the crowd is getting antsy. More “Frank the Tank”  chants. Blackwell looks for a shot and is unable to take it down. Carabello throws a wild spinning backfist and the action comes to a close in round 2.  Close round for Carabello 10-9.

According to my incredibly unbiased and more incredibly unofficial card, I have the fight as even. The winner of this round could take the fight.  Both fighters seem to want to stay at a far range from the other. The punches that land are blocked and the leg kicks just glance. Carbello is swinging wildly and is striking with more urgency at this point. Wild sho attempt by Terry and Carabello shoves him away.  More “Frank the Tank: chants. Hopefully there will be no streaking through the quad and into the gymnasium. The action is picking up as time draws to a close. Blackwell seems to have woken up and is bringin the pressure. Carabello swings wildly as Blackwell backs away.  Time expires and Carabello jumps on top of the cage as if he has the fight in the bag.

This one is going to the judges’ scorecards. After 3 rounds, all 3 judges have the bout for Frank “The Tank” Carabello by score of 29-28.  A victory video for Frank “The Tank” Carabello.

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Jeremy Holm vs. Stipe Miocic

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Jessica Eye is interviewed between fights to hype her upcoming fight at Eve of Destruction against Marissa Caldwell. Eye is pumped and ready. If you haven’t already, make sure you get your tickets for that event in September, it is bound to be exciting!

Miocic is from Strong Style and according to my interview with John Hawk, Stipe is his toughest competition at Strong Style. Stipe has the Strong Style faithful in his corner and looks very calm in the corner during introductions. The first minute is a feeling out process, but when Stipe gets his opponent’s timing, he drops Holm with a heavy right and brings the referee in with a flurry of punches. Your winner by first round TKO is Stipe Miocic.

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Billy Vaughan vs. Ryan Lang

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

In a battle of Ohio wrestling superstars, we should see some excellent grappling.  Lang is a four-time OHSAA state champion out of St. Edward’s High School in nearby Lakewood. Vaughan was a state runner up, so this should be a test of who has evolved other skills.

Lang looks for a quick shot and works the inside trips  to no avail. Vaughan is demonstrating some excellent takedown defense and Lang is throwing everything he has at Vaughan. Vaughan finds a guillotine in a scramble and snatches it. Vaughan locks in the choke and ends the fight in the first round. Billy Vaughan wins by first round submission (Guillotine Choke).

in his post-fight interview, Vaughan says he is dropping to 135 lbs and wants to be the best in the world. Best of luck to Billy.

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Brandon Inskeep vs. Doug Kulbis

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Between fights, Dan Hornbuckle is interviewed and he talks about his time in Bellator. Hornbuckle talks about his 7 hour drive and mentions that he will be once again fighting in a Bellator tournament for another shot at the belt. Hornbuckle is switching gears and will call the action from this next fight from the announcer’s table.

Kulbis fights for Evolve MMA and is brought out to the cage by his entire team, which includes a winner from earlier tonight, Bhrandon Poindexter.  Kulbis is the 2009 Amateur Featherweight Champion for the NAAFS. Kulbis takes a southpaw stance and Inskeep shoots. Kulbis maneuvers around and takes back control. Kulbis is landing lots of shots to the ribs of Inskeep. Inskeep regains full guard. Kulbis scrambles and locks in a triangle choke as time expires, too little too late. Kulbis seemed to focus on the ribs of Inskeep. 10-9 Kulbis.

Round 2. Spinning backfist by Inskeep. Kulbis takes it to the ground, gains backmount and locks in a rear naked choke. It is just a matter of time. Kulbis wins by 2nd round rear naked choke.

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Niko Boscarino vs. Kevin Zalac

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

This fight is the first pro bout of the evening. Kevin Zalac is the reigning NAAFS Amateur Middleweight Champion.  This liveblog is brought to you by Intimidation Clothing. Check out what they have to offer at www.IntimidationClothing.com and the newly launched www.IntimidationMMA.com. After you go to  those sites, make sure you come back to www.profighting-fans.com for the latest news in mixed martial arts.

Boscarino looks to tap gloves and throws a punch. Boscarino looks for a takedown and Zalac momentarily goes to guard before standing back up. Boscarino throws some nasty knees and is hammering away at Zalac’s face and midsection. Zalac is turning away from Boscarino. Boscarino lifts to slam and Zalac rolls with the slam and ends up in side mount on top of Boscarino. Nice veteran move by Zalac. Zalac works for an armbar and gets lifted and slammed for his troubles. Zalac is a crafty grappler and takes Boscarino’s back. Zalac with punch and he opens up Boscarino’s neck. Bocarino is flat and is taking lots of punches and elbows. Boscarino taps? Boscarino taps. At the point wwhen Boscarino tapped out, Zalac was postured up and was not throwing strikes at all. Strange. Both fighters look gassed. Zalac moves to 9-0-1 after the tapout victory.

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Chase Owens vs. Zac Gobel

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

This is probably a matchup of the 2 best nicknames I have ever heard. Chase “Why You Do Em Like That” Owens vs. Zac “Bad News at 11″ Gobel. Really guys. Great work on the nicknames. Gobel’s bad news just may be his bright pink trunks. Both fighters are in great shape and are very lean. Gobel is ranked #2 in the NAAFS Amateur Middleweight Division.

Gobel with a quick shot and there is a nice scramble. Owens takes the top and moves to backmount position with 2 hooks in. Gobel is trying to come out the backdoor and sweeps to the top. Owens uses the cage to sweep and is in the halfguard of Gobel. Gobel is digging for a leglock and time expires. Tough round to score, but I will give it to Owens

Round 2. Gobel takes a shot and moves to backmount. Gobel is high and Owens pulls him off. Owens is now on top in half guard. Owens in full mount. Owens is looking for rear naked choke. Not much going on here. Round 2 ends. Another round for Owens 10-9.

Gobel shoots and can’t do much on the ground.  Owens is to his feet and Gobel again takes him down. This time, Goebel moves to half-guard. Gobel looks for a guillotine and loses position. In a scramble, Owens takes Gobel’s back and Owens is content to punch  and knee from behind. Ref stands thefight up. Nice flurry at the end and this one is going to the judges.

The judges have this one for Owens by Unanimous Decision.

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John Reed vs. Jeff Hughes

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

another light heavyweight bout. Hughes is ranked #1 in the NAAFS amateur light heavyweight division. He has pro series champ AJ Aechliman in his corner.

Hughes is peppering Reed with jabs and heavy leg kicks. Reed is taking damage to his thighs and is switching stances to protect. Hughes looks cool in the cage and it could just be a matter of time before he has his way. 10-9 Hughes.

Hughes clinches and throws some solid knees to the body. Hughes outside trips and takes Reed’s back. Reed tries to escape and Hughes takes half guard position. Hughes is patient and punishing Reed. 10- 9Hughes, maybe 10-8.

Hughes back to the leg kicks in round 3.  Lots of clinch work and Hughes gets another outside trip.  Hughes is looking for full mount.  Scramble and Reed is eating shots. Hughes stands up and drops a superman punch as time expires and the ref jumps in. All 3 judges had the fight as 30-27 for Jeff Hughes. Nice fight.

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