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Welcome, fight fans! We’re live at the Hayashi’s Lounge, where the first event of the International Team Fighting League has just finished up. What an exciting night of fights we had for you tonight. Let’s take a quick look at the fight recaps.
Dragon Slayer (5-2-1) vs. I.P. Daily (7-6)
In the opening fight of our card, Dragon Slayer squared off against I.P. Daily. Both fighters came out looking to set the pace early in this one, as the first two minutes saw both fighters taking turn as the aggressor. The longer the round went on, the more Dragon Slayer started chopping away at Daily’s defenses using brutalizing leg kicks to soften him up. Late in the first round Slayer took his opponent to the clinch and was able to hold him there for the rest of the round. Daily came out fairly aggressive to start the 2nd round probably knowing he needed to do something to change how the fight was going, but Slayer was just too much for him. After a devastating body kick, Daily got himself into a bit of a bad position with poor footwork and ate a nasty uppercut for his troubles, which seemed to really have hurt him. Slayer smelt blood in the water and it didn’t take him long to land another devastating uppercut that sent Daily crashing to the mat, where he was quickly followed by Dragon Slayer before the ref stepped in and saved him.
Slayer def. Daily by 2nd round TKO
Edward Richtofen (5-0) vs. Jax Teller (9-4)
Our next fight saw two young up and comers in MMA as Edward Richtofen took on Jax Teller. Both these fighters have elite level muay-thai skills and they tried to show case it early on. Richtofen immediately tried to close the distance and get this fight into the clinch, which he did quite successful. After landing a short right hand on the inside, Teller decided to break the clinch and get back to a distance. He quickly followed that up with a slapping head kick that opened up a cut on Richtofen. The two traded blows back and forth for the better part of 4 minutes when Richtofen checked a leg kick and followed it up with a nice series of strikes. It wasn’t long after that he landed a nice shot to the side of the head and rocked his opponent, and followed up with a straight right hand on the button that dropped Teller to the mat. A few hammer-fists latter and the referee was jumping in to pull Richtofen off Teller’s unconscious body.
Richtofen def. Teller by 1st round TKO
Rage Blade (28-15-2) vs. Boy Bubby (10-3-1)
The 3rd fight on our card saw one of the oldest competitors in our tournament Rage Blade (36) take on 1 of the youngest fighters in our tournament in Boy Bubby (23). Both fighters came out swinging early on in this fight but then Boy Bubby surprised everybody by successfully landing a takedown into guard. He never really got going on the ground but he managed to keep the fight there for the entire first round scoring him a 10-9 round to start the fight. The 2nd round started off very similarly, both fighters came out swinging. I would say Bubby was getting the better of the striking early in the round but when Blade threw an off balance right hand, he countered with a very nice takedown into guard. This time however, Blade managed to get back to his feet by wall walking but he found himself stuck in the clinch position. He was able to break the clinch a minute later, but striking at a distance wasn’t going much better for him as after he threw a right hand that missed, he ate a counter hook that cut him open. Right as the second round was winding down, Boy Bubby also landed a very stiff jab that appeared to hurt blade, but luckily for him the round came to an end shortly after. Bubby came out and landed an early takedown in round 3, where again he couldn’t get very much going, forcing the ref to stand the fight up. He cruised to a decision win by out-striking Blade the rest of the way to win a unanimous decision.
Bubby def. Blade by 30-27 unanimous decision
Ogmundur Girsurrson (10-2) vs. Karl Thomas (19-6)
Originally slated to fight against Ogmundur Girsurrson was Scott Davies’ fighter Domingo Perez. After some contractual issues that would not allow him to compete here tonight, Davies went out and recruited a fighter to join his team and participate in this tournament. Both of these fighters were coming out looking to depend on their knockout power, and good chins to hold up for them in this fight. Karl Thomas came out in the 1st round with a leg kick heavy game-plan, in order to take this fight into the clinch, which he did successful ly on a couple of occasions before Girsurrson quickly broke and got back to fighting at a distance. Early in the 2nd round Karl Thomas once again engaged the clinch, Girsurrson tried to dirty box his way out of it but a vicious knee to the face put Ogmundur on queer street, and a few knees to the face later the referee called a stop to the bout.
Thomas def. Girsurrson by 2nd round TKO
Deangelo J. Vickers (8-6) vs. Artie Lange (15-7-1)
In the opening bout of our main-card we saw two very skilled strikers with great knockout power face off against each other, both looking to end the fight in vicious form in hopes for the “knockout of the night” award. Deangelo seemed to want no part of Lange’s power from a distance as he tried early and often to take this fight to the clinch right from the opening bell. Lange was prepared for this strategy and landed a few nice counter punches on Vickers for his troubles. Vickers was able to get to the clinch twice in the first round, the first was broken up by the ref due to inactivity on his part and the second time was successfully broken up by Artie Lange himself. The start of the 2nd round saw Artie Lange land a beautiful two-piece combination that sent Deangelo Vickers tumbling to the mat. Lange was smart and made the ref stand him back up, and only a few seconds later landed a vicious right hand that sent Vickers to the mat again, this time he quickly followed up with shots that Vickers could not defend, and forced the referee to step in and stop the fight.
Lange def. Vickers by 2nd round TKO
Pete Damato (19-14) vs. Dyrden Mitchell (28-10-1)
A lot of people wondered if Pete Damato would be able to find the magic he once had earlier in his career, when he knocked out Victor Creed in the BRBR millionaire’s tournament. Dryden Mitchell had different plans for the out-come of this fight, coming out looking to avenge his current teammate. Mitchell came out aggressive from the opening bell, landing early and often against “Hands of Stone” never really giving him a chance to get going in this fight. The 2nd and 3rd round proved to be very similar to the first, as Mitchell came out landing practically at will, and there was no doubt who the judges were going to give this fight to at the end of the 15 minutes. After out-landing his opponent by an astounding 87 strikes (100-13) Dryden Mitchell brought home a unanimous decision for Dinooo’s Donkeys.
Mitchell def. Damato by 30-27 unanimous decision
Pete Wentz (24-13) vs. Garrick Ballantyne (21-13)
In our next fight, we saw a true grappler vs. striker match-up as Pete Wentz took on Garrick Ballantyne. Our 1st round kicked off with Garrick Ballantyne coming out relatively aggressive in hopes to land that 1 big shot that would end Pete Wentz night, and early in the round it looked like a very good possibility. Ballantyne was finding a fair amount of success on his feet early on, landing a stiff jab that opened a cut on Wentz. Ballantyne then landed a nice counter shot after a poor cross from Wentz missed, and that was when Pete Wentz decided he had had enough of the striking game and landed a nice takedown into guard. The end of the 1st round saw Wentz dominating the fight from the mount, in a round that could’ve gone either way. Our 2nd round of the fight was pretty similar to the 1st round, but Pete Wentz was having a lot more success on the feet this time. The two fighters traded blows for close to 3:30 minutes of the 2nd round before Wentz again landed a nice takedown, which likely secured the round for him. Round three started with both fighters knowing there was a possibility they were even on the score-cards. Despite not being able to land a takedown in this round, Wentz just seemed like the fresher fighter and out-struck Ballantyne up until the final bell.
Wentz def. Ballantyne by 29-28 (x2), 30-27 unanimous decision
Nick Fury (22-4) vs. Kron Gracie (25-18)
In our co-main event of the evening we saw one of the heavy favorites to take home individual glory in Nick Fury, as he took on one of the biggest under-achievers in MMA history in Kron Gracie. Going into this fight, very few people were giving Kron Gracie much chance at winning this fight, but that was okay with his manager and trainer Chuck W. He was quoted saying before the tournament began “I entered Kron to get a chance at fighting guys he would otherwise have no chance at fighting…” so being the under-dog going into this fight meant that they got exactly the kind of fight they were looking for. As the ole saying goes, “be careful what you wish for.” Fury showed right from the word “go” that he was too much man for Kron Gracie, never giving him much chance at getting started. Kron’s one glimmer of hope was when he pulled guard with a minute and a half left in the round. Fury quickly got back to his feet and finished the round with several nasty leg and body kicks. The start of round 2 saw Fury quickly close the distance and press his opponent against the cage. After two minutes of being worked over in the clinch, Kron finally broke free and got back to fighting at a distance. Shortly after Fury landed a nice jab that seemed to hurt Kron, and quickly followed it up with a big right hand that sent him crashing to the mat, but he waved Gracie back to his feet. Fury followed up a lead jab with a vicious superman punch that knocked Kron Gracie out-could. Wow.
Fury def. Gracie by 2nd round KO
Geralt of Ravia (11-2) vs. Latka Gravas (21-11-1)
Up next is our Main event of the evening as Latka Gravas took on Geralt of Ravia. Both of these managers have been talking shit leading up to the fight, which even led to a 1 million dollar bet between the two. From the opening bell you could tell there was a lot on the line as both of these guys really went after it. Gravas was having success early on, but it appeared as though Geralt was landing the harder shots, and the longer the round went on, the more he seemed to take control of the fight. The story of the 2nd round was very similar to that of the first, as both fighters went after it, but the longer the round went, the more Geralt seemed to wear down his opponent even rocking him with only a few seconds left to go in the 2nd round. In our 3rd and final round, Geralt of Ravia managed to close the distance and instigate a clinch and then surprised everybody by pulling guard on Gravas. Geralt of Ravia spent the rest of the round on his back throwing up submission attempts from guard.
Geralt def. Gravas by 30-27 unanimous decision
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