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Welcome fight fans to Dynamic Fighting Championship 40 live from Hard Knocks London!
Two titles were disputed where former Animal Day Combat champ Dom DeLuise challenged current DFC lightweight champ Aoki Aoki and James DeFuria took a shot at the featherweight title…but before we get to the main events we had a full card of fights in a packed Hard Knocks.
Bruce Banner vs. Janusz Gawrolek - Welterweight
Banner is a veteran of Brutal FC and is looking to get his career going forward after losing his DFC debut to Morcinek in DFC 36. Gawrolek just needs something good to happen as he has only one win in his first six fights. His only win came vs Simmons in DFC 12.
Gawrolek got rocked right out of the gate, but managed to stay on his feet and finish the fight. Gawrolek tried continually to take down Banner, but the only time the fight saw the ground was when Banner followed him there after a knockdown. Gawrolek was active in the clinch but was not effective. Unable to take the fight to the ground or fight standing left Gawrolek with few options and Banner took an easy decision.
McGarry vs. Triplett - Welterweight
McGarry came into DFC with a lot of promos as the BJJ brown belt scored four straight submission wins in QFC competition. He has found life in the DFC a bit tougher as he comes in looking for his first DFC win after four straight losses. Triplett is a veteran of Fatality MMA and he fought in DFC 1 and 2 with wins in both. He came back in DFC 36 but lost and comes in looking to get back on track.
This one proved little trouble for McGarry as the he was able to get Triplett to the ground early and locked in the kimura just under four minutes into the first round.
Kersikov vs Karlsson - Light Heavyweight
The talented 22 year old Kersikov has started his move toward the top of DFC with wins in his first two DFC fights after his pro debut win in Rio Extreme Fighting. Karlsson is a veteran of the Black Hand Fight Club and the more experienced 29 year old has struggled down the stretch in BHFC losing three of his last four there.
Karlsson, a Muay Thai specialist was looking to end it with a head kick or take the fight to the clinch. The Ukrainian Zombie caught Karlsson with a nasty counter and was able to end it early in the first round.
KO of the Night Award - $5k
McGarry vs Gniewomirski - Welterweight
McGarry is a brown belt in BJJ and the 27 year old has had an up and down DFC career. He dropped a title shot in DFC 24 and followed that with a win in DFC 30 and a loss in DFC 33. G-alphabet is coming over from Showtime promotions where he started his career at 3-0.
Both fighters were content to battle it out on the ground in a submission match. After a combined 33 submission attempts the brown belt McGarry was able to end it with an arm bar at the end of round two.
Schindler vs Richards - Lightweight
The veteran Schindler struggled a bit during his time with Overcoming and started out 1-1 in DFC with a win in DFC 21 and a loss in DFC 23, but he has been on a roll since then winning three straight and looks to continue his climb in DFC 40. Richards is much less experienced at only 21 and entering his seventh fight. His career at DFC has been mixed with three wins and two losses, but is looking to build off a win over Diaz in DFC 36.
Richards started out controlling the action by getting Schindler into the clinch, but Schindler is a good wrestler and managed to get the fight to the ground only one minute in where he ended the fight by arm bar late in the first round. An excited "WAR SCHINDLER!" could be heard over a packed Hard Knocks.
Gonzalez vs Mcgarry - Featherweight
Gonzalez is only 20 years old but the BJJ brown belt backs it up with good wrestling and has lost only one fight in 8 career matches coming in with 5 of those coming by submission. This Mcgarry is also a BJJ brown belt who made his DFC debut at DFC 26 and his last time out he dropped a five round decision in a title shot vs Mo Lee.
Not surprisingly this fight went to the ground early and Gonzalez mounted Mcgarry about two minutes in, but Mcgarry had a few tricks of his own and took the turned to the dominant position toward the end of round one. He got a bit too comfortable there and fell victim to a triangle choke at the end of round one.
Sub of the Night Award - $5k
Kersikov vs Morcinek - Welterweight
Kersikov is a very talented 22 year old former Troid - SPFC champion who has dropped only one fight in eight coming in and that in his third fight. He is making his DFC debut. Morcinek is also a talented 22 year old who went 2-1 in Asylum Fighting Championship before coming to DFC and going 2-1 in his first three DFC matches.
Morcinek scored a takedown midway through round one and kept the fight on the mat til the end of the round. Round two was all Kersikov as he got Morcinek in the clinch early and kept pounding away at him there all round. Kersikov dominated in round three with a knockdown midway through the round and then he got Morcinek in the clinch. Kersikov dominated this fight for a unanimous decision.
Pietrzak vs. Linhares - Featherweight
Pietrzak at only 22 is a former DFC Featherweight champion who lost the belt to Mo Lee in DFC 29 and failed to get it back in DFC 32. He has since won two straight and is hoping a win will put him back in position for another shot at the title. Linhares is another talented 22 year old who is going into his second DFC fight with a 6-1 record.
Pietrzak mixed it up in this fight first taking it into the clinch and then taking Linhares down mid way through round one. Linhares was more effective standing,but when the fight got to the clinch or the ground Pietrzak seemed to have the edge. Pietrzak won three close rounds for the unanimous decision.
Title Fight -- Lee vs DeFuria - Featherweight
Lee, a 29 year old veteran of 16 fights has been on a roll since coming to DFC from Eternal Rivals. He won the belt in DFC 29 and has successfully defended it twice since then. DeFuria is an up and coming 20 year old who has used his boxing skills to put himself in title contention. This is his first title shot.
Both fighters were content to stay on their feet and Lee got DeFuria in the clinch and kept it there through over half of round one. Lee seemed to prefer keeping the fight in the clinch where DeFuria's boxing was less dangerous, and whir DeFuria did not seem afraid of the clinch he preferred to keep the fight on the outside. DeFuria may have edged Lee on the outside but Lee dominated the clinch. DeFuria did get in some good head punches from the clinch but Lee mixed in Knees, elbows and body punches to take a unanimous decision.
Fight of the Night Award - $5k per fighter
Title Fight- Aoki vs DeLuise - Lightweight
The 22 year old Aoki debuted at DFC with a title win in DFC 13 and has held onto the belt ever since. The closest he has come to losing the belt was a draw to Matuszewski in DFC 16 and he has successfully defended the belt six times. DeLuise had a title shot in Animal Day Combat which he lost prior to joining DFC. That was the only loss in seven fights coming in for the 22 year old DeLuise.
DeLuise tried to keep the fight standing but was taken down right out of the gate. He did manage to get back to his feet only to be taken down again right away. DeLuise was effective in the clinch where Aoki preferred to try to take the clinch to the ground, and the fight was still up for grabs going into the last round. Midway through the final round Aoki finally caught DeLuise in an armbar to retain his title.
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