WAR Results

The National Western complex opened their doors to welcome the Fight To Win promotion for their, “WAR” show April 17, 2010. The event featured 13 total bouts including five professional bouts, two of which were for titles and four elimination title matches.

Main event: Chaun Simms vs Mike Fleniken in a 185 lb. professional title bout. Each fighter came out with fast punches early, then Sims scored a leg trip takedown and landed in full mount. From there he transitioned to back control and set in the title winning RNC for the win at 1:18 of round one.

Co-Main event: Ryan Martinez vs Justyn Riley in a heavyweight professional bout. Riley opened with strong low kicks then Martinez fired back with a punch combination ending with a counter right hook that dropped Riley. The hook punch gave Martinez the title winning KO at :27 of round one.

Angelo Duarte vs Jesse Henley in a 145 lb. professional bout. Round one saw Duarte get a quick takedown into side control, but Henley was able to get full guard. Henley then twice set in a head and arm triangle choke from the bottom, but each time Duarte was able to escape and work GNP. After the referee stood the fighters Duarte trapped a flying knee from Henley, but Henley fell to the mat and set in a guillotine, then transitioned to a triangle choke until the round ended. Round two saw Duarte get a quick takedown into side control but Henley attained full guard and the referee stood the fighters when the action slowed. Duarte scored with another fast takedown but Henley was able to set in a triangle choke while falling to the ground. Duarte defended the choke and Henley transitioned to an omoplata attempt that he then used to score a sweep then take mount to work GNP. Duarte turtled for defense and Henley continued with GNP from back control until the round ended. Duarte opened round three with a takedown off of ducking a spinning backfist from Henley. From side control Duarte set in a head and arm triangle choke, but Henley escaped by using a back roll then taking back control. From there Henley used his GNP to set up the fight ending RNC at 2:00 of round three.

Tom Sarah vs Matt Sims in a 155 lb. professional bout. Sims threw strong knees in the clinch early that hurt Sarah. Sarah was able to drive forward to get a double leg takedown, but off of his back Sims set in a guillotine choke for the tapout victory at :30 of round one.

Brandon Goshorn vs Derek Morales in a 175 lb. professional bout. Rounds one and two were nearly identical with nonstop fast paced back and forth action always starting with Moralez scoring a takedown and the fighters then exchanging positions with Goshorn transitioning to dominant position and landing solid GNP and Moralez working for submissions that Goshorn was able to defend. Round three had the fighters trading solid punches early before Moralez scored a takedown. Moralez transitioned to back control to attempt a RNC, but Goshorn defended and turned in. In a scramble Moralez took half mount, then full mount, then back control. Three times Moralez set in tight RNC attempts, but each time Goshorn was able to escape until the round ended. The judge’s scorecards were read and the winner was Brandon Goshorn by way of unanimous decision.

Vinny Pallone vs Anthony Alirez in a 265 lb. elimination title bout. Each fighter came out striking hard. After separating from the clinch Pallone landed a hard right hook to get the title winning KO at 1:36 of round one.

JJ Mondragon vs Matt Vigil in a 135 lb. elimination title bout. Vigil took an immediate shoot and Mondragon set in a tight standing guillotine choke. Mondragon then lifted Vigil off of his feet and when Vigil still refused to tap Mondragon flipped him over for a huge slam takedown. On the mat Mondragon worked GNP from back control until several scrambles for position ensued. In the scrambles Mondragon always maintained dominant position and the round ended with him in back control. Round two began with Vigil trapping a kick and scoring a takedown. On the ground both fighters put their wrestling skills on display working for position until Vigil ended in the guard of Mondragon to. From there he worked GNP then transitioned to back control. From there Vigil set in an RNC that he was able to close off to win the title at 2:57 of round two.

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Rob Celani vs Josh Goldberger in a 170 lb. elimination title bout. Celani used a punch combination to set up his takedown into GNP. Goldberger defended the punches and worked to set up submissions but Celani utilized good posture and continued to pressure with strikes from standing to end the round. Round two had each fighter throwing power punches from standing until Celani got a double leg takedown. Off of his back Goldberger again worked for submissions and Celani stayed committed to his GNP attack. The action slowed and the referee stood the fighters where each was able to land solid punches to end the round. Round three opened with a Celani takedown into GNP and Goldberger working again off of his back. After a referee standup Celani got a takedown off of a hard Goldberger knee to the abdomen and the round ended with Celani missing an armbar attempt and Goldberger taking side control. The judge’s scorecards were totaled and the winner was Rob Celani by unanimous decision.

Justin Gaethje vs Steve Hanna in a 155 lb. elimination title bout. Both fighters engaged in hard striking before Gaethje initiated the clinch to set up a double leg takedown. On the mat Gaethje worked his GNP to get the title winning TKO at 1:01 of round one.

Lowrant-T- Nelson vs Chris Harvey in a 160 lb. elimination bout. Both fighters started with strong strikes that landed solid on the other. Harvey got a double leg takedown and the referee stood the fighters when the action slowed. The round ended with each continuing to land hard punches. For the second round both fighters again came out with hard punches and Harvey was able to drop Nelson. Nelson quickly came back to standing, then he stepped forward and landed a very powerful overhand right that landed flush getting him the KO win at :56 of round two.

Jeff Estrada vs Matt Murphy in a 163 lb. elimination bout. Murphy got an immediate takedown but both scrambled to their feet to exchange strikes. Murphy again got a takedown to work GNP but Estrada scored a reversal into side control then landed his own GNP. There was a scramble for position and Estrada took mount to end the round. Round two saw Murphy open with a takedown attempt that Estrada defended with a sprawl. In a scramble Estrada locked in a reverse triangle but Murphy escaped and the fighters again scrambled for position. After securing back control Estrada landed solid GNP, but Murphy escaped and tried for another takedown to end the round. Round three began with Murphy scoring a double leg takedown into side control but Estrada escaped and worked GNP from the top in order to set up back control. From there Estrada flurried with GNP to get the TKO win at 2:00 of round three.

Garrett Culpepper vs Ryan Wall in a 170 lb. elimination bout. There was an early exchange before Culpepper got a takedown to set up a guillotine. On the ground Culpepper was able to cinch it tight for the tapout victory at 1:20 of round one.

Dan Lovato vs Garrett Port in a 135 lb. elimination bout. Port got a fast takedown to work GNP, but Lovato scored a reversal to work GNP of his own. From his back Port set in an armbar which he pulled tight for the submission win at 1:07 of round one.

Of the Night Moments:

Slam of the night goes to JJ Mondragon for lifting his opponent off of the mat with a standing guillotine, then using that position to get a huge slam.

Escape of the night goes to Jesse Henley for back rolling out of a head and arm triangle to set up his fight winning submission.

Submission of the night goes to Matt Sims for the fight winning guillotine choke that he used for his :30 title winning tapout.

KO of the night was a difficult choice with three bouts having spectacular KO finishes. Honorable mention goes to Ryan Martinez for his :27 second KO and Vinny Pallone for his KO win at 1:36 of round one. The winner however is Lowrant-T Nelson for being dropped by a punch, then immediately popping to his feet and closing in to score a spectacular KO at :56 of round two.

Chin of the night goes to Lowrant-T Nelson for answering being knocked down by bouncing back to his feet like he was a spring.

Fight of the night Brandon Goshorn and Derek Moralez. Their fight was nonstop fast paced back and forth action that had each fighter withstanding hard shots while standing and working relentlessly when on the mat.

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