Photos by Landry Yankle
October 20th the NAAFS put on Caged Vengeance 12. Most of the amateur series semi-finals took place What an amazing show it was. Almost every fight was exciting and had the crowd into it. Many great finishes as well. Fadi Shuman and Izzy Williams put on one of the best amateur fights I have ever seen, Strong Style had a good night producing the winners of three of the nights four pro fights and Josh Lasich became the first amateur series title winners of the year.
1. Amateur Heavyweight Semi-Finals
James Rankin (5-3 Kom Arts) vs Jay Olson (6-1 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: Leg kick and hook by Rankin. They trade hard punches. Takedown by Rankin. Rankin lands body shots. Olson pushes him off and gets on top in guard. Olson stands and drops down punches then drops into half guard. Head shots by Olson. Olson gets mount and lands head shots. Olson moves to side control and pins an arm down. Nice job by Rankin to stand. They clinch on the cage and Olson lands a knee to the body. Punch to the head by Olson. They separate and Rankin tries for a takedown but Olson sprawls.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Olson
RD 2: Leg kick by Olson. They clinch and move to the cage. They trade knees to the body. They separate and both fighters look tired. Hook by Rankin. Cross by Rankin. Hard hook by Olson. They clinch but quickly separate. Olson lands hard punches against the cage. Rankin shoots but Olson sprawls. Rankin finishes the takedown and gets mount and then his back. Ranking gets a rear naked and Olson tries to fight it but eventually taps.
Result: James Rankin by Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:23 of Round 2
2. Amateur Light Heavyweight Semi-Finals
Matt DiCenso (8-1 Team Ascension) vs Dan Stevenson (4-0 Dojo Fight Club)
RD 1: Leg kick by DiCenso. Stevenson shoots and gets the takedown into guard. Body shots by Stevenson. Head shots from the bottom by DiCenso. More body shots by Stevenson. DiCenso tries to shrimp and escape and then tries for an arm but can't get it. Head shots by Stevenson. Dicenso defends well on the bottom.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Stevenson
RD 2: Takedown by Stevenson into guard. Hammer fist by Stevenson. Head shots from the bottom by DiCenso. More head shots by DiCenso. DiCenso tries for an arm but can't get it. Head shots by Stevenson. More head shots from the bottom by DiCenso.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 DiCenso
RD 3: Leg kick by DiCenso. They clinch and DiCenso lands a knee to the body. Stevenson tries for a takedown and gets it and is in half guard. DiCenso gets full guard. Head shot by Stevenson. Stevenson gets his back and lands head shots. DiCenso pulls guard. Head shots from the bottom by DiCenso. Punch to the head by Stevenson. Body shots by Stevenson. Head shots from the bottom by DiCenso.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Stevenson
My score card: 29-28 Stevenson
Result: Dan Stevenson by Split Decision (30-27/28-29/30-27)
3. Amateur Middleweight Semi-Finals
Tony DiPiero (7-6 Rising Dragon) vs Nick Halkides (2-1 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: They trade hard shots with Halkides getting the better of it. Takedown by DiPiero into guard. DiPiero pushes him to the cage. Halkides tries for an arm and gets the armbar for the tap.
Result: Nick Halkides by Tapout (Armbar) at 1:07 of Round 1
4. Amateur Lightweight Semi-Finals
Fadi Shuman (2-0 Mad Dog Fight Team) vs Izzy Williams (3-0 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: Leg kick by Williams. Hard cross by Williams. Shuman tries for a takedown but Williams sprawls and then gets into guard. Body shots by Williams. Williams stands and kicks at his legs. Williams drops down punches and then lets him up. Two hard leg kicks by Williams. Hook by Williams. Shuman shoots in but can't get the takedown. Williams hurts him with punches. Leg kick by Williams. Williams hurts him with a cross and a hook. Shuman tries for the takedown and can't get it.
I scored RD 1: 10-8 Williams
RD 2: Two jabs by Shuman. Leg kick by Williams. Williams hurts him with a cross and Shuman tries for the takedown. They clinch on the cage. Shuman tries for a guillotine and drops down with it. Williams escapes and gets side control. Knee to the body by Williams. Shuman reverses and gets mount and lands hard punches. Williams sweeps and gets on top in guard. Shuman tries for a triangle and lands head shots till Williams taps.
Result: Fadi Shuman by Tapout (Triangle) at 2:48 of Round 2
5. Amateur Lightweight Semi-Finals
Nick Browne (3-0 Uniontown Fight Club) vs Kenny Jackson (9-5 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: Leg kick by Browne and another. Another leg kick by Browne. Cross by Browne. Jackson gets poked in the eye stopping action. They resume and Browne lands punches. They clinch on the cage. Browne punches at his legs. Head shots by Jackson. Takedown by Browne into guard. Jackson scrambles and they stand still clinched against the cage. Knee to the leg by Jackson. They separate and Jacks lands a cross. They clinch as the round ends.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Browne
RD 2: Leg kick by Jackson. Leg kick by Browne. Nice body kick by Jackson. Browne catches a kick and takes him down and tries for an arm. Jackson pulls guard. Body shots by Browne. Browne gets his back and lands head shots. The ref stands them. Leg kick by Jackson.
I Scored RD 2: 10-9 Browne
RD 3: Hard body kick by Jackson. Cross by Browne. They clinch and move to the cage. Knees to the body by Jackson. Browne gets his back standing and tries for an arm as they drop down. Head shots by Browne. Browne gets a rear naked and gets the tap.
Result: Nick Browne by Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:20 of Round 3
6. Amateur Bantamweight Semi-Finals
Shane Valko 5-0 (The Mat Factory) vs Jordan Baldwin (3-1 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: Clinch against the cage. Takedown into side control by Valko. Nice job by Baldwin to stand. Jab by Valko. Valko shoots bu Baldwin sprawls. Valko tries again and gets the takedown into guard. Punch to the head from the bottom by Baldwin. Baldwin tries for an arm and they stand clinched on the cage. Takedown into half guard by Baldwin. Baldwin gets side control but Valko gets half guard.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Valko
RD 2: Leg kick by Valko. They clinch and move to the cage. Knee to the leg by Baldwin. Baldwin lands a knee low stopping the action. They resume and Valko lands a hook. They clinch in the center and Valko lands a knee to the body. They separate and Baldwin catches a kick and tries for a takedown against the cage. They drop down but get right back up. They trade body kicks. Hard hook by Valko. Takedown by Baldwin into half guard. Head shots by Baldwin. The ref stands them. Baldwin catches a kick and lands punches.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Baldwin
RD 3: Clinch and takedown by Valko into guard. Head shots by Valko. Valko gets mount and lands punches. Valko gets his back and lands head shots. Valko looks for a rear naked. Head shots by Valko and again he looks for the rear naked. Baldwin is fighting it. More head shots by Valko.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Valko
My score card: 29-28 Valko
Result: Shane Valko by Unanimous Decision (29-28/30-27/30-27)
7. Amateur Featherweight Semi-Finals
Eric Gifford ( 4-2 Brickhouse MMA) vs Dominic Mazzotta (5-1 Ed Vincent MMA/Cho's Tae-Kwon-Do)
RD 1: Hook by Mazzotta. They clinch but quickly separate. Leg kick by Mazzotta. Cross by Gifford. Takedown by Mazzotta into guard. Mazzotta moves to half guard and then side control. Mazzotta goes for an armbar but Gifford fights it off until he has to tap.
Result: Dominic Mazzotta by Tapout (Armbar) at 1:56 of Round 1
8. Amateur Bantamweight Semi-Finals
Ryan Arce (4-1 Evolve MMA) vs Jerrell Hodge (4-1 Brickhouse MMA)
RD 1: Leg kick by Arce. Jab by Arce. Takedown by Hodge and her gets side control. Hodge moves to mount and lands punches to the head. Arce tries to scramble. More punches by Hodge. Hodge gets an armbar and gets the tap.
Result: Jerrell Hodge by Tapout (Armbar) at 2:09 of Round 1
9. Amateur Welterweight Title
Emmanuel Kangah (3-1 Tru Roots MMA) vs Josh Lasich (4-1 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: Leg kick by Kangah. Clinch and takedown by Lasich into side control. Lasich moves to north south and lands body shots. Kangah defends well. Lasich is back to side control and lands a knee to the body. Another knee for Lasich. Lasich gets mount and lands punches. More punches by Lasich.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Lasich
RD 2: Kangah throws him down and kicks at his legs. Kangah drops a punches and then drops down on top of Lasich. Kangah tries for a choke and it allows Lasich to get in top in side control. Knee to the body by Lasich. Lasich moves to north south and then gets his back. Lasich looks for a rear naked. Body shots by Lasich. Lasich again goes for the rear naked. Kangah tries hard to escape it and rolls into guard. Punch to the head by Kangah.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Lasich
RD 3: Hard hook by Kangah. Cross by Lasich. Lasich shoots and gets a takedown into side control. Lasich gets knee on belly and lands head shots. Back to side control for Lasich and then north south. Punch to the body by Lasich. Lasich back to side control and lands knees to the body. Punches to the body by Lasich. More knees to the body by Lasich. Lasich moves back to north south and lands punches to the body. He moves back to side control and lands knees to the body.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Lasich
Result: Josh Lasich by Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27)
10. Pro Lightweight
Jon Washington (11-4) vs Joe Heiland (14-2-1 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: Leg kick by Washington. They trade hard hooks. Clinch on the cage and Washington lands a knee to the body. Foot stomps by Washington. Knee to the body by Heiland. Knee to the body by Washington. They separate and trade punches. Double jab by Heiland. Leg kick by Heiland. Jab by Heiland. Cross by Washington. They clinch on the cage and Heiland lands two knees to the leg. Knee to the leg by Washington. They separate and trade hooks. Cross to the body by Heiland. They clinch but quickly separate. Heiland shoots but can't get the takedown and they clinch on the cage. Takedown by Heiland but they are up quick and still clinched. They separate and trade hard shots. Uppercut by Heiland. Clinch on the cage. They drop down and Washington has him pushed against the cage. Washington tries for a triangle but the rounds ends.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Heiland
RD 2: Leg kick by Heiland. Hook by Washington. Washington shoots but Heiland sprawls. Jab by Heiland. Hook by Washington. Washington seems real tired. Leg kick by Washington. Hook by Washington and another. They trade hard shots. Leg kick by Heiland. Washington tries for a takedown but Heiland defends it. They clinch in the centers and Heiland lands two knees to the head. They separate and trade hard punches. Cross by Heiland. Leg kick by Heiland. Hook by Heiland. Superman punch by Heiland. Leg kick by Heiland. Jab by Washington. Heiland hurts him with a hook and lands more punches as the round ends.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Heiland
RD 3: Jab by Washington. Leg kick by Heiland. Heiland lands hard shots against the cage. Washington tries to drop down but Heiland sprawls. Both fighters are cut and bleeding. Hook by Heiland. Cross by Heiland. They trade jabs. Leg kick by Heiland. Hook by Washington. They trade punches. Cross by Heiland. Hook by Washington. Hook by Heiland. Washington tries for a takedown and eats punches. Hook by Heiland. They clinch and move to the cage but quickly separate.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Heiland
My score card: 30-27 Heiland
Result: Joe Heiland by Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28)
11. Pro Welterweight
Zac Gobel (7-5 Dragons Den) vs Elonzo Harvey (3-5 Rising Dragon)
RD 1: They trade leg kicks. They clinch on the cage and Gobel gets a takedown into side control. Gobel goes for an arm and then gets his back. Gobel gets a rear naked and gets the tap.
Result: Zac Gobel by Tapout (Rear Naked Choke)at 1:33 of Round 1
12. Pro Welterweight
Jay Buck (14-11 G2) vs Nick Duell (19-6-1 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: Cross by Duell. They clinch in the center and move to the cage. Knee to the leg by Buck and another. Knee to the body by Duell. Head shots by Buck. Foot stomps by Buck. Both lands head shots. More foot stomps by Buck. Knee to the body by Buck. They separate and Buck lands a push kick. Cross by Duell. They trade punches. Head kick by Duell. Buck catches a kick and takes him down. Buck tries to get on top and Duell lands an up kick that puts him out cold.
Result: Nick Duell by KO at 3:02 of Round 1
13. Pro Light Heavyweight
Bill Hill (17-25 Truth Training Systems) vs Maxim Grishin (13-6 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: Hill charges in and eats a hook. Grishin lands hard punches. Takedown by Grishin into half guard. Hill gets full guard. Body shots by Grishin. Head shots by Grishin. Grishin stands and lets him up. Hill shoots in but can't get the takedown. Grishin drops him with a cross and a hook and gets on top landing more punches before letting him up. Hill's nose is bleeding bad. Hook by Grishin. Cross by Grishin. They clinch on the cage. Punch to the body by Hill. Hill is working hard for a takedown. Head shots by Grishin. They separate. Leg kick by Hill. Two more leg kicks by Hill. Cross by Grishin. Grishin hurts him with a hook and lands more punches that drop him. Grishin lands a couple more on the ground and the ref stops it.
Result: Maxim Grishin by TKO at 3:57 of Round 1
Submission of the Night: Fadi Shuman
KO of the Night: Nick Duell
Fight of the Night: Fadi Shuman vs Izzy Williams
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