March 1st was the Driven MMA debut. An all pro card featuring great talent from top to bottom. The card featured some exciting finishes as well as some match-ups that went the distance and entertained. All in all, it was a good first step in the plans for Driven MMA.
I am joined in scoring the fights by fellow media members Nikolai Gionti from the Octagon Control Podcast and my Promoting Real Women Radio co-host Sarah Goodlaxson.
1. Heavyweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Curt Lemmon (1-0 Dungeon MMA) vs Ryan Walls (2-0 Peak Submission)
RD 1: They trade Jabs. Walls lands punches. Clinch on the cage. Head shots by Lemmon. Knee to the leg by Lemmon. Body shots by Walls. Knee to the leg by Walls. Uppercut by Lemmon. Knee to the leg by Lemmon. Uppercut by Walls. Takedown by Lemmon and he gets his back. Punch to the head by Lemmon. More head shots by Lemmon. Lemmon gets mount and lands head shots.Lemmon gets his back again but Walls rolls and gets on top in half guard. Lemmon gets full guard. Walls moves back to half guard. Lemmon rolls and gets on top as the round ends.
Adams: 10-9 Lemmon
Gionti: 10-9 Lemmon
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Lemmon
RD 2: Double jab and cross by Lemmon. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Walls. They move to the center still clinched. Knee to the body by Walls. Uppercut by Lemmon. Body shots by Lemmon. Head shots by Lemmon. The ref separates them. They clinch on the cage. Walls is working for a single. Head shots by Walls. Body shots by Lemmon. Takedown by Lemmon and he gets his back. Head shots by Lemmon until the ref stops it.
Result: Curt Lemmon via TKO at 4:33 of Round 2
2. Welterweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Reggie Parks (2-1 Ronin Fight Team) vs Kenny Booker (2-1 Midwest Training Center)
RD 1: Clinch and Takedown by Booker into half guard. Booker pushes him to the cage. They stand clinched on the cage. Booker looks for a guillotine. Punches to the leg by Parks. Parks escapes from the guillotine. Knee to the leg by Booker and another. More knees to the leg by Booker. Knee to the leg by Parks. The ref separates them. Parks lands punches. Leg kick by Parks. Booker catches a kick and they clinch on the cage. Punch to the leg by Parks. Takedown by Parks into side control. Head shots by Parks.
Adams: 10-9 Parks
Gionti: 10-9 Booker
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Booker
RD 2: Takedown by Booker into half guard. Body shots by Booker. Booker pushes him against the cage. They stand clinched on the cage. Foot stomp by Parks. Takedown by Parks into half guard. Parks knees him in the face stopping action as the doctor comes in to check Booker. Parks is deducted a point but Booker can continue. They resume. Jab by Parks. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Booker. They separate. Hook by Parks. Leg kick by Booker. Leg kick by Parks. Hook by Parks. Leg kick by Booker. Parks shoots in and they clinch. Parks gets a takedown as the round ends.
Adams: 9-9
Gionti: 9-9
Goodlaxson: 9-9
RD 3: Jab by Parks. Booker accidentally pokes him in the eye stopping action. They resume. Leg kick by parks. Hook by Booker. Parks shoots but Booker sprawls. They clinch on the cage but after no action the ref separates them. Cross and body kick by Parks. They clinch on the cage. Parks is working for a takedown. They separate. Parks shoots in and they clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Parks. Head shots by Booker. The ref separates them. Parks lands punches on the cage. Parks shoots and Booker sprawls. Hard head shots by Booker. Parks shoots and Booker sprawls and lands body shots.
Adams: 10-9 Parks
Gionti: 10-9 Parks
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Parks
Score Cards
Adams: 29-27 Parks
Gionti: 28-28
Goodlaxson: 28-28
Result: Reggie Parks via Split Decision (29-26/27-28/29-28)
3. Featherweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Louis Johnson (2-0 Team Carlson Gracie) vs Wes Hanson (1-0 Leon Ramsey's Dawghouse Gym)
RD 1: Hanson lands hard punches. Takedown by Johnson and he gets his back in side control. They scramble and change positions. Johnson gets side control. Hanson pulls guard. Johnson gets his back. They stand clinched on the cage. Knee to the head by Johnson. They drop down in north south. Hanson gets his back. Punch to the head by Hanson. Hanson gets his hooks in. Nice reversal by Johnson and they stand. Cross by Hanson. They drop down and Hanson gets a guillotine for the tap.
Result: Wes Hanson via Tapout (Guillotine) at 2:50 of Round 1
4. Featherweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Kyle Rozewski (3-3 Evolve MMA) vs Dustin Kempf (6-6 Instigator Fight Team)
RD 1: Leg kick by Rozewski. Kempf falls throwing a kick and Rozewski rushes in by Kempf gets on top in guard. Rozewski gets a triangle and Kempf goes to sleep.
Result: Kyle Rozewski via Technical Submission (Triangle) at 1:15 of Round 1
5. Lightweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Anthony Morgan (3-0 Dayton MMA) vs George Comer (3-1 GriffonRawl)
RD 1: They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Comer against the cage in guard. Punch to the body by Comer. Comer moves to half guard. Comer stands and drops into side control. Elbow to the head by Comer. Morgan gets half guard. Comer gets his back and they stand and he still has his back. Morgan turns into him. Comer gets a takedown into half guard. Punch to the body by Comer. Comer moves to side control and gets his back in side control. Knee to the body by Comer.
Adams: 10-9 Comer
Gionti: 10-9 Comer
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Comer
RD 2: They clinch on the cage. Comer looks for a takedown. Elbows to the head by Morgan. Takedown by Comer into half guard. Morgan looks for a guillotine. They stand clinched on the cage. Takedown by Comer into guard. Head shots by Comer. Body shots by Comer. Comer stands and drops down hammer fists. They stand clinched on the cage. Takedown by Comer into guard. Body shots by Comer. Head shots by Comer. Comer stands and drops into side control.
Adams: 10-9 Comer
Gionti: 10-9 Comer
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Comer
RD 3: Comer shoots in and they clinch on the cage. Takedown by Comer into half guard. Head shots by Comer. Elbows to the head by Comer. Comer gets an arm triangle and gets the tap.
Result: George Comer via Tapout (Arm Triangle) at 2:02 of Round 3
6. Bantamweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Charles Stanford (4-1 G-Force MMA) vs Isaiah Chapman (4-1 Rock Hard MMA)
RD 1: Chapman lands punches. Takedown by Chapman but they are up quick. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Stanford. Body kick by Stanford. Leg kick by Stanford. Chapman drops him with a head kick and gets on top landing punches. Stanford gets half guard but Chapman gets his back and goes for a rear naked. Nice escape by Stanford and they stand clinched on the cage. They separate and Stanford lands a body kick. Jab by Stanford. Cross by Stanford. Takedown by Chapman into guard. They stand. Jab by Stanford. Jab by Chapman. Body kick by Chapman.
Adams: 10-9 Chapman
Gionti: 10-9 Chapman
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Chapman
RD 2: Body kick by Stanford. Leg kick by Stanford. Jab by Chapman. Leg kick by Stanford. Cross by Chapman. Body kick by Stanford. Cross by Chapman. Takedown by Chapman into side control. Chapman gets mount. Elbow to the head by Chapman. Nice job by Stanford to stand. Jab and cross by Chapman. Hook by Stanford. Hook by Chapman. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Chapman and he gets mount. Elbows to the head by Chapman. Nice sweep by Stanford to get on top in half guard. Hammer fist by Stanford. Stanford stands and drops down a punch and falls back into guard. They stand. They trade jabs. Chapman shoots and gets a takedown into side control. They stand. Jab and cross by Chapman.
Adams: 10-9 Chapman
Gionti: 10-9 Chapman
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Chapman
RD 3: Knee to the body by Stanford. Hook by Chapman. Leg kick by Stanford. Body kick by Stanford. Leg kick by Stanford. Jab by Chapman. Chapman's mouth is bleeding. Takedown by Chapman into half guard. Chapman gets mount. Head shots by Chapman. Stanford sweeps and gets on top in half guard. Stanford lands head shots. Stanford lets him up. They clinch on the cage and separate quick. Hook by Stanford. Leg kick by Stanford. Takedown by Chapman into guard. Body shots by Chapman. They stand. They trade punches. Chapman's nose is bleeding bad. They clinch on the cage but separate quick. Cross to the body by Stanford. Hook by Stanford and another. Jab by Chapman. They trade hard shots.
Adams: 10-9 Stanford
Gionti: 10-9 Stanford
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Chapman
Score cards
Adams: 29-28 Chapman
Gionti: 29-28 Chapman
Goodlaxson: 30-27 Chapman
Result: Isaiah Chapman via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/29-28)
7. 140 pound Catch Weight 5x5x5 Rounds
Summer Bradshaw (0-1 Pariah MMA) vs Jessica Zomcik (0-0 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: They trade jabs. Leg kick by Zomcik. Jab by Zomcik. They trade jabs. Body kick by Zomcik. Cross by Zomcik. They trade jabs. Leg kick by Zomcik. Body kick by Bradshaw. Bradshaw lands punches. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Bradshaw. Knee to the leg by Zomcik. Zomcik pulls guard and goes for an arm. Bradshaw escapes. Zomcik goes for it again and gets the tap.
Result: Jessica Zomcik via Tapout (Armbar) at 3:17 of Round 1
8. Featherweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Ricky Musgrave (11-4 Pariah MMA) vs Frank Caraballo (Fearless Fight Team)
RD 1: Jab by Musgrave. Body kick by Caraballo. They trade hard punches. Cross by Musgrave. Leg kick by Caraballo. They trade punches. Musgrave catches a kick and gets a trip takedown. They stand clinched on the cage. Punch to the body by Caraballo. They separate. Spinning back fist by Caraballo. Jab by Musgrave. Leg kick by Musgrave. Cross by Caraballo. Front kick by Caraballo. Cross by Caraballo. They trade leg kicks.
Adams: 10-9 Musgrave
Gionti: 10-9 Musgrave
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Musgrave
RD 2: Body kick by Caraballo. Hook by Caraballo. They trade punches. Head kick by Musgrave. Leg kick by Musgrave and another. They trade punches on the cage. Caraballo drops him with a spinning back fist but Musgrave is up quick. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Caraballo and he gets his back. They stand. Leg kick by Caraballo. Musgrave is cut by his eye. Front kick by Caraballo. Spinning back fist by Caraballo. Jab by Caraballo.
Adams: 10-9 Caraballo
Gionti: 10-9 Caraballo
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Caraballo
RD 3: They trade hard punches. Jab to the body by Caraballo. Cross by Caraballo. Takedown by Musgrave into half guard. Musgrave gets side control. Head shots by Musgrave. Caraballo goes for a leg but Musgrave escapes and gets mount. Caraballo escapes but then Musgrave gets on top in half guard. Head shots by Musgrave. Musgrave gets mount and lands head shots. Sweep by Caraballlo and he is on top in guard. Head shots from the bottom by Musgrave. Head shots by Caraballo. Elbow to the head by Caraballo. They trade punches on the ground.
Adams: 10-9 Musgrave
Gionti: 10-9 Musgrave
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Musgrave
Score cards
Adams: 29-28 Musgrave
Gionti: 29-28 Musgrave
Goodlaxson: 29-28 Musgrave
Result: Ricky Musgrave via Split Decision (29-28/28-29/29-28)
9. Heavyweight 5x5x5 Rounds
William Penn (7-3 Independent) vs John Hawk (8-5 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: Penn lands hard punches. They trade hard shots. They clinch on the cage. Hawk works for a takedown. Penn looks for a guillotine. They separate. Hook by Penn. They clinch on the cage. Head shots by Hawk. Body shots by Hawk. They separate. Hawk lands punches. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Hawk. Knee to the body by Hawk. They separate and trade punches. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Hawk and he gets his back. Head shots by Hawk. They stand clinched on the cage. They separate and trade punches. Takedown by Hawk into side control. Hawk gets his back and lands head shots. They stand clinched on the cage. Hard cross by Hawk. They clinch on the cage. Elbow to the head by Hawk. They trade head shots.
Adams: 10-9 Hawk
Gionti: 10-9 Hawk
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Hawk
RD 2: They trade punches. They clinch on the cage and separate quick. Hawk lands punches. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Hawk. Body shots by Hawk. They separate. Leg kick by Penn. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Hawk. More knees to the leg by Hawk. They separate. They trade punches. They clinch on the cage. They trade head shots. Foot stomp by Hawk. Knee to the leg by Hawk. Head shots by Hawk. Knee to the leg by hawk. They separate. Hook by Penn. They trade head shots. Knees to the leg by Hawk. Body shots by Hawk. Knees to the leg by Hawk.
Adams: 10-9 Hawk
Gionti: 10-9 Hawk
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Hawk
RD 3: Jab by Penn. They clinch on the cage but separate quick. They trade hard punches. They clinch on the cage and separate. They trade punches. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Hawk into half guard. Head shots by Hawk. Hawk gets his back and then they stand clinched on the cage. The ref separates them. They trade punches and then clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Hawk. Punches to the leg by Hawk. The ref separates them. Hook by Penn. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Hawk. Head shots by Penn. The ref separates them. They clinch again on the cage. Hawk works for a takedown and gets it and gets his back. Head shots by Hawk.
Adams: 10-9 Hawk
Gionti: 10-9 Hawk
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Hawk
Score cards
Adams: 30-27 Hawk
Gionti: 30-27 Hawk
Goodlaxson: 30-27 Hawk
Result: John Hawk via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/29-28)
10. Featherweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Wes Lane (3-2 Butch Hiles BJJ and MMA) vs Antonio Castillo Jr. (7-4 Midwest Training Center)
RD 1: Jab by Castillo. They trade leg kicks. Body kick by Castillo. Hook by Lane. Hook by Castillo. Cross by Castillo. Hook by Lane. They clinch on the cage. Slam by Castillo into side control. Castillo gets a body triangle. Nice escape by Lane and they stand. Hook by Lane. Leg kick by Lane. Castillo gets a takedown and gets his back. They stand and he still has his back. Head shots by Castillo. Lane turns into him. Knee to the leg by Castillo. They separate. Jab by Castillo. Cross by Castillo. Lane falls throwing a kick and Castillo gets on top in side control. Elbows to the head by Castillo.
Adams: 10-9 Castillo
Gionti: 10-9 Castillo
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Castillo
RD 2: Jab and cross by Castillo. Cross by Castillo. Body kick by Lane. Leg kick by Castillo. Takedown by Castillo. Castillo stands and lands head shots and falls into half guard. Head shots by Castillo. Castillo gets his back and lands head shots. Lane is cut under his eye. Castillo gets a rear naked and gets the tap.
Result: Antonio Castillo Jr. via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:41 of Round 2
11. Light Heavyweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Rodney Wallace (19-7-1 Team R.O.C. Charlotte) vs Maxim Grishin (15-6 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: They trade jabs. They clinch on the cage. Slam by Wallace but they are up quick clinched on the cage. Knee to the body by Wallace. They separate. Hook by Grishin. They trade head shots. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Grishin and another. Knee to the leg by Wallace. Knee to the body by Wallace. The ref separates them. Front kick by Grishin. Leg kick by Grishin. Cross by Grishin. They clinch on the cage. Body shots by Grishin. Knee to the body by Grishin. Takedown by Grishin into side control. Knee to the body by Grishin. Punch to the head by Grishin
Adams: 10-9 Grishin
Gionti: 10-9 Grishin
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Grishin
RD 2: Leg kick by Grishin. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Wallace. They separate and Wallace lands punches. They clinch on the cage. Punch to the body by Wallace. Takedown by Grishin into half guard. Wallace goes for an arm but Grishin escapes. Grishin stands and drops down punches. Wallace tries for a leg and Grishin lets him up. They clinch and move to the cage. Knee to the leg by Grishin. Knee to the body by Wallace. The ref separates them. Takedown by Wallace into side control. They stand clinched as the round ends.
Adams: 10-9 Grishin
Gionti: 10-9 Grishin
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Grishin
RD 3: Leg kick by Grishin. Leg kick by Wallace.Hook by Wallace. Hard leg kick by Grishin. They clinch on the cage. Punches to the leg by Wallace. Knee to the body by Wallace. The ref separates them. Hook by Wallace. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Wallace. Knee to the body by Grishin. Grishin gets a takedown but they are up quick clinched on the cage. They drop down and Wallace gets his back. Head shots by Wallace. Wallace tries for an arm but Grishin escapes and they stand clinched on the cage. Knee to the body by Wallace.
Adams: 10-9 Wallace
Gionti: 10-9 Grishin
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Grishin
Score cards
Adams: 29-28 Grishin
Gionti: 30-27 Grishin
Goodlaxson: 30-27 Grishin
Result: Maxim Grishin via Split Decision (29-28/28-29/29-28)
12. 175 Pound Catch Weight 5x5x5 Rounds
Dominique Steele (10-4 Vision MMA) vs Dan Hornbuckle (20-7 ATT WarHawks)
RD 1: Body kick by Hornbuckle. Head kick by Hornbuckle. They clinch in the center. Knee to the body by Hornbuckle. They move to the cage. Knee to the body by Hornbuckle. The ref separates them. They trade hooks. Leg kick by Steele. Leg kick by Hornbuckle. Body kick by Hornbuckle. Hook by Steele. Leg kick by Steele and another. They clinch on the cage and separate quick. Leg kick by Steele. Hook by Hornbuckle. Body kick by Hornbuckle. Jab by Hornbuckle. Head kick by Hornbuckle. Body kick by Hornbuckle.
Adams: 10-9 Hornbuckle
Gionti: 10-9 Hornbuckle
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Hornbuckle
RD 2: They trade hard punches. They clinch on the cage. Hornbuckle looks for a takedown. Knee to the body by Steele. They separate. They trade punches. They clinch on the cage Takedown by Hornbuckle into half guard. Sweep by Steele and he is on top in guard. Body shots by Steele. Steele gets his back and lands body shots. Knee to the body by Steele. Head shots by Steele. They stand and trade punches. Slam by Steele into guard. Punch to the body by Steele.
Adams: 10-9 Steele
Gionti: 10-9 Steele
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Steele
RD 3: Body kick by Hornbucke. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Steele into guard. Elbow to the head by Steele. Punch to the head by Steele. Body shots by Steele. Hornbuckle goes for an arm but can't get it. Punch to the head by Steele.
Adams: 10-9 Steele
Gionti: 10-9 Steele
Goodlaxson: 10-9 Steele
Score Cards
Adams: 29-28 Steele
Gionti: 29-28 Steele
Goodlaxson: 29-28 Steele
Result: Dominique Steele via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28)
Submission of the Night: Kyle Rozewski
Knockout of the Night: Curt Lemmon
Fight of the Night: Charles Stanford vs Isaiah Chapman
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