On June 7th NAAFS/Driven MMA held the tenth installment of the Ohio MMA summer tradition, Fight Night in the Flats. in the amateur portion of the vent Ahmad Douglas battled Tobiaus Taylor in a very close fight that was among the best fights of the night. The pro portion featured some exciting early finishes by Shaine Moffitt and Caleb Fickert, a couple exciting three round battles that included R.J. Buck vs Mike Putnam and Dameron Kirby vs J.T. Smith, an incredibly exciting fight between local favorite Isaiah Chapman and Andrew Whitney, culminating with a main event of Frank Caraballo and Tommy Hayden.
1. Amateur Lightweight 3x3x3 Rounds
Darryl Booker (1-0 Vision MMA) vs Damoane Hawkins (1-0 Cleveland State MMA)
RD 1: They clinch on the cage and quickly separate and trade punches. They clinch and drop down trading punches on the ground. They stand clinched on the cage. The drop down but are up quick and do the same thing again. Hawkins looks tired. Booker lands punches.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Booker
RD 2: Hawkins shoots and gets a takedown but Booker gets his back and lands head shots until Hawkins verbally taps.
Results: Darryl Booker via Verbal Submission (Strikes) at 1:04 of Round 2
2. Ryan Nugent (1-0 Team Carvalho/Carlson Gracie VA) vs Darion Peterson (2-0 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: They trade hooks. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Peterson and another. Head shots by Peterson. Head shots by Nugent. Takedown by Peterson into guard. Punch to the head by Peterson. Body shots by Peterson. Peterson moves to half guard. Head shots by Peterson. They stand clinched on the cage. Takedown by Nugent but they are up quick. Peterson lands hard punches. Nugent gets a takedown but Peterson stands and lands head shots. Nugent stands. Takedown by Nugent but Peterson is up quick.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Peterson
RD 2: Double jab by Peterson. Peterson lands hard punches on the cage. Knee to the body by Peterson. Peterson lands more hard punches. Nugent drops down and Peterson gets on top in guard landing head shots. Peterson stands and lets him up. Uppercut by Peterson. Hook by Peterson. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Peterson. Takedown by Nugent.
I scored RD 2: 10-8 Peterson
RD 3: They trade jabs. Hook by Peterson. Jab by Peterson. Hook by Peterson. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the they leg by Peterson. Body shots by Peterson. Takedown by Nugent into side control.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Peterson
My score card: 30-26 Peterson
Results: Darion Peterson via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/29-28)
3. Amateur Featherweight 3x3x3 Rounds
Ahmad Douglas 3-0 GriffonRawl) vs Tobiaus Taylor (4-1 Rising Dragon)
RD 1: They trade punches. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Douglas. They separate. Hook by Taylor. They trade punches. Jab by Douglas. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Taylor but they are up quick. They clinch and Douglas lands a knee to the leg. Knee to the body by Douglas. They separate. They clinch on the cage and Taylor gets a takedown.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Taylor
RD 2: Cross by Douglas. Hook by Taylor. Leg kick by Taylor. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Douglas. Knee to the leg by Taylor and another. More knees to the leg by Taylor. Takedown by Douglas into guard. Body shots by Douglas. More body shots by Douglas. Head shots by Douglas. Douglas stands and drops back down and gets his back and looks for a rear naked. Punch to the head by Douglas. More head shots by Douglas.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Douglas
RD 3: Taylor catches a kick and lands a cross. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Taylor. Douglas works hard for a takedown but they separate. They trade punches. Hook by Taylor. Taylor ducks a punch and gets a takedown. Taylor stands and drops down hard head shots. They stand clinched on the cage. Douglas drops down for a takedown but Taylor Drops down hard punches. Taylor gets mount and lands head shots.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Taylor
My score card: 29-28 Taylor
Result: Tobiaus Taylor via Split Decision (29-28/28-29/29-28)
4. Pro Bantamweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Shaine Moffitt (1-2 Destruction MMA) vs Jerrell Hodge (0-0 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: Jab by Moffitt. Jab by Hodge. Moffitt gets a guillotine and puts Hodge to sleep.
Result: Shaine Moffitt via Technical Submission (Guillotine) at 0:38 of Round 1
5. Pro Welterweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Caleb Fickert (0-0 Peak Submission) vs Dave Lastafka (0-0 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: They trade punches. Fickert drops him and lands punches and gets on top landing more. Fickert gets a rear naked and the tap.
Result: Caleb Fickert via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 0:57 of Round 1
6. Pro Heavyweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Leroy Johnson (1-0 American Top Team Michigan) vs Daniel James (1-0 Midwest Training Center)
RD 1: They trade hard shots. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by James. Knee to the body by James. Knee to the leg by James. The ref warns James for holding the cage and separates them. James lands hard punches. They clinch on the cage and move to the center. Knee to the leg by James. They move to the cage and then separate. Johnson gets a takedown against the cage. Johnson gets in half guard and lands head shots. Body shots by Johnson. Johnson gets mount and lands head and body shots.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Johnson
RD 2: James hurts him with a hook. They drop down with Johnson on top in half guard. Body shots by Johnson. Elbow to the head by Johnson. More head shots by Johnson. Body shots by Johnson. Head shots and more body shots by Johnson.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Johnson
RD 3: They clinch on the cage. Body shots by James. They separate. Johnson shoots but James sprawls and lands head shots. Knee to the body by James. Head shots by James. They stand clinched on the cage. The ref takes a point from James for holding the cage. Takedown by Johnson against the cage. Body shots by Johnson. Head shots by Johnson. Johnson goes fora kimura but the round ends.
I scored RD 3: 9-9
My score card: 29-27 Johnson
Result: Leroy Johnson via Unanimous Decision (30-26/30-26/29-27)
7. Pro Welterweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Dameron Kirby )0-2 Evolve Academy) vs J.T. Miller (0-0 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: They trade jabs. They clinch and quickly separate. Kirby lands hard punches. Miller shoots by Kirby sprawls. They stand and clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Miller. The ref separates them. Miller drops him with a hook and gets on top landing punches. Hammer fists by Miller. Miller gets his back and lands head shots. Miller goes for an arm triangle but can't get it. Miller gets mount and lands head shots. Elbows to the head by Miller. Body shots by Miller. Head shots from the bottom by Kirby. Head shots by Miller.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Miller
RD 2: Jab by Miller. Hook by Miller. They trade hard shots. Hook by Miller. They clinch on the cage and a nice throw by Miller into side control. Elbow to the head by Miller. Elbows to the body by Miller. Kirby pulls guard. Head shots from the bottom by Kirby. Miller moves to half guard. Punch to the body by Miller. Kirby gets full guard. Miller moves back to half guard. Elbows to the body by Miller. Kirby goes for an arm but the round ends.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Miller
RD 3: They clinch and separate. Body kick by Miller. Hard cross by Kirby. Hook by Kirby. Cross by Miller. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Miller into half guard. Short elbows to the head by Miller. Knees to the body by Miller. The ref stands them. Hook by Miller. Hook by Kirby. They clinch and a takedown by Miller against the cage. Body shots by Miller. Miller gets side control. Head shots by Miller. Knees to the body by Miller. More head shots by Miller.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Miller
My score card: 30-27 Miller
Result: J.T. Miller via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27)
8. Pro Featherweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Mike Putnam (1-0 Team Titan PA) vs R.J. Buck (0-0 Strong Style Fight Team)
RD 1: Cross by Buck. Leg kick by Buck. Cross by Buck. They clinch on the cage and Putnam lands a knee to the body. They separate. Hook to the body by Buck. Cross by Buck. Uppercut by Putnam. Body kick by Buck. They trade punches. Buck ducks a punch and they clinch on the cage. They separate. Leg kick by Buck. Leg kick by Putnam. Cross by Buck. Hook by Putnam and another. They trade hard punches. They clinch but quickly separate. They trade hard shots. Hook by Putnam. Putnam shoos and gets a takedown but they are up quick.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Buck
RD 2: Leg kick by Buck. Hook by Putnam. Leg kick by Buck. Body kick by Buck. Jab by Buck. Hook by Putnam. Leg kick by Buck. They trade jabs. Cross to the body by Putnam. Hook by Buck. Cross by Buck. They trade jabs. Hook by Putnam. Hook by Buck. They clinch on the cage and separate quick. Putnam shoots and gets a takedown against the cage. Buck escapes and they stand. Hook to the body by Putnam. Jab by Buck. Hook by Putnam. Putnam shoots and they clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Buck.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Buck
RD 3: Cross by Buck. They trade jabs. Hook to the body by Putnam. Hook by Buck. They trade punches. They clinch on the cage. They drop down with Buck on top in half guard. They trade body shots on the ground. Punch to the head by Buck. Buck stands and gets his back in side control. They stand. Jab by Buck. Hook by Putnam. Slam by Putnam into half guard. Putnam stands and drops down a punch. They stand clinched on the cage. Takedown by Putnam into side control. Knee to the body by Putnam. Buck escapes and gets on top in side control. Short elbows to the head by Buck.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Buck
My score card: 30-27 Buck
Result: R.J. Buck via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/29-28)
9. Pro Featherweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Wes Hanson (2-0 Leon Ramsey's Dawg House) vs Kyle Rozewski (4-3 Evolve MMA)
RD 1: They trade jabs. Cross by Hanson. Hook by Hanson. Leg kick by Hanson. Uppercut by Hanson. They clinch on the cage. They trade knees to the body. Takedown by Rozewski and he gets mount. Rozewski gets his back and looks for a rear naked. Punch to the head by Rozewski. Head shots by Rozewski. Hanson turns into him and gets on top in guard. Elbow to the head by Hanson and another. Head shots by Hanson. Hanson lets him up. Rozewski is cut on the forehead. Upper cut by Hanson.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Hanson
RD 2: They trade punches. Jab and cross by Hanson. Body kick by Hanson. Hanson lands punches. Superman punch by Hanson. Hanson lands punches on the cage. Rozewski catches a kick and they clinch on the cage. Hanson drops him with punches and gets on top landing more. Hanson gets a rear naked and the tap.
Result: Wes Hanson via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:03 of Round 2
10. Pro Bantamweight 5x5x5 Rounds
Andrew Whitney (9-2 American Top Team Florida) vs Isaiah Chapman (5-1 Rock Hard MMA)
RD 1: Jab by Chapman. Leg kick by Whitney. Whitney shoots in and gets a takedown into guard. They stand clinched on the cage. Takedown by Whitney but they are up quick and Chapman has his back standing. Nice suplex by Chapman and he gets his back. Chapman looks for a rear naked. Elbow to the head by Chapman. Whitney rolls and now gets Chapman's back. Chapman escapes and is on top in half guard. Chapman gets his back and goes for the rear naked. Whitney escapes and Chapman lands head shots. Elbow to the head by Chapman. Chapman goes for the choke again but can't get it.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Chapman
RD 2: Jab by Chapman. They trade punches. Knee to the body by Whitney. Chapman lands punches on the cage. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Whitney. They separate. Cross by Whitney. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Chapman. They separate. Whitney falls throwing a kick and Chapman gets on top in guard. Chapman gets his back but they stand and trade punches. Hook by Whitney and another. Cross by Whitney. Jab by Chapman. Takedown by Chapman against the cage into half guard. Chapman gets his back and lands head shots. Elbow to the head by Chapman. Chapman looks for the rear naked but can't get it. He tries again but the round ends.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Whitney
RD 3: Jab and cross by Whitney. They trade jabs. Leg kick by Whitney. Uppercut by Whitney. Jab and leg kick by Whitney. Jab by Chapman. They trade punches. Cross by Chapman. Body kick by Chapman. Leg kick by Whitney. Cross by Whitney. They clinch and drop down with Chapman looking for a D'arce choke. They stand. Leg kick by Whitney. Jab by Whitney. Hook by Chapman. Leg kick by Whitney. They trade punches. Jab by Chapman. Whitney drops him with a hook and gets on top but they stand. Cross by Whitney. They trade punches. Whitney lands punches on the cage.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Whitney
My score card: 29-28 Chapman
Result: Isaiah Chapman via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28)
11. Pro 150LB Catch Weight 5x5x5 Rounds
Tommy Hayden (6-2 Wildcard MMA/Limitless MMA) vs Frank Caraballo (12-7 Cal Crowell MMA Training Center)
RD 1: Leg kick by Caraballo and another. Hayden catches a kick and takes him down into half guard. Hayden moves to side control. They stand clinched on the cage and then separate. Jab to the body by Caraballo. Cross by Caraballo. They clinch on the cage and Hayden looks for a guillotine. Hayden drops down and takes him down but they are up quick clinched on the cage. Knee to the leg by Hayden. They drop down with Hayden looking for a heel hook. Caraballo pulls guard. Elbow to the head by Hayden. Hayden moves to half guard. They stand clinched on the cage. They drop down with Hayden looking for a guillotine. Caraballo escapes and is on top in guard. Hayden goes for a triangle as the round ends.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Hayden
RD 2: Leg kick by Caraballo. Jab by Caraballo. Hayden shoots in and they clinch on the cage. Hayden works hard for a takedown. They drop down with Hayden looking for a heel hook. Hammer fists by Caraballo. Caraballo escapes and is on top in guard. Caraballo stands and lets him up. Caraballo hurts him with a hook. They drop down and Caraballo is on top in half guard. Caraballo stands and Hayden verbally taps due to an injury to his eye from Caraballo's strikes.
Result: Frank Caraballo via Verbal Submission (Injury) at 2:29 of Round 2
Submission of the Night: Shaine Moffitt
Fight of the Night: Andrew Whitney vs Isaiah Chapman