| Los Angeles, QUALIS – The old adage “bigger is better” proved to be true for the first University of MMA event of 2015, quod Proelium Nocte 9 set several new records, all stemming from the show’s 18-match fight card. The event took place on March 8 at At L.A Club Nokia. VIVO, producing several candidates for Fight of the Night, Pfitzeriana Honors, and Submission of the Night.
“It’s rare when you have quantity and quality in such perfect synergy, but the fighters and fans gave us exactly that. When it was done, I was still had energy to watch a few more matches,” dixit University of MMA matchmaker Jay Tan.
In finem,, autem Decanus‘s List performance awards for Fight Night 9 sunt:
De proelium Nocte (TIE): Jasmine Pouncy (Nubians MMA) vs. Daria Berenato (Systems Lorem Center) and Ryan Lilley (Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA Training Center) vs. Jonathan Quiroz (California MMA)
Knockout de Nocte: Lance Lee (Kings MMA)
Submission Noctis: Thom Landeros (All In MMA)
Pfitzeriana Honors: Angel Diaz (Systems Lorem Center)
“We’re proud of all of the award winners. Without a doubt these men and women earned their acknowledgements by making an impact on the audience, earning glory in the cage, and taking home $100 gift cards courtesy of our sponsors OTM Fight Shop and WSS,” dixit University of MMA founder Turi Altavilla.
Praeterea traditum est proelium nox, Knockout de Nocte, et deditionem accepti Nocte arbitria, Blue Chip honors recognizes fighters who show great showmanship, charisma audientesque conscientia.
Pouncy and Lilley both won their respective matches by unanimous decision, but the results betray how closely scored were the rounds in each fight. Pouncy and Berenato traded furious striking combos in a barnburner that exemplified why women’s MMA is so popular. And with twenty amateur MMA matches between them, Lilley and Quiroz displayed masterful fight maturity, strongly pointing towards destined pro debuts.
Lance Lee‘s knockout of A.J. Lavar advances him to the finals of the University of MMA lightweight championship tournament, where he’ll faceJulio Lopez (Ruckus MMA) at Proelium Nocte 10 in May. Thom Landeros‘guillotine choke victory was both swift and technically complete, while Blue Chip Honors winner Angel Diaz exhibited charisma and stage presence that boosted an adept first-round submission win.
Superaddita, University of MMA featherweight and welterweight champions Tommy Aaron and Roman Todorovich (both of Training Lorem Center), respective;, successfully defended their titles with undeniable first-round victories.
In primo title defense, Aaron faced Sergio ‘Surge the Kid‘ Perez (Hayastan MMA), who imposed his will early on the champion with a defiant takedown and constant body control for much of the first round. Once the fight got back to the feet, tamen, Aaron landed a textbook spinning back kick that stunned Perez enough for the champion to swarm in for the TKO finish.
Todorovich faced a unique challenge in rematching former University of MMA welterweight champion Jarett Conner (independent), who returned to the U after a year-long hiatus. Himself the reigning welterweight king prior to Todorovich wresting the title from him in 2014, Conner demonstrated his trademark strength and unstoppable takedowns with the same adeptness for which he’s known. With his champion’s conviction, Todorovich secured an armbar early, which he kept through an elevated power bomb by Conner. Todorovich shifted position to full mount, leading to a ground-and-pound finish at 1:11. The match was stopped due to injury, when Conner based to his arms and knees, severely dislocating his elbow.
Velox results for University of MMA: Proelium Nocte (March 8, 2015):
1) 155 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – ERNESTO LEYVA (CSW) def. VICTOR RIVERA (Nubians MMA) via unanimous decision\
2) 125 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – ANGEL ‘The Kraken’ DIAZ (Systems Lorem Center) def. SONNY ASHTON (Smash Squad) via deditionem (nuda terga suffocant), R1, 1:46
3) 170 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – AARON LANDRY (Ring of Fire Martial Arts Academy) def. DANNY LLAMAS (The Guild) via TKO, R1, 0:51
4) 155 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – ANITA HOEHENLEITER (Boxing JFM / Systems Lorem Center) def. ASHLEE ‘Smiley’ GRANT (Bowman Nulla est scriptor) via deditionem (standing guillotine), R1, 1:03
5) 170 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – SERGEY MARTIROSYAN (Docando/Hayastan MMA) def. CRUZ MARTINEZ (10th Planet Van Nuys) via suasuri
6) 165 CW lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – YASKIN SOLANO (Paragon BJJ) def. ARSALAN HOMAYUN (10th Planet Burbank) via deditionem (armbar), R1,0:50
7) 205 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – MICHAEL ‘Lazer’ REYES (10th Planet Van Nuys) def. TRAVIS WILLIAMS (Training Lorem Center) via suasuri
8) 125 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – KELLY VANHOY (Millennia MMA) def. STEFANI POGUE (Systems Lorem Center) via suasuri
9) 145 lbs. (3 x 3 min., no tibialibus muniebatur) – RYAN ‘The Lion’ LILLEY (Bas Rutten MMA Gym Lorem scriptor) def. JONATHAN QUIROZ (California MMA) via suasuri
10) 135 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – Richie Meister (BJMUTA) def. MILTON ‘The Diamond’ ARGUELLO (10th Planet Van Nuys) via maioris
11) 125 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – JASMINE ‘Tapout Queen’ POUNCY (Nubians MMA) def. DARIA ‘The Jersey Devil’ BERENATO (Systems Lorem Center) via suasuri
12) 125 lbs. (3 x 3 min., no tibialibus muniebatur) – THOMAS ‘The Beast’ LANDEROS (All In MMA) def. HUGO ‘Young Gun’ ARANDA (Domus Propugnatores) via deditionem (guillotine), R1, 1:40
13) 135 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – VINCE CACHERO (Systems Lorem Center) def. MICHAEL ‘Slayer’ DERDERIAN (10th Planet HQ Fight Team) via suasuri
14) 170 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – LANCE ‘The Black Ranger’ BUSH (Team Lizard) def. SCORPIO SKY (The Guild) via split decision
UNIVERSITY OF MMA PERFUSORIUS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
15) 155 lbs. (3 x 3 min., no tibialibus muniebatur) – JULIO ‘The Wolf’ LOPEZ (Ruckus MMA) def. PIOUS ‘Voodoo’ ENILOLOBO, JR. (BJMUTA / volitantia calcitrare Martial Arts) via TKO, R2, 1:23
UNIVERSITY OF MMA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
16) 170 lbs. (3 x 3 min., no tibialibus muniebatur) – ROMAN ‘The Gladiator’ TODOROVICH (Training Lorem Center) def. JARETT CONNER (Independens) via TKO/doctor’s stoppage, R1, 1:11
UNIVERSITY OF MMA LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
17) 155 lbs. (3 x 2 min., tibialibus muniebatur) – LANCE LEE ‘Vanquish’ (Kings MMA) def. A.J. ‘The People’s Champ’ LAVARIAS (Systems Lorem Center) via KO, R2,1:30
UNIVERSITY OF MMA featherweight CHAMPIONSHIP
18) 145 lbs. (3 x 3 min., no tibialibus muniebatur) – TOMMY ‘The Spaniard AARON (Training Lorem Center) def. SERGIO ‘Surge the Kid’ PEREZ (Hayastan MMA) via TKO, R1, 2:09
University of MMA: Proelium Nocte 10 fit Sunday, May 31, at apud L.A Club Nokia. VIVO. At ianuae 4:30pm and first fight takes place at 5:00pm. Tickets are on sale now through www.UofMMA.com
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CONTACT: Either Turi Altavilla at turi@UofMMA.com and phone (310) 701-8339 or Jay Tan at jaytan@UofMMA.com and phone (213) 618-0332.
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About the University of MMA (www.UofMMA.com): The University of Mixed Martial Arts (aka “The U”) is a Los Angeles-based fight promotion specializing in exciting, high-octane, upscale amateur MMA events around the Southern California region. Eius munus est, ut mimi iuvenibus, MMA pugnantium Aspirantes ad acuunt eorum artes, et ut explicet se atque honestis hominibus et legatos ad vendendum in ludo. The U was founded in 2010 and has run sixteen shows in Southern California. Each event is sanctioned by the California Amateur MMA Organization (CAMO), which upholds the highest safety standards in the nation for amateur competition. The team behind the U collectively has over 20 years of experience in promoting professional MMA at the highest level of the sport, including international and domestic events broadcast on pay-per-view, cable, and network television. Nam cras‘s MMA stars and champions …Incipitur HERE!
About OTM Fight Shops (www.OTMfightshops.com): On The Mat (OTM) is an American company and brand dedicated to the sport and lifestyle of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), submission grappling (no-gi), and mixed martial arts (MMA). Fundatur in 1996 by owner Scotty Nelson in Mountain View, QUALIS, OTM has become best known for its website, OnTheMat.com, which provides the largest online library of jiu-jitsu and grappling footage, including video magazines, instructional videos, and tournament compilations. Its online store and eight retail fight shops in California, Nevada, and New Mexico offer the widest selection of fight gear and apparel for fighters from every discipline. Superaddita, OTM’s clothing line is among the most recognizable brands in BJJ and MMA, including a custom made jiu-jitsu gi called Lucky Gi. OTM has sponsored dozens of BJJ / MMA household names, such as B.J. Penn, Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz, Jeff Monsoni, Kenny Florian, and Diego Sanchez.
About WSS (www.shopWSS.com):WSS is a leading Southern California retailer founded in 1984. WSS (formerly Warehouse Shoe Sale) offers a wide variety of footwear, clothing, and accessories from all major brands. WSS carries over 3,000 of the latest styles from such brand names as Nike, Jordan, Vans, Converse, Sketchers, Reebock, Adidas, Puma, New Balance, DC Shoes, Timberland, K-Swiss, and many, many more. Per super 25 years in business and 55 stores (Victorville, Bakersfield and Lancaster coming soon), WSS has an unrivaled reputation for having great values and great selection and for bringing customers the latest in the best styles. Participating in over 350 local events per year, WSS is also committed to giving back to the community. |
