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Los Angeles, CA – With the legendary cut manJacob “Stitch” Duran wrapping the fighters’ hands at the University of MMA’s Fight Night 11, fists flew as hard and heavy as could be thrown. Both University of MMA title challengers upset the defending champions in knockout fashion. Kurt ‘The Hurt’ Eberhard (Saekson’s Muay Thai) shocked Albert Veloz (Cage Combat Academy) Nur 45 seconds into the first round to win the University of MMA featherweight championship. simile, Pious ‘Voodoo’ Enilolobo Jr. (BJMUTA/Flying Kick) put away Antonio Lopez (Saekson’s Muay Thai) with a big right hand to realize his dream of becoming the University of MMA lightweight champion.
Ĉiuj 34 fighters on the 17-match show put their hearts on the line and thrilled the crowd with exhaustive performances. En la fino, the Dean’s List performance awards for Fight Night 11 are:
Batalo de la Nokto: Damon Jacobs (Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA) #Kontra?. Remington Thorne (Saekson’s Muay Thai)
Knockout of the Night: Garik Mitchell (Teamo Lagarto)
Submission of the Night: Kristoforo Llanes (Teama Serĉo)
Blue Chip Honors: Matheus Santos (MMAFC/Knockout Boxing Club)
The Dean’s List is sponsored by OTM Fight Shops and WSS, which have contributed $100 gift cards to the winners. In addition to the traditional Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night, and Submission of the Night awards, Blue Chip honors is a special category to fighters who showed great showmanship, charisma and audience awareness.
Coming into Fight Night 11, everyone knew to keep an eye on Remington Thorne. His debut match, against the very veteran Michael’Blackjack’ Jackson (Sistemoj Trejnanta Centron), at Fight Night 10, was a fight of the night performance. Far fewer fans had any previous impression of Thorne’s opponent, the debutingDamon Jacobs (Bas Rutten’s Elita MMAa Gimnastikejo), but he wasted no time in filling in the blanks. Jacobs landed powerful combinations on Thorne early, leaving people to wonder how he was still standing. Thorne stayed in the fight, Tamen, nearly finishing Jacobs with a rapid-fire flurry that was derailed by an unintentional illegal knee to the head. Despite the foul, both fighters continued another two rounds of explosive striking action which ignited fans’ rabid cheers. The crowd reaction made Jacobs-Thorne an easy choice for Fight of the Night.
With four KO of the Night candidates on the show, Garik Mitchell’s second-round head kick finish stood out from the pack. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Mitchell’s match was his amateur MMA debut, which dictated both he and his opponent wear shin guards. To generate that power with guards speaks volumes to the strength and speed the young man brings to the cage.
Submission of the Night is often known to go for flashy or last second submissions butChristopher Llanes (Teama Serĉo) showed impeccable technique and fight intelligence in securing the tapout. Llanes initiated a scramble with a great Greco Roman throw and immediately transitioned to an armbar. He quickly recognized he didn’t have it quite enough so he was able to adjust and get the tap against a very game opponent in Tim Barnard (Valhalla Ktp).
One award unique to the University of MMA is their Blue Chip honors, which rewards not only a great athletic performance but also an entertaining and engaging stage presence. Not only did Matheus Santos’s (MMAFC) knockout a tough and unique opponent in Victor Pages (Sistemoj Trejnanta Centron), but he also displayed a captivating confidence in his post-fight interview, addressing his fans in both Portuguese and English. Santos’ overall showing, in the cage and on the mic, was the closest example of presenting the total package, thus earning him Blue Chip honors for Fight Night 11.
Looking forward, both Jackson and Flavian Pilgrim (CMMA) put on dominant performances that earned them championship fights at the next University of MMA event, Batala Nokto 12, tentatively scheduled for November 22nd. Pilgrim will take on new champion Enilolobo, Jr. for the University of MMA lightweight title, and Jackson will face recently-crowned Eberhard for the University of MMA featherweight belt.
Quick results for University of MMA: Batala Nokto 11:
1) 149 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – RYAN AGUILAR (CMMA) Def. OREN SHABO (Hayastan MMA Academy) per TKO, R1, 0:17
2) 130 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – ERIC ARIAS (Yuma United MMA) Def. STUART KOSH (Sendependa) Tra unuanima decido
3) 145 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – MASON IACOBELLIS (Teama Serĉo) Def. ARDANY OLIVA (Sistemoj Trejnanta Centron) per TKO, R1, 0:51
4) 125 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – ERICK PIERRE (Bas Rutten’s Elite Training Center) Def. TIZOC FROESE (MMAFC) Tra unuanima decido
5) 150 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – MICHAEL ‘BLACKJACK’ JACKSON (Sistemoj Trejnanta Centron) Def. ANGEL PERLA (Teama Serĉo) Tra unuanima decido
6) 137 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – RICHIE MEISTER (BJMUTA/Eric Nolan’s Xtreme Training Center) Def. SERGIO GONZALEZ (Yuma United MMA) tra submetado (triangulo ĉokilo), R3, 1:12
7) 195 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – CHRISTOPHER LLANES (Teama Serĉo) Def. TIM BARNARD (Valhalla Elite Training Center) tra submetado (armbar), R1, 1:16
8) 175 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – CRISTIAN NAJERA (Guerilla Nation MMA) Def. CHRIS ‘BABY BEAR’ RODRIGUEZ (Gracie Jiu Jitsu/Team Victory Muay Thai) per TKO, R1, 1:56
9) 145 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – GARIK MITCHELL (Teamo Lagarto) Def. STEVEN (KYLER) SCOTT (Teama Serĉo) per KO, R2, 0:48
10) 230 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – ANDRII VASYLENKO (BJMUTA) Def. JULIUS WHITE (Sendependa) tra submetado, R1, 0:51
11) 157 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – DAMON JACOBS (Bas Rutten’s Elita MMAa Gimnastikejo) Def. REMINGTON THORNE (Saekson’s Muay Thai) Tra unuanima decido
12) 125 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – MATHEUS SANTOS (MMAFC) Def. VICTOR PAGES (Sistemoj Trejnanta Centron) per KO, R2, 1:58
13) 145 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – BENITO MENDEZ (King Combat Sports) Def. DAVID SECAIDA (Sendependa) Tra unuanima decido
14) 160 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – FLAVIAN PILGRIM (CMMA) Def. TROY HARDGROW (Sendependa) via split TKO, R2, 1:24
15) 205 Lbs. (3 X 2 min., shins) – TRAVIS WILLIAMS (Elita Trejna Centro) Def. DAVID BOYKO (Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA) unanimous decision
UNIVERSITY OF MMA FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
16) 145 Lbs. (3 X 3 min., no shins) – KURT ‘THE HURT’ EBERHARD (Saekson’s Muay Thai) Def. ALBERT VELOZ (Cage Combat Academy) per KO, R1, 0:45
UNIVERSITY OF MMA LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
17) 155 Lbs. (3 X 3 min., no shins) – PIOUS ‘VOODOO’ ENILOLOBO JR. (BJMUTA/Flying Kick) Def. ANTONIO LOPEZ (Saekson’s Muay Thai) per KO, R2, 0:34