NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Gameness Fighting
Championship VII” took place tonight, led by main event and
Strikeforce veteran Dustin Ortiz, who wasted little time in improving
his professional record to 4-0 (1-0 Strikeforce), winning by rear naked
choke at just over a minute into the first round of his bout over
Forrest Beard.
Ortiz overwhelmed Beard right out of the gate, quickly getting the
fight to the ground, then took the back of Beard as he rolled, locking
in a fight ending rear naked choke that forced the tap almost
immediately.
Alexander upsets Pennington
Justin Pennington may have been the Strikeforce veteran coming into
his bout with Cory Alexander, but someone forgot to tell Alexander to be
impressed. In a very exciting and technical bout, the momentum seemed
to swing to each fighter every few seconds as both fighters constantly
scrambled for dominant positions.
Both guys had there share of sweeps and reversals when the fight was
on the ground, but the key moment in the fight happened on the feet, as
Alexander landed a brutal right hand that bloodied the face of
Pennington. Once the fight hit the ground, Alexander took the back of
Pennington and locked up a fight ending rear naked choke.
Scrivner wins by way of DQ
Spencer Scrivner landed some brutal, unchecked knees to the thigh of
Steve Chico from the clinch in the first round, but it was a knee of
another kind that would end the bout prematurely.
After a scramble in the second frame, Chico took the fight to the
ground, and as Scrivner worked to get back to his feet, Chico landed a
devastating knee to the face of Scrivner while he was still on his
knees.
It was an obvious illegal blow, and after a referee stoppage to check
on Scrivner, the fight was declared over, and Scrivner was awarded the
win based on the DQ.
Gooch wins pro debut by decision
NMMA fighter Ashley Gooch made his pro debut tonight, and many
thought that his bout would end by KO, win or lose. Instead, the fight
turned into a ground battle with Gooch controlling the action for much
of the bout.
The constant pressure applied by Gooch on the ground tested the
cardio of Donker, as Donker crawled back to his corner between each of
the rounds. Gooch nearly finished the fight in the third, gaining a
dominant crucifix position, and dropping big shots to the face of
Donker.
The finish never came, but Gooch was awarded a unanimous decision
victory (30-27, 30-27, 30-26), and moves to 1-0 as a professional.
JC Cuffee ends Foster’s night in just 7 seconds
James Foster decided right at the beginning of his fight with Team Lloyd Irvin fighter JC
Cuffee, that he would take the fight to the ground. His attempt to
shoot and take the fight to the floor got stuffed, and within a couple
of seconds, Cuffee slapped on a tight guillotine that forced Foster to
tap immediately.
In other action from the amateur card, Chris Camacho added a
highlight reel KO, with a one-punch knockout of Angelo Gisante after
surviving a tight guillotine attempt earlier in the fight, just 7
seconds into the second round.
Quick Results:
Professional Card
Dustin Ortiz def. Forrest Beard by submission (rear naked choke)
Round 1, 1:28
Cory Alexander def. Justin Pennington by submission (rear naked choke),
Round 2, 0:28
Spencer Scrivner def. Steve Chico by way of DQ (illegal knee to the
face) Round 2
Ashley Gooch def. Elias Donker by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27,
30-26)
JC Cuffee def. James Foster by submission (guillotine), Round 1, 0:07
Amateur Card-
Kenny Degenhart (NMMA) def. Josh Phelps by submission (rear naked
choke), Round 1, 1:59
Charles McTorry (NMMA) def. Caleb Flanagan by KO, Round 1, 2:18
Chris Camacho (D1, NMMA) def. Angelo Gisante by KO, Round 2, 0:07
Ronnie Mello def. Dave Cook (NMMA) by unanimous decision
Dante Lawson (NMMA) def. Sonny Cline by TKO (strikes) Round 1, 2:08
Christopher Reece def. Gregory Taylor by submission (armbar) Round 1,
1:23
Luke Sanders (NMMA) def. Anthony Rettic by unanimous decision
Chris Barnhizer (NMMA) def. Ty Troutman by submission (rear naked choke)
Round 1, 1:43
Dave Hurst (NMMA) dev. Anthony Jones by submission (armbar) Round 1,
1:14
Jamie Smith def. Christopher Johnson by submission (rear naked choke)
Round 1, 1:00