Interviews
& event review by Spaniard, Photos by Paul Garcia
The
Full Contact Fight Federation put together another stellar card at
the Roseland Theater in Portland OR and in the ten year's now since the
very first Rumble at The Roseland in 2001, the FCFF has been
showcasing the best amateur talent that the Pacific Northwest has
to offer. But
even the best have bout trouble and this particular card provided
some setbacks for match maker Kevin Keeney. However Keeney dipped into his Mixed Martial Arts talent pool and found replacements
and we fight fans reaped the benefits of a main event championship title bout and
a total of 19 fights overall. Hat's off to Keeney and the entire FCFF team.
The main event was for the FCFF 155 lb Title and Gladiator MMA's Austin
Springer had numerous opponent switches before Midtown MMA/Oregon Kickboxing
Academy's Josh Spencer stepped up. Springer came out and made quick work of Spencer, quickly establishing mount then snagging an
arm when Spencer gave up his back in the first round at 49 seconds
in. Springer said he was happy with the win but was eyeing the 145 title
as well.
Photo
courtesy of MMASSmedia
Spaniard's pick for "Fight of the Night" was a 185lb bout between Team
Quest's Tommy Grajo & Cory "Agnar" Wyatt from Midtown MMA/Oregon Kickboxing Academy. Grajo came out and landed a huge overhand right on Wyatt right off the jump to get things
started. Wyatt though kept his composure and kept pressing the
fight, getting the takedown and top control on ground that had Grajo on the
defensive, except for the times when Grajo had Wyatt defending submissions.
This was a fight that had you on your feet and was one for the books. In the end there has to be a winner and the judges saw it for Cory Wyatt by unanimous decision.
A new FCFF 125 lb champion was crowned in stunning fashion as Intrepid
MMA's David Converse took out current champion Shaun Nance by
Armbar at 1:28 in the first round. Both fighters came out lightening
fast but it was Converse who was the quicker when he caught
Nance's arm and got the tap.
In another 125lb bout that could have title implications, Alex Corrales from Erik Victor Submission Academy & Jesse Lane from
DogPound MMA went round for round, splitting them razor close. It
was 1-1 after two rounds on Spaniards scorecard. Corrales pulled out
the split decision victory over Lane after grabbing the takedown in the third and holding ground control for most of the
round.
Alive MMA's bantamweight prospect Bob Valls looked impressive defeating Chris Gillespie in only 36 seconds by
Armbar. Valls didn't sustain any injury in the fight and should be back out and competing soon after this quick win in
"The Slammer".
The FCFF travels to Lincoln City on Aug 27th for Caged On The
Coast 5 happening at the Chinook Winds Resort. They then return to
Portland's Roseland Theater for Rumble at the Roseland 59 on Sept
24th. More info at www.TheFCFF.com.
Bout
1 - 135 lbs
Coby Barnes
(Team Cannon) def Craig Holfeld (Oregon City OR)
by TKO @ 1:45 Rd 2
Bout
2 - 160 lbs
Cody Isaacson
(Team Quest) def Shawn Smith (St Helens OR)
by Guillotine Choke @ 0:38 Rd 1
Bout
3 - 135 lbs
Bob Valls
(Alive MMA) def Chris Gillespie (Keizer OR)
by Armbar @ 0:46 Rd 1
Bout 4 - 156 lbs
Nicholas Martin
(Sweat 360) def Fernando Arreola (All Heart MMA)
by Rear Naked Choke @ 1:24 Rd 1
Bout 5 - 170 lbs
Scott Baker
(Parkdale OR) def Dave Pedersen (Portland)
by Rear Naked Choke @ 0:55 Rd 1
Bout 6 - 185 lbs
Corey Wyatt
(Eugene OR) def Tommy Grajo (Team Quest)
by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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Bout 7 - 205 lbs
Jordan Hinchman
(All Heart MMA) def Chris Roth (Canby OR)
by TKO @ 0:17 Rd 2
Bout 8 - Heavyweight
Nick Biron
(Alive MMA) def Cory Miller (The Dalles OR)
by TKO @ 1:56 Rd 2
Bout 9 - 125 lbs
Emily Corso
(Portland) def Cinthia Aquirre (Portland)
by Rear Naked Choke @ 0:31
Rd 1
Bout 10 - 125 lbs
Alex Corrales
(Bend OR) def Jesse Lane (Dog Pound)
by Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Bout 11 - 170 lbs
Kyle Ellsworth
(Team Quest) def Chris Moran (Team Cannon)
by KO @ 0:20 Rd 2
Bout 12 - 135 lbs
Kevin DeWeese
(Grants Pass OR) def Justin Hubbard (Dog Pound)
by Armbar @ 2:12 Rd 1
Bout 13 - 155 lbs
Damon Jordan
(Portland) def Tyree Freshner (Alive MMA)