AMMA 2011: New Heavyweight Contender!

PRELIMINARY CARD

Heavyweight Bout
George Atkins Vs Chad Hicks

Winner Chad Hicks via Submission (Guillotine Choke) (RD 3 1:50)

Heavyweight Bout
Franklin McCoy Vs Gary Ingersoll

Winner Franklin McCoy via TKO (RD 1 0:10)

Light Heavyweight Bout
Deacon Trevors Vs David Ridley

Winner Deacon Trevors via KO (RD 4:29)

Light Heavyweight Bout
Matt Maro Vs Chris Garza

Winner Matt Maro via Unanimous Decision


AMMA 3
AMMA 3 - January 15, 2011 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Fontaine Vs Christopher II

"This crowd is going CRAZY! They know that they're in for a hell of a show tonight!"

Heavyweight Bout
Jason Blaine Vs Jacob Blake

Round 1: Like usual, Blake stayed back and picked his spots. This worked for him. Blake, on multiple occasions, was able to literally deflect Blaine's strikes, and attack an open man. He nearly ended the fight when he busted open Blaine's nose with a wild superman punch. The crowd got into this match up well as the began many creative chants. (Fortunately, the profanity-filled ones didn't take off to well.) The match continued with Blaine trying to be more disciplined and went to being a bit more aware when going in for even the weakest of blows. The round ended less exciting than it began, but the round was still alright.

Round 2: In this round, Blaine almost never tried to strike first. It actually worked to Blake's surprise as he was wrestled to the ground by Blaine. Blaine's ground game was quite impressive for a debut. He wrestled around with Blake for quite awhile before escaping a near submission defeat at the hand's of Blake's armbar. The fight went back to standing, but didn't last long as Blaine made a foolish mistake by getting into the clinch with Blake. After getting some sense knocked into him by flying knees he kept the clinch, but pressed Blake hard against the cage, trying to get underhooks. The round ended in this position, and both fighters seemed tired when retreating to their corner.

Round 3: The third and final round would go down in the history books as Blaine charged Blake in a full sprint, and earned a TKO victory. After the referee stopped it, Blake stood up and looked at the fans to see if any were as shocked as he was.

Winner Jason Blaine via TKO (RD 3: 0:12)

Post Fight Interview: Blaine was nothing less than overwhelmed at the fact he had won. He even said that he knew if it went to decision Blake had it in the bag so he "just went for it."

Light Heavyweight Bout
Jin Yamato Vs Ryan Harrison

Round 1: The two Judo practitioners began their fight with a clinch that quickly led to a stalemate as neither man could get anything. They seemed to be at a stalemate until Yamato hit a beautiful sacrifice throw that involved him rolling on his back, and using his feet to lift Harrison over his head. This received a nice reaction from the crowd who had seen almost 100% stand up and strike fights this event. Yamato continued with his Judo gameplan with a hold, but Harrison knew a counter. It led to Harrison getting out, and bringing the fight back to a standing position. Harrison had a good run standing for the rest of the round. He had a few flurries that could've led to a finish, but it ended up with Harrison not going for it or Yamato getting back up quickly. At the end, somehow, Harrison slipped and landed on his stomach, but Yamato was unable to react before the bell rang.

Round 2: Round 2 began a bit more aggressively with both men just trying different things to see what worked. Each time either tried the opposition had an answer, until Yamato caught Harrison off guard with a double leg takedown. Yamato immediately began swinging out of pure adrenaline, but Harrison was able to move away just as the referee began to end it. The ref decided to allow the fight to continue which led to Harrison nearly escaping. Yamato was forced to go to underhooks if he wished to keep the full mount position. This allowed Harrison to control the head and get a guillotine locked in. Yamato had some trouble getting out, but he eventually did and the round ended standing up.

Round 3: Harrison was quick to rush the fight to the ground with a single leg takedown, but Yamato clearly knew how to avoid it. Yamato did all he could to keep it standing, Harrison also tried to keep it on the ground, but Yamato prevailed by keeping the rest of the fight on their feet. The fight didn't last much longer as Yamato buried his heel in the Harrison's side with a spinning back kick that led to a TKO victory.

Winner Jim Yamato via TKO (RD 3 1:56)

Post Fight Interview: Jim Yamato stated he was happy he won, and really pushed that he was happy he got to fight Harrison. He said he wouldn't mind fighting Harrison again, but he had a title to go after.

Co-Main Event AMMA Light Heavyweight Championship
Don Justus (c) Vs Jerome Carillo

Round 1: Short and sweet, this round was EXCITING. Justus and Carillo stayed technical and on the ground until around the halfway point. Somehow they managed to get standing and Carillo turned Justus's lights out with a flying knee.

Winner and THE NEW AMMA Light Heavyweight Champion Jerome Carillo via KO (RD 1: 3:18)

Post Fight Interview: Carillo simply said "Told you" and patted his new belt before celebrating with his team.

AMMA Heavyweight Championship Bout
Mike Fontaine (c) Vs Michael Christopher

Round 1: This round seemed to be over quickly as they were very aggressive throughout. They stayed in some sort of a clinch for quite sometime before letting go. When Christopher swung he really swung hard, and Fontaine kept his distance until the bell.

Round 2: Round 2 began with Fontaine rushing Christopher, but Christopher side stepping it. They continued to battle as they did the first round until Fontaine locked in another Rear Naked Choke out of nowhere. Christopher was, once again, forced to tap.

Winner and STILL AMMA Heavyweight Champion via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Mike Fontaine

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PRELIMINARY CARD

Light Heavyweight Bout
Matt Maro Vs Ryan Harrison

An interesting bout, but very sloppy. Mistakes made by both men back and forth. Eventually, Maro out slopped Harrison and allowed Harrison to earn the victory.

Winner via Unanimous Decision Ryan Harrison

Heavyweight Bout
Michael Christopher Vs Jason Blaine

Michael Christopher returned to the cage against Jason Blaine who put on a nice fight. Unfortunately, it only lasted until the late first round before Christopher capitalized on a wrestling style takedown.

Winner Michael Christopher via TKO (RD 1 4:38)

AMMA 5
AMMA 5 - March 12, 2011 - Kansas City, Kansas
Fontaine Vs Blake

Heavyweight Bout
Luke Collins Vs Chad Hicks

The two men who had originally done battle in their AMMA debuts met again in the opening bout for AMMA 5. The bout lasted about half the scheduled time as Collins rocked Hicks with various kicks and knees. The second round was almost completely in the clinch, a strong point for Collins. He utilized his modified Muay Thai clinch to put the finishing touches before throwing him into a submission.

Winner via Submission (Arm Bar) Luke Collins (RD 2 2:49)

Collins, once again, pointed out that he's the only true submission master in the AMMA.

Light Heavyweight Bout
Don Justus Vs Chris Garza

Justus is going into this match attempting to re-build momentum after losing his title recently. Luckily, he was put up against one of AMMA's worst. Garza kept playing aggressive even when it didn't seem to work. This allowed Justus to easily adapt his gameplan and pick apart his opponent. To the surprise of many, Garza lasted the fight, but, as expected, he had no chance with the judges.

Winner via Unanimous Decision Don Justus

Justus commended Garza, and said he wouldn't mind another bout, but he had to get his title back.

Light Heavyweight Bout
Winner Earns Light Heavyweight Title Bout
Jin Yamato Vs Deacon Trevors

Yamato began this bout off with a defensive approach, but he eventually had to ditch the plan as Trevors wild hands were dominating. This was the first time we saw Yamato legitimately stand up and fight. Every blow from each man had bone breaking force behind it. Each one with hope that the receiver will collapse and allow his opponent to earn a title shot. This lasted until late in the second round when Yamato landed the first kick of the fight deep into Trevors' armpit. This allowed Yamato to get a few free shots in and take Trevors to the ground. From here, Yamato ended the grueling war.

Winner via TKO Jin Yamato (RD 2 4:49)

Yamato reminded us all that he said he would go after that Light Heavyweight title, now all he has to do is win his next fight.

AMMA Heavyweight Championship Bout
Mike Fontaine (c) Vs Jacob Blake

The main event came with a very excited crowd. Both competitors theme music were drown out by the roar of the fans who were split down the middle on who they wanted to walk out with a new belt. Once the match began, it was clear that the fight was as split down the middle as the crowd. Round 1 was pretty much even until the last minute when Blake scored a takedown. Unfortunately for Blake, time expired before he could capitalize. The next round brought it a small dose of clinch, but was pretty much divided between standing and ground work. On the ground Fontaine had control, but Blake was dominating in the stand up game. Round 2 was also pretty much even to all, but the fans, who believed their favorite had won. The rest of the fight was pretty much the same as the beginning rounds except for a big hit or two here and there. Once round four passed, it became tense. The fans grew silent and the fighters grew focused, even though they could pass out at any moment from fatigue. It resulted in the match going to the judges, who seemed very torn.

Winner and NEW AMMA Heavyweight Champion via Split Decision Jacob Blake

Jacob Blake was on the verge of tears as he celebrated winning his first AMMA championship. He thanked what seemed to be everyone he knew and went on to join in on the celebration.

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