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September 18, 2015


After an extra hour in traffic we arrived at the venue and quickly and found our spots.  There were a few more fights that dropped off the card so there are a total 9 total.  2 of the fights are kickboxing and the rest will be mixed martial arts.  The refs are Alan Lau, John English and Kevin MacDonald.  The announcer for the evening was John Vena.  Warchild, Joe Washington and Kelly MacDonald are the photographers at the event so there is now way there will be a shot missed.  The judges are Kevin Mac/John English, Cordeiro and Flano.

218 AM KICK Steve Walker (1-0) Hard Knocks vs. Zach Calmus (0-0) Redline

Zach rushes forward with a superman punch.  Steve gets in a knee to the upper body.  Steve eats a leg kick and counters with a punch.  Steve connects with a combo.  Steve connects with a body kick that stuns Zach.

Walker 10-9

Rd 2:  Steve starts us off with a leg kick to the body.  He follows it up with about 5 more kicks.  Zach  connects with a right and then trips throwing another punch.  Steve gets a sweeping kick.  Steve connects with with 4 rights to the head and body.  Zach connects with a inside leg kick.

Walker 10-9

Rd 3:  Walker connects with a shin kick that sends Zach to the mat.  Zach comes back with a leg kick.  Walker gets in a combo and Zach keeps coming forward.  Zach gets in a right punch to the body.  Walker gets another sweeping leg kick.  Walker slips and stands back up.  Walker connects with a front kick.  With the final seconds Steve back pedals as Zach comes forward.

Walker 10-9

Steve Walker defeats Zach Calmus via unanimous decision.  Awesome fight!

150 AM KICK Tori DiBenedetto (0-1) Boneyard vs. Danielle Bartlett (1-0) FAF

Both girls come out swinging.  Danielle seems to be getting the better of the exchanges with punches in bunches.  Both fighters get in a solid kick.  Tori gets in another kick to the body.  Tori keeps coming forward and Danielle is getting in some good counters.

Bartlett 10-9

Rd 2:  Again both girls come out with some intensity.  Danielle is connecting with punches in bunches and Tori is more methodical.  Tori is connecting with more shots now.  Another good combo for Tori.

DiBenedetto 10-9

Rd 3:  Tori is connecting with some good kicks to the body.  Danielle connected with a nice left.  Tori connects with a kick that drops Danielle.  Tori is throwing kick after kick and really taking this round.  Danielle clinches and gets in a knee to the body.

DiBenedetto 10-9

Tori DiBenedetto defeats Danielle Bartlett via split decision.

145 AM MMA Kurt Daniels (0-2) F5 Fight Team vs. Dan Lynch (1-3) Spero's MMA 

Dan gets in a combo.  Kurt gets the takedown and Dan pops right back up.  Kurt gets another takedown but Dan is threatening with a guillotine and Daniels goes out cold.

Dan Lynch defeats Kurt Daniels via technical submission by guillotine at 1:10 in Rd 1.

170 AM MMA Dwight Barahona (0-0) Chang's TWD vs. John McAndrews (1-1) Gate City MMA

John connects with a right.  John connects with a combo that stuns Dwight.  He finishes him off with another strike and Dwight is out cold.

John McAndrews defeats Dwight Barahona via ko at 47 seconds in Rd 1.

155 AM MMA LJ Scarcella (1-1) BMAC vs. CJ Kelvin (0-2) LRVT 

LJ connects with a combo and CJ gets the takedown.  LJ bucks him off and they are back to their feet.  LJ connects with a leg kick.  LJ goes for a takedown and CJ defends it nicely.  CJ gets the takedown and connects with some ground and pound as the round ends.

CJ Kelvin 10-9

Rd 2:  CJ connects with a right and LJ gets in a front kick.  CJ is pressing LJ up against the cage and getting in some knees to the body.  Not much action and the ref breaks them up.  LJ connects with a grazing kick to the body.  CJ is pressing LJ up against the cage.  LJ gets the takedown and CJ gets the reverse.  CJ is now on top in the half butterfly position.

CJ 10-9

Rd 3:  They clinch and LJ gets hit with a knee to the cup.  He takes a few minutes and the fight resumes.  LJ connects with a looping right.  A real good exchange for both fighters.  LJ gets the takedown.  CJ gets the sweep and moves to full mount.  He is getting in some good ground and pound.

CJ 10-9

CJ Kelvin defeats LJ Scarcella via unanimous decision.

200 AM MMA Shawn Bettincourt (0-0) Victory vs. Jon McNeil (1-0) Triumph

Shawn connects with a right that drops Jon.  Jon looks to recover and stands back up.  Shawn connects with another right that drops Jon out cold.

Shawn Bettincourt defeats Jon McNeil via knockout at 15 seconds in Rd 1.

Combat Zone does a moment of silence for Neal Ochs who died on August 12th to cancer.  RIP Neal.

A student from Chang's TKD did an awesome demonstration.

185 AM MMA George Demers (0-0) Team Fury vs. Jordan Faulkner (1-0) Spero's MMA

Jordan goes for a takedown and gets caught in a guillotine.  Jordan slams him down hard.  Jordan gets hit in the cup and George thinks he won.  Time is taken and the fight resumes.  Jordan rushes in and gets the slamming takedown.  He is in guard and posturing up.  He gets in some ground and pound and the crowd goes nuts.  George works his way up and Jordan is looking for another takedown.   Jordan works another takedown and George uses the cage to get back to their feet.  Jordan gets another takedown and a few punches to the head as the round ends.

Faulkner 10-9

Slight delay at the start of Round 2 due to cage being repaired.

Rd 2:  George jumps into a guillotine and Jordan slams him to the mat.  Jordan is getting in some knees to the butt.  George connects with a leg kick.  Jordan gets the single leg and is on top in guard.  He gets in some ground and pound and blood is coming from George's nose.  10 second bell sounds and Jordan gets in a few more strikes.

Demers and his corner calls it quits.

Jordan Faulkner defeats George Demers due to corner calling off fight at start of Rd 3.

125 AM MMA Kerri Kennison (0-1) Team Link Hooksett vs. Hannah Murello (2-0) Triumph

They both clinch and fight for the takedown.  Hannah gets it and Kerri looks for the armbar.  Its too low and Hannah pulls her arm free.  Kerri takes the back and is looking for the rear naked choke.  She can't get the finish and Hannah works another takedown.  She moves to full mount and Kerri gets the sweep and ends up in guard as the bell sounds.  What a round.

Kennison 10-9

Rd 2:  Kerri rushes in and takes Hannah down.  Hannah is looking for an armbar but can't get it.  Hannah works a takedown and Kerri gets the roll.  Hannah is looking for another armbar.  Kerri eventually frees her arm free.  Hannah is on top in guard and Kerri gets the reverse.

Murello 10-9

Rd 3:  Kerri gets in some good punches and Hannah is looking for the takedown.  Kerri gets the takedown by a trip.  Hannah is trying to bate her down and Kerri gets in some leg kicks.  Kerri gets the takedown and is making her pay with some ground and pound.  Hannah kicks her off and Kerri lets her back up.  Kerri gets another takedown with a trip and is in half guard as the round ends.

Kennison 10-9

Kerri Kennison defeats Hannah Murello via unanimous decision.  This fight was an insane back and forth battle.

155 PRO MMA Pete San Antonio (1-0) Mohawk Valley vs. Connor Barry (0-0) IND

They clinch and Pete gets the takedown after the battle.  Pete gets bucked off and lets Connor back up.  Connor connects with a knee to the body.  Pete gets another takedown and is now in guard.  He is looking for some ground and pound.  Connor goes for the arm and gets the sweep.  He is now on top in half guard.  Connor gets in  two elbows.

Barry 10-9 but could go either way

Rd 2:  Pete gets the slamming takedown and the crowd erupts.  Pete gets a couple short elbows and Connor sweeps him.  Connor is looking for some more ground and pound.  Pete is doing a good job at minimizing any damage.  They roll a few times and Pete ends up on top in guard.  They are back up swinging and Connor connects with a right that drops Pete.  Connor is in half guard as the round ends.

Barry 10-9

Rd 3:  Pete dives under a right and gets the takedown.  He is in half guard and Pete is looking for the damage.  Pete gets in an elbow and is looking for more.  He gets in some punches to the side of Barry.  Pete is controlling the round on top with some ground and pound until the bell sounds.

San Antonio 10-9

Connor Barry defeats Pete San Antonio via unanimous decision.  Wow this was a real close fight and definitely worthy of a main event!

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT:  Hannah Murello vs. Kerri Kennison
KO OF THE NIGHT:  John McAndrews brutal KO
SUB OF THE NIGHT:  Dan Lynch guillotine finish.

This Combat Zone card was not as star studded as their usual cards but man the card delivered.  The female mma fight was one of my most favorite fights of the year and the main event between Barry/San Antonio was an epic battle.  The crowd was really into both fights as well which is so awesome to experience live.  The next Combat Zone will be November 20th so make sure to mark that on your calendar!