Rumble 61 features six championship bouts in amateur MMA showcase
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It was another eventful night at the Roseland Theater on Saturday night for Rumble at the Roseland 60. The fight card included 18 bouts, and 13 of them didn't make it out of the first round. Of the 14 fights that ended early, 7 of those fights ended in knockout, including a 9-second KO of Jason Lane by Full Force MMA’s Zane Behrend.
The night saw four championship bouts, starting with the flyweights. First up, defending champion Alex Corrales put his title on the line against Adam King. The fight started with both fighters exchanging leg kicks and punches until King found an opening and delivered a straight right hand on the button, knocking Corrales to the mat. The fight was over as Corrales went down and his mouthpiece ended up in the front row. King’s knockout came at the 1:26 mark of the first round, making him the new flyweight champion.
The second title fight was between Ryan Truitt and Will Hill for the vacant lightweight belt. Truitt controlled the fight early as he continuously took down Hill with a tenacious wrestling style. Round 1 ended with Truitt in control. Round 2 started the same way with Truitt taking Hill to the mat, but Hill was able to find his way back to his feet. The two exchanged blows until Hill droped Truitt to the mat with a straight right hand that all but finished the fight. Hill jumped on the fallen Truitt and ended the fight with a rear naked choke at the 1:27 mark of the 2nd round to win the lightweight title.
Next on the fight card was the middleweight superfight between Team Quest’s Nathan Allen and Impact JJ’s Brysen French. The two combatants spent the first 2:20 of the fight feeling each other out. French seemed to have figured it out first, as he caught Allen with a right-left combo that connected, sending Allen to the canvas at the 2:26 mark of the 1st round.
The night ended with the big boys in the cage, as Chris De La Rocha defended his heavyweight title against Portland’s own Dylan Clark. This could have been the fight of the night, as both men exchanged huge blood-inducing punches. Clark’s best defense seemed to be using his face to stop the punches thrown by De La Rocha, but the stubborn Clark wouldn’t go down and connected on a few right hands himself, creating an absolute slugfest in the 1st round. The crowd was on their feet as these two warriors went at it until the referee had to stop the fight so the doctor could check Clark’s mangled left eye. After the doctor took a closer look at Hill’s eye he had to stop the fight at the 1:29 mark of the 1st round.
Rumble at the Roseland 61 is scheduled for January 21st.
RUMBLE AT THE ROSELAND 60 FIGHT-BY-FIGHT RESULTS
HWT Championship
Chris De La Rocha def. Dylan Clark – Medical Stoppage at 1:29 of Rd. 1
Chris De La Rocha remains the FCFF Heavyweight Champion
Middleweight Superfight
Brysen French def. Nathan Allen – KO at 2:26 of Rd. 1
Lightweight Championship
Will Hill def. Ryan Truitt – Tapout due to choke at 1:27 of Rd. 2
Will Hill is the new FCFF Lightweight Champion
Interim Flyweight Championship
Adam King def. Alex Corrales – KO at 1:26 of Rd. 1
Adam King is the new FCFF Interim Flyweight Champion
UNDERCARD
170 Jordan Tibbets def. Ryan Beal – TKO at :24 of Rd. 1
155 Kody Kramer def. Hayden Ingram – TKO at 2:56 of Rd. 1
160 Eddie Yanez def. Vicencio Pastora – Unanimous Decision
160 Blayke Elliott def. Saul Orozco – Verbal Submission at 1:19 of Rd. 2
HWT Brandon Flint def. Nathaniel Huggett – TKO at 1:48 of Rd. 1
170 Michael Delgado def. Phillip Makarenko – Tapout at :35 of Rd. 1 due to a triangle choke
170 Scott Baker def. Gemini Moore – KO at :36 of Rd. 1
155 Zane Behrend def. Jason Lane – KO at :09 of Rd. 1
170 Sean Baker def. Andrew Gundlach – Unanimous Decision
205 Jordan Hinchman def. Travis Napier – Tapout due to choke at :23 of Rd. 1
155 John Baker def. Fernando Arreola – Tapout due to choke at 1:46 of Rd. 1
145 Jess Moore def. Damon Jordan – Tapout due to choke at 1:02 of Rd. 2
145 Jeff Alden def. Christian Rezendez – Tapout due to arm bar at :47 or Rd. 1
HWT Nick Biron def. Ernesto Duran – TKO in Rd. 2
