Ross Pearson v Ian Jones

Ultimate Force Lightweight Title

 

Ross Pearson: The Real Deal. After tonight- there can’t be many doubters left. Taking on a spirited opponent in his own back yard- Ross kept his cool to pull off a convincing victory.

Surprisingly- it was Jones who took the fight to the ground from the clinch. Working from side position- the local hero managed to land some decent strikes. The pair got to their feet- and Ian put a lot of effort into a standing guillotine attempt. When the fight hit the deck again- Ross was on top and the writing was on the wall. He passed guard and began landing some serious punches. Jones tried to roll out and Ross snapped up the chance for a rear naked choke.

Remaining calm under pressure is the sign of class in any sport. Ian Jones came to fight, but Ross never looked like buckling. The hottest prospect in UK MMA.


 

Vacant Ultimate Force Light-Heavyweight Title

Denniston Sutherland v Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson has racked up the wins on the North East circuit- but he could not cope with the power of Denniston Sutherland. Thompson showed Denniston plenty of respect. Instead of his normal full frontal assault- he started on the back foot. When the two came together- Kevin had a couple of good looking sub attempts- but neither the guillotine nor the rear naked choke were successful. By the end of the first- it was Denniston who had taken control. With his opponent awkwardly against the cage- Sutherland unloaded. If the bell had come a few seconds later- it could have ended there.

The tide had turned. From the start of the second- it was Denniston pushing the pace. Kevin desperately grabbed the cage to avoid the take down. When they hit the floor he covered up as Sutherland continued to let the punches go. The ref stepped in, Denniston celebrated and Kev Thompson stayed down.

A convincing performance from Denniston Sutherland.

 

Vacant Ultimate Force Welterweight Title

Wayne “Mayhem” Murray v Leslee “Hollywood” Ojugbana


 

Fight of the Night.

Les came out looking for the takedown. Throughout the first round, the pair fought out a gruelling ground war- with Les on top. These are two of the strongest welters out there, and they put everything into a tough five minutes.

The second round was more of the same- with Murray taking the upper hand. He took Ojugbana’s back and got his hooks in, but he couldn’t get his forearm in for the choke. No matter how often he was punched - Les refused to lift his head up.

Towards the end of the second- they were stood up. This had been as tough as it gets- and both looked knackered. Les backed up to the fence. Wayne let a head kick go. It landed. He stepped in and let a sharp combination go. Les took them all, wobbled, but stayed on his feet.

When they came out for the third- Les did all he could do to give himself a chance. He shot for the takedown. Wayne knew it was coming and was waiting to demonstrate the perfect sprawl. He flipped Les over, mounted him and sent down a relentless sequence of punches. Ref Goddard had no choice and waved it off.

Two tough and talented guys put on a fantastic fight.

 

Jason “Daddy Cool” Ball v Aidan Marron



 

Jason Ball made a winning debut as a lightweight. Up against one of the hardest guys in the biz- he looked sharp and confident. Aidan went looking for a single leg take down. Jason defended against the fence. Marron adjusted his position and left his back open. Ball cashed in, slipping his forearm under Aidan’s chin- he straightened up and earned the sub with a standing rear naked choke.

Another quality addition to the UK lightweight ranks.



Danny Mitchell delighted his lively fan base with an all action win over Greg Letch. After dishing out the ground and pound- he dropped back to earn a sub via a straight leg lock.

The equally popular Lanus Jones simply overwhelmed Alex Holman in less than a minute. Holman had no answer to the strength and skill of Jones. Lanus was doing real damage with his right hand before the ref called a halt.


Martin Wilby earned a first round win over Mark Mills, by way of armbar. Jamie Williams defeated Nathan Kurk, also by first round arm bar. Steve Ward scored a ground and pound stoppage over Chris Askham.

 

Semi Pro

Scott Askham stopped Dan Edwards after showcasing some impressive stand up skills. James Parker and Scott Fairclough left it all in the cage in a bruising encounter- Parker winning by armbar. Sean Fells earned a decision victory over Liam Mellow.


Ryan Scope has been highly rated by many North East shrewdies for a while now. The youngster continued his progression with a 52 second arm bar win over Kieron Keigher.

 

Am’s

Kyle Howes defeated Oliver Lavell with a triangle.
James Handley scored a unanimous decision over Ashley Glayson.



Crowd

Lively. Get behind their guys more than any other crowd in the country.


Is it a Record?

Chris and Scott Askham fought. Is this the first time a father and son have fought on the same bill in the UK.

Is it a Record? (2)

Two fighters, Wayne Murray and Alex Holman, had to leave the cage as they had forgotten to put their groin guards on.



Ring Walk Tune of the Night

The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff - Denniston Sutherland


Runner up

U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer - Chris Askham





Man of the Night

Leslee “Hollywood” Ojugbana

Ace performance in a cracking fight. Despite taking a pounding at the end- he stayed ringside to watch the other title bouts (clutching an ice pack to his head).

Runner up

Paul Murphy

Your regular MC has other engagements- then do it yourself.