On the evening of September 15, 2012, the new Vancouver Convention Center played home to Battlefield Fight League 18. The fight card showcased some of BC’s best in amateur mixed martial artists.
BFL 18: Aftermath
The main event of the evening had Stu Deleurme put his welterweight title on the line against challenger David Kennedy of West Coast BJJ. In round one, Delurme began to execute his typical game-plan; utilizing his strong wrestling skills to take Kennedy to the ground and show dominance from the top position. It looked that Deleurme was on his way to winning the round until Kennedy sunk in a deep armbar from the bottom as Delurme attempted to improve his position. Kennedy is now the new Battlefield Amateur Welterweight Champion, and a new Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu Purple belt as awarded by his coach, Don Whitfield, in the cage, after the fight.
The co-main event featured a welterweight tilt between “Tricky” Nick Marinos and Kyle Warman. Warman was able to finish the fight definitively with a first round Americana (Shoulder Lock).
A pair of spectacular submissions highlighted the budding talent in BC’s MMA scene.
Rico Brinson of Team Mamba MMA secured a text book Anaconda choke that would have made Minotauro Nogueria proud. He tapped out his opponent Eli Wyse in the first round.
Leo Xavier of Universal MMA had the most spectacular technique of the night, as he turned an axe kick attempt into a flying triangle, finishing Andrew Valliquette in only 31 seconds.
Other notables:
Two strong candidates for the vacant BFL Bantamweight title have emerged. Both Kirk Tse of Universal MMA and Oliver Vajda of the Carlson Gracie Fight Team put on impressive wins and showed they are well deserving of a shot.
Achilles Estremadura, of Axe Caporeia, continues to leave no man standing in his way. He extends his string of spectacular KOs by relieving Brett Lucero of consciousness with a heavy overhand right 37 seconds into Round 3.
Believe the hype behind Kiarash Moghaddam. He showed a strong set of striking skills and great composure in stopping a strong opponent in Marquis Bryant by TKO at 1:09 of Round 2.
George Shomali of Titan MMA, viciously double legged, and ground and pounded his way to victory against Perry Hayer. This extends Shomali’s record to 2-0.
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