Aggression MMA 9 went down Saturday night at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta and David Stanford was cage side to bring us the results from all the action.
The co-main events saw a couple of hometown MMA heroes get back to their winning ways as Etown’s Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford defeated the Maritime’s Ricky Goodall, who came into the fight on 10 days notice riding a three fight winning streak. In the other co-main event Edmonton’s Victor Valimaki returned to action for the first time in over a year, stepping into the cage to face Tim Chemelli, whom he took out in the second round of their bout.
Here are the complete results from Aggression MMA 9:
Co-Main Events:
– Ryan Ford vs. Ricky Goodall
Ryan Ford opened the bout with a couple of powerful front kicks that came up just shy. Goodall landed a little leather early on that seemed to surprise Ford with the force behind them so he shot in unsuccessfully for a takedown. After giving up on trying to get Goodall to the ground and separating, Ford finally landed one of the front kicks he’s been hunting for but Goodall shook it off and kept coming forward with combinations.
Ford caught Goodall with a hard right which he then followed up with another front kick that caught Goodall square in the chest and pushed him back against the cage where Ford gamely moved in onhis wounded opponent, connecting with a few solid punches that eventually felled Goodall. Ford took his back and reigned down several unanswered strikes and elbows until referee John Braak saved Goodall any further damage by jumping in to stop the fight. – Ryan Ford def. Ricky Goodall by TKO (unanswered strikes) at 3:37 of Round 1
– Victor Valimaki vs. Tim Chemelli
The first minute of the bout was quite timid with Chemelli landing a few leg kicks while Valimaki stayed on the outside. Chemelli landed a nice side kick to Valimaki’s mid-section. Valimaki shot unsuccessfully for a takedown and moved back to the centre of the cage after giving up on the move. Chemelli pressured Valimaki by rushing in with combinations on a couple of occasions but Valimaki covered up nicely waiting for his chance to counter Chemelli which he did in each instance, punching his attacker back with the power of his blows. Chemelli landed another nice side kick but it was Valimaki landing the harder cleaner jabs from range, one of which landed clean enough to drop Chemelli. Valimaki tried in vain to finish the fight with a rear-naked choke after taking his fallen foes back, but he eventually decided to transition to raining down solid strikes to the side of Chemelli’s head after flattening him out for the last 20 seconds of the opening round.
The second round got going quickly with Valimaki impressing his power on Chemelli immediately, backing Chemelli back against the cage with crisp jabs. Against the cage Valimaki began punishing his opponent with body shots making Chemelli cover up. Chemelli circled away, but Valimaki pursued him across the cage, again dropping the Cold Lake native with an upper cut. This time Valimaki was not to be denied as he pounded away on Chemelli for far too long, delivering multiple unanswered strikes before referee Vern Gorman finally stepped in to wave off the action. – Victor Valimaki def. Tim Chemelli by TKO (unanswered strikes) at 1:21 of Round 2
Main Card:
– Stephen Beaumont vs. Nick Heynen
Heynen rushed in off the get go throwing a front kick to punch Beaumont back against the cage where the two clinched and exchanged knees, with Beaumont landing the cleaner blows, then low blow. Once the action was restarted the two fighters clinched again with Beaumont tripping Heynen but ending up on the bottom, however it was Beaumont that was the more active of the two, landing several hammer fists and elbows while holding Heynen tightly in his guard. Heynen finally picked Beaumont up and slammed him down to get out of the situation. But Heynen quickly came back in, attempting to pass Beaumont’s guard from the standing position, but in doing so Beaumont was able to get out and reverse Heynen, taking his back and choking him out just past the half-way mark of the opening frame. – Stephen Beaumont def. Nick Heynen by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:57 of Round 1
– Sheldon Westcott vs. Jay Jensen
This fight was seemingly over before it really began. The two fighters squared off in the cage with Jensen shooting for a single that Westcott stuffed and used to transfer into a takedown of his own as he flipped Jensen over, sinking in a guillotine choke in the process. Jensen fought the hold off for a short while before succumbing to the choke and tapping out. – Sheldon Westcott def. Jay Jensen by submission (guillotine choke) at 0:26 of Round 1
– Greg Welsh vs. Matt Bagshaw
Welsh rolled like a gator finishing its hunt, however this time he was the hunted as Bagshaw held on for every twist and spin, clutching Welsh’s ankle tighter and tighter to his torso with each one till Welsh could take no more and succumbed to the heel hook just 38 seconds into the first round. – Matt Bagshaw def. Greg Welsh by submission (heel hook) at 0:38 of Round 1
– Chase Degenhardt vs. Jared McComb
Jared McComb came out fighting with his hands held low and it cost him dearly early on as Chase Degenhardt landed repeated strikes from the outside as McComb repeatedly rushed forward seemingly using a bull rush as a takedown attempt. The strategy finally worked as McComb eventually got Degenhardt to the mat, but not for long as Chase was quickly back up to his feet. The remainder of the first round saw Degenhardt land the cleaner blows as counter strikes as he handily took the opening frame.
In the second Degenhardt used effective inside leg kicks to keep McComb guessing and off balance thus nullifying his takedown efforts. Both fighters landed some clean shots but it was Degenhardt’s ability to consistently connect with his counter left hook and jab that gave him the upper hand in the second.
In the third McComb wasted little time and went for a double leg takedown which he got, landing in Degenhardt’s guard. Once on top McComb dropped a slicing elbow that cut Degenhardt wide open just above his right eye. Referee Vern Gorman stood the fighters up shortly after the blood started flowing, and as the fighters arose from the mat it was quickly obvious that the fight was going to be stopped as a steady stream of blood was flowing down Degenhardt’s face and into his eyes. Surely enough the doctor took one quick look and immediately informed the referee that the fight was indeed over. – Jared McComb def. Chase Degenhardt by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 1:35 of Round 3
– Luke Harris vs. Elliot Duff
Duff lands a nice body shot and leg kick that caused Harris to slip almost falling down but he quickly recovered. Harris stands in the middle of the cage allowing Duff to land a couple clean shots before he unloads a stiff left jab on Duff which drops him to the canvas. Harris quickly transitioned to take Duff’s back, forcing him to tap out to a rear naked choke less than a minute into their bout. – Luke Harris def. Elliot Duff by submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:52 of round 1
– Paulo Azambuja vs. Adrian Cardinal
Azambuja opened his first pro MMA fight with a flying knee which he followed up by relentlessly pursuing Cardinal while throwing strikes which caused Cardinal to turn his back as he sought to escape, big mistake. Azambuja, a brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who teaches at Edmonton’s Legends Training Centre, quickly wrapped his forearm around Cardinal’s neck before pulling guard from behind him, dragging his prey to the ground where he choked him unconscious in a matter of seconds. It was a very impressive performance from the Brazilian in him MMA debut. – Paulo Azambuja def. Adrian Cardinal by submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:17 of Round 1
– KB Bhullar vs. Simon Shirt
KB Bhullar made his pro debut against Simon Shirt and an impressive first showing it was. Bhullar showed poise and control as he patiently stalked shirt around the cage picking his shots from the outside before dropping Shirt with a knee delivered from a tight plum clinch. He followed it up by quickly mounting Shirt and landing some solid ground and pound, causing Shirt to turtle where Bhullar continued his assault with punches and kicks to the body. Somehow Shirt made it back to his feet, unfortunately for him, as Bhullar landed one unanswered strike after another while Shirt flailed away aimlessly, at one point even grazing the referee who strayed to close, until referee Kyle Cardinal stepped in waiving off the bout and sparing Shirt any further abuse. – KB Bhullar def. Simon Shirt by TKO (unanswered strikes) at 4:28 of Round 1
