The debut of the Maximum Fighting Championships (MFC) in Windsor, Ontario, turned out to be an overall success, and the MMA Truth was live in attendance to bring you the play-by-play action, courtesy of Yours Truly, and Shawn W. Smith, but not without a few glitches along the way (and no, I’m not just referring to the inconsistent Internet media connections).
No worries though. That’s why God invented iPhones.
And in all fairness, the event staff at the beautiful Colosseum at Caesar’s Windsor was fantastic, and the venue, complete with movie-style theatre stadium seating was extremely conducive to all fight fan enjoyment. If not for the co-main event, this night would have been absolutely perfect—but we’ll get to that in a moment.
For starters, three Preliminary bouts were scheduled for the undercard, which left a total of six fights remaining for the main card. Three out of the first four fights all ended via rear naked choke submissions, which was not only odd, but it was also quite refreshing. After all, if we know anything about MMA fans, it’s that they hate it when the fighters leave their fates in the hands of the judges.
Here are the official results from the first four fights:
Lightweight
Matt Spizak (2-2) defeated Pete Brown (2-1) by Unanimous Decision
Bantamweight
David Bo Harris (4-2-1) defeated Chuck Mady (4-2) by RNC in Round 1
Welterweight
Dhiego Lima (4-0) defeated Josh Taveirne (2-1) by RNC in Round 3
Middleweight
Ali Mokdad (3-0) defeated Andreas Spang (5-0) by RNC in Round 1
It should also be noted that Ali Mokdad, the only Windsor native on the card to actually win his fight, also won the honours for Submission of the Night at the post-fight Press Conference. Congratulations Ali!
Ali later described winning in front of his home crowd in Ontario as a “dream come true.”
Of the remaining five fights, four of those fights involved notable former UFC veterans, adding an element of familiarity and excitement to the entire card.
Welterweight
Pete Spratt (21-19) defeated Demi Deeds (15-8) by Armbar Submission in Round 2
This was an extremely close fight that saw both men landing some very heavy shots. After the first round, it looked to be anyone’s fight as Deeds didn’t appear to be in the least bit intimidated by the more experienced Spratt. In the second round however, Spratt seemed to get the better of the quick exchanges, and quickly ended this fight on the ground via armbar. It was a very enjoyable fight to watch.
Catchweight (160 lbs)
Hermes Franca (20-11) defeated Robert Washington (9-2) by TKO in Round 2
Always a fan favourite, Franca did not disappoint the MFC fans, as he seemed to control the entire pace and outcome of the fight with great confidence. Despite a few booing fans in the first round due to inactivity on the parts of both fighters, it was obvious that Washington just did not want to engage Franca.
This became even more apparent as the first round ended and again throughout the remainder of the second round, as Franca playfully taunted his opponent, at one time even clasping his own hands behind his back and sticking his chin out, daring Washington to hit him.
Needless to say—he didn’t.
Lightweight
Marcus Davis (17-8) defeated Curtis Demarce (10-8) by Split Decision
Usually when you hear of a fight going to a decision, you think, “Oh wow, how boring.”
This was absolutely not the case, as Marcus Davis had more than his hands full with the young and fearless Curtis Demarce. Both men seemed content on pushing the pace and exchanging heavy shots throughout the entire fight.
On a few occasions throughout this fight, the doctor’s came very close to stopping the action, and Davis had been split wide open in his forehead, resulting in the first and only bloodbath fight of the night.
Major credit should go to Demarce, who despite losing to the more experienced former UFC veteran, proved that he absolutely belonged inside of the caged circle.
And in case you’re wondering, there was nothing controversial about the decision, as Davis landed massive knees at will throughout the entire fight. The only shocking part was that Demarce was still standing afterwards. Conrats to Davis on an excellent win.
Light-Heavyweight Championship (5 rounds)
(C) Ryan Jimmo (14-1) defeated Zak Cummings (13-2) by Unanimous Decision.
Usually when you hear of a fight going to a decision, you think, “Oh wow, how boring.”
In this case—you would be absolutely correct.
This fight unfortunately provided the only major speed bump of the entire evening, which was significant enough to literally clear our half of the Colosseum before the final main event title fight could even take place. In short—many fans were disgusted with the poor showing of both Zak Cummings and Ryan Jimmo.
I can summarize the entire fight in one quick paragraph:
Cummings shot in for the takedown. Jimmo stuffed him. Cummings pressed Jimmo up against the cage. The fans boo’d. The ref stood the fighters back up. Wash and repeat.
For five whole rounds.
Afterwards, MFC President, Mark Pavelich Tweeted: “I can build it, but I can’t make them fight.”
It should be noted that Cummings took this fight on very short notice, and he certainly seemed to be very tenacious and tough, but the tree hugging was out of control. Through five rounds of “action,” Cummings definitely needed to implement another game plan.
Jimmo should have easily out performed Cummings as a result, but seemed more content with getting the obvious decision win.
The fans were right to be upset.
Welterweight Championship (5 rounds)
(C) Douglas Lima (17-4) defeated Terry Martin (21-8) by TKO in Round 1
The Lima brothers were on fire this night, as both pulled off the victory, but none was more impressive than by the reigning MFC Welterweight champion, Douglas Lima, as he made very easy work of the former UFC veteran, Terry Martin.
The great news is that the fans who actually stuck around to witness this fight, also watched what was later presented at the post-fight Press Conference as the KO of the Night.
The bad news is only about half of the original fans who purchased tickets were in attendance to watch it.
Overall, I would say that this was an exciting fight and a fantastic night of fights overall for the MFC, and the great city of Windsor. I, for one, am already looking forward to the next one.
And please stay tuned, as I will be rolling out my interviews with Hermes Franca and Mark Pavelich over the next few days. I found what both men had to say to be quite interesting, and I’m sure that you will as well.
Oh, and in case you missed it, the MMA Truth always does a LIVE Play-by-Play for all major MMA pay-per-views.
Haters beware.
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