EAST
RUTHERFORD, N.J., April 4, 2008 – International
Fight League titleholders Vladimir “The
Janitor” Matyushenko (Belarus), Wagnney Fabiano
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Jay “The Thorobred” Hieron
(Freeport, N.Y./Las Vegas) each retained their respective
titles at the IFL event at the Izod
Center in East Rutherford, N.J. in front of
5131 spectators this evening.
Matyushenko weathered a strong first round by Jamal
“The Suit” Patterson (Jersey City, N.J.), then punished
the challenger with a series of right hands before the bout
was stopped with 30 seconds left in the second round.
Fabiano, known for his world-class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expertise,
stunned Shad Lierley (Seattle) with a solid
punch just 37 seconds into the first round to record the KO.
Hieron dominated the entire round against Mark Miller (Chicago),
finishing the round with a ground-and-pound until the referee
stepped in for the TKO.
In the camp vs. camp competition between Miletich
Fighting Systems and American Top
Team, LC Davis (Kansas City,
Mo.) of MFS scored a knockout of Rafael Dias (Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil) with just seconds remaining in the third
round of a very competitive featherweight bout. ATT’s welterweight
Emyr Bussade (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) won
a second-round submission via kneebar over Jesse Lennox
(Cedar Rapids, Iowa). The light heavyweight bout
between Carmelo Marrero (Douglasville, Pa.)
and Mike Ciesnolevicz (Williamstown, Pa.)
was ruled a no contest when a cut from the head of Marrero
from an inadvertent head butt would not stop.
In addition to Matyushenko vs. Patterson, in the bouts between
Midwest Combat and Renzo
Gracie Academy, Gracie’s Jim Miller
(Sparta, N.J.) scored a unanimous decision over Bart
Palaszewski (Wonder Lake, Ill.) in a highly entertaining
lightweight bout; Brad Blackburn (Olympia,
Wash.) turned around a welterweight bout in which he was trailing
with a third-round KO over Delson Heleno (Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil).
The night started with a non-title bout between light heavyweights,
with IFL veteran Alex Schoenauer (Las Vegas)
claiming a split decision over Brendan Barrett (Tuckerton,
N.J.). In another non-title bout, Chris “The Polish
Hammer” Horodecki (London, Ontario) scored a narrow
but unanimous decision over Nate Lamotte (New
Hampshire).
IFL
East Rutherford, N.J.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Non-Title Bouts
205 lbs.: Alex Schoenauer (Las Vegas) def.
Brendan Barrett (Tuckerton, N.J.) via decision
(split) after three rounds
155 lbs.: Chris Horodecki (London, Ontario)
def. Nate Lamotte (New Hampshire) via decision
(unanimous) after three rounds
American Top Team vs. Miletich
Fighting Systems
145 lbs.: LC Davis (Kansas City, Mo.) def.
Rafael Dias (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) via
KO (strikes), 3:56, 3rd
170 lbs.: Emyr Bussade (Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.) def. Jesse Lennox (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
via submission (kneebar) 1:25, 2nd
205 lbs.: Mike Ciesnolevicz (Williamstown,
Pa.) vs. Carmelo Marrero (Douglasville, Pa.),
no contest
Midwest Combat vs. Renzo
Gracie Academy
155 lbs.: Jim Miller (Sparta, N.J.) def.
Bart Palaszewski (Wonder Lake, Ill.) via
decision (unanimous) after three rounds
170 lbs.: Brad Blackburn (Olympia, Wash.)
def. Delson Heleno (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
via KO (strikes), 1:50, 3rd
Championship Bouts
205 lbs.: Vladimir Matyushenko (Belarus)
def. Jamal Patterson (Jersey City, N.J.)
via TKO (strikes), 3:35, 2nd
145 lbs.: Wagnney Fabiano (Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil) def. Shad Lierley (Seattle) via KO
(punch), 0:37, 1st
170 lbs.: Jay Hieron (Freeport, N.Y.) def.
Mark Miller (Chicago) via TKO (strikes),
2:10, 1st
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