Yet another sold out crowd bared witness to a night of action packed fights at

Wild Bill’s Fight Night 34.  The fight card consisted of 14 competitive matchups

that included two Amateur NFC title fights, and for the first time ever, a Main Event fight for the Georgia Fighters Lightweight Championship.  Here is the blow by blow of the night’s action and the results.

Wild Bill’s Fight Night 34 Results:

Fight#1: Amateur MMA-162lbs

Joshua Cook 2-0 (Chaotic Fitness) vs. Junior Mewborn 0-1 (Legacy Fight Club)

RD1:       Fighters circle each other looking for an opening; Josh throws a high kick and takes a right hand to the jaw from Junior.  Josh quickly body locks and takes Junior down, Josh attempts to take Junior’s back but quickly transitions to an armbar and ends the contest.

Winner: Joshua Cook defeats Junior Mewborn via Submission (Armbar) at 25sec of the 1st round.

Fight#2: Amateur MMA-157lbs

Kenyon Williams 1-2(X3 Sports) vs. Nick Beal 3-0(Striker Fight Center)

RD1:  Quick clinch, fighters exchange punches, they separate, Nick shoots and takes Kenyon down. Fighters are back on their feet and they trade jabs.  Nick takes Kenyon down again, a brief scramble and Kenyon gains top control but Nick pulls full guard.  Nick goes for armbar but Kenyon defends well and stacks his way out of trouble. Nick catches Kenyon’s arm but couldn’t get his legs around for the submission attempt. Kenyon postures up from Nick’s guard but leaves his arm exposed, he’s caught in an armbar again, this time Nick locks it, and the fight is over.

Winner: Nick Beal defeats Kenyon Williams via Submission (Armbar) at 2:56 of 1st round.

Fight#3: Amateur MMA-172lbs

Larry Daughtery 0-1 (Slaughter Ho7use MMA) vs. Josh Blankenship 1-0 (Legacy Fight Club)

RD1:  Larry opens up with a low kick that misses; Josh connects with low kick and a straight right to the jaw.  Oh yea, they’re swinging for the fences now!  The crowd is on their feet!   It’s rock em sock em robots against the cage, I wonder who’s head is going to pop off?!  Larry is getting the worst part of the exchange but is still firing back…the ref jumps in and stops the fight!  The crowd is not pleased with the stoppage, but the truth of the matter is Josh was beginning to use Larry’s head as a speed.

Winner: Josh Blankenship defeats Larry Daughtery via TKO (Ref stoppage) at 1:20sec of the 1st round.

Fight#4: Amateur MMA-172lbs

Marques Jackson 2-1 (X3 Sports) vs. Seth Colwell 1-3 (Striker Fight Center)

RD1:  Seth lands a kick to Marques lead leg but gets body locked and pushed to the cage.  Both fighters throw knees to the body. The action moves to the center of the cage and the fighters exchange strikes.  Seth pushes Marques to the cage and drops down for a double leg takedown.  Marquez uses the cage to sit up and keeps Seth in his guard. The fighters are not able to improve their position and the referee makes them stand.  Left kick to the head lands for Marquez as Seth rushed in with a punch, they both go down and they scrabble to their feet. Seth takes Marquez down as the round ends.  Close round to score, I gave it to Seth for the takedowns and my card now reads 10-9 for Seth Colwell.

RD2:  Marquez lands a glazing kick to the lead and stumbles towards the cage.  Seth follows him with a punch but misses and falls in a guillotine.  Seth is trying to push on Marquez’s arm to pull his head out of the submission; he can’t, and taps out.

Winner: Marquez Jackson defeats Seth Colwell via Submission (Guillotine) at :26sec of the 2nd round.

Fight#5: Amateur MMA-147lbs

Ricardo Giraldo 0-2 (Fusion MMA) vs. Cody Maiden 2-0 (Striker Fight Center)

RD1:  Cody lands a hard leg kick and the crowd goes “ahhh!”. Ricardo closed the distance and goes for the clinch.  Double leg scoop slam for Ricardo and he takes side control then moves to north south and back to side control. Cody sweeps Ricardo into a armbar!  Ricardo’s arm is fully extended and he taps out.

Winner:  Cody Maiden defeats Ricardo Giraldo by Submission (Armbar) at 1:43sec of the 1st round.

Fight#6: Amateur MMA-137lbs

Kevin Patton 3-0 (Fusion MMA) vs. Chandler Smith 1-1 (Legacy Fight Center)

RD1:  Chandler bounces a left and a right off Kevin’s head, and Kevin to clinches. Outside trip by Kevin and the fight goes to the ground.  Armbar attempt by Kevin but Chandler spins out and gives up his back.  Kevin sinks in hooks, flattens Chandler out, and snaps on a rear naked choke. The referee stops the fight.  It looks like Chandler blacked out for a bit, he’s pretty disoriented after the stoppage, but he’s ok.

Winner: Kevin Patton defeats Chandler Smith via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at :51sec of the 1st round.

Fight#7: Advanced Amateur MMA-172lbs

TJ McDaniel 4-3 (HardKnox MMA) vs. Gabe Leatherman 3-1 (Legacy Fight Club)

RD1:  TJ feints a right hand and lands a low kick.  TJ caught Gabe’s high kick and pushed him against the fence.  Nice knees on the inside by Gabe. Gabe underhooks TJ and ties to take him down. TJ shifts his weight and ends up in top control.  Reversal by Gabe and down come the right hands to TJ’s head and upper body.  TJ covers up but Gabe is relentless with his ground and pound.  TJ looks towards the referee and the referee quickly steps in and saves him from further punishment.

Winner: Gabe Leatherman defeats TJ McDaniel via TKO (Strikes/Ref stoppage) at 2:32sec of the 1st Round.

Fight#8: Amateur Kickboxing for (NFC 124lbs Title)

Kesha Springle 5-2 (Gruebel’s MMA) vs. Mary Matia 4-2 champ(KBX Fitness)

RD1:  Reverse kick by Kesha to Mary’s mid section, good side kicks by Kesha.  Mary closes the distance and lands flush to Kesha’s face and body.  Kesha moves well and jumps in with punches.  Mary comes forward pushing the pace with combinations. Good left right combination lands for Kesha and Mary answers by working Kehsa’s midsection with punches. Good round!  I gave it to Kesha for superior technique and cleaner blows. 10-9 Kesha on my unofficial scorecard.

RD2:  Spinning back fist by Kesha lands flush but Mary walks right through it and gets on the inside.   Mary presses Kesha and lands her jab and right hand to the body when she gets into range.  Kesha lands a huge kick to Mary’s head but loses her balance and goes down; Mary took the kick well and shows no ill effects from it.  Mary walks into some punches but her non-stop punching style seems to be taking a toll on Kesha.  Close round to score butI gave it to Mary, due to her punch output. I have the fight scored 19-19.

RD3:  Kesha’s most effective weapon is still the side kick, it puts distance between her and Mary but Mary is as relentless as they get.  Mary get’s warned for punching on the break.  Kesha lands a beautiful hook kick to Mary’s jaw, Mary walks right through it.  Kesha is still landing the cleaner punches but she’s starting to look tired and Mary is closing hard. The round ends and the fight is over I gave the final round to Kesha, and I have her winning a very close decision by the score of 29-28.

Winner: Mary Matia defeats Kesha Springle via 3rd Split Decision: Scores:  29-28 Mary, 28-29 Kesha, 29-28 Mary

Fight#9: Advanced Amateur MMA-187lbs

Mike Alvarado 3-3-1NC (Bangkok Boxing) vs. Ja Lowery 3-0-1NC (ATT Atlanta)

RD1:  Accidental eye poke by Ja to start things off.  Time called, the ref just motioned for the ring doctor to check Mike’s right eye.  The ring doctor motions to the ref that Mike Alvarado cannot continue.

Result: No Contest due to accidental foul (eye gauge).  South Side Steve informs crowd that Mike Alvarado suffered a severe injury to the cornea in his right eye, some tissue was scratched out! We wish nothing but the best for Mike Alvarado along with a quick recovery.

Fight#10: Advanced Amateur MMA for the (NFC 155lbs Title)

Jesse Wable 4-1 (Team Full Throttle) vs. 2-2 Joey Ward (Striker Fight Center)

This one is going to be good. Jesse Wable is not in the cage yet and he and Joey Ward are both pointing and jawing at each other.

RD1:  Good movement by both, Joey lands the first kick.  Jesse comes in behind a flurry punches and catches Joey with in guillotine as Joey ducked out of the way of the punches.  Jesse holds on to the guillotine as they hit the ground, Joey gets out and starts his ground and pound on Jesse.  Joey transitions into a guillotine. Jesse stands and slams Joey to escape the guillotine, but Joey hangs on to the submission.  Jesse manages to works his head out and is trying to posture out of Joey’s guard when the bell rings.  I gave the first round to Joey. 10-9.

RD2:  Jesse barely misses an overhand right that would have ended the fight.  Jesse misses with an uppercut but lands a glancing over hand right.  Joey looks stunned and shoots into a guillotine.  It’s tight…very tight, Joey taps.

Winner: Jesse Wable defeats Joey Ward and successfully defends his 155lbs NFC title via Submission (Guillotine) at :57sec of the 2nd round.

Fight#11: Pro MMA-137lbs

Andrew Higgins (Fusion MMA) vs. Jarrell Bowman (ATT Atlanta/Shidokan Atlanta)

RD1:  Quick hands by Jarrell and a high kick.  Jarrell catches Andrew’s kick and Andrew leaps and drop kicks him.  Andrew shoots and falls into a deep guillotine, he stands and slams Jarrell creating the necessary space to escape.  Small scramble and again Jarrell slaps on the guillotine.  Again, Andrew escapes.  Jarrell uses the rubber guard effectively; Andrew picks him up off the canvas and slams again.  Another guillotine by Jarrell but Andrew knows how to get out.  Andrew is in Jarrell’s guard but stays busy with short punches to the face.  Jarrell makes it back to his feet and drops down for a takedown.  Andrew shows off his rubber guard and the round ends.  I gave the round to Jarrell for the submission attempts, 10-9 for Jarrell on my scorecard.

RD2:  The fighters fire the jab and exchange knees.  Drop down by Jarrell lands him in Andrew’s half guard.  Andrew’s rubber guard is an effective weapon and it keeps him from taking any damage.  Little action on the ground and ref stands them up.  Overhand left by Andrews lands and he quickly shoots, nice sweep by Jarrell and he almost took Andrew’s back.  Andrew spun out, went north south and almost slapped on a triangle from that position but Jarrell defended by hanging on to one of Andrew’s legs.   The round ends with Andrew landing punches to Jarrell’s head.  I gave this round to Andrew and the fight is now 19-19 on my card.

RD3:  Final round, it’s anyone’s fight.  Quick clinch and Andrew takes Jarrell down, he almost has a triangle.  Andrew is softening up Jarrell with elbows to the top of the head.  Jarrell defends the elbows and Andrew sinks in the triangle for the win.

Winner:  Andrew Higgins defeats Jarrell Bowman via Submission (Triangle choke) at :50sec of the 3rd round.

Fight#12: Pro MMA-Heavyweight

Stephen Eakin 6-3-1NC (Team Reality) vs. Jon Ivey 82-45-1NC (Thug Jitsu)

Nice entrance by the always entertaining Jon Ivey, he came out wearing a Leatherface mask and a bloody apron.

RD1:  Stephen with a low kick, and a jab.  Jon presses and throws a lazy jab. Jon unloads a barrage of punches and gets hit by a low blow.  Time out called by the referee.  Fight on! Left right to the head and leg kick combination lands by Jon.  Stephen circles waiting for an opening, Jon let’s Stephen tee off and shakes it off like nothing happened, then fires a left hook that cut Stephen under right eye.  The referee calls time and motions for the ring doctor.  Fight on!  Jon checks a kick then does his best Karate Kid impression, the crowd loves it.  Stephen is disciplined but he’s still getting caught with the left hook.  Stephen picks his spots to engage with kicks to the lead leg.  Jon looks to be buying his time and letting Stephen get closer.  Good work by Stephen, he’s landing kicks to the body and legs consistently.  Close round so far, Jon is starting to check the Stephen’s kicks.  The round ends. Ok, what do you like, volume (Stephen) or quality (Jon)…I take quality. Jon wins the round 10-9.

RD2:  Stephen has good footwork for a man his size, his movement is keeping Jon from setting up his punches. Jon swings and pushes Stephen to the cage.  Stephen catches Jon in the mid section with a couple of knees but a knee to the groin stop the action again.   Jon is given time to recover.  Fight on!  Jon rushes in with a left hook to the head, Stephen clinches and takes him down, GNP by Stephen and Jon is in trouble…wait, wait, it looks like there was another low blow!  This is getting crazy, the ref is talking to GA Athletic Commissioner Andy Foster about the foul while Jon is reeling in pain.  The crowd doesn’t like this one bit!  It looks like the referee will restart the action after waiting another 5 minutes for Jon to recover.  Jon has a cut along the left eyebrow and is still in pain as they restart, fight on!  Stephen works Jon’s front leg with kicks and circles while throwing the jab.  Good jab by Stephen lands flush and he…aw crap, another low blow?! Jon went down grabbing his groin but I truly did not see anything land low.  Time called by the referee.  The 5 minutes recovery time is up, and Jon refuses/is unable to continue.  The ref waves it off and after two rounds, that lasted about 25 minutes, the fight is finally over.  The referee addresses the crowd and explains the result as a no contest.

Winner: Jon Ivey is unable to continue due to accidental low blow, the fight is ruled a NO CONTEST.

Fight#13: Pro MMA-205lbs

Adrian Miles 7-3 (Miles Freestyle Academy) vs. George Allen 26-15-2 (ATT Atlanta)

RD1:  Quick exchange and George pushes Adrian to the cage.  George has underhooks but Adrian appears to be the stronger of the two and avoids the takedown.  George uses an outside trip to take Adrian down, Adrian springs up without much problem and hangs on to George’s right arm.  George elevates Adrian and slams him to the canvas but can’t keep him down. George has Adrian’s back but Adrian flips him halfway across the cage.  Adrian takes George down and George takes his back, small scramble and George is in half control.  Adrian catches George’s arm with his legs but George spins off.  Adrian gains full mount and punishes George with some serious GNP.  George taps out.

Winner:  Adrian Miles defeats George Allen via TKO (Strikes) at 4:53sec of the 1st round.

Fight#14: Pro MMA: Main Event:  For the GA Fighters Lightweight Championship

Marius Cujba 11-0 (X3 Sports) vs. Diego Saraiva 19-11-1(Saraiva MMA)

Awesome tribute to the Earthquake/Tsunami victims done by Diego Saraiva, he raised the Japanese flag over his head during his walk-out to the cage.

RD1:  They touch gloves.  Both fighters are looking to setup their punches.  Low kick my Marius.  Double jab by Marius is met by a flurry of punches from Diego.  High kick by Diego lands on Marius glove. They trade right hands and Diego flurries again.  Inside kick to the lead leg by Marius.  Both fighters fall short on their combinations to the head.  Clinch, Diego has his back on the cage.  Marius lands a short knee to the solar plexus, Diego returns the favor.  They jot for position, Marius tries to sweep the left leg but misses.  Marius catches Diego with a well placed left hook to the jaw.  Diego took it well, and is presses the action.  Jab, low kick, and left hand to head land by Marius.  Marius manages to go behind Diego and takes him down as the bell rings.  I gave the round a 10-10, it was too close for me to pick a clear winner.

RD2:  Diego misses a kick to the head; Marius lands a low kick but misses a left hook.  Nice front kick to the head by Marius lands, Diego closes the distance and presses him to the fence.  An uppercut on the inside connects on Diego.  Fighters are in the center of the cage.  Marius lands a left that wobbles Diego, Diego hangs on to Marius and pulls guard.  Marius is up and kicking to the Diego’s legs.  Marius allows Diego to stand and they go at it again.  Diego lands a short right and clinches.  Marius walks him to the cage and lands an elbow to the head.   Marius works well on the inside and trips Diego to the canvas. Diego up kicks to Marius’ legs, traps one, and takes him down.  Marius stands and the round ends with Diego up kicking to Marius legs.  Marius won this round 10-9; this makes my scorecard 20-19 for Marius.

RD3: Final round. Marius is boxing well and mixing it up with a kick to the lead leg.  Diego lands a flying knee to Marius’ mid section.  Diego shoots and pulls Marius into his butterfly guard.  Diego elevated Marius and almost caught him in a heel hook.  Marius in top control again, he’s throwing punches to Diego’s ribs, Marius stands and Diego reaches up and pulls him down.  Diego stands and fires off some punches but Marius moves out of reach.  A clinch and Marius lands a short left hook. Diego pulls Marius down again.  Marius manages to get back to his feet and Diego waits on the ground attacking with leg kicks, the bell rings.  I gave this round to Marius and I have him winning 30-28.

Winner:  Marius Cujba defeats Diego Saraiva via 3^rd Unanimous Decision and becomes the first Georgia Fighters Lightweight Champion. Scores: 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.

Fight of The Night:

Marius Cubja defeats Diego Saraiva by 3^rd Unanimous Decision. Scores: 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.

A very good fight by two technically sound professionals kept the crowd cheering and guessing whether the fight would end in a KO, a submission, or go the distance.

KO/TKO of The Night:

Winner:  Adrian Miles defeats George Allen by TKO (Strikes) at 4:53sec of the 1^st round.

It was touch and go for Adrian Miles for a minute.  George Allen’s experience was evident from the start and it looked as it was going to be too much to overcome, but Adrian was able to use his strength and GNP his way to a TKO victory.

Submission of The Night:

Andrew Higgins defeats Jarrell Bowman by Submission (Triangle choke) at 50sec of the 3^rd round.

There were plenty of Submission victories on Wild Bills Fight Night 34, but none had the buildup action that Andrew Higgins vs. Jarrell Bowman provided, and that’s what made the Triangle Choke finish memorable.