Nine of the 12 fights ended by knockout or submission at the 247 Fighting Championships’ Brawl in The Burgh 17 on Saturday night at the Monroeville Convention Center.
The submission of the night was a highly contested honor, but the nod went to Pitt wrestler James “Las Vegas” Lledo (3-0), who trains with Stout PGH. He ended his novice amateur MMA career with a bang, stopping Manuel Bell (0-2) in 29 seconds of the first round with two crushing slams, followed by an arm triangle to get the finish.
The knockout of the night was contested as well, but it went to a fighter who handled business in the first round. Chase “The Croatian Crowbar” Boyde (6-3) took on a formidable challenger in Dez Ford (5-4). There could have been an exciting fight, but Boyde hits like his nickname suggests. One punch stunned his opponent, then a series of crowbar-like strikes on his downed foe led to a stoppage 20 seconds into the first round.
The performance of the night went to Edgar “Cowboy” Parilla (2-0), a favorite of the convention center crowd. He wanted for the choke all night, but his opponent, Colton Musgrove (1-1), managed to ward him off to end the first round. Parilla would not be denied in the second. Parilla got a takedown and managed to sneak in a slick rear naked choke that took Musgrove out 28 seconds into the round.
The fight of the night saw Lucas “Sniper” Seibert (5-0) face Cameron “Molerat” Allgeier (6-2). Seibert, a former West Virginia walk-on wrestler, kept a picture on his phone of Allgeier’s 247 bantamweight championship since he decided to commit himself to mixed martial arts.
It seemed like Allgeier would show that he was cut above through the first round. Seibert got to striking with his jab to set up his takedowns on the more experienced fighter. Every minute that passed brought out more confidence in the young fighter, and a Superman punch leading to a takedown was one of the many shining moments for him.
He scored the victory and the 247 amateur featherweight title by unanimous decision.
Stout PGH fighters went 4-1 on the night. In addition to Lledo, fellow Pitt wrestler Geoff “Juice” Magin (4-1) also picked up a title victory, capturing the 247 amateur light heavyweight title by split decision over Ohio’s top MMA prospect, Nick “Nasty” Nash (5-1).
“Goat” James Padmore (3-0) picked up a TKO victory 18 seconds into the second round over Adam Caldwell (2-1). All of Padmore’s victories are by knockout. The lone loss was Miguel Francisco (4-3) via TKO to Jacob Wiggins (4-2) at 2:22 of the first round.
Only one of the 12 fights was a professional matchup. Justin “The General” Patton (4-3) seemed to be on his way toward picking up a victory over his opponent, Kyle Zimmick (1-1). He had managed to cut his opponent on his hairline in the first round and ran out of time on a possible submission in the second. But Zimmick caught Patton in a guillotine and stopped him at 3:06 in the third round.
In other fights:
• Demar Mathis (1-2) defeated James Stevenson (0-2) via TKO at the end of Round 2. Doctor stoppage due to an issue with Stevenson’s eye.
• Noah Gaudello (1-0) defeated Falco Teti (0-2) via TKO at 1:53 in Round 2.
• Caprice Hall (0-1-1) and Glenn Christner (1-2-1) fought to a majority draw. Judges scored it 29-27 for Hall, 29-27 for Christner and 28-28.
• Logan Fink (3-1) defeated Drew Landefeld (2-3) by rear naked choke at 2:13 in Round 2.