Wild Finishes and Stunning Comebacks Highlight FightWorld 41
Shocking TKO caps off a fireworks-filled FightWorld 41
Albuquerque’s James Romero opened the night looking sharp, using his wrestling to pin Troy Green to the cage and unload knees to the body in the first round. A finish nearly materialized in the second when Romero dropped Green with an overhand right and jumped on a D’Arce choke. Green survived—and the Charlotte native came back like a Hornet in the third, ripping off a succession of right hands that forced a stunning standing TKO. One of two wild comebacks on the night.
The co-main event brought the knockout of the night. Alejandro Quero closed the distance on Richard Jennings, forcing the Alamogordo striker into grappling exchanges. Then in the second round—out of nowhere—the Mexican fighter uncorked a spinning back elbow that dropped and stopped Jennings cold.
Another comeback followed as John Wick retained his FightWorld amateur lightweight title. Marvin Sandoval came out strong, mixing an aggressive clinch with wrestling and bodywork to take the first two rounds. But in the third, Wick flipped the script, taking Sandoval down and locking in an arm-triangle to seal the rally.
Paul Robinson started fast, taking Dion Valdez’s back and controlling most of the first round. Valdez turned the tide in the second, putting Robinson on his back. A desperate attempt to get up allowed Valdez to get the back and secure a rear naked choke.
A relentless chain-wrestling approach powered Isiah Garcia to a dominant decision win over MyKey Williams.
A back-and-forth featherweight striking battle between Ezequel Martinez and Allister McDonald ended abruptly in the final minute of round two when McDonald dropped Martinez with a right elbow in the clinch, finishing the TKO on the ground.
Brad Trapley wasted no time forcing Alexis Baylon into a grappling fight. Baylon held his own early—escaping an armbar and threatening a rear naked choke in the first round. But in the second, an attempted headlock throw proved costly, giving Trapley his back and opening the door for the fight-ending rear naked choke.
In the battle of the Damians, early grappling pressure and effective clinch work earned Damian Jaloma a decision win over Damian Rodriguez.
Lorenzo Chavez and Jairo Barreras delivered the fight of the night in a razor-close war. Chavez landed the flashier, heavier shots early. Barreras fired back in the second with jabs and low kicks. With the fight slipping away, Chavez bit down on his mouthpiece and dropped Barreras with a flurry in the third, stealing the round and earning the split decision.
Amber Lampiris-Tremba took control of her fight with Josie Prins by landing a left hook that scored a knockdown just before the first-round bell. “ALT” used her grappling to dictate the next two rounds and secure a strong debut victory.
The first bout to hit the scorecards saw Matthew Generoso-Guevara edge out Elijah Quintana thanks to finishing round two on top and dominating round three with mount and back control.
Peyton Mattherne vs. Jordan Dutcher was the first fight to make it out of the opening round. Dutcher had Mattherne defending for much of the first but ended the frame on top. In the second, Mattherne—despite having his back taken—turned into Dutcher’s guard, scooped him up, kneed him back to the mat, and polished off the finish with ground strikes.
Juan Cuellar needed only 22 seconds to drop Elijah Woodye with a right hook and finish with strikes on the ground.
And in the opening amateur fight, Gabriel Seijas caught a William Wallace kick, planted him with a right hand, and hammered his way to a 19-second finish.
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