Cut Throat MMA - Brawl at Bourbon Street

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The Brawl at Bourbon Street was held at its usual location in Merrionette Park, and the event was packed. Alcohol flowed freely, lights and hip hop beats bounced around the cavernous space, and spectators were treated to some great MMA action. The fights were as diverse as they were entertaining, with huge left hooks, rear naked chokes, knockouts, and a few controversies. Here's a breakdown of some of Friday's action:

The first fight matched Chris Bergeron against Tim Pilch in the 155-pound division. Pilch was aggressive early and started the fight with a takedown of Bergeron and almost had him in a few early submission holds. But all the grappling left both fighters gassed toward the end of the 1st round. The second round was much shorter and ended with a swift left kick to Pilch's face. During his post fight comments Bergeron was flush with success, "I wanted to go a bit longer," he said. "I like people watching me."

The second match had good punches by both fighters, but Brandon Fahle notched a standing right to Anthony Corder that gave Fahle a TKO victory.

The third bout was more of a boxing match between Matt Brown and Ted Green. Brown was aggressive early and backed Green into the cage with a fury of combinations. But Brown left his guard down for a moment and Green saw the small opening and landed a huge left hook.

The fourth fight was the most controversial of the night and one of the shortest too. The fight pitted Jacob Morales against Dennis Fisher, with Fisher trying to quickly land an early kick to Morales. The kick was repelled by Morales and quickly countered with a left hook that immediately dropped Fisher. The referee quickly stopped the fight, even though Fisher popped up instantly after the blow.

Andrew West scored a KO against John Finn. Finn had West in a triangle choke early, but West was able to get the KO in the last few seconds of the round.

In the sixth bout, Tim Young lost a lot of his strength halfway through the first round and was the victim of a huge left hook by Ryan Kirwan.

The seventh match was the fight of the night. Tony Maldonado and Mike Bartolomucci went the distance (the only fight to do so), and both fighters were evenly matched. Bartolomucci started off very aggressively with a huge take down, but Maldonado counter with his own take down later in the round. The pace of the first round slowed the fighters a tad in the second, but both fighters continued to show good wrestling and kept the pace brisk. Maldonado flashed some knees and kicks in the second, but failed to work the kimura more after Bartolomucci left a few opportunities open. Bartolomucci was able to win on points.

Mike Dombrowski tapped out in the first round after Matt Giancarlo was able to put him in a rear naked choke. Giancarlo was also the winner of coolest tattoos of the night, and the only fighter of the night to sport pink hair.

Eric Blake and William Anthony both fought at 205-pounds, but Anthony looked to be in much fitter condition. Blake looked to be channeling Roy "Big Country" Nelson, but couldn't take or give out the same kind of punishment as the famous UFC fighter. Anthony was able to win in 42 seconds.

Sean Gee and Miguel Garza both fought at 135-pounds, with Garza winning by KO. Gee was knocked to the mat three times and had to be helped from the ring afterwards.

The final fight of the night saw James Frasure II lose to Danny Somers. The fight ended toward the end of the first round when Somers was able to score a rear naked choke on Frasure. Both fighters were evenly matched and Frasure was able to get opportunities for a few submission holds early, but couldn't finish off Somers. Cut Throat MMA hosted the fight, and will have their next event on December 2nd in Aurora.