VFC 29 - The Aftermath

From www.MidwestFightersFocus.com:

Victory Fighting Championships put on another showcase event for fighters in the Midwest.  With matchups being about as evenly put together as possible, many saw local favorites garner both victory and defeat.  Several fights going the distance proves that Victory is finding the talent and putting together fights that are anyone's to win.  Full results are as follows:

VFC 29 The Rising
Full Results

Tahner Thiem Vs Dallas Barrett
Round 1
Both fighters come out and trade light punches, with Barrett getting the better of the exchanges countering Thiem. Thiem drops and shoots a double into side control. Little action happens and then Barrett stands and Thiem takes him right back down. Fighters are now jockeying for position in a scramble that ends with Thiem on top in side control. Barrett hits a nice reversal and ends up on top of Thiem in side control, only to have Thiem reverse him again. Thiem is working a key lock on Barrett and uses it to pass into mount. Barrett postures and goes for a heel hook on Thiem and the round ends.
MFF scoring 10-9 for Thiem on his control and takedowns
Round 2
Dallas comes out as the aggressor this time hitting a few punches and then he shoots a double and moves right into side control. Barrett lands a few good shots only to have Thiem move back to full guard and he grabs for a key lock that Barrett reverses and he takes Thiem's back. Thiem reverses and gets to half guard, trying to pass but Barrett won't allow it. Fighters stand and Barrett starts landing some hard shots, and Tahner, looking a bit stunned, shoots a single leg but Barrett stuffs it to end the round.
MFF scoring 10-10 round (but could go either way)
Round 3
Trading light strikes at the start, Thiem starts throwing bombs and it throws Barrett off enough that Thiem lands a takedown into side control. Thiem is working a kimura, then moves and postures to start dropping elbows and Barrett gets half guard back, then too full guard. Thiem passes back to half guard and lands 3 hard elbows. Barrett gets back to full guard with 10 seconds left. Barrett goes for a triangle and Thiem postures out to end the round.
MFF scoring 10-9 Thiem for a 29-27 decision for Thiem
 

OFFICIAL RESULTS: Unanimous Decision Tahner Thiem (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Danny Black Vs Matt Williams
Round 1
Fighters come out and touch gloves, and both start throwing punches with Black landing more than Williams. Williams clinches and Danny lands a good knee to the body.  Williams takes Blacks back while standing and hops onto Black's back. Williams is working the RNC and Black is defending well. Williams however gets it fully locked and Black tries to slam Williams to the mat to break the choke to no avail.  Black taps to the RNC.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Williams Defeats Black by submission (RNC) in Round 1

Jerrod L'Heureux Vs Jason Prorok
Round 1
The fighters come out and Prorok shoots right away and misses.  He shoots again and Jerrod stuffs it. Jerrod lands a few good kicks, but Prorok then throws 2 punches and shoots again landing a double leg takedown. with Jerrod pulling full guard. Jerrod goes for an armbar and misses, then takes Prorok's back. Jerrod is landing some good punches working for the  RNC. Prorok reverses and lands in half guard on bottom. Jerrod then lands 3 punches as they stand up and Prorok shoots again and hits a double as the round ends.
MFF Scoring 10-9 for Jerrod L'Heureux
Round 2
Touch of gloves and Jerrod gets hit and Prorok shoots.  Jerrod pulls full guard on the takedown and locks in a deep armbar with Prorok defending. Prorok slips the armbar and goes to full mount. Jerrod rolls to his stomach and Prorok applies the RNC for the tap.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Jason Prorok defeats Jerrod L'Heureux by Submission (RNC)

Meredith Vs Lucchino
Round 1
Fighters touch gloves and feel each other out at the start.  Meredith then shoots a single and pushes Lucchino up against the cage. Meredith continues looking for the single and Lucchino is defending well. They finally break and Meredith lands a partially blocked head kick and trips. Lucchino runs at him to rush him but Meredith shoots a double and Lucchino sprawls. Fighters clinch in the corner again and an accidental knee to the groin of Meredith halts the action. At the restart Lucchino is chasing Meredith throwing bombs and the round ends.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Lucchino
Round 2
Touch of gloves to start and another feeling out period as Lucchino starts chasing Meredith down, with Meredith shooting another double. Lucchino reverses and gets the takedown and Meredith pulls guard. Lucchino lands some good shots, but Meredith locks in a triangle and Lucchino slams out of the submission. Meredith takes the mount on the scramble after the slam. Stalled action in the corner leads Lucchino out of the mount and he stands. End of Round
MFF Scoring 10-9 Meredith
Round 3
Again another feeling out between the two to open Round 3 and Meredith shoots the takedown.  Lucchino trips and pulls guard. Meredith pushes Lucchino into the corner and Meredith postures to strike and then passes into mount. Lucchino rolls and Meredith sinks his hooks as Lucchino stands and slams Meredith into full guard with Lucchino on top. Round ends in this position with little action.
MFF scoring 10-9 Meredith
OFFICAL RESULTS: Meredith defeats Lucchino by Unanimous Decision (29-28 all judges)

Seffron Vs Ricehouse
Round 1
Seffron lands a good 1-2 to open the fight as Ricehouse shoots a single and Seffron defends well. Ricehouse trips and a scramble ensues. Fighters trade from the clinch and Ricehouse takes the back of Seffron and sinks the RNC gaining a quick tap from Seffron.
OFFICAL RESULTS: Ricehouse Defeats Seffron by Submission (RNC) Rd 1

Lindsay Vs Villalobos
Round 1
Fighters trade back and forth standing to start the round and Villalobos shoots a takedown clinch on the cage and then Lindsay grabs the plumb.  Villalobos rushes in and a scramble leads to Lindsay taking Villalobos' back. Villalobos scrambles back to his feet and then takes Lindsay's back. Lindsay rolls and gets into Villalobos guard. Villalobos works his legs high and Lindsay’s lands some good shots to end the round.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Lindsay
Round 2
Fighters trade to start again with Lindsay getting the better of Villalobos. Villalobos misses a superman punch, they clinch again then separate and Villalobos catches a Lindsay kick and hits an over hand right. Lindsay then lands a double to side control as Villalobos escapes but eats a good amount of punches as he does.  Round ends with Villalobos on all fours and Lindsay landing shots from his side.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Lindsay
Round 3
Lindsay flurries to start and backs Villalobos to the cage.  Villalobos lands a good right hand and  then clinches, shoots a takedown, and lands into side control. Lindsay reverses and lands some good shots only to have Villalobos reverse him. From side control, Villalobos stands and lands some big shots on Lindsay.  Lindsay then reverses and takes Villalobos back, works the RNC and gets the tap.
OFFICAL RESULTS: Lindsay defeats Villalobos by Submission (RNC) Rd 1

Dober Vs Girtz
Round 1  Dober strikes from the outside to start the round and Girtz hits a double leg as Dober gets full guard. Girtz pushes Dober to the cage. Girtz lands some light shots and then the ref stands the fight up. Dober lands a left and Girtz shoots again and gets the takedown with Dober again gaining full guard.  Girtz passes to half guard momentarily then Dober stands. Dober lands some very good strikes standing and while throwing a second knee Girtz grabs it and takes Dober down again. After a lull in the action from this position, the referee stands the fighters up. Dober throws his hands hard and connects on a 3 shot combo, then lands a partially blocked head kick. Dober continues to stalk Girtz as the round comes to an end.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Girtz
Round 2
Dober opens up with a leg kick and Girtz retreats. Girtz mouthpiece falls and the ref stops the action to put it back in place.  Girtz garners a double leg takedown and gets into side control. Dober gets back to full guard and then attempts an armbar which Girtz defends. Fighters stand again and Dober rocks Girtz with a flurry.  Another two knee combo ends with Girtz catching the last one for the takedown.  Dober stands briefly before being taken back down with Dober now looking for the kimura.  Girtz lands a few light body punches as the round comes to an end.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Girtz
Round 3
Girtz opens up with a jab and Dober is trying to strike. Girtz shoots and Dober lands a wicked knee, but Girtz gets the takedown. Dober reverses and lands in top position in half guard. Both stand and Dober again rocks Girtz, throws 2 knees and the 2nd gets caught and he gets taken down. They stand and clinch against the cage. Dober pushes off and Girtz shoots for the takedown to the cage. Dober gets back up and connects on 2 more knees but gets taken down again to end the round.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Girtz
OFFICAL RESULTS: Girtz Defeats Dober by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28 twice)

Harper Vs Cochrane
Round 1
Cochrane takes  a hard right from Harper to start the fight, but Cochrane then shoots the takedown and gets it landing some good shots but he cannot pass Harpers guard. Ref stands the fight up, and Harper again hits a good combo and Dakota gets low and shoots for the takedown and gets it. Harper reverses and takes Cochrane's back. Dakota rolls and ends up in Harper full guard. Dakota lands some very hard shots in the last 30 seconds to end the round.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Cochrane
Round 2
Harper comes out aggressive and Dakota evades. Dakota misses a head kick and trips. Dakota then shoots and gets the takedown but Harper gets his full guard.  Dakota then passes to half guard, with Harper scrambling to get back to full. Harper take some shots, and a cut has been opened on Harper's skull. The fighters stand again, and Dakota drops Harper with a hard right, then lets him back up, only to shoot for a takedown right after. Harper has full guard and looks for an armbar, Dakota then drops some shots on him and the round ends.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Cochrane (possible 10-8 round)
Round 3
Dakota opens up with a good flurry that stuns Harper and drops him, then Dakota lets him stand up again and Harper stuns Dakota briefly with strikes. Dakota shoots and gets the takedown with Harper trying for the guillotine choke that doesn't work.  A break in any meaningful action means the ref stands the fight up and Dakota shoots again, with Harper trying for the guillotine, then switches to a triangle, but to no avail.
Dakota is now in Harper's full guard. A short break in activity causes the ref to break them again, and Dakota secures another takedown.  I appears Harper may be looking for a triangle but the round comes to a close.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Cochrane
OFFICAL RESULTS: Cochrane Defeats Harper by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27 twice)

Van Camp Vs Rave
Round 1 Both fighters strike center cage then Rave shoots and gets a double leg takedown and slams Van Camp hard to the mat. In half guard, Rave is on top working some shots but Van camp stands up. Both strike again with Rave trying a flying knee that lands and he immediately follows up with the takedown.  Rave works to half guard and both fighters are active with Rave hitting his strikes and Van Camp trying to find subs. Rave stands then falls back into Van Camps guard.  The ref, Big Jim Axtell, stands the fighters after light strikes by both cause him to break the action.  Rave shoots but Van Camp stuffs it. Van Camp misses with a head kick as the round ends.
MFF scoring 10-9 Rave
Round 2
Fighters come out and trade some blows they separate and Rave throws a flying knee that puts Van Camp to sleep on the mat.
OFFICAL RESULTS: Rave defeats Van Camp by KO Rd 2

Teager Vs Seipel
Round 1 Seipel comes out with knees from the plumb; Bryce clinches and throws Seipel, and Seipel lands in full guard.  Bryce is very active from Jimmy’s guard, Bryce stands, and Seipel kicks him back and Bryce pulls guard. Both fighters stand and Bryce trips Seipel and takes side control. Seipel gets his full guard back, but  Bryce passes to side control again and works some knees until the end of the round.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Teager
Round 2
Seipel comes out striking hard and Bryce lands a nice right hook. Seipel tries a flying knee that misses and Bryce hits a double leg takedown. Bryce puts Seipel into the corner as Bryce passes to Seipel's half guard but Seipel stands out of the situation.  Both trade heavy blows and again Seipel grabs the plumb landing a vicious knee that drops Bryce. Bryce then pulls half guard, and Jimmy moves to mount and lands some great shots.  Bryce rolls and Seipel looks for the RNC, but Bryce reverses to top position to end the round.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Seipel
Round 3
Bryce lands a good right to open the fight; Jimmy again pulls plumb and knees Bryce to the head. Bryce shoots and Seipel pulls guard looking for a knee bar but moving from there to the mount.  Bryce gets back to half guard as Seipel goes for the guillotine choke.  Bryce initially defends but finally succumbs to the choke.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Seipel Defeats Teager by Submission (guillotine) Rd 3

Grigsby Vs Richards
Round 1
From the starting gate D-Mo shoots the takedown but Grigsby denies it. They both clinch and Grigsby throws 2 knees, one hits the body the other looks to have hit in the groin. Jim Axtell calls time for D-Mo to recover from the accidental  shot.  The fight restarts and the fighters clinch again.  D-mo this time hits a knee that lands in Grigsby's groin area. Jim again calls time to give Grigsby time to recover and before the restart seems to tell both fighters to keep the fight clean or points will start being decucted.  The fight resumes and the fighter’s trade punches then clinch, and D-Mo hits a trip takedown into Grigsby's guard. D-Mo is looking for strikes but is missing on almost all of his shots. Grigsby tries to stand and D-Mo pushes him back down. Grigsby then reverses to top position and D-Mo rolls as Grigsby takes his back working the RNC until the end of the round.
MFF Scoring 10-9 Grigsby
Round 2
Grigsby opens with a good uppercut, then D-mo clinches as Grigsby hits a takedown.  The two stand back up and go right back to the clinch. Grigsby pushes away to strike and hits a few jabs. D-mo moves in and clinches again, but he is looking extremely tired at this point.  Neither fighter is landing anything from the clinch yet they remain primarily in this position with neither fighter doing much with the position.  
MFF scoring 10-9 Grigsby
Round 3
Round 3 saw both fighters only able to throw one punch at a time with both now seemingly exhausted from the earlier clinch work.  The fight finally goes to the ground on a trip by Grigsby who takes D-mo's back and works the RNC until he finally gets the tap.
OFFICAL RESULTS Grigsby defeats Richards by Submission Rd 3