Written By: Barry Laminack
Back for their third show in Houston and their sixth overall, the IXFA returned to the Verizon Wireless theatre on Saturday February 26, 2011. A sold out crowd (the third straight MMA sell out in Houston) was treated to a total of 8 stoppages, 7 of them of the KO/TKO variety.
Gilbert Jiminez, Josh Foster, Shaw Machado, Jared Taylor, Marc Ramirez, Ike Villaneuva and Derrick Lewis all turned in TKO victories on the night. Jiminez, Ramirez, Villaneuva and Lewis would get their wins in the first, while Foster Machado and Taylor would only need two rounds to earn their victory.
The lone submission of the night came from Andrew Craig, who showed he’s just as slick on the ground as he is standing. Craig was able to catch Kirk early in the second, and once he had it locked it, it was only a matter of time
Only two fights went the distance, those being Pat Bierschwale vs Jeremy Morris and Larry Crowe vs Jordan Clissold. Bierschwale won a split decision in his pro debut. An amateur main stay, Bierschwale is sure to be in th mix at 170 in the future. Larry “Tae Kwon” Crowe improved to 3-1 with his unanimous decision win over the tough and resilient Jordan Clissold.
The award winners for the night were Shawn Machado and Tony Orozco winning fight of the night, Andrew Craig winning Submission of the night and Marc Ramirez winning KO of the night.
Quick Results
Gilbert Jiminez def. Alex Black via TKO in Rd 1
Josh Foster def. Terrance Ferguson via KO in Rd 2
Pat Bierschwale def. Jeremy Morris via split decision
Shawn Machado def. Tony Orozco via TKO Rd 1
Jared Taylor def. Jason Sullivan via KO Rd 1
Larry Crowe def. Jordan Clissold via U.D.
Mark Ramirez def. Cody Hofstatter via KO Rd 1
Andrew Craig def. Jon Kirk via Submission (Triangle) Rd 2
Ike Villanueva def. Lex Pappas via TKO Rd 1
Derrick Lewis def. Taylor Hebert via TKO Rd 1
Notes
Terrance Ferguson was taken to the hospital, but Richard Burmaster (B3 Sports/1560 AM’s “The Mount”) reports that Ferguson is OK and has already said he would like a rematch. Ferguson was kept over night for observation.
Flick and DeLeon
Speaking of rematches, Jon Kirk asked for one and Andrew Craig said yes, but lets see if the happens.
Tony Orozco suffered a dislocated shoulder in his fight, but that didn’t stop him from still cornering his fellow Silverback fighters Larry Crowe and Derrick Lewis.
Jimmy Flick and Humberto DeLeon squared off in the cage to make their April 23 bout official. No love lost between these two.
Adam Schindler announced to the crowd that he would be fighting for Bellator in their Featherweight tournament. Read about it here.
Enjoy the pics!
Alex Black vs Gilbert Jiminez
Terrance Ferguson vs Joshua Foster
Pat Bierschwale vs Jeremy Morris
Tony Orozco vs Shawn Machado
Jason Sullivan vs Jared Taylor
Larry Crowe vs Jordan Clissold
Marc Ramirez vs Cody Hofstatter
Jon Kirk vs Andrew Craig
Ike Villanueva vs Lex Pappas
Derek Lewis vs Taylor Hebert
Badass pictures.
Tony u still got my respect.and my boy ike good job on finishing a good oponent
Great night of fights…. Kudos to the IXFA for putting on an incredible show
you said Kudos……lol
Didn’t get to make it down. Will there be videos?
Yes sir. Should be up by tomorrow some time.
Great job to all the fighters last night!!!
Team Tooke brung home the gold yet again! and we still undefeated
Didn’t Andrew Musquiez lose in Dec repping Team Tooke? And Eric Garcia is 0-1. Completely undefeated, you’re right. Good luck Friday with your second short notice opponent.
Eric Garcia is 1-0 http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/D6D3E4CAC9A1934F/Eric-Garcia/
I stand corrected, morning dyslexia my bad…I was even there when he won
Great pictures as always Barry!
Awesome event. Congrats to all of the fighters for putting on a tremendous show.
Alex Black looked like a beat up carrot top quit mma boy TIm Snyder is gonna do you worse.
I would like to personaly Congradulate the Blac Beast and Ike V..for their impresive victories..
I know Derrick was upset with my commitis but like Ron said it just motivates you to do wwhat you do good shit.
I got respect for booth you fighterS regardless of what i post on this site about your fight skills you are great fighter and an important part of HOUSTON MMA..
WAY TO GO SHAWN TEAM HOGER ALL DAY!!!
P.S DERRICK I C U BIG HOMIE……
ohhhh yeah i wanted to say to Shawn….to me that was very impressive. Tony is NO SLOUCH. he came out and showed fast hands and quick feet. not bad for two old geezers…but shawn transitioned smoothly from one attack to another. he went hands to knees to kicks and clinch and td…i was impressed. it was something. shawn looked the best ive seen him for sure. he picked the right punches and the right combos and al that. Those two dudes delivered on what they said….they said they would entertain us with a war and the oldest guys on the card showed everyone else to how to scrap!! it was awesome
This might not be the best way to go about it but I’m left with no other choice. Looking for a fight for Justin Ledet. Can’t seem to get any takers. No replies from Legacy and Ixfa is trying but can’t seem to find someone worth fighting . And I don’t mean any disrespect but I have plans for my guys and that means not staying on local shows forever. He’s number 3 on the rankings and we aren’t looking to take a step back in competition. But at this point almost anyone will do. Any suggestions fellas? Maybe you guys can spark something up. Already have Edgar Verdin making his return on the April Ixfa card against Mac at 185.
SBA
TOP LINE
I hope it works out for you Franks! I for would think a Ledet vs Ike would be pretty awesome. I hope that happens.
i second ledet vs IKE will c a great one!!!! make it happen captain..
Glad to see that Flick and DeLeon will be rematching.i’ve been wanting to see that for a long time.Should be a great war.
Great story! You must have met those guys right after Belfort made his debut at Superbrawl and right before he went to the UFC to fight Tra. Nice!
Ike vs Ledet would be a huge fight. 2 powerful strikers that love to stand up and bang. Whats not to like about that ? You pretty much know that someones going to sleep.
Verdin vs Mack, bout freakin time. Its been talked about for a year now and its finally gonna happen, and I for one will be ready to see it. Dont really care who wins, but Ill be the guy in the crowd cheering for a good fight.
JJ, instead of talking about what your boys gonna do, why dont YOU do it. Tim is also one of my boys as is Alex, and neither of them is on here talking shit, so you shouldnt be either.
collin is working on a fight I want for july 16th legacy 205 title vs robert villegas. im ready to step my game up to the next level. as for ledet, he better ready for the hurricane if he gets a shot. great coverage of ixfa event cage door.
Good job Ike
WOAH !!!!!!! Ike vs Villegas. Now THATS what im talking about !!!