Maryland Caged Combat Results
We had 4 participants in the Maryland Caged Combat Show Saturday April 14th in Millersville, MD. Carlo Elter, Jeff Mount, and Robin Paguia all picked up wins. Jordan Jones hung tough but lost a decision in a title fight. Combat sports writer James LaFond, www.jameslafond.com, covered the action, here are the highlights of his take on the action:
Maryland Cage Brawl April 2012
Saturday April 14th: 6:00 thru 11:30 PM, 800-plus in attendance
Copyright James LaFond 2012
Describing the teams involved:
“Baltimore Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
4 fighters: 3 wins, 1 loss
These guys were very well-rounded and well-schooled. The school is based in the Essex neighborhood of Baltimore County. The MMA instructor is Lee Synkowski, who, based on his fighter’s performance, obviously knows what he is doing. The fighters from this club were the easiest to interview, I think because they were so relaxed.”
Carlo’s Fight:
“Bout Seven
170 lbs
Blue: Carlo Elter, 25, first fight, Baltimore BJJ, Hamilton
Red: Rob Begley, 30, first fight, Noel Smith’s BJJ, Fort Meade
Round One
Rob opened up with two very nasty leg kicks and seemed to possess the stronger standup game. Carlo responded with knees and was then cut [I think via accidental head butt] over the right eye. Carlo knew he was cut and rushed Rob into the cage, where Rob defended with a very nice straddle-sprawl. Carlo finally executed a huge slam that made the Athletic Commission suit to my right wince, got the mount, took the back, and sunk in a rear-naked to end it at 2 minutes and 37 seconds of the first round.
This was a good desperate fight with the fighters demonstrating sharp instincts.
Runner up for submission of the night.”
Robin’s Fight:
“Bout Eleven
140 lbs
Blue: Robin Paguia, 19, first fight, Baltimore BJJ, Perry Hall
Red: Channing Spriggs, 20, first fight, Vuong’s MA, Baltimore
Round One
Channing was definitely giving away some weight. The lighter man had a nice neat deceptive boxing style, but he got manhandled in the clinch and on the ground.
Round Two
Again, Channing came out with some slick standup and got taken down by the stronger Robin. Channing attempted a sweep from the bottom and Robin responded with a sick ‘alligator roll’, achieved a mount and pounded away.
Round Three
Channing leg kicked and Robin countered with punches. Channing covered and pulled Robin down on top. Robin then achieved side-control. I forget how they got back up, but when they did Channing was gassed out. He tried a leaping front kick and ate a punch for his trouble. He staggered back and his eyes rolled up in his head as Robin came in to finish him. Referee Eric Jordon saw this and leaped between the fighters to stop a really needless and damaging KO, at 59 seconds into the third round.
I think Channing would match well against Jamal, and Robin is a natural match for Nick.
Keep an eye out for Robin as he matures. I can see him turning into that kind of Mark Munoz buzz-saw nobody wants to fight.”
Jeff’s Fight:
“Bout Thirteen
155 lbs
Maryland Cage Combat Lightweight Championship
Blue: Jeff Mount, 27, 0-1, Baltimore BJJ, Parkville
Red: Ronald ‘Swagg Daddy’ Vaughters, 19, 3-0, Noel Smith’s BJJ, Glen Burnie
Round One
Ronald, a wrestler out of Old Mill High School, shot in against Jeff. Ronald attempted to slam Jeff and the aptly named Mister Mount, used some insidious snaky leg-hooks [I heard a few ‘What-the-hell is that’s] to lockup the wrestler on his feet, and then backed him into the fence, sunk in a guillotine, and pried him into a mount like he was bending a giant coat-hanger, to finish the fight at 1 minute and 10 seconds of the first round. My pencil neck has failed me quite a few times against head-cranks in stick fights so I can well imagine the suffering of the ‘Swagg Daddy’ neck.
Jeff put on a nice clinic on how to stop a wrestler.
Submission of the night.”
Jordan’s Fight:
“Bout Fourteen
125 pounds
Maryland Cage Combat Bantam Weight Title
Blue: Jordon Jones, 18, second fight, Baltimore BJJ, Middle River
Red: Gregory Saumenig, 23, 2-2, Wand Fight Team, Las Vegas
Summary
This was a mismatch from the word go. Gregory was the most experienced MMA fighter on the card, with the best wrestling pedigree. He is a mature 23 years old. During our interview he was hyper and relaxed. With everyone else it was one or the other. He is a seasoned fighter compared to the rest of the field at this event.
Jordon, who was surprised when I informed him he was in one of the title fights, is a young 18 years old. He looks like a guy that might either remain at his current weight or possibly morph into some middleweight monster over night. Predicting the eventual size of a guy his age with his body type is not easy. He was determined, cool, and well-schooled, but very much overmatched. It is to his credit that he went the distance with such a tough experienced opponent.
I should note that match-making for the smallest and largest classes of fighters is not easy, and naturally generates mismatches. I expect this experience is going to help Jordon develop.
Highlights
Gregory threw a head kick [which would have gotten him in trouble if it had landed], missed it, and spun right down into a pick and slammed Jordon. He had real high posture in the guard and his takedowns were unstoppable. I bet this guy takes people down all day long in training. He scored two nasty slams and really tried to finish with a rear naked choke. Jordon for his part had an excellent guard and very good defense against the choke.”
-James LaFond
