DETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena. The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting. The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee.
Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced. In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round. Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring. Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt. Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075613","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"441","width":"480"}}]] With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round. Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd. Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August. Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round. The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout. Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075611","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"369","width":"480"}}]] Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations. Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round. Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round. Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds. NO Mercy III Saturday, Sept. 6 Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second round Co-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075615","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"387","width":"480"}}]] Tweets by @DLNewspapersDETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena. The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting. The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075610","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"320","width":"480"}}]] Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced. In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round. Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring. Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt. Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight.
With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round. Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd. Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August. Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round. The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout. Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075611","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"369","width":"480"}}]] Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations. Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round. Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round. Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds. NO Mercy III Saturday, Sept. 6 Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second round Co-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075615","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"387","width":"480"}}]] Tweets by @DLNewspapersDETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena. The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting. The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075610","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"320","width":"480"}}]] Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced. In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round. Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring. Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt. Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075613","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"441","width":"480"}}]] With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round. Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd. Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August. Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round. The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout. Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes.
Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations. Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round. Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round. Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds. NO Mercy III Saturday, Sept. 6 Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second round Co-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075615","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"387","width":"480"}}]] Tweets by @DLNewspapersDETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena. The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting. The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075610","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"320","width":"480"}}]] Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced. In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round. Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring. Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt. Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075613","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"441","width":"480"}}]] With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round. Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd. Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August. Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round. The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout. Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075611","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"369","width":"480"}}]] Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations. Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round. Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round. Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds. NO Mercy III Saturday, Sept. 6 Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second round Co-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round
Tweets by @DLNewspapersDETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena.The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting.The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee.
Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced.In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round.Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring.Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt.Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075613","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"441","width":"480"}}]]With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round.Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd.Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August.Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round.The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout.Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075611","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"369","width":"480"}}]]Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations.Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round.Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round.Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds.NO Mercy IIISaturday, Sept. 6Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second roundCo-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075615","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"387","width":"480"}}]]Tweets by @DLNewspapersDETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena.The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting.The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075610","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"320","width":"480"}}]]Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced.In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round.Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring.Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt.Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight.
With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round.Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd.Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August.Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round.The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout.Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075611","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"369","width":"480"}}]]Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations.Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round.Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round.Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds.NO Mercy IIISaturday, Sept. 6Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second roundCo-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075615","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"387","width":"480"}}]]Tweets by @DLNewspapersDETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena.The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting.The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075610","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"320","width":"480"}}]]Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced.In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round.Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring.Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt.Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075613","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"441","width":"480"}}]]With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round.Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd.Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August.Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round.The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout.Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes.
Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations.Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round.Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round.Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds.NO Mercy IIISaturday, Sept. 6Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second roundCo-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075615","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"387","width":"480"}}]]Tweets by @DLNewspapersDETROIT LAKES - Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena.The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting.The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby Lee.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075610","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"320","width":"480"}}]]Lee brought the crowd to its feet bloodying Hamilton early. Hamilton turned the tables putting Lee on his back and unleashing a flurry of punches. The duo battled back and forth to a split decision that sent Hamilton to his knees in disbelief when it was announced.In the co-main event, Frazee’s Kyler Wegner entered the ring to a fervored response from the Frazee faithful cheering on the hometown fighter. His opponent, veteran Derek Smith garnered a far more foul response from the crowd when he choked Wegner out in a standing triangle choke hold just 37 seconds into the first round.Smith incited the crowd in celebration and in the post-match interview earning a number of new enemies by taunting the crowd on his way out of the ring.Smith’s submission of the night set a nasty tone for fellow Frazee fighter Brian Heden in the main event against Danyelle Williams, as the partisan crowd sought retribution in a fight for the Heavyweight Interim Belt.Williams and Heden traded haymakers in the opening minute of the fight.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075613","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"441","width":"480"}}]]With his back to the cage, Heden unloaded a straight right that sent Williams to the canvas in the middle of the ring. Heden followed it up with a huge body slam taking the first round.Heden managed a second body slam of Williams early in the second round to a fevered response from the crowd.Williams, the No. 3-ranked fighter in Minnesota at 205 pounds, fought up at heavyweight to face Heden as a replacement for the original fighter on the card Travis Wiuff, who was injured in Japan in mid-August.Both fighters took to the ground to pound out the second round with the crowd noise crescendoing as Heden managed out of a Williams’ hold and returned to his feet late in the round.The duo came out in the third much like the first round in trading big punches aimed at the head and Williams ended the fight 54 seconds in with a barrage of punches garnering the technical knockout.Local fighter Gemenie Strehlow, of Lake Park, and Dale Grindahl spent their two-minute fight on the ground. Strehlow and Grindahl faced off in a battle of the Armed Forces as Grindahl a Marine and the Army’s Strehlow locked up tight. Strehlow forced Grindahl into tapping out at 2:08 with stinging strikes.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1075611","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"369","width":"480"}}]]Another local, Corey Thompson put on a punching display as the boxing veteran went toe-to-toe with an athletic Deangelo Curtis in one of the closer fights of the night. Thompson won a majority decision landing a lot of punches but failing to find a knockout blow as Curtis maneuvered his defense attacking in a number of styles. Curtis took a lot of punishment, but seemed unfazed by it attempting to get Thompson to the ground where Curtis would have had a major advantage. Thompson did manage to turn the tables the few times on the ground unleashing the hammer fist when on top. Thompson scored more shots; Curtis was flashy, but lost to the judge's interpretations.Khaled Afara scored the knockout of the night taking out Drew Breckling at 2:28 of the first round.Detroit Lakes’ native Rob Anderson won his debut fight over Jamie Lampi with a triangle choke submission at 1:15 of the second round.Juan Pablo Hernandez had the quickest victory gaining a submission from Eric Halverson due to strikes at 29-seconds.NO Mercy IIISaturday, Sept. 6Fight results Jack Shreffler def. Sam Khom; Submission-Arm Bar; 0:46 first round Michael Walsh def. Tom Krenzel; Submission-Inverted heel hook; 0:58 first round Sam Hernandez def. Ash Majek by unanimous decision Adam Holzgrove def. Johnathan Whitney; Submission-Triangle choke 1:32 first round Juan Pablo Hernandez def. Eric Halverson; Submission due to strikes; 0:29 of first round Rob Anderson def. Jamie Lampi; Submission-triangle choke;1:15 of the second rnd Khaled Afara def. Drew Breckling by KO; 2:28 first round Michael Bullen def. Raul Rodriguez by TKO; 1:54 first round Bobby Lee def. Otis Hamilton by split decision Gemenie Strehlow def. Dale Grindahl; Submission due to strikes; 2:03 first round Cory Thompson def. Deangelo Curtis by majority decision Tye Ferguson def. Shannon Scott; Submission-guillotine choke; 4:22 second roundCo-Main Events Derek Smith def. Kyler Wegner; Submission-standing guillotine choke: 0:37 first round Danyelle Williams def. Brian Heden by TKO; 0:54 of third round
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