OTM was live at HDNet Fights – Reckless Abandon on Saturday, December 15th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas and provides all the play-by-play and action that went down in Mark Cuban’s second installment of HDNet Fights, which featured a co-main event between top 10 middleweight Frank Trigg and TUF 4 veteran Edwin Dewees, as well as a rematch between the always entertaining Jason “MayheM” Miller and the decorated Army Ranger, Tim Kennedy. The undercard also featured some big names, such as UFC veterans and Texas natives Yves Edwards and Pete Spratt, as well as a plethora of up-and-coming local and national talent. Needless to say Mark Cuban and his matchmaker Guy Mezger are putting together all the right ingredients for a great MMA organization, as stars such as Matt Lindland, Randy Couture, Oleg Taktarov, Ken Shamrock, Andrei Arlovski, Dan Henderson, and many more showed up to show their support at the weigh-ins on Friday and the fights on Saturday night.
Lee King vs. Marcus Lanier (Lightweight Bout)
--5 rounds of 3:00 minutes each--
Round 1:
Marcus Lanier wearing the red gloves seems tentative as he shoots for a single leg on Lee King who is wearing the blue gloves. He pushed him up against the fence and continues working for the single leg. King defends well and gets an underhook. Lanier throws a right and some knees. The ref finally breaks them up due to lack of action. King throws a wild right and drops Lanier. Lanier recovers and secures the single-leg takedown as the round ends. OTM scores the round 10-9 for Lanier.
Round 2:
Lanier lands a left kick to the body and both men clinch in the center of the cage. Lanier controls and pushed King up against the cage. King reverses and jumps on Lanier’s back looking for the RNC. As Lanier defends he falls to his guard with King on top. Not much action from this position. Lanier looks for a guillotine and transitions to set up a triangle as King defends. Lanier then gets the crowd on its feet by securing a leg, picking King up over his shoulders, and slamming King in the center of the cage with a powerful lateral drop. King is hurt from the slam and Lanier takes his back and begins blasting him, as King looks to spin into Lanier. Lanier transitions from mount into a painful armbar. King taps out from the armbar, right as time expires. Excellent skills exhibited by Lanier.
Official Results: Marcus Lanier via armbar (2:58 of Round 2).
Liam McCarty vs. Jason House (Middleweight Bout)
--5 rounds of 3:00 minutes each--
Round 1:
This is a battle of two Dallas natives in the “Battle of Big D”. Jason House is in red shorts and red gloves and Liam McCarty is wearing black Muay Thai shorts with blue gloves. Both men touch gloves and look to strike. McCarty throws a solid leg kick and House returns the favor moments later. Nice stiff right hand from House keeps McCarty at bay. 1-2 from McCarty doesn’t do much, but secures a pretty double-leg takedown and lands inside House’s guard. McCarty begins peppering House’s sides as House looks for an armbar. Both men stand momentarily as McCarty takes House down again and begins some ground and pound. House is able to control the damage with his closed guard. OTM scores the round 10-9 for McCarty.
Round 2:
Both men begin teeing off in the center of the ring, as House is able to get the takedown. McCarty begins working from the bottom of half-guard as House looks to advance pass. McCarty reverses with a Jeff Glover’esque half-guard sweep, but can’t control as House stands and reverses. Very odd exchange of reversals as both men appear to be tangled up with McCarty on to but facing House’s feet. The round ends with McCarty inside House’s guard. OTM scores the round 10-9 for McCarty due to aggression and activity.
Round 3:
Both men meet and clinch with House looking to take McCarty’s back against the cage. House gets the takedown and gets both hooks in and is looking for the RNC. McCarty defends well and spins into House’s guard. McCarty then inexplicably demonstrates his lack of grappling experience as he falls back into a sloppy ankle lock from the top position, allowing House to reverse and get on top. The referee stands both men up and both men are showing their fatigue. McCarty gets the takedown and lands an elbow inside House’s guard opening a cut above House’s left eyebrow causing the referee to stop the fight due to Doctor’s Stoppage.
Official Result: Liam McCarty via TKO – Doctor’s Stoppage (4:10 of Round 3).
Jay White vs. Patrick Castillo (Heavyweight Bout)
Round 1:
Jay White, fighting out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada will be facing a local product in Patrick Castillo who is fighting out of Copperas Cove, Texas. White wastes no time in slamming his much smaller opponent to the canvas as he is enjoying a 25 lb. weight advantage. He looks to secure a quick Kimura and uses it to transition into a beautiful belly-down armbar. White showed awesome fluid submission skills for a big man, much like Frank Mir, and finishes the armbar for the tap out victory in just 50 seconds. Randy Couture and his team from Xtreme Couture joins him in the center of the cage to celebrate.
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