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The first fight of the night was Mike Taylor (0-0) against Seth Sugars (0-2). This was a nice back-and-forth fight between two amateur fighters. In the first round, Taylor took down Sugars and gained side control, only to see Sugars pull a reversal to guard and eventually to his own side control. Sugars gained full mount only to have the first round end. In the 2nd round, Sugars attempted a standing guillotine, but Taylor took him down and transitioned nicely from half-guard to side control. From there Taylor was able to gain the mount and secure a guillotine choke for the win. .

The second fight was Jeremiah Davenport (2-3) versus Taz Ferguson (5-2). Ferguson made short work of his opponent, gaining side control and then his opponent’s back, and finally securing a rear naked choke just 58 seconds into the first round. .

In the next fight, Sean McCorkle (5-0) came out a favorite against James Ferguson (0-1) but struggled before finishing off his opponent. Ferguson fought well in the first round, gaining two good takedowns and controlling the action on the ground. The second round was another story, as McCorkle pulled guard and was able to lock in a kimura for the win 1:28 into Round 2. .

The fourth fight of the night saw Brian Holmes (1-0) make relatively short work of Tim Follette (0-0). After Follette swung wildly and missed, Holmes took him down and transitioned easily from half-guard to full mount. From there Follette proved relatively defenseless, as Holmes locked in a straight armbar and forced his opponent to submit. .

The fifth fight was another quick affair, as Kenny Meal (0-0) caught Ron Snider (0-0) with a series of strikes and subsequently was able to lock in a guillotine choke for the win just 1:02 into the first round. .

Next was Mahran Elkhatib versus Danny New. Once the fight went to the ground, Elkhatib gained control over his adversary and finished him off with a series of strikes, prompting a ref stoppage. .

From there Patrick Aeyella made an impressive MMA debut against a more experienced opponent, Luis Gonzalez. Aeyella gained a full mount in the second round and was able to finish his opponent with strikes, to the great pleasure of his supporters sitting nearby. .

The next fight saw Jeremiah Davenport, who had already lost earlier in the night by submission, reappear to fight Brian Loughmiller. There would only be more frustration for Davenport on this night, who was forced to submit yet again when his opponent took him down and quickly trapped him in a keylock. .

Gabe Holmes (6-7) and Mark Reeder (2-0) fought an exciting three rounds. Reeder looked impressive in the first round, landing a couple big punches while in guard and ending the round in stand-up with a lunging overhand punch. In the second it initially appeared that Reeder had secured a tapout by guillotine, but after some confusion the fight was restarted in the same position and Holmes managed to escape to guard and work for a triangle choke as the round ended. After the third round proved indecisive, Reeder was awarded a split decision. .

From there, Derek Sawyer (0-0, with one NC) totally dominated Shaun Parker (2-4). After Parker unconvincingly pulled guard, Sawyer quickly was able to take side control and then back control. After toying with his weaker opponent with strikes, Sawyer sunk in the rear naked choke and forced Parker to tap out 1:39 into the first round. .

In the LFC open weight championship fight, heavy favorite Dustin Neace (15-11-1) made short work of Wade Markland (5-10), landing a series of strikes in half guard and sinking in the rear naked choke once Markland gave up his back. This represents Markland’s sixth consecutive loss, almost all coming by quick submissions. Neace, on the other hand, has now won four straight fights. .

In perhaps the highlight of the night (at least from this male’s perspective), the ring girls engaged in a three round MMA pillowfight in the cage during a brief intermission. Showing off some unexpected grappling prowess, the brunette abandoned the pillows and locked in a brutal guillotine choke, completely lifting the blonde girl off the ground and prompting the ref to intervene. .

Although that was a tough act to follow, the feature fights of the night each proved decisive. Experienced heavyweight Sean Sallee quickly finished off James Powell (2-5), securing an armbar from the guard just 51 seconds into the first round. .

Thomas Hoover, a last minute replacement for teammate Matt Thompson, was used and abused by a much stronger and skillful Kyle Gibbons (9-1). Gibbons took Hoover down and transitioned with ease from side control to full mount. From there Gibbons confidently rained down strikes on his helpless opponent until the ref mercifully stopped the fight just 33 seconds into round one. .

The penultimate fight of the night saw Zach Jenkins (14-7) battle it out with Tom Logsdon (6-6). After a little bit of back and forth action, Jenkins gained mount and eventually worked for a leglock. Logsdon escaped, only to be taken back down. Jenkins moved nicely from full mount, to side control, then to back control, and finally back to full mount. Jenkins rained down strikes, after which Logsdon briefly reversed, only to see Jenkins lock in an armbar from the guard position toward the end of the first round. .

The headline fight of the night was Matt Roland (12-3) of Darlington Fighting Systems taking on Jeremy Wingler (7-2). Roland is the cage Rage middleweight champion and the LFC 175-pound superfight champion. Unfortunately for him, Roland’s pre-fight comments, that he expected Wingler to be his toughest opponent, would prove prophetic. After the fight went quickly to the ground, Wingler moved from half guard to side control, and then finally to back control. From there Roland was helpless as Wingler rained down strikes from the back mount, prompting the fight to be stopped 1:51 into the first round. .

The next LFC event in Indianapolis will be on August 31. For those who can’t wait that long, check out the United Fight League, featuring UFC star Chris Lytle in the headline fight, at Conseco Fieldhouse on August 11.