Courage Fighting Championships V
April 29, 2006
Decatur, IL
Reported by J.C. Weyand

The Decatur Civic Center in Decatur, IL was packed with over 1,800 people for the Courage Fighting Championships V. The card featured 8 amateur fights and 10 professional fights. The main event of CFC V saw undefeated King of the Cage 135 lbs. fighter Jason Reinhardt taking on Josh McMurrin, who tipped the scales at over 190 lbs.

The crowd was really pumped, and the first bouts did not disappoint. The amateur fights were highlighted by a brutal beating Allen Woodcock gave Tom Swindle, which resulted in a referee stoppage and blood all over our table. There was also a great ladies match up that saw Sherri Revis getting a win over Sonia Sergeant by submission.

Here's the play by play from the professional fights:

Chase Beebe (145 lbs.) vs. Jesse Rongey (145 lbs.)
ROUND 1: Chase shoots in and takes down Jesse. Beebe gets the mount and applies a guillotine from the mount. Rongey taps.
Chase Beebe DEF Jesse Rongey Rd 1 SUB via Guillotine

Roc Castricone (145 lbs.) vs. Ted Reynolds (145 lbs.)
ROUND 1: Ted steps forward and attempts a kick, but misses. Roc punches and gets the takedown. He has side control, then gets the mount. Castricone rains down punches into the referee jumps in giving him the TKO victory.
Roc Castricone DEF Ted Reynolds Rd 1 TKO via Ref Stoppage

Justin Towel (170 lbs.) vs. Alex Carter (170 lbs.)
ROUND 1: The fight starts off with a takedown attempt by Towel. Good sprawl by Carter. Carter then takes down Towel, but Towel reverses it and puts Alex in his half guard. After some slow action on the ground the ref stands them up. Carter circles and lands a nice body shot. Towel takes a knee to the groin. The ref jumps in and gives Justin as long as he needs to recover, but he doesn't need long. The touch gloves and circle. Carter punches, then goes to the clinch. Justin gets Alex in a standing guillotine and drops to the ground. He has his back. Justin is landing punches to the side, and that's round one.

ROUND 2: They go right to the clinch. Carter lands some body punches and attempts the takedown. The go to the ground but Justin ends up on top. He goes for a Rear Naked Choke, but Alex gets out. Carter lands some body punches. He gets the down and the mount. Alex lands a few punches and takes Justin's back. He lands more punches and locks in a Rear Naked Choke. It looks like it's going to be over, but Towel gets out! He reverses positions and takes Carter's back. Towel locks in a Rear Naked Choke of his own, and Carter is forced to tap! What a fight!
Justin Towel DEF Alex Carter Rd 2 SUB via Rear Naked Choke

Dan Sandman (192 lbs.) vs. Darryl Cobb (197 lbs.)
ROUND 1: Nice Jedi meditation pre-fight by Cobb. Nah, it's actually Tai meditation, but Jedi's cool too. The fight opens with a brutal leg kick by Cobb. Sandman answers with some punches of his own. He throws a big punch, but misses. They each trade punches with nothing major landing. Sandman swings wildly and Cobb hits with another leg kick. Cobb blocks a flurry by Sandman, but Sandman lands a big punch. Cobb is a little groggy, but manages to land another leg kick. He gets a takedown. Sandman's leg is welting up really bad now. They're inactive on the ground and the ref stands them up. They each trade punches that land. Sandman hits a knee and that's the end of round one. What a great round - very hard for a judge to score.

ROUND 2: The round starts off with a good combo by Sandman. Cobb answers it, though, with a nice punch and hits him with another leg kick. Sandman hits Cobb with a hard body shot and nice combo. Cobb hits him with yet another leg kick. It has to be hard for Sandman to stand up. Sandman lands a big punch and follows up with a few more. Cobb stumbles a bit, then hits Sandman with 3 huge punches of his own! It looks like Sandman's nose is broken and his eye is bleeding profusely. Sandman is rocked and stumbles away. He dodges a few punches by Cobb and then lands a awesome home run punch right on the button! Cobb goes down. Sandman gets his back, then goes into the mount. He starts raining down punches to finish the fight. Cobb's in trouble, but the ref stops the fight to check on Sandman's nose and eye. His face is really bloody now, as is Cobb's. The doctor comes in and says they're both ok to fight, and the ref restarts it from the mount. Sandman lands several punches to the face and body, but Cobb gets half guard. The stand up and trade punches to end the round. Wow!

ROUND 3: The start of the final round swinging away and both landing shots to the head. Cobb lands a big shot. Sandman just shakes it off. I just noticed that Cobb's lower lip is hanging off his face - lots of blood in this fight. They exchange punches again with a nice shot landed by Cobb. Sandman lands a leg kick of his own. HUGE punch by Sandman and Cobb is OUT! The war is over with Dan Sandman knocking Darryl Cobb out cold. This was clearly the fight of the night, and probably the best fight I've ever seen. It was like Griffin/Bonnar but better, bloodier, and ended in a KO. Awesome fight.
Dan Sandman DEF Darryl Cobb Rd 3 KO

Nick Hoff (140 lbs.) vs. Justin Reinhardt (140 lbs.)
ROUND 1: Justin starts out the fight with a big kick and a miss. Nick throws a few punches and is taken down by Justin. Justin has his back, then goes into the mount. He lands several huge punches from the mount and Nick is out! Reinhardt gets the KO from the mount.
Justin Reinhardt DEF Nick Hoff Rd 1 KO

Micha Washington (155 lbs.) vs. Dan Loman (155 lbs.)
ROUND 1: Washington starts off the fight with a punch, but Loman gets the takedown. They stand up. Washington throws some wild punches and goes for the takedown. Loman sprawls, but is taken down. He's in full guard. Loman goes for an Arm Bar. It's in and Washington is forced to tap.
Dan Loman DEF Micha Washington Rd 1 SUB via Arm Bar

Kenny Allen (170 lbs.) vs. Luke Gwaltney (165 lbs.)
ROUND 1: They touch gloves and circle. Kenny lands a punch and gets the takedown. They're up. Kenny hits Luke with an awesome suplex. Luke gets half guard, then gets mounted. Luke gets out of it, and they're up. Luke hits a knee and misses a punch. Kenny gets the takedown again and gets the mount. He tries to throw punches with no success. Luke's up and takes down Kenny plowing him into the cage. Kenny landed shoulder first and lies on the ground in pain. The ref stops the fight. Luke Gwaltney DEF Kenny Allen Rd 1 Injury (Shoulder)

Norm Alexander (160 lbs.) vs. Clay French (160 lbs.)
ROUND 1: A good fight with 4-0 Miletich fighter Clay French. They start the fight by touching gloves and circling. French blocks a high kick and answers with a punch. They go to the clinch. Alexander goes for the takedown, but French reverses it. French executes some classic Ground N Pound from the guard. He has side control, and then the mount. Alexander grabs the fence and pulls himself free. Nice takedown by French. He has side control again. He nails Alexander with a few punches, but Alexander gets out again. They circle. French hits Alexander with an awesome Matt Hughes slam! He lands punches from side control and then goes for an arm bar. It's in and Alexander taps.
Clay French DEF Norm Alexander Rd 1 SUB via Arm Bar

The announcer does a nice rant after the fight. He tells the crowd that if they think they can fight better than the fighters they see tonight, to tell the promoter after the fight and he guarantees they'll be fighting in the next Courage Fighting Championships.

Rich Weeks (215 lbs.) vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz (215 lbs.)
ROUND 1: Another bout featuring an undefeated Miletich prodigy in Mike Ciesnolevicz. The fight starts off with a nice takedown by Mike. Elbows not allowed by the ref and he stands them up (Stupid Illinois MMA Rules). Mike takes Rich down again and gets the mount. He punches him mercilessly until the referee stops it.
Mike Ciesnolevicz DEF Rich Weeks Rd 1 TKO via Ref Stoppage

Josh McMurrin (191 lbs.) vs. Jason Reinhardt (148 lbs.)
This is the main event of the evening and a huge fight for undefeated King of the Cage bantamweight Jason Reinhardt. Even with the extra weight he gained for the fight, he is still outweighed by his opponent by nearly 45 lbs.

ROUND 1: The crowd goes nuts when Jason comes out. He's from Decatur and the fight fans in Decatur love him. They touch gloves and the fight is on. They circle each other and Reinhardt goes in for the takedown and puts McMurrin on his back. He passes guard immediately and gets the mount. He starts raining down huge punches McMurrin is out! The ref jumps in, and the fight is over. Jason Reinhardt has overcome a 45 lbs. disadvantage with TKO victory in the first round.
Jason Reinhardt DEF Josh McMurrin Rd 1 TKO via Ref Stoppage

It was a great night of fights from the Courage Fighting Championships. The CFC V had some of the most exciting fights I'd ever seen. I'd like to thank Shelli, Jason, and CFC crew for having us down and making us feel at home. Be sure to check back for updates on the next Courage Fighting Championships.

Full Results:

Amateur Fights
Ron Smith DEF Mondo Trebbit Rd 2 SUB via Guillotine
Nick Grant DEF Jason Kurell Rd 1 SUB via Triangle Choke
Allen Woodcock DEF Tom Swindle Rd 1 TKO via Ref Stoppage
Earl Ammons DEF Brian Fox Rd 1 SUB via Key Lock
Chris McDaniel DEF James Kugler Rd 1 TKO Punches
Ron Revis DEF Shawn Tarper Rd 1 SUB via Modified Neck Crank
Preston Hall DEF Troy Fox Rd 1 SUB via Arm Bar
Sherri Revis DEF Sonia Sergeant Rd 1 SUB via Rear Naked Choke

Professional Fights
Chase Beebe DEF Jesse Rongey Rd 1 SUB via Guillotine
Roc Castricone DEF Ted Reynolds Rd 1 TKO via Ref Stoppage
Justin Towel DEF Alex Carter Rd 2 SUB via Rear Naked Choke
Dan Sandman DEF Darryl Cobb Rd 3 KO
Justin Reinhardt DEF Nick Hoff Rd 1 KO
Dan Loman DEF Micha Washington Rd 1 SUB via Arm Bar
Luke Gwaltney DEF Kenny Allen Rd 1 Injury (Shoulder)
Clay French DEF Norm Alexander Rd 1 SUB via Arm Bar
Mike Ciesnolevicz DEF Rich Weeks Rd 1 TKO via Ref Stoppage
Jason Reinhardt DEF Josh McMurrin Rd 1 TKO via Ref Stoppage