AMARILLO, TX, June 12, 2011 – This past Friday’s “Battle of the Panhandle: Amarillo vs. Dallas” event put on by 24/7 and promoter Fabian Butler at the Azteca Music Hall proved to be a showcase of Mixed Martial Arts action for the West Texas fans in attendance.
“There were a lot of good fights,” Butler told the Amarillo Globe-News. “Everything was quick. There were no boring fights. That’s what fans want to see. I’m impressed. I’m happy for the fans. If the fans are happy, I’m happy. That’s what it’s all about.”
With a strong assortment of fighters spearheaded by the crew from Octagon MMA, Dallas won out on this night over their Amarillo counterparts with almost a clean sweep of victories. Daniel “Jacare” Almeida, Russell Brewer, and Charles Byrd led the way for Dallas with a trifecta of first round submission victories. The rest of the fighters on the undercard also held their own with most finishing their fights by submission or technical knockout.
Holding the flag down for Amarillo was Donnie Frye, who put on a gritty performance en route to scoring a third round submission over tough opponent Reynalfo Lafuente.
See below for full results from 24/7’s “Battle in the Panhandle: Amarillo vs Dallas” event. Also enjoy photos from courtesy of the talented Cortni Gibbs of Envi Photography!
Undercard Bouts
205 – Rashad Coulter vs. Manuel Rodriguez – Coulter via KO in the 2nd round.
135 – Eli Tamez vs Jeremiah Castillo – Tamez via submission (RNC) in the 2nd round.
155 – Quaint Kempf vs. Marcus Baldivia – Kempf via TKO in round 1.
155 – Chris Golden vs. Josh Hill – Hill via submission (armbar) in round 1.
145 – Reynalfo Lafuente vs Donnie Frye – Frye via submission (RNC) in round 3.
HW – Ben Weyand vs Aaron Garcia – Weyand via TKO (doc stoppage) after round 1.
145 – George Pacaruriu vs.Victor Hernandez – Pacaruriu via submission (RNC) in round 1.Featured Bouts
170 – Russell Brewer vs James Chandler- Brewer via sumbission (RNC) in round1.
205 – Daniel Almeida vs Chase Watson – Almeida via submission (triangle armbar) in round 1.
170 – Charles Byrd vs. Gabe Vasquez – Byrd via submission (arm triangle) in round 1.
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