DALLAS, TX, December 16, 2012 – Legacy FC has a new flyweight champion in Will Campuzano after their latest trip to the DFW Metroplex this past Friday night with Legacy Fighting Championship 16 taking place at the Allen Events Center.
A vaunted dangerous striker in the mold of trainer Saekson Janjira, the new champion was able to deliver a crushing knee to the dome of Jimmy Flick and follow up with some ground and pound to win their consensus #1 vs. #2 divisional matchup. For his part, Flick did well to try and use his wrestling to win the fight and probably did enough to win the first round of the fight but Campuzano was just too savvy and managed to adjust well enough to finish the fight in short order and get the title belt around his waist.
Not to be outdone, the co-main event of the evening produced what was undoubtedly the fight of the night between Steven Peterson and Matt Hobar.
With their first fight from this past summer fresh on everyone’s minds, there was a lot riding on this fight and the two fought like in their fifteen minute contest. Neither man backed down and both had their moments but in the end it was Matt Hobar finding redemption to pick up the decision win and even their score at 1-1.
As for the rest of the undercard, it delivered a plethora of finishes with only three out of thirteen fights going to the judges’ scorecards. We could literally list the winners of most every fight on the card if we were to go through all the impressive performances but let’s just say there’s a lot of talent coming out of the card and it should shake up some of the divisional rankings. We’ll go through all this in a related article coming soon but for now check out the quick results, fight night awards, and even photo gallery below.
Legacy Fighting Championship 16 – Main Card Results (AXS TV)
125 lbs.: Will Campuzano over Jimmy Flick by TKO (knee & punches), RD2 <TITLE>
135 lbs.: Matt Hobar over Steven Peterson by majority decision. (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
145 lbs.: Chas Skelly over Rey Trujillo via TKO (punches), RD3
125 lbs.: Ryan Benoit over Joseph Sandoval via TKO (punches), RD1
170 lbs.: Derrick Krantz over Charles Byrd via submission (rear-naked choke), RD1
135 lbs.: Klayton Mai over Alex Russ via submission (guillotine choke), RD1
135 lbs.: Darrion Caldwell over Quaint Kempf via TKO (punches), RD1
Legacy Fighting Championship 16 – Preliminary Card Results
135 lbs.: Eli Tamez over Nathan Torres via TKO (shoulder injury), RD2
170 lbs.: Russell Brewer over Aaron Culpepper via unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Evan Thompson over Bobby Moore via TKO (punches), RD1
135 lbs.: Sidney Cawdrey over Joseph Salas via unanimous decision
185 lbs.: Alfredo Leija over Alex Madrid via TKO (punches), RD2
TXMMA Fight Night Awards
Fight of the Night – Steven Peterson vs. Matt Hobar
KO/TKO of the Night – Will Campuzano (knee)
Submission of the Night – Klayton Mai (guillotine)
Legacy Fighting Championship 16 – Photo Highlights
Here are some photo highlights of all the action at Legacy Fighting Championship 16. For the complete gallery (1,200+ shots) of all the action and to buy prints, please visit www.mikecalimbas.com.
