By TXMMA Staff
“Machine Gun” Kelly retains belt; CJ Hancock and Tony Nguyen new title holders after SCC 10
In the main event of the evening, David “Machine Gun” Kelly faced his stiffest challenge on paper since taking on Galvestonian Ralph Garcia back in May 2014. This time around it was “Lionheart” Luke Crawford coming for the belt but he would be rebuffed by Kelly en route to the five round decision. The bout had the makings for a back-and-forth technical standup battle early on but it was David coming in as the slightly quicker, more accurate fighter. A takedown counter from David at the end of the second round didn’t help Luke any as he suffered a shoulder injury that likely affected him for the rest of the bout. Props to the challenger as he didn’t back down an inch for the totality of the bout, with his face showing worse for wear. He made it to the bell though in what is sure to be a motivator towards the rest of his career. Meanwhile for the lightweight champ, David Kelly is fast approaching legit pro prospect status and it remains to be seen how long he’ll stay at the amateur level.
Next up in middleweight action, Clovis (CJ) Hancock won his own belt with a second round kimura victory over Edward Gonzalez. Not much to say about this bout other than CJ’s clear grappling advantage secured him the victory as he hunted for the sub from the opening bell until he got it.
Check out our quick TXMMA Fight Night Awards along with the rest of the results, video and photo highlights below.
- FOTN – David Kelly vs. Luke Crawford
- KOTN – Chris Mitchell (TKO)
- SOTN – CJ Hancock
SCC X – Quick Results from July 18, 2015
- David Kelly def. Luke Crawford by unanimous decision * 155 TITLE
- Clovis Hancock def. Edward Gonzalez by submission (RNC), RD2 * 185 TITLE
- Tony Nguyen def. Robert Walker by split decision * 135 TITLE
- Chris Mitchell def. Matt Reeves by TKO, RD2
- Chase Eastham def. Erick Brazier by submission (RNC), RD2
- Isaac Cruzado def. Kesler Jones by submission (RNC), RD1
- Carlos Melara vs. Sergio Vicencio ended in a split draw
- Tyler Marvel def. Casey Malik by unanimous decision
- William Zavala Chris Wideau by split decision
- Casey Jones def. Phong Doan by submission (RNC), RD2\
SCC X – Photo Highlights
SCC X – Fight Videos