Shine Fight Promotions held their Lightweight Grand Prix tonight at the Council Casino in Newkirk, OK.
The eight-man, one-night card saw the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts go for two five-minute rounds, with a three minute overtime for draws. Fighters were not allowed to elbow opponents in the first two rounds but would be allowed in the final. Yellow Cards were in place for the event, thus any fighter to receive one would lose part of their purse.
The live pay-per-view broadcast began at 9 PM EST (6 PM PST).
The LW GP saw Drew Fickett defeat Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett in their quarterfinal bout, by landing a guillotine in the first round. Fickett then went on to face Dennis Bermudez in the semis, landing another submission (rear-naked-choke) in the first round to move on to the finals. It didn’t take Fickett long, at 2:02 of the first round he submitted Carlo Prater with a rear-naked-choke to win the Shine Fight lightweight grand-prix tournament.
Here are the full quick results:
Reserve Bout
Charlie Brown def. Brian van Hoven via majority decision, R2
Quarterfinals
Drew Fickett def. Charles Bennett via submission (guillotine) – R1 @ 3:34
Dennis Bermudez def. Shannon Gugerty via unanimous decision – R2
Kyle Baker def. James Warfield via split decision – R3
Rich Crunkilton def. Carlo Prater via split decision – R3
Semifinals
Drew Fickett def. Dennis Bermudez via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R1 @ 2:02
Carlo Prater def. Charlie Brown via majority decision – R2
Final
Drew Fickett def. Carlo Prater via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R1 @ 2:02
Results courtesy of BloodyElbow.com