Friday, August 23, 2013

Pittsburgh Challenge Series 4 Preview



PFC - Pittsburgh Challenge Series 4
Pinnacle Fighting Championship
Pittsburgh Challenge Series 4
Iceoplex - Cannonsburg, Pa.
8/24/13
http://www.pinnaclefightingchampionships.com/



Pinnacle Fighting Championships is bringing the fourth installment of the "Pittsburgh Challenge Series" to the Iceoplex in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania tomorrow night. The doors open at 6PM and the fights are expected to start at 7PM. 

The info about this event from the official PFC website says:

"We are less than one month away from PinnacleFC’s 4th installment of the Pittsburgh Challenge Series and our production team has been working over time in preparation for another awesome event.  The MMA scene in Pittsburgh has never looked better and fighters are coming out of the woodwork to compete on one of our cards.  The calls we’ve been getting are unbelievable and range anywhere from high level professionals in Texas and California, to amateurs all over the country to compete in our  recently announced tournament.

It’s pretty amazing to think that 10 years ago the sport in this area was practiced mostly in a few basements and the occasional garage or backyard.

As always we appreciate the support in this extremely risky business and frankly without you it wouldn’t be possible.

If you haven’t reserved your tickets for the August 24th event, you can do so here."


The fight card has some amazing match-ups, listed on the MixedMartialArts.com fight card are 14 total fights (subject to change) with 3 professional fights and 11 amateur fights - 8 of which will be under the "Advanced Rules" for amateur fighters recently instituted in Pennsylvania. Among the fights are 2 Title fights. Kyle Dunmeyer will face John Saxton for the PFC Middleweight (185 lb ammy) Title while Davey Crockett will face Jonathan Coffman for the PFC Bantamweight (135 lb ammy) Title. The main event is Shane Chojnacki facing Reggie Parks. Other local fighter to watch from this fight card are Caleb Dobosh, Clark Young, Ethan Goss & Team Dignan/Brumbaugh MMA Fight Team member Shawn McMahon.

Recently it was announced in an article posted on StandThemUp.Org that Pinnacle Fighting Championships will have their events aired on FOX - this is major news like when another Pittsburgh MMA Promotion Gladiators of the Cage announced a deal with another station in the FOX family of channels (Roots Sports - Pittsburgh) to have their events also televised. This is an amazing time for Western Pennsylvania MMA fans who will get to see incredible local fights if they can't make it to the events to see them live.

The article from StandThemUp can be read here.



The full fight card as of now is:

Professional Fights
Main Event:
Shane Chojnacki Vs. Reggie Parks
Anthony Durnell Vs. Amran Aliyev
Mike Putnam Vs. Josh Hilliard

Amateur Fights
PFC Middleweight Title Fight:
Kyle Dunmeyer Vs. John Saxton (Advanced Rules)
Bantamweight Title Fight:
Davey Crockett Vs. Jonathan Coffman (Advanced Rules)
Ethan Goss Vs. Julian Ramos (Advanced Rules)
Shawn McMahon Vs. Victor Guarriello (Advanced Rules)
Matt Conahan Vs. Daniel Coffman (Advanced Rules)
Clark Young Vs. Chris Pierce (Advanced Rules)
Jake Schilling Vs. Dylan Freedman (Advanced Rules)
Caleb Dobosh Vs. Mark Mangiardi (Advanced Rules)
Dino Juklo Vs. Michael Bosiljevac
Aaron Finch Vs. Jarod Newbraugh
Zack Grossman Vs. Steven Jones


Setting up the cage
The Iceoplex
The Iceoplex
Shane Chojnacki Vs. Reggie Parks
Anthony Durnell Vs. Amran Aliyev
Mike Putnam Vs. Josh Hilliard
Caleb Dobosh Vs. Mark Mangiardi
Zack Grossman Vs. Steven Jones

Davey Crockett Vs. Jonathan Coffman

Clark Young Vs. Chris Pierce
Dino Juklo Vs. Michael Bosiljevac
Ethan Goss Vs. Julian Ramos
Shawn McMahon Vs. Victor Guarriello






Weigh-in results article from OHmma.com can be read here.



Fight Results:

Shane Chojnacki defeated Reggie Parks by guillotine choke in Round 2
Anthony Durnell defeated Amran Aliyev by Unanimous Decision  
Mike Putnam defeated Josh Hilliard by Unanimous Decision
Kyle Strong Dunmeyer defeated John Saxton by Unanimous Decision
Davey Crockett defeated Jonathan Coffman by Unanimous Decision
Ethan Goss defeated Julian Ramos by Split Decision
Matt Conahan defeated Daniel Coffman by TKO in Round 2
Jake Schilling defeated Dylan Freedman by Unanimous Decision
Victor Guarriello defeated Shawn McMahon by RNC in Round 3
Zach Grossman defeated Steven Jones by Unanimous Decision
Dino Juklo defeated Mike Bosiljevac Round1 Guillotine Choke
Caleb Dobosh defeated Mark Mangiardi by Unanimous Decision
Clark Young Vs. Chris Pierce - Scratch (Pierce No-show after Weigh-ins)
Aaron Finch Vs. Jarred Newbraugh - Scratch (Newbraugh No-show)


Davey Crockett wins the PFC Bantamweight (ammy) belt.
Kyle Dunmeyer wins the PFC Middleweight (ammy) belt.