The Northern Touch: Ultimate Cage Wars Wrap Up
Northern Touch
Kelsey Mowatt Jun 23, 2005
This week’s edition includes a final in-depth look at the UCW card
from Saturday including results and interviews with Shawn Tompkins, Justin Tavernini, Cody Dillman
and UCW promoter and competitor Kryzstof Soszynski.
Soszynski: Wins Big at UCW: Caged Inferno
Saturday night turned out to be another huge success in the mixed
martial arts career of Winnipeg native Kryzstof Soszynski. The
Winnipeg native managed to secure a victory over Ron Fields in the main event at
Caged Inferno, an event that Soszynski promoted himself.
“I thought the show was great,” Soszynski said. “I have received a lot of feed back and everyone was very happy with the show, giant screens, a ramp for fighters, more lights, louder sound, and better food for the VIPs. As far as the attendance goes I do not have the final numbers but 2,500 roughly.”
Soszynski was impressed with Tregear’s performance.
“This was a great war,” he said. “Both fighters came out hard. Jesse took some good shots but came back fighting hard, had a near guillotine for the finish, just could not squeeze hard enough for the finish. Aaron is huge — wow what a specimen. He definitely was the stronger of the two. And great cardio: Jesse was getting a bit tired and Aaron just kept coming. And at the beginning of round three Jesse took a lot of hard shots and the ref had to step in.”
Several fights stood out for Soszynski, and the promoter wanted to make note of it to Sherdog.com.
“Matt Macdonald versus Chris Horodecki was a great war. Matt for his first MMA fight showed a lot of heart and determination; he knew he had a very tough fight. He trained like a mad man and gave everything he had in this fight. Horodecki is for sure going places in the sport only being 17 years old; wow the kid is good.
“Jon Henderson is also a young up and comer and showed a lot. He was dropped and came back strong and finished his opponent.
“Curt Mckinnon also is another young up and comer who has impressed me a lot. And I would love to see Aaron Tregear versus Curt Mckinnon at UCW 3 on October 22.”
Ricardo Francois had been Soszynski’s scheduled opponent for the UCW main event however Francois informed the organization he would be unable to fight several days before the event. Veteran fighter Ron Fields stepped in on extremely short notice to take on one of Canada’s fastest rising light heavyweights.
Putting a professional record of 9-1 on the line against Fields and his record of 8-12, Soszynski did not disappoint his hometown fans in winning the bout shortly within the first round.
“I really don’t remember much to be honest,” he said, “too much adrenaline. I remember a takedown, and I passed the guard then went for an armbar, which he defended and got on top of me. Then I quickly secured another armbar from the bottom. I did not feel him tap but I let go because it felt like it was on for a while.”
Another victory for Soszynski is furthering the fighter’s will to make it to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Soszynski is convinced that if he can defeat Bobby Southworth at the upcoming Freedom Fight in July, the UFC may in fact come a calling.
Finally, with details rather limited at this point, Soszynski also wanted to inform Sherdog.com and his supporters that he will no longer be training with Rodrigo Munduruca and his team. “I am no longer a member of Team Munduruca,” he said. “I was kicked out of the club right after UCW Caged Inferno, don’t know the reasons why. I will be training with Joe (Doerksen) for a while and then maybe head over to train with Joe at Jeremy Horn’s club or perhaps Team Tompkins which also invited me.”
UCW: Caged Inferno, Official Results from June 18
Jerin Valel def. Shane Slade TKO 1:40 R1
Grant Tennant def. Scott Gaulton TKO 1:23 R1
Curt McKinnon def. Jacob Macdonald submission (triangle choke) 1:29 R1
Jon Henderson def. Lee Gaudet TKO 3:44 R1
Kevin Manderson def. John Laing submission (rear-naked choke) 2:23 R1
Bill Boland def. Jeff Sutherland TKO 2:28 R1
Chris Clements def. Brad Calder TKO 1:40 R1
Justin Tavernini def. Sonny Leong submission (armbar) 4:20 R1
Cody Dillman def. Alex Sung submission (guillotine choke) 0:57 R1
Chris Horodecki def. Matt Macdonald TKO (doctor stoppage) 1:21 R3
Aaron Tregear def. Jesse Bongfeldt TKO 1:46 R3
Krzysztof Soszynski def. Ron Fields submission (armbar) 2:25 R1
Team Tompkins Rolls to Victory at UCW: Caged Inferno
Shawn Tompkins and his team left Winnipeg this weekend on a high note, seeing three team members pull out victories at the UCW with Tompkins having nothing but praise for the event and its organizers.
“The event was one of the best run shows that I have ever taken my team to compete in,” Tompkins told Sherdog.com. “Mr. Soszynski was very fighter- and fan-friendly and this is what will make Ultimate Cage Wars one of the best organizations of the future.”
Tompkins’s team has increased its presence on the Canadian MMA scene at virtually every card lately and this weekend’s UCW was no different. The team out of London, Ontario, saw members Aaron Tregear, Chris Horodecki, and Chris Clements all win via technical knockout on Saturday night, further entrenching Team Tompkins as one of Canada’s leading competitive teams. Tompkins understandably was very proud of his fighter’s accomplishments.
“Aaron 'Double Barrel' Tregaer is one of my fastest rising stars,” he said. “But we came into the event knowing that Jesse Bongfeldt is a tough individual with a lot of great experience. Tregear followed our game plan perfectly taking the fight to Jesse immediately and hurting him with some serious strikes. The same way we treat every fight — each round became more and more intense for Tregear as we always pick the pace up. By the third round it was just a matter of landing that picture perfect back knee to the face and the fight was over. Look for big things with Aaron Tregear as I can see him going big places by the conclusion of 2005.”
“Chris Horodecki has been patiently waiting to make his MMA debut and as we predicted he was pretty much untouchable,” Tompkins continued. “Horodecki has been the training partner of Mark 'the Machine' Hominick for four years now and that has helped him overcome any kind of onslaught. He is a very complete fighter and will be making his TKO debut in September of this year. I believe he will be the holder of the Fighter of the night award many times in the near future.
“Chris Clements is also another upcoming Team Tompkins fighter with much to prove. The fight he did on the weekend in UCW is just the beginning of a bright future for him at 185 pounds. He hits harder pound-for-pound than any fighter I've ever trained.”
Other team member notables Sam Stout and Mark Hominick are scheduled to compete in upcoming TKO title fights. Unfortunately due to a recent injury, Hominick’s super lightweight title fight with Ryan Diaz will likely be postponed.
“This has been a rough summer for Mark 'The Machine' Hominick,” began Tompkins. “He has been faced with a crushed finger from his summer job. All is well with it for now, but we are still waiting for a release from the doctor for him to be able to fight. It looks like the Hominick-Diaz fight will not happen until September. But you can be sure Hominick will be ready and for now we are planning to have the same result in that fight as we did the last time.”
Fresh off a victory at K-1 in Japan Sam Stout continues to get ready for his title chance against Donald Ouimet, July 15 at TKO 21.
“We are really looking forward to having a new Team Tompkins TKO champion when Sam 'Hands of Stone' Stout fights July 15th for the lightweight title against Donald Ouimet. Stout has been very active with fighting and training this year and is currently with our brother school in Chicago training at Jeff Curran's. He will return to me in two weeks and we will put on the finishing touches.”
Soszynski: Wins Big at UCW: Caged Inferno
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“I thought the show was great,” Soszynski said. “I have received a lot of feed back and everyone was very happy with the show, giant screens, a ramp for fighters, more lights, louder sound, and better food for the VIPs. As far as the attendance goes I do not have the final numbers but 2,500 roughly.”
The card from all reports included several outstanding battles,
including a slugfest between Team Tompkins fighter Aaron Tregear and Lethbridge
stand out Jesse
Bongfeldt.
Soszynski was impressed with Tregear’s performance.
“This was a great war,” he said. “Both fighters came out hard. Jesse took some good shots but came back fighting hard, had a near guillotine for the finish, just could not squeeze hard enough for the finish. Aaron is huge — wow what a specimen. He definitely was the stronger of the two. And great cardio: Jesse was getting a bit tired and Aaron just kept coming. And at the beginning of round three Jesse took a lot of hard shots and the ref had to step in.”
Several fights stood out for Soszynski, and the promoter wanted to make note of it to Sherdog.com.
“Matt Macdonald versus Chris Horodecki was a great war. Matt for his first MMA fight showed a lot of heart and determination; he knew he had a very tough fight. He trained like a mad man and gave everything he had in this fight. Horodecki is for sure going places in the sport only being 17 years old; wow the kid is good.
“Jon Henderson is also a young up and comer and showed a lot. He was dropped and came back strong and finished his opponent.
“Curt Mckinnon also is another young up and comer who has impressed me a lot. And I would love to see Aaron Tregear versus Curt Mckinnon at UCW 3 on October 22.”
Ricardo Francois had been Soszynski’s scheduled opponent for the UCW main event however Francois informed the organization he would be unable to fight several days before the event. Veteran fighter Ron Fields stepped in on extremely short notice to take on one of Canada’s fastest rising light heavyweights.
Putting a professional record of 9-1 on the line against Fields and his record of 8-12, Soszynski did not disappoint his hometown fans in winning the bout shortly within the first round.
“I really don’t remember much to be honest,” he said, “too much adrenaline. I remember a takedown, and I passed the guard then went for an armbar, which he defended and got on top of me. Then I quickly secured another armbar from the bottom. I did not feel him tap but I let go because it felt like it was on for a while.”
Another victory for Soszynski is furthering the fighter’s will to make it to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Soszynski is convinced that if he can defeat Bobby Southworth at the upcoming Freedom Fight in July, the UFC may in fact come a calling.
Finally, with details rather limited at this point, Soszynski also wanted to inform Sherdog.com and his supporters that he will no longer be training with Rodrigo Munduruca and his team. “I am no longer a member of Team Munduruca,” he said. “I was kicked out of the club right after UCW Caged Inferno, don’t know the reasons why. I will be training with Joe (Doerksen) for a while and then maybe head over to train with Joe at Jeremy Horn’s club or perhaps Team Tompkins which also invited me.”
UCW: Caged Inferno, Official Results from June 18
Jerin Valel def. Shane Slade TKO 1:40 R1
Grant Tennant def. Scott Gaulton TKO 1:23 R1
Curt McKinnon def. Jacob Macdonald submission (triangle choke) 1:29 R1
Jon Henderson def. Lee Gaudet TKO 3:44 R1
Kevin Manderson def. John Laing submission (rear-naked choke) 2:23 R1
Bill Boland def. Jeff Sutherland TKO 2:28 R1
Chris Clements def. Brad Calder TKO 1:40 R1
Justin Tavernini def. Sonny Leong submission (armbar) 4:20 R1
Cody Dillman def. Alex Sung submission (guillotine choke) 0:57 R1
Chris Horodecki def. Matt Macdonald TKO (doctor stoppage) 1:21 R3
Aaron Tregear def. Jesse Bongfeldt TKO 1:46 R3
Krzysztof Soszynski def. Ron Fields submission (armbar) 2:25 R1
Team Tompkins Rolls to Victory at UCW: Caged Inferno
Shawn Tompkins and his team left Winnipeg this weekend on a high note, seeing three team members pull out victories at the UCW with Tompkins having nothing but praise for the event and its organizers.
“The event was one of the best run shows that I have ever taken my team to compete in,” Tompkins told Sherdog.com. “Mr. Soszynski was very fighter- and fan-friendly and this is what will make Ultimate Cage Wars one of the best organizations of the future.”
Tompkins’s team has increased its presence on the Canadian MMA scene at virtually every card lately and this weekend’s UCW was no different. The team out of London, Ontario, saw members Aaron Tregear, Chris Horodecki, and Chris Clements all win via technical knockout on Saturday night, further entrenching Team Tompkins as one of Canada’s leading competitive teams. Tompkins understandably was very proud of his fighter’s accomplishments.
“Aaron 'Double Barrel' Tregaer is one of my fastest rising stars,” he said. “But we came into the event knowing that Jesse Bongfeldt is a tough individual with a lot of great experience. Tregear followed our game plan perfectly taking the fight to Jesse immediately and hurting him with some serious strikes. The same way we treat every fight — each round became more and more intense for Tregear as we always pick the pace up. By the third round it was just a matter of landing that picture perfect back knee to the face and the fight was over. Look for big things with Aaron Tregear as I can see him going big places by the conclusion of 2005.”
“Chris Horodecki has been patiently waiting to make his MMA debut and as we predicted he was pretty much untouchable,” Tompkins continued. “Horodecki has been the training partner of Mark 'the Machine' Hominick for four years now and that has helped him overcome any kind of onslaught. He is a very complete fighter and will be making his TKO debut in September of this year. I believe he will be the holder of the Fighter of the night award many times in the near future.
“Chris Clements is also another upcoming Team Tompkins fighter with much to prove. The fight he did on the weekend in UCW is just the beginning of a bright future for him at 185 pounds. He hits harder pound-for-pound than any fighter I've ever trained.”
Other team member notables Sam Stout and Mark Hominick are scheduled to compete in upcoming TKO title fights. Unfortunately due to a recent injury, Hominick’s super lightweight title fight with Ryan Diaz will likely be postponed.
“This has been a rough summer for Mark 'The Machine' Hominick,” began Tompkins. “He has been faced with a crushed finger from his summer job. All is well with it for now, but we are still waiting for a release from the doctor for him to be able to fight. It looks like the Hominick-Diaz fight will not happen until September. But you can be sure Hominick will be ready and for now we are planning to have the same result in that fight as we did the last time.”
Fresh off a victory at K-1 in Japan Sam Stout continues to get ready for his title chance against Donald Ouimet, July 15 at TKO 21.
“We are really looking forward to having a new Team Tompkins TKO champion when Sam 'Hands of Stone' Stout fights July 15th for the lightweight title against Donald Ouimet. Stout has been very active with fighting and training this year and is currently with our brother school in Chicago training at Jeff Curran's. He will return to me in two weeks and we will put on the finishing touches.”
