Last night, FCE packed the house at Joe’s Bar for Cross The Line. MMA fans came to show their support for Danny Morales, Matt Tierney, Ivan Garcia, Rudy Bahena and many other fighters.

Fighters represented training camps such as: Wrecking Ball, The Olympian Center, Team OneTen, Jeff Neil Jiu-Jitsu, PAC MMA, Carlson Gracie, Kaotic Punishment.

The main event between Danny Morales and Matt Tierney was non-stop action since the bell rung. Both fighters had a huge crowd cheering for them. At one point, it became so loud as supporters cheered for their fighter. On one side of the cage you had fans cheering..”USA, USA, USA” and the other side cheering..”MEXICO, MEXICO, MEXICO”.

Picture By: Carlos Acevedo

Tierney and Morales engaged and quickly exchanged strikes, kicks….the fight went to the ground for a little bit, both fighters got back up and, in 1:30 of the 1st Round….BAM!, the unexpected back fist connected by Morales. Tierney immediately dropped and struggled to get back up and before Morales had the chance to follow-up, the referee ended the fight, crowning Morales the new FCE Welterweight Champion.

“The crowd was huge, the fights were awesome, it was just a great event overall. All fighters gave it their all, fans are already requesting tickets for the next event….we just can’t wait for our next event at the Sports Zone in Melrose Park,” said Brian Angelo.

The following are last night’s fight results:

1. Robert Lewis (independent) vs. Tom Kriplin (Wrecking Ball)
Winner: Kriplin defeats Lewis by TKO in 1:14 of the 3rd Round, due to strikes.

2. Maurice Greene (Evanston Boxing Club) vs. Jason Miller
Winner: Greene defeats Miller by TKO in 1:22 of the 2nd Round, due to strikes.

3. Logan West vs. Charlie Radtke (Wrecking Ball)
Winner: Radtke defeats West by TKO in 2:02 of the 1st Round, due to strikes.

4. Franco Martinez (No Luv) vs. Brian Radtke (Wrecking Ball)
Winner: Radtke defeats Martinez by submission in 2nd Round, due to a rear naked choke.

5. Ken Hanson (Kaotic Punishment) vs. Omar Diaz (PAC MMA)
Winner: Diaz defeats Hanson by TKO in 1:14 of the 2nd Round, due to strikes.

6. Rudy Bahena (Team OneTen) vs. Richard Dey (Wrecking Ball)
Winner: Dey defeats Bahena by submission in 2:29 of the 1st Round, due to an arm bar.

7. Ivan Garcia (Team OneTen) vs. Andrew Navickis
Winner: After 3 Rounds, Garcia defeats Navickis by Split Decision: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

MAIN EVENT

8. Matt Tierney (Olympian Center) vs. Danny Morales (Carlson Gracie)
Winner: Morales defeats Tierney by Knock Out in 1:30 of the 1st Round.
Danny “La Maquina” Morales is the new FCE Welterweight Champion.