DeSantis wins Operation Octagon title before her date with Justin Timberlake.
Justin Timberlake's date to the Marine Corps Ball, Corporal Kelsey DeSantis, defeated Stacy Sneeringer to win Women's Middleweight (145 lbs.) Championship Title.
DeSantis quickly took her opponent down and ended the fight by referee stoppage(TKO) at 2 minutes and 51 seconds of the first round. Kelsey recently gained national attention by inviting Justin Timberlake to the Marine Corp Ball on November 12th in DC (click here to see her video invitation to Justin) and he accepted.
Gold Medal Grappling fighter Willie "No Love" Floyd successfully defended his title, and Jeremy "The Brick" Shifflett defeated EJ Mecklenburg to win the vacant light heavyweight title. Shifflet showed excellent grappling against his talented opponent, and submitted the Mecklenburg with a rear naked choke in the first round.
In addition to Floyd defending his title two other Gold Medal Grappling fighters had mixed results in the cage. After Steven Stotler dominated Mosely for the first round and was doing so again in the second, the fight was stopped for an unintentional blow to the back of Mosely’s head and ruled a No Contest when Mosely couldn’t continue. Bryan Robey weathered a rough first round in he match with Somsak Saykosy, but locked in a tight choke at the end of the round. Saykosy was saved by the bell, but didn't have enough time to recover before the second round where Robey sank in a triangle choke on his still woozy opponent.
Lightweight Champ Mike Pope of Manassas' Vanguard gym worked the corner of Kevin Chung, and the excellent ground game coaching of Pope was evident in Chung's performance. Chung sank a tight armbar onto his opponent Shawn Joffe, who must have very flexible elbows as the crowd groaned at the unnatural angle of his arm, but he refused to tap. Unfazed Chung sank the same hold in on Joffe's other arm in the next round with more success earning the tap out.
Operation Octagon announced the next show will be December 17th at a new venue for them in the District.
Operation Octagon 16 Results
Lightweight 155 lbs.
Justin Munson vs Mat Schellenschlager – Schellenschlager UD (Unanimous Decision)
Featherweight 145 lbs.
Darious Thomas vs Ricardo Fearing – Thomas 32 seconds RD 1 Knock Out
Lightweight 155 lbs.
Montrez Tinson vs David Vu – Tinson UD
Welterweight 170 lbs
Nick Mansberger vs Brian Pardini- Pardini UD
Welterweight 170 lbs.
Steven Stotler vs Devon Mosely- No contest
Featherweight 145 lbs.
Kevin Chung vs Shawn Joffe- Chung 1:46 Rd 2 Armbar
Featherweight 145 lbs
Bryan Robey vs Samsak Saykosy- Robey 42 seconds Rd 2 Triangle Choke
Flyweight 125 lbs.
Andy Tran vs Ronnel White- Tran UD
Bantamweight Title Contender--135 lbs.
Brandon Wheeler vs Alejandro Zea – Wheeler 1:36 Rd 3 Topside Triangle Choke
Welterweight Title--170 lbs.
Willie "No Love" Floyd vs DJ Hilton- Floyd 2:22 Rd 1 TKO
Catchweight of 150 lbs.
Paul Cavanaugh vs Nate Jaime- Jaime 1:10 RD 1 RNC (Rear Naked Choke)
Women's Featherweight Title--145 lbs.
Kelsey DeSantis vs Stacy Sneeringer- DeSantis 2:51 Rd 1 TKO (Technical Knock Out)
Lightweight 155 lbs.
Charles Yetter vs Dominique Buck- Yetter 2:13 Rd 1 TKO
Lightweight 155 lbs.
Roshon Williams vs Orlando Torres – Torres UD
Light Heavyweight Title--205 lbs.
EJ Mecklenburg vs Jeremy Shifflett – Shifflett 2:30 Rd 1 RNC
Welterweight 170 lbs.
Francisco Isata vs Robert Streeter- Isata :29 seconds Rd 3 TKO
Heavyweight 265lbs
Steve Nowiank vs Jon Attia- Nowiank SD (Split Decision)
Light Heavyweight 205 lbs.
Garrick Evans vs Umit Kemal – Kemal 2:14 Rd 1 RNC
