Local MMA fighters perform well at DuQuoin
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Team Pain had another great weekend in Du Quoin illinois. On Saturday October 23rd Team Pain walked out of the expo center with 3 wins and 1 loss, bringing the combined team record to 5 and 1.
Tyler Jones 17 of ellis grove il. won by knockout in the first round of the bantom weight class in just a staggering 13 seconds. " jonesy seems to get better every time he gets in the cage. i look forward to seeing him progress in MMA. It seems to be his calling."stated Team Pain manager Clara Creason.
Newcomers to the heavy weight division Shane Holland of Chester and John Macklin of Red Bud Il. also won within the first round of their fights. Both men stepped out of the ring in under 2 minutes with their first official amateur MMA Victories. "Shane Holland was a last minute addition to the fight card that didn't disappoint and John Macklin needed to be put in a cage. He should have been there a long time ago in my opinion. Maybe it would have kept him out of trouble. He seems to have a bit of a reputation as a bar brawler back home, and we are working on getting him an ever better reputation as a cage fighter." said Creason
London Williams of Chester had his first defeat in the cage Saturday to Adam Williams of Du Quoin. The fight went almost 2 full rounds when it was called by the ref. "London fought a great fight. He got gassed at the end of the second round and it showed. It was a humbling experience. He knows what he needs to work on and he's doing it. Lesson learned."
" Overall it was a great weekend. I am proud of every one of my guys, they all did great. The team is growing and maturing very well. weve lost a good fighter (Paul Cabaniss),but weve gained 3 great ones. Im also excited about the introduction of the newest member to Team Pain; Brandon Oakley of Sparta Il. He won't be cage ready until the February show. Our next 618MMA appearance will be December 11th. The venue has yet to be disclosed. We are looking for sponsors for December. If interested you can Find us on Facebook now, or contact me at 615-0643" stated Creason.