BRANSON MO NEWS: Kyle
Noblitt looks to be going places.The undefeated Glory MMA and Fitness rep submitted Antonio
Paulo Branjao with a first-round guillotine choke in the Legacy
Fighting Alliance 21 headliner on Friday at the Branson Convention
Center in Branson, Missouri. Noblitt finished it 4:13 into Round
1.Branjao failed to keep a safe distance between himself and the
powerhouse wrestler. Noblitt suffocated the Brazilian inside the
clinch, struck for a takedown inside the first two minutes and went
to work on the mat. He avoided an attempted kneebar, advanced to
mount and grapevined the legs to secure his position. Soon after,
Noblitt capitalized on a desperate scramble, bit down on the
guillotine and drew the curtain.In the middleweight co-main event, Phalanx MMA Academy prospect
Kevin
Holland wiped out Grady Hurley
with a flying knee and follow-up punches. Holland brought it to a
close 1:24 into Round 1, as he won for the sixth time in seven
appearances.The two men jockeyed for position along the fence before Holland
made his move. The 24-year-old created some separation and
delivered an on-the-button knee strike in close quarters. The
impact stunned Hurley and left him vulnerable to the attack that
followed. Holland spun off the fence, drove his counterpart to the
canvas and unleashed a series of unanswered punches that prompted
the stoppage.The loss snapped Hurley’s nine-fight winning streak.Meanwhile, Trey Ogden
submitted T.J. Brown
with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their lightweight
showcase. Brown bowed out 2:27 into Round 1.Ogden, 27, has rattled off seven straight wins, five of them via
submission.In other action, Shannon
Sinn claimed a unanimous decision over Katy
Collins in a three-round women’s flyweight bout; Charles
Johnson was awarded a split verdict over Jeremiah
Cullum in a clash that went the full 15 minutes at 125 pounds;
Yazan
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