SportFight 23 "Heated Rivals" kicks off tonight from the Rose Garden in Portland, OR at 10pm ET.

The main event features a welterweight title fight between the champ Mike Pierce and rival Team Quest fighter, Nathan Coy. The co-main event features another great battle between former IFL fighter, Jake Ellenberger, who comes in with an impressive 17-3 record and Ricky Storey who is currently 4-2.

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SportFight 23 "Heated Rivals" Quick Results

• Eli Peterson vs Miles Coble (Peterson wins via Rear Naked Choke at 0:52 in the 1st round)
• Marc Forsyth vs Mike Chiesa (Marc Forsyth wins via Armbar at 1:07 in the 1st round)
• Fabiano Scherner vs Mychal Clark (Clark wins via TKO (Verbal Sub.) at 3:51 in the 2nd)
• Justin Moody vs DJ Linderman (Linderman wins via TKO (Elbows) at 2:37 in the 2nd round)
• Josh Queen vs Josh Bennett (Queen wins via Rear Naked Choke at 2:16 in the 1st round)
• Ryan Jensen vs Mitch Whitesel (Jensen wins via TKO (Strikes) at 4:44 in the 1st round)
• Jake Ellenberger vs Ricky Storey (Storey wins via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds)
• Michael Pierce vs Nathan Coy (Nathan Coy wins via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds)

SportFight 23 "Heated Rivals" Play by Play Commentary

Eli Peterson vs Miles Coble (Middleweight Amateur Bout)

• Round 1: Both fighters come out swinging. The tie up and Coble almost gets caught in a guillotine. Peterson transitions right into a rear naked choke. Coble can’t escape and taps out.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Eli Peterson wins via Rear Naked Choke at 0:52 in the 1st round.

Marc Forsyth vs Mike Chiesa (Lightweight Amateur Bout)

• Round 1: Forsyth shoots in and executes a takedown. He gets reversed and ends up on the bottom. Forsyth transitions into a beautiful armbar and finishes off Chiesa in just over a minute.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Marc Forsyth wins via Armbar at 1:07 in the 1st round.

Fabiano Scherner vs Mychal Clark (Heavyweight Bout)

• Round 1: After a little feeling out, Scherner lands a solid straight right hand. He follows with a nice takedown into half guard. He immediately passes to side control and starts to reign down blows. Clark is already cut around his left eye. Fabio delivers a couple of short shots and Clark gives up his back. He escapes a rear naked choke attempt and gets taken right back down to the mat. The doctor is brought in to check Clark’s eye. Back in action Mychal unloads with a combo. Scherner gets the takedown into half guard. He sinks in a kimura and starts to extend the arm. Clark fights his way out the submission to survive the round.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Fabio Scherner

• Round 2: Clark comes out with a nice kick to the head. Scherner takes a low blow that really looked like it was to the stomach. Mychal lands a nice elbow to the head. Clark lands another elbow followed by an uppercut. Scherner easily takes Mychal to the mat into half guard. He moves into full mount. He sets up the left arm and transitions into an armbar. Clark somehow spins out the armbar into mount. He drops a couple of elbows down but gets reversed easily. Fabio passes and attempts a weak armbar. Back on their feet, Scherner catches a right behind the ear and basically loses his balance falling to his back. Clark pounces with a superman punch and unloads with punches. He continues to pound away and the ref stops the fight.
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Mychal Clark wins via TKO (Verbal Submission) at 3:51 in the 2nd round.

Justin Moody vs DJ Linderman (Heavyweight Bout)

• Round 1: After a few strikes they clinch up against the ropes. Moody lands some good body shots, picks Linderman up and slams him to the mat. He transitions to the back but DJ escapes. Linderman unloads and they tie up again. Moody again goes to the body with punches. DJ lands a good left and two more straight lefts that shake Moody. Moody gets another takedown into side control. Back on their feet, Justin works a standing guillotine but DJ escapes. Moody takes him back to the mat where he controls DJ but can’t do much in the position he is in. The ref stands them up. The tie up and Moody lands a knee to the body. The round ends with both fighters clinched in the corner.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Justin Moody

• Round 2: DJ comes out with some serious aggression, landing a brutal body shot and a solid left to the face. Moody drops for a single and lands a good uppercut. The scramble and tie up on their feet. Justin shoots in but gets reversed and DJ works from Moody’s back, dropping some small shots. He transitions into half guard and starts to pummel Moody with some solid elbows. He now has Moody’s right arm trapped. He works a kimura on the left arm. He can’t get it but lands another solid elbow. The ref asks Moody if he is ok. DJ lands one more elbow and Moody taps out.
• Round 3:
• Final Result: DJ Linderman wins via TKO (Tapout from Elbows) at 2:37 in the 2nd round.

Josh Queen vs Josh Bennett (Heavyweight Title Bout)

• Round 1: Queen comes out like a man possessed unloading with strikes. Bennett returns and we have a good ole fashioned brawl on our hands. Bennett smiles and eats a kick for his troubles. Queen comes in and unloads with a flurry of punches. He lands a solid left and Bennett is in trouble. He continues to flurry working the body and the head. Queen’s mouth piece goes flying out of the ring. Bennett is already beaten and bloodied. Queen, relentless continues to slug away. Bennett comes back landing a few solid shots of his own. They continue to slug it out and the ref stops the action to retrieve Queens mouth piece. During the break, Bennett, smiles at the camera. His face looks like it was put into a mulcher chipper shredder. Somebody throws a towel in and they try to figure out where it came from. It didn’t come from anyone’s corner so the action continues. They immediately start to swing for the fences, covered in blood. Queen lands a left right combo that drops Bennett to the mat. Queen lands some strikes in side control, then transitions to the back and sinks in the choke. Bennett is forced to tap and the fight is over.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Round 4:
• Round 5:
• Final Result: Josh Queen wins via Rear Naked Choke at 2:16 in the 1st round.

Ryan Jensen vs Mitch Whitesel (Middleweight Bout)

• Round 1: Jensen strikes first with a nice cut kick. He lands another solid kick this time to the inside of Mitch’s leg. Whitesel already looking desperate, eats a good punch. Jensen is definitely getting the bettor of Whitesel in the standup. Mitch lands a good kick of his own. Ryan comes in with a head kick but Mitch gets a body lock and takes Jensen to the mat into half guard. Back into full guard Whitesel works a couple of small shots. Jensen sets up a triangle but Mitch counters and escapes. Back to their feet Jensen throws a combo and then takes Whitesel down. He works some nice shots to the body. He stands up and drops a couple of shots. He starts to unleash some vicious ground and pound as Whitesel just covers up. Whitesel is looking for a way out. The ref warns Mitch to defend himself and then stops the fight.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Ryan Jensen wins via TKO (Strikes) at 4:44 in the 1st round.

Jake Ellenberger vs Ricky Storey (Welterweight Bout)

• Round 1: They immediately start to trade punches and go right into a clinch. They trade knees and Storey gets a single leg takedown into side control. He works a knee and some small elbows. Ellenberger escapes and gets to his feet. He lands a solid knee to the body and takes Storey’s back. Storey works on a standing kimura but Jake gets out. Ricky runs right into a flying knee from Ellenberger but gets the takedown into side control. He starts to work some short elbows to the head. Back on their feet, Jake lands a kick. Storey lands a big left hand that whips Jake’s head back. Ellenberger signals for Ricky to come on, which mean he is probably hurt. Storey says ok and lands a right hand that hurts Ellenberger. He takes him down and unloads with a barrage of punches. Jake grabs a leg and starts to recover. Ricky continues to control Jake on the ground. Ellenberger finally gets to his feet and lands a knee to finish the round.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Ricky Storey

• Round 2: Storey comes in with a left and gets the takedown into half guard. Storey works some ground and pound and almost gets mount. The ref brings the fighters to the center of the ring. Ricky passes to side control and starts to work some small shots to the body and head. He goes back to the body as Jake gets back to full guard. Ellenberger throws up his legs looking for a submission. Ricky continues to control landing some small shots to the head. Ellenberger gets to his feet but eats a good kick to the head. Jake stops the takedown and works for position. Storey continues to drive for the takedown and they stalemate. The round comes to an end. Storey has a nice gash on the back of his head that came from an elbow that was most likely an illegal blow.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 of Ricky Storey

• Round 3: Ellenberger comes out with a barrage of knees, knowing he is going to lose this fight if he doesn’t finish. Storey gets the single leg takedown and almost takes the mount. Storey continues to control Jake on the ground. The ref repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Ricky stays close landing short elbows to the head. He postures and lands a nice punch. Ellenberger can’t get anything going. Jake gets to his feet but Storey takes him right back to the mat. Storey starts to drop some left hands and Jake gets back to his feet momentarily. Storey continues to control on the ground but isn’t landing much. The ref stands them up with seconds left on the clock. Storey finishes strong with a flurry. Ellenberger finishes with a kick to the body after the bell. He gives Storey the finger as the separate and Storey brushes off his shoulder.

  As the decision is read, Ellenberger continues to whine even after being dominated for three rounds. Storey points to his nose pointing out the fact that Ellenberger’s nose is hamburger. The fighters square off and Jake pushes Storey before the ref steps in to break them up.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Ricky Storey

• Final Result: Ricky Storey wins via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.

Michael Pierce vs Nathan Coy (Welterweight Title Bout)

• Round 1: Pierce shoots for a single but Coy denies. He backs off and lets some punches go. Pierce lands a right hand to the chin that drops Nathan Coy. He starts to unload in half guard. He passes to full mount and patiently waits for the right moment. Coy flurries and escapes. Pierce works for a guillotine and ends up on his back. Coy lands a nice right and comes in with a combo and a shot. The fighters are stood back up for inactivity. They start to trade and Nathan lands a knee. Coy lands a good left hand. He catches Pierce with a punch that staggers him. They trade again and Pierce checks his face for blood. They stop the fight for what looks like a low blow from a knee. Coy has now been warned twice for low blows. Pierce lands a good left and they continue to trade blows until the round ends.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Nathan Coy

• Round 2: They come out swinging. Pierce lands a solid right hand. Coy unloads in the corner with some good shots and Pierce counters nicely. Pierce lands a big left hand but Coy shakes it off. Both fighters try to find their distance. Coy comes in with a nice combo that lands and Pierce ties him up. They separate and continue to trade strikes. Coy lands a couple of nice right jabs. Pierce’s face is bloodied up on the right side. Both fighters continue to land and the round ends.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Nathan Coy

• Round 3: They both come out swinging for the fences and Pierce lands a couple of good shots. Coy comes right back landing a good right hand. Nathan lands an uppercut. Coy continues to come in with combos looking for the finish. Pierce forces Coy into the corner where they tie up momentarily. Both fighters are now swinging wildly. Coy lands some nice shots and eats a good right from Pierce. The have another good exchange in the center of the ring. Pierce cracks Coy with a huge right that doesn’t even phase Coy. Pierce catches a kick and grabs a body lock up against the ropes. He works for the takedown but time runs out.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Nathan Coy

• Round 4: Pierce comes in with a flying knee and fly’s over Coy and almost through the ropes. Both fighters continue to exchange with Coy landing some good jabs. Pierce’s cut is now opened back up. Nathan lands a nice uppercut but Pierce comes back and swings away with some haymakers that miss. Coy continues to pick apart Pierce with his jab. Pierce catches him with a good solid combo. Coy lands another good right. Pierces lands a low kick to finish the round.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Mike Pierce

• Round 5: Pierce throws a punch and comes in for a shot. Coy grabs a single leg and works on a takedown of his own. Pierce escapes and they start to trade. Coy lands a solid left hand. Pierce lands a good right and they tie up for a second. Nathan lands another good solid punch. They continue to trade punches with nothing major landing. Pierce comes in for a single leg but Coy denies and they tie up. The continue to trade shots but neither can land anything effective. Coy lands a good left. They slug it out and Pierce finishes the round with a flying knee that misses. Both men raise their hands.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Nathan Coy and the fight 49-46 for Coy

• Final Result: Nathan Coy wins via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds. (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)