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Aron Lofton
- Full Name: Aron Lofton
At MFC 19: Long Time Coming Friday night in Edmonton, Alberta, “Eraser” Derrick Noble (24-11-1) submitted Ariel Sexton (5-3) via guillotine choke in round two. Kyle Sandford (6-1) won a split decision over Joey Gorczynski (12-4). Ryan Machan (7-1) submitted Mike Sorenson (3-4) with a rear naked choke in round one. Josh Russell (2-0) picked up a submission win over Colby Snyder (7-2) with a first-round rear naked choke. Aron Lofton (4-1) submitted Jason Kuchera (3-3) via guillotine choke in the first round. ...
Light heavyweight Emanuel Newton (10-3-1) tapped UFC vet David Heath (9-4) in a rear naked choke at 4:42 of of the second round Friday night in Edmonton. Heath never had a chance versus an aggressive Newton who held on to back control for most of the first round. In the second, Newton shrugged off a Heath footlock, scrambled into side control, then took Heath's back to secure the submission. Fighters.com's original Fighter of the Month "Real Deal" Ryan Ford (7-1) rebounded from his first professional loss to slap a guillotine choke on Miletich welterweight LaVerne Clark (25-17-1) at 2:30 of round two. ...
“Bam Bam” Pat Healy (19-14) took this fight for the Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight title on short notice and pulled the upset win over hometown favourite “The Real Deal” Ryan Ford (6-1) Friday in Edmonton. Ford looked dominant for most of the fight but Healy defended well; Healy attempted submissions, but Ford escaped using brute strength. In the end, Ford left himself vulnerable one too many times as Healy secured the armbar and forced Ford to tap at 3:02 of round three. One punch was all it took for light heavyweight Aron Lofton (3-0) to defeat Dwayne Lewis (3-5). After faking a jab, Lofton threw an overhand right to knock out his opponent at 0:17 of round one. Lightweight Benson Henderson (5-1) dominated the first round with strikes, Ricardo Tirloni (3-1) controlled the second, but it was Henderson who jumped on Tirloni, locked in a guillotine, and ended the fight at 3:49 of the second round. ...











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