Shogun Fights 14 Results: Delbrugge and Watley Crowned New Champions
A pair of new champions took home titles at Shogun Fights 14 on April 16 in Baltimore, Md. As the promotion continues to grow and inched closer to its 15th card later this year, passionate mixed martial arts fans in the state of Maryland continued flocking to Charm City to see up-and-coming fighters put on exciting performances. Of the 13 fights on the card, only three went to a decision.
WW Title: Micah Terrill vs. Jon Delbrugge
The first of the card’s two title fights saw Shogun Fights welterweight champion Micah Terrill put his belt on the line against Jon Delbrugge. A brief feeling-out process to start resulted in a barrage of strikes by Terrill – which was eerily similar to how he won the welterweight title last year. However, Delbrugge recovered and landed multiple takedowns to Terrill, which led to referee Fernando Yamasaki deducting a point from Terrill for repeated fence grabs.
The stage was set for Rob Watley. He was coming into his first professional title fight in mixed martial arts while riding a four-fight winning streak. He was facing one of the more popular fighters around. Those factors, combined with his confidence, spelled a possible big night for the man they call “Ares.”
Unfortunately, it didn’t happen.
Right before Watley was to face Dan Root for the inaugural Shogun Fights lightweight title last year, his foot became badly swollen and bloated. Watley was forced to withdraw from the bout. The worst part was that Watley wasn’t exactly sure how the injury happened.