Community Corner
Local Fighters Give Their All in Match
At a competition in Delaware a Dundalk teacher and a former Dundalk High School student fought to the finish.
Two of Dundalk's own recently displayed why they are some of the best athletes in the area.
Three local fighters recently fought in Feb. 11 card in Harrington, DE: Sean Kelly, Matt Oakley and Eli Swartz.
Oakley, a special education teacher at the High Road School of Baltimore County in Dundalk, participated in a , where the Baltimore resident and amateur mixed martial arts fighter forced professional fighter Steven Baker to tap out due to a rear-naked choke.
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Kelly, a 6-foot-5 athlete who played lacrosse and soccer at, trains locally at Practical MMA. Kelly dominated his match with Leandro Vioto before being caught in an armbar which forced Kelly to tap out and lose the fight.
Swartz, a Pasadena resident who trains at Ground Control, delivered a devastating blow at the same time as receiving one that knocked both he and his opponent, Laurence Gensler to the mat. Swartz was the first to regain his composure and that earned him KO of the night and a victory.