KING OF THE CAGE: Unstoppable (9/15/07)

I'm a sucker for KOTC box sets, and here's yet another I've purchased. This time, no dates included along on the packaging to tell you when or where these shows were, but I can tell you this show was at the Apache Gold Casino in Arizona and Inman is announcing along with Romie Arum~! on color.

1) BRYAN HUGHES vs. JOSE PINERO: No idea who these guys are.

Hughes and Pinero roll around for a little while and Hughes gets the best of it. He mounts Pinero and bashes in his head against the cage. (0)

2) DONNIE MARTINEZ vs. ANDREW BELVADO: Another "who?" 

Martinez shoots, punches, takes back, RNC. (0)

3) PATRICK LOPEZ vs. SAM KOZIE: Kozie I've seen previously getting beat on. 

Lopez bloodies up Kozie early with punches in the clinch, ends up defending a takedown later and just pounds out Kozie. Lopez looks interesting but the guy who's name his matches on the fight finders is 2-2. (0)

4) JACK DAWSON vs. BERNADINO ANZAR: Whales.

Toughman style standup bout with both men gassed and clinching 20 seconds in. They eventually separate and Anzar wins throwing uppercuts in the clinch as Cecil Peoples rushes in to stop it. (0)

5) BRIAN LUCAS vs. NATHAN RANDAL: Lightweights, I think?

Interesting grappling battle, actually. Both men are rolling around going for wild positions and submissions, and they're not very clean about it. Randal gets Lucas in a bizarre banana split/crucifix position at one point and all I can think is that he wasn't really planning to do that and tried his best to make it look like he had. Standups don't last long either. Lucas clinches after ducking a spinning back fist at one point and throws Randal with a killer looking suplex. Solid first round that I give to Lucas.

Lucas wrestles down Randal to the mat and gets the mount fairly early, but Randal walks the ring off his back and flips his way to being on top. Seriously awesome. Lucas is able to inevitably reverse position as he is clearly the stronger grappler, and does his best to deplete the reserves of Randal with some strikes to the body. Lucas throws a looping right hand that lands and gets a takedown after a final standup from Peoples. Lucas with a unanimous decision.

6) RYAN BADER vs. DICKY CHAVEZ: They mess up Bader's name. Lulz.

Chavez gets the takedown early and Bader decides to buck him off, stand, take him down himself, and forces a tapout by strikes. (2)

7) VICTOR HERNANDEZ vs. SEAN DAVID: Lots of "Who?" tonight.

David gets a takedown, punches Hernandez some, Hernandez's knee gives out, fight over. (0)

8) JESSE ORTIZ vs. LEVI COMPTON: Compton I've seen fight and he was not very good. Ortiz is, I imagine, not better.

Ortiz with the clinch and he's landing some shots while trying for the trip. Compton throws hockey punches back. Eventually they separate and Ortiz is almost losing his mouthpiece from exhaustion a minute in. Ortiz does apparently have some wrestling background because he doubles Compton with ease. Ortiz wins not long after with a guillotine. (0)

9) LEWIS MCINTOSH vs. RUDY AGULIAR: McIntosh I've seen fight against Levi Compton, who he lost to after dominating him for the first round.  Here he wears a shirt.

McIntosh shoots immediately, Aguilar just holds on to try and prevent the takedown. He fails and McIntosh ends up taking his back for a little while before losing it due to him not being good. Aguilar takes McIntosh's lumpy back and starts throwing bombs of his own. McIntosh had gassed and the fight is stopped. (0)

10) JAKE COLLINS vs. FREDDY SANDOVAL: Sandoval has a lot of people with him. This means he is probably good or has a very popular Myspace.

Sandoval gets the takedown and moves to mount. He goes for a armbar and Collins defends, instead being on top. The fight is forced back to standing, and Collins pulls guard and goes for a guillotine, but Sandoval pulls his head out and is on top again. The rest of the round is Sandoval on top throwing punches. Ehhh.

Second starts and Sandoval gets on top again immediately, but Collins eventually throws a counter in the form of a triangle attempt. He fails though, and we're back to boredom. This is the longest Cecil Peoples has ever let a fight stay on the mat. Collins' willingness to stall pays off: They are stood up, and Sandoval shoots for another takedown. Collins defends, punches Sandoval after sprawling out, and begins to rain down shots that force a stoppage. Lots of dudes are bummed. (0)

11) DAVID CARRASCO vs. JEROME MARTINEZ: Martinez trains with Greg Jackson's camp. Carrasco I've seen before and he's like a little Buentello.

Carrasco gets a monster slam at the start and tries to land some punches, but Martinez is throwing sub attempts constantly. He grabs an arm and forces the tap. (0)

12) PAUL O'KEEFE vs. TRAVIS HOOKE: I think this is the main event? I'm not even sure. Heavyweights, Hooke is like this pudgy midget wearing a shirt. O'Keefe has a lot of ugly ink. 

CLUBBERIN'. O'Keefe lands a big right hand that blows up Hooke's nose and drops him a couple minutes in. (0)

13) CHANCE WILLIAMS vs. ADAM PADILLA: Super heavyweights. Ugh.

Padilla shoots in at the very start and gets guillotined in 15 seconds or so. Williams is now the Gladiator Challenge 265+ champ.  (0)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Lucas/Randal

KO OF THE NIGHT: O'Keefe/Hooke

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Carrasco/Martinez

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 2.5 out of 10. Lots of quick fights, thankfully, plus Ryan Bader, who I like more and more.

D&R Rating: 3% (2/65)