1) DOM O'GRADY vs. ANDY HAHN: Welterweights. Grady claims to be 8-2. Hahn is 5-0?
Short rounds. Maybe this is an amateur event? O'Grady does a solid job controlling the fight on the mat, getting mount and other dominant positions when he's able to get the fight there. Luckily, Hahn is primarily a karate guy, and so its not that tough. Hahn loses the first two very clearly and then turns it all around suddenly in the third with an armbar attempt. While he fails getting it, he gets on top and is able to at least put some points on the board. Fight is ruled a majority draw. (0)
2) JOEL ROBERTS vs. SCOTT BICKERSTAFF: 155. Roberts has a 4 inch height disadvantage.
Roberts is way undersized and it doesn't matter. He is able to take down Bickerstaff and does some cool reversals there before getting an armbar out of nowhere. He's won a number of ammy bouts in the last year. (1)
3) PAUL MARTIN vs. MILES JURY: Good claimed records here at 155.
Martin gets a head kick and some punches to the head on the mat and its over. (0)
4) GENO RODERICK vs. JOSH TAIBL: Taibl I've seen once before and he hardly left a mark in my mind, though my notes tell me that he was pretty good and from Ludington. Roderick I've seen a couple times now and he seems to be semiskilled but lacking in athleticism.
Roderick with an immediate takedown and this looks really bad for Taibl. Roderick goes from dominant position to dominant position, and looks to be on the verge of stopping him from mount before Taibl bucks him off and begins to land shots within Roderick's guard. Within maybe 30 seconds, the fight is over and Taibl has won his second pro bout. His pro record is 2-11 or 2-12 based on whatever you're looking at that given day, but he's claimed as 16-6 here. Amazing. (0)
5) JOHN BURT vs. VICTOR TORRES: Middleweights. Burt looks to be maybe 16 and Torres is pretty chubby.
Body lock takedown right into mount for Burt. Torres survives and that's about the best you can say for the first round. He's taken down repeatedly, punched in the head repeatedly, and the fight is stopped. No fights since though. (0)
6) TOM LOGSDON vs. JOE VOISIN: Voisin's a solid wrestler, Logsdon looks OLD.
Voisin goes for the takedown, Logsdon tries a guillotine, and Voisin passes. Voisin throws a knee to the head in north/south. Oops! Fight restarts and Logsdon is a mess. Another takedown for Voisin. Joe throws another knee to the head on the ground, and the ref stops it. Logsdon by DQ. (0)
7) JIM MARTENS vs. BRYAN HARPER: Light heavyweights. Martins trains with Dan Severn, Harper is 2-0, James Lee's BJJ coach, etc. I've seen both of his pro fights.
Harper gives Martens more respect than either of his prior opponents, but the first round isn't much different. Harper's striking still has a long, long ways to go, but his grappling is way, way beyond what Martens is ready for. Harper's BJJ isn't exactly elite though, and that shows when he botches what seems to be an easy armbar from the mount. Martens makes it to the second and the fight is suddenly interesting when a right hand lands on the skull of Harper. He survives and gets a trip takedown, where he once more dominates. Harper again goes for the armbar, but recognizes after some time that Martens is not defending at all, and punches him a few times. This actually happens again later in the round: Harper is trying to spin into an armbar and is just so sloppy with the transition that an otherwise hapless Martens is able to hang in there. Inaction gets this one standing, and when there, Martens is stunningly effective just winging bar room punches. He gasses though and just falls down at one point, but Harper isn't really in significantly better shape and is then unable to capitalize. Harper wins the decision. Harper's since lost to guys like Anthony Perosh. (0)
8) LUKE ZACHRICH vs. BRAD BURRICK: Zachrich is a middleweight who trains with Gurgel. Burrick is some dude from Michigan.
Zachrich is way more technical than Burrick, and after nearly grabbing a heel hook early, Zachrich is able to quickly grab an armbar from the guard. Really slick stuff. Zachrich lost on TUF 7 in the second round, though with an 8-1 pro record, its not out of the question to imagine him returning. (1)
9) AUNGLA SANG vs. JAMES LEE: KOTC Light heavyweight title: three 5 minute rounds. Lee is the champ, Sang is coming up from middleweight.
Sang has a funny stance and he gets taken down quickly from a Lee bullrush. Side control, crucifix position, mount. Lee is wearing wrestling shoes, by the way. He is all over Sang, and decides to get fancy and goes for a straight kneebar, but Sang defends. Well, really, its more that Lee's attempt was sloppy and had no leverage, but let's imagine that Sang is talented. Lee recovers after losing the position temporarily and ends up winning by heel hook. (1)
10) JASON IRELAND vs. MIKE O'DONNELL: O'Donnell looks absolutely ridiculous. He hasn't shaved in days and his hair looks like its straight out of the Trivium Fan Club.
Ireland just smashes the crap out of the overmatched midwestern Bleeding Through fan in round one. He's cut pretty badly and is flopping around on the mat due to absorbing a ton of punishment. He barely makes it to the start of round 2, and ends up slept by a huge right hand standing that he eats after spinning into it. (1)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Roderick/Taibl
KO OF THE NIGHT: Ireland/O'Donnell
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Zachrich/Burrick
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3 out of 10. Not many great fights, but some entertaining scraps and Lee and Ireland abusing dudes.
D&R Rating: 8% (4/50)
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COMPOUND REVIEW OF KOTC UNDERGROUND WARRIORS:
Explosion: 3 out of 10 (8%)
No Holds Barred: 1 out of 10 (2%)
Battle At The Bowl: 4 out of 10 (11%)
Eliminator: 1.5 out of 10 (1%)
Epicenter: 4 out of 10 (9%)
Damage Control: 3 out of 10 (9%)
Eclipse: 1 out of 10 (1.5%)
Crackdown: 3.5 out of 10 (12.5%)
Undisputed: 4 out of 10 (20%)
AVG: 2.78 out of 10 (8.2%)
To compare:
Underground Worldwide: 2.7
Underground Warriors: 3.55
Combat Collection Vol. 1: 5.9
So, basically, this was the second worst of the boxed sets I've reviewed from KOTC, and honestly, its the second worst of the ones I've ever watched. I'd argue it might even be the worst.
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