1) RAFAELLO OLIVEIRA vs. LYLE BEERBOHM: Beerbohm is undefeated. Olivera is too. AN O! It must go!
Beerbohm is clearly a good wrestler and he gets down Oliveira early. And he thus puts himself at risk almost immediately. Beerbohm loses the battle of positioning almost every time it becomes an issue but pulls off a super sweet fireman's carry. Then, as the round closes, a cut opens from an elbow and it is deeeeeeeep. Fight is over. Beerbohm wins by TKO. (1)
2) ALEXANDER SHLEMENKO vs. BUBBA MCDANIEL: Middleweights! I don't remember anything about either guy.
McDaniel knows that Shlemlenko is a striker primarily and so he takes him down early. Russian guy is trying to get the kimura from the bottom and he really doesn't have proper position. McDaniel is landing shots inside the half guard, and when he tries to roll McDaniel, he instead gives up his back. Not wise. McDaniel can't sink in hooks and Shlemenko gets himself turned around. McDaniel is showing no interest in trading, constantly seeking the takedown, and having minimal problems getting them. McDaniel completely controlled the round and as it closed, Shlemenko went for a home run knee. It landed right on the ribcage and detonated poor McDaniel's midsection. Epic. (2)
3) ANTHONY LAPSLEY vs. MIKE STUMPF: Lapsley I've seen before and I thought he was pretty good. 12 fights in '07 and claimed Hammer House. Lapsley came in 2 pounds over.
Lapsley with punches right away and Stumpf is in trouble. He's able to turn Lapsley around and then take him down. Not too shabby. Stumpf stands out of the guard and then dives back in, but Lapsley climbs the cage and lands some nice punches and nearly blasts Stumpf with a head kick. Lapsley is taken down and then defends a kimura, getting himself into top control. Ranallo says he just won the KOTC Welterweight Title: Very prestigious. Lapsley with BOMBZ and Stumpf is surviving. He bucks the hips up, goes for a triangle, and Lapsley just throws him off: He has some MEAN right hands. Lapsley transitions to arm/head triangle, but doesn't finish and stands. He dives back in with punches and elbows. Dominant first for Lapsley.
Lapsley doesn't want distance, this I can tell you very early on. Attempted takedown and scramble and Lapsley ends up in mount ever so briefly before standing again. Lapsley is wreckless with his rights and could break one hitting the mat. Standing kimura attempt from Stumpf fails and he's on his back in half guard. Lapsley isn't too active here and after some time its back to standing. Again, Lapsley closes fast and gets a single, and again, Stumpf wants the kimura. He doesn't pull it off (again) and Lapsley grinds out the rest of the round.
Lapsley is motoring on in this round and the fight continues to follow the same blueprint previously set: Lapsley jumps in, takes down Stumpf, Stumpf goes for submissions, doesn't come close to finishing any of them, Lapsley slows, standup. Lapsley wins the decision and you can't really question that. Well, except for the crazy judge who had it a draw. Still has that loss to Joker in a 5 rounder. (1)
4) MAMED KHALIDOV vs. JASON GUIDA: Khalidov is Polish. Guida is shitty.
Guida jumps on Khalidov and lands a right hand then pushes him into the cage. Khalidov counters with a rolling knee bar, and Guida tries to defend with his own leglock. Guida takes a couple hammerfists and we start scrambling. He ends up on top and Khalidov is decent at preventing anything from happening along with landing a really sweet upkick. Guida's round.
Second round and Guida sweeps the Polish fighter with a low kick. Some sweet spinning kicks in return from Khalidov. Guida is blown up. Khalidov is dominating him standing and so Guida pulls guard. Guida does nothing and Khalidov gets back to his feet. Punches start coming in and Guida shoots in desperation. Guida drops up the mouthpiece and he is hiding it. He obviously wants to quit but isn't smart enough to know how to. When the fight restarts, Guida takes his beating, and Guida hits the ref. What an awesome dude. (1)
5) KERRY SCHALL vs. DAVE HERMAN: MEAT TRUCK~ against a karate dude.
How did anyone buy into Herman again? Schall lands a big right hand and hurts Herman badly, but Herman recovers and fucks Schall's shit up. There's an argument that Schall is really felled by low blows, and the replay seems to establish that as being fact. Herman is still a fringe contender following his loss to everyone's favorite Korean greco roman wrestler. (1)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Shlemlenko/McDaniel
KO OF THE NIGHT: Schall/Herman
OVERALL FOR THE NIGHT: 6 out of 10. Not a special show either, but fun to watch with some exciting finishes. Virtually every fight had some level of controversy involved.
D&R RATING: 24% (6/25)
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