Real Fighting Championships 7 (11/4/06)

Fightzone TV went way back in time. This I think got screwed up by some sort of time issue too, because there's an educational program on to try and fit the quote. RFC has a fancy ramp. Jay Adams is your announcer, and the event itself is at Sun Dome in Tampa. Oh! Your color man is Stephan Bonnar.

EDIT 3/30/2011: Indeed there was a time issue! And so, I present to you the complete review now, finally. Original post date was 5/12/2010.

Show opens and we have a bunch of chicks from the local strip club and Jay Adams on the entrance ramp while a lot of pyro goes off and a third filled Sun Dome looks on. This show is already amazing.

1) Ralphy Garcia vs. Omar Chebali: Uhh, some lightweights.

FIGHT: Garcia Submissin Rnd 1. Couple guys trade wild punches and then try to trade leg locks. Garcia breaks out of that, moves to mount, and then goes for an armbar. He stretches it and gets it. This fight, honestly, was stupid. (0)

2) Kim Predmore vs. Elizabeth Posener: Posener has an almost 10 lb weight advantage.

FIGHT: Posener TKO Rnd1. Posener drops Predmore with a knee early, mounts, and rains down shots. Ugly. Stopped way too late and it was still only a minute long. (0)

Won't bother doing much more in describing. Neither is a factor. Suffice it to say that Predmore doesn't belong in MMA.

3) Josh Powell vs. Allen Berube: MONSTAH LOBSTAH. Jay Adams gets pushed by the pro wrestling inspired Berube.

FIGHT: Berube Submission Rnd 1. Berube runs at him and throws some bad punches, then grabs his head and drags him down for the guillotine. Powell did nothing. (1)

Berube: Wide punches, wild submission attempt - yeah, not surprised he didn't last in the UFC.

4) Chris Adams vs. Jon Schall: Heavyweights. 4 years later, I've heard of neither. Not a good sign. Adams is all sorts of chunky.

FIGHT: Schall TKO 1. Schall hurts Adams with a punch early and then drubs him. Adams is tapping for like 3 seconds before the ref jumps in to stop the fight. (0)

Schall: Was KOed in next fight, just wild and crazy for the 30 seconds this goes.

5) Chris Holder vs. Chris Manuel: 145lbers. Holder is apparently a top wrestler. Manuel is from ATT.

FIGHT: Manuel Submission Rnd 1. You could see it coming throughout the fight. Holder wanted it down but didn't know how to defend submissions when in top control. An Imes speed triangle attempt finishes the job. (1)

Holder: Holder is throwing around Manuel, and that's impressive, but he's leaving himself so wide open for submissions when he does it. Manuel gets back to his feet after almost armbarring Holder, and while Holder gets the takedown again, his work inside the guard bears no fruit. Manuel ends up taking him down and Holder has no guard.

Manuel: Manuel seemed to have decent work off his back but there was nothing to establish his ability standing. Mixed success since in international level competition.

6) Lew Polley vs. Chris Baten: Polly drops lots of weight to make the 205 limit. Baten doesn't.

FIGHT: Polley Submission Rnd 3. Such an ugly fight to watch. Polley is huge and muscle bound, and its lay and pray for 1 and a half rounds. But he gasses totally and when there's a standup in the second Baten throws a single high kick and lands it to the mush. Polley is a mess and loses the rest of the second round and is nearly finished with a rear naked choke. He almost eats another high kick in the third, but a desperate shot gets down Baten and he ends up with a kimura to finish. (1)

Polley: Strong guy, but technically not very good. At all. Really, he has strength and not much more. Don't want to see him fight ever again. Too bad the world will through the magic of Ultimate Fighter.

Baten: Not a particularly great fighter either. Had the chance to spin out and escape the kimura for about 20 seconds and didn't.

7) Mike Van Meer vs. Carl Greco (Malenko): 185lbs. Van Meer is a fat ass. Carl Malenko was in PRIDE, as you might remember, as well as Battlearts.

FIGHT: Greco Submission Rnd 1. Pathetic effort by Van Meer. (1)

Greco: takes down Van Meer with shocking difficulty, then screws up one armbar attempt only to get another. Terrible to watch.

Van Meer: An insult.

HIGHLIGHTS SHOWN: Briefly shown are victories for Joe Lane, Mike Ortiz, James Austin, Danny Ruiz, and Lucas Code. Also shown? Matt Brown beating Matt Arroyo. Yes, the most relevant fight on this card today wasn't shown. Oops.

8) Chris Mickle vs. James Edson Berto: Mickle actually made it to the WEC for a cup of coffee. Berto is the brother of a much better fighter, as you may know.

FIGHT: Berto Submission Rnd 1. Berto is bigger, gets taken down immediately after a leg kick, then Mickle goes for a leg lock. Berto counters with his own and forces the tapout. (1)

No real perspective I can give. Berto is a sucker for takedowns here and Mickle is still nothing more than a journeyman.

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Manuel/Holder, though that says nothing

KO OF THE NIGHT: Schall/Adams, even if it might not really count

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Berto/Mickle

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 2 out of 10. Not worth going out of your way to see, even if it is short in fast forward.

D&R Rating 10% (4/40)