NAAFS Cage Fighting 6/6/2010

Taped from 6/6. Fight At the Flats w is where this stuff was recorded one year to the day before, and we've got SEAN SALMON in the main event.

1) Cody Butzer vs. Russ Halsey: Butzer is an amateur with a pretty strong record, was a high school wrestler, and went to jail for a year after getting convicted of trafficking. Amateur bout at 170.

FIGHT: Butzer Submission Rnd 1. Halsey did nothing, so let's talk about Butzer. First, he has some legal issues it seems, because he hasn't fought in a year plus. Its too bad. He has some serious athleticism based on what I saw here. His hands were low and his standup robotic, but once the fight could be dragged to the mat, he was absolutely dominant. I don't know that his takedowns were that fantastic, but he's got good core strength. Apparently he beat the hell out of a pizza dude and googling his name brings up a whole lot of people that don't like him. Whatever. I don't know this dude so for I all I know he's loyal to his people and doesn't give a fuck about anyone else. I know lots of great people that got involved in some serious shit and it doesn't make you a bad dude. He's the most interesting prospect I've seen fighting ammys in NAAFS in awhile. Still, inactivity? Legal problems? (0)

2) Marcus Kuck vs. Chris Lozano: They spend some time hyping Lozano as a prospective pro. Like would I care about a career amateur fighter in this sport?

FIGHT: Lozano KO Rnd 1. Easy KO over an overmatched opponent. You know where he's going now? He's fighting Yoshiyuki Yoshida in Bellator. This after stopping Jason Dent in a 5 rounder. (2)

3) Allan Weickert vs. Sean Salmon: How far has Sean Salmon fallen? And this is last year. Pro series middleweight title.

FIGHT: Weickert Submission Rnd 2. (0)

Weickert: Easily the better of the two men standing, though I suppose that's not a stunning fact when you consider that Sean Salmon was KOed by Rashad Evans with a headkick. He doesn't have very good takedown defense and so Salmon keeps taking him down, and Weickert is able to take advantage of it in the second by getting an armbar.

Salmon: Salmon can take guys down on nifty singles, but his submission defense is terrible and his standup equally bad. Even after being KOed a hundred times. Including the time he PISSED HIMSELF.

OVERALL FOR THE SHOW: 3 out of 10. Lots of chatter. Lots of slick edited pieces. Fights? Not so great.