EDIT: Luckily, Werdum/Braga is on Youtube thanks to the Fight Network and will be reviewed as a bonus.
1) Carlos Barreto vs. Bobby Hoffman: Woah, this was a fight and I don't remember it? Barreto was memorably KOed by Yvel and Hoffman memorably KOed his woman.
FIGHT: Barreto TKO/Submission from strikes Rnd 2. This is a slow paced bout that, in all honesty, is not what I was hoping for. (2)
Hoffman: Goes for a takedown early and spends a lot of the round on the mat fighting off a head and arm choke. When he breaks out of that, he and Barreto roll a little bit with Barreto going for submissions and Hoffman being visibly gassed 3 minutes in and spitting out his mouthpiece. After nearly getting tapped in the first, Hoffman returns with another takedown off a low kick only to be swept and immediately mounted quickly. He's pounded out there.
Barreto: His standup is limited to leg kicks, which is stupid because he gets taken down immediately with both. On the mat he's the smaller but superior grappler and has all sorts of locks nearly put in on Hoffman. After nearly winning with a straight armbar and with a head and arm choke at the end of the first, he sweeps and punches out an exhausted Bobby Hoffman.
2) Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. Victor Babkir: Victor Babkir? Who? He's listed here as "Victor Babkin" and is a kickboxer.
FIGHT: Souza TKO Rnd 1. KOTC special. Souza with a takedown, passes immediately, Babkir's legs are just all over the place and sloppy. Souza punches him out from mount. (3)
3) Assuerio Silva vs. Fabiano Scherner: UFC vets collide in an EXPLOSION. Silva was the Pancrase Heavyweight King of Pancrase once. Did you know that? Now you do. Also, this is a rematch from Meca Vale Tudo 9 in which Scherner couldn't continue after falling from the ring.
FIGHT: Silva Submission Rnd 2. (2)
Scherner: Gets a UFC deal after tbis fight because, hey, he's a BJJ black belt or something and he looks good for most of the first round against Assuerio, a legitimate talent. He gets on top early and is raining down punches from inside the guard for pretty much the whole first round. Scherner then is forced to stand up with only seconds left in the first, and takes a kick and a punch from Silva, then shoots. In doing so, he gets caught in a guillotine with less than ten seconds left and taps out.
Silva: Silva is dominated pretty much all of round 1, but has Scherner put his head where he shouldn't at just the right time.
4) Rani Yahya vs. Fredson Paixao: Didn't expect this on the disc, to be honest. WEC vet known for wild submissions against WEC vet known for wild submissions.
FIGHT: Paixao Unanimous Decision. (3)
Yahya: I go with him first because, hey, this is a guy known for being a wizard grappler. An entertaining, crazy exciting super submission expert who pulls kneebars out of thin air. Well, he doesn't do that here. His satandup is atrocious, and yet I think there's a real possibility he won the standing exchanges just pushing punches while walking forwards. On the mat though, he goes nowhere, does nothing, and instead eats a lot of punches from Paixao. The second is the worst for him. Among the worst full rounds of his career.
Paixao: Paixao gets dominant positions on Yahya and keeps them. And almost unchallenged lands blows from them. Lots of punches to the head and body and a billion elbows too. His takedowns look easy, he's often able in the 1st and 3rd rounds to just push Yayha to the corner or ropes and put weight on him and then land with dirty boxing, and basically in every way he dominates.
5) Daniel Acacio vs. Buck Greer: Acacio is a PRIDE vet I last saw being in a really good fight with Paul Daley. Greer's short career included a loss to Hallman and a win over Laverne Clark. This is at like middleweight but Acacio is way over a 83KG limit.
FIGHT: Acacio TKO Rnd 2. This fight features one of the all time great muay thai sweeps in MMA history during the first round with Acacio catching a body kick and hurling Greer to his back. (1)
Acacio: The fastest way between two points is a straight line, at least when you aren't flying across the globe or something. Acacio throws straighter shots than Greer, and so his generally land and Greer ends up getting tagged repeatedly. He also catches most of Greer's body kicks, making that turn into offense too. When he gets Greer against the ropes and forces him to run straight back, Greer runs into an overhand right he never sees coming and is in a heap in one of the corners.
Greer: Telegraphs everything, doesn't use angles, and that costs him the fight. It makes it impossible for him to get Acacio off his balance enough to get a takedown or land effectively with combinations on the occasions they're thrown.
6) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Webster "Iceman" Dauphiney: Dauphiney is apparently a Todd Medina charge and may also be involved in pro wrestling. Shibata is a pro wrestler with an amateur background for NJPW.
FIGHT: Shibata Submission Rnd 1. Shibata gets a couple takedowns, and wins with a head and arm choke that looks more like a head crank to be honest. Is Dauphiney that bad, or is this a work? (1)
BONUS FIGHT: Fabricio Werdum vs. Ebenezer Fontes Braga: Man, another really interesting Werdum fight with a legitimate opponent. Braga does look appreciably smaller as they stand next to one another.
FIGHT: Werdum TKO Rnd 2
Werdum: The strategy is simple: Smother. He seems afraid of the exchanges with Braga, or at least feels that nullifying them is a better option than working that to get takedowns, so there's a lot of Werdum and Braga clinching and Werdum pushing him. Braga ends up being taken down at the end of the round and holding Werdum in half guard, but an attempted escape and scramble just leaves Werdum taking the back and putting in hooks. Time runs out before he can get a choke in and instead he peppers Braga with punches. Second round is a different story - they're still coming in and clinching early on but when there's separation, Werdum throws shots. He catches Braga dropping low to shoot with a right hand that he throws while coming forward and Braga is out cold on the mat. Braga had to ask what happened when he woke up. (4)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Acacio/Greer
KO OF THE NIGHT: Acacio/Greer (Werdum/Braga if included)
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Silva/Scherner
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 2.5 out of 10. Man, no good fights. Paixao/Yahya even deeply disappoints. Everything is slow action wise or never really develops because the matchmaking is piss poor. The fights I want to see? Not on the show. Oh well. Thanks a lot, Samurai TV. With Braga/Werdum it rises to a 3 because at least you get a bitchin' KO even if the fight is terrible.
D&R Rating: 40% (12/30), w/bonus fight 45% (16/35)
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