1) Joseph Sandoval vs. Sean Shakour: Some prospects at bantam.
FIGHT: Sandoval Unanimous Decision. (0)
Sandoval: So the positives first - he's not bad when the fight hits the mat. He can get sweeps and survive bad positions. He also has a good gas tank - he basically outlasts Shakour here. The problem is just that though. Sandoval is taken down repeatedly with takedowns from way, way outside in the first two rounds. I mean, we're talking 6-7 feet out. Sure, he stops a takedown in the third and beats up Shakour as a result, but that's only because he was better conditioned. A superior top control grappler may wear him out and take an easy decision.
Shakour: Good shot. Striking doesn't really exist. Doesn't have a game off his back, like a lot of newer wrestlers. His finishing ability is not that good - he has Sandoval's back twice and can't make anything happen. So green. So, so green.
2) Layne Hernandez vs. Gabe Vasquez: 3 minute rounds.
FIGHT: Vasquez Submission Rnd 3. (0)
Vasquez: Dude likes crazy kicks. He lands one in the second round. Most of the time though, he gets taken down as a result of them. He has to fight for submissions here and there and has little luck until catching Hernandez with an arm-in guillotine in the third round after being taken down. This is why he's 3-2.
Hernandez: Can shoot. Has no standup. Decent at top control and wins the first two rounds by laying on his opponent. He's forced to stand up a couple times though due to inactivity, and it seems like every time it happened, he was seriously afraid.
3) Alex Cisne vs. Eric Davila: Davila beat Pete Spratt in a stunning upset after an (unintentional?) headbutt hurt Spratt.
FIGHT: Davila TKO Rnd 3 (1)
Cisne: Its really simple - yeah, he has a decent base of skills. Yeah, he is entertaining to watch. But you look at him physically next to the lumpy Davila - his chest is smaller, his shoulders aren't as wide, his torso as a whole is smaller, his legs are smaller. He's small for the weight class, and when you are like that, you gotta work hard to push guys around in the clinch or to stay on top of them. He does that and is running on fumes halfway through the second. By the third, his mouth is open, his hands are down, and he's squared up. You can practically feel his arms being tired out and feeling like limp noodles. Either he moves down, bulks up, or hopes for a new weight class to be made for him.
Davila: "Big Head" wins because he is comfortable fighting and because he can mitigate damage done to him. Technically he is nothing special, but the mental game is so important you can't ignore it. When you have the confidence that you can take the best the opponent can offer and come back with twice as much punishment, and you have the technical ability to make it happen, you're gonna be a challenge for fighters.
4) Lucas Lopes vs. Mike Bronzoulis: Lopes I've seen only once in a fight at Jungle Fight 1. There is a t-shirt with a LOU SAVARESE quote. How do I know? IT SAYS LOU SAVARESE SAID IT.
FIGHT: Bronzoulis Unanimous Decision. Close fight. (0)
Lopes: Honestly, Lopes looked great in the first. Well, great for being Lopes. He's a lot bigger of a guy. Very tall. But he ran out of gas in the first and ends up eating right hands and knees throughout the second and third en route to losing the decision. He was a better grappler than Bronzoulis as well.
Bronzoulis: The Greek doesn't really do anything to throw off Lopes' timing. No movement, he runs straight back when Lopes comes forward, etc etc etc. Bronzoulis admits he has middling talent and technique and comes to scrap. Why sit here and argue with the guy?
5) Tara LaRosa vs. Carina Damm: LaRosa is maybe the best women's fighter ever. Ever! Damm is good, but on a losing stretch.
FIGHT: LaRosa Submission Rnd 2. Damm is scared to engage standing and is happy to get the clinch in this fight because she can get the takedown and work. But as soon as she's in mount, she's bucked off, and LaRosa spends over 3 minutes in top control. In the second, she comes straight at Damm and Damm folds and drops to her butt looking for a desperation leg lock. LaRosa isn't being extended or figure four'd, so she does it to Damm instead and locks in an inverted heel hook. (4)
6) Matt Horwich vs. Danillo Villefort: Main event, but not for a title, sadly.
FIGHT: Villefort Unanimous Decision (2)
Villefort: Good win. He didn't wilt under the pressure of Horwich (who was there all night) and that was important. As was expected, he's a far mroe dynamic striker than Horwich and as far as grappling goes, he's at least as good or better. He had some great throws. If you want to complain, there's are some things to look at. His lateral movement stopped after the first round. Did he get tired? Maybe. But he stopped moving and giving angles and Horwich closed the distance. Against Horwich, that is something that can be forgiven. Against a big wrestler like, I dunno, Chael Sonnen, its not an option.
Horwich: He fights like a robotic Matt Lindland, except now with 100% more submission skill. Of course he isn't as good a wrestler as Lindland, but he sure has a better chin, and that's almost as important.
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Hernandez/Vasquez
KO OF THE NIGHT: Davila/Cisne
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Hernandez/Vasquez
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 4 out of 10. This was not mindblowing bad but it wasn't very good either. Highlight is most definitely the women's bout.
D&R Rating: 23% (7/30)
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