Superior Challenge 7: Rise of the Champions (

I actually have a half of a written report of Superior Challenge 2 from like 2 years ago that I never finished. Thanks to HDNet, I have this show to actually write about in full. Great production values for this show give that it is squarely a second tier event - Sweden's BAMMA, kinda.

1) Andreas Stahl vs. Johan Vanttinen: Swede vs. Finn. Both 3-0. I know nothing about them.

FIGHT: Stahl TKO Rnd 2. Man, this was a matter of time. Stahl stalks Vanttinen with punches and lands them seemingly at will when throwing because Vanttinen just moves straight back and doesn't tuck his chin. Stahl seems to be an OK grappler but nothing about his performance here jumps out at me. (0)

2) Lina Eklund vs. Kristina Talvosaite: Both are debuting as a pro and I think I'll go do the litter instead of paying sole attention to this. 60KG weight limit.

FIGHT: Eklund Submission Rnd 2. Terrible fight. Lots of clinching against the cage, lousy striking, ends when Eklund pulls the switch on Talvosaite after a failed shot by the Lithuanian fighter, takes the back and a choke. Whatever. (0)

3) James Doolan vs. Sirwan Kakai: Swede against Scottish fighter. Doolan has a record of 11-4-2, Kakai is 5-1. Not terrible.

FIGHT: Kakai Submission Rnd 2. Another second round stoppage - Kakai is super small for the bantamweight division but gets some decent takedowns and swings for the fences. Technically nothing spectacular that I saw, but he seems to be a decent athlete. He pulls a guillotine while Doolan was looking to scramble to his feet and forces the tapout. (0)

4) Mohsen Bahari vs. Farshad Farsiani: Lots of muslim immigrants to Scandic nations fighting for YOUR ENTERTAINMENT. Records are not spectacular.

FIGHT: Bahari TKO Rnd 2. Another fight that ends in the second, though this time it was due to Farsiani not making the bell for the start of the round. Bahari looks to land strikes and does so a lot. Farsiani looks to get the clinch and takedowns. He's not all that successful, instead at best stopping or slowing the assault of Bahari's wide punches and otherwise absorbing them while providing not much in terms of resistance. Not much I can take away from Bahari here other than he seems to be too square to be really mobile and stay away from having the clinch slow his attack. (0)

HELLBOY INTERVIEW~. Don't care at this point. 8 years to late to do so.

5) Bruno Carvalho vs. Kyacey Uscola: Holy shit, for real? MW contest.

FIGHT: Carvalho Submission Rnd 2. Uscola is the poor man's Sonnen and like the real thing, he's awful at defending subs. Here against a BJJ black belt, Uscola tries to keep distance and strike but doesn't do a whole lot of damage that way. When he gets near enough to Carvalho to grab, bad things happen. He's almost tapped in a matter of seconds at the end of the first and manages to stupidly shoot at Carvalho and get put on his back with that. While trying to scramble, he ends up giving his back and Carvalho transitions to an armbar and wrenches the shoulder out of the socket. Yikes. Lots of screaming in pain ensues. (1)

URIJAH FABER INTERVIEW~. Also don't give a shit here.

6) Robert Jocz vs. Tor Troeng: European biggish guys.

FIGHT: Troeng Unanimous Decision. Another fairly dull fight. Regional contenders in a "battle of positioning" where few meaningful strikes are thrown or landed, and there are some takedowns done by Troeng. Jocz goes for some halfassed submission attempts here and there and that's about it. The most forgettable MMA fight I can think of. (1)

7) Assan Njie vs. Beslan Isaev: Njie is supposed to be a prospect or something.

FIGHT: Njie Submission Rnd 1. We see Njie immediately shoot and get a monster double and then he works over Isaev some. I'm not really sold on his ability to escape the guard of his opponent, but he's got some healthy skill level on the mat, is never threatened with submissions, and eventually locks up a guillotine on Isaev that ends the fight as Isaev goes out. Njie needs to show that he can do this to legit wrestlers. (1)

8) Daniel Acacio vs. Diego Gonzalez: SC title belt on the line here in the welterweight division. Acacio is now named "The Viking Hunter". Oh, great.

FIGHT: Acacio Unanimous Decision. Thank god, this was only a three round fight, not five. Gonzalez is a chubby slugger guy and Acacio lands a billion leg kicks and punches on him, and also takes him down in every round of the fight and controls him on top after doing so. Acacio looks good here against limited competition, but then I think back as to how he hasn't won a meaningful fight in years. (1)

9) Reza Madadi vs. Rich Clementi: A Rich Clementi fight! Certainly, this will be a thing.

FIGHT: Madadi Unanimous Decision. The guy who isn't No Love wins a belt. Decent fight actually with Madadi winning by getting takedowns and being on top most of the fight, but Clementi made it a good show by pursuing a lot of submission attempts like knee bars and RNCs and the like, which Madadi skillfully avoided. Really cool rolling at points, like Madadi going for a double and Clementi trying to counter with an inverted triangle. (1)

10) Thales Leites vs. Jeremy Horn: Main event for the middleweight strap.

FIGHT: Leites Unanimous Decision. Basically, two guys jab at each other for 13 minutes, and Leites lands a few more jabs. Then he gets a takedown in the 3rd round and wins it by laying on Horn. Overall - do we learn anything new about either? No. Was it entertaining? No. Do either look like they have new wrinkles that change their career path away from "downward arc"? No. (2)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Madadi/Clementi

KO OF THE NIGHT: Stahl/Vanttinen

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Carvalho/Uscola

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3.5 out of ten. Some aging names alongside some no name = lousy, lousy show. Watch only the Uscola and Clementi fights if interested in anything here.

D&R Rating: 14% (7/50)

Titan Fighting Championships 18 (3/26/2011)

More Titan FC from Kansas City. Watching this made me realize I forgot to watch the last DREAM show. Ooops! Been busy for months.

1) Sean Wilson vs. Deryck Ripley: Battle of irrelevant fighters with bad records: Wilson is 27-15. Ripley 11-19.

FIGHT: Wilson Submission Rnd 1. Kinda goes like you might expect. Wilson gets taken down early but sweeps and starts looking for various locks. He drops for a toe hold and rolls into the lock getting the submission. (0)

2) Joe Wilk vs. Jesse Zeugin: Wilk comes out to the Degeneration X theme.

FIGHT: Wilk Submission Rnd 1. Grinds on Zeugin, gets him down, beats him up, takes the D'arce when Zeugin gives him the head and neck and finishes it. Not much to really say about this. Crowd is all hyped up. Wilk seems to be a decent wrestler. Can't say anything about his stand up. I don't think he's big for the weight class, which could be a problem. (0)

3) Nick Budig vs. Bobby Cooper: Bobby Cooper I have some familiarity with from prior shows. Budig is 5-1 and I know nothing about him.

FIGHT: Cooper Unanimous Decision. Okay, so Cooper beats the hell out of Budig, who has a lot of heart and is much smaller (this is a 175lb catchweight fight, so I can guess who is coming up). But Budig is very wild coming in, doesn't set stuff up, just throws wild right leads or looping left hooks, and ends up taking a lot of punches and kicks as a result. By round 2, he has an eye closed and he's limping in the 3rd. To Budig's credit, he has guts and keeps on coming. He does land on Cooper too, who doesn't move that well in the early going and only seems to pick up lateral movement as Budig slows. Cooper's hands are slow though, and he holds them low, so I think he probably gets trashed when he moves up another level in talent. (0)

4) Jared Rosholt vs. Kirk Grinlinton: Jared Rosholt is a heavyweight and a big ass wrestler who is young in his MMA career. And he's as good a wrestler as his brother. Grinlinton is 2-2. Both look a little "soft" but that's really a way of saying "natural". Also - he's sponsored by U-Haul! I love it.

FIGHT: Rosholt TKO Rnd 1. Seems like Rosholt takes his time and lets Grinlinton get a moment to test his standup ability. Then he shoots the double, gets the takedown, and beats the hell out of his opponent. Just work and experience. Grinlinton didn't keep his distance or commit to shots and got taken down off a left hook. (1)

5) Darryl Cobb vs. Rudy Bears: Rudy Bears I've seen getting drubbed in second tier shows for a long time. Cobb I don't have familiarity with. He did beat Gary Tapusoa who I know.

FIGHT: Bears Submission Rnd 1. Bears and Cobb stand and trade a little - Both guys have their chin up so its a question of who gets cracked first - Cobb does and he drops from a right hand. Bears almost locks in a RNC from a weird side position, but Cobb wriggles out. He's still buzzed, Bears actually gets the back control again, and gets it with a second attempt. (0)

6) Jake Rosholt vs. John Ott: Ott got this fight because he survived a fight with Bobby Lashley. Rosholt was in the UFC or WEC or something and got dropped because he got his ass beat. Oh well.

FIGHT: Ott DQ Rnd 3. What a joke. Ott is beaten senseless for 14 minutes in a fight that should have been stopped for brutal, brutal cuts all over his face that he clearly could not see through and threatened his career. Rosholt actually lets off the gas after that, but Ott finds his way into a knee when he's got a point down and, oh, big surprise, he can't continue. Rosholt loses by DQ and Ott probably should be seriously looked at before getting licensed again. Rosholt didn't really set up the takedowns at all and in the first, Ott actually put his head down and inside, apparently forgetting that he was about to get dragged down and mounted. Mediocrity all around. (1)

7) Brian Davidson vs. Jens Pulver: Jens against a guy with an above .500 record. I know how this story goes.

FIGHT: Davidson Submission Rnd 1. So the internet will argue that Pulver only got submitted. If you didn't watch the fight, that is your take. He gave up the neck because he was turtling from punches to the face, and he spent most of the short fight on wobbly legs or getting hit. He got a nice takedown early but can't pull the trigger on ANYTHING on the mat. Davidson looks good beating a shot wrestler, but its still a shot wrestler. (2)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Cobb/Bears

KO OF THE NIGHT: Rosholt/Grinlinton

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Wilk/Zeugin

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 4 out of 10. Lots of scrubby fighting, but at least it was short thanks to the stoppages. I feel like there's another Josh Hendricks type heavyweight that made his TV debut here, a failed prospect, and a sad old shot fighter. Not much beyond that.

D&R Rating 11% (4/35)

BIG SHOW PREVIEW FOR UFC 130

I've missed the last couple Bellator cards, so no reviews there. Maybe when I get this spate of travelling and OT working done, it'll happen.

So UFC 130 is happening - the question about the main event is "Can Rampage be motivated enough to win?" That is the only interesting thing. I think 60% of Rampage demolishes 110% of Hammil. Rampage wins by TKO in a fight where the only drama is in the minds of a few hardcore fans like me.

Rick Story is super strong, but Alves is too. Considering that Story has had tough fights with less, I think he gets beaten up here. Safe pick with long time top 5 welter Alves.

Roy Nelson KOs the shit out of Frank Mir. Everyone thinks Nelson is an elite heavyweight afterwards except people who watched Nelson fights prior to TUF.

Browne KOs Struve inside a round.

Santiago KOs Stann. I know Stann hits hard and Santiago's chin is questionable, but c'mon. Santiago is a skilled fighter who's faced better.

Has anyone noticed that Demetrious Johnson got his ranking beating a guy who hadn't had a meaningful win in like 3 years? And by beating Damacio Page, who's fame comes from an episode of the unwatchable shitfest that was Tapout? Miguel Torres is winning a decision and brings the exciting back because he's easily hittable.

Kendall Grove beats the shit out of the Viking Boetsch. Guys moving down like this who were never that good at their original weight rarely work. He'll probably lose a lot of his strength and get KOed.

Tibau and Tractor are both top control guys. Who wins? The guy who is stronger. That's Tibau. Tibau wins.

Other fights I know not enough about both competitors to make a prediction.

Fight Time 3 (2/18/2011)

I wish I could have brought a review of Fight Time 2, but it was not to be. And they want like $1o on Gofightlive. This, meanwhile was on Sun Sports. How nice of them! Alex Donno is announcing along with Din Thomas on color. I also reviewed this whole thing and then Blogger lost it in its outage. Piece of shit.

1) Caleb Archer vs. Aaron Cerda: Rhadi Ferguson is the guest commentator for this bout.

FIGHT: Caleb Archer Unanimous Decision. Not a terrible fight at all. (1)

Archer: Has wild hair and thai boxing shorts, so I know what is gonna happen. He's sorta robotic and slow with his stuff, his thai plumb is pretty good, and he gets hit a ton by Cerda in the first round. To be honest, Archer nearly gets stopped that round and takes a beating that only ends and reverses when a very nervous and overactive Cerda gasses out totally. When that happens, Archer keeps coming forward and grinding on Archer. The more effective blows are thrown by Archer from the second round on, and when someone needs a takedown to enforce their lead in the fight, that man is Archer. I don't think Archer's traditional style of muay thai mixed with some grappling prowess will win him a lot of fights as he moves up the ladder, but he might be in some more fun scraps as time goes on.

Cerda: Karate background as a striker is nice I guess when it works. This is a guy for whom strikes are very fluid. He throws and throws and throws and moves and moves and then, oh, wait, he did too much without doing enough damage and the tank is empty early on. You can't jump around if you aren't setting stuff up or moving to get position. Jumping to jump is a bad idea. Being technically superior and better minded to fight doesn't matter if you don't have the energy to work. Archer survives the first 3 minutes and then starts grinding away.

2) Bruce Bellochi vs. Sid Carlton: Fat heavyweights.

FIGHT: Bruce Bellochi TKO Rnd 1. Fat dudes swinging. One of them wins. Both are gassed. (0)

3) Rafael Dias vs. Chris Ensley: Dias is a prospect, Ensley is not.

FIGHT: Dias Submisson Rnd 1. Mugging as Dias comes right at his man throwing bombs, gets taken down with a headlock into a throw, but reverses position soon enough, gets the mount, and gets an armbar while Ensley tries to escape/gives up. (1)

4) Marcio Armeli vs. Doug Rossi: Dudes.

FIGHT: Armeli TKO Rnd 1. Rossi goes the Carlson Gracie route of flailing and clinching for a takedown. He's flipped straight out of side control and gets kimura'ed in like a grand total of 30 seconds. (1)

5) Hansel Calderon vs. Robb Chadwick: More dudes I don't know.

FIGHT: Calderon TKO Rnd 1. Another mugging with Calderon getting the stop by TKO in 22 seconds after throwing around Chadwick like a rag doll and rushing him. (1)

6) Mike Bruno vs. Avery McPhatter: Some guy against a former noted prospect. I have expectations here, gotta admit.

FIGHT: Bruno Unanimous Decision. I dunno, Bruno gets a lot of takedowns, gets tired, and McPhatter basically gets dominated in top position. He has some success in the third round as Bruno tires out but even then, he's still on the bottom pretty much that whole round too. (0)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Archer/Cerda

KO OF THE NIGHT: Calderon/Chadwick

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Dias/Ensley

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3.5 out of ten. Some squashes, fat man fight, and a mediocre, boring decision in the main event against irrelevant guys. There's some prospects in bad fights here so that sorta matters but so much of this doesn't.

D&R Rating: 13% (4/30)

RETRO REVIEW: KOTC Redemption On The River (2/17/2006)

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Redemption On The River (2/17/06)

After another stinker, back to a PPV card. This time it eminates from the Mark Of The Quad Cities in Moline, where the IFL has run twice and is in a pretty serious MMA lovin' area. Lots of stupendous talent on this card to get excited for also and some realy intruiging matchups. Announcers are Eric Apple and JENS. Oh, and Terry Treblecock. Rounds are 3 minutes because we're in Illinois and it is February 2006.

1) BILLY AYASH vs. DENNIS REED: Ayash has a couple bullshit belts and trains with Franklin. Dennis Reed is cited as "growing all sorts of stuff in the background."

Reed gets the takedown and Pulver and Treblecock note that he's really good at getting takedowns and then gassing out after 45 seconds. This is exactly what happens. As he gasses, Ayash is able to get out from underneath, and as they scramble, Reed is plunked out with a right hand to the jaw.

2) MATT JAGGERS vs. JUSTIN ROBBINS: Robbins is 5-0 but naturally the smaller man in this 145lb bout to Jaggers, who is making his pro debut and looks about 12.

This is another short but glorious bout. Jaggers gets the take down and gets in side control. His attempt to move to mount is easily nullified and Robbins gets guard. Not long after comes a triangle attempt, and Jaggers fully elevates Robbins for a power bomb escape. It breaks the hold momentarily but he's so far in it Robbins is able to reapply the triangle before Jaggers can reassess his position and escape.

3) WAYNE WEEMS vs. BART PALASZEWSKI: Its hard to believe that of the two, Weems is the dude who was in UFC. Bartimus will eventually. Or the UFC will collapse like a house of cards. Who knows?

Weems lands a single right hand that breaks Palaszewski's nose. After that, Bartimus turns it up, takes down Weems and beats the living shit out of him as Weems gives up his back and does nothing to defend himself. Short, but its something.

4) JASON REINHARDT vs. MIKE LINDQUIST: Reinhardt was tooled badly in his UFC debut recently and is pretty old. Lindquist is said to be 10-4 coming in.

Reinhardt throws a knee to the nuts early in the fight and is pissed that Lindquist complained and got time, so he takes him down, beats on him a little, and then gets the choke out. Reinhardt is an intense competitor but ridiculously limited strategically. Lindquist has gone 2-11-1 since this fight.

5) CLAY GUIDA vs. TRISTEN YUNKER: Yunker is huge at 6'3'' and Guida is a dude you should damn well know already. Yunker has had a mixed bag of success since being on one of the IFO's shows (though I don't remember his bout with Rob Kimmons) and recently on HDNet Fights losing to Pete Spratt.

Another short fight, but not at all as expected for me, having not looked up the results ahead of time. Yunker goes for the single leg and gets it, picking up Guida and slamming him (though Guida almost pushes off the cage to get a reversal tornado DDT style). Yunker quickly gets the back and both hooks, and though Guida struggles with him for a few seconds, Yunker eventually gets under the chin and wins the fight. Wow.

6) JOHN STRAWN vs. JOE JORDAN: Both men have fought basically all over the place. They don't usually win when they're far from their hometowns though in the midwest.

Mediocre fight for the first two round with Jordan dominant in top position. Round three is a significant change of pace as Jordan decides, for whatever reason, not to engage Strawn for takedowns and control but rather in a Dana White favorite: the pier six standup brawl. Jordan eventually gets the win with a highlight reel KO via looping overhand right. Decent fight though, automatically FOTN thus far because it went past 1 minute.

7) JOEY CLARK vs. BRIAN GASSAWAY: Clark is a pretty experienced local fighter and Brian Gassaway has been in MMA since the dawn of time, initally appearing on awful IFC shows and shit like that.

First round is short but interesting with Joey Clark getting a Sashimi Ippon Mothra (or something) early on and then tries to get a north/south choke. Failing that, he lets it back up to the feet where they clinch up. Gassaway tries to suplex him but doesn't have enough strength and Clark lands back in side control. He holds on there until Gassaway somehow pulls around him and nearly gets a rear naked choke. Round ends pretty soon after.

Rounds 2 and 3 fall into a pattern in which Clark gets the takedown, gets mount, gets bucked off or moves to side control, and then back to mount, and then cycles again. Dull stuff. The crowd boos the end of the fight and Clark gets a unanimous decision. Andrei Arlovski is in the crowd.

8) GIDEON RAY vs. BRENDAN SEGUIN: Ray’s been in pretty much all the big shows and Seguin is making another appearance on these reviews.

First round sees Seguin get the takedown and take top position with Ray against the cage. Not a lot of offense gets put in by Seguin in the dominant position, and with the round winding down, Ray scissors the leg of Seguin and rolls for a kneebar. Seguin defends and Ray does it again, this time going for a heel hook and succeeding.

9) TREVOR BARRETT vs. TERRY MARTIN: Barrett is a career loser and Martin worships Mike Tyson in copying his nickname, towel, and black trunks.

Martin wins by KO in the first round. I’m shocked. He also does get a nice takedown/slam in also.

10) VICTOR MORENO vs. LAVERNE CLARK: Victor Moreno is a mediocre fighter and Laverne Clark is a name those watching for eons should know from the olden days of UFC as a “professional boxer” turned MMA fighter. FUN NOTE: Clark faced 5 future or past world champions as a boxer. He lost to all of them. In fact, he never went the distance with any.

This is actually a pretty fun fight that Clark largely controls. The first round is almost all standup but subsequent ground fighting is primarily consistent with Clark in control on top and Moreno largely ineffective with the guard. Clark also lands some wild shots at times. No worse than most of the UFC’s recent major fights, as Clark wins a 3 round decision.

11) CHARLES “CRAZY HORSE” BENNETT vs. JEFF CURRAN: Intros not necessary.

Short but immensely entertaining. Some decent standup with Bennett throwing body punches that surprised Curran and the two trading slams early with Bennett throwing a SHOOT BACKDROP DRIVER~! No real shock that Bennett gets tapped with an armbar in the first round but it was great while it lasted.

12) SHONIE CARTER vs. JASON BLACK: Another fight where no real introduction is necessary. That always rules.

Another short but unsatisfying fight. Carter and Black tussle in the clinch early, and Carter gets the takedown. In doing so, Black is injured and Carter gets a W. I have to admit in thinking about it that I’m shocked Carter isn’t in the UFC still. He could provide decent tests for young 170lb fighters and he’s someone the crowd can get into.

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Bennett/Curran - Fun fight, though short. Lots of great action throughout.

KO OF THE NIGHT: Jordan/Strawn - Brutal KO.

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Ray/Seguin - I'm a sucker for leg locks when they actually happen.

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 7 out of 10. Probably the high water mark for these shows. Unfortunately there's 18 to go. Fuuuuuuuck.

BIG SHOW REVIEW WEEK OF 5/7

So this didn't get posted because Blogger was down for like two days. Oh well.

ULTIMATE FIGHTER 13:

Chuck O'Neil wins with a d'arce against Torres, who doesn't do anything but try and wall and stall in fights. Torres just doesn't belong in the top tiers of the sport. Can't check leg kicks, can't throw good punches. O'Neil is no superman either - he's throwing hooks and leaning back while he does it. But he's a better grappler and won. Dominated in top control in the second.

BELLATOR 43:

Rich Bouphanouvong had strong takedowns and nothing else. Not all that effective in GnP, leaves limbs and the head out there. Watch out for that triangle from David Rickles! Oh. Too late.

Vince Lucero was fat and out of shape, ends up on his back and then gets a kimura. Classic strong man submission from Ron Sparks.

Jose Vega shoots on the wrestler Chase Beebe, gets guillotined. Not like Chase didn't go for that 3-4 times in the fight beforehand. Oh. He did. Beebe has now won 6 of his last 7, but hasn't beaten a single meaningful opponent in years. Closest to it was Mike Easton in a lousy decision he lost, but Mike Easton kinda sucks.

Joe Riggs is washed up. What will we tell the papers? Oh, he's still a UFC vet and DANGEROUS. Well, a danger to himself, sure. Baker clobbered him at distance while Riggs could only windmill forwards.

In the welterweight tournament fighter, there were two grapplers tenatively stiking and one wins because he threw about 5 more shots. Rick Hawn landed the best punch of the fight in the second and did so little else in the bout that he ended up losing a split decision that even he admitted he lost. Jay Hieron, meanwhile, is the poor man's GSP. I still think he's fighting hurt. No takedown attempts at all. Only some odd spinning kicks along with the jab for offense. Didn't move very well.

NAAFS Cage Fighting (3/27/2011)

This show is edited from Caged Fury 14, held on 2/26/2011. Decent main event.

1) Bill Algeo vs. Victor Crenshaw: There's a new team Titan in PA. Wonder if they have decent fighters, unlike the other one in OK. Lightweight amateur bout.

FIGHT: Algeo TKO Rnd 2. Sorta an ugly fight. Crenshaw was landing some really good shots and spinning Algeo's head around along with having top control when the fight was on the mat, until a punch partially lands right on Crenshaw's eye. The fight is stopped, doctors check Crenshaw, and they restart. Crenshaw is blinking a ton though, and Algeo gets close, clinches, and takes down Crenshaw, leading to a GnP finish. (0)

2) Tyler Saltsman vs. Isiah Chapman: "The fight we've been waiting for". Who is we? Another bout with a Team Titan guy (Saltsman).

FIGHT: Chapman Unanimous Decision. Close, competitive fight with Saltsman going for takedowns, occasionally getting them, but never being on top long in the first or second. Chapman lands some decent strikes in the standup and that basically wins him the fight. The third is all Saltsman, who gets on top early after being busy to start and picks up the round by controlling the rest of the 3 minute round. Chapman needs to work on his wrestling BIG TIME. (0)

3) Dan Spohn vs. Josh Hendricks: Hendricks was a heavyweight gatekeeper, solid wrestler, and UFC vet. Spahn has a few decent wins in NAAFS' weak 205lb weight class. Kinda interesting fight.

FIGHT: Spohn TKO Rnd 1. Spohn lands some solid blows early in the round and Hendricks is forced to shoot. Spohn ends up on his back, and gets tagged with a elbow or two that opens a bad cut over the left eye, and Spohn wins the fight as a result. Hendricks even seems to have a knee problem as he limps around. (1)

OVERALL FOR THE SHOW: 5 out of 10. Decent amateur fights with some skilled guys not embarrassing themselves, and a let down of a main event that still matters.