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Hey everyone, Calvin here. We had a sold out event last night at Wild Bob’s Bar, who’s been a phenomenal arena host throughout this event. Our new partner Cyclone Nutrition was out there supporting us and we had some great fights and lots of triangle finishes. Let’s talk a little about what went down.
Preliminary Bout Number 1 - Lightweight Fight (155bs)
Fidel “The Mexican Dream” Caster DEFEATS Jake “Brandao” Kirby
Wow, I was way off on this. Caster showed that his manager being caught in a scandal had no impact on his game, he came out strong and traded strikes with Kirby the entire fight, and he got the better of them. He earned the judge’s decision tonight but said he may not fight again, it will be sad to see him go.
Preliminary Bout Number 2 – Middleweight Fight (185lbs)
Chris “The Crippler” Leben DEFEATS Baki Hanma
Man, another fight where I was completely wrong. I imagined Hanma would take down Leben at will and have his way with him. Leben stuffed all thirteen of Hanma’s takedown attempts and landed his own strikes at will, in the second round he was able to pull Hanma into his guard and Hanma tried to take advantage of that situation and threw tons of strikes but was unable to land anything. Leben eventually throws one of his legs up and manages to get a loose triangle, and Hanma doesn’t make the necessary adjustments and Leben is able to tighten it up and secure the submission at 3:59 in the second round. This surprising submission finish from Leben earned him the Submission of the Night Award.
Preliminary Bout Number 3 - Bantamweight Fight (135lbs)
Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene DEFEATS Miguel "Spidey" O Hara
Not a good night for me, and right after I set up the bookies.. I was right in saying this would be a standup war but I picked the wrong victor. Both of these fighters showed good striking but Greene was much more aggressive and after rocking him after a landing a clean combo, he smelt blood and threw hook after hook and sent O Hara to the floor. I think his energy level played a huge factor in his win tonight.
Preliminary Bout Number 4 – Bantamweight Fight (135lbs)
Kira “Hasu” Doku DEFEATS Daniel Webber
Well, I got this one wrong too but for a good reason. I imagined Doku might not be too bright like some of these newer fighters, but he definitely did his scouting for this one. He didn’t attempt any takedowns as he knew his opponent had the superior ground game. He was able to stuff twenty-one takedown attempts(WOW) and landed a good percentage of his strikes, much, much more than Webber and ultimately dominated the entire fight, earning the judges decision.
Preliminary Bout Number 5 – Welterweight Fight (170lbs)
Ivan “The Bear” Volkov DEFEATS Jacob Israel Cross (2-1)
Geez Louise… I got all five prelim fights wrong… I thought Cross was going to come out swinging and go for the knockout. Volkov came out very aggressive and spent a lot of energy very early trying to get this fight to the ground. After three failed attempts, for some reason… Cross decides to go in for a takedown of his own and Volkov is happy to allow it. There was a lot of action and battle for position on the ground but in the end Volkov’s superior grappling game allowed him to lock in a triangle and force Cross to tap out at 2:59 of round one.
Main Card Bout Number 1 – Heavyweight Fight (265lbs)
Carrera “Assassin” Villamora DEFEATS Dirk “LongSchlong” Diggler
Woohoo, first one I actually got right. I wasn’t sure how good Villamora’s takedown defense was but it seemed alright, he stuffed two of three takedowns from Diggler. Once Diggler managed to get the takedown Villamora was able to control him anyway and forced the ref to stand them up. He easily had his way with him once the fight got back to its feet. After getting rocking him with a solid jab Villamora lands a huge right hand, left hook that sends Diggler to the floor. He follows through and dives down with a flying punch that puts Diggler to sleep, earning the victory by KO at 1:56 of the very first round.
Main Card Bout Number 2 – Welterweight Fight (170lbs)
Andres Tiburcio DEFEATS William “Calamity” Klinger
Two picks in a row on the main card, I guess things are looking a little better for me. This fight was much better than I anticipated and Tiburcio didn’t even utilize his wrestling. The entire fight was a standup with and these guys just kept on swinging. In the end Tibrucio was more aggressive and landed a lot more strikes and easily earned the judges’ decision in this one. These two fighters put on an amazing show and earned themselves the Fight of the Night Award.
Main Card Bout Number 3 – Bantamweight Fight (135lbs)
Anthoney “ShowTime” Pettis DEFEATS Alex “Swarm” Gurmorow
This fight gives me three correct on the main card. Gurmorow got the best of the standup game as expected, and even got a takedown of his own and was able to get back up afterwards. Pettis knew where he wanted the fight though and made sure he was able to get it there, and his opponent was really no match for him on the ground. Pettis was able to lock in a triangle and force Gurmorow to tap out at 2:26 of the first round.
Co Main Event – Light Heavyweight Fight (205bs)
Big “Juicy” Dongz DEFEATS Raphael Davis
Well this was probably the most surprising fight outcome of the night for me. Dongz showed his dominance from the very beginning. He landed a huge head kick that sent Davis to the floor early, but wave him back up as Dongz wanted to keep this fight standing. After a lot of failed head kick attempts Dongz decides to bring the fight into the clinch where he had a turned out to be a good decision as he was able to land with ease. After picking him apart for about a minute he lands brutal huge knees to the head that eventually crumble Davis and Dongz earns the KO just 1:34 into the first round.
Main Event - Welterweight Fight (170lbs)
“The Trucker” Hendo Riggs DEFEATS Sub “Ice” Zero
Well this was definitely the Main Event, and most important fight of the evening. It turned out just how I figured it would with Riggs instigating a clinch and really just dominating this fight. He controlled the pace and action the entire fight and hardly allowed Zero to do anything. Before the first round was even over, Zero had a nasty looking cut and at around 4:00 Riggs was able to sneak in a huge uppercut that sent Zero to the ground and earned Riggs the KO of the Night Award. Well-deserved and I think Riggs is tournament with ease.
Well, we had some great fights, terrible predictions and a lot of blood. A very important night as we are coming to the final round of the tournament to see who will be crowned the first 170lb. champion and be added to our hall of fame as our first tournament winner. I’ll see you guys Saturday for EHH 9, where “The Bad Guy” Razor Ramon takes on Tyler “Savage” Bennet in a what is expected to be an all-out war and not a fight you want to miss!
-Calvin
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