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 Hey there, everybody, and welcome back! Some construction projects and other issues have kept me from being able to do one of these reviews, but I am back in action and excited to give you guys a re-cap of Alien Invasion 14. The event had a full crowd at the Beer Garden in Amsterdam, and featured a bout between the two very best fighters in Feral Combat for the middleweight title. This is Ernie White, bringing you a closer look into the fights.
The main card started out with a middleweight contest between two fighters making their Feral Combat debut, Chad Hardy and Mike Cain. Both men had extensive experience before stepping into the Feral Combat cage, and fans were excited to see these two fight. Both men preferred to fight on the mat, with Hardy being a standout wrestler, while Cain boasted a brown belt in jiu-jitsu. The first round saw a bit of tentative striking from both men, before Hardy scored a quick takedown into guard. Hardy got to work with the ground and pound, but Cain didn’t make things easy for him, scoring two sweeps. However, he sacrificed top position with failed leglock attempts both times, and the round finished with Hardy in full mount. Cain was desperate to get on top in the second round, but failed with 5 attempts in the first minute. After the fifth one, Hardy fired a powerful head kick that dropped Cain, and followed him to the mat. He passed into side control and started chipping away with strikes until the ref stopped it.
Result: Chad Hardy def. Mike Cain via TKO (Strikes) at 1:45 of round 2.
FC veteran heavyweights Jason Tommy and Lubomir Aleksandrowicz engaged in an entertaining grappling match that went the distance. Aleksandrowicz wound up on his back a couple of times early in round one, pulling guard once and, after a referee stand up, taken down the second time. However, the BJJ purple belt surprised his black belt opponent by landing a sweep into full mount, where he stayed for the remaining 3 and a half minutes of the round. He chipped away with ground and pound, but Tommy stayed active enough on the bottom to survive. After underestimating his opponent in the first round, Tommy didn’t make the same mistake in the next two rounds. Aleksandrowicz scored a takedown in the second, but Tommy attacked with submissions from his guard before landing the same sweep he’d been hit with in the first round. Aleksandrowicz managed to reverse into guard, but Tommy’s submission attempts made him opt to stand up before pulling guard late in the round. However, Tommy passed into side control by the end of the round. Tommy scored an early takedown in the third and worked to pass. Aleksandrowicz showed some life midway through the round by sneaking out and taking Tommy’s back, but Tommy escaped and worked to mount. He sunk in his hooks and took the back as the fight ended. Both men were awarded $5,000 for “Fight of the Night”
Result: Jason Tommy def. Ludomir Aleksandrowicz via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Thomas Fu won his first five fights in Feral Combat, capturing the middleweight belt and defending it twice in the process. He has since fallen on hard times, losing 5 straight, including his co-main event fight against Black Belt. Fu was clearly the better striker going into the fight, but Belt had a massive edge in terms of jiu-jitsu. Early on in the fight, it was clear Belt wanted nothing to do with Fu’s striking, as he repeatedly shot in for takedowns without setting them up with strikes. Fu was able to see every one of them coming, and he picked his opponent apart with a variety of kicks and punches. The second round saw things go even further downhill for Belt, as Fu gained more confidence and started throwing more power into his shots. Two minutes into the round, he landed a big combo that dropped Belt and clearly hurt him. Fu waved his opponent back to his feet, and put him back on the canvas a minute later with a head kick. Belt managed to hold on to the end of the round, and recovered well for the third round. After stuffing Belt’s 17th takedown attempt, Fu threw a few kicks at the legs of his opponent. However, Belt finally had success with his 18th takedown attempt, a double leg into side control. That was the beginning of the end for Fu, as Belt attacked a few submissions before securing an arm triangle. Fu bumped to escape, and Belt transitioned smoothly into an armbar, securing an unbelievable comeback finish. Fu has since signed a new upstart organization, and we wish him all the best in his post-FC career. In his 10 FC appearances, Fu only went to the third round twice, and never saw the judges’ scorecards.
The main event saw Gideon Abieezer look to continue the best run of his career as he put his title on the line against the man he took it from, Hironobu Uematsu. The first round saw all of the action take place on the feet, and surprisingly, it went in Abieezer’s favour. Neither fighter was able to truly find their range, but Abieezer was able to land the more significant strikes, and more of them, including a flashy spinning backfist that landed flush. Uematsu was caught flot footed many times expecting Abieezer to look for a takedown. Both fighters adjusted their gameplans in the second, as Uematsu upped the output while Abieezer started working for the takedown. Uematsu managed to stay on his feet for most of the round, and the couple of times Abieezer managed to get him down, he popped up to his feet. He likely swayed the judges late in the close round, as he managed to get in the clinch and land a few short shots as the round came to an end. Uematsu clinched early in the third, and started taking control of the fight. Abieezer attempted to pull guard a few times, but was unsuccessful as Uematsu chipped away with uppercuts and hooks to the head and body. Just past the midway point in the round, the two separated, as a miserable failed guard pull from Abieezer caused some space in between the two. Uematsu got to work with his reach advantage, and dodged a right hand from Abieezer. He quickly came back with a lethal 3-punch combo that knocked the champ off his throne and onto the canvas.
Result: Hironobu Uematsu def. Gideon Abieezer via KO (Strikes) at 4:11 of round 3 to become the new FC middleweight champion.
Ultimate Damage earned “Knockout of the Night” against Rener Gracie. After losing the first round badly, he landed a head kick early in the second that put Gracie out.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson recieved “Submission of the Night” for his win over Jackson Kenny. He scored an early takedown, slowly advanced to side control, blew snot all over Kenny’s shoulder before choking him unconscious with an arm triangle choke.
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