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FC 22: Back to School Review

Event Review: FC 22: Back to School
What used to be Feral Combat
2013-09-07, London, Camden Conference Centre
Attendance:5,748, Event Rating:196
Author:Ernie White

Hey guys, Feral Combat wanted to welcome you all back to school with a loaded card that delivered last Saturday, as FC 22 hit the Camden Conference Centre in London with a double headed event. Two belts were on the line, and I’m going to give you rabid fans a closer look at what happened.


 


    One of the most well-travelled heavyweights in MMA today, Fred Burton opened up the main card with a controversial split decision win over his younger rival, Cain Dos Santos. It was clear from the start that Dos Santos wanted to get the fight to the mat. He struggled early, but managed to get a takedown about a minute in. They didn’t stay there for long, however, as Dos Santos was not active enough for the referee’s liking. Dos Santos spent the rest of the round pressuring his opponent for a takedown, and although he didn’t get it, he kept Burton from mounting much offense of his own. An early takedown landed for Dos Santos in round 2, but Burton briefly took his back. That prompted Dos Santos to back out of the grappling exchange for a bit, before going right back to his wrestling. He didn’t get the takedown again, but simply smothered Burton with his pressure. The pace slowed considerably in the final round, which allowed Burton to pick his shots and score some points. Dos Santos thought he had done enough in the first two rounds, but the judges disagreed, as two of the judges scored the fight for Burton.


 


Result: Fred Burton def. Cain Dos Santos by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)


 


    Lightweights Heimo Vesa and Alan Oro sure woke up the fans with their “Fight of the Night” performance in the following bout. Both men are brown belts in BJJ, but Oro has shown an affinity for knocking guys out instead. Vesa believed he had the superior ground game, and went after the takedown early. It was unsuccessful, so he settled with trading strikes with Oro. Both men were missing most of their strikes, but Oro pushed the pace enough so that some still got through. Vesa tied up and got a takedown halfway through the round, where he aggressively went for strikes and submissions. Vesa won the grappling exchange, landing in mount twice, but the damage Oro scored on the feet outweighed the damage done by Vesa. The second round saw Oro get put on his back early, and he never managed to get back up. He attacked with multiple submissions from his guard, but eventually Vesa passed and once again got full mount. He stayed there for the bulk of the round, making Oro work to escape while roughing him up with strikes. Going into the final round, it seemed to be anyone’s fight. However, Vesa had the momentum, and brought the fight right back to the ground. Oro resisted, but still got mounted, and this time the strikes seemed to be hurting him. Eventually the ref had had enough and called off the fight. Both men earned an extra $7,000 for their efforts.


 


Result: Heimo Vesa def. Alan Oro via TKO (Strikes) at 3:55 of round 3.


 


    Newly minted lightweight champ Kogata Munoz was faced with a daunting task in his first defense of his title: Gaspar Gomez, the man who handed him his only FC loss, via first round knockout. Gomez was a clearly better striker than Munoz, and it seemed on paper he would be able to hold his own on the ground, which was Munoz’ domain. Early on, that was the case. Munoz scored a quick takedown, but Gomez managed to sweep and stall for a referee stand-up. He landed a solid kick to the head, but it did not deter Munoz, who landed another takedown not long after. He easily passed into side control, and gained mount right away. His ground and pound forced Gomez to give up his back, where Munoz pounded away for a stoppage near the end of the round.


 


Result: Kogata Munoz def. Gaspar Gomez via TKO (Strikes) at 4:53 of round 1 to remain the FC lightweight champion.


 


In the main event, Frederick Barbarossa made his 21th appearance in the FC cage, meeting promotional newcomer James Avalon for the vacant light heavyweight belt. Unsuccessful in his first 3 tries, Barbarossa looked to make the fourth time the charm as he seeked to have that elusive gold around his waist. Avalon was a difficult task though, as the highly touted newcomer seemed to have the edge everywhere on paper. Barbarossa may have surprised some people though, as he worked his way out of some early submission attempts in order to land some powerful strikes of his own, opening up a cut on Avalon. However, Avalon showed his class when he landed a takedown and set up a kimura attack from half guard. Barbarossa tried to escape, but was left with no choice but to tap.


 


Result: James Avalon def. Frederick Barbarossa via submission (Kimura) at 3:58 of round 1 to become the new FC light heavyweight champion.


 


“Knockout of the Night” went to Linus Hammer, who earned a head kick victory just 36 seconds into his pro debut. His opponent, Gary Neville, remained standing for a few seconds after the kick landed, clearly out, before finally face planting into the canvas.




“Submission of the Night” went to Cory Trevor, who patiently waited for his opportunity on the ground against Jesus Jones. He caught Jones napping with a triangle choke, and when Jones pulled out, he transitioned well to an armbar.

 

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