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If the word quit is part of your vocabulary, then the word finish is likely not.
- B.G. Jett
Two title fights baby. What promised to be a great card delivered. A sold out arena of 7708 got to watch this dandy. Along with the two title matches there was a slew of other great fights that turned out to be very entertaining. The event had a rating of 202.77. KO of the night went to Bobby Turner, submission of the night went to Jonas Diaz, and Fight of the night went to Dutch Schultz vs Frank Underwood. Jonas Diaz was on the preliminary card; since I don’t review those ones, make sure to check out his fight to see how he sank that submission in. Four of the main card fights turned out to be pretty long so if you don’t feel like going through all of those (which would be a travesty since they were all so good) then utilize these Stremphfy reviews that I have written here!
145 Ibs Title: Damien Redman def Troll ShitBrickHouse via TKO (Cut) at 7:24 of Round 4
His only chance is a lucky cut, but the fight will end before that can happen
- Troll ShitBrickHouse
Ouch, those are some bad words to eat. He called it though. ShitBrickHouse was confident that he was going to win this one and retain his belt, but knew he was prone to cutting, which could potentially end the fight, which it did. The cut came at about 20 seconds of the first round. Redman clinched up, elbowed ShitBrickHouse, and gave him a nasty cut that would eventually lead to Redman becoming champion. The first round was by far the closest. The fight stayed in and out of the clinch until about 6:30 of the round when ShitBrickHouse tripped Redman to the mat. In the clinch Redman continued going for ShitBrickHouse’s cut among other strikes. ShitBrickHouse did a good job not getting dominated; he was able to show some control in the clinch. On the ground, ShitBrickHouse was keen to control. He threw some shots but missed a lot and ended up just trying to hold Redman down. The referee stood them up just before the eighth minute. ShitBrickHouse wasted no time taking Redman down again. Again there was some stalling until the referee stood them up. The round ended with some shots traded but nothing really significant happening. The commentator gave the round to Redman. If I had to choose I’d give it to Redman too. The second round featured a lot of in and out of the clinch. ShitBrickHouse wasn’t able to stop them all, but he did defend a lot of Redman trying to clinch up. Out of the clinch ShitBrickHouse dominated, mixing up defending clinch attempts and landing strikes. But even in the clinch it seemed like Redman was just trying to throw everything but wasn’t able to land much while ShitBrickHouse did a good job of controlling, defending, and landing well chosen strikes. ShitBrickHouse then landed a takedown toward the end of the round where he did a little more laying and controlling. He clearly won the round. The third round again featured more clinching. Redman was able to better show his clinching skills. Not only was he more successful at getting into the clinch, but also he did a good job of staying in the clinch and actually landing successful strikes, including ones that opened up ShitBrickHouse’s cut even more. He dominated that round. In the fourth round, which turned out to be the final, Redman again did well in the clinch. It was a right hand to the head at the sixth minute that really messed ShitBrickHouse’s cut up even more. The ref called the doctor in at 7:24 of the round. The doctor said that ShitBrickHouse couldn’t continue. It was all over from there. Redman became the new champion. In the end ShitBrickHouse landed eight of 41 strikes standing up. He was one of four for takedown attempts. In the clinch he landed two of two head punches, 18 of 33 body punches, 13 of 44 elbows and landed two of 11 takedowns. On the ground he landed zero strikes. Redman landed 10 of 10 head punches standing up and successfully clinched up 17 out of 76 attempts. In the clinch he landed 10 of 30 head punches, three of 16 body punches, and 29 of 109 elbows. He didn’t do anything really on the ground. The rating had a 38 percent, which I thought was low but I don’t make up the criteria. I spoke with Redman after the fight and asked him some questions. ShitBrickHouse hasn’t responed to me yet, but if he does I’ll post them in the review. Here’s Redman:
Stremphf: Does this feel any less thrilling since you won because of ShitBrickHouse's cut?
Redman: It doesn't feel less thrilling because cutting my opponent up is my specialty.
Stremphf: In the end, you did win the belt, and that takes a true champion no matter what. How confident are you going forward that you'll have this belt for a long time?
Redman: Ramos has been calling me out for a long time so he should be careful what he wishes for because now it's time to scratch up his pretty little face. (This fight takes place on 6/27)
It looks like he’s taking it one fighter at a time, a smart move for someone that wants to be champion for a long time.
170 Ibs Title: Dutch Schultz def Frank Underwood via TKO (Knee) at 3:53 of Round 4
Dutch Schultz was able to successfully defend his title in our co-main event of the night. The first round, like the main event, was pretty close. Also like the main event, this round, along with the rest of the fight, featured a lot of clinching. Things started out with some strikes being traded before Schultz closed the distance just past the first minute. Schultz got the better of the exchange at first, but Underwood was able to get his head on his shoulders and land his own shots. There was a lot of back and forth in and out of the clinch. But no matter what, things remained pretty even. Underwood probably got the better of the exchanges in the first round. He gave Schultz a nice cut just past the fifth minute. Thankfully, this cut didn’t require the attention of a fight-ending doctor. The round was close. The commentator gave it Underwood. Round two was much the same as round one, but Schultz was able to out perform his opponent. He scored the most points when he rocked Underwood while in the clinch just past the sixth minute. This came after Schultz landed a nice right hand. The third round featured less clinching which gave the way for Underwood to out strike his opponent, including plenty of painful leg kicks. Underwood easily took this round. The fourth round was where Schultz ended things, keeping this one out of the judges’ hand. While in the clinch during the third minute, Schultz landed a devastating knee after jerking Underwood’s head down. Underwood fell to the ground and remained motionless and out of it. Schultz was able to retain his welterweight bout with a devastating knockout. The fight rating was a well-deserved 89 percent, which earned these guys fight of the night bonuses. Schultz landed 40 of 105 shots standing up. He was 13 of 37 for clinches. In the clinch he landed 78 of 114 head punches and 30 of 63 body punches. He landed one knee, which is all he needed. Underwood landed 35 of 106 punches and 31 of 50 kicks. He clinched up four times out of five. In the clinch he landed 43 of 135 strikes. This fight featured nothing on the ground. I was able to interview both fighters after the fight. Here’s what they had to say:
Interview with Underwood
Stremphf: What went wrong in this fight?
Underwood: Well, despite it being a good war, I was a little disappointed in myself. My punching in and out of the clinch wasn't accurate enough. I was headhunting too much against a guy a lot taller than me; I came in with a flawed game plan. In hindsight I should have thrown more leg kicks and punches to the body and wear him down before I go for the head. Looking back at the tape I entered the clinch too often as well, where he was more clinical, in the heat of the moment I didn't think these things through. Live n’ learn.
Stremphf: Not only did you come up short obtaining the title, but you also suffered your first career loss. How are feeling right now?
Underwood: Yep, first career loss is a bitter pill to swallow especially when it’s for the title but don't worry folks Franky Underwood will be back better than ever.
Underwood will next face Hannibal Barca on 6/27.
Interview with Schultz:
Stremphf: Winning the belt was one thing, but defending it is another. How are you feeling right now?
Schultz: Like I beat another guy? Underwood put up a good fight, in all fairness, but he wasn't prepared cardio wise for the lengthy fights that come in the title picture.
Stremphf: How confident are you that you'll continue to successfully defend your belt?
Schultz: Well, considering I've now officially knocked out three of the division's best, undefeated fighters? I'll leave your imagination to answer that one.
To him it’s just beating people up and knocking them out, a basic strategy that has made him a champion. Schultz’s next fight is under offer.
170 Ibs: Phol Murhaa def Daniel Barbosa via Decision (Unanimous)
Phol Murhaa put a whoopin’ down on Daniel Barbosa. He dominated every round but the last, where he was playing it safe for a decision victory, to let ROV know that he wants his welterweight title belt back. He was able to out strike his opponent and keep things standing up, defending 8 takedown attempts successfully. Barbosa was only able to land takedowns in Murhaa’s phoned in last round. I feel that Murhaa would have been able to KO Barbosa if Barbosa wasn’t such a tough M effer. On paper, Murhaa landed 33 of 49 head punches, 24 of 45 body punches, four of 16 punch combos, one head kick, 22 of 28 leg kicks, and 12 of 24 body kicks. Barbosa landed 13 of 81 head punches, three of 37 body punches, one of 16 punch combos, and one kick out of 13. As I said before, he was successful on two takedowns out of 10, the two only coming in the last round. On the ground he tried to end things with nine of 14 ground strikes, but obviously wasn’t successful. The fight rating was a respectable 72 percent. Both fighters have fights under offer.
265+ Ibs: Bobby Turner def David Suroki via TKO (Strikes) at 4:40 of Round 2
The only fight on the main card to feature the big boys ended with a nice TKO victory by Bobby Turner. He really utilized the counter game to defeat Suroki. There were multiple times in the first round where Turner countered Suroki with a nice strike that really put Suroki on his heels. Turner would have dominated the round had Suroki not landed a beautiful head kick just before the fourth minute. The kick knocked Turner down and had him rocked. Suroki threw a number of shots to try and finish Turner off, but Turner was able to recover toward the end of the round and even finished things off with a nice counter right hand that landed on the jaw of Suroki. The second round featured much of the same of the first round sans Turner getting knocked down and rocked. He showed that he was the better boxer and really outdid his opponent. He countered Suroki after a missed uppercut at 1:45 in the round that knocked him down to the mat. He was rocked pretty well as Turner jumped on top of him to finish him off. Turner was unable to land much and the referee eventually stood them up when they got tangled up in the ropes. Suroki never fully recovered. In the fourth minute Turner dropped Suroki with a big left hand. This time when Turner jumped in he was ale to finish things off. The ref called it at 4:40. In the end, Turner was 27 of 30 with his head punches along with six of 14 for the body punches. Suroki was 11 o f 32 with head punches and eight of 23 with body punches. He landed 2 of 11 kicks. The fight rating was a respectable 67 percent, although I thought it should have been higher. This TKO victory gave Turner KO of the night honors. Turner doesn’t have a fight set up yet. Suroki has one under offer.
170 Ibs: Hannibal Barca def Costea Dinescu via Decision (Unanimous)
Hannibal Barca was able to hold off Costea Dinescu for a decision victory in the start to the main card. Dinescu was able to land a takedown at the beginning of the round that scored him some major points. Dinescu kept busy on the ground, although he missed a majority of his strikes. He had one submission attempt just before the second minute that Barca was able to defend with no problems. After some controlling by Dinescu, the ref stood the fighters up, as he didn’t think enough was going on. Once the fighters were stood up, Barca was able to strike well. He got the better of the shots including a nice crack to the jaw of Dinescu. The judges gave this round to Dinescu, but Barca really showed an emergence toward the end of the round that didn’t go away until the last. Barca was able to dominate the second and third rounds by defending the takedown attempts of Dinescu. With this, he was able to keep the fight standing and really wear Dinescu down with leg kicks. Dinescu was able to land a takedown in the middle of the third round, but Barca reversed and got on top. He defended Dinescu’s submission attemps well. Although it was considered a close round, the third was given to Barca, as was the second. The fourth was much like the second, where Barca defended the takedown and kept the fight where he wanted it to be. The last round was controlled well by Dinescu. He clinched things up and then eventually took Barca down. He tried with a submission attempt to finish things off but he wasn’t able to. The fight ended and the judges gave it Hannibal Barca, all scoring it 48:47. Barca was 28 of 44 punches and 42 of 75 kicks. Dinescu was 27 of 69 punches and 11 of 22 kicks. He was three of 18 takedowns and two of five clinches. He failed on all four of his submission attempts. As was previously mentioned, Barca will face Frank Underwood on 6/27. Dinescu has a fight under offer.
As usual, don’t be afraid to comment or ask questions. An opinion on my writing is welcomed and encouraged. See you all next time!
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