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Gladiator Challenge 34 - Legends Collide
by Andy Higgins, Team IronLife.com Staff Writer
The latest Gladiator Challenge held on January 27th at the Colusa Casino in northern California was a truly bad ass event, even with Scott Smith, Urijah Faber and Bo Cantrell pulling out in the last few weeks, the event still had some amazing fights and some new talent who makes their debut.
Chris Merez vs. Adact Barris
In the opening fight of the night, heavyweight Chris Merez dropped a huge right, knocking Addact Barris on his ass and proceeded to ground and pound him into a ref stoppage 2:16 into the first round.
James Cole vs. Shane Stewart
James Cole (175lb.) and Shane Stewart (170lb.) had a brief standup exchange before going to the ground, lots of reversals with neither fighter gaining the upper hand until 4:16 in the first round when Stewart wrapped a tight triangle around Cole, ending the fight with a tapout.
Santiago Terrases vs. John Seilhan
Santiago Terrases decimated John Seilhan in a heavyweight slugfest that ended 50 seconds into the first round when Terrases sunk a guillotine choke on a dazed Seilhan.
Steve Cabral vs. Scott Eernisse
In what was by far the bloodiest fight of the night, Steve Cabral (180lb.) and Scott Eernisse (170lb.) had an all out war, both fighters showing an incredible amount of heart and perseverance as they withstood onslaughts of flurries from one another. The fight seemed to be over in the first round when Eernisse had Cabral down on the matt in sidemount pressed up against the cage, delivering a vicious beating to his face, blowing up his nose and opening a nasty cut under his eyebrow, spraying blood onto all of us up against the cage. The ref stood them up and had a doctor check the bleeding, he got the OK, and the fight continued. This time Cabral came back with a fury and ground and pounded Eernisse into a ref stoppage. No one could believe it and he became the hero of the night. My shirt is still stained with his blood.
Steve Barnett (170lb.) and Dustin Henderson (170lb.) had a brutal ground fight, with both fighters reversing numerous submission attempts. Barnett scored the initial takedown and proceeded to ground and pound Henderson until he was reversed, Henderson landing in Barnetts guard. Henderson couldn’t escape the triangle Barnett caught him with and tapped out 1 min and 52 seconds into the first.
Dan Molina vs. Dan Quinn
Heavyweight Dan Molina (230lb.) completely dominated his fight against Dan Quinn (230lb). Molina by his build and stature obviously being a wrestler wasted no time strategically taking this fight to the ground, where he remained calm and confident and dismantled his opponent. After about 4 minutes of a brutal ground and pound game by Molina, he saw an opportunity for a keylock and wasted no time securing the arm. Quinn’s arm looked terrible… it looked like it was completely out of the shoulder socket and spun around 80 degrees in the most unnatural direction possible. He refused to tap and held this position for almost a minute, ending with a ref stoppage 4:39 into the first round.
Heavyweight Randy Halmot (245lb.) and heavierweight Matt Nelson (300lb.) looked like they were plowing a field with the haymakers they were (unsuccessfully) throwing at each other. This embarrassing fight ended with Nelson securing a rear naked choke, taping out Halmot in the first round.
Brian Badgerow vs. Michael Carrillo
Michael Carrillo (145lb.) had Brian Badgerow (155lb.) in a guillotine choke until the final few seconds of the fight, when Badgerow escaped and slammed Carillo on his shoulder, dislocating it in the process. The fight ended 4:57 into the first and Carillo had to be helped out of the ring because of the pain.
Nathan Archoletta (180lb.) took this fight against Wesley Scobee (205lb.) on 10 minutes notice, picked out of the crowd and giving up 25 pounds to a more experienced and prepped fighter. They exchanged blows and kept the fight on its feet, but both fighters became exhausted within 2 minutes into the fight. It ended with Scobee sinking a rear naked on Archoletta 4:09 into the first.
David Marshall fighting out of Nick Ertles school took on Bo Scott, another quick replacement taking this fight on 10 minutes notice, having never before fought in the cage before. Bo timed a careful takedown attempt after a brief standup trade, and slammed Marshall so hard it shook the whole ring, but David transitioned beautifully into a triangle, which appeared to be completely sunk in and tight, but Bo would not tap… he squirmed and twisted his way out, but came out in an even worse position; giving Marshall his back and leaving himself open for the rear naked, ending the fight 1:11 into the first. Bo Scott definitely shows a lot of promise, keep an eye out for him in future events.
Joel Pennucci (165lb.) slammed Matt Patterson (165lb.) in the opening seconds of the first round, but Matt quickly recovered almost unfazed and spun around into a rear naked, tapping Pennucci out in 29 seconds.
Gabe Rivas vs. Walter Paterson
In what was possibly the most entertaining fight of the night, Walter Paterson (155lb.) and Gabe Rivas (155lb.) had a standup battle, with both fighters bringing lots of heat to the fight, Rivas came out on top in the judges decision and was obviously the main aggressor of the fight. Paterson has one HELL of a chin, I’ve never seen someone take so many solid hits to the jaw as this kid and stand there almost unfazed, let alone smiling and asking for more. We’ll be seeing a lot more from both of these guys.
Robert Sarkozi vs. Kyacey Uscole
Hungarian Robert Sarkozi (185lb.) coming all the way from Budapest battled with Kyacey Uscole (185lb.) who ultimately lost the will to continue due to extreme exhaustion. Uscole came out fast and hard, taking down Sarkozi and ground and pounding him throughout the entire first round, but when the bell rang and the fighters returned to their corners, Uscole couldn’t even stand. He could barely sit resting his head against the cage he was so fatigued. At the start of the second, Sarkozi looked completely fresh, just barely warmed up from the previous round, and gave Uscole a beating until ref stoppage 1:19 into the second.
Cal Worsham vs. Dan Severn
In the main event, veterans Cal Worsham and Dan Severn faced each other in Cal’s retirement fight. This fight was incredibly slow paced, both fighters circling each other for nearly a minute before any blows connected. Worsham kept taking knees to the groin during the clench against the fence, and needed two 5-minute breaks to recover. The fight ended 3:29 in the third round when Worsham, seemingly having chest pains tapped out and laid against the cage holding his hands on his chest with a look of extreme discomfort on his face.
* Article by Andy Higgins, Team IronLife.com Staff Writer.
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