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Battlequest 8 - Tapout: RESULTS

Written by J.R. Gordon

Sven Bean's Ring of Fire held the eigth installment of the Battlequest show at The Softball Country Sports Pavilion. This show appropriateply titled, "TAPOUT" was attended by the Tapout crew as they scouted fighters and sponsored bouts for an upcoming episode(s) of their show on the VS network. There were two women's matches on the card and one title bout. Greg Jackson's school out of New Mexico had a strong contingent of fighters on the card and several other states were also represented.

Now on to the action.

Bout one: Matt Simms Vs Travis Ramirez. Sims scores in succession three takedowns. On the last one he kept it on the mat, worked his GNP, transitioned to back control and sunk in the RNC for the submission victory at 1:13 of round one.

Bout two: John Doremus Vs Phil Gonzalez. Nearly all of round one was technical, fast paced stand-up fighting with Doremus having the advantage. In the last ten seconds of the round Doremus scored a takedown and worked GNP from side mount. Doremus landed an accidental groin kick to start roune two, and after the restart Doremus again got the takedown into side mount including strong knees to the body of Gonzalez. Gonzalez tried to buck and roll to escape, and nearly did so, but Doremus took back control and sunk in the RNC for the tapout win at 2:02 of round two.

Bout three: Roberto Rodriguez Vs Kevin Lucero. Lucero took control early with a takedown into mount, then GNP, then a transition to back control into a RNC attempt when Rodriguez tried to roll to escape. When rolling in to escape the choke Rodriguez gave Lucero top control and from half-mount Lucero he got the TKO win with GNP when the referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of round one.

Bout four: Cody East Vs Zac Mathews. Mathews started off with a leaping superman punch. East caught him in mid-air and scoop slammed him. From his back Mathews tried for a triangle choke, but East passed guard and tried for aKimura. Mathews escaped, scrambled to standing, but East got another takedown into side control and this time he got the Kimura sunk in for the submission victory at 1:14 of round one.

Bout five: Rob Celani Vs Jay Wymer. Celani got a double leg takedown into north/south, then he transitioned to back control for some GNP before setting in the RNC for the tapout win at 1:29 of round one.

Bout six: Angelo Gallegos Vs Tyler Rodgers. Gallegos got the early takedown off of a trapped kick, and when on the mat both fighters traded sweeps, submission attempts and defensive maneuvers until the bell ended round one. Round two Had Gallegos again getting a takedown off of a trapped kick and on the mat he worked GNP while Rodgers worked submission attempts off of his back. Gallegos improved his position by taking half mount and from there he locked in the Kimura for the tapout victory at 1:13 of round one.

Bout seven: Coy Sasse Vs Rory O'Farrell. While clinched both fighters threw good knee strikes and O'Farrell scored several takedowns, but Sasse managed to scramble back to standing several times. After landing a crisp punching combination O'Farrell scored another takedown, but in a scramble Sasse set in a triangle choke and he was able to close it off for the tapout victory at 2:33 of round one.

Bout eight: Ryan McKee Vs Ralston Baker. Both fighters landed strong kicks early and McKee was kept busy defending multiple takedown attempts from Baker. Baker nearly took back control while standing, McKee defended the position. Then, off of a takedown Baker took mount to work a strong GNP attack that had the referee intervening to stop the match and give Baker the TKO win at 2:02 of round one.

Bout nine: Krystal Macatol Vs Cat Albert. Albert started quickly with a strong flurry of punches after a high kick. After initiating the clinch Albert scored a hip-toss takedown into side control. From there she transitioned to back/side control to set up the armbar. At :51 of round one Macatol tapped out and Albert got took home the victory.

Bout 10: Vadian La Luz Vs Ian Berg for the Battlequest middleweight championship. La Luz initiated an early takedown, but Berg landed in side control and worked GNP until the fighters worked their way back to their feet. The rest of the round was mostly clinch work with each landing strong knee strikes, trying for and defending takedowns. After an early clinch to start round two Berg got a takedown into half-mount. La Luz however regained guard and each worked GNP. Berg secured back control after a scramble just as round two ended. Round three had the combatants working in and out of the clinch with each landing punches and knees. Berg scored a takedown and in quick succession had to defend an triangle, then an rrmbar as La Luyz worked from his back. The bell signaled the end of the bout and when the scores were tallied Berg was announced as the winner by split decision. Congratulations to Ian Berg for getting to take home the belt.

Bout 11: Julie Kedzie Vs Angela Hayes in a the CO-Main event; a TAPOUT sponsored bout. Kedzie shot for a takedown off of a Hayes leg kick and Hayes defended by setting a standing guillotine choke. Kedzie defended the choke and scored with a takedown into side control. Off of her back Hayes again tried for a guillotine, but Kedzie escaped and worked her GNP attack from hal mount whild Hayes worked for a sweep from the bottom. Kedzie passed guard into full mount and used a GNP flurry to set up an armbar submission that had Hayes tapping out at 4:26 of round one and Kedzie taking home the win.

Bout 12: John Dodson Vs Vern Baca in the Main Event; another TAPOUT sponsored bout. Dodson got a leg sweep takedown after trapping a kick. Baca scrambled back up and each fighter showed good clinch work off of the fence. Baca scored a leg trip takedown, but Dodson quickly got back to his feet and out of the clinch both fighters had a good punch flurry. Dodson then landed a head kick and there was a good punch exchange before Dodson got a slam takedown. Baca had a deep guilotine choke set in off of the slam as the round ended. Round two had Dodson defending a deep shot of Baca, and once rebalanced Dodson got a big scoop slam takedown that had Baca (unintentionally) landing on his head and severly wrenching his neck. Dodson closed in for a GNP finish, but the referee intervened and stopped the bout. Baca remained on the canvas for several tense minutes, but after Baca stood and congratulated Dodson the referee raised the hand of Dodson and he was announced as the winner at 1:06 of round one.

Battlequest is primarily a feeder show for the bigger Ring of Fire show. If the fights of this night are used as an indicator of up and coming talent then the fight fans of Colorado are in for good fights for years to come.

Best in Health and Training, J. R. Gordon.

Comments (21) add comment

nasTY said:

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Man, some agressive fights- looks like almost every fight ended in round one!

April 12, 2008

ChrisZacher said:

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I am going to say something I heard through the grapevien, and how it frigging disturbs me, and how I hope it pisses everyone who reads this off.

I heard the ambulance was late for the show, which is something you need before you start.

The reason why it was late was because someone friggin called the ambulance company, and cancled thee appointment, saying they were not needed anymore.

What kind of petty BS is that? Seriously, I mean what kind of person who do that to throw a monkey wrench in a show?

I swear some people invovled in CO MMA just amke me friggen sick to my stomach.

Good job Sven and people involved in the show. Don't let the retards bother you with that childish stuff.

April 12, 2008

S2H said:

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Thanks Chris. The fans were very patient through that and some early microphone problems. We have some great mma fans here in Denver.

April 12, 2008

MMAbuzz said:

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That's messed up that someone would do that. Real messed up.

Congrats to all the fighters for competing. Sorry to see Roberto lose, but good to see him get some cage experience.

Congrats Ralston, looks like you took care of business..again.

April 12, 2008

Kate said:

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Ralston did great.... he has a promising future in MMA ;)

I hadnt heard yet about the reason why the show started late, but it wouldnt suprise me to know that it was done intentionally by some hater..... thats just pathetic.

On the positive side, the show was so good I dont think anybody cared about the late start....Great show S2H!

April 12, 2008

tattooedMailman said:

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anyone know when the Tapout coverage will be shown??

April 12, 2008

tattooedMailman said:

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Big ups to my man Phil Gonzales!! You did what you had to do, you brought the fight to him and made him work. A True Brawler! And congrats to John Doremus, you did a great job and got the win! And to all the other fighters win or lose...hell of a night of fighting.

April 12, 2008

Dr. Alex said:

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Let me quickly dispell the "Ambulance Sabatoge" rumor. I was able to confirm with the boxing comission last night that the delay was caused entierly by a mistake/misuderstanding on the part of the ambulacnce service and not something malicious.

April 13, 2008

ShannonBerry said:

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It's good to hear that it wasn't malicious. Stuff like that has happened before in this area. Unfortunately, it's a cut throat business. I've siad it before and I'll say it again, there's way too many promotions tripping over each other here in CO. With three shows going on this weekend there's just too much thinning at the gates. From the numbers I've heard there were about 2500-3000 fans in attendance between the three. That should be the average for each well run/organized show.

April 14, 2008