Doomsday fighting

Doomsday fighting came to the Tindall Armory. This is the first time we had been out to this fighting event and it was exciting to see that the promoter had gotten a local cable to not only come out and record it but show it live on TV as well. Fighter records are listed as they were indicated on the fight card. Navitas did the write ups and the ever entertaining Fightjunkie recorded the fights!

The first four fights were part of a tournament bracket with the semi- finals near the end of the night and the finals to be held at the next Doomsday event.

Fight 1- Terrance Skipper vs. Foster Gomez

Both Terrance and Foster put on a great first fight. Although they both visibly had some work to do on their technique both guys were ready to fight. Terrance had an impressive take down during the first round, and in the second round he managed to get mount and managed to get a few strikes in. Foster ended up having more technique, and showed it off by not only trying to submit by armbar but also throw some impressive strikes and leg kicks. His one major slip up was an illegal strike to the back of the head of Terrance. Terrance was just too tired and winded. The referee called an end to the match because Terrance repeatedly said “I can’t breathe”. Foster Gomez won by referee stoppage 2:30 into round 2.

Fight 2- Johnny Weisheit (1-2) vs. Drake Hoover()
This short lived fight was a decent show of the ground side of MMA. Drake tried to get a takedown first on Johnny, but it backfired and he had to work from the bottom of half guard. Johnny quickly gets mount where Drake escaped by upa. Drake kept trying to grapple but Johnny ended up getting back mount on him sunk in a rear naked choke to finish the match. Johnny Weisheit won by rear naked choke 1:29 into the first round.

Fight 3- Bryan Neville (2-1) vs. Pete Dominguez (6-2)
Pete came out big slamming Bryan to the ground where all Bryan was able to do was defend. Bryan tried to guillotine Pete but did not set it up correctly. Pete got mount, escaped the guillotine and ground and pounded Bryan to submission. Pete Dominguez won by TKO 1:36 into round one.

Fight 4- Timothy Loy(0-0) vs Spencer Johnson(5-2)
Although the records of these two men made it look like a mismatch this was probably one of the better fights. It lasted the full three rounds, and each round was different. Spencer controlled the first round with his impressive use of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Round two was a little more even with Timothy trying to submit, and take down. Spencer quickly recovers and gets the dominant position every time and just starts unloading on Timothy every chance he gets In the final round both men slowed down big time. Terrance gets the take down while Spencer pulled guard. Both men trade from Spencer’s guard. The ref stood them back up and the guys started to fight again, but without much enthusiasm. In the end it went to the judges. Spencer Johnson won by unanimous decision.

Fight 5- Casey Large (4-6) Bobby Chadwell (1-7?)
This fight was dubbed an ‘I Quit’ match. Who ever lost had to quit fighting in MMA for a year and just train. Apparently since both guys were not considered very good fighters this forced the loser to reevaluate what he was doing. It started in a frenzy of poorly place strikes and knees. In the end Bobby chadwell landed a devastating knee to Casey’s head. Bobby Chadwell won by KO 1:57 into round one.

Fight 6- Dillon Powell (0-3) vs. Von Cousins (0-0)
This fight did not have anything too spectacular about it. Dillon, who has been training a total of three months, tried to take down Von but von countered with almost getting a standing guillotine. Von then took down Dillon, got mount, and started to punch Dillon. Dillon made a very big mistake by turning belly down where Von sunk in the rear naked choke. Von Cousins wins by rear naked choke 1: 35 into round one.

Fight 7- Jim Carver(2-2) vs. Kevin Cousins (1-1)
It’s not really clear what happened in this match Both Jim and Kevin came out striking. Kevin got the take down and side control. Jim rolled Kevin the got mount and started to hit Kevin before the referee jumped in and pulled Jim of Kevin. Somehow Kevin dislocated his shoulder and the referee stopped the match. Fight ruled no contest

Fight 8- Josh Short (3-1) vs. Dirceu Coroa (1-1)
Dirceu had a beautiful stand up game that he kept up the whole time. He picked times to strike between Josh’s wild punches and open hands. Dirceu made good use of lower leg kicks and kept his composure. Josh tried to keep up but was clearly lacking in his striking technique. Other than one misplaced kick to Josh’s groin that stopped the fight for a moment, Dirceu kept Josh on the run, literally. When Josh tripped Dirceu pounced and kept hitting until he was pulled away by the referee. Dirceu Coroa wins by TKO 2:45 into round one.

Fight 9- Stephanie Newton vs. Tabatha Parr
This is one of those fights that just make you cringe to watch. Before the fight even started Stephanie commented to the referee that she didn’t want to get hit because it would hurt. So the referee went and talked to Tabatha and requested that she just take it straight to the ground. Tabatha being the respectable and classy fighter she is, agreed. So Tabatha came out, landed a few punches while Stephanie tried to run away. Tabatha got a hold of Stephanie took her down and submitted her with a rear naked choke. Tabatha Parr won by rear naked choke :34 into round one.

Fight 10- Scott Roberson (1-0) Byron Sutton (7-0)
There was not much to this match. Byron made a quick show of his skills. He took Scott down twice. After the second take down he got mount and finished it with a guillotine. Byron Sutton won by guillotine :46 into round one.

Fight 11- Ron Carter (0-0) vs. Tyler Minton(0-0)
Ron and Tyler start out feeling each other out by trading a few strikes before Tyler got the first takedown. Both kept trading while they fought on the ground and standing before Ron got mount and kept striking until the referee stopped the match. Ron Carter won by TKO 1:22 into round one.

Fight 12- Todd Mason (0-0) vs. John Lyman
Todd came out with a solid leg kick to John who responded with a couple strikes back. Todd got the takedown on John. John tried to counter with a guillotine but Todd escaped and started to punch John from John’s guard. John was forced to tap due to strikes. Todd Mason won by tap out due to strikes 1:37 into round one.

Fight 13- Foster Gomez vs. Johnny Weisheit
Foster again showed his promise by completely controlling Johnny Weisheit, while standing, and on the ground. Not only did he have a couple good hits, but as soon as he took Johnny down he controlled him and used grappling and submission knowledge to keep Johnny on the defensive. During the second round Foster struck again and had Johnny on the run when he fell and was unable to keep going. Foster Gomez won by TKO due to strikes :30 into round two.

Fight 14- Caleb Hoovler (0-1) vs. Kevin Groff (0-1)
Neither Caleb nor Kevin looked liked they wanted to stand up and trade with each other. Each time they had the chance they took it straight to the ground, and would work to submit and grapple more than anything. Kevin ended up having the better ground game and finished it with a quick guillotine. Kevin Groff won by guillotine 1:52 into round one.

Fight 15- Mike Morrison(1-2) vs. JJ Jones (0-0)
JJ was the obvious crowd favorite for this fight. It seemed like almost half of the crowd was there just for this fight. JJ did not disappoint by any means. He got in the first hit, and rushed mike. Mike got the takedown but JJ rolled into the dominant position before both guys ended up back on their feet. JJ got a hold of Mike’s head and ended up getting a solid guillotine locked in. JJ Jones won by guillotine :45 into round one

Fight 16- Brent Stott vs. Josh Rinds
This is another match that went straight to the ground to battle it out there. Both men seemed to have a decent knowledge of their ground game. Josh did a good job of opening Brent up to not only a few submission attempts, but he also got in a few well placed strikes. In the end Josh after getting Brent to belly down Josh sunk in a rear naked choke. Josh Rinds won by rear naked choke 1:22 into round one.

Fight 17- Dave Hampton vs. Tyler Bryan
There wasn’t anything to this fight. Tyler hit Dave grabbed him and dragged him to the ground where Tyler sunk in a rear naked choke. There wasn’t a real show about it, it was just started, and then was immediately over. Tyler Bryan won by rear naked choke :19 into round one.

Fight 18- Pete Dominguez vs. Jeremiah Davenport
Pete tried to take down Jeremiah, but failed. Jeremiah pulled guard and sunk in the guillotine, and succeeded. Jeremiah Davenport won by guillotine :39 into round one.

Fight 19- James Powell vs. Chris Price
James got the first kick while Chris clinched and started to throw knees. Chris stopped James from taking him down and started to work on James. For the next three minutes James turtled while chris just kept punching him. James refused to move or even defend against him so after Chris got bored, he sunk in the hooks for back mount and got the rear naked choke. Chris price wins by rear naked choke 4:20 into the first round.