| TFC 13 - Saturday September 20, 2008 HAMMOND, Ind. – It was top-shelf entertainment and mixed martial arts action at the Hammond Civic Center Saturday night as the Total Fight Challenge held its thirteenth installment. Despite emergency-level flooding in Northwest Indiana, a few thousand excited fans turned out for an electric event. The first part of the co-main event featured Jason Chambers versus Dan New. Chambers took a few years off from MMA competition to co-host the TV series “The Human Weapon,” but it took him little time to shake off the ring rust and score an impressive victory over Dan New. The fighters shared a few minutes of standing strikes before Chambers gained a double-leg and slammed New to the mat. After controlling New from the side, Chambers eventually made his way around to his opponent’s back and secured the rear naked choke in the first round. “It feels great to be back,” Chambers said. “With the level of fights at these shows, it’s easy to tell there are no easy fights anymore. It feels nice, man. It feels nice to get back on a win, too.” The second part of the main event between Bill Hill and Adriel Villa did not reflect the overall intensity of the fight card. Hill won the victory in a sluggish five-round ground war, resulting in a unanimous decision, and captured the Total Fight Challenge light heavyweight belt. All eyes were on the lightweight division as BJJ master Christian Uflacker entered his second career fight against Mark Sinqlaire. After feeling each other out, Uflacker took his shot and roped Sinqlaire to the ground. Sinqlaire tried in vain to secure a guillotine choke from the bottom and essentially gave Uflacker the room he needed to transition to the back. It was a matter of seconds before Sinqlaire was tapping due to a rear naked choke. Although Uflacker is a world champion jiu-jitsu stylist, his standup skills are still somewhat of a mystery. “I’m pretty confident with my standup and feel I can go toe-to-toe with anyone I fight,” he said. “I don’t want to change my game. I train striking a lot, even more than my ground work. My takedowns are the strongest. I knew he was pretty much a brawler. I got a good shot and took him down. I know it’s MMA, and I know I will have to mix it up.” Another lightweight match featured top-level wrestling against textbook jiu-jitsu as Martin Jimenez faced off against Yusef Saadaelaeuv. The contest was ruled a draw at the end of two rounds, but the fans were treated to an extraordinary ground war. Jimenez and Saadaelaeuv put on a clinic in takedowns, takedown defense, sweeps, reversals, submission attempts and defenses. Neither warrior could finish the other, and both fighters went full-tilt until the bell rang. One standout fight from the welterweight lineup was Eric Rassmusen against Chad Buckley. Rassmusen has become a local favorite and has also become known as an extremely tough competitor. He proved it once again as Buckley assaulted and caught him with several punches and knees during the first two minutes of round one. Rassmusen weathered the storm and returned fired, consequently earning the technical knockout at the end of the first round. In a similar fight, and also from the welterweight division, undefeated Juan Magana notched another “W” as he danced with Keith Smetana. Smetana unloaded a handful of big head kicks and sharp punches to start the fight. Magana stayed in the pocket and bore the brunt of the attack, defending powerful high kicks and crosses. Magana finally sent a flurry of punches at Smetana's face and chased them with a high knee, which knocked Smetana to the canvass. Magana followed to the ground and punched his opponent out at the end of round one. “My game plan was to keep it standing because I knew he was good on the ground,” Magana said. Despite having won the fight in stunning fashion, Magana wasn’t sure exactly how he had scored the victory. “Everything happens so fast, I didn’t know what I caught him with. I just kept throwing punches until it was over.” Magana takes a step up the ladder when he puts his 6-0 record to the test with a fight against Gideon Ray in November. From top to bottom, Total Fight Challenge XIII was a thrilling night of combat. The next Total Fight Challenge returns to the Hammond Civic Center on December 18, 2008. Article from mmaweekly.com |
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