Reality Fighting 4: Score One for the Little Guy

*originally published July '03 on fullcontactfighter.com*

(July 19th, Bayonne, New Jersey) It was another successful night for Kipp Kollar’s Reality Fighting promotion as hundreds of spectators crammed into the Marist High School in Bayonne, New Jersey, to catch some local amateur mixed martial artists mix it up in the ring. On display: scorching hands, unstoppable takedowns, and more than a few chokes that ended up putting competitors to sleep, and rounding out the experience were guest appearances by UFC vets Matt Serra and Phil Baroni, and Pride vet Tim “Obake” Catalfo. Some highlights of the action in North America’s only octagonal-shaped ring included:

• Combined Martial Arts’ Gus Indjeyiannis making short work of his opponent, tagging Rocco Giordano with combos that sent him to the canvas twice in a little more than a minute.
• Tap Team’s fierce and extremely strong Hazem Ibrahim, as he scooped up his opponent and nearly threw him out of the ring, only to finish things with a bout-ending slam seconds later.
• The smaller Planet Jiu-jitsu representative Glen Sandull using superior wrestling to keep Super-Heavyweight champ Carlos Cline on his back for the entire bout - and walking away with the belt despite a nearly 30-pound weight disadvantage. Score on for the “little” guy!

Results

Jay Herien (Bellmore Kickboxing/Team Renzo-170 lbs) vs. Keith Plate (Island Jiu-Jitsu-167 lbs)

Herien by ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 1:28.

Rocco Giordano (Combative Solutions-176 lbs) vs. Gus Indjeyiannis (Combined Martial Arts-184.5 lbs)

Indjeyiannis by ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 1:18.

John Beneduce (Team Renzo/Universal Defense Systems-154.5 lbs) vs. Rob Copenhaver (Practical Fighting-156 lbs)

Beneduce via neck crank at 2:11.

Hazem Ibrahim (Tap Team-204 lbs) vs. Pat Russo (Alex Wilkie’s-198.5 lbs)

Ibrahim via tap out (Russo injured his arm while getting slammed) at 1:07 - Ibrahim is a beast!

Phillipe Nover (Team Renzo/Universal Defense Systems-184.5 lbs) vs. Ronald Stalling (Sekai-185 lbs)

Nover via guillotine at :43 - Stalling was put to sleep!

Brian Jackson (wrestling-180 lbs) vs. Jay Glover (Team Obake- 180lbs)

Jackson via guillotine at 1:04 - Glover was also put to sleep!

Super-Heavyweight Title Bout

Carlos Cline (Jerry Jones - 260 lbs) vs. Glen Sandull (Planet Jiu-Jitsu-234 lbs)

Sandull imposed his will throughout and Cline had no answer for his superior wrestling skills.

Sandull via unanimous decision after three rounds. Sandull is the new Reality Fighting Super-Heavyweight Champ!