Friday, February 26, 2010
Liveblog: NBF 28 Part 4
There's an NBF welterweight title up for grabs and Dennis Olson of Gracie Barra Boston and Mike Dolce of Grudge Fight Team are vying for it. Dolce's nickname is "Skullcracker", which he earned because he likes to bake crackers shaped like skulls. Of course, those baking skills don't help him against Olson, who takes him down, pounds on him, cuts him, and puts him through a plethora of choke attempts. However, Round 2 has Dolce sprawling and flexing his stand-up muscle - seemingly where he has the advantage until Olson drops him with a punch in the third round. Olson ends it with an arm-in guillotine at 3:17 of the round. Last bout: Garden State prodigal son Dante Rivera against some HIT Squad rep named Whisper Goodman. Rivera's got Ricardo Almeida, Chris Liguori and Frankie Edgar in his corner, as well as God and Jesus, so you just know he's favored. Round 1 has a fair bit of clinch-work, with Rivera getting a takedown about midway through and Goodman reversing and trying to drop leather. Goodman's balance is impeccable, and it manifests in every Rivera inside-trip that ends with a reversal and the HIT Squad fighter on top. That's the story of Round 2, although in Round 3 the TUF vet manages to lift him high and slam him hard. Time runs out in a very back-and-forth round, and the unanimous decision goes to Goodman. Good show, and goodnight.
Liveblog: NBF 28 Part 3
Bo Harris of Martial Arts Unlimited and Zach Makovsky are set and ready to bang. Makovsky has only lost to Wilson Reis and some Japanese dude in DEEP, and he has long been considered one of the best 135 pounders in the Northeast, so unless Harris has superpowers, he should be in for a rough time. Yeah, this one doesn't take long, with Harris snatching a leg and getting a takedown, but falling right into an armbar then a triangle. Makovsky is victorious at 1:50 of Round 1. If Bellator ever gets around to doing a 135-pound tournament, it would be criminal if Makovsky weren't a part of it. Fight Factory puts another rep in the cage for the next bout, with 168 pounder Sam Oropeza taking on Wolfpack's 170 pound Dave Concepcion. Oropeza has about 50 percent of the audience cheering for him, and with his entrance music that Arcade Fire song that was on the "Where The Wilds Things Are" commercial, I don't think there's a dry eye in the joint. In fact, I think even ref Dan Miragliotta is teary. Wowsers. This one is quick. Some token punches and then a high-kick to the grill and Oropeza has knocked out Concepcion in nine seconds. The undefeated Fight Factory stud continues to impress.
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