Larry Mays took it to Will Davis at the beginning of Round 1, and he didn’t seem to let up for most of the first two rounds. Davis did his best to bang with Mays, but Mays appeared to be the stronger fighter, taking him down and completing some effective ground and pound. At one point, Mays had Davis’ head in a full mount across the neck with head against the cage, and one can only assume that is where he took the largest amount of damage to his face. With both eyes swollen, Will Davis verbally submits in between rounds due to not being able to see combined with exhaustion. Davis fails to answer the bell.
Larry Mays wins by verbal submission (Fighter couldn’t answer the bell) at the end of the 2nd round.
At a catch weight of 195 pounds, local favorite and San Francisco police officer Bryan Lujan (JJ’s, Pacifica) succumbed to the superior grappler in Mike Fazzino in the first round. Although Lujan came out throwing that hard over-hand right, it never quite landed where he wanted it to, and during one of the scrambles, he ended up being mounted by Fazzino. Fazzino then rained down several unanswered elbows and punches from the mount, and the fight was stopped at 2:18 of the first round.
Mike Fazzino wins by TKO at 2:18 of the 1st round.
Local favorite John Devine wasted no time in using his size to his advantage, essentially grabbing and slamming Richard Blake to the ground, and into side-mount. After a minute of pounding, Devine takes the mount, and later secures an arm-bar, but Blake successfully defended himself through the end of the 1st round. In the 2nd round, it was more of the same, and John eventually got on top, and again, using his size to his advantage, pounded Blake until the referee stopped in to stop the fight.
John Devine wins via TKO (referee stoppage) at 1:41 of the 2nd round.
Wayne Phillips of American Kickboxing Academy was pitted against Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fan favorite and tattoo artist Joey Armstrong. The fight started with decent hands from both fighters, but it appeared to be Phillips who was getting the better of the early exchanges, landing a few shots and eventually taking Armstrong down. Phillips seemed to be in control, but wasn’t doing much from inside the guard, nor in the half-guard, but due to his control of Armstrong, he takes the round. (MMA Weekly scores it 10-9 Phillips)
In the second round, Armstrong appeared to turn up the heat, landing some decent punches standing, and controlling the cage. Phillips, a big 170 pound fighter, tried to keep the fight on the ground, but Armstrong, a jiu-jitsu fighter, decided he wanted to throw leather. Toward the end of the round, Phillips appeared the less fresh of the two fighters, and Armstrong finishes strong. (MMA Weekly scores it 10-9 Armstrong)
Armstrong was going strong in the 3rd round, landing the better of the exchanges, and turning on a little speed that seemed to overwhelm the tired Phillips. In one exchange, Armstrong wobbled Phillips but was not able to finish him. The over-hand right found its home with help with the left leg kick, and Armstrong just kept coming forward throughout the round, keeping it standing as best he could. This was possibly fight of the night. (MMA Weekly scores it 10-9 Armstrong)
Ryan Bastianelli took a page from Sherk’s playbook when he quickly took down Roseville’s Gigo Jara, and pushed Jara into the cage corner, working the elbows and staying in top control. Bastianelli even gets the mount at one point, but Jara scrambles and secures a takedown of his own to end round 1. Round 2 is more of the same, with Bastianelli bringing it to Jara on the ground. Jara secured an ankle lock at one point, but it was still too little for him to win the round. In Round 3, Bastianelli attempted several takedowns, and although Jara’s defense was solid, and he even slipped in a few proper strikes, Bastianelli eventually got control to take round 3. (MMA Weekly scores it 30-27, Bastianelli)
The very tough Raul Castillo (JJ’s Martial Arts, Pacifica) immediately shot in for a double-leg on Josh Neal, and worked it until he got the takedown. Although Neal attempted to reverse Castillo’s momentum at one point, Castillo proved to be too strong for the fighter. Castillo secured the mount, and pounded Neal out for the win at just under 2 minutes. Castillo wins another fight by TKO.
Raul Castillo wins by TKO at 2:12 of the first round.
Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu San Francisco lead instructor Kurt Osiander and American Kickboxing Academy’s up-and-comer Nathan Moore faced off in the main event of the night. Although many of the San Francisco fans wanted hometown favorite Osiander to win, they certainly didn’t get to see that, nor did they even really get to see a fight. AKA’s Nate Moore came out blasting with a hook that caught Osiander on the chin, sending him crashing to the mat. Moore pounced and landed a few more shots before the ref stepped in at 6 seconds into the first round. This was undoubtedly an impressive victory over a BJJ black belt for Nathan Moore. Find out when Nate
Nathan Moore wins by KO at :06 seconds of the 1st round.
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