By the way, can I just say that I hate how the mma community uses the phrase “He got caught”…because that also discredits the actual technique of the winning fighter and more so points fingers at what the losing fighter did wrong. “Oh I was winning til I got caught.”…right you were winning until you lost, correct.

Just venting. Sounds like it was a good event though!

Dan Keefe vs. Dan Pasquarella was also a hyped fight that was supposed to be a war, but Keefe got caught in a guillotine after he shot for a takedown. I could do this all day…tons of fights that looked great on paper wound up being quick, and I don’t think it’s fair to blame the matchmaker for that.

I also thought the Shawdee vs. Reider/Lerchen fight was pretty cool too. Big slams, both guys fighting out of submissions, scrambles, and ultimately a submission win in about 3 minutes…and while Sonier isn’t great, he has like 5-6 fights, and most recently fought Bonnell and Tom Giove. Him vs. a first time pro looked to be solid on paper, but the first timer ran through him.

I dont mean to harp on this, but it’s frustrating when guys say similar things about fights I’ve matched. Nobody ever seems to be willing to give credit to the guy that landed the punch, or locked up the quick submission. You never hear “Wow, Vaca looked great last night.” Everyone seems to want to trash the opponent lately. New fighters who win quickly should be praised, but instead people would rather say their opponent doesn’t belong in the cage.