Chuck Liddell

Also in attendance were Cowboy great and sponsor, Randy White who was plugging his BBQ place in Frisco.

The main event pitted Lewisville’s Joe Christopher (10-4) against Joey Gorczynkski (17-9) from Oklahoma for the Steele Cage Welterweight Championship. Although Christopher was the Brazilian Jujitsu artist in the match it was Gorczynkski who looked like the expert. Christopher kept muscling him for top control but it was Gorczynkski who sunk the submission moves. Once by guillotine and the other a rear naked choke, both times Christopher was able to pull a Houdini and fight on. After a few more submission tries Christopher finally got caught in rear naked choke he couldn’t get out of. The official time was 3:52 of the second round. It was the second time in as many fights that Christopher has come up short against Gorczynkski but I have no doubt we’ll see both these men fighting in main events in the near future.

The co-main event was not only fight of the night but also the most exciting live MMA fight I’ve had the pleasure of seeing. Joseph Sandoval (4-0) and Arlington’s Douglas Frey (8-4) fought toe to toe in a back and forth battle of wills. Frey got off early rocking his opponent with some nice punches and dropped him with a perfect knee from a muay thai chinch. Sandoval was in serous trouble and was close to being stopped but he somehow weathered the storm. Once back on his feet and he came back landing a few nice punches that hurt Frey and had him back peddling. Before rounds end it was Frey who came back this time, Hurting Sandoval as the bell rang. The second round was more of a boxing match until Sandoval connected with a few punches, and then a combination drove Frey across the ring. He then followed to another combination that sent him to the ground where he followed with a few more before the ref jumped in and stopped it at 2:04. Keep an eye out for both of these two fighters.

Richard Steele

Dallas’s Ira Boyd (9-10-1) won by rear naked choke over Shawn Smith (1-2) from Greenville at 52 seconds of round 2.

James Hall (5-2) from Gunn Barrel City wins by armbar at 2:13 of the second over Kyle Simpson (1-1).

James Gray (1-2) won a unanimous decision over Daniel Gipson (1-5).

Roy Spoon (5-2) from Garland sunk a rear naked choke on Palestine’s David Jackson (0-3) in the first round.

Ft Worth’s Ali Lleiwi (2-2) won by ankle lock at 1:52 of round 1 over Van Vo (1-5) of Austin.

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