Rumble on the Rock recap

KENGO URA DEF. MIKE MALONE
Kengo from Enson Inoue’s Pure Bred in Japan took out Hawaii fighter Mike Malone. Mike was initially looking to unload his heavy hands but Kengo kept trying for the takedown and eventually was able to get Malone to his back. From there Kengo unloaded some pretty good shots from the ground. He would stand up from Malone's guard and drive down for a punch Fedor style. After some effective ground and pound Kengo finally leaned back from the guard and applied a tight ankle lock which had Mike limping off the stage.

ROSS “DA BOSS” EBENEZ DEF. JOSH DONAHUE
Ross was originally supposed to be fighting Jason Von Flue from "The Ultimate Fighter 2" but had to fight a last minute replacement Josh Donahue. Josh weighed in at 13 pounds lighter than Ross but he must have weighed a lot less when he stepped into the ring. Ross capitalized on this by stuffing all of Josh's shots and punishing his with hard shots which staggered Josh badly. Josh applied an armbar but Ross was able to pick him up for the Rampage style slam. Ross then brutally pounded Josh on the ground for a TKO.

SCOTT JUNK DEF. VILATONU VONOKALAIFIA
The match started with Vilatonu looking to strike and Junk looking for the clinch/takedown. Vlilatonu was able to land on top during the clinch and he mounted Junk. He tried some ground and pound which wasn't very effective. Junk did a good job tying up his opponent and got a reversal. From there Junk unloaded some really good shots from the mount and won via TKO.

YUSHIN OKAMI DEF. ANDERSON SILVA
You read correct, Okami beats Silva. From the beginning it looked like this fight was going to be short. Silva was unloading some bombs from both hands and feet. He dominated the fight in every facet until he was finally dragged to the ground. Silva seemed to be doing more damage from his back which is rare in MMA. Controversy struck when Silva delivered a heel to Okami's head when in his guard. The blow twisted okami's head violently and he was almost unconscious. Anderson started to celebrate until he found out he had been disqualified because in ROTR you are not allowed to up kick when you opponent has his knees on the ground.

JAKE SHIELDS DEF. DAVE MENNE
This was the first fight of the night to go the distance. Dave won the stand up war with Jake shooting constantly to try to get the fight onto the ground where he was able to win the fight via judges decision. Jake effortlessly passed Dave's guard and mounted him, he really made Dave's guard look bad. On the ground he was able to land a few blows with his creative ground and pound but he mainly racked up points and didn't seem to damage Dave much.

CARLOS CONDIT DEF. CHARUTO VERISSIMO
This was the biggest upset of the night. Charuto seemed to have a low seeded fighter in Condit and most peoplein the audiance were looking forward to seeing him advance, Condit had other plans however. From the opening bell Condit caught Charuto with a stiff jab. Charuto then went for a takedown and was caught with a huge knee which dropped Charuto like a sack of potatoes. Charuto's warrior instincts took over and he tried to roll over to work his guard but Condit pounced and hit Charuto with the hardest ground strikes of the night. Charuto was beaten in 17 seconds.

FRANK TRIGG DEF. RON JHUN
This fight was pretty predictable. Ron tried to unload and Frank kept taking Ron down. Trigg made no real effort to pass the guard and seemed to only strike enough to prevent the ref from standing the fighters back on their feet. Trigg did stand with Jhun later in the fight and got off some good shots. When Jhun would start to build some steam however Trigg would shoot and often get the takedow. Trigg won the judges decision easily.

BUTTERBEAN DEF. WESLEY “CABBAGE” CORREIRA

For the main event Cabbage and Butterbean did not dissapoint the fans. The fight was under special rules which clearly favored Butterbean. There were no submissions and the fighters would be brought back to their feet after 15 seconds. Cabbage fought a smart fight and mixed up his striking with punches and kicks. I was impressed with Butterbeans ability to defend the leg kicks as he checked or lifted his leg for most of the kicks. Cabbage was able to drag Butterbean down and opened up a can on Butterbean who was pinned against the cage. Butterbean held on for 15 seconds and later rocked Cabbage with a flurry of punches. Cabbage tried to work his thai clinch but Butterbean was too big and strong for Cabbage to land anything effective, Butterbean actually was firing knees back at Cabbage.
Late in the first round Cabbage seemed to be injured. It looked as though Cabbage may have had a broken rib. Cabbage was unable to answer the bell and Butter bean won his second MMA fight. Later there was a rumor that Cabbage had a broken arm, not rib and it may have been injured BEFORE the fight.