Pangea Fight Reviews

The Pangea fights were held on August 18 th at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunset Blvd. The auditorium was about half full with many good seats available.

In the first fight of the night Anthony McDavitt fought Skye Rivera. Although Rivera had a wrestling background Anthony immediately shot in took Rivera to the ground. Anthony maintained top control and started to work his ground and pound game. The referee steps in and stops the fight. It appears that Anthony won the fight after several forearm strikes to Rivera. The referee then announces that Anthony was disqualified for holding the cage and striking his opponent. Anthony’s corner said he did not hold onto the cage and that no warnings were given. Skye Rivera won the fight.

In the second fight of the evening James Gisdorf fought Justin Jorgenson. Justin shoots in on Gisdorf who pulls guard and applies a Tri-angle. Justin picks up Gisdorf and slams him on the ground. Gisdorf sinks the tri-angle further. Justin loses consciousness and the referee separates the two fighters. Gisdorf wins by a tri-angle choke at 40 seconds in the first round.

In the third fight of the evening Jonathan Romero fought Anthony Johnson from Chute Box USA. Both fighters come out trading punches in the center of the cage. Johnson catches Romero with a knee and they both go back into the cage. Johnson tries to finish Romero but both fighters continue to punch it out. Johnson catches Romero with another good punch to the head and knocks Romero to the mat. Johnson quickly moves in and finishes the fight at 1:09, by using his ground and pound style of fighting.

The fourth fight of the evening put Jared Hammam against Richardo Arrivabani. Throughout the first round both fighters exchanged punches in the center of the ring. They went to the ground for a brief moment but ended back up on their feet. Hamman appeared to have the upper hand as Arrivabani began to fatigue and his punches became more wild.

In the second round both fighters came out punching. Arrivabani tries to shoot in on Hamman. He is unable to secure the take down and tries to pull guard. They end up back on their feet where Arrivabani tries another take down. Hamman ends up on top and punches Arrivabani in the head several times before the referee stops the fight at 2:14 in the second round.

The fifth fight of the evening put Mike Corey against Brian Cobb. In the first round both fighters traded good punches and knees. Cobb controlled Corey and took his back trying to sink a choke hold. Corey spins around and ends up in Cobb’s guard at the end of the first round. Cobb dominated Corey in the first round maintaining top control.

The second round goes to the ground with both fighters fighting for position. Both fighters spend the majority of the round on the ground with Corey now punching Cobb from the top position. Corey won the second round.

In the third round both fighters came out punching and end up on the ground. Corey showed some good Jiu-Jitsu training trying to work submissions on the ground. Corey wins the decision.

In the main event of the evening, Sherman Pendergrass quickly ended the fight against Aaron Brink. Both fighters came out and locked up in the center of the ring. Pendergrass took Brink’s back. Brink was standing with Pendergrass on his back. Brink pinned Pendergrass back against the cage. Pendergrass submits Brink using a rear naked choke hold.