| 20 June 2010
The Frisco-based Supreme Warrior Championship (SWC) MMA promotional enitiy is inarguably the most active professional fight promotion in North Texas. This past Saturday, SWC returned to their familiar haunt, the Frisco Convention Center, to give fight fans in the DFW an outlet for their live fight appetite.
(All photos © Edward Garza/NorthTexasFisticuffs.com)
Main Event
Lewis McKenzie (10-3) TKO RD 2 (Strikes) Davis Sylvester III (5-3)
Official Time of Stoppage: 2:47 in round two.
After a number of fights fell through on this promotion, Sylvester, head honcho of SWC, elevated his fight with former Extreme Fighting League flyweight champion McKenzie to the night’s main event. Many pundits cageside wondered aloud if Sylvester had bitten off more than he can chew in McKenzie a tall, gangly fighter with considerable striking skills. This line of thought proved to be prophetic as McKenzie utilized his considerable reach advantage to land a number of hard shots through Sylvester’s guard. Sylvester tried in vain to take the fight to the ground where his jiu-jitsu acumen would be of great advantage but McKenzie weathered the takedown attempts and holds to pepper Sylvester with a number of shots. The end came in the second round when Sylvester gave up his back trying to weather a McKenzie salvo and after a number of unanswered shots to the head; the fight was waived off by the referee.
Co-Featured Fight
Sean Spencer (4-0) UD 3 Jacob Ortiz (3-2)
Scores: 29-28, 29-28, 28-28
Ortiz just seems to have a penchant for engaging in bloody, back-and-forth wars. His 2009 battle with Will Florentino at SWC 9 has to go down in the history books as one of the best fights to even have been fought in North Texas. Against the undefeated, but unheralded Sean Spencer, Ortiz again found himself in a battle of guts and will. Early on Ortiz looked to take the fight to the ground where he could utilize his wrestling skills. However, Spencer deftly stuffed his takedown attempts and kept the fight standing where his exemplary boxing skills gave Ortiz fits. It was a great, action-filled battle but in the end Spencer proved to be the better man.
Brandon Smith (4-0) KO 1 Clay Hantz (4-3)
Official time of the stoppage: 1:39 in round one.
In what had all the making of an action-packed fight, Dallas’ Smith kept his unblemished record intact with an impressive KO of the always game Hantz. Hantz started the round off impressively, using some Muay Thai kicks that landed at will on the exposed extremities of the Smith. However, Hantz success would be short lived as Smith landed a counter high kick that was followed by a straight left that left Hantz crumpled on the ground prompting the referee to stop the fight. Hantz was livid and protested the stoppage citing that he was fit to continue but the fight had already been officially stopped. It was a bad break for Hantz.
Edwin Figueroa (6-0) TKO RD 2 (Strikes) Warren Stewart (5-11)
Official time of the stoppage: 1:06 in round two.
Despite having a less than impressive professional record, Stewart is as tough a fighter as you can get. Figueroa quickly found that out early on as Stewart battled gamely from the ground and through the guard. But, Figueroa was able to assert his game plan in the fight and after dropping Stewart with a left hook in the second round and the follow up assault prompted the referee to stop the fight. It was a solid win for Figueroa who keeps his unblemished record intact.
Tim Snyder (10-6-1) MD 3 Ryan Benoit (2-1)
Scores: 29-27, 29-27, and 28-28
Personally, from my seat cageside, I had this fight as a victory for Benoit. The Saekson Muay Thai fighter was the aggressor and landed the more telling blows throughout the fight. Wile Snyder had some success in the last round with some good infighting; it was hard for me to discount the work that Benoit put in over the first two rounds. However, it must be noted that Benoit was docked a point for holding onto the cage in the third. While Snyder fought a tough fight, I don’t think that Benoit should have lost the match.
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