Battling Bodies 48: David vs. Goliath
Match 1: Brock Hammer vs. Chuck Rowen
Brock Hammer 6’2” 198 20yo
Chuck Rowen 5’7” 149 23yo
SAMSON vs. GOLIATH! Brock (red speedos) couldn’t believe that we were asking him to wrestle a 150 pounder. When we met Chuck (navy blue speedos) at NHB we know that he was not average, once we saw him on the mat. Trained in Ju-Jitsui and an attitude that just won’t let him tap out, we saw right away that this kid was exceptional. Then when he wrestled John (our owner) and beat him - a trained wrestler and coach – we knew we had an awesome wrestler. So we asked him to wrestle Brock.
Brock gets the initial take down and control, but Chuck got over his jitters right away. Brock eventually got a good ankle lock and a submission. But watch Chuck go at Brock in the second match. The size difference is phenomenal. Any 150 pounder would be intimidated against Brock Hammer, but Chuck is all heart. As Brock talks dirt, Chuck gives it right back to him. Chuck finally takes down Brock and it’s all over – Brock taps.
And there are two more falls – awesome. We can’t wait to see Chuck take on a few guys nearer to his own size. You’re going to see a lot more of Chuck Rowen on NHB BATTLE – but first he has a match to finish against Brock
Match 2: Max Anderson vs. Chris Londis
Max Anderson 5’11” 204 25yo
Chris Londis 5’9” 145 22yo
SAMSON vs. GOLIATH! At NHB BATTLE we usually don’t do squash jobs. We hate extremely one-sided matches. We like real competition where either wrestler has a chance to win. That has been our philosophy for 12 years. So, when Chris (blue speedos) asked for a match against Max (pink speedos) we initially said ‘no’. “I’ll beat him, John, I promise. I can take this guy” Chris told us as he begged for the match. So he got his wish.
A real Samson-Goliath matchup – Chris is giving away almost sixty pounds. Max took this challenge as a joke. Max saw Chris destroy Denny Webb and even submit once to Jim Powers. Max told NHB “I’ll take it easy and make it look good”. What Max didn’t know is that Chris has been training MMA for the past year getting ready for his first cage match.
Max easily takes Chris to the mat early on and stays on top, working different moves and holds for about three minutes, then Chris reverses. You can see by looking at Max’s face how surprised he is that he can’t maneuver Chris. Watch this little, tough guys use his legs to keep Max away. Watch when Chris gets behind and on top – there’s no stopping him. After about 8 minutes Max just can’t get free , can’t escape, and is caught in a tight front face lock on his back that Chris just lifts the neck and shoulders. Max taps.
Max is now more determined to beat this little guy. Max gets a headlock and reverse cradle on Chris and cranks. Max is sure Chris is going to tap. Chris squirms, wrestles, powers, and escapes. Fifteen more minutes of move and move, great contact, lots of submission holds, but no tap out. Max escapes the triangle choke at least twice, but not the third time. Check out the look on Max after he taps the second time. He’s not pissed, not mad – he’s bewildered. He cant’ believe he got beat twice by a 145 pounder. Max said “he’s got to wrestle Brock” (Hammer).
We’re not sure Max will wrestle Chris again – but we’ll sure try to set it up.
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