Saturday night, July 17th brought Super Art Fight 7, the latest in our main event live shows, presented as a part of Artscape 2010 at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland.
If you’ve been following along on this site, you’ve seen the results, and you know where Super Art Fight is heading into SAF8, but how did the artists feel like it went?
Each competitor spoke with our own Darren Gendron after their bouts, and you get their thoughts exclusively here, in a series of interview videos at SuperArtFight.com! Follow the jump for the videos!
Saturday Night, July 17th, 2010. A balmly summer’s night. Day 2 of Artscape 2010. But most importantly, the date of Super Art Fight 7.
Our return to The Metro Gallery for a full event for the first time since Super Art Fight 5 last fall, the evening featured four intense bouts in front of a brand new crowd. It was a night to remember, as Jamie Baldwin notched the first successful victory on her championship belt, Chris Impink gained a surprise victory, Michael Bracco and Bryan Prindiville went toe to toe in a tightly contested bout, and Chelsea Grose earned a perfect 2-0 record.
Hosted by Ross Nover and Marty Day, with DJing by DJ Sheephead and musical interludes provided by Goodbye New Plans, here are the full details of what went down.
Bout 1: Chelsea Grose (2-0) defeated Kelsey Wailes (2-2).
With the starting topic of “SPACE”, these two SAF rookies battled tooth and nail in an Art Fight that saw Space Hippos, flying poop and a giant hammer appear. Tightly contested the whole bout, Chelsea Grose narrowly snagged the victory out of Kelsey’s hands, giving “Grose Misconduct” a perfect 2-0 record. Not a bad start for a rookie!
Bout 2: Chris “Impact” Impink (2-4) defeated Jami “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi (1-4).
A much anticipated battle between two SAF veterans, this clash quickly enforced the 21+ rule of the evening, with Noguchi drawing many a phallic object on the Art Fight canvas. But perhaps it was too much, as after a bout where it seemed Noguchi had it in the bag, Impink grabbed the audiences love and appreciation in the oh-so-crucial voting stage, giving “Impact” a much needed +1 on his record.
Bout 3: Michael “Spaghetti Kiss” Bracco (5-2) defeated Bryan “Silent But Violent” Prindiville (0-3). It was Bryan Prindiville’s first one-on-one bout, and honestly, he couldn’t have had a harder opponent in former SAF Champion Michael Bracco. Prindiville did his best to hold court and stand at the same level of an SAF veteran like Bracco, but at the end of the bout, Bracco (and his horrifying art) held the audiences favor, giving Bracco an unheard of 5-2 record.
Bout 4: Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin (4-2) succesfully defended her Super Art Fight Championship against Nick “Ghostfreehood” Borkowicz (2-5).
Six months in the making, this match lived up to the hype. Both competitors stepped up the psychological warfare with full costumes, both ready for the war that would ensue. They threw each other off the stage, dived off the stage, the battle going both on the canvas and off, and despite an extremely close audience reaction, the official decision was made – the Metro Gallery continues to smile on champions, and Jamie Baldwin now had her first successful defense.
So where do we go from here?
Super Art Fight officials are aiming at a fall date for Super Art Fight 8. The date and location is still to be determined, but we do aim to keep the numbered events within our home town of Baltimore. As for Jamie Baldwin’s next challenger? Coming out of SAF7, the victors were Michael Bracco, Chris Impink and Chelsea Grose, with Michael Bracco having the best record of the 3. Could we see a Bracco/Baldwin rematch at SAF8? Only time will tell. Stay tuned!
Coming later this week: Post Match Interviews with ALL of the evening’s competitors!
Coming off of last year’s debut at Connecticon, we at Super Art Fight had a good feeling about our return to the Nutmeg state. What we didn’t expect, however, was how amazing it would be. Last year, we packed a room so tight, the fire marshall showed up. This year…we learned we may need an EVEN BIGGER room for 2011.
A record-setting 2,000+ fans jam-packed the Main Events room at Connecticon 2010 as we presented The Havoc in Hartford, featuring 3 bouts, all with a 25 minute time-limit. Hosting was handled by SAF commentary staff Marty Day and Ross Nover, and auctioning was handled by our own “Eh Yo” Dern.
In the opening match, Yuko Ota defeated Super Art Fight co-founder Jami “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi. This was Yuko’s second appearance on the CTCon stage, and Jami’s CTCon debut. Yuko’s fanbase was in full effect (she was by far, the most requested artist going into the show), and in a bout that started with “World Cup” as a topic, the canvas was covered with Vuvuzellas, Noguchi’s adorable/disturbing puppy cows, and all sorts of assorted craziness. Noguchi, a veteran of SAF’s past and present, fought hard, but couldn’t stop “The Crusher” Yuko Ota from taking the victory.
Filling out the middle of the card was a Connecticon favorite, a Super Art Fight tag match. The team of Alina Pete and Dirk Tiede (aka the “WereTeam”) defeated Garth Graham and the debuting Tina Pratt. While not as wild as the main event tag seen at CTCon 2009, the battle was brought hard to the canvas, with Pratt making a solid showing for a rookie, but the more seasoned “WereTeam” won out in this “Epic Space War” battle. The canvas threw all sorts of objects (tacos, Scott Pilgrim, Carl Fredricksen from Up) in Space, but at the end of the day, the adept teamwork of Pete and Tiede won the audience over.
Finally, after one year of smack talk, battles across the US, and unbridled mayhem, SAF Co-Founder Nick “Ghostfreehood” Borkowicz faced head to head against Lar De Souza. Connecticon 2009 saw the battle fly off the canvas, with boards being broken, punches thrown, and absolute insanity gripping the Art Fight stage, and this year was no different. Distracting dance attacks, insulting t-shirts and yes, even TIME TRAVELING letters came into play in this SAF classic, but when the “Kawaii Apocalypse” battle’s dust had settled, one man’s hand was raised in victory. While Nick raised his overall profile from a relative unknown to a close competitor, the audiences response was obvious – Lar De Souza had won.
Ladies and gentleman, The Havoc in Hartford was truly one for the ages, and we cannot thank you enough for joining us this weekend. As we stated across our Facebook and Twitter, we are unbelievably thankful for such a jaw-dropping turnout and we hope to see you all again soon at future events. Big thanks to Alyssa Mow of Connecticon for booking us in the Main Events room in the first place, staff member Eric for going above and beyond the call of duty in assisting us with setup, and to the Main Events room staff for great video and audio work.
If this was your FIRST time seeing us, please, by all means, join our mailing list (the link to the right), follow us on your favorite sites, and stay tuned to SuperArtFight.com as we announce more and new shows throughout the year, and hopefully for years to come.
As we wait for ROFLCon to post up the offiical footage from our show this past weekend, a really sneaky audience member TAPED THE WHOLE THING from his seat in the audience!
If that wasn’t enough, he even posted it in glorious HD!
So, if you missed it or want to relive every awkward moment, here you go. Click play and enjoy!
This past weekend, we at Super Art Fight had the honor and pleasure to make our Boston-area debut as a part of ROFLCon II.
Featuring 3 of the most outrageous bouts in SAF history, a show unlike any other was had, and we loved every minute of it. And apparently, you did as well – making us, if only for a short period, the #1 trending topic on Twitter in the Boston Area. (Holy Crap!)
In case you missed it, here’s what went down -
BOUT 1: Yuko Ota (Johnny Wander) defeated Super Art Fight Champion (and ROFLCon foursquare mayor) Jamie Baldwin (Sudden Valley).
For those who saw these bouts, you know that they were truly pushing the limits of the art of artistic combat, and a prime example of what makes Super Art Fight one of the greatest spectacles going today.
We’d once again like to thank all the artists for participating (including Tony Daniels, who offered to be an alternate), Kris Straub for joining us on commentary, ROFLCon for hosting us, MIT for being an amazing venue, and you, the fans, for making it another show for the record books.
If you missed it, videos are being posted up by users on YouTube and all kinds of photos are up on Flickr, so the power of crowdsourcing is in full effect.
It was truly an honor and pleasure to make our Boston debut, and believe us when we say – we can’t wait to come back to the area. Keep an eye here, on our Twitter, or join our mailing list to the right to stay on top of future dates!
Wow, our very own staff videographer Christina Crawley outdid herself this time.
Just days after our appearance at Katsucon 16 in National Harbor, Maryland wherein we had the honor and pleasure of hosting this year’s Iron Artist competition, we have 2 amazing highlight videos!
The first, seen above, is a full highlight music video.
If that wasn’t enough, we have a Speed Up video, condensing all 3 bouts into 1 minute of stunning footage!
Share it, vote for it, enjoy it – we’re really proud to have been a part of this weekend, and hope you enjoy reliving it as much as we do!
In an absolutely amazing honor, we at Super Art Fight had the honor and pleasure to present this year’s 9th annual Iron Artist competition as a part of this years Katsucon in National Harbor, Maryland.
The show was an absolutely astounding series of bouts, which included clashes of Super Art Fight champions new and old, and, in a stunning main event, the Super Art Fight debut of surprise artist Jo Chen!
In case you weren’t there, here’s what went down -
IRON ARTIST BATTLE 1: BODY HAIR VERSUS FACIAL HAIR Nick “Ghostfreehood” Borkowicz defeated Michael Bracco
IRON ARTIST BATTLE 2: FISH VERSUS BIRDS Garth Graham defeated Jamie “Brawlin’ Baldwin (Super Art Fight Champion) in a non-title bout.
IRON ARTIST BATTLE 3: MAIN EVENT – CLOWNS VERSUS DRAG QUEENS Jo Chen defeated Jami “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi in her surprise debut.
It was an amazing show which set the Katsucon audience on fire with joy and excitement, and it was truly a pleasure to have the lovely and talented Ms. Chen join us in the Art of Art Fighting. Thanks to Katsucon again for hosting us and most importantly, you great fans for coming out.
Details on our next live show, along with photos from this show, are coming soon!
Here are our last two interviews, with our new champion Jamie Baldwin and former champion Michael Bracco.
Jamie Baldwin:
Michael Bracco:
Thanks for watching these interviews, I think we’ll be keeping these going for future shows….
…and speaking of future shows, be sure to stay tuned to this site for the details on all our future shows, including Iron Artist IX at Katsucon 16, Super Art Fight 7 and SO MUCH MORE!
