1) SHAYNA BASZLER vs. JEN FINNEY: Baszler is a pretty good fighter that Elite XC has invested some money into. Finney I know nothing about.
Finney wants the clinch and to Tim Sylvia the bout early on by pushing Baszler into the cage and squashing her offense with mere endless holding. The ref breaks it up, and then they return to action and the same thing happens. However, Baszler expects it, drops from the clinch for a single, gets the takedown, and Finney is helpless on her back. Baszler eventually grabs an armbar for a submission win. (1)
2) JOSH NEAL vs. ERIC BEONDO: Neither one is a fighter I've heard of. Beondo is a wrestler and is quite a bit older.
Beondo likes to go for takedowns and Neal wants to KO Beondo standing. Beondo's gas tank fails him miserably, as by the halfway mark of round one, it is clear that Beondo has no real plan to bypass the striking of Neal. There's some okay groundwork in this one, with a series that sees Neal reversing an armbar attempt of Beondo's and getting in mount, followed by a bunch of scrambling that leads to a big knee in the face of Beondo. As I said before, Beondo gasses and as he flails uselessly to get inside, he's caught with another big knee and Cecil Peoples stops it. Both are not contenders at any level presently. (0)
3) ANTHONY RUIZ vs. JASON GERIS: Ruiz just fought in an awful 5 rounder for Strikeforce.
Geris, like Southworth was against Ruiz, is all about takedowns. Unfortunately for him, he has Cecil Peoples in the ring as the third man, and so when he gets side control in round one and is landing a ton of elbows with Ruiz pinned against the cage, of course the fight is stood up. Somewhere along the way down to the mat, Geris ended up with a nice abrasion in the center of his forehead, between the eyes. Doesn't really bleed or anything, but it makes for a nice target for Ruiz, who given the opportunity to work his superior standup by Peoples, takes advantage. Geris is, as Beondo was in the last bout, pretty gassed by the mid point of the round, and Ruiz is able to control the action even as he attempts repeatedly to just jump in for the clinch. At the end of the round, Ruiz ends up dropping for a single leg takedown that Geris defends, but as the bell sounds, Geris tweaks his knee. He's unable to continue and Ruiz is given a TKO win. (1)
4) DREW MONTGOMERY vs. TONY RUBALCAVA: This is Rubalcava's debut. Montgomery is 3-1.
All Rubalcava. He clinches early in the round, takes down Montgomery, and pounds him out from full guard. A pretty impressive performance, and in spite of having lost since, I'll give this a (1), as he's a fairly interesting prospect at 205.
5) BRIAN COBB vs. JOHN REEDY: This is apparently the third fight between these two. Cobb won the first two, so why another fight between them, I don't know.
Cobb gets an early takedown after catching a kick from Reedy, and goes for an armbar. Reedy gets out and tries to throw shots to Cobb's face from inside his guard, and has to dodge repeated submission attempts in doing so. Reedy shows some skill and passes the guard after a triangle attempt, goes to north/south, and Cobb takes it as an opportunity to stand, switch to Reedy's back and get a rear naked choke. For the third time in Reedy's career, he taps to Cobb's RNC. (1), all for Cobb.
6) JEREMIAH METCALF vs. JAMIE JARA: Change in announcers as Mauro and Quadros take the mics. This is a Gladiator Challenge Middleweight title bout. Jara is a late replacement for Aaron Witherspoon, who was supposed to unify the GC and KOTC welterweight belts against GC champ Metcalf. Jara is instead putting up his title.
Mostly striking, which surprises everyone. That is to Jara's advantage, and yet Metcalf finds a consistent home for his straight right. Jara is naturally a much larger man, having competed as high as heavyweight, and when he lands cleanly on Metcalf, the difference is noticeable. Metcalf is KOed with a single left hand from Jara in an entertaining slugfest. (2)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT(S): Metcalf/Jara
KO OF THE NIGHT(S): Beondo/Neal
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT(S): Cobb/Reedy
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 4 out of 10: Not abyssmal, some okayish fighters, nice and short at 1:06 for everything.
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