1) Steven Baker vs. Rick Desper: 145lbers.
FIGHT: Desper Submission Rnd 1. (0)
Baker: Terrible ground work. Possibly never trained in his life as he repeatedly takes down Desper and tries to put him in headlocks while giving up his back.
Desper: Decent submission skills aided by Baker's total lack of skill there. No apparently standup ability.
2) Cole Preseley vs. Brian Van Hoven: 155 lb bout. Preseley is 6'1''.
FIGHT: Brian Van Hoven Unanimous Decision. (0)
Preseley: You may sit there and say you know MMA. Perhaps. Preseley then, for you educated folk, is the mid-atlantic's answer to Tristan Yunker. He's a lanky lightweight who works well off his back, but not so well that he can beat a seriously skilled wrestler. After winning the first round with submission attempts, he is taken down in the second round, slows the number of sub attempts, and ends up with a broken nose and some nasty cuts. He takes a urange in round three and is reduced to basically working buttscoot and trying to scissor legs and throw triangles. Bloody mess at the end of this fight. Ugly stuff.
Van Hoven: A wrestler who is strong and well conditioned. That's always a tough combination. However, not much to say about him standing, and while he was able to power and slam his way out of submissions against Preseley, his technique left a lot to be desired. Another thing I didn't like: He changed levels on Preseley in round 2 after getting clipped in the head with a punch while the men were clinched. Was slow in doing so, barely got the takedown against a guy who wanted to be on the bottom.
3) Justin Hickey vs. Brett Thomas: 145ers.
FIGHT: Hickey TKO Rnd 1 (0)
Hickey: Tries a wild guard pass, throws wild shots standing. Does have a nice takedown, being a judo throw really early on. Gets rocked during an exchange and barely hangs on.
Thomas: Mounted, smashed, taken down twice, controlled almost none of the fight except when he briefly hurt Hickey with a punch.
4) Bobby Huron vs. Jason Hillicker: 135lb fight. Huron is supposedly from Greg Jackson's camp.
FIGHT: Hillicker Submission Rnd 1
Huron: Just seems mediocre. Gets caught in an armbar while on top inside the guard.
Hillicker: Wild striking, grabs the armbar while on his back, forces the tap. Seems at least capable of finishing.
5) Mike Paschall vs. Quinton McCottrell: Paschall was once an undefeated boxer who made it to Shobox and was destroyed by Andre Dirrell. He looks real soft.
FIGHT: McCottrell Submission Rnd 1. (1)
Paschall: His opponent took this on late notice, and apparently can shoot a double. Completely awful, useless performance.
McCottrell: KOTC special with the takedown, mount, punches, RNC.
6) Ryan McGowan vs. Deon West: Huge fat guys over 300 lbs.
FIGHT: McGowan TKO Rnd 1. Terrible fight. West hurt early with clubbing blows and this resembles Tank's debut in MMA. (0)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Van Hoven/Preseley
KO OF THE NIGHT: West/McGowan
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Huron/Hillicker
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3 out of 10. None of the fights look like they matter, none of the fighters look particularly relevant, and this fight is important most for the ex-boxer on the card.
D&R Rating: 3% (1/30)
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