1) BILLY RUTHERFORD vs. BRAD FONCK: Who are these guys? What weight class? Dunno. Don't care right now.
Rutherford is a wrestler, apparently, and Fonck is a BJJ sorta dude. 3 minute rounds, it would seem. Absolutely dull round with Rutherford getting a bunch of takedowns and some interesting slams while Fonck holds on for pseudosubmissions for the entire round. This happens against in the second, though Fonck gets to sweep his way on top for a brief period. The third again starts with Rutherford getting a double, picking up Fonck, and doing a Hughes impression. More boring grappling and we go to a decision. Rutherford with an easy win. It was one of 8 in 2007, but zero fights in 2008. (0)
2) MALIK ALLAH vs. JOSH PHILIPS: Allah has a helluva name.
Allah has thai shorts and no takedown defense. Philips has Sprawl shorts and can't strike. This is MMA, and so Allah is in trouble. Philips is eventually ground down with punches on the ground and when he's back on his feet, Philips is to his side throwing knees in the face until the ref jumps in. (0)
3) KARL TUREK vs. KEVIN KNOP: They look a little bigger: 205, I think.
Turek gets a takedown and mount hella fast. He punches Knop a bunch and the fight is over. No one even cares. Turek is now 6-4. (0)
4) KRIS TACKETT vs. KEVIN KING: Moar mystery weights.
SLUGGIN'. Fun but pointless slugfest with King nearly stopping Tackett very early, gassing, and Tackett came back with a number of right hands to get the win by KO. Neither had fought in 2008. King is 0-5 professionally. (0)
5) BOB BRENTS vs. JEREMY GENIN: Heavyweights. Brents has karate pants on? And socks??
Genin is a fat dude and he gets a takedown very early. He blasts Brents with shots and this is over. (0)
6) JOSH MARTIN vs. DAVID SARVER: Martin is a little excited to be there. Just too antsy.
Martin blows through Sarver. Better strikes, big takedown, ridiculous guillotine where he's just throwing Sarver around like a ragdoll while he sinches it in. Martin I've seen before and he's not anything special. (0)
7) JASON PIERCE vs. CHRIS MCDANIEL: Biggerish dudes?
Jason Pierce almost gets caught with a guillotine early but can't finish it. Pierce gets his head out and is in mount not long after. Strikes end it in one. Pierce is 9-0 officially, 11-1 unofficially. (1)
8) CARVIN MAFATAU vs. MUHAMMED ABDUL RAHIM: Heavyweights.
Slow standup bout with Mafatau catching the obese black guy and stopping him with hammerfists. Like most heavyweight bouts, a waste of time. (0)
9) RYAN ANTLE vs. MIKE MARRELLO: Antle is known as a bit of a journeyman; I just reviewed him at Mainstream MMA VI. Light heavyweight division. Marrello I have seen! He trains with Cell at Team Curran. At that point, he gassed early and sucked standing.
This event claims to be 1:43 long and I'm like 35 minutes into it and already 9 fights. Marrello has a lot of tattoos and is white. That is the most interesting thin about the first round. Marrello had improved in the 4 months between the fights I've seen of his, but not by tons. After lots of feeling out, Marrello has a few moments to wail on Antle and he kinda doesn't do well. Antle makes it out of the first.
Absolutely boring beginner striking, Antle ends up losing the second round, and then he tries shooting in desperation. Antle defends well and almost grabs a guillotine. He doesn't get it and things do not improve. Fans boo this fight and Marrello ends up hitting him a bunch. Antle goes for a takedown and fails, instead ending up on his back.
Marrello wins the decision. The crowd boos. (0) After a short run in TUF, he's out of the UFC and fighting in FL.
10) HECTOR URBINA vs. ADRIAN SERRANO: Urbina I've seen get KOed. Serrano has been fighting forever.
Urbina gets thai clinch early and lands a bunch of knees that clearly hurt Serrano. A big looping right hurts Serrano and more punches force him to his back. Urbina forces him to be stood up and the striking continues. A few more knees and Serrano crumples. He's since retired. (1)
11) DERRICK KEASLEY vs. BRIAN GASSAWAY: Gassaway has been fighting FOREVER.
Dull first. Some poor striking exhibited by both. The venue is quiet for this and the ring is squeaking a ton. That, or someone is fucking lovelessly on an old bed nearby. "HOW ABOUT THAT" says Big Poppa Schnake. Has anyone tried to put themselves over harder than him?
Round 2 starts and I note Keasley's shorts: They're Tapout shorts that appear to be similar to Alan Belcher's custom shorts with a single flowery leg cut in. Virtually no kicks or knees in this round, instead we're left with dull boxing and neither man is really landing. Gassaway is, to my eyes, winning. He's landing blows and making Keasley miss. Now, he might be running a little, but that's a different story. Keasley goes for a takedown late in the round. Gassaway defends it well but Keasley lands a knee to the head inside the clinch. Gassaway is dropped and is pretty badly hurt, but he recovers soon enough and Keasley doesn't really follow up for the rest of the round. Keasley eats a few punches right before the bell. Unanimous decision after 2, Keasley wins. (0)
12) BUDDY CLINTON vs. CLAY FRENCH: Clinton's a well regarded submission expert and French is a decent grappler himself. This is a lightweight title fight of sorts.
No real point with a PBP for this. Not the most entertaining bout in history, and perhaps decided by a bizarre call in which it was made apparent that upkicks are illegal in Illinois. Clinton tried to keep this standing and French wanted the fight in the clinch or at least on top. Neither man was super effective in striking mode, not really any solid sub attempts either. French wins a split decision. (1)
13) JOHN MAHLOW vs. JEFF CURRAN: Curran might be a future bantamweight contender.
Curran gets kicked in the balls early. That is the most exciting thing. Mahlow gets a takedown and punches him some after Curran briefly stuns him with a right hand. Mahlow looks way bigger than Curran, for what that's worth. Its funny, we spend all that time with one of his trainees and they never talk about this fight. Curran has landed two good strikes standing as he tries to back away from the big wrestler guy, but Mahlow is doing a decent Mark Coleman impression on the mat.
Speaking of Coleman impressions, round two. Mahlow begins to gas and is single minded in looking for takedowns. Curran prefers to try and strike from distance with his hands way low throwing right hands from waaaay out there. Most of the fight is fought in the clinch with Mahlow not really being too successful with anything damaging. He tries to steal the round and might have been successful.
The third round is all Mahlow. He gets a takedown early and Curran comes nowhere near getting the guillotine. Mahlow controls almost the entire round until Curran gets a pretty impressive takedown that nearly spikes Mahlow. Mahlow reverses the position shortly afterwards and ends the round on top. If I was scoring, I would have given it to Mahlow 29-28. Curran wins the split decision in reality. (3)
Fight of The Night: Tackett/King
KO Of The Night: Urbina/Serrano
Submission Of The Night: Martin/Sarver
Overall for the Event: 3 out of 10. Generally inoffensive bouts with some questionable officiating. Lacked anything really amazing, however.
D&R Rating: 9% (6/65)
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