Monday, August 17, 2009

Xtreme Cagefighting Championship: Beatdown At The Ballroom; Round 2

So I didn't record the first half of the event shown, but whatever. Local promotion tied in with King Of The Cage that runs amateur events in Michigan. Winners here move onto pro fights on the Indian land. 3 minute rounds, all fights are 3 rounds.

1) ANTONIO MORENO vs. TOMMY ADAMS : Moreno plays drums in lousy metal bands. Adams is some why guy with tribal tats. This is a heavyweight fight and both dudes are fatties, even at 235.

Adams eats a right hand as he jumps in and the fight is over in about 7 seconds. Moreno is wearing a rashguard, btw. (0)

2) DANNY MCINTYRE vs. PARRIS BOYD: Parris is some dude with some southern drawl out the hood of Mt. Clemens. McIntyre "sleeps a lot, works a little". These dudes have totally meaningless featherweight belts. And you think boxing has a problem. These guys don't even get paid!

Boyd with wild striking drops McIntyre, and then he just rains shots and jump in for an arm triangle to finish. Uhh, are there any competitive fights on this show? (0)

3) HENRY DOUGLAS vs. KYLE CHRISTIAN: Welterweights from camps I've never heard of. Michigan: Where strip mall MMA lives.

Sloppy strikes to start, and Christian is on top. He then does nothing. Standup after about a minute of that. Note: Naughty Time Novelty.com is a sponsor for this promoter. Christian shoots, goes for a double, eventually gets a takedown and into side control. The announcers wonder aloud why he would do that: Uh, to control and win the bout? Ref standup again. Both dudes just start throwing and Douglas lands the big shot. Christian gets off his back and scores a big takedown as the first round ends.

Wild swinging from both early in the second, but this time Henry lands some solid blows and shows some capability to defend takedowns. Christian eventually succeeds and is back to half guard once more. He postures up, throws shots, and Douglas gives the back. Christian takes advantage and puts in his hooks. After a prolongued defense, Douglas is choked out totally as he goes to tap. (0)

4) RASHEED LEE vs. CHARLIE COSENS: Cosens trains himself and runs a camp in Bay City. Who is this dude? Lee is from MASH. Well, at least I know who they are.

Cosens immediately shoots and is successful taking down Lee. Lee does get himself back up though, and supposedly he's better on his feet. Cosens is taking his time and actually striking halfway decently. Good leg kicks, in fact. Lee doesn't like them at all landing on his lead leg. Lee is more technical, answering with outside and inside leg kicks, and Cosens decides to use that as reason to take down Lee. Again, he gets him down, and Lee is holding onto a headlock to stabilize and get himself back up. Lee is sprawling out completely and Cosens doesn't have the athletic skill to rotate out and take Lee's back or push for the single. Lee is landing a bunch of leg kicks as the round ends.

Lee likes kicks too much. Like, he paws with front kicks. Horrible idea against a wrestler, as Charlie keeps shooting and almost getting good position. That's a guy with an okay shot. A guy with a good one will have Lee in trouble. Cosens starts to absorb a lot of kicks and punches from Lee, and he's coming up with less and less to answer with. He's swept off his feet by a leg kick, and then scissors the leg of Lee. Good answer, but he eats punches to the face and Lee pulls the leg free. Cosens is forced to his feet by the ref, and when there, it continues its ugliness. His nose is probably broken by a punch near the end, and he shoots again without dumping Lee on his back.

Charlie, for a dude who is a grappler, is terrified to pull guard when he needs to. He comes out swinging instead, and some shots are actually landing for him. Lots of dirty boxing in the first half of the round. When Cosens pushes Lee to the fence, he's unable to really do much. Meanwhile, he ends up taking some punches and a head kick. He's in a lot of trouble and Lee is able to just push him over on his back. Once there, Lee stays in guard and Cosens hip movement isn't effective. Lee lands some GnP then stands, forcing Cosens there. Winner by decision: Lee. (0)

KO OF THE NIGHT: Adams/Moreno

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Boyd/McIntyre

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Cosens/Lee

Overall: 1 out of 10. Free on TV. Other than that, pointless.

D&R Rating: 0%. No big deal though, its an amateur show, I guess.