1) BAO QUACH vs. TITO JONES: Jones apparently was trained originally by Roy Jones Sr., and Quach is a longtime gatekeeper in MMA. This is at 145. That's in contrast to Quach's 140lb fights for EliteXC.
Slow, slow fight. In fact, no need to review all 3 rounds. Jones absorbs leg kicks and Quach throws them occasionally. In the third round, Jones shows some gumption and drops him with a right hand twice, and also hurts him with a body shot, but is apparently a terrible finisher. The result? Quach wins a decision. I had this a draw with a 10-8 3rd but can't complain much. Well, apart from 2/3s of the fight (1)
2) AARON ROSA vs. ANTHONY RUIZ: Ruiz I hate watching. Rosa was a prospect who hit hard times.
Wild swinging from both to start, a clinch, and Rosa tries to push off and punch. Ruiz, being a horrible fighter to watch, keeps up the pushing to the cage. Rosa is more exciting and willing to at least risk something to win; He tries to hiptoss Ruiz, and while it doesn't work, he gets him out of position long enough to go for the double and put Ruiz on his back. When there, he easily moves to mount, Ruiz gives his back, and gets choked totally out. (1)
3) LAVAR JOHNSON vs. CARL SEUMANUTAFA: Carl's job is to prove that Samoans can have glass jaws too.
Seumanutafa shoots and gets caught with a uppercut, deading him instantly. Amazing. (1) Johnson is subsequently shot in the stomach during a family reunion and his career could be over.
4) MEISHA TATE vs. SARAH KAUFMAN: I hate writing about women's MMA because I plainly do not care about it. Fabricio Camoes was on the undercard and I missed him to see this.
Both girls swing for the fences without putting their hips into it standing, but Kaufman gets her shots there first. Tate likes takedowns, and is successful in getting one in the second round, which makes the fight close for the third. Both are pretty beat up, but Kaufman perseveres and smashes Tate repeatedly with punches throughout the round, shrugging off takedown attempts, and pulling off the win. I don't rank these.
5) MIKE AINA vs. BILLY EVANGELISTA: Evangelista I've seen before, and he's a decent wrestler/kickboxer hybrid sort. Aina I've seen many more times: He's a tough guy who doesn't do anything necessarily super well, but is competent in many fields at the same time.
Round 1 is a standup fight with both showing lots of respect early on, but Evangelista catching onto being more successful in the clinch than Aina (who is really only landing low kicks on occasion). As a result, he takes the first round. Second is more of the same, but Evangelista scores a takedown, changing the nature of the fight. He lands a lot of ground and pound, and as Aina tries to get up, a knee is thrown. Replay seems to indicate it landed squarely on the shoulder, but Herb Dean thinks it hit the head. Aina claims his jaw hurts, and the fight is ruled a DQ win for Aina. Crowd; Not happy. The commission changed this to a NC. Again, NC = (0).
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Tate/Kaufman
KO OF THE NIGHT: Seumanutafa/Johnson
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Ruiz/Rosa
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3 out of 10: Uneventful given the top two bouts status, Johnson argurably being not very special (and then, unfortunately, nearly being killed), Rosa being previously exposed, and Quach not being an elite fighter. Plus, the fights weren't very good except the women's bout. Nothing to go crazy about.
D&R Rating: 25% (3/12)
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