1) MATT KERSSE vs. JOSH PATCHELL: Lightweights, white guys with shaved heads.
Kersse with a takedown and...this is elemental stuff. Patchell is working a closed guard most of the time and doesn't really do a lot from the bottom, but occasionally goes for some fancy stuff. Patchell does his best to break the closed guard and throw shots or pass. Lousy dirty boxing when Patchell gets this back up and standing. Patchell keeps trying to do weird stuff to get position instead of basic moves, and ends up getting his back taken standing and then rode down. Kersse goes for an armbar without the arm after Patchell turns into mount, and as a result, Patchell survives to the second.
Clinch early and Kersse eventually throws Patchell and goes to side control. Patchell then sweeps Kersse and makes him look stupid for having lost that position. I have to admit - I've waited on watching fights like these because they are terrible. Kersse goes for a kimura from the bottom in guard and sorta sweeps Patchell with it. This forces them back to standing, where Patchell goes for a kimura standing and just gets manhandled down.
Third round kicks off and we're back to the clinch almost instantly. Neither of these guys want to strike. Ugly, boring. The announcers note that Patchell will not win a "grinder". True. It might have been more impressive to hear this 2 minutes into the fight rather than with 2 minutes left. Kersse ends up bulldog choking Patchell and drags him down by the head. He wins. I see nothing in either guy to be excited about. (0)
2) CHRISTIANO SOUZA vs. PEDRO GONZALEZ RUBIO: Rubio is a mercenary. Really. Souza is making his pro debut and from ATT.
Souza has crazy muscle definition. I wonder if ATT guys eat horsemeat? Lots of Thiago Silva esque bouncing around. Same stance too. Dudes trading hooks for entertainment value until Rubio eats a headkick to the back of the skull. He's down and out! But not totally, so Souza keeps battering him until he is limp. I guess a (1) because he's a roided up Brazilian who throws kicks. Those are always popular.
3) RYAN HODGE vs. MARK SERKEZ: Two dudes, one with a mohawk.
Some trading with wild punches and kicks. Really, neither guy is even thinking defense when throwing. Its like they've never been told its possible to get hit while you try to strike. Hodge shoots and takes down Serkez, basically pushes him down, lands shots and goes for the choke. Announcers are all about Serkez defending stuff rather than what he does wrong. They stand up and its bombz throwin' time. Serkez with incredibly wild hooks that don't drop Hodge immediately, so they trade some more. Dana White would love this. It goes on and on and on and Hodge is stopped because of a cut. Maybe in 6-7 years one of these guys can develop into something. (0)
4) RORY SHALLCROSS vs. RAUL AMAYA:
I'm not even paying attention to this anymore. Amaya ends up on top most of the time while Shallcross works rubber guard poorly. Basics! Basics people! Listen to BJ Penn when he tells you to work the basics! Shallcross eventually gets stopped when Amaya mounts him and punches him lots in the 3rd round. After the ref jumps in, Shallcross shows the most amount of energy he's shown all fight. Blah stuff. Amaya is a generic wrestler type I can't be less excited about. (0)
5) SAL FARNETTIEL vs. IMANI LEE: Fat dudes.
With all the grace of watching continents collide, these two men swing. I mean, not even close to being in shape. Sal Farnettiel's knee blows out fro a low kick because he is fat. They try to play this off as a low blow to keep it going, but, wah wah wah. Over in the first. (0)
6) NICOLAE CURY vs. DANNY MCWILLIAMS: This is the co-main event - 4-9 vs. 2-1. Really.
Gives back to the Brazilian right away, but spins into the guard. Then he gets caught in a triangle. (1) I guess for the Brazilian.
7) CHRIS BATEN vs. ROBERT CT TURNER: Some dudes at light heavy.
Baten gets taken down and is mounted early, but is able to fish his way out of hit thanks to the mount being up on his shoulders. Turner still controls the rest of the round by being on top of him and occasionally doing something or other to keep it there. This ends up being the entire fight. (0)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Hodge/Serkez
KO OF THE NIGHT: Hodge/Serkez, I guess?
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Cury/McWilliams
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 2 out of 10. Didn't see anyone really excited about here. Basically a KOTC level show with Souza being the only future star of the bunch.
D&R Rating: 5% (2/35)
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