1) Ciaran Kelly vs. Jamie McKenzie: Who are these guys?
FIGHT: Jamie McKenzie MD. Terrible fight to watch. Dudes rolling all over the mat apparently hoping to look bad in the ring. (0)
McKenzie: Hurt Kelly with some strikes early, but on the mat he was terrible. He was mounted several times in the second and third rounds, and it was only the propensity of the British judges to score for minor damages from strikes that saved him in this one.
Kelly: Had one solid takedown in this fight - otherwise he was on the mat either from falling down from punches or just some mangled throw attempts where he ended up on his back. And yet, he was able to turn over McKenzie and get in dominant positions many times, landing solid shots. Neither looks like a serious competitor.
2) Andy Hillhouse vs. Luis Vagner: Heavyweight fight. Both dudes are pretty muscled up.
FIGHT: Luis Vagner TKO 2. Dreadful. (0)
Vagner: Won on strikes, not a striker. Wild haymakers and arm punches. Zero defense. Went for an armbar that took forever to set up and try to execute, then didn't finish. Hasn't fought now in almost 3 years.
Hillhouse: 1-4 career record.
3) Dean Caldwell vs. Antony McIllroy: Welterweights? Maybe? Dunno?
FIGHT: Caldwell Submission Rnd 1. McIllroy gets the fight down, then gets swept, is laid on for awhile, and eventually is caught in a choke. Its said to be a anaconda but looks a lot more like a d'arce to me. (0)
Caldwell: Slow to do much on top, AKA Dean Lister Syndrome. Doesn't seem to be much of a wrestler. Strikes as much on the ground as does Dan Severn, AKA not at all. Can't beat people without setting stuff up. No fights since.
McIllroy: Balding. Got laid on. Had green shorts.
4) Martin Begley vs. Ivan Mussardo: Welterweights.
FIGHT: Mussardo Submission Rnd 1. A win for the German by guillotine in under 30 seconds. Just jumps into guard and grabs the choke at first opportunity. Nothing to say about either from this. Mussardo lost to Daniel Weichel, the best fighter he's ever faced. (0)
5) John Smith vs. Gareth Hindz: Welterweights.
FIGHT: Smith Submission Rnd 2. Gareth had controlled the fight almost entirely in top control, and Smith hadn't been working for anything. All of a sudden he starts to move his hips and Hindz doesn't even defend it. (0)
Smith: Decent low kicks standing - apparently he had 15 pro kickboxing bouts. However, he looked hapless on the mat until going for his one and only submission attempt.
Hinds: Top control grappler with no submission defense.
NOTE: A commercial appeared for an MMA cruise. Really. Apparently you can fight there and become an Open Waters Champion. Amazing.
6) Michael Angelista vs. Kevin Karney: Missed the weight class, but its clear watching that I don't really need to go back and find out.
FIGHT: Angelista TKO 1. Angelista had some issues with Karney going for submissions off his back during the fight, but Angelista was overwhelming athletically and ended up beating him down from the mount. (0)
Angelista: Some decent strikes, nearly caught in a really sloppy armbar attempt. 1-3 now.
Karney: Has heart, some submission ability, but this was his last fight.
7) Paul McVeigh vs. Christian Binda: Lightweights. McVeigh is very pale.
FIGHT: McVeigh Submission 1. Binda looks to bang and gets caught with strong counters and meaty takedowns. He ends up shooting in when that early gameplan doesn't work out and is actually pretty successful with GNP. But McVeigh is able to grab the leg as Binda stands out and gets a kneebar. Binda tries to defend with an illegal stomp (which he isn't warned for) but it doesn't prevent a tapout. (0)
McVeigh: Decent fighter with decent takedowns and a counter punching style. Adequate, good at the Commonwealth level, not really an international level guy.
Binda: Had a good double and was gutsy. Not much else to go on though.
8) Moien Takalou vs. Daniel Abrol: Lightweights I think.
FIGHT: Abrol TKO 1. Ugly fight with Takalou only having one frame of offense with an armbar attempt early in the first and getting pounded otherwise. (0)
Abrol: Decent striker. Rangy. Lost to Danny Van Bergen.
Takalou: Honestly, this dude did almost nothing right and took a pounding. Ugly. 1-7 career record.
9) Chris Stringer vs. Casimir Bendy: Another lightweight bout. Bendy actually fought in the WEC and for Shooto, losing in both shows. He does have a couple nice wins though against Niko Puhakka, Andre Winner, and Mikhail Malyutin.
FIGHT: Bendy Submission Rnd 1. Bendy gets a nice big takedown early and tries to pass guard. Stringer gives him his neck and gets submitted. The end. Basically a good ol' fashioned KOTC special. (1)
Bendy: Nice takedown, but not much standup exhibited at all. After that, it was rudimentary. You can see here why he beat Winner (now a prospect of sorts): Winner's a kickboxer, and Bendy exploited that big time.
Stringer: Didn't do anything. Losing career record.
10) Peter Duncan vs. Augusto Frota: Lightweights. This is the main event.
FIGHT: Frota Submission Rnd 2. Duncan is a strong guy and has some decent submission defense, but against a wizard like Frota, he's bound to get caught. Frota grabs the guillotine and while Duncan tries to slam out, its pointless. Almost a bulldog choke when there's finally a tap. (1)
Frota: Frota has legitimately great BJJ. Its not just a situation where he can get top control and dominate someone there. He's rolling for stuff constantly. He's never really beaten anyone great and doesn't currently rank internationally, but could.
Peter Duncan: Don't see much from him, to be entirely honest. Again, there's strength there, some heart, but not much else. No surprise that he has a losing record.
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Frota/Duncan
KO OF THE NIGHT: Abrol/Takalou
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Frota/Duncan
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 1.5 out of 10. This was terrible to watch. I mean, just not fun at all. So many bad fighters who would need to be booked against homeless people or random children from the audience in order to score victories on the West Coast of the US. Frota's BJJ exhibition was really the only thing worth seeing.
D&R Rating: 4% (2/50)
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