1) Aaron Stark vs. Angelo Arajuo: Two light heavyweights I've not hear of. Stark is a southpaw.
FIGHT: Stark Unanimous Decision. Bout is pretty seriously clipped. Bouts are apparently 2 rounds with a "Sudden Death" round. By what is shown, Stark controlled the first two rounds, but we end up with a 3rd round anyways where he once more controls the fight. (0)
Stark: Good wrestler. We see nothing in the clips of him defending submissions or working on his feet. Maybe he did not?
Arajuo: Can't tell much from highlights. Looks like he was able to defend a little on the mat and took down Stark briefly in the final round, but that's not enough to make a judgement call on the guy.
2) Gregory Milliard vs. Rodney Wallace: No idea who Millard is. Wallace has been in M-1 and recently in the UFC. Short for this weight class.
FIGHT: Wallace Unanimous Decision. Horrible fight to watch. All positioning on the mat with Wallace getting takedowns, a big edit, and then another takedown into side control. Repeat. No damage done. (0)
Wallace: Has takedowns. Can't tell if he can punch or kick worth shit.
Milliard: Did zero. Best attribute is physical strength.
3) Carmelo Marrero vs. Antwan Britt: Strange to see this as a early bout in the tourney. Both guys are decent at least.
FIGHT: Britt Decision. Another seriously cut 3 round "sudden death" fight. This time it was all standup, but it was obviously boring. (0)
Britt: Britt throws some decent jabs and right hands, then defends the takedown well while not being able to get Marrero down himself. He basically controls where the fight happens and wins as a result.
Marrero: As best I can tell, does nothing in particular in the fight. Punching is not very good. Takedowns are from too far outside to mean anything. Again, this is from a 15 minute fight clipped to about 3-4 minutes. One thing is for certain; he's cut by a punch in the opening round.
4) Richard Hale vs. Evan Nedd: Last fight of the tourney's opening round. Nedd is from Aruba.
FIGHT: Hale Unanimous Decision. This fight is clipped also, but less so since things actually happen during it. Nedd gets cut over the left eye and then rocked by subsequent punches he can't see. He is also gassed real early in the first round and can barely get up after the first is over. Nedd starts making a comeback as he's a decent boxer. Hale remembers this is MMA and then takes down and immediately mounts Nedd. Pounds him out before the round is over. (0)
Hale: Horrible game plan as he trades with a former amateur boxer with legitimate skills, only to remember he can grapple at the very end. Easily hit by Nedd, even after Nedd gasses.
Nedd: Has solid boxing and nothing else. I mean, no other tangible skills for MMA. And yet, he nearly wins.
5) Sarah Maloy vs. Rosa Colombo: Women's bout @ 125.
FIGHT: Maloy Submission Rnd 1. Ugly technically, followed by awful reffing. Colombo reaches up to try and pull the arm down and Maloy wins as the ref claims it is a tapout. Craptacular call. Crappy fight. (0)
6) Aaron Stark vs. Rodney Wallace: Semifinal bout.
FIGHT: Wallace Submission Rnd 2. Another super heavily clipped bout. Wallace and Stark are in what appears to be a boring grappling bout when Wallace, on the bottom, secures a kimura from his back in half guard. Nothing to add with what is said above for both. (0)
7) Antwain Britt vs. Richard Hale: The other semi.
FIGHT: Britt Decision. Boring fight. Again.
Hale: Hands way down in this fight, was getting tagged with jabs left and right. If Britt was a good, world class guy, he'd have won with a straight right hand in the first round. Again, heavily trimmed, so (0).
Britt: See above.
8) Derrick Noble vs. Shonie Carter: Carter is a legend. Noble is some guy who beat Thiago Alves before becoming a full blown journeyman.
FIGHT: Noble Unanimous Decision. Noble has no problem getting takedowns, and on the feet, his strikes hurt Carter and not vice versa. He almost stops Carter in round 1 with a punch standing. No entrance shown or anything.
Noble: Solid workman effort. Looks a little soft, but I doubt he cares. OK all the way around.
Carter: Was finished 3-4 years ago, definitely not any better now. Needs to reconsider his career. Reacted badly to Noble's punches and was thrown to the mat with relative ease.
9) Rodney Wallace vs. Antwain Britt: Here's how Wallace got his contract.
FIGHT: Wallace Submission Rnd 1. This is a fairly boring fight up until Britt slips and falls defending a takedown. Wallace jumps on him and lands a billion punches to the back of the head while Britt tries for a takedown. Wallace grabs an arm and rolls with Britt into an armbar and forces the tap. Only fight shown in its entirety. (3)
Wallace: Threw a punch standing, eliciting the response from Kenny Rice that it was his first such attempt in the tournament. Zero standup from this guy. Does have submissions he powers through, but obviously that didn't help at the UFC level.
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Wallace/Britt
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Wallace/Britt
Overall for the Event: 1.5 out of 10. Another unwatchable crapfest that's clipped too. Rodney Wallace got a contract out of this. THIS. Did they even watch it?
D&R Rating: 7% (3/45)
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