Cage Wars 6 (4/21/2007)

Okay, this is out of order, but I can only watch 'em as they're shown. Main event features Jason Jones of M-1 fame, and this eminates from Kings Hall in Belfast, a famous sports venue.

1) Ciaran Kelly vs. Paddi Dixon: Amateur bout? Maybe?

FIGHT: Kelly Submission Rnd 2 (0)

Kelly: Sloppy dude in terms of technique, but proves that even a rudimentary takedown in UK MMA is massively effective. Drubbing punches that are all arm.

Dixon: Tough and game, but no apparent training in any aspect of MMA. More or less a brawler.

2) Johnny Deehan vs. Michael Nichol: Light heavyweights.

FIGHT: Nichol Submission Rnd 1 (0)

Nichols: One of these guys is a decent grappler, and its Nichols. He gets a nice little judo throw at the start and then tries for a sort of guillotine choke from inside his opponent's half guard. He's swept and put on his back but is moving around his hips and making things tough on Deehan, who is set on "smash". Deehan tries to pass and does it totally wrong, leaving himself wide open for a triangle. He's submitted.

3) Jimmy Mills vs. Callum King: 205.

FIGHT: Mills Submission Rnd 1. KOTC special as Mills gets a takedown early on, passes the guard, beats up King and forces him onto his stomach, and gets the RNC.

4) Colin Davidson vs. Tim McCrory: Light heavyweight contest.

FIGHT: Davidson Submission Rnd 1. One sided affair with McCrory being taken down very early in the bout, controlled pretty much the entire first round, and Davidson setting up and taking about 20 seconds to pull off the armbar out of the mount. McCrory could have hung on a few seconds longer and made it to the bell, but it would have not mattered anyhow. (0)

5) Gareth Loye vs. Lee McKibbin: Welterweight bout with a CW regular.

FIGHT: Loye Submission Rnd 2.

Loye: Hurts McKibbin with a series of strikes in the early part of the second and gets on top. from there, he's able to keep dominant position and eventually take the back and a RNC.

McKibbin: He's reckless on the mat, doing some wild attempts at escapes that only put him in further danger. He's also not much standing beyond brawling. This is not the finest McKibbin moment, as he spends most of the first round tepidly punching inside the guard of Loye and trying to avoid armbars. (0)

6) Daniel Abrol vs. Michael Angelista: Smaller dudes.

FIGHT: Abrol Submission Rnd 1. Angelista is from Golden Glory but appears to be a grappler. Abrol gets a triangle, is nearly slammed out, but holds on and wins. (0)

7) Romer Trompert vs. Colin McKee: A welterweight contest. McKee is not terrible either.

FIGHT: Trompert Unanimous Decision. Remember what I said about McKee being not terrible? Can't stop Trompert's takedowns to save his life. He tries an array of escapes to get on top, and occasionally he succeeds, but generally he is under Trompert and getting hit with punches. Lots of them. He has a pretty decent beard to survive them all, but loses pretty much every round. McKee's last loss. (1)

8) Sami Schiavo vs. Chris Stringer: This is a big deal, see, because they include the ring entrances on the tape.

FIGHT: Schiavo KO Rnd 1. No breakdown here either. Schiavo wins by KO in 18 seconds, landing his first serious strike standing (looping overhand right lead) and Stringer drops. There's some followup and that's it. (0)

9) Martin Begley vs. Vincent La Toel: Lightweight bout. Again, intros. La Toel is from Golden Glory.

FIGHT: La Toel Submission Rnd 1. Another short fight. Begley rushes, puts his head under La Toel's arm, gets choked out standing. (0)

10) Casimir Bendy vs. Peter Duncan: Another welterweight bout featuring the promotion's most popular fighter.

FIGHT: Bendy Submission Rnd 1. Another short fight. Yes, three inside one commercial block. Bendy goes for a guillotine early and Duncan tries to slam out. Then he stands with Bendy attached and tries to slam himself out again. And it doesn't work. Instead, he is forced to tap. (0)

11) Jason Jones vs. Rodney Moore: YOUR MAIN EVENT.

FIGHT: Moore Submission Rnd 2.

Jones: Jones gasses out 3 minutes in. Am I shocked? Of course not. That is his MO. Lots of him taking muay thai knees land on his face and he doesn't have the strength to pull off one of his signature throws at the end of the round. He goes out with a last gasp at the start of the second round, getting the thai plumb and then tossing in knees to the body and a takedown, but when he gets there, Moore starts looking to work subs. From there it is just a matter of time - the last expenditure of energy is occasionally supplemented with some strange attempts for position and subs (side headlock/neck crank?), but you can see the fatigue all over him. The only reason he sticks around in the fight as long as he does is because of Moore's mediocre talents.

Moore: Decently skilled on the mat, he runs into trouble because Jones is a (potentially gassed up) more muscular and generally larger individual. Standing up, Jones has the advantage thanks to his time at Golden Glory, but his poor gas tank means that even there Moore ultimately takes over in the first round and begins to land more meaningful knees and punches. After a number of generally meaningless losses, Moore seems to have retired. (0)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Moore/Jones

KO OF THE NIGHT: Schiavo/Stringer

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Bendy/Duncan

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 2 out of 10. A lot of people might say "blah blah penalizing ground work". There is nothing artistic, entertaining, or great about watching fights where one guy has no idea what to do on the mat at this level. Disagree if you must, but does anyone really get stoked to see one guy lay on another until he can force them to roll over and give up a RNC? Really? Honestly? Its like saying you hate chess because watching a grandmaster roll a mildly retarded child isn't entertaining to you.

D&R Rating: 2% (1/55)

NAAFS Cage Fighting 2/21/10

This was recorded on 2/24/10 from Sportstime Ohio, but I set it as its original air date. What mystery bag will we get from the NAAFS today?

1) Rhomez Brower vs. Ryan Madigan: This bout isn't even a cage fight. Its NAAFS Pro Series full contact kickboxing? What the fuck? And yes, Ryan Madigan, the one time UFC fighter. Taped 10/3/09.

I don't rate non-MMA bouts for Golden Glory shows, and I won't for this either. The rules seem to be K-1 sorta rules. Brower gets stopped between rounds before the 3rd after a thai knee that drops Brower. Madigan isn't terrible as a kickboxer, but fighting an MMA journeyman, who cares? NAAFS says they want to run a kickboxing show in Fall 2010. Whoopie doo. Irrelevant sport is still irrelevant in the US.

2) Isaiah Chapman vs. Mario Michale: Amateur MMA bout at 135. Recorded 1/30/10. Madigan is in one of these guy's corners.

FIGHT: Chapman TKO Rnd 1. (0)

Chapman: Chapman is able to stuff the shot and prevent being on his back for very long when Michale is successful with takedowns. When he stuffs the shot, he goes right into mount and then starts banging away to Michale with great effect, forcing the stop. Michale doesn't really show much in terms of skill or ability here.

3) Travis Tackett vs. Devin Williams: Amateur heavyweight contest. Tackett reps Team Titan. Oh god. Both dudes look like some chubby ass high school wrasslers. Also from 1/3/10.

FIGHT: Tackett TKO Rnd 1 (0)

Tackett: Tackett is pretty terrible standing, choosing to keep his hands down at his waist. On the mat, he goes for an armbar and then transitions to an omaplata after being taken down and taking some punches to the noggin. His opponent gasses fast, and the takedowns don't work so well. Then he catches Williams moving straight back and OH NO.

Williams: Resembes Roy Nelson in the not so good ways. And I don't mean the beard. Williams also makes the cardinal mistake of moving straight back with his hands down, and that is it. He eats a right hand he never sees square on the button and he's completely unconscious. The medical crew in the NAAFS is actually better than the UFC and is in the ring with the oxygen bottle in less than 20 seconds. Long segment spent as they stabilize Williams. That's totally unlike the UFC, who quickly scoops carcasses out of the ring in order to keep the fights coming.

4) Larry Shuck vs. Dane Bonningson: Amateur bout at 205 as part of some tournament for the NAAFS LH division. Recorded 10/24/2009.

FIGHT: Bonningson TKO Rnd 1 (0)

Shuck: Gets taken down. Takes a bunch of shots and looks like crap. Makes it to the bell but has no chance of starting the second.

Bonningson: Greco clinch! That is something. He takes down Shuck and beats the hell out of him with punches. No elbows and he still obliterates his face. And yet Bonningson still lost his pro debut to an 0-2 fighter. That's pretty incredible; either the NAAFS is the deepest promotion in the midwest, or these guys just are interchangeable in every way.

5) Dan Bolden vs. Brian Rogers: Pro bout at 205. Rogers is a local draw of some note. Another bout recorded on 10/24/09. Bolden apparently came in way over.

FIGHT: Rogers TKO Rnd 1. Can't really break this down much - Bolden rushes and pushes Rogers into the fence. Rogers pummels, pushes off, they swing at each other, and Rogers throws a flying knee after stunning Bolden with a left hook. Bolden drops and this one is over. (0)

OVERALL FOR THE SHOW: 3 out of 10. Carnage between guys of questionable value.

Cage Wars 11: Decade (3/29/2009)

So here goes. Another show from Cage Wars via Fightzone.

1) Hugh Brady vs. Michael Reid: This is a welterweight contest. Reid is much taller.

FIGHT: Brady Submission Rnd 3. (0)

Reid: Bigger fighter, appears more athletic looking at him, drops Brady very early, rides his back for a couple of minutes, goes for a number of submissions from his back when he loses the position. Honestly was surprised that Brady made it to the second after nearly getting choked and armbarred. Then in round two, Brady leans he can take him down and push him into the fence, and that's the fight. He was totally worthless in that position, just taking occasional punches and otherwise laying there gassing until giving his back and being submitted.

Brady: Game, some skills on the mat, but nothing obscene. No crazy "jungle jiujitsu" as Rogan once called Matt Serra's style. More like "adequate for survival past the second minute BJJ". As the fight wears on, he gets Reid down with simple takedowns, pushes him into the fence, and puts weight on him. That's enough to gas Reid and he eventually is able to start passing the guard and takes the back for a submission win.

2) Colin McKee vs. Arunus Silcius: Silcius is some Lithuanian plumber with a HORRIBLE stomach scar brought in to probably lose. McKee is on a win streak and seems to be a solid grappler.

FIGHT: McKee TKO 1. Exactly as I anticipated. McKee with a quick takedown to start and he pounds out Silcius from the half guard against the fence. No real resistance. (0)

3) Jordy Peute vs. Gary Morris: "Lightweights". Puete is 138, Morris 144. Puete is said to be dutch, so I expect either Judo or kickboxing.

FIGHT: Jordy submission Rnd 1. Morris tries the "punch when the other guy tries to bang gloves at the start" move. For that, Jordy shoots, pulls guard, gets the armbar, and then injures the arm, leaving Morris screaming in pain. (0)

4) Lee McKibbin vs. Karolis Liukaitis: McKibbin is a regular for the promotion, and Liukaitis could be anything skillwise. Middleweight bout. McKibbin is much bigger.

FIGHT: McKibbin Submission Rnd 1 (0)

Liukaitis: Undersized kickboxing guy who uses his strength to escape an armbar early and leaps backwards in an attempt to shake McKibbin, on but eventually gets trapped in a choke due to the skill of McKibbin overcoming the unorthodox desperation.

McKibbin: Had all the advantages and still went out to try and win. Still nothing notable to be said about his wrestling, as it was Liukaitis who got him down to the mat, even when it was a terrible idea.

5) Daniel Abrol vs. JC Pennington: Pennington has been seen before losing to Javier Vazquez on this blog, and Abrol's last fight with an American ended in an embarassing loss to some dude who looked like a preteen.

FIGHT: Pennington Submission Rnd 2. (0)

Pennington: Pennington is better on the mat, and this being MMA, that's what matters. Abrol is a decent striker and lands some hard right hands, but Pennington is an experienced gatekeeper type and isn't so quickly shook. When the time comes, he takes over and wins.

Abrol: Flatfooted and throwing looping leads, he's caught with Pennington's not so great strikes as he rushes in, eventually being forced to do jumping front kicks and stuff. On the mat he's still not good enough to beat a decently trained grappler. The announcers are basically rooting on Abrol, demanding the ref stop the bout and that Abrol is "good enough to get out of this" as Pennington takes him down and starts rolling for submissions. Daniel is "dominating position wise" as Pennington starts abusing him, taking him down, switching to his back, and choking him out.

6) Peter Duncan vs. Bryan Goldsby: Goldsby is from the US and looks to be in better shape than Duncan. Duncan though is the local guy and the crowd's favorite.

FIGHT: Duncan Submission Rnd 2. (0)

Duncan: Was taken down a few times, but proved to be the better man on the mat, reversing positions and taking dominant stances. Eventually, he ended up in side control and locked up the kimura to win. Duncan looked passable off his back.

Goldsby: Some solid wrestling takedowns, but his follow through with keeping positional control left tons to be desired. Didn't want to strike with Duncan much at all.

7) Jeff Monson vs. Sergej Maslobojev: Another random Lithuanian against a man who never actually lived under communism, but would like to. Main event.

FIGHT: Monson Submission Rnd 2. I'm not gonna break this down much, in that Monson takes down the Lithuanian repeatedly, lays on him, and punches him some while occasionally looking to pass guard. He goes to north/south and gets the anaconda choke. (3)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Duncan/Goldsby

KO OF THE NIGHT: Silcius/McKee

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Monson/Maslobojev

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3.5 out of 10. Another piddling fight card. At least we have Monson with an awesome choke against some dude who probably makes 9 USD an hour doing some manual labor for the trouble of watching. Peter Duncan also continues to entertain. He might not be very good, but he could be one of the most interesting to watch journeymen in the fight game.

D&R Rating: 8.5% (3/35)

XFC 11 (7/9/10)

Guy Mezger and Kenny Rice are announcing this show for HDNet.

1) Jay White vs. Chris Barnett: White is the definitive sort of journeyman. Barnett is a short chubby guy that throws tornado kicks.

FIGHT: Barnett TKO Rnd 1 (0)

Barnett: The story remains the same. He's a solid wrestler but not a great one. He can hit hard, sure, but he was clearly bothered by Jay White's power when they traded. And Jay White is not a KO artist. He looks too small and too husky to be at heavyweight, much less in the 250 zone. If he keeps this up, we'll be talking about Chris Barnett - the poor man's Terry Martin.

White: White's a talented and skilled big man, but he's not talented enough to break the top 50 of the division, his chin is suspect, etc etc etc. I mean, he's perfect in fights like this to determine whether or not someone deserves to move up the ladder or what they might have for better opposition.

At this point, there is some long thing showing XFC tryouts, which is just legit hilarious for me to see some nobody promotion running.

2) Ryan Dunn vs. Ian Stephens: Welter weight fights between dudes I've never heard of. Dunn fights for ATT's satellite in Danbury, Connecticut. Danbury? They must be recruiting lacrosse players who pop their collars.

FIGHT: Stephens Unanimous Decision (0)

Stephens: Can wrestle. Can punch when on top of guys. That's what we know.

Dunn: Can't wrestle as well as Ian Stephens, can lose an easy submission.

3) Dustin Rhodes vs. Jeremy Smith: Rhodes was a last minute replacement. Like, on 4 hours notice. He's 1-0, Smith 7-0.

FIGHT: Smith TKO Rnd 2 (1)

Rhodes: Rhodes is game and an early takedown in the fight seemed to create the illusion he could win. And then came the wide hooks of Smith. He just battered Rhodes endlessly in the first. There was no standup at all or defense for punches. In the second, another takedown for Rhodes, but Smith climbs the fence and bops him out.

Smith: Wide looping punches that MMA guys love. Minimal takedown defense. No submission game really that I could see. Not a wrestler. Not going anywhere fast.

4) Mike Bernhard vs. Gerardo Julio Gallegos: Gallegos won a fight where he was dominated most of the way but got a guillotine in the second round while being taken down again. Bernhard I don't know. Bernhard was seen on AFL Rock N Rumble 2 being fouled over and over by Ariel Gandulla.

FIGHT: Bernhard TKO 1. Like had happened to Gallegos in his fight at XFC 8, he's taken down at will by Bernhard, loses dominant position, has his back taken, and gets beaten up. Not much of a story to tell in this bout. A KOTC special. Best thing to note was that when Gallegos got back up after the first takedown, he basically got thrown back down with something like a Sakuraba kimura attempt.(1)

5) Marianna Kheyfets vs. Kim Couture: If Kheyfets has the slightest modicum of talent, she blows through Kim.

FIGHT: Kheyfets Submission Rnd 1. Couture is dropped hard with a straight right hand from the kickboxer Kheyfets, who follows her down and gets a triangle. Couture's shots are straighter these days but slow and over thought. She still doesn't belong in a ring. (0)

6) Bruce Connors vs. Micah Miller: Miller's fall out of the WEC was swift, and after that he's looked pretty human in losses to Omigawa and Yoshida Maeda. Connors I watched gas out and get taken down repeatedly by Jarrod Card.

FIGHT: Miller TKO Rnd 1. (2)

Connors: I've seen twice, both times against the best men he's faced, and I cam away thinking he's a not very special mediocre athlete who can be a regional contender/journeyman. This did nothing to change that opinion. He couldn't match Miller anywhere they fought before getting lit up with a brutal KO loss.

Miller: Miller is a better fighter than needing to take bouts like this, but when they present themselves? I guess he has to take them. Better than Connors at everything, bigger than Connors, etc.

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: White/Barnett

KO OF THE NIGHT: Miller/Connors

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Kheyfets/Couture

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3 out of 10. I swear I've watched XFC 9, but I must not have reviewed it here and the opinionz 4 u sit in a notebook. In any case, XFC sells a decent number of tickets to mostly bad fights with the sort of booking that KOTC was famous for out west. When you really break it down, this was a show sold off of two things: 1) It was cage fighting. 2) Micah Miller, a guy who was in undercard fights for a promotion watched by 6 people and who demonstrably cannot win at the international level. Most of the fights here are lousy featuring guys who aren't going to win fights against the big boys. Obviously Miller isn't going to, otherwise he would have already. Kim Couture sucks. Mike Bernhard is the second best fighter on the show. Jeremy Smith will be someone's highlight reel win in the UFC. Chris Barnett is a middleweight pretending to be a heavyweight. None of this matters though. You know what matters to most MMA writers? XFC probably sold 4500 tickets. Establishing the narrative, whatever the hell that means. Building the local fanbase like the old days of territories. You know, the usual.

D&R Rating: 13% (4/30)

M1 Fighting Championship Episode 5 (?)

Recorded on 4/2/10 from FSNP. Last episode I have to watch.

1) Joakim Engberg vs. Musail Alludinov: from 10/10/2003.

FIGHT: Alludinov TKO/Sub from Strikes (0)

Alludinov: High guard with his hands and he's robot boxing. Interestingly, he wants to stay up while Engberg is shooting, and Engberg is the K-1 vet. When the fight does end up on the mat, Alludinov is on top and stacking up on any submission attempts that are sent his way. Alludinov hasn't fought since a 2005 loss to Keith Wisnewski. Alludinov wins the fight by getting mount while defending a heel hook and landing shots until Engberg quits.

Engberg: This is early in Engberg's career, but he looks like the sort of guy who doesn't generate a ton of punching power, but is a solid submission expert. Just not good enough to submit someone who's well versed in submissions like the sambo expert Alludinov. On the feet he paws with the jab and eats a timed right hand over it.

2) Amar Suolev vs. Pedro Otavio: THE PEDRO, who was one of the most boring fighters EVER in the bareknuckle era. Suolev is basically fighting a heavyweight here in this time machine trip to 4/27/2001.

FIGHT: Suolev TKO 1. Another first round KO on one of these M-1 shows. I am shocked! Otavio is flatfooted and a terrible striker, leaving himself open constantly. The comparatively tiny Suolev is dancing all around him, landing low kicks and punches. Otavio sorta does these zombie pushes as a defense and Suolev lands a right hand over one that lays The Pedro out unconscious. (3)

3) Ruben Vazquez vs. Arman Gambaryan: Uhh, wait. I saw this already on episode 3? All these fights M-1 had and we're already repeating? Here's the link to that review: http://bshowassault.blogspot.com/2010/06/m1-fighting-championship-episode-3.html

4) Andrei Semenov vs. Renato Vieria: Another repeat from episode 1: http://bshowassault.blogspot.com/2010/06/m1-fighting-championship-episode-1.html

5) Oleg Tsygolnik vs. Mika Ilmen: Repeat from episode 4: http://bshowassault.blogspot.com/2010/06/m1-fighting-championship-episode-4.html

6) Dave Vader vs. Sergey Kaznovsky: From 4/27/2001. Vader with shoes.

FIGHT: Kaznovsky KO Rnd 1. Vader gets mauled in the clinch and standing, dropped, and the ref was probably a bit late to stop it. (0)

7) Marcelo Vieria vs. Stanislav Nuschik: Repeat from Episode 4. http://bshowassault.blogspot.com/2010/06/m1-fighting-championship-episode-4.html

Overall for the show: 3 our of 10. Lots of KOs, fights repeated from past episodes, but man, The Pedro/Suolev is one for the history books. Great KO and great fun for the dude who is a history buff.

Maximum Fighting Championship 25: 5/7/10

From the Northlands Expo Center in Edmonton. This is the hour and a half edit of the show from HDNet. Mezger and Schiavello announce.

1) Richie Hightower vs. Gavin Neal: Neal is the favorite here against the TUF veteran from a failure of a season.

FIGHT: Neal Submission Rnd 1. (1)

Neal: Really the only guy to discuss here - he drops Hightower with the first punch he really lands, takes his back, and eventually chokes him out.

2) Luigi Fioravanti vs. Pete Spratt: Spratt is a great vet to watch, but may be getting close to the end. He's also looking at the end of his career, and made to order for Luigi.

FIGHT: Spratt TKO Rnd 3 (2)

Spratt: Mezger makes an interesting note during the second round - Spratt was once a guy who could throw more than one thing at a time. Now he's gone to one technique at a time. The transitions and combinations aren't there. You can call it "sharpshooting" if you like, as he does. I call it "getting old". Spratt is visibly old. And yet, old as he might be, Spratt still has killer instinct and is still live every time he gets in. How many 20-17 guys can you think of that have that sort of attitude? His scrambles keep him in the fight and ultimately he drops Fioranvanti coming in and pounds him out.

Fioranvanti: Lifeless performance - his takedowns are solid in the early part of round 2, but he can't keep Spratt down. His standup can't compete with Spratt (as few can), and that's a big problem with a kickboxer as skilled as Spratt.

3) Emanuel Newton vs. Dwayne Lewis: Lewis I last saw laying out Marvin Eastman. Newton was on TUF sorta and is a solid journeyman type.

FIGHT: Newton Unanimous Decision (2)

Newton: Newton starts the fight by taking down Lewis and then nearly losing by omaplata. No one loses by omaplata, illustrating both the absurdity of Lewis going for it and also by nearly losing by it for Newton. Newton ended up in this position in the MFC as a fighter because his takedowns weren't enough to beat decent sized middleweights with wrestling cred, and his cardio was suspect past round 2. In that sense, Lewis wasn't going to teach us much on paper. He wasn't a top wrestler, wasn't a big 205lber, and really occupied the space of a gatekeeper more than a serious contender. Newton dealt with him as one might expect a top 50 light heavyweight to do against a top 100 fighter. No great smashing, just a basic display of takedowns and top control. The weaknesses of Newton's size and striking ability were also on display, as Lewis was able to power his way up at times and land some wild punches.

Lewis: Most damaging technique in round 2? An upkick. When standing, he rarely engaged fearing the double.

4) Wilson Gouveia vs. Ryan Jimmo: Gouveia is up to 205 to fight Jimmo, who has continued to build himself an ever enlarging record against third rate opposition in less than thrilling performances.

FIGHT: Jimmo Unanimous Decision (3)

Gouveia: Listless. Soft in the middle. When taken down, Gouveia had nothing offensive to pull. Heck, he had little to defensively to point at either. He actually looks to be about the same size naturally as Jimmo - perhaps they can match up Leites with Jimmo in the future?

Jimmo: throws a lot of kicks and not many jabs to set them up, so they only rarely land with any sort of force. Jimmo is still a lousy finisher - he has Gouveia hurt badly for about the final 2 minutes of the second round and can't do anything with him. I mean, nothing. Gouveia even goes to the wrong corner after the round and sits. And he hurts him again in round 3...and again doesn't follow up. Jimmo is clearly not ready for the big time.

5) Jesse Taylor vs. Thales Leites: Taylor was among the dumbest men in TUF history. Leites found himself outside the UFC after a shocking loss to a journeyman.

FIGHT: Leites Submission Rnd 1. (4)

Taylor: Taylor is a wrestler at heart. If you are a better wrestler than him, you will beat him. Jay Hieron did. If you are a submission expert, you will beat him. Leites is and does. Taylor's skin is apparently paper thin, as he suffers a bad cut while shooting a double. How? Not sure, but he does. Taylor breaks out of a pair of submission attempts inside the guard of Leites to get triangled.

Leites: Is his standup improved? Are his takedowns? Who knows.

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Spratt/Fiorivanti

KO OF THE NIGHT: Spratt/Fiorivanti

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Leites/Taylor

OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 4 out of 10. Just about every fight was one sided, some just ending sooner than others. Spratt's win was exciting as it was unforeseen.

D&R Rating: 40% (12/30)