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)
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