1) Joey Holt vs. Bryon McCroskey: Amateur lightweight fight. McCroskey is hyped as a soon to be pro who has a bright future.
FIGHT: Holt Split Decision. Lousy fight to watch - Holt gets a couple big takedowns in this fight, but doesn't really do much with them. Most of the fight is fought against the cage with one of the two pushing the other, but Holt leading in the pushing against cage control time probably 70-30. (0)
2) Brandon Ezzo vs. AJ Aeschlimann: Pro middleweight vacant title fight thing or something. AJ is noted as being a TKD practitioner. Oh man oh man.
FIGHT: Aeschlimann Submission Rnd 2. Just total domination by Aeschlimann, who proves to be an adept wrestler who understands the basics of MMA by getting his opponent down, moving to dominant position (mount), forcing his opponent to give up an even worse position with a methodical attack of strikes while not sacrificing position, and then winning by RNC. Now, honestly, it would have been nice to see him show less respect for Ezzo and start smashing him in the first, but we take what we get. This is just the start, right? (1)
OVERALL FOR THE SHOW: 3.5 out of 10. Aeschlimann looks like a prospect of value, but at this point, who can tell? He has a win over Chris Lozano as an amateur but unfortunately those fights don't count on a pro record. Still, its impressive considering that Lozano just beat the hell out of Yoshiyuki Yoshida, the one time Cage Force Tourney Champ, on a Bellator show two weeks ago.
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