Also notable is the fact that this is a show I started a review of back in March and never finished. So there is that too. But now it is done! Since its old, its in the CLASSIK style of pseudoPBP.
Since this is MI, all rounds are 3 minutes, no elbows allowed.
1) JOSHUA ARSENIDEGA vs. TODD KELLY: This is a catchweight of 130, I think.
Competitive first round of the fight: Kelly goes for takedowns and seems to be more comfortable on top, whereas Arsenidega's somewhat archaic looking BJJ is effective enough to nearly armbar Kelly and sweeps him into mount. The second round is cut short for a commercial break almost right after it starts. When we come back, its round 3; Arsenidega gets a takedown, and its back to commercial. We return and Kelly is basically on the verge of tapping out, which he eventually does to a rear naked choke. (0)
A commercial is then shown for the 11/25/09 show: Ahrens promises $1.99 beer specials! Yeah, I'm glad I stayed home.
2) ENRIQUE CASTANEDA vs. CASEY RIFE: There aren't really weight classes here. Rife is 143 and Castaneda 141. Its like if you're at least in the ballpark, there's a fight.
Beyond terrible; neither has a lick of skill at this point. Rife's boxing stance is converted from boxing, but without any of the things that make a proper boxing stance work. Castaneda drags him down for a RNC. (0)
3) MATT BOBBIO vs. JONATHAN SCHRIER: RUN WITH THE BULL~ a banner tells me. However, it tells me to train with the tatted up white dudes of Team Murcielago rather than drink Schiltz. They're around lightweight, how's that sound?
Dudes imitate an MMA fight and it ends with Schrier losing to a arm and head triangle from the bottom. (0)
4) JEFF SHAW vs. GREG PAGGEOT: another bout that is kinda a lightweight bout.
KOTC Classic: Paggeot loses by RNC after being taken down and worked over. (0)
5) GARY FISHER vs. TYLER GILLESPIE: A legitimate lightweight contest.
Gillespie slams Fisher big early, hurts his arm, fight is over. A sorta cool slam. (0)
6) ANDRE WILLIAMS vs. TRAVIS COOK: A welterweight contest; Williams is 6 lbs under.
The first round is pretty good with Cook looking competent in the clinch and Williams a decent grappler himself. Then there is a commercial break. We don't see round 2. Round 3 starts with Williams shooting after getting hurt by a body kick. Cook tries to lock the triangle and the armbar, but Williams spins and defends. Cook works off the cage and ends up nearly getting Williams back after having attempted to sweep him due to an error in judgement. Williams turns over into mount and Cook lands bombs until the end of the round. He wins a decision. Uh, okay? (0)
7) JOSH BROWN vs. TREVOR MORRIS: Morris is 17. That's a story that's getting old, isn't it?
Terrible action through all 3 rounds that one endures. Entry level striking and grappling ends in the third with a huge right hand by Morris. The highlight aside from the KO is a jumping side kick by the teenager. (0)
8) BOYD GUZMAN vs. LOWELL FRISBIE: Frisbie has an incredible name. As best I can tell on the net, he's like 5-1 as an amateur and has a background in kempo or TKD or some shit. Welterweights.
Crazy strikes, Frisbie lands a head kick flush, and Guzman is hellaunconscious. Do promoters in MI have to pay for any insurance before a fight? I'm guessing not. (0)
9) DAVID ROHM vs. THOMAS WHITE: Welterweights, White has some bitchin' cornrows.
Rohm has no standup whatsoever. Its all about rushing into the clinch for him. Sometimes he does something, other times he prefers to push White into the cage. Rohm does throw some wild looping haymakers in the second that hurt White: Can't say I'm impressed. There's an interview in between the second and third rounds...on the PA. IN THE RING. More Rohm domination in clinch or top control in the third round with White not mustering up anything but a failed throw early on. Rohm wins the decision. I lose dignity. (0)
10) JAKE SEILER vs. JOHN MONTGOMERY: Light heavyweights now. Seiler has some sort of karate background.
Seiler works a single into an RNC and forces the tap out. See that play out in your mind. Not "Single into a takedown, passes guard to side control, mount, opponent flips and gives neck". Exactly what I said. (0)
11) JOSH PONDER vs. TEMAIN CUNNINGHAM: Heavyweights. Big boys. Untalented large men scrapping.
Hockey fight, Ponder is hurt with a knee, Cunningham fails to capitalize, gasses, ends up choked out. (0)
12) LUKE GRUMMET vs. ART DE LEON JR.: Relation to Ron De Leon of Lansing ammy MMA fame? Like I really know.
Bad striking leads to a body lock takedown, full mount, and strikes stop it for Grummet. Whatever. During the fight slo-mo replays are spliced in without warning. (0)
13) COREY KRINGS vs. DAMIAN VERCETTI: Lightweight title fight.
Krings gets a takedown off the clinch, mounts, and Vercetti turns over. You expect RNC...but you expect wrong! Or not. He defends some and rolls a bit, then gets tapped with it. (0)
14) ERIC PRICE vs. CALEB GRUMMET: Middleweight title on the line. Why does it matter?
Grummet is far bigger, outweighing Price by 16 lbs. He slams Price after having overhooks (!), but they get up and trade nervous winging shots. Neither is very good. Grummet has another takedown, and eventually it leads to a stop by strikes after Price tries to roll around a little and doesn't even come close to really bucking him. (0)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: LOLOLOLOL
KO OF THE NIGHT:Frisbie/Guzman
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Bobbio/Schrier
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 0 out of 10. Literally the worst MMA I've perhaps ever endured. That I went something like 9 months without finishing the review tells you everything you need to know.
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