1) Ricky Goodall vs. Sean Pierson: Pierson is in the UFC. Goodall is some chubby guy with a not so great record.
FIGHT: Pierson TKO Rnd 1. KOTC special with Pierson backing Goodall into the cage, landing shots, taking him down, and smashing him out after having passed and taken the back. (2)
2) Jeff Black vs. Michael Imperato: 145lb fight with both men weighing well less than that.
FIGHT: Imperato Submission Rnd 1. Like a KOTC special. Immediate takedown by Imperato, passes to mount, rides him for like 4 minutes, hits him a few times, doesn't come close to getting bucked, and then gets an armbar. (1)
3) Ryan Machan vs. Matt MacGrath: .667 welterweight guys battling for the glory of Alberta vs. Prince Edward Island.
FIGHT: MacGrath Unanimous Decision (0)
MacGrath: Wrestling wrestling wrestling. Don't believe its the most important thing out? That defensive grappling is just as valuable? OK. Watch this fight then. MacGrath gets takedowns and goes for singles and bodylocks from the start. Plus that wrestling forces Machan to work from a distance, and there MacGrath lands superior leg kicks.
Machan: Bigger man, but not the better man. I think he wore down MacGrath because he was so much bigger and was able to use that to really force Macgrath to push for takedowns and to escape positions. Technically, his striking is pretty lousy. Boxing is his best aspect, but he can't check kicks for shit. By round three, he's basically willing to lose the fight by going to the clinch and get outwrestled and dirty boxed up.
4) Ruben "Warpath" Villareal vs. Brett Rogers: The squash that wasn't. Brings up the question -does Warpath take dives against guys, or is Rogers just not very good? BTW, Warpath is 40 now. Fourty!
FIGHT: Villareal Unanimous Decision. Horrible, horrible, horrible fight. (2)
Rogers: Lethargic from the start, he never lands an effective right hand the WHOLE FIGHT, and becomes the worst wrestleboxer ever. Its not just that he's boring and not good at doing that, he's bad at everything he does. And he gasses so early. In fact, he gasses so bad, Villareal might have won the 3rd by pushing Rogers against the cage when they clinched and taking down Rogers.
Villareal: Still lousy striking, still primarily a wrestler with not much actual skill but some strength, but he comes to survive and he does precisely that. Even makes a run at winning the third. If he had anything in the tank, he could have stopped Rogers. Yes. I said that.
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: McGrath/Machan
KO OF THE NIGHT: Pierson/Goodall
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Black/Imperato
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 2 out of 10. Stupid fights. That's all I can say. I have nothing more to contribute than "stupid fights".
D&R Rating: 25% (5/20)
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