1) Todd Willingham vs. John Hahn: Lightweight bout between guys I know nothing about.
FIGHT: Willingham TKO Rnd 1. Jab-right hand and Hahn is OUT COLD. It was crisp, don't get me wrong, but 30 seconds into the fight to win that easily because you catch a guy cold and moving straight back, I don't know if there's anything to really decipher. (0)
2) Jack Montgomery vs. Chidi Njoukani: You gotta imagin Chidi is the brother of Anthony.
FIGHT: Njoukani Submission Rnd 1. Not a surprise that this is one sided, but yeah. Montgomery closes the distance and tries to take down Njoukani and is rudely rebuffed. He gets his back rode, he tries to get up and goes immediately into a guillotine that ultimately finishes the fight. (1)
3) Dave Hulett vs. Danny Davis Jr.: Dudes?
FIGHT: Hulett Submission Rnd 1. Davis gets dropped immediately with a right hand, Hulett is on top, eventually there's a sequence where they scramble and he locks in a guillotine. Not very competitive.
4) Tony Johnson Jr. vs. Boban Simic: Simic says in the prefight interview that he is fighting to make enough money that he can be frozen before death and be revived one day. I am serious. Johnson Jr. fought and lost to Daniel Cormier on a really awesome KOTC card.
FIGHT: Johnson Jr. Unanimous Decision. Guess what happens here? Johnson, a wrestler, gets double leg takedown after double leg takedown. Basically no stand up in this fight, while Johnson shows that he is a darn good wrestler, though perhaps not an elite one as Cormier proved. (2)
5) Josh Watson vs. Nick Gaston: Gaston has a huge afro and is awesome, while Watson is white, bald, and has tons of mean looking tattoos that make me think he could be a racist.
FIGHT: Gaston Submission Rnd 2. (1)
Gaston: At a distance, his striking is clearly better, but Watson lands knees and punches once he gets inside and to the clinch, and that's problematic over the long run for Gaston as he moves forward and fights other big or bigger guys. Bad sign. His grappling is better than Watson, which is expected, but again, it comes with the caveat that it wasn't exceedingly better. Yes, he's not Pe De Pano, but you want more than Dan Christensen with an Afro, which is what he may actually be.
Watson: Tough brawler type with minimal takedown skills, takedown defense, or ground work. Really, there was none. He had his back rode for most of the first and once he was taken down in the second, it was a matter of time until the RNC finish.
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Watson/Gaston
KO OF THE NIGHT: Willingham/Hahn
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Gaston/Watson
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3.5 out of 10. Short show no matter how you see it, with some bad squashes and a couple mildly interesting heavyweight encounters. One interesting other prospect too.
D&R Rating: 16% (4/25)
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