1) Gabe Ruediger vs. Sam Wells: CAKE.
FIGHT: Wells TKO Rnd 1. Surprised by the outcome, to be honest. Ruediger got an outside trip takedown to start and I was thinking he was gonna walk this. Instead, Wells escapes out the back, slams down Ruediger during a guillotine attempt, and controls him on top. Then after they go back to the standup, Wells lands a few straight punches and Ruediger goes down. (1)
2) Chris Moody vs. Diallo Baza: Baza is from AKA. Fight is at 185.
FIGHT: Baza TKO Rnd 2. Moody rushes Baza at the start and shows his wrestling prowess by getting the fight down (and nearly toppling the cage when he pushes Baza into it). They trade takedowns and position pretty much the entire first round. Moody is completely out of gas after 5 minutes and ends up getting taken down right at the start of the second, and Baza gets to his back. After the RNC doesn't come for a minute and a half, Baza transitions to mount and punches Moody until the ref stops it. Neither guy has really gone anywhere since. (0)
3) Tim Kennedy vs. Mack Brewer: Kennedy at this point was training at The Pit. He also has a black eye. Brewer looks like a schlub and the announcers state he was drinking beer at the weigh in.
FIGHT: Kennedy TKO Rnd 1. KOTC special with Kennedy getting a nice slam off the single at the start and he pounds out Brewer after getting to mount and forcing Brewer to roll to his stomach. (1)
4) Rich Crunkilton vs. Victor Estrada: Crunkilton comes in dressed like Hannibal Lector and no one bothers to keep the camera on him, instead focusing on the scummy ring girls. Estrada is apparently a WEC and IFC vet. Josh Thomson in the corner of Crunkilton.
FIGHT: Crunkilton TKO Rnd 1. Estrada drops Crunkilton early and then goes for a guillotine. Crunkilton slams and later pulls his head out, but Estrada goes for an armbar. Nearly got it too. Crunkilton pulls out from it and then when they are both standing, we have a body lock and Crunkilton does a belly to belly. Estrada lands awkwardly and hurts his ankle, turtles up immediately, and the ref stops it after a couple of shots. Crunkilton shows that his chin is touchable and that he's not that good at preventing subs from the bottom. That came to be important later on in his career. (1)
5) Jeff Bedard vs. Antonio Banuelos: 135lb fight. Banuelos was a big draw in California for a little while. Bedard comes from Colorado and got to fight with the WEC many years later on Versus.
FIGHT: Bedard Submission Rnd 1. Man, Bedard runs over Banuelos. He gets the takedown immediately is in half guard, and then postures up. Banuelos puts his head in for the guillotine and gets tapped in like 30 seconds. (1)
6) Cole Escovedo vs. Philip Perez: Main event time. Escovedo was nearly crippled at one point and made a strong enougn comeback that he fought in Japan's big leagues, incredibly.
FIGHT: Escovedo Submission Rnd 1. Perez gets knocked down with a jab very early, but still goes for the takedown. Clearly, he's a grappler who looks for positional control, but Escovedo is better than that. Cole's not the superior wrestler per se, but he sweeps Perez once and catches him with a triangle later in the round to end it. In between, Escovedo gets back to his feet and lands with the foot when throwing a high kick against Perez. Not that great a fight or anything. (2)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Moody/Baza
KO OF THE NIGHT: Wells/Ruediger
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Escovedo/Perez
OVERALL FOR THE EVENT: 3 out of 10. Nonessential fights with prospects who occasionally did things in MMA.
D&R Rating: 20% (6/30)
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