Joey Palemia bested Chad Thomas by Unanimous Decision.
Brent Schermerhorn KO'd Jesse Lundgren a little over a mintue into round 1.
Dustin Barca TKO'd Reno Remigio via Doctor Stoppage after the 2nd round.
Kaleo Gambill TKO'd Eldon Sproat in fast fashion in their initial round.
Drew McFedries smashed Garrett Olson by TKO in the 2nd round. It was game of Garrett to take the fight on 24 hours notice after Hawaiin fan favorite Kala Hose pulled out with a knee injury. Drew calmly deliberately attacked and brutalized the poor Olson. Garrett gave it a shot but had nothing as McFedries eventually landed and put Olson away.
Sara McMann submits Raquel Pa'aluhi by Keylock in the final round. These ladies stole the show with an impressive bout. The 2004 Olympic silver medalist freestyle wrestler took the Hawaiiain down over and over though Raquel battled valiantly. "Rocky" showed great heart and battled all the way till the end. Sara is one to watch as she improves to 4-0 and continues impressing.
Mark Ellis taps Jake Heun with the RNC in the 2nd. AKA's Ellis had a successful pro debut though not without its share of close calls. Almost submitted Mark rebounded relying on his wrestling and wearing Jake down for the eventual tap. Good to see the Mizzou Tiger make good and I look forward to his continual improvement.
Reagan Penn makes a quick successful debut by tapping Paul Gardiner by RNC in a mere minute and ten seconds.Gardner surprised BJ Penn's brother by getting the early takedown but it didn’t take long for Reagan to secure his back. Then the new Penn just worked for the RNC, got it, and won his debut in 60 seconds! Obviously we'd like to have seen more but more to come from the supposed best member of the Penn family!
Andrei Arlovski got some confidence back by TKOing Ray Lopez in the last round. Andrei did what he wanted getting in some ring work and taking his oppoent down to avoid anymore KO's at all costs. Things went well as the "Pitbull" moved into mount at will until Lopez took his back with 14 seconds in the round. Andrei calmly defended properly and the round ended. For the rest of the bout Arlovski took him down when he felt like it and got to mount with no problem over and over again. He worked from mount and eventually wore down Ray who showed good heart but was just overmatched.
I'm not a fan of Arlovski but have to admit I was rooting for the poor guy. Everyone and their dog said he had to retire after those 4 devastating losses in a row. Andrei went to his trainer Greg Jackson and asked honestly if he should retire. The teacher said no and took him under his wing. This is the 1st step in getting the confidence back and it was refreshing to hear Jens Pulver commentate on his infamous losing streak and how hard it is to just get back in there.
A relieved "Pitbull" said, “After 4 losses in a row I feel fucking awesome! I didn’t follow the game exactly but at least I did something.”
Kendall Grove got revenge be submitting Joe Riggs with a standing Guillotine Choke 59 seconds into the "Main Event." "Diesel" has no business fighting anymore as he is broken down and just collecting paychecks at this point. "Da Spyder" thinks he's back but he isn't.
I love Jens Pulver and great call getting him for color commentary for which he is awesome! Hearing him candidly speaking about 4 straight losses much like Arlovski, and mentioning how you just have to face it and get in there. That is a step and a victory. Then you get your rhythm and feel it that is a step and a victory. Then when you notch the much needed victory its elation and the world off your shoulders. The guy is great and I'd love to see him return to the UFC in a full time commentary role! "Lil Evil" 4 Life!
0-0 on the picks since I didn't do any.
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