M-1 Global Breakthrough, Memorial Hall, Kansas City MO 08/28/2009
Well... breakthrough it wasn't, but they at least got their first try at a star-driven card off, more or less. Fossilized Mark Kerr replaces Also Fossilized Don Frye in the main vs. King Mo Lawal, although I fail to see what difference it makes which one of them Mo beats up. Fedor and Mousasi will fight an exhibition match.
The dark matches aired on the net, ably commentated by M-1's usual two guys, who also did a good job on the 2nd Affliction show. Ex UFC British heavyweight Ian Freeman, who owns a win over Mir, ring announced the whole show and is better than decent.
Card kicked off with a LW both-debuting womens match in which local Mollie Estes got a cut eye TKO win over Andria Caplan after the 1st round. Estes showed some decent accuracy. Caplin reportedly came in hurt and had nothing.
At 175 catchweight, local southpaw kickboxer Rudy Bears also outgrappled Brendan Seguin before TKOing him with strikes in the 2nd. Seguin missed a flying knee by a mile and Bears landed one and it was all downhill from there. Local yokel ref late on the stop.
Sean Wilson survives a mount and several sub attempts to revenge a previous loss to Josh Arocho via 1st round G&P again-too-late TKO at LW. Good, skilled action between journeymen in this one.
Also at LW, local sorta-prospect Eric Marriott went to 14-1 with a UD over clowning journeyman Tim Bazer, who was there to go the distance. Marriott does some good things but needs to up his technique. Exact scores are not announced and will not be all night.
And at heavyweight, Russian Yamma Abortion (God I wish I could forget) veteran Alexei Oleinik dominated Spanish BJJ fighter Rogent Lloret with position for most of all three rounds but had to settle for a draw in a rather monotonous fight with some good grappling moments.
The main card airs on HDnet. The Aussie blowhard and a visibly drunk Guy Metzger take over the commentary, and I hit the mute button.
Daisuke Nakamura vs. Ferrid Kheder, Catchweight (159)
Skilled young-veteran 19-10 Nakamura, who we have seen in DREAM, vs. Tunisian by way of France by way of LA aging-prospect ex Olympic Judoka Kheder, 13-4 and 4-0 so far this year. Catchweight at 159 because Kheder had visa issues and missed making 55. Naramura in rasslin trunks.
Both righty. Nakamura jabbing. Mixing his shots. Walking through Kheder's. Kheder can't pull the trigger even when Nakamura misses a HK and wheels. Nakamura roughing in the clinch. Knees the legs and comes up high. Could break this, ref. They break themselves. Nakmura landing at will. Hands low. Almost Silva-Griffin-ish minus the filigree and fireworks. I call it 10-8 but judges probably won't.
Kheder at least trying more. And starting to land. A lot. Shootout. Flash TD Kheder. Pace slows momentarily. Fairly even exchanges now. Kheder drops Nakamura with a low sweep kick. Up. Trading. Drops him again. Lets him up. Nakamura missing a lot now. The more active though. Starts finding the range again late in the round. refinds the jab. Kheder blasts back though. Very close. I say Kheder 10-9.
Kheder has a cut over the eye, doesn't look bad. Heavy trading here. Nakamura starting to establish his distance with his longer reach. . But Kheder always blasts back. Low kick near KD and Suplex TD Kheder. Nakamura escapes. TO to look at Kheder's cut. He's taking over. But Nakamura blasts back. And refinds the jab again. Back comes Kheder. Nakamura tries a flying sub, nada. Kheder takes SM at the bell. Wow. What a round. Very good fight. I think that round was even, and that gives me 29-28 Nakamura. Kheder made a big mistake giving away the first. Nakamura UD. Ends up being best fight of the night by a wide margin.
Kruck interviews Fedor. Fedor says he and Gegard will beat on each other a little bit. Says Rogers is a very serious and strong opponent. And he has trained in the cage and thinks there isn't a big difference.
Lloyd Marshbanks vs. Michal Kita (HW)
Marshbanks is a short fat black guy but who I have seen and can fight and is 52-8 (officially 17-8). Kita, Poland via Holland, 7-3. Kita 230 and 5'11", Marshbanks 5'8" and 253.
Lloyd lefty. Both paw jabs. Lloyd catches a kick. Misses the TD. Clinch. Kita grabs the rope. Lloyd suplexes him SM. Mounts but Kita bucks out. Standing. Kita lands a shot and almost gets a TD. Lloyd shoots. Kita sprawls, scoots around, pounds down as Lloyd turtles. He's tapping. Right in front of the fucking local yokel ref who is fucking BLIND. KITA tells the ref. Ref FINALLY stops it. Marshbanks is hurt. Stupid motherfucker is gonna get somebody killed.
Kruck interviews Gegard. His pulse rises to maybe 15 at the thought of getting in the ring with Fedor tonight. Says he's not ready to really fight him, besides they're friends and teammates and will never fight for real anyway. Thinks Sokoudjou at DREAM will be his next fight.
Rob Broughton vs. Jessie Gibbs (HW)
I will not dignify this Two Big Fat Guys Plop and Schmop Lay and Pray Stinker with PbP. Gibbs takes the UD.
Kruck interviews Kerr. Unbelievable that he's who he used to be. Uh... you know what I mean.
Mikhail Zayats vs. Lucio Linhares (MW)
Zayats, 8-3, Russia. Linhares, 12-4, Brazil via Finland. Zayats won their first fight but is coming off 2 losses and Linhares off 4 wins.
Lucio lefty. Switches. Both guys feinting a lot. Then sorta throwing via divine inspiration. KD Lucio. Another one. Jumps on his back and sinks the RNC and that's it.
Karl 'The Psycho' Amoussou vs. John Doyle (MW)
Amoussou, 11-2-1, from Paris. Doyle 9-8. Amoussou's only stoppage loss was to Linhares. Doyle has a huge reach advantage and is 9 years older. Staredown almost gets outta control.
Rightys. Doyle slips and Karl pulls guard. Controls the head. Doyle makes some room and drops a couple. Karl reverses. Mount. Breaks the bodylock. Rains down shots. Doyle gives up back. RNC. Doyle defends. Pries an arm off. Karl sinks the single arm and twists and gets the full choke back and Doyle taps.
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Gegard Mousasi (Exhibition)
Gegard is in gi top and shorts. Fedor is in full gi. Gegard is taller.
Fedor flashes some kicks! Hiptoss. Gegrard counters with a single. Jab jab. Leg dive and TD but Fedor reverses. Fedor throw and stomp. Another hiptoss. Gegard suplex. SM and scrambles to arm bar. Fedor reverses. ANOTHER hiptoss! Crotchlift TD Gegard. Omaplata. Fedor works out of it, Fedor flashing some more kicks. Legtrip to mount to arm bar. Gegard taps.
Okay. It WAS fun. And this is cool. They signed the gloves and now they're throwing them to the crowd.
Muhammad 'King Mo' Lawal vs. Mark Kerr (HW)
K here goes the main. Kerr says he's in shape. Sure doesn't LOOK like he's in shape. (He also sounds like a Friend Of Judy, which I've always thought). In at 263 and actually looks better once the shirt comes off that he has in the past few years. Not rolling with fat. 15-10 record. He's 40.
Here comes Mo. He got cheerleaders insteada geisha girls. Or, um. Local strippers, is what it looks like he's got. Somehow this doesn't quite match up to his Japan entrances. Comes in at 219 and 4-0. Got 1" in reach and gives up the same in height.
Mo lefty. Switches. Catches a kick and just LIFTS Kerr with sheer power and dumps him on his face and pounds him out. 25 seconds. Jeeeeezus. Not surprising but Mo is EXTREMELY strong for a guy who's really a light heavyweight. Kerr hadda be 275 minimum in the ring. Mo just needs fights to climb the ladder and he'll be tough for anybody at 05.
Not a real good card but at least they got through it---which is better than some have done, lately...
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