Malaysian Fighting Championship – MFC 4 The Last Two Bouts

Malaysian Fighting Championship – MFC 4 The Last Two Bouts

Published on March 13, 2012 by The Editor in Malaysia FC

Malaysian Fighting Championship – MFC 4 – The Last Two Bouts

The atmosphere tonight has been very good the crowd are certainly being very supportive of the fighters and have regardless of ability come to fight and because of that the crowd have reaped the rewards of a lively , fast-moving night.

Fight 10:  Jim “Medusa” Keong (Ultimate MMA Academy)  Vs Maximilian “Mad Max” Musumali (Shaolin Gor Chor)

Round 1:

They meet in the centre of the cage and touch gloves, then they circle for a bit and Max throws a head kick which misses, Jim also fires a head kick which while closer still misses it’s target. Max charges in throwing punches and the clinch and grapple, Max takes Jim down and is in half guard quickly. Jim is trying to stop him from taking full mount but Max starts to fire some hammer fists, he still tries to move to full guard but Jim has his leg gripped tightly. Max tries to create distance to allow him to lay some punches and manages to get full mount and again starts laying in some hard punches, Jim keeps trying to roll him against the fence, but Max keep laying in punches, Jim is covering up well but the punches keep coming.

Jim rolls, he has to try to get out without giving up his back, he is in a modified mount and Jim is getting pounded by Max, surely the ref will stop this soon, he is taking many blows, but amazingly Jim manages to escape and stand up, that was a close call, Jim shows heart and uses a teape kick to fend Max off, Max replies with a patented Nate Marquardt spinning combo, a head kick, spinning back fist and right hook all of which missed but it looked great! Max really is showing some great skills and speed here. He has Jim pressed against the cage and is trying to take Jim down again, a powerful hook by Max and Jim comes back at him with a hook but is taken down in the process. Max takes mount, Max is quick, powerful, has great reach and is in control. Max tries to posture up Jim is grabbing him and they struggle on the ground Max punching Jim and the struggle continues Jim tries to use the cage and in doig so rolls himself over and Max takes his back and slips in a tight rear named choke in the blink of an eye and it’s over. Wow, Max made a great impression.

Max wins by Rear Naked Choke in 2 minutes 41 seconds of Round 1

Main Event: Nik “The Bloodhound” Harris Vs Antonio “The Brooklyn Monk” Graceffo

Round 1:

Leg kick by Harris doesn’t quite land and then another one that does and then Harris picks Graceffo up and slams him to the ground, astonishing, He moves down with Graceffo in for the kill but before he knows what’ what, he is on his back and Graceffo is in half guard Punches to the body from Harris.

They are up again and this is some quick stuff for two heavyweights, A leg kick by Harris, Graceffo swings a big right but does not connect. The crowd is going wild with cheers of Harris, Harris, easy to see who the crowd are supporting here. A kick my Harris just lands, a front kick my Graceffo lands with more force, then a another kick pushes Harris away. Harris comes straight back with a jab, Graceffo grabs him for an attempted take down Harris sprawls on top and is going for a choke, Harris tries to transition to the back, Graceffo is defending and Harris goes back to top sprawl. Graceffo is on his knees and forces himself up and starts to lay some shots and takes Harris to the cage and Graceffo lays lots of shots to the body and lands some knees. Graceffo has Harris backed up against the cage, nothing much happening so the ref seperates them and they restart in the centre of the cage.

Kick by Harris and then a Front kick by Graceffo, Harris backing off, Graceffo again pushes him towards the cage, Harris again responds by slamming Graceffo to the ground but Graceffo grabs a leg and is soon up again and Harris lands a couple of good punches, Graceffo again comes in and pushes Harris against the cage, Harris tries to land shots but from this point on the fight is going all Graceffo’s way.

Graceffo  dominates Harris against the cage hitting him at will and just using his superior style to negate Harris’s offence. Graceffois unable to throw Harris to the ground but he can dominate him in the clinch.

Rounds 2 and 3 are pretty much all Graceffo as he dominates Harris in the clinch. He is unable to finish him but is never in any danger of losing the fight after the bell for round 2 sounds. Apart from an early flurry of cheers in round two the Harris fan club soon falls silent. A dominating performance by the Brooklyn Monk.

The fight goes the distance and it’s a Unanimous Decision to Antonio “The Brooklyn Monk” Graceffo

 So that was it the end of a fun night. There were some real battles and a few mismatches and a few surprises. the organisation was smooth and efficient and all involved by doing a great job.

Referees: Arnaud Lepoint  and Eric Kelly

Judges:Boyd Clark, Dorian Price and Vegas Chow.

Timekeeper: Pang

MC’s: Dani & Li Cheng (excellent job guys)

Music: Echowave

And the Ring Girls

 Big thanks to all the fighters who put on a great show.

A special thanks from the MMAnewsAsia.com crew to Paul Teo of Muayfit and Aunt Connie of Overtime for looking after us so well. Mr Kwang who sponsored our hotel room. James Goyder for burying the hatchet, Arnaud Lepont and the gang at Muayfit Elite for being great fun. Will Chope and Mark Striegl for being as much fun in person as they are on-line and finally to Eric “The Natural” Kelly for coming up to me and introducing himself. Such a cool guy, Dude I know who you are! You beat Mitch Chilson and single-handedly shut up the whole load of Evolve fans at Singapore and sent them home early without a clean sweep. YOU are the Man, you gave me the most pleasure at ONE FC by a mile. It’s only right and fair that you get another chance to show your skills on the big stage. Eric Kelly for ONE FC.

Apologies if we missed anybody, it was a fun night and we will be back.

 Below is a great Video of the highlights at MFC 4 by Emily