Malaysian Fighting Championship – MFC 4 – Fights 9 – 11

Malaysian Fighting Championship – MFC 4 – Fights 9 – 11

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

Malaysian Fighting Championship – MFC 4 – More Blow by Blow – Fights 9 – 11

So after the excitement of the last fight the crowd were noisy and excitable. So far the organisation at the event had been smooth with no issues.

Fight 9 is Mark “Mugen: Striegl Vs Hafiz “Hard Rock” 

Mark Striegl is plainly and simply a dam good fighter with experience way above this level, He has fought at Legend FC and URCC and does not really know what losing is!  Today, that will not change not by a long way. He is far to good to be here. I am sure his opponent will for many years enjoy telling his friends of the day he got his ass kicked by future ONE FC fighter Mark “Mugen” Striegl.

The bell rings and Striegl comes in fast, lands a low kick and goes for a takedown, he is in side control, Hafiz is trying to hold his head down but Striegl get’s it free quickly and from side control quickly transitions to mount, Hafiz grabs him and Striegl lifts and bangs Hafiz against the floor using his body weight to get free so that he can posture up so he can land some ground and pound. Striegl has hold of Hafiz wrist could he be about to put on an armbar but no,  Striegl goes for an inverted triangle and quickly has it locked in. Hafiz is at Striegls mercy no, he is free to pound him into next week, he does not take advantage of his opponent in that way, he tightens the triangle and mercifully it’s all over. Striegl is victorious and really showed the difference between a weekend warrior and a fast rising pro. Striegl was exceptionally smooth.

Striegl Wins in 48 seconds of Round 1

Fight 10: Lachlan “The Caledonia Kid”  Hay Vs Azrin “The Kid” (Borneo Tribal Squad)

Hay comes out and straight away throws a head kick  which just misses followed immediately by a solid punch which lands. Azrin replies with a hard body kick which Hay catches and he starts punching Azrin hard, Azrin is trying to defend himself but Hay’s punches are superfast. Azrin clinches hits back and they exchange knees and go to the ground, Hay tries to pull guard, he is trying to get a rubber guard in pulling his leg over high. Azrim is trying to get out of it and pushes him back into guard and Hay stands up and they are both back on their feet.

They are exchanging punches again what a great all action first minute! Azrin catches Hay with a really hard shot and Hay shoots in for a takedown, he does not want to get caught like that again, that was a great punch. Hay is in low and manages to get Azrin down but Azrin is on top and manages to sprawl, Hay is now trying to escape and he tries to take Azrins back, Azrin holds him off by grabbing a leg, they continue grappling and Azrin is still managing to stay on top. Hay still looks shaken. The crowd is going crazy loads of noise and excitment.

Azrin goes for a front choke, Hay pulls out, Hay lays a nice knee to the body and follows it up with a nice punch. Azrin replies with some punches of his own. Hay throws a succession of knees until Azrin has him pushed up against the cage. They move back to the centre, Hay lands another knee, Azrin has Hay of balance and lands a nice punch to Hays jaw.

Hay lands a nice head kick but gets countered to the jaw, he lands another head kick and in return another punch to the jaw, this is war an epic battle so far with no room to breath or relax. Azrin is hitting hard landing some uppercuts until Hay gets another take down and tries to move into side control, Azrin is using his knee well, keeping Hay from getting full side control, Hazrin has managed to get Hay into guard, he is in danger of giving up his back as he is at a strange angle, but he manages to get back into side control and almost immediately into full mount. And tries an inverted triangle, it’s not a good position so he moves to a north south position and again into mount and he starts to land some hard ground and pound. Azrin escapes out the back door but he took some bad shots while down.

Both fighters are standing again and Hay starts to really let loose on Azrin with devastatingly powerful uppercuts and right hands and Azrin is wobbling and  more punches and Hay goes for a knee and as Azrin falls Hay lands on top but Azrin is out. A great fight and sure to be hard to beat as the  fight of the night.

Hay wins in 2 minutes 53 seconds of Round 1

 Fight 11: Will “The Kill” Chope Vs Mostaffa “the Lightening” (Kambiz Gym)

Can Will Chope finish his opponent quicker in this fight than the first fight he had, that’s really the only question here. or is it?

The round starts and Will Chope begins with a leg kick, Mostaffa catches Chope with a nice punch and Chope tries to get the underhooks in, they grapple until a very good uppercut from Mostaffa. Mostaffa nearly get’s Chopes legs away from him with some good leg kicks, he is trying to topple the giant with powerful well aimed leg kicks, bringing Chope down to his size, this fight has started at quite a pace. Chope grabs hold of Mostaffa and picks him up and gets the takedown, Mostaffa is trying to get a guillotine while Chope is in half guard. Mostaffa is holding on to that guillotine choke and it looks tight.

Chope gets out and they scramble to their feet, a good knee by Chope and another one, they are not landing cleanly, these guys are grappling hard, the pace is amazing. Chope has Mostaffa against the fence and is trying to pull his legs out, Mostaffa defends for a while but Chope finally gets the take down again. Mostaffa again seems to have a solid guillotine choke on, Chope might be in big trouble here. It’s hard to see whats happening, Mostaffa tries to get his back and it’s looking bad for Chope, this will be a massive shock, Chope manages to get out of the choke during the transition and Chope manages to get to his feet, but he’s cut on his head.

Chope gets a good leg trip and Chope gets on top inmount and postures up, Chope lands some good shots, and he lands some hammer fists, Mostaffa rolls over and Chope takes his back and tries to sink in a rear naked chope, it’s not in properly and Chope is working hard on it and he has the hooks in and although the arms not under the chin Chope is pulling hard. Chope is on top and Mostaffa rolls out again, Chope again takes the chance to slip in the rear naked choke, this one looks much better and Chope applies it well and it’s all over.

Will Chope Wins in 3 minutes 11 seconds of Round 1

Well, I don’t think Will Chope was expecting that and neither was I, Chope had to use every ounce of his experience to get out of a potentially dangerous situation.

I will post the final two fights tomorrow.