Here is the review of Ultimate Beatdown 10
Ultimate Beatdown 10 at De'Bali Bar and Bistro, Johor Bahru
So the music is pumping the crowd are ready and right on cue (Ok an hour late, hey this is Asia) the first fight is ready to go.
Firstly I want to state everybody I met complained about the gate price of Rm 50. The crowd numbers reflect this and although the club eventually filled out nicely, I am not sure it was more people than at the last UB event, and the atmosphere will be reflected in that. Simple maths mean more people in means more beer which means more atmosphere and more food sold and much more fun.
I know of quite a lot of people who wanted to come but not at that price.
The night started with four Muay Thai bouts.
Kryptonite UMA (Yan Eniom) Vs Viejo (Combat of Shadow MMA)
Rd 1
Both fighters are looking nervous but soon the kicks are flying followed by the knees and punches.
A good first round very even.
Rd 2
Yan is looking by far the most tired so will have to push the pace to survive.
After one too many knees in the balls Yan gets pretty pissed and when his opponent comes in as he is bent double and sucker punches (actually knees) him in the chest, Yan flips and he lets fly with some real bombs and Viejo is stunned and battered. Yan eventually forces a stoppage when his opponent refuses to carry on, he had a very nice lump on the side of his face.
Bout 2
Aliff Aziz "The Shark" vs Mohd Hizam - Malaysia
Rd 1
These two were straight at it and were exchanging big punches and powerful kicks.
Aziz was trying nice neat jabs and kicks but Hizam was replying with lots of powerful kicks and flurries of real hard punches. It was style verses power.
Rd 2
Evenly matched again but Hizam was really using his forward kicks to Aliffs body to great effect and slowing Aliff down, he seemed to be tiring. These two were tough and this fight was going into the third round.
Rd 3
These two went all the way to the end and it was in the judges hands.
The Unanimous Decision went to Mohd Hizam
Bout 3
Saiful Azhar vs Ben Tennyson
Rd 1
Tennyson looked the more composed but both these guys were fast and willing to engage, Tennyson seemed to be catching Azhar on the way in and way out, but, Azhar got a Muay Thai grip and started laying in some good knees.
Both fighters were getting ragged and swinging wildly.
Rd 2
Tennyson was soon looking tired and turning away from Azhar and Azhar kept pushing forward and a very tired and battered Tennyson refused to continue. This fight got the crowd more excited.
Bout 4
Jack Goliath vs Anthony Gabriel
Rd 1
Two nice hard leg kicks from Goliath start the bout and they seem to unsettle Gabriel early on.
And Jack keeps control for the whole round with out too much trouble.
Rd 2
Again Goliath is in control with good leg kicks and punches and he does land some very powerful punches, but he does not seem to have the killer instinct when he has his opponent in trouble, possibly too polite?
Rd 3
Same as the other two rounds Goliaths kicks and punches are far to accurate and powerful and he gets an easy Unanimous Decision.
Bout 5 - The First MMA Fight
Rd 1
Amir "The Viper" Ghafar (Wangsa Maju MMA) vs Mohd "The Underdog" Fouzien Fozi (Melaka MMA)
The Melaka boys are back in a Johor cage and this time they want a winners trophy.
And with an early rear naked choke Mohd Fouzien wins and in some style. Melaka has a win and Fouzien is delighted.
Bout 6
Zeus Lim (Ultimate MMA) vs Farid (Fire Dragon)
Zeus is a big favorite with the Johor fans mainly I am sure due to the fact that he always brings it!
Rd 1
A tough first round with Zeus having a bit of trouble with the judo guy, but remaining calm and working his game from the bottom. He did have to take a lot of punches when he was first taken down but did his work carefully and paitently finishing with a first round submisson due to a leg triangle off of his back.
Bout 7
Chan Nan Kung "Mountain King" (Street Fight Wing Chun) vs Jim "The Beliver" Chong (Korea)
Rd 1
Chan came straight across the cage in that wing chun stance and staright into the action. They soon ended up on the ground and Chong from his back managed to get Kungs arm and tried for a kimura but could not pull it off. Soon Kung mounted Chong and proceeded to ground and pound before taking Chongs back when it was offered and trying to sink in a rear naked choke. He was in full control and it looked like it was just a matter of time, but Chong somehow escaped and they were on their feet, soon enough though, Kung was on top. A few upward kicks from Chong created a bit of space for him and kept Kung at a safe distance.
Rd 2
Immeadiatly they went to the ground again and Chong from on his back managed to get a guilotine in and forced Kung to tap.
Bout 7
Rd 1
Da Gu vs Hafiq "White Tiger" Zahari
Da Gu came out like a whirlwind and soon had Hafiq on his back and it seemed this fight was not going to last long. And yet some how Hafiq managed to roll him and get on top and but Gu kept on him and eventually finished with a guilotine forcing a tap. An impressive display from Da Gu.
Bout 8
Rd 1
Jason “de Cappuccino" vs Fauzie Fay "nextgencrusher"
Fay is a solid musclebound fighter and he looked a lot more physically imposing than his opponent. He soon had Jason down and was laying serious ground and pound, no way Jason would survive this onslaught, these two did not look to be in the same weight class and he continued to ground and pound a blooded Jason who did not want to tap, until Fay went for an armbar and it was all over.
Bout 9
Ajoy "The Mob"Apek (Melaka) vs Ronald Low (Singapore)
Rd 1
Ronald Low caught Ajoy early and took him down taking his back and soon sunk in a rear nakd choke forcing him to tap.
Bout 10
Sabastian Cole vs Mok
Mok a judo expert was a bulky looking guy with lots of muscle and he had stepped in on less than two weeks notice after Sunil Raj had pulled out.
Rd 1
Sabastian came in with a flurry of punches took his opponents back and sunk in a standing rear naked choke – he had to hold it for a long time but eventually he forced his opponent to tap in 38 seconds.
Bout 11 The Main Event
Brad "The Vanilla Gorilla" Robinson vs Nik "The Bloodhound" Harris
Rd 1
These two big men were soon shaking the cage as they pounded from one side to the next pushing each other hard. Harris had underhooks and lifted Robinson up and took him down landing on top, but Robinson soon took top position although Harris kept a tight grip on Robinsons neck, it looked tight but eventually Robinson broke free and took top position they were holding each other tight so not much was happening beyond working for position.
No punches were going in and eventually Harris escaped and they were back to standing.
These two were evenly matched and were neutralising each other.
Robinson tried to get Harris's back and took him down but he was straight back up.
Harris got a guillotine in and dragged Robinson to the floor but the bell stopped the move.
Rd 2
It started with a flurry and soon ended up with Harris on his back and Robinson in side control, he managed to get full moment very easily and then set about weakening Harris. Harris could not shake him off and Robinson was looking very comfortable in top position making room to ground and pound but Harris soon pulled him into guard. Robinson was finding it easy to get hooks in and control Harris but he tried to move into side control and then Harris turned him and tried to attack but Robinson soon had him on his back again and was easily controlling the fight.
Rd 3
Harris managed to keep it standing up for the first minute and landed some good punches before it got to the ground but they were soon stood up and and straight into a clinch, and then it went to ground and Harris was on his back, Robinson in side control and in charge again. On the ground Robinson was in control and although not a lot of damage was being done he was dominant.
It went the distance a Unanimous Decision to Brad Robinson
And that was it a good nights entertainment.
Thanks to all the organisers and all the fighters and fans for making it a fun evening.
A bonus fight at a local restaurant after the event - Bonus!
