Ultimate Beatdown 9 @ De’Bali ~ The Video Published on July 10, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown Ultimate Beatdown 9 @ De’Bali ~ The Video

Ultimate Beatdown 9 @ De’Bali ~ The Video

Published on July 10, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

Podcast Ep56 – Ultimate Beatdown 9

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Podcast Ep56 – Ultimate Beatdown 9

Published on July 9, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

Ep56 – Some Ultimate Beatdown For You

OK folks something a bit different.

What we have here is some pre fight interviews and then the audio from the last three fights, it’s a good example of the atmosphere at the event.

It’s probably not every bodies cup of tea but hey if you want turn it off after the interviews knock your self out.

There will be another show later in the week (hopefully).

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Intro and Outro commentary kindly provided by ’The Brooklyn Monk’ Antonio Graceffo

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Ultimate Beatdown 9 ~ Johor Bahru’s Very Own Big Show

Ultimate Beatdown 9 ~ Johor Bahru’s Very Own Big Show

Published on July 8, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

Ultimate Beatdown 9 De’ Bali Bistro

So Saturday night arrived with a bang literally as a big thunder-storm erupted over Johor Bahru. Inside the De’bali bistro though the cage stood empty expectant what would happen over the next few hours and how would the people of Johor Bahru respond to the event?

Ultimate Beatdown up until this point had always been held at the Ultimate MMA Academy over the other side of the City in Mount Austen. This though would be something different, a new venue, a new cage and a  good step up in the level of the main event fights as well.

The scene was set was it time for MMA to break out in Johor or would nobody come?

At 8:30 we had our answer as De’Bali was a buzz with expectation and the crowd looked to be very solid. We had of course representatives from the various gyms who had fighters at this event and friends and family.

There was a very good showing from Kuala Lumpurs, Muayfit who had a couple of people fighting tonight. On top of that they would be providing some of the entertainment in the form of the MC’s. As always seems to happen there was a last-minute hitch as on the day of the event, the original MC bailed. So Will Chope and Matt Pellino kindly stepped in to the breach.

And they entertained us all.

 At 9:15 slightly later than advertised the first bout an amateur Muay Thai fight started proceedings.

Mohd Haziq Vs Ngo Zhoo Uang

Rd 1. Very Even in fact our MC’s were really not sure who won it.

Rd 2. Haziq started to take control landing crisper kicks and punchers.

Rd 3. The fight was stopped due to the fact that Ngo Zhoo Uang was unable to defend himself as the toll of punches and kicks brought him to a standstill.

2nd amateur Muay Thai fight

Mohd Hizam b Sahir vs Yong Zhi Hao

Rd 1. Well this was all action with a capital A. As this fight which was low on quality but big on heart swayed first one way and then the other.

Rd 2. Round 2 continued in much the same vein with Hizam being the slightly more skillfull and Hao throwing massive haymakers. Occasionally these two almost transitioned to an MMA fight.

Rd 3. Eventually the power of Sahir told and an exhausted Hao ground to a halt exhausted. Game over.

Next it was time for the first MMA bout.

Weng Sor Tech vs Mohmd Bin Abdullah

Rd 1.This fight started with some big punches from Abdullah and it looked like Tech was out on his feet and the fight could be stopped before it had even really started, but somehow he survived and they went to the ground with Abdulla on top. They then stood up a big punch from Hao put Abdullah on his ass but he was soon up. These two went at it big time and at the end of the round with Hao unable/unwilling to continue the fight was stopped a frankly amazing turn around given the first 30 seconds of the bout.

Jason vs Nick Lee

Rd 1. Lee came out and immediately imposed himself on this fight. He was obviously stronger and had more experience than Jason and his Thai clinch was excellent causing a lot of problems as again and again he used his knees towards Jasons’ head, again it looked fairly easy to pick the eventual winner.

Jason was tough though and held on and started to return the pressure  and Lee as though disheartened that his vicious attacks had failed to yield the results he expected. Jason on the other hand started to impose himself and he seemed to have started to wear Lee down although both fighters were looking tired. Jason though had the bigger heart and after throwing Lee to the floor, Lee made it clear he did not wish to carry on.

Jason and won.

Zues vs Nazrim Bull

Rd 1. Although Zeus was some 10kg smaller than his opponent he soon took him down, it was not for long and once it returned to the feet these two both went for it throwing impressive punches and kicks. Then Zeus took Bull down again, this time though Bull had a tight guillotine hold that Zues could not break, they stood up with Zues still in the guillotine and then back to the ground with Bull on top. Zeus eventually managed to turn it around and get on top he immediately started to ground and pound and then went for an armbar – he had a little bit of trouble getting it on but eventually he pulled it off and Bull tapped.

Eugeno Duaz Tan vs Steven Yeoh

Rd 1. A heavy weight bout as these two stood toe to toe and kicked and punched their way through the first round. I was asked to bring up the name Big Country Roy Nelson by Mark Fitzgerald Cooke (of Motor Trader fame) and apart from the beard and the wild hair, well it was close, but also like that dude these guys came to put on a show and they did not stop for the whole round, there was one take down but even then they kept on going and were soon standing up and continuing to bang.

Rd 2. They were both tired how would this continue into round 2? Well, much as the first round, this time though spinning back elbows were tried and then with Yeoh taking the quite a battering and almost looking like he was out of it, he sunk down and took Tan down to the ground and while in top position proceeded to give some back and he controlled Tan. Due to lack of action though the ref stood them up again. Would  Yeoh  soon regret not working harder.

Again Tan took control and he had Yeoh against the cage and proceeded to punch and then lay knees into him until the ref had to step in and stop it. A very exciting fight.

Break Time

We had a short break to give everybody a chance to head for the loos.

Then for a bit of fun we had an exhibition with JJ Ambrose (Bellator) and Matt Pellino (Muayfit)  it was very entertaining to see such high level grapplers at an event like this and the crowd were really paying attention.

Back to the MMA fights

Zeus vs Amal

He’s back! Zeus for the second time tonight.  Zeus was in the cage this time fighting somebody more his size

Rd 1. He soon showed he was game for another fight and soon had Amir down in trouble, the ref appeared to stop the fight to save him from further damage but he complained so much that he wasn’t done that the ref eventually sent them out again and Zeus relished the chance to beat him up some more. Zeus proceeded to do just that then they went to the ground and both tried leg locks without success.

Rd 2. Well or was it technically Rd 3? I’m not sure.  Amal tried pinning Zues against the cage and that’s a mistake eventually they went to the floor and Zues hit him a bit more before letting him get up and proceeded to work him some more, Amals only plan seemed to be to push Zeus against the cage. That seemed to be his only plan and it was a good one and it stopped Zues beating on him. He tried to take Zues down but could not complete the move and Zues was controlling the fight.

Every time, Zeus got the fight away from the cage he threw some big punches and he continually caught Amal who was bleeding and tired eventually Zues was pounding him and this time the ref stepped in to save him from further damage.

Roger Chan vs Hanif Zainal

Hainal had fought at Legend FC in Macau recently and was a big step up in class for Roger Chan. Roger is a genuinely nice gut but I think taking this fight was a mistake.

Rd 1. As expected Zainal was too good and when Roger tried to take him down Zainal ended up on top and Zainal hit him very hard a few times before slipping in a very effective rear naked choke it was stopped as he approached unconsciousness.

Garrick vs Azlam Sulaman

Rd 1. This was a nice even round with both fighters having their moments of success, both being on top and using ground and pound until finally Garrick took Sulamans back and sunk in a rear naked choke he had hooks in but could not seem to make it tell finally giving up and transitioning into ground and pound, then both stood up and went for it again with Garrick managing to take Sulaman to the ground again and controlling him until the rounds end.

Rd 2. Starting again with lots of action, it went to the ground and with a solid guillotine, Sulaman kept Garrick quiet for a long time, sadly but not long enough as Garrick finally escaped and the he top took control and pounded on Sulaman. Sulaman rolled onto his front and Garrick pounded him and then he rolled onto his back and Garrick pounded him again until the ref stepped in and stoped the fight.

Ismau Himaru vs Luc Rousseau

This was a real grudge match which had been simmering for a while. Round 1 started fairly evenly. It soon became obvious that Himaru had the solid punch but Rousseau had the advantage on the ground and the pattern was soon set.

To win this fight Himaru needed to stand up and fight but Rousseau was having none of that and he had no real trouble taking Himura down and controlling him. The fight was a series of attempted submission attempts from Rousseau and a series of escapes from Himura. However in between these Rousseau controlled the fight and pounded Himaru.

This went on exactly like this for almost three rounds and Himaru was looking much the worse for wear. Eventually Rousseau  on top ground and pounding in Himaru who no longer seemed capable of protecting himself and finally the ref stepped in to save him from further punishment.

Leke Machado Vs Long Van Nguyen

Rd 1. Leke took Nguyen down at the first attempt and took top position. Nguyen managed to stand it back up but was soon taken down again and Leke took his back and got the hooks in before attempting a rear naked choke. Nguyen escaped and they stood up but they were soon on the ground again and  Leke attempted managed to get Nguyens arm and got a kimura and  forced Ngyuen to tap.

And that was it the first Ultimate Beatdown at the De”Bali Bistro and judging by the noise and buzz from the crowd it must be judged a success.

Thanks are needed.

Firstly FS (Tom) Chang and Chian Yik who between them made this happen. Without Tom there would have been no cage, no venue and no sponsor he did an amazing job.

Thanks to Mr Lee from De’Bali and Mr Tan from Hometric – Also Tiger Beer and  Layla from Redbull.

Getting To Know The Fighters of UB9 ~ Nick Lee

Getting To Know The Fighters of UB9 ~ Nick Lee

Published on July 6, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

Getting To Know The Fighters of Ultimate Beatdown ~ UB9 @De’Bali, Johor  

Nick Lee

Nick Lee tells me that he is very happy to have the chance to fight at Ultimate Beatdown 9. he has been training for just about a year but only about a month for this actual fight as he was surprised to hear he would be fighting. This will be his debut.

He trains with Titans Fight Team and comes into the cage with a mainly Muay Thai background.

He says he knows nothing about his opponent and when asked what he wanted to say to him, just said “It’s nice to have this chance to fight with you”.

In the real world he works as a  Personal Assistant.

And wanted to thank the events organizer (Melvin Yeo of Ultimate MMA Academy, Johor) for the chance to fight in this event.

Getting To Know The Fighters Of UB 9 ~ Jason

Getting To Know The Fighters Of UB 9 ~ Jason

Published on July 6, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

Getting To Know The Fighters From Ultimate Beatdown ~

UB 9 ~ Jason

Jason is new to this whole MMA thing, he’s been training for a few months down at  the UMA (Ultimate MMA Academy, Johor Bahru) for a month.

He once fought a Silat guy who weighed 78kg, I beat him because he gave up because he was out of breath.

When asked if he had a message for his opponent he replied “hhhhmmmm…. no but good luck”

He also said I hope my training with Coaches Melvin (Yeoh)  and Antonio (Graceffo)  will really help me thru my 1st  MMA fight…

Getting To Know The Fighters Of UB9 ~ Alexsandro “Leke” Machado

Getting To Know The Fighters Of UB9 ~ Alexsandro “Leke” Machado

Published on July 6, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

Getting To Know The Fighters Of Ultimate Beatdown ~ UB9

Alexsandro “Leke” Machado

“Leke” is a real honest to goodness Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro home of course to BJJ. So it should come as no surprise to hear that he is a BJJ professor from Checkmat with 17 years experience.

He has recently decided to start competing in MMA from his new base in Singapore. he has been training MMA for just a few short months.

He now works and trains at Impact MMA Singapore, teaching BJJ and grappling.

He regards his strengths and said that he likes anything either on the floor or on the top. I like to fight he told me! In other words watch out, he’s happy in the cage and you can stand and bang or go to the ground either way he doesn’t care.

I asked him “What do you know about your opponent”? and he replied:
“I like to fight with people who are strong. I think this guy is good, I shall try my best”.

He describes his biggest fight as his recent appearance at Thailand’s DARE against Kristoffer Persson a catchweight bout which he lost. But that did not stop him taking on another catchweight bout.

When asked if he had a message for his opponent he simply replied “Good luck”.

He also added:

I hope this will be a good fight. Thank you to those people who are supporting me and I promise this will be a good show.

OSS

Getting To Know The Fighters of UB 9 ~ Eugenio Dauz Tan

Getting To Know The Fighters of UB 9 ~ Eugenio Dauz Tan

Published on July 3, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

The Fighters of UB 9 – Ultimate Beatdown @ De’BaliEugenio Dauz Tan

Eugenio Dauz Tan is a half Malaysian and half Filipino and although he works in Singapore as a fulltime biomedical student, he trains in MMA in Malaysia at the Ultimate MMA Academy.

He started training MMA about 8 months ago but before that he trained in Taekwondo.

He is unsure what his strengths are as this is his first venture into the cage for a fight, So, I guess we will all find out on the night.

One thing is for sure, he has no shortage of courage as his opponent Steven Galatas Yeoh is quite a bit bigger, I have heard possibly 20kg!

And as he claims that the biggest fight he  thumb wrestling, this will be quite the challenge.

As well as supreme confidence it would appear Eugenio does have a bit of a sense of humor.

When asked if he had a message for his opponent he replied:

“I respect you before and after the fight but when you’re with me in the cage. God have mercy on you because I won’t” that for sure is fighting talk!

Anything else you wish to say?

 I’m grateful to my parents who pay for my training. Coach for being awesome and my sparring/gym partner we always build each other up.  I’m not going to lie this time. And if you’re reading this blog, YOU ARE AWESOME. 

(I gotta agree with that!)

Getting To Know The Fighters of UB 9 ~ Hanif Zainal

Getting To Know The Fighters of UB 9 ~ Hanif Zainal

Published on July 2, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

The Fighters of UB 9 – Ultimate Beatdown

Hanif Zainal

Hanif “The Predator” Zainal (2-1-1) Malaysia – has been training MMA  for around six months and has already made quite a splash. He started off as a youngster training in Tae Kwon Doh. His first exposure to MMA was actually through a computer game (at this time MMA was not shown on Malaysian TV). He and some friends then started trying out moves from the game and also those found on youtube.

He started his MMA training with a personal trainer at Kelana Jaya before moving to Muayfit where he trained once a week and now he is training with the Titans Fight team.

I witnessed  Hanif’s debut back in May of this year at the Malaysian Fighting Championships fourth event. His opponent on that day was Keith “The Terminator” Alden also making his debut. They both fought the full three rounds and the fight was a very exciting unanimous draw. (you can watch it below).

Hanif happily admits that he prefers to stand and bang and will not be looking to take the fight to the ground, in fact he said he hates going to the ground. He of course is aware that his opponent Roger Chan is a good grappler so this should be an exciting stylistic match-up and Hanif certainly does not under estimate the task ahead of him.

His last fight was an ill fated bout at Legend FC in Macau, but that big step up did not deter him, he treated it as a learning experience.

He tell’s us that  MMA is a hobby because he is an engineering student and for now that’s my career.

He does have a message for his opponent (Roger Chan) and that  is that “I respect him and his skills, but he’ll have to go down cuz i’m hungry for win after my loss.”

Ultimate Beatdown 9 will be held at 8:30pm on Saturday July 7th 2012 at De’Bali Bistro, Johor Bahru

Malaysian Fight Championship Hanif Zainal vs Keith Alden

Round 1:

Round 2.

Round 3.

Ultimate Beatdown 9 ~ Evolution ~ MMA in Johor is on the Move

Ultimate Beatdown 9 ~ Evolution ~ MMA in Johor is on the Move

Published on July 1, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

Ultimate Beatdown 9 Evolution, De’Bali, Johor Bahru

Ultimate MMA Academy is the longest established MMA gym in Malaysia and owner Melvin Yeoh is a well-known face in the Malaysian MMA scene. Although small his gym attracts an international cast of people to train, in recent months English, Australian, Brazilian, American, Iranian, Philippine and  Singaporean. It’s reputation is as a real “fighters gym” the cage and rows of gloves lined up ready for use.

Ultimate Beatdown started as a series of small events held in the Ultimate MMA Academy in the Mount Austin area of Johor Bahru. Although small they always attracted fighters from far afield. The audience has always been small simply due to the room in the gym but that’s about to change as Ultimate Beatdown in on the Move.

Ultimate Beatdown 9 will be held in De Bali Restaurant & Bistro which will raise the capacity to something like 300 and judging by the ticket sales to date this will be a genuine sell out.

De Bali is a lot easier to get to for visitors as it’s less than five minutes from the Singapore Causeway or the Zon where boats from Singapore and Indonesia come in.

It’s a full night of fights with a total of 12 fights including a couple of Amateur Muay Thai fights and the night features a real united nations of fighters.

Ultimate Beatdown 9

The event will start with 2 Amateur Muay Thai Bouts to get the crowd settled in and then it’s onto the:

2 Amateur MMA Bouts including Overkill Vs The Kill

This will be interesting as Overkill (Melvin Yeoh) and The Kill (Will Chope) are going to put on an exhibition match. Will Chope is a professional fighter (Both MMA and Muay Thai) and  has fought all over Asia including at the URCC, DARE, MFC, PRO and is the present F3 Title Belt Holder.

These two should put on a good show that will be both entertaining and informative for new fans.

Undercard

1) Wong Ser Tech (Malaysia) vs Muhd Bin Abdullah “Atam Black” (Singapore)

2) Jason (JB) vs Nik Lee (KL)

3) Zeus Lim (JB) vs Nazmi Bull (SG)

4) Euginio Dauz Tan (Philiphine) vs Steven Yeoh (JB)

Main Card

1) Roger Chan (SG) vs Hanif Zainal (KL)

2) Garrick (Sg Impact MMA) vs Azlan Sulaiman (KL)

3) Loong “The Doctor” Van Nguyen (Vietnam) vs Alexandro “Leke” Machado (3-1) (Brazil)

4) Isamu “2.0″ Himara (3-5-1) (USA) vs Luc “Doberma” Rousseau (4-0) (France)

This is one not to be missed there is genuine dislike between these two, so much so that the fight will be fought at a catchweight as Rousseau outweighs Himara by a considerable amount. But neither fighter wanted to miss the opportunity to shut the other the hell up! So as a main event fight this should provide all the fireworks you need.

So that’s it the Evolution of Ultimate Beatdown. Don’t sit at home watching censored MMA on TV come out and have a great time watching the real thing in a great venue. But buy your tickets now because it’s going to be a sell out.