Broughton Beats “Butterbean”; Galesic blasts Weir
Cage Rage Undercard
Pedro Wrobel Dec 11, 2006
One of the big surprises of the night was the way in which
23-year-old Danilo
Cherman (Pictures) dominated the experienced
Jean Silva (Pictures) en route to a victory by
unanimous decision. Silva needed this win, but something is wrong
with him; he looks like a mere shadow of that reckless
capoeira-flipping madman that we all grew to love. Instead, Silva
exhibited an cautious style that succeeded only in dampening his
strengths and handing the match to his opponent.
For his part, Cherman looked very sound, utilizing a very similar style to his master, Vitor Ribeiro (Pictures). The Nova Uniao fighter stuck to his game plan, cutting the distance and taking Silva to the ground throughout the fight, mainly looking for submissions but landing shots wherever he could.
Silva was unable to mount any serious offence standing due to
Cherman's constant takedowns, and the Chute Boxe fighter's only
moment of glory was a flying armbar that he locked on at the
beginning of the third round — a submission that actually broke his
opponent's arm.
Cherman was far too stoic and tough to let a mere broken arm inconvenience him, so the methodical takedowns and punishment continued regardless, until the bell interrupted the fight and displayed to all quite how messed up Cherman was. His elbow was clearly sticking out at an unnatural angle, but the Brazilian merely shrugged this off as being proof of his big heart.
Sluggish shots from both sides punctuated the stand-up exchanges, with Murdock perhaps getting the better of things standing, and opening a cut under Legeno's right eye. A clumsy takedown from Legeno was the stand of the end, as he took his opponent's back and secured a fight-ending rear naked choke, forcing Murdock to tap after 4:10 of the first round.
Shockingly, the Cage Rage fight involving Alex Reid (Pictures) proved to be controversial. You have to feel a little sorry for Reid but he didn't look like he wanted to be in there, and it may be time for the Cage Rage stalwart to take a break and let himself recover.
This bout took place almost entirely standing, and early exchanges featured Reid moving forward as his opponent, Xavier Foupa Pokam, attempted to counter-punch. Action was interrupted after about a minute as a punch from Foupa Pokam caused Reid to scream out in pain and clutch his eye.
The referee called a pause to the fight, and after attention from the doctor, Reid agreed to restart. The Frenchman, who looked more accurate and more effective with his strikes, although Reid showed courage as he persisted in closing the distance and seeking to pressure his opponent, edged the rest of the round.
The second round showcased more of the same as an early exchange of strikes once again ended up with Reid complaining about a finger in his eye. Replays showed that Foupa Pokam had thrown a lazy jab, with his hands slightly open, so it is possible that an accidental poke may have occurred, but there is no question about intent.
Reid felt himself unable to continue and so as not to punish either fighter from what was an accidental transgression, the promoters decided to go to the judges after a mere 54 seconds of the second round. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Foupa Pokam.
Jess Liaudin (Pictures) was victorious in a match-up between two UK-based welterweight contenders, defeating the very tough Ross Mason (Pictures). Liaudin is a good fighter, hampered in the past by a persistently frail nose that broke in previous bouts against Matt Ewin (Pictures), Paul Daley (Pictures) and Abdul Mohammed.
Mason was aware of Liaudin's weakness, and pledged to "go for the nose" in this bout. Unfortunately for Mason, this strategy was rather irrelevant as Liaudin's ability ensured that Mason was on his back foot throughout the entirety of the bout.
The Frenchman dominated the initial exchange of strikes, as Liaudin threw a high kick and a flurry of punches before taking Mason to the floor, where he was unable to capitalize before the referee enforced a stand-up.
The second exchange again went Liaudin's way, and this time Mason was forced to shoot. Although the Englishman managed to put his opponent on his back, an attempted stomp only allowed Liaudin to attack Mason's leg, securing a foot and slapping on an Achilles lock to force a tapout 2:55 of the first round. A victorious Liaudin stated his desire for a shot at the British welterweight title, currently held by Paul Daley (Pictures).
Matt Ewin (Pictures) returned to Cage Rage and to winning ways with an easy victory over Scotsman Alan McAuley. McAuley looked overmatched in every department as the bigger, stronger Ewin played his usual methodical game, closing the distance quickly and putting his opponent on his back.
As McAuley worked to stand, Ewin simply took the opportunity that was handed to him, taking his opponent's back and securing a rear-naked choke, forcing the tap after 1:53 minutes of the first round.
The opening bout of the night was as one-sided as they come. The fight opened with Suley Mahmoud (Pictures) shooting for a takedown, immediately taking the back of his opponent, Francesco Ligato.
The Italian had no response for Mahmoud's grappling, instead offering his neck as an early Christmas present which Mahmoud gratefully accepted, locking on a rear-naked choke that had Ligato tapping after only 37 seconds of the first round.
For his part, Cherman looked very sound, utilizing a very similar style to his master, Vitor Ribeiro (Pictures). The Nova Uniao fighter stuck to his game plan, cutting the distance and taking Silva to the ground throughout the fight, mainly looking for submissions but landing shots wherever he could.
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Cherman was far too stoic and tough to let a mere broken arm inconvenience him, so the methodical takedowns and punishment continued regardless, until the bell interrupted the fight and displayed to all quite how messed up Cherman was. His elbow was clearly sticking out at an unnatural angle, but the Brazilian merely shrugged this off as being proof of his big heart.
The fight between Dave
Legeno (Pictures) and Alan Murdock (Pictures) was hardly a technical battle,
but the crowd, despite whispers of a fix, appreciated the raw
brawl.
Sluggish shots from both sides punctuated the stand-up exchanges, with Murdock perhaps getting the better of things standing, and opening a cut under Legeno's right eye. A clumsy takedown from Legeno was the stand of the end, as he took his opponent's back and secured a fight-ending rear naked choke, forcing Murdock to tap after 4:10 of the first round.
Shockingly, the Cage Rage fight involving Alex Reid (Pictures) proved to be controversial. You have to feel a little sorry for Reid but he didn't look like he wanted to be in there, and it may be time for the Cage Rage stalwart to take a break and let himself recover.
This bout took place almost entirely standing, and early exchanges featured Reid moving forward as his opponent, Xavier Foupa Pokam, attempted to counter-punch. Action was interrupted after about a minute as a punch from Foupa Pokam caused Reid to scream out in pain and clutch his eye.
The referee called a pause to the fight, and after attention from the doctor, Reid agreed to restart. The Frenchman, who looked more accurate and more effective with his strikes, although Reid showed courage as he persisted in closing the distance and seeking to pressure his opponent, edged the rest of the round.
The second round showcased more of the same as an early exchange of strikes once again ended up with Reid complaining about a finger in his eye. Replays showed that Foupa Pokam had thrown a lazy jab, with his hands slightly open, so it is possible that an accidental poke may have occurred, but there is no question about intent.
Reid felt himself unable to continue and so as not to punish either fighter from what was an accidental transgression, the promoters decided to go to the judges after a mere 54 seconds of the second round. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Foupa Pokam.
Jess Liaudin (Pictures) was victorious in a match-up between two UK-based welterweight contenders, defeating the very tough Ross Mason (Pictures). Liaudin is a good fighter, hampered in the past by a persistently frail nose that broke in previous bouts against Matt Ewin (Pictures), Paul Daley (Pictures) and Abdul Mohammed.
Mason was aware of Liaudin's weakness, and pledged to "go for the nose" in this bout. Unfortunately for Mason, this strategy was rather irrelevant as Liaudin's ability ensured that Mason was on his back foot throughout the entirety of the bout.
The Frenchman dominated the initial exchange of strikes, as Liaudin threw a high kick and a flurry of punches before taking Mason to the floor, where he was unable to capitalize before the referee enforced a stand-up.
The second exchange again went Liaudin's way, and this time Mason was forced to shoot. Although the Englishman managed to put his opponent on his back, an attempted stomp only allowed Liaudin to attack Mason's leg, securing a foot and slapping on an Achilles lock to force a tapout 2:55 of the first round. A victorious Liaudin stated his desire for a shot at the British welterweight title, currently held by Paul Daley (Pictures).
Matt Ewin (Pictures) returned to Cage Rage and to winning ways with an easy victory over Scotsman Alan McAuley. McAuley looked overmatched in every department as the bigger, stronger Ewin played his usual methodical game, closing the distance quickly and putting his opponent on his back.
As McAuley worked to stand, Ewin simply took the opportunity that was handed to him, taking his opponent's back and securing a rear-naked choke, forcing the tap after 1:53 minutes of the first round.
The opening bout of the night was as one-sided as they come. The fight opened with Suley Mahmoud (Pictures) shooting for a takedown, immediately taking the back of his opponent, Francesco Ligato.
The Italian had no response for Mahmoud's grappling, instead offering his neck as an early Christmas present which Mahmoud gratefully accepted, locking on a rear-naked choke that had Ligato tapping after only 37 seconds of the first round.
