Sapp Stopped in Saitama

Gary Goodridge vs. Sylvester Terkay

Trinidad and Tobago's Gary Goodridge has 33 MMA bouts under his belt, and is a 3-dan Black Belt in Kuk Sul Won to boot. His opponent in the third fight was the big (197cm, 139kg) American pro-wrestler Sylvester "The Predator" Terkay, fighting in just his second MMA bout. "I have a dangerous opponent," acknowledged The Predator at the pre-event press conference, "but I'll do my best." Predicted Goodridge, who is known for his explosive starts: "The crowd will get plenty of action!"

And action is exactly what they got, as Goodridge stayed on his feet, softening his larger opponent up with punches. In a matter of about a minute, the Predator had become the prey. It was a left roundhouse that got set the big guy to wobbling, and a second left that dropped him good. Slumped clumsily against the ropes, The Predator was in no condition to defend himself as Goodridge closed in to deliver more punches, and so the referee quickly stepped in to stop the bout. A convincing KO win for Goodridge, who is now undefeated since August of last year (and that loss came against the very formidable Emelianenko Fedor).