Feitosa Captures K-1 USA Crown
K-1 Quarterfinals
Mike Sloan May 1, 2005
Las Vegas' Dewey Cooper predicted before the event that he was
going to have some fun in the K-1 tournament no matter if he won or
lost. Gone were the days of him being down in the dumps about
losing close decisions and gone were the days of Dewey allowing the
judges to award victories to his opponents. Cooper also predicted
that he'd bring rappers down to the ring with him. At least one of
those promises was true — rappers did, in fact, escort him into the
ring.
In the fight itself, though, Dewey was outweighed by some 25 pounds and three inches. Being undersized is nothing new to Cooper, but in typical Black Kobra fashion, he was determined to give his best. Cooper gave it his best against the larger Feitosa, but as fate would have it, Cooper was just a little too out-manned tonight.
He dropped a close and exciting unanimous decision to Feitosa and
his pre-fight prediction boded true at the fight's conclusion.
Cooper wasn't upset at the decision and he seemed to be having fun
throughout the contest. It was the harder kicks from Feitosa that
win him the judges' verdict, which he won via tallies of 29.5-28,
30-27.5 and 30-28.5.
Former WWE star Sean O'Haire was hoping to make his K-1 USA a success and he did well for the first half-minute or so of the fight. He forced Goodridge to take a few steps back after he landed a clean right cross, but from that point on, it was all "Big Daddy."
O'Haire was determined to shake off the dizziness from that knockdown, but Goodridge has been in this situation far too many times and quickly dismissed his foe. A staggering right uppercut and left hook were quickly let loose and once they connected, O'Haire was out. The official time of the brutal knockout came at just 55 seconds of the very first round. For his efforts, O'Haire tried his best and actually had Goodridge on the defensive. He shouldn't be ashamed at all of the loss as he is still very new to the sport.
Williams, hoping to reverse his recent fortunes, was granted entrance into the semifinals after his opponent, Yusuke Fujimoto, was deemed unable to continue after his nose was completely busted open. When the two were engrossed within a clinch in a neutral corner, Williams landed a sinister knee to Fujimoto's nose, breaking it. That series of exchanges occurred after Williams was badly wobbled from a punch courtesy of Fujimoto, a predicament that Williams was able to escape out of by the skin of his teeth.
However, even though the knee from Williams was devastating and looked fantastic, he inadvertently held down on Fujimoto's head, a move that is illegal in K-1 rules. The fight was stopped and Fujimoto had to have his nose attended to and after a few minutes of controversy, the fight was officially halted.
The battle itself was stopped at 2:47 of the first round and it was declared a No Contest. But since neither fighter was a "winner," Williams was allowed to continue into the tourney due to the fact that since he didn't lose, Fujimoto couldn't continue, preventing him from going further into the tournament.
In what was the opening bout of the Battle at Bellagio IV tournament, late-sub Mark Selbee, who was filling in for the injured Michael McDonald, make good on his pre-fight promise to succeed in the tourney. Fighting at a measured pace, Atlanta's Selbee systematically picked away at the ice block that is Japan's Tsuyoshi Nakasako.
The fight itself was nothing to write home about in terms of action, but for those junkies of technical battles, it was one for the ages. While neither fighter inflicted enough damage to badly wound or drop his opponent, the tremendous amount of kicks to both fighters' legs and body were enough to warrant victory.
After the allotted three rounds came to a close, it was Selbee who had his arm raised in triumph as the three ringside judges favored him unanimously. One judge scored it 30-27.5 while the two others saw it 30-27.
In the fight itself, though, Dewey was outweighed by some 25 pounds and three inches. Being undersized is nothing new to Cooper, but in typical Black Kobra fashion, he was determined to give his best. Cooper gave it his best against the larger Feitosa, but as fate would have it, Cooper was just a little too out-manned tonight.
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Former WWE star Sean O'Haire was hoping to make his K-1 USA a success and he did well for the first half-minute or so of the fight. He forced Goodridge to take a few steps back after he landed a clean right cross, but from that point on, it was all "Big Daddy."
O'Haire tried to use his immense size and strength to entrap
Goodridge along the ropes and plug away, but the savvy Goodridge
was too quick and too experienced for that sort of mess. Goodridge
planted a crisp counter right hook onto O'Haire's jaw, sending him
crumbling to the canvas. A woozy O'Haire was able to gather himself
and rise back onto his feet, but the end was sooner than he had
expected.
O'Haire was determined to shake off the dizziness from that knockdown, but Goodridge has been in this situation far too many times and quickly dismissed his foe. A staggering right uppercut and left hook were quickly let loose and once they connected, O'Haire was out. The official time of the brutal knockout came at just 55 seconds of the very first round. For his efforts, O'Haire tried his best and actually had Goodridge on the defensive. He shouldn't be ashamed at all of the loss as he is still very new to the sport.
Williams, hoping to reverse his recent fortunes, was granted entrance into the semifinals after his opponent, Yusuke Fujimoto, was deemed unable to continue after his nose was completely busted open. When the two were engrossed within a clinch in a neutral corner, Williams landed a sinister knee to Fujimoto's nose, breaking it. That series of exchanges occurred after Williams was badly wobbled from a punch courtesy of Fujimoto, a predicament that Williams was able to escape out of by the skin of his teeth.
However, even though the knee from Williams was devastating and looked fantastic, he inadvertently held down on Fujimoto's head, a move that is illegal in K-1 rules. The fight was stopped and Fujimoto had to have his nose attended to and after a few minutes of controversy, the fight was officially halted.
The battle itself was stopped at 2:47 of the first round and it was declared a No Contest. But since neither fighter was a "winner," Williams was allowed to continue into the tourney due to the fact that since he didn't lose, Fujimoto couldn't continue, preventing him from going further into the tournament.
In what was the opening bout of the Battle at Bellagio IV tournament, late-sub Mark Selbee, who was filling in for the injured Michael McDonald, make good on his pre-fight promise to succeed in the tourney. Fighting at a measured pace, Atlanta's Selbee systematically picked away at the ice block that is Japan's Tsuyoshi Nakasako.
The fight itself was nothing to write home about in terms of action, but for those junkies of technical battles, it was one for the ages. While neither fighter inflicted enough damage to badly wound or drop his opponent, the tremendous amount of kicks to both fighters' legs and body were enough to warrant victory.
After the allotted three rounds came to a close, it was Selbee who had his arm raised in triumph as the three ringside judges favored him unanimously. One judge scored it 30-27.5 while the two others saw it 30-27.
