Johnny Toetags
04-24-2006, 02:39 PM
RUMBLE ON THE ROCK 9
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RESULTS
BloodyKnux.Com and our very own Dan Chiras had the great pleasure of covering the latest installement of Rumble On the Rock this past weekend. It was an action packed event that'll have repercussions on the North American MMA scene for years to come.
BloodyKnux.Com would like to thank Rumble World Entertainment for their hospitality and congratulate the winners of this, the 9th edition of Hawaii's RUMBLE ON THE ROCK!
Brynes/Knaub:
Knaub showed a surprisingly crafty guard for a guy who looked and moved like a pure wrestler. Once on his back, he was constantly in action, shooting for triangles, sweeps, and leg locks. Brynes unloaded some very solid ground-and-pound and finished the fight via kneebar (countering Knaub's ankle lock attempt) at 0:42 of the 2nd round.
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Shields/Okami:
In perhaps the most controversial fight of the night, Okami came out relentlessly trying to punish Shields. In the 1st round, Shields was able to mitigate the damage with excellent takedowns and his patented "just busy enough to not get stood-up" ground control. By the 2nd round, Okami had his sprawl timed beautifully and kept Shields up for the most part. I gave the 2nd to Okami, who inflicted a huge cut that affected Shields the rest of the night. The 3rd round will be talked about for a long time to come, I'm sure. Okami looked like a cardio monster, stalking Shields and forcing him into sloppy shots with his quick punching combinations. Shields eventually scored a takedown and controlled Okami long enough on the ground to secure a judges' decision. Okami received a standing ovation; Shields left to a chorus of boos that followed him the entire evening.
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Condit/Trigg:
This one was over in a flash. If I had to sum up ROTR 9 in one sentence, I would say "Carlos Condit is the real deal." Condit sports some serious flexibility and fantastic offensive Jiu Jitsu to go along with his devastating stand-up. Trigg wanted no part of Condit's striking and immediately took him to the ground, where he found himself caught in a triangle seconds later. While Trigg was working an escape, Condit transitioned to an armbar and forced the tap-out at 1:22 of the 1st round. Trigg--and the crowd--were absolutely stunned.
I caught up with Trigg later in the evening. He was disappointed, but said that there was no major damage to his arm.
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Brandon Wolff/McDonald:
McDonald looked overpoweringly strong on the ground against Wolff, but couldn't answer Wolff's sharp stand-up. The first round was a wash, with Wolff scoring during striking exchanges and McDonald going to the mat with good ground-and-pound. McDonald could not continue after the first round, and Wolff won via medical stoppage.
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Cooper/Yoshida:
Cooper totally outmatched Yoshida, who wanted no part of Cooper's stand-up, and couldn't possibly out-wrestle him. Cooper felt Yoshida out briefly before exploding with a combination that left Yoshida stunned, following him to the canvas, and TKOing him at 2:47 of the 1st. If there is anyone out there with heavier hands than Ray at 155, I've never seen it.
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Junk/Tadao:
Similar to Cooper/Yoshida, Junk/Tadao looked like an overpowering mismatch. Junk, who's not the most technical of fighters, immediately put Tadao on the canvas, mounted him, and delivered a flurry of elbows that left Tadao immobile on the mat for several minutes following the ref's seemingly extremely late TKO stoppage at 2:20 of the 1st.
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Hamanaka/Cabbage:
Cabbage was utterly dominated from the get-go in this fight. Hamanaka gave the Hawaiian no chance to let his heavy hands fly, immediately closing the distance and scoring an explosive takedown that left Cabbage visibly stunned. To the crowd's amazement, Hamanaka, who gave up 60 pounds to Cabbage, absolutely manhandled him on the ground. The Japanese fighter delivered some of the most relentless ground-and-pound I've ever seen, frustrating Cabbage and setting him up for submission opportunities. Cabbage narrowly escaped the 1st round, and absorbed a huge amound of damage to do so. Once Cabbage got desperate enough to cover up and extend his arms, Hamanaka was all over him with Kimura attempts, finally ending the fight via tap-out at 1:53 of the 2nd round.
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Hironaka/Charuto
Charuto and Hironaka exchanged on their feet early, both landing good combinations and doing mutual damage. Eventually, Charuto decided to take the match to his element and clinched up for some trip-takedown attempts. Hironaka ended up on top, in side control, and Charuto pulled off one of the most amazing reversal-to-submission attempts any of us had seen, securing some sort of hybrid neck crank/armbar. Hironaka found his way out, and the fighters were back and forth on the ground and standing for the remainder of the 1st. In the 2nd, both fighers came out looking strong. Charuto ended up on his back, but was unable to mount any offense against Hironaka's great submission defense. Hironaka moved Charuto to the fence and postured up for a solid 1-2 combination that dazed Charuto enough for the ref to step in and stop the fight at 3:03 of the 2nd. Premature stoppage? Perhaps, but after the ridiculously late stoppage that left Tadao in a mini-coma for a few minutes, you can only assume that the refs were taking every precaution to protect the other fighters. After the loss, Charuto contemplated retirement and said he would like to turn his focus back to teaching his Jiu Jitsu students.
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Butterbean/Aguilera:
Aguilera came into the fight cocky; but by 1:00 into the 1st round, he appeared to have virtually no chance of damaging Butterbean, who laughed off Aguilera's strikes, invited him to exchange, and moved forward constantly. Butterbean had trouble mounting his offense against Aguilera, who basically ran from Butterbean the entire fight and delivered occasional push kicks to keep him at bay, despite his assertion that he would knock the legendary brawler out. When Butterbean did connect, Aguilera immediately scrambled for a takedown and dealt some superficial ground and pound. The "15-second rule" was in effect, so the fighters were restarted standing almost immediately after hitting the canvas. In the second, Aguilera attempted to drop kick Butterbeans legs out from under him. Butterbean opportunistically dove on his opponent and took his back, compressing the taller, lighter man under his 400-pound body while securing a forearm choke. Aguilera tapped-out to the pressure at 1:15 of the 2nd round.
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ROTR MW Finals--Shields/Condit:
Carlos Condit stepped into the cage for the final match of the ROTR MW Grand Prix against Jake Shields with the intensity of a man fighting to survive. Jake Shields, like Trigg, wanted no part of Condit's lethal stand-up and searched for the takedown at all times. Shields was able to get to the mat at will in the 1st round, dealing out a barrage of ground-and-pound to his opponent, as Condit tried unsuccessfully to secure submissions and sweep Shields with a kimura. In the second round, the tables turned and Condit was able to keep Shields on his feet long enough to play his game. The Thai Boxer stalked Shields around the cage, assaulting him with devastating punch combinations, leg kicks, and even flying knees. Shields was able to get to the ground, albeit not as easily as the 1st round. Once there, he took Condit's back, but Condit defended well and avoided any real danger. In the 3rd round, both fighters were showing the effects of fighting earlier in the night, but neither yielded or strayed from his game plan. Condit continued to look for the standing knock-out, while Shields looked to put him on the mat and finish there. Once Shields scored the takedown, his corner repeatedly gave him the time and told him to control Condit, which he did. In the end, Shields scored another judges decision. The crowd, which was hoping for Carlos Condit knockout to avenge what they viewed as a suspect decision in the Shields/Okama match, was indifferent.
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RESULTS
BloodyKnux.Com and our very own Dan Chiras had the great pleasure of covering the latest installement of Rumble On the Rock this past weekend. It was an action packed event that'll have repercussions on the North American MMA scene for years to come.
BloodyKnux.Com would like to thank Rumble World Entertainment for their hospitality and congratulate the winners of this, the 9th edition of Hawaii's RUMBLE ON THE ROCK!
Brynes/Knaub:
Knaub showed a surprisingly crafty guard for a guy who looked and moved like a pure wrestler. Once on his back, he was constantly in action, shooting for triangles, sweeps, and leg locks. Brynes unloaded some very solid ground-and-pound and finished the fight via kneebar (countering Knaub's ankle lock attempt) at 0:42 of the 2nd round.
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Shields/Okami:
In perhaps the most controversial fight of the night, Okami came out relentlessly trying to punish Shields. In the 1st round, Shields was able to mitigate the damage with excellent takedowns and his patented "just busy enough to not get stood-up" ground control. By the 2nd round, Okami had his sprawl timed beautifully and kept Shields up for the most part. I gave the 2nd to Okami, who inflicted a huge cut that affected Shields the rest of the night. The 3rd round will be talked about for a long time to come, I'm sure. Okami looked like a cardio monster, stalking Shields and forcing him into sloppy shots with his quick punching combinations. Shields eventually scored a takedown and controlled Okami long enough on the ground to secure a judges' decision. Okami received a standing ovation; Shields left to a chorus of boos that followed him the entire evening.
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Condit/Trigg:
This one was over in a flash. If I had to sum up ROTR 9 in one sentence, I would say "Carlos Condit is the real deal." Condit sports some serious flexibility and fantastic offensive Jiu Jitsu to go along with his devastating stand-up. Trigg wanted no part of Condit's striking and immediately took him to the ground, where he found himself caught in a triangle seconds later. While Trigg was working an escape, Condit transitioned to an armbar and forced the tap-out at 1:22 of the 1st round. Trigg--and the crowd--were absolutely stunned.
I caught up with Trigg later in the evening. He was disappointed, but said that there was no major damage to his arm.
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Brandon Wolff/McDonald:
McDonald looked overpoweringly strong on the ground against Wolff, but couldn't answer Wolff's sharp stand-up. The first round was a wash, with Wolff scoring during striking exchanges and McDonald going to the mat with good ground-and-pound. McDonald could not continue after the first round, and Wolff won via medical stoppage.
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Cooper/Yoshida:
Cooper totally outmatched Yoshida, who wanted no part of Cooper's stand-up, and couldn't possibly out-wrestle him. Cooper felt Yoshida out briefly before exploding with a combination that left Yoshida stunned, following him to the canvas, and TKOing him at 2:47 of the 1st. If there is anyone out there with heavier hands than Ray at 155, I've never seen it.
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Junk/Tadao:
Similar to Cooper/Yoshida, Junk/Tadao looked like an overpowering mismatch. Junk, who's not the most technical of fighters, immediately put Tadao on the canvas, mounted him, and delivered a flurry of elbows that left Tadao immobile on the mat for several minutes following the ref's seemingly extremely late TKO stoppage at 2:20 of the 1st.
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Hamanaka/Cabbage:
Cabbage was utterly dominated from the get-go in this fight. Hamanaka gave the Hawaiian no chance to let his heavy hands fly, immediately closing the distance and scoring an explosive takedown that left Cabbage visibly stunned. To the crowd's amazement, Hamanaka, who gave up 60 pounds to Cabbage, absolutely manhandled him on the ground. The Japanese fighter delivered some of the most relentless ground-and-pound I've ever seen, frustrating Cabbage and setting him up for submission opportunities. Cabbage narrowly escaped the 1st round, and absorbed a huge amound of damage to do so. Once Cabbage got desperate enough to cover up and extend his arms, Hamanaka was all over him with Kimura attempts, finally ending the fight via tap-out at 1:53 of the 2nd round.
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Hironaka/Charuto
Charuto and Hironaka exchanged on their feet early, both landing good combinations and doing mutual damage. Eventually, Charuto decided to take the match to his element and clinched up for some trip-takedown attempts. Hironaka ended up on top, in side control, and Charuto pulled off one of the most amazing reversal-to-submission attempts any of us had seen, securing some sort of hybrid neck crank/armbar. Hironaka found his way out, and the fighters were back and forth on the ground and standing for the remainder of the 1st. In the 2nd, both fighers came out looking strong. Charuto ended up on his back, but was unable to mount any offense against Hironaka's great submission defense. Hironaka moved Charuto to the fence and postured up for a solid 1-2 combination that dazed Charuto enough for the ref to step in and stop the fight at 3:03 of the 2nd. Premature stoppage? Perhaps, but after the ridiculously late stoppage that left Tadao in a mini-coma for a few minutes, you can only assume that the refs were taking every precaution to protect the other fighters. After the loss, Charuto contemplated retirement and said he would like to turn his focus back to teaching his Jiu Jitsu students.
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Butterbean/Aguilera:
Aguilera came into the fight cocky; but by 1:00 into the 1st round, he appeared to have virtually no chance of damaging Butterbean, who laughed off Aguilera's strikes, invited him to exchange, and moved forward constantly. Butterbean had trouble mounting his offense against Aguilera, who basically ran from Butterbean the entire fight and delivered occasional push kicks to keep him at bay, despite his assertion that he would knock the legendary brawler out. When Butterbean did connect, Aguilera immediately scrambled for a takedown and dealt some superficial ground and pound. The "15-second rule" was in effect, so the fighters were restarted standing almost immediately after hitting the canvas. In the second, Aguilera attempted to drop kick Butterbeans legs out from under him. Butterbean opportunistically dove on his opponent and took his back, compressing the taller, lighter man under his 400-pound body while securing a forearm choke. Aguilera tapped-out to the pressure at 1:15 of the 2nd round.
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ROTR MW Finals--Shields/Condit:
Carlos Condit stepped into the cage for the final match of the ROTR MW Grand Prix against Jake Shields with the intensity of a man fighting to survive. Jake Shields, like Trigg, wanted no part of Condit's lethal stand-up and searched for the takedown at all times. Shields was able to get to the mat at will in the 1st round, dealing out a barrage of ground-and-pound to his opponent, as Condit tried unsuccessfully to secure submissions and sweep Shields with a kimura. In the second round, the tables turned and Condit was able to keep Shields on his feet long enough to play his game. The Thai Boxer stalked Shields around the cage, assaulting him with devastating punch combinations, leg kicks, and even flying knees. Shields was able to get to the ground, albeit not as easily as the 1st round. Once there, he took Condit's back, but Condit defended well and avoided any real danger. In the 3rd round, both fighters were showing the effects of fighting earlier in the night, but neither yielded or strayed from his game plan. Condit continued to look for the standing knock-out, while Shields looked to put him on the mat and finish there. Once Shields scored the takedown, his corner repeatedly gave him the time and told him to control Condit, which he did. In the end, Shields scored another judges decision. The crowd, which was hoping for Carlos Condit knockout to avenge what they viewed as a suspect decision in the Shields/Okama match, was indifferent.
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