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Two Sheds Review: Better Late Than Never for Cage Warriors 44

This past Saturday night, Britain’s Cage Warriors held its latest show at the HMV Forum in London.The event was originally meant to air live, free to air, on subscription channel Premier Sports. But, when one of the technical bods at the channel …

This past Saturday night, Britain’s Cage Warriors held its latest show at the HMV Forum in London.

The event was originally meant to air live, free to air, on subscription channel Premier Sports. But, when one of the technical bods at the channel forgot to flick a switch or something, those not wanting to sit in front of their computers only got to see the final 30 minutes of the show—which meant that yours truly couldn’t do his usual day-after review.

Realising the mistake, Premier Sports quickly went into action, announcing that the show would be aired for free this past Monday night.

So, a few days later than planned, here’s my review of Cage Warriors 44.

The show began with the big boys of the heavyweight division, as Dayman Lake faced Rab Truesdale.

Lake came forward early on, scoring with the immediate takedown. It wasn’t long before he tried to take Truesdale’s back, with the ensuing scramble seeing Lake take the card.

Within seconds, Lake moved into position so he could apply an arm triangle, with Truesdale tapping within seconds. An impressive and dominating performance from the Englishman.

It was down to lightweight for the next fight, as Kevin Donnelly took on Brad Wheeler.

This was one of the best technical fights I’ve seen this year. Although both guys looked good in the striking department, they really shone when they went to the ground.

Donnelly put on a good ground display in the first and the early parts of the second, although Wheeler looked equally as impressive while defending off his back.

Wheeler began to work his way back from the second round onwards, taking Donnelly’s back late in the second and taking it again in the third, locking in a body triangle and sinking in a rear naked choke for the very impressive submission win.

Featherweight action followed, as Ashleigh Grimshaw went up against Graham Turner.

Having witnessed three rounds of great ground action, we were now treated to three rounds of great striking action.

Both men looked tremendous as they exchanged combination after combination, with Grimshaw getting the better of the kicks, as evidenced by the big red mark on Turner’s left leg.

Grimshaw had further success in the third round when a big right staggered Turner, but overall, it was great to watch.

With the fight going the distance, it was down to the judges as Turner took the split decision. You can’t really argue with that, although I thought that Grimshaw had just edged it.

The next fight was a catchweight encounter, made at 181 pounds, between Jack Mason and Brian Foster.

This was a quality return for the American. After being taken down by Mason for a few seconds, Foster was soon on the offensive with a big slam, delivering an overhand right as he postured up.

After they returned to their feet, Foster connected with a devastating, spinning back kick to the body that doubled Mason over. Foster then pounced on his man, locking in a standing guillotine for the impressive submission win.

The main event saw Ivan Musardo taking on Joseph Duffy for the lightweight title.

Once again, the best was saved for last. It was a perfect example of how momentum can change in an instant.

For nearly four full rounds, Duffy looked on top, especially in the striking department. While Musardo seemed to be looking for the big punch all the time, Duffy was more fluent with his combinations and his kicks, staggering the Italian on more than one occasion.

But as the fourth round drew to a close, Duffy slipped when he went to kick Musardo’s leg. Musardo pounced immediately, locking in a guillotine choke within seconds, taking the submission win from out of nowhere.

In conclusion, after Saturday’s technical problems, I was glad that I finally got the chance to see this show.

Having been fed a staple diet of Ultimate Challenge (or is it Cage Rage again now?) and BAMMA over the past few years, I’m glad that Cage Warriors shows are now readily available on British television again.

This was a quality show. Every fight delivered, with the encounter between Duffy and Musardo the fight of the night for me.

Having seen two of their shows since their re-launch a year ago, I can see why a lot of fans prefer Cage Warriors to their illustrious counterparts.

So, in all, Cage Warriors 44 gets the big thumbs up for what was a great show. And hopefully when they return in November, the powers that be at Premier Sports will remember that the show is meant to be free to air!

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Two Sheds Review: Editing Spoils UCMMA’s Go 4 It! Television Broadcast

It’s time to look into the British MMA scene once again, and having tested the waters of the pay-per-view market, Ultimate Challenge MMA returned to their regular television home with their latest show, Go 4 It!, shown on Sky Sports this past Wed…

The broadcast began with middleweight action as Bret Bassett faced Ben Craggy.

This was a nice way to start the show. Craggy was hoping to keep the fight upright, but after Bassett caught one of his kicks it was downhill all the way.

Bassett soon scored with an impressive take down and dominated on the ground in the first round before taking his good form into the second where he went for a variety of leg submissions before Craggy managed to work his way out and into Bassett’s guard.

It wasn’t long before Bassett was back into control and going for an arm bar. Craggy tried to fight the hold but was soon verbally tapping, giving Bassett the impressive submission win.

Then it was on to a catchweight fight as Davin Byfield took on Rae Edgar.

Edgar, who was making his professional debut, soon found out what the game was all about. After Byfield caught his kick, he was pushed back against the cage. Byfield then applied a standing arm triangle, quickly taking it to the ground.

However, his positions weren’t quite right, and Edgar eventually managed to escape. But he soon began to look like a fish out of water as Byfield went to work, dominating on the ground and getting the submission win with a rear naked choke. Good work from Byfield, but Edgar looked completely out of his depth.

Action from the welterweight division followed as Ross Pointon took on Jamaine Facey.

This was a strange one. The fight began with both men eyeing each other up for the first minute or so before Pointon scored with the takedown.

Facey managed to reverse the positions though, and after a brief ground and pound flurry the fighters got back to their feet where Facey delivered some more heavy blows.

But instead of going in for the kill Facey held back, and once again the fighters began to eye each other up for a minute or so, and I couldn’t help but think that if Facey had kept up his attack he’d have had the win in the bag.

Then Facey suddenly exploded into action with a big knee that rocked Pointon. He followed this up with some ground and pound before the referee stepped in to give Facey the TKO win.

The Featherweight title was on the line next as challenger Cory Tait went up against champion Nathan Beer.

This was an intriguing and rather scrappy battle. Beer scored with the early takedown and looked to dominate on the ground, but Tait found some novel ways of escaping.

The striking battle looked a little scrappy at times, but by the time the second round started Beer scored with another takedown, only for Tait to escape again.

Moments later, Tait got locked in a standing guillotine against the cage, and although he managed to escape he looked out of it. Tait took control with a series of kicks and punches, and with Beer looking out on his feet, and with me wondering why the referee hadn’t stepped in, Tait connected with a spinning back fist that sent the champion crashing to the mat, with the referee stepping in to give Tait the title winning KO win.

The title action continued with Darren Towler facing Ben Smith for the vacant Heavyweight title.

Towler came forward early on, unloading with the heavy leather. Smith tried to counter with a takedown but it wasn’t long before Towler was unloading with the heavy stuff once again, connecting with a knee to the head that opened up a nasty cut on Smith’s forehead.

The referee immediately stopped the fight and called in the doctor, and the fight was called seconds later, giving Towler the title win.

The main event saw Peter Irving challenging John Maguire for the Welterweight title.

The only fight on the broadcast to go the three round distance looked to be an interesting back and forth affair. We saw some good striking from both men and some nice ground work as well, with Maguire going for a kimura in the final minute, and Irving looking completely chilled out in the hold as the fight came to an end.

So with the fight going the distance the judges came into play, with all three giving the fight to Maguire.

In conclusion—on the day the British mainstream press were beginning their latest uninformed assault on the world of mixed martial arts I would like to say that UCMMA came along with another quality show.

That’s what I’d like to say. Don’t get me wrong, there were some good performances shown here, but we television fans didn’t get to see everything.

Little cuts to the footage were made here and there, so five minute rounds were drastically shortened, and the main event between Maguire and Irving was so clipped it was hard to follow the action, spoiling what looked like a tremendous fight.

Now I know that UCMMA had to do this because of the time limitations, but surely some of the non-title fights could have been left off the show.

Perhaps in the future they could try and get either a longer time slot or a live broadcast on Sky Sports. After all, it’s been a few years since Paul Daley swore on live post-watershed Saturday night television. Surely Sky Sports have forgiven them by now!

So in all I’m afraid that the 23rd show under Dave O’Donnell’s UCMMA banner (or is it Cage Rage again now?) gets the thumbs down. I so wanted to enjoy this. I really did.

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Two Sheds Review: When Barnett and Cormier Advanced to Strikeforce’s WGP Finals

Having recently reviewed Strikeforce’s recent Challengers show, it’s now time to take a look at more recent events such as the semifinals of their Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday mo…

The show began in the lightweight division as Grizzly Redwood tribute act Pat Healy went up against Maximo Blanco.

This proved to be an explosive, and at times controversial encounter. The two began by exchanging quick combinations before a leg sweep from Blanco sent Healy down.

But a few moments later when the fight was on the ground and Healy looked like he was going for a heel hook, Blanco connected with several kicks to Healy’s head, an illegal move under the unified rules.

Healy was checked over by the doctors and cleared to continue, while Blanco was docked a point for his infraction.

The break seemed to light a fire under Healy. From that moment on he took control of the fight, taking Blanco down, and going to work with the ground and pound as the first round came to an end.

He continued his good work into the second, countering Blanco’s superior speed with two more take downs, and after tying up one of Blanco’s arms, he locked in a rear-naked choke at the second attempt for the submission win.

It was up to light heavyweight for the next fight as King Mo Lawal faced Roger Gracie.

This one featured quite a lengthy feeling out period. In fact, it was so lengthy it wasted well into the third minute. They caught each other with the odd punch and kick, but apart from that nothing much happened.

That was until King Mo connected with a big right hand that dropped Gracie like the proverbial sack of spuds. Gracie looked out of it before he hit the ground, and the referee wisely stepped in to give Lawal the knockout win.

The only title fight of the show saw Luke Rockhold challenging Jacare Souza for the Middleweight title.

This has to be one of the most competitive fights I’ve seen this year. We were treated to five rounds of non-stop back and forth action, and it was a joy to behold.

Each man had their moments, and there were many of them, and while the majority of the pundits expected this to be a ground battle, this was mainly a striking affair. Both men got in their share of kicks and punches, with Rockhold in particular looking very impressive, and not looking like a man who’d been out of the game for nearly two years.

There were a few brief forays to the ground, but most of the grappling came in the form of clinches against the cage, and when the fight came to an end they both looked like they could go another five rounds.

With the fight going the distance it was left to the judges to decide the outcome, with Rockhold taking the unanimous title winning decision. A fantastic fight here.

Then it was on to the Heavyweight World Grand Prix semifinals, beginning with Antonio Silva against Alistair Overeem’s replacement Daniel Cormier.

To say that Cormier put in a great performance here would be an understatement. While everyone was expecting Bigfoot to take the win, it soon began to look like the replacement fighter hadn’t read the script.

As soon as his big right sent Silva down to the mat, the fight turned in his direction. The Brazilian was obviously hurt by the blow, and seemed annoyed when Cormier would score with a take down and refuse to follow him down, unwilling to play his game.

Moments later, a beautiful combination, which was ended with a right uppercut, sent Silva down once again. Two hammer fists followed, but by then it was all over as the referee stepped in to give Cormier the knockout win.

The second semifinal saw Josh Barnett taking on Sergei Kharitonov.

While the first semifinal was a great striking battle, this one saw some dominating ground work from Barnett. After exchanging a few combinations with Kharitonov, Barnett took the Russian down to the ground.

The former UFC champ dominated from there. Kharitonov seemed lost as Barnett went to work, and after Kharitonov turned over Barnett took his back, later moving to the side as Kharitonov rolled over so he could apply a head and arm choke for the submission win.

In conclusion, this was another quality show from Scott Coker and his crew. A quality undercard was highlighted by the remarkable Middleweight title fight between Souza and Rockhold, and both of the tournament semifinals delivered style wise, with Cormier’s knockout win over Silva the highlight of the night for me.

So once again Strikeforce’s recent offering gets the thumbs up. It’s a shame that we’ll have to wait until sometime next year for the tournament finals though!

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Two Sheds Review: Looking Back at Last Month’s Strikeforce Challengers Show

With Strikeforce having held their latest major show this past Saturday, what better time is there to look into their recent archives, and this time we’re going back just a few weeks as Jorge Gurgel took on Joe Duarte in the main event of the lat…

The show began in the light heavyweight division as Roy Jones (no, not that one) went up against Derrick Mehman.

This was a really enjoyable three rounder. The first round saw Jones coming forward and unloading with the big guns, connecting with a flying knee that rocked Mehman.

But after Jones delivered an inadvertent low blow, the rest seemed to invigorate Mehman as he scored with the take down, and although he wasn’t exactly dominant, he did enough to keep his man on the ground.

The beginning of the second round saw Mehman counter a spinning back kick attempt with a take down. However, Jones’ heel caught him about the left eye and opened up a nasty gash above his left eye. The doctor allowed him to continue, and Mehman scored with another take down and once again set about controlling Jones on the ground again.

The doctor checked Mehman again between rounds and allowed him to continue, and once again he sought to control Jones on the ground. It was enough to keep Jones down, although he was on the receiving end of a nasty jab to the left eye when the referee stood the fighters up.

So with the fight going the distance, it was on to the judges who gave the decision to Mehman.

Then it was on to women’s action with a fight made at 145 between Ronda Rousey and Sarah D’Alelio.

Now this was a confusing and controversial one. After both fighters jockeyed for position, Rousey went for an arm bar, and as Rousey went to lock in the hold, the referee stepped in and stopped the fight.

Confusion then ensued as D’Alelio claimed that she didn’t tap, and replays from various angles show that she didn’t. Neither fighter looked particularly happy when the decision was announced, with Rousey claiming that D’Alelio said she was tapping and D’Alelio claiming that she was crying out in pain during the post-fight interview. This was nothing more than very poor officiating.

Lightweight action followed as Grizzly Redwood look-a-like Pat Healy took on Eric Wisely.

After the disappointment of the last fight, this was just what the doctor ordered. For the first two rounds Wisely put in a good performance on the ground, and even though Healy was on top for the majority of that time, Wisely was on the offensive by going for arm bars and various leg locks as well as countering Healy’s attempts to change position.

Healy seemed to have finally figured his man out in the third round, taking more control in the fight with his ground and pound, and although Wisely still put up a good fight.

So once again the judges came into the equation, with Healy getting the unanimous decision. Just another example of how judges take into account what the fighter on top is doing more than the fighter on the ground.

It was up to middleweight for the next fight as Danillo Villefort took on Nate James.

This interesting three rounder proved to be a great back and forth affair. Both fighters put on good performances both on the ground and in the striking game.

Villefort looked particularly impressive early on, especially with his take downs, but as the fight progressed he seemed to tire while James looked fresh throughout. It got to the point where James was able to take control late in the fight with some take downs of his own, and some nice ground and pound work.

Yet again, the judges came into play as James took the unanimous decision.

The main event saw Jorge Gurgel taking on Joe Duarte in the lightweight division.

This was another of those intriguing three-round affairs. We saw some great striking from both fighters, in particular from Gurgel, although Duarte wasn’t far behind him in that respect.

The ground work proved to be just as good, especially in the third. Gurgel went for a take down, but found himself with Duarte in the mount. Later on, Duarte scored with an impressive take down himself, but by then he didn’t have much time to do any work.

More work for the judges at the end of this one as Duarte took the unanimous decision.

In conclusion, once again the up-and-comers of the Strikeforce roster delivered a quality show, and although there were no flashy finishes and no big knockouts, it was still fun to watch.

Apart from the women’s fight, that is.

The women’s division in Strikeforce is always one of the highlights for me, but this time extremely poor officiating meant that the fight between Rousey and D’Alelio was ruined. There’s an old chant in football (soccer) about referee’s needing glasses when he misses a foul, but maybe a certain Mr. Mazzgatti needs a hearing aid so he can learn the difference between someone grunting in pain and saying “tap tap”.

Apart from that misdemeanour this was a quality show, and it gets the thumbs up from this particular writer.

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Two Sheds Review: Frank Trigg Falls to the Replacement Fighter at BAMMA 7

It’s time to step into the world of British MMA again as we take a look at the latest offering from the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, with former UFC stars Frank Trigg, Paul Daley and Andre Winner featuring in BAMMA 7, shown live on …

The broadcast began in the lightweight division as Jason Ball faced Andre Winner.

This all-British affair proved to be a rather intriguing battle. Nothing much happened in the first round, apart from a clinch against the cage in which Winner delivered a series of hammer fists to Ball’s thigh. It was as if they were treating it as a sparring session.

Things were turned up a notch in the second, as both men seemed to fight with a little more intensity, with Winner getting the take down before Ball managed to reverse later on.

Ball really needed to do something big in the final round but he just couldn’t get out of first gear. He managed to get a takedown but it wasn’t long before Winner took the guard and opened up a cut above Ball’s right eye.

With the fight going the distance the judges were called into action, with all three giving everything to Winner.

Title action followed as Carl Noon faced Jack Marshman for the vacant Lonsdale British Middleweight title.

Now this was more like it. Noon dominated the first round, throwing a punch then scoring with the take down and unleashing with the ground and pound. His attack was relentless as he bloodied and swelled Marshman’s left eye. It was a dominant performance.

Until the start of the second round that is. After the doctor checked Marshman’s eye and allowed him to continue he gradually took control, unleashing with some great shots in the stand up game, and as the round went on Noon began to tire drastically, so much so that at the end of the round his second had to lift him into his stool.

The third round saw Marshman continue his onslaught. Noon was exhausted, and there were a few points where he put his hands on his knees and took in some deep breaths. Marshman soon took Noon down, and it wasn’t long before the referee finally stepped in to save Noon from Marshman’s ground and pound, giving Marshman the title winning TKO win.

It was down to welterweight for the next fight as Jordan Radev faced Paul Daley.

Given Daley’s past weaknesses in the ground game, you would have thought that Radev would have taken him down early on, but that wasn’t the case.

For two rounds, we had what could only be described as a brawl. Daley threw everything bar the kitchen sink and the Bulgarian, but not matter what he did Radev kept coming back for me, and at times he gave as good as he got. It wasn’t pretty but it certainly was intriguing to watch.

It wasn’t until the third round when Radev decided to take the fight to the ground, and once there Daley looked like fish out of water again, seemingly unable to do anything as Radev went for the ground and pound. Daley managed to kick his man off when he postured up but Radev was soon back in Daley’s guard seconds later, and even though he dominated on the ground it just wasn’t enough.

That’s the way the judges saw it as well, with Daley earning the unanimous decision in one of his toughest fights over the past few years.

The main event featured middleweight action as Frank Trigg went up against Jimmy Wallhead.

Originally, Trigg was meant to be challenging Tom Watson for the BAMMA Middleweight title, but when Kong was injured in training Wallhead was called in as a replacement.

The big money was on Trigg to win this one. Unfortunately for him, Wallhead hadn’t read the script. After a lengthy feeling out period at the beginning of the first round, Wallhead rocked Trigg with a big left hook, and the ensuing ground and pound opened up a cut underneath Trigg’s right eye.

Trigg came back in the second round with some crisp striking, but Wallhead was more than able to keep up with him, and it made for great viewing as they unleashed with their combinations.

Wallhead put in some more good work in the third round, and to the surprise of many he finally got past Trigg’s defence and scored with the take down. The groundwork didn’t last that long but as the fight came to an end it was apparent to everyone in attendance that Wallhead was getting the better of the veteran.

The judges were called into action once again, and while one of them scored in favour of Trigg, the other two gave the fight to Wallhead, giving him the majority decision.

In conclusion, once again the BAMMA crew have given us another good show, and while some of the action wasn’t exactly pretty it was great to watch, with the three rounder between Trigg and Wallhead the highlight of the night for me. I have to admit that I thought Trigg would take the fight, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the Brit take the win, leaving me to wonder if he’s next in line now for a shot at Tom Watson’s title when the Kong man is fit again.

Production wise it was as good as ever, although they did come back slightly late from a commercial break before the third round of the main event, and it would have been nice if they’d had an on-screen countdown clock.

So in all BAMMA 7 gets the thumbs up from this particular writer, and hopefully they’ll continue to deliver the quality at their next show in December.

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Two Sheds Review: Cage Warriors Take British MMA to the Middle East

It’s time to step into the world of British mixed martial arts again, but this time with a slight difference, as Cage Warriors presented their latest show, Fight Night 2, in Amman, Jordan, shown live on Premier Sports this past Thursday evening h…

The broadcast began in the lightweight division as Conor McGregor faced Aron Jahnsen.

With McGregor’s last two fights lasting a combined total of 20 seconds, everyone was expecting a quick win. The Irishman looked like he was going for a quickie when he connected as soon as the bell rang, but after a feeling out period the fighters engaged in a clinch against the cage. This exchange saw Jahnsen going for a guillotine that McGregor easily escaped from.

Moments later the fight went to the ground, and it wasn’t long before McGregor unloaded with the heavy ground and pound stuff, with Jahnsen unable to defend himself the referee stepped in to give McGregor the TKO win.

More lightweight action followed, with the debuting Zack Stratton taking on James Saville.

This one lasted less than a minute. Saville went for a couple of high kicks, with Stratton countering with a take down. The only problem was that Saville quickly went for the leg triangle and, despite his efforts to escape, Stratton soon succumbed to the inevitabletapping out to give Saville the submission win.

Then it was up to the welterweight division, as Cathal Pendred faced Danny Mitchell.

The first fight of the show to go the distance proved to be an entertaining back and forth contest. Pendred managed to control the action early on, reading Mitchell’s strikes extremely well, and even slamming him off one of them in the first round.

From round two onwards we saw a war of attrition with clinches against the cage. Mitchell took the fight to the ground and tried to sink in a heel hook in the second, but time was against him.

The most dramatic moment came in the third as Mitchell took Pendred down with a pile driver, a move illegal in MMA. However, he was lucky enough to get away a warning rather than a points deduction.

So after three rounds of great action the judges came into play. One judge gave the fight to Mitchell, while the other two scored it even, making this a majority draw. We’ll probably see these two against each other again soon.

History was made next, with the first ever woman’s MMA fight in Jordan, made at a catchweight of 132lbs, between Aisling Daly and Angela Hayes.

The blink and you’ll miss it affair saw Daly coming forward straight away with a series of blows. Hayes countered with a takedown, but quickly found herself tapping out to Daly’s arm bar in just 20 seconds. Nice stuff.

Then it was up to the middleweight division, as Mike Ling went up against Jack Hermansson.

As soon as the fight began, Ling caught Hermansson with a blow to the face that bloodied his nose. From there the Norwegian scored with a quick take down, and although he showed some good work on the ground it wasn’t long before they got back to their feet.

It was then that they engaged in a slug fest, both men swinging for the fences with some wild brawling before Hermansson staggered Ling. He soon followed him to the mat for some ground and pound, knocking him out after a barrage of fists and elbows for a great looking KO win.

The main event saw Arni Isaksson facing Gael Grimaud for the vacant CWFC welterweight title.

This was the fight of the night for me. Grimaud began strongly with some nice blows before Isaksson countered with a clinch.

After this we saw some nice back and forth action on the ground, especially from Grimaud in the second round. He tired Isaksson up in knots, wearing him out with a body lock and looking for a rear naked choke, before eventually going for the ground and pound towards the end of the round. With the “Ice Viking” offering nothing in reply, the referee wisely stepped in to give Grimaud the highly impressive TKO title win.

With a little time to kill an earlier fight was shown, the lightweight fight between Merv Mulholland and Amir Gerandokov.

Fast paced back and forth action was the order of the day in this one. Gerandokov came forward early with some combinations, and when the fight went to the ground we saw plenty of transitions and submission attempts. It made for thrilling viewing, but it wasn’t long before Mulholland gained control as he took Gerandokov’s back and sunk in a rear naked choke for the submission win.

In conclusion—this is the first time I’ve seen some of the current Cage Warriors stuff, and I have to admit I was pretty impressed.

The fighters gave the Jordanian fans a quality show, with great fights and performances throughout, topped off nicely by Gael Grimaud’s highly impressive title winning performance.

As for the production values, they’ve certainly come a long way since those early shows, and it ranks right up there with their UCMMA and BAMMA counterparts. Kudos must also go to commentators, John Gooden and Josh Palmer, for their quality performances behind the microphone. They could possibly be the best team in the country at the moment.

So, in all, Cage Warriors Fight Night 2 gets the thumbs up for a very good show, and a thumbs up to the Premier Sports channel as well for giving this event away for free. Let’s hope they do the same when Cage Warriors present their next show on October 1st. We can but hope.

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