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 (Note, I'm probably not going to be able to do videos anymore. College assignments are starting to roll in so I'll just be doing previews and reviews. The preview for Highland Games 3 will also be in tonight).
Joel Nicola (2-0) Vs Erikur Adalsteinn (2-0) – Light Heavyweight
Both fighters came out with the intention of knocking each other out, which as the matchmaker I was dying to see.
Adalsteinn was a little bit too wild in his early exchanges and Nicola made him pay for his mistakes with some counter body shots.
Erikur was effective at landing both combinations and single punches and caused a cut on Nicola early into the fight.
This didn’t hinder Joel though, as before long he was snapping Adalsteinn’s head back with shots, and then out of nowhere he lunged to a flying knee which took Erikur out.
The impressive finish earned Nicola Knockout of the Night honours and extended his professional record to 3-0. It’s expected that Nicola will earn a title shot under the Highland Games banner very soon.
Joel Nicola Wins by KO (Flying Knee) at 1:57 of Round 1.
Alexey Juralev (1-0) Vs Christian Long (2-0) – Heavyweight
This fight didn’t last long at all.
Christian Long came out throwing kicks that would destroy any man walking the planet. Instantly a body kick landed which took the wind out of Juralev, and before long the 1-0 heavyweight was cut, knocked down and rocked. While in Dream Street, Alexey took yet another head kick which saw him crashing to the canvas.
An easy night’s work for Christian Long who has exploded onto the scene in Highland Games.
Christian Long Wins by KO (Head Kick) at 0:26 of Round 1.
Rape Alarm (1-0) Vs Thor Heyerdahl (1-0) – Heavyweight
This stand up affair earned Fight of the Night honours.
Heyerdahl’s goal was to use his significant reach advantage to keep Alarm out of striking range. He used his kicks to devastating proportions throughout the fight.
Rape Alarm was swinging for the fences start to finish. He didn’t land a lot but at every single second of the fight, he was standing right in front of Thor with the intention of knocking his head off his shoulders.
Throughout the 3 round fight, which went to decision, Thor landed 81 out of 82 leg kicks, which is an incredible volume and accuracy rate which Alarm had nothing to prevent. My favourite part of his strategy was when Heyerdahl wanted to mix it up, he’d throw low and switch to a body or head kick. These attacks could earn him a stoppage victory as his opponent’s really won’t expect them. He landed 29 body kicks and 4 headkicks, all with 100% accuracy. It’s safe to say that strikers will have to beware when stepping into the cage with Thor Heyerdahl.
Thor Heyerdahl Wins by Unanimous Decision.
Arnaldo Guiosa (1-1) Vs Rico Suave (0-0) – Light Heavyweight
I was very impressed with Guiosa’s performance in this fight. Rico Suave came out with one thing on his mind; take Guiosa down. After defending several takedown attempts from his opponent, Arnaldo Guiosa showed him how it’s down; shooting in and securing a double leg takedown in his first attempt.
While on top position, Guida quickly advanced to full mount, distracted his opponent with some light ground and pound before getting the back and locking in the rear naked choke. Textbook jiu jitsu from Arnaldo Guiosa.
Arnaldo Guiosa Wins by Submission (RNC) at 2:56 of Round 1.
Chikere Morce (1-0) Vs Trunk Slamchest (1-0) – Heavyweight
Zzzzzz, Zzzzzzz, Zzzzzzzzz, oh, the review? Sorry I fell asleep.
Chikere Morce may be 2-0 instead that cage, but he’s probably got more wins than fans at the moment. Morce was content to hold Slamchest against the cage for the entire fight in order to grind out a Unanimous Decision.
To his credit, Morce did land a decent amount of strikes to his opponent from the clinch, but nothing was really intended to hurt him. Morce had his eyes laser focused on grinding his opponent out to a decision, and he did just that.
Despite not winning over the crowd, you have to think that Morce’s style could really trouble some of the risk takers in the 265 division.
Chikere Morce Wins by Unanimous Decision.
Mauricio Santos (1-0) Vs David Zawadzki (1-0) – Light Heavyweight
Mauricio Santos Wins by Submission (Guillotine) at 2:31 of Round 1.
Pedro Sauer (1-0) Vs Camer Amalu (1-0) – Light Heavyweight
Pedro Sauer Wins by KO (Strikes) at 1:21 of Round 1.
Quar Fang (1-1) Vs Benny Askren (0-0) – Heavyweight
Benny Askren Wins by TKO (Cut) at 0:26 of Round 1.
Ludko Struja (0-1) Vs Akau Umaga (0-1) – Light Heavyweight
Ludko Struja Wins by TKO (Strikes) at 3:25 of Round 1.
Rock Sampson (0-3) Vs Mirco Rodic (0-2) – Heavyweight
Mirco Rodic Wins by TKO (Strikes) at 0:55 of Round 1.
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