Cage Rage 10 Report
Cage Rage 10 Report
Pedro Wrobel Feb 27, 2005
Given that Leigh
Remedios had been training for a fight at featherweight, how
come he looked so much bigger than lightweight Jean Silva? The Brazilian was lean,
but he looked skinny, a symptom, he said later, of the fact that he
actually had two broken ribs going into this fight.
The first round was quite even, opening with Silva charging across the cage and throwing a flying knee. Remedios was trying to attack from whatever position he was put in, whereas Silva was trying to control Remedios in order to tee off. Both were scoring, with the Englishman looking strong and aggressive and the Brazilian repeatedly trapping Remedios against the fence before detaching with a flurry of punches and elbows.
The closest anyone came to finishing it was when Remedios tried an
armbar from his guard. He looked to have it sunk, but Silva did an
excellent job of spinning and working his way out. As the round
finished Silva, always the consummate entertainer, tried to pull
off a cartwheel guard pass. The bell rang before he could take
advantage.
Remedios had a glint in his eye between rounds, staring determinedly at his opponent, and he carried this determination with him as the second round opened.
On the ground, both fighters demonstrated good skills and remained always active, to the applause and appreciation of the crowd. One particularly spectacular moment came as Silva threw a high kick that Remedios intercepted. The Brazilian cart wheeled back to regain his balance as Remedios followed up with the punches.
The third round was just as difficult to call as the previous two. Silva opened well with a flurry, but the stronger Remedios was gradually able to impose his will on the match, forcing Silva back against the fence. The majority of the round was spent with Remedios in control, but with Silva moving well and looking for the submission from the bottom. Both fighters were tiring, and as the battle wound to a close, both teams celebrated.
The result was announced as a draw, which may be the fair result. I certainly wouldn't want to have to pick a winner, since whatever decision I made would probably have been unfair on the other. What is clear is that Remedios can rest easy knowing that with this performance, he exorcised the memories of their previous clash.
Sami Berik took the fight to Cage Rage's resident villain, Jeremy "Bad Boy" Bailey, winning the striking and the grappling in the first round.
He dominated the stand-up exchange before taking Bailey down and controlling him, taking the mount and throwing strikes as and when he could. Towards the end of the round he went for an armbar that Bailey defended. As Berik lost position, Bailey took advantage, standing and throwing an illegal kick to the face.
Perhaps unexpectedly, Bailey reacted by showing sportsmanship and contrition, insisting on apologizing and shaking Berik's hand. The round finished with another flurry from Berik, Bailey backpedaling as the bell rang.
The second round started like the first, with Berik controlling and seeming to dominate the stand up whilst not actually seeming to hurt Bailey. Bailey was gradually coming more and more into the fight as the round progressed, hitting his opponent with some big right hands. Both men traded slams, with Berik scoring a big takedown and Bailey executing a beautiful belly-to-belly suplex in return.
The third round opened with Bailey still looking for the big right hand. Berik continued to dominate position, taking Bailey down and trying to ground-and-pound. He still didn't seem to be hurting Bailey, who was taunting his opponent from the bottom. As the round wore on, Berik surprised the crowd by trying to put Bailey in a Boston Crab, but Bailey tripped him and in the ensuing scramble Berik regained his feet. As the round ended, Berik took his opponent down again and Bailey tried to lock in a guillotine.
The judges scored the fight for Beik, which was probably fair. Bailey looked the more likely to finish it, but Berik was clearly controlling the fight.
I'll just mention again how intimidating Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos looks. He's a scary man, but whatever psychological advantage he usually enjoys from that attribute was not apparent tonight.
Cyborg opened the first round aggressively, moving forward and throwing wild haymakers at his opponent, Antony Rea. The Frenchman remained calm throughout the onslaught, waiting for the opening before taking the Brazilian Santos down and starting to pound on him.
The fact that the fight was stopped and the fighters separated after Rea used an illegal downward elbow strike simply served to delay the inevitable. As soon as the fight was restarted, Rea was all over the Brazilian, dominating him with crisper, more accurate punches, and methodical ground-and-pound.
The second round opened with Rea catching a kick from Cyborg and putting him straight onto his back. The ending was inevitable as Rea changed position at will, moving from knee-to-belly to full mount, raining the strikes down onto the helpless Cyborg until Grant Waterman saved the Brazilian by stopping the fight at 1:55 of the first round.
Following the ending of the fight, Cage Rage took the opportunity to honor PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva, who was in Cyborg's corner. The "Axe Murderer" was fittingly presented with a Cage Rage axe and a samurai sword. Stephen "Fight Professor" Quadros interviewed Silva, who responded in English, and told the appreciative crowd how impressed he was with the quality of the show.
Although Silva stopped short of promising a future appearance for himself inside the cage, he did say that he has some young fighters on his team who he would like to bring to fight on future shows.
The first round was quite even, opening with Silva charging across the cage and throwing a flying knee. Remedios was trying to attack from whatever position he was put in, whereas Silva was trying to control Remedios in order to tee off. Both were scoring, with the Englishman looking strong and aggressive and the Brazilian repeatedly trapping Remedios against the fence before detaching with a flurry of punches and elbows.
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Remedios had a glint in his eye between rounds, staring determinedly at his opponent, and he carried this determination with him as the second round opened.
Most of the fight was spent in a clinch against the cage, with
Silva in control but Remedios doing more damage. Silva's tactic was
still to control Remedios against the cage and then score with
punches as he detached. This was working, but the Englishman was
also able to take control as he twice took the Brazilian down.
On the ground, both fighters demonstrated good skills and remained always active, to the applause and appreciation of the crowd. One particularly spectacular moment came as Silva threw a high kick that Remedios intercepted. The Brazilian cart wheeled back to regain his balance as Remedios followed up with the punches.
The third round was just as difficult to call as the previous two. Silva opened well with a flurry, but the stronger Remedios was gradually able to impose his will on the match, forcing Silva back against the fence. The majority of the round was spent with Remedios in control, but with Silva moving well and looking for the submission from the bottom. Both fighters were tiring, and as the battle wound to a close, both teams celebrated.
The result was announced as a draw, which may be the fair result. I certainly wouldn't want to have to pick a winner, since whatever decision I made would probably have been unfair on the other. What is clear is that Remedios can rest easy knowing that with this performance, he exorcised the memories of their previous clash.
Sami Berik took the fight to Cage Rage's resident villain, Jeremy "Bad Boy" Bailey, winning the striking and the grappling in the first round.
He dominated the stand-up exchange before taking Bailey down and controlling him, taking the mount and throwing strikes as and when he could. Towards the end of the round he went for an armbar that Bailey defended. As Berik lost position, Bailey took advantage, standing and throwing an illegal kick to the face.
Perhaps unexpectedly, Bailey reacted by showing sportsmanship and contrition, insisting on apologizing and shaking Berik's hand. The round finished with another flurry from Berik, Bailey backpedaling as the bell rang.
The second round started like the first, with Berik controlling and seeming to dominate the stand up whilst not actually seeming to hurt Bailey. Bailey was gradually coming more and more into the fight as the round progressed, hitting his opponent with some big right hands. Both men traded slams, with Berik scoring a big takedown and Bailey executing a beautiful belly-to-belly suplex in return.
The third round opened with Bailey still looking for the big right hand. Berik continued to dominate position, taking Bailey down and trying to ground-and-pound. He still didn't seem to be hurting Bailey, who was taunting his opponent from the bottom. As the round wore on, Berik surprised the crowd by trying to put Bailey in a Boston Crab, but Bailey tripped him and in the ensuing scramble Berik regained his feet. As the round ended, Berik took his opponent down again and Bailey tried to lock in a guillotine.
The judges scored the fight for Beik, which was probably fair. Bailey looked the more likely to finish it, but Berik was clearly controlling the fight.
I'll just mention again how intimidating Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos looks. He's a scary man, but whatever psychological advantage he usually enjoys from that attribute was not apparent tonight.
Cyborg opened the first round aggressively, moving forward and throwing wild haymakers at his opponent, Antony Rea. The Frenchman remained calm throughout the onslaught, waiting for the opening before taking the Brazilian Santos down and starting to pound on him.
The fact that the fight was stopped and the fighters separated after Rea used an illegal downward elbow strike simply served to delay the inevitable. As soon as the fight was restarted, Rea was all over the Brazilian, dominating him with crisper, more accurate punches, and methodical ground-and-pound.
The second round opened with Rea catching a kick from Cyborg and putting him straight onto his back. The ending was inevitable as Rea changed position at will, moving from knee-to-belly to full mount, raining the strikes down onto the helpless Cyborg until Grant Waterman saved the Brazilian by stopping the fight at 1:55 of the first round.
Following the ending of the fight, Cage Rage took the opportunity to honor PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva, who was in Cyborg's corner. The "Axe Murderer" was fittingly presented with a Cage Rage axe and a samurai sword. Stephen "Fight Professor" Quadros interviewed Silva, who responded in English, and told the appreciative crowd how impressed he was with the quality of the show.
Although Silva stopped short of promising a future appearance for himself inside the cage, he did say that he has some young fighters on his team who he would like to bring to fight on future shows.
