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Filho finishes Manhoef with an armbar.
“SHAOLIN” DIDN’T GET
THE CHANCE TO SHOW
OFF HIS SUBMISSION
SKILLS AGAINST AOKI
and fans missed the opportunity to putting the Dutch kickboxer on his back,
see what could have been one of the Filho had passed his guard and locked
greatest submission matches in MMA in a fight-ending armbar. Is the Brazilian
history. Aoki’s strategy was to keep the phenomenon back? It’s hard to tell
fight standing, using his long reach and against an opponent as famous for his
kicks to keep the Brazilian at bay. After lack of skill on the ground as his aggres-
some failed takedown attempts and a sion and power standing. But if there was
short stalemate on the ground, “Shaolin” ever a question about Filho’s toughness,
lunged forward with hard punches, it has been answered.
threate- Marius
ning to
The confrontation between Filho
Zaromskis
remove his was not
Japanese
and Manhoef was explosive
the only
opponent’s unknown
head. But fighter
Aoki remained poised, his game plan to draw attention on the night. Belgian
worked and he took a unanimous deci- Tarec Saffeidine impressed almost as
sion in an uneventful two-round fight. much in his fight against Seichi Ikemoto.
The middleweight confrontation The fight started evenly with both figh-
between powerhouses Paulo Filho and ters trading strikes, but after a short trip
• Paulo Filho def Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef was far more explo- to the floor Saffeidine finished strong
•
Tarec Saffiedine def Seichi Ikemoto
sive. Manhoef, as is expected, came with strikes. The second round was all
by decision (3-0) by armbar (round 1)
forward hard, landing punches that Tarec, as he punished Ikemoto standing
• Marius Zaromskis def Hayato Sakurai • Jesse Taylor def Dong Sik Yoon
would have made lesser men wilt and then reversed a takedown attempt and
by TKO (round 1) by submission (round 1)
stuffing Filho’s takedown attempts early gained mount. Ikemoto gained top posi-
on. But the end was inevitable, it was a tion again when the Team Quest fighter
• Jason High def Andre Galvao • Shinya Aoki def Vitor Ribeiro
matter of time before Filho would score dropped back for a heel hook, but it was
by decision (2-1) by decision (3-0)
a takedown, and once he did the match too little too late and the Belgian took a
was over quickly. Mere seconds after unanimous decision.
• Katsunori Kikuno def Andre Amade • Marius Zaromskis def Jason High
by TKO (round 1) by KO (round 1)
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