Paul Sass v Harvey Harra

 

Sass by triangle.

Paul Sass came out and faked a Superman punch then dropped low for the single leg. Once on the deck, the writing was on the wall. Harra’s only significant offensive action was a guillotine attempt from half guard. The inevitable soon happened. Sass got his leg round the back of the neck and the triangle was on.

This is the seventh triangle victory in a row for Sass (tenth if you count semi pro and amateur). The lad is deservedly turning into a local hero- milking the cheers from the Olympia crowd at the finish.

This establishes Paul Sass as the official number one contender for the Cage Gladiators Lightweight title. Can champion Rob Sinclair ground and pound him to sleep before the mystical triangle is applied? Plenty of punters will pay good money to find out the answer.

 

Mick Sinclair v Jason Ball
 

Mick Sinclair displayed some tidy skills and plenty of intelligence to get past Jason Ball.

The first round included a demonstration of why you see so few teeps in MMA. Jason threw a push kick, Mick caught the leg and used it to ram his man up against the fence. He proceeded to get Ball down onto the floor. Although he didn’t inflict any major damage, Sinclair undoubtedly landed enough punches to take the round.

The second frame began with “Daddy Cool” Ball edging a standing exchange. Mick decided that getting back on the canvas would be the best option and took Ball down again. After a neat pass, Sinclair took Ball’s back, got his hooks in and looked set to finish the fight. Despite taking plenty of fist, Ball refused to be flattened and survived.

The two fighters obviously had the scorecards on their minds in the final round. Jason came forward, headhunting with a series of one two combinations. Assuming he was two up, Sinclair fought on the back foot- restricting himself to sharp counters. Jason Ball has a string of KOs on his record at Welterweight. Taking unnecessary risks against him would have been foolish. In the closing seconds- Mick Sinclair put on the handbrake and traded with Ball. Macho pride or making sure with the judges? Who cares- it provided a grandstand finish to a gripping contest.

Mick Sinclair took the unanimous decision. Jason Ball provided value for money as always.


Lucasz Les was without an opponent up until a couple of days ago, but the legendary Paul “Hands of Stone” Jenkins came to the rescue. On paper, this looks like a straight forward sub win for the fast rising Pole, but things are never straight forward when Jenkins is involved. “The Hands” was aggressive from the start and even found time to mouth off at the Wolfslair corner when he was on top of their man. The resistance was short lived and Les clocked up another sub win- this time by guillotine.

Jordan James also scored a guillotine victory over Lee Chadwick. Mark Glover put in another impressive Cage Gladiators turn. After showing off some classy stand up and take down defence, he took Aaron Wilkinson’s back and ended the contest with a rear naked choke.

Julian Soares took a decision victory over Leslee Ojugbana. Les landed a superb flying knee that would have finished many opponents. “Jabba” slammed Les to the canvas with some spectacular slams. The rest of the match was forgettable, with Marc Goddard repeatedly breaking the stalemate by standing the fighters up. At one point, time out was called so the ref could encourage the pair to engage.

Alex Makhonin was handed the win after the doctor ruled a cut over Kev Axworthy’s left eye meant he couldn’t continue. Axworthy and the Kaobon team were far from happy with the stoppage and protested angrily.

James McGuinness never looked in any bother on his way to submitting Daniel Howard in the first round. As soon as Mick Bowman’s fight with Muay Thai specialist Colm Gillane hit the deck, it was game over. Armbar- sub.

Kam Atakuru moved from being the best UK fighter with a 1-3 record to the being best UK fighter with a 1-4 record. Kam “ikaze” bossed his fight against Russell Burns before being caught with a guillotine.

Kane Mooser delighted his army of fans in the top tiers by beating Andy McGurgan over three tough rounds.


 

Fight of the Night

Mick Sinclair v Jason Ball

 

Ring Walk Tune of the Night

A night dominated by hip hop / RnB

Mick Sinclair : Return of the Mac – Mark Morrison

Runner up

Kev Axworthy – Hypnotize – Biggie Smalls

 

Crowd

Good to see healthy numbers in the Olympia. Enthusiastic and respectful.

 

Man of the Night

Paul Sass

Unbelievable.