411's Maximum Fighting Championship 31 - The Rundown Report 10.7.11
Posted by Mark Radulich on 10.08.2011
Ryan Jimmo retained his light heavyweight title against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via unanimous decision. All but one other fight ended in first round finishes. Check out 411’s complete Maximum Fighting Championship 31 - The Rundown report for all the details!
Maximum Fighting Championship 31 - The Rundown Report
10.7.11
Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada!
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MAIN CARD
-Light Heavyweight Title: Ryan Jimmo (203.8lbs 15-1-0) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (204.4lbs 12-8-0)
-Lightweight: Kajan Johnson (154.6lbs 18-10-1) vs. Richie Whitson (155.2lbs 11-1-0)
-Lightweight: Curtis Demarce (155.8lbs 11-9-0) vs. Adam Lynn (156lbs 16-8-0-1)
-Lightweight: Mukai Maromo (154.8lbs 5-2-0) vs. Sabah Fadai (154.4lbs 6-1-0)
-Middleweight: Terry Martin (184.8lbs 20-9-0) vs. Allen Hope (184.3lbs 7-8-0)
-Catchweight: Cody Krahn (173lbs 10-4-0) vs. Ryan Chiappe (175lbs 8-6-0)
NON-TELEVISED PRELIMINARY BOUTS
-175lbs.: Mike Froese (175.2lbs 4-3-0) vs. Dajan Kajic (175.8lbs 1-1-0)
-Lightweight: Garret Nybakken (155lbs 3-2-0) vs. James Haddad (154.8lbs 3-1-0)
-Lightweight: Neal Anderson (155lbs 2-1-0) vs. Dan Ring (155.4lbs 3-0-1)
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NON-TELEVISED PRELIMINARY BOUTS
Dajan Kajic and Mike Froese fight ends in a no contest after an accidental eye poke from Dajan Kajic in Round 1, 0:31
James Haddad defeats Garett Nybakken via Submission (Guillotine) in Round 1, 4:12
Dan Ring defeats Neal Anderson via Unanimous Decision (30-26.5, 30-26.5, 30-26)
INTRODUCTION:
We get a video promo package for Ryan Jimmo vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.
We are live at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada!
Your talking heads tonight are Michael Schiavello and Frank Trigg.
MAIN CARD MATCHES:
Catchweight bout (175): Cody Krahn (173lbs 10-4-0) vs. Ryan Chiappe (175lbs 8-6-0)
ROUND ONE Chiappe jabs away at Krahn, ducks a punch and takes him down. Chiappe works from guard. Chiappe works the ground and pound. Krahn is trying to shrimp out and buck his opponent off of him. He turns to his side and Chiappe attempts to take his back. Krahn slips out of the back door and is now in Chiappe's guard. Krahn attempts an arm triangle. Chiappe gets to his feet. Chiappe lands a few punches but gets knee'd. He shoots but gives away his head, which is promptly guillotined by Krahn.
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Cody Krahn by submission (guillotine) at 3:45 of round 1.
Middleweight bout: Terry Martin (184.8lbs 20-9-0) vs. Allen Hope (184.3lbs 7-8-0)
ROUND ONE Martin starts of with a series of double jabs. Hope tries a takedown and aborts it just as quickly. Martin gets a takedown. Martin jabs his elbow into Hope's face. Martin continues to punish Hope with elbows from guard. Martin unloads on Hope with rights and lefts. The ref has seen enough and we have our second first round finish of the evening. Whoo Whoo Whoo, you know it!
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Terry Martin by TKO (strikes) at 2:13 of round 1.
Lightweight bout: Mukai Maromo (154.8lbs 5-2-0) vs. Sabah Fadai (154.4lbs 6-1-0)
ROUND ONE Fadai starts off with a low kick. Maromo returns fire. They trade more kicks before Maromo attempts a takedown. Fadai sprawls and keeps this fight on the feet. Maromo and Fadai trade a few more kicks. Maromo gets a bit of a poke in the eye. The fight continues. Maromo lands a high right round kick. He takes Fadai down to end the round.
SCORECARD: Maromo 10-9
ROUND TWO Maromo stumbles Fadai with a leg kick. Fadai lands a high knee. They clinch and release. Fadai kicks, Maromo catches and trips Fadai. Maromo lands a kick in the belly, dropping Fadai. Fadai gets back to his feet. Fadai kicks and is swept again. Maromo does not appear to be willing to follow him to the ground. Fadai misses a kick and that is how this round ends.
SCORECARD: Maromo 10-9
ROUND THREE Maromo kicks Fadai in to the ropes. Fadai shoots in and gets squat. Maromo kicks Fadai in the legs and down he goes again. Fadai takes another kick in the leg. They exchange fast and furious. Fadai gets a takedown. Fadai is in half guard. Maromo up kicks his way out of a predicament. Maromo kills Fadai's leg again and he crumbles like oh so much cake. That's the end.
SCORECARD: Maromo 10-9
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Mukai Maromo by unanimous decision (30-27X3)
Lightweight bout: Curtis Demarce (155.8lbs 11-9-0) vs. Adam Lynn (156lbs 16-8-0-1)
ROUND ONE Demarce bounces in and out of the pocket, sticking the jab. Demarce lands a one-two. Lynn lands a low kick. Lynn counters with an elbow to the chin. Demarce and his stupid hair are knocked the BUCGAW out! Huzzah for Muay Thai!
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Adam Lynn by KO (elbow) at 1:30 of round 1.
Lightweight bout: Kajan Johnson (154.6lbs 18-10-1) vs. Richie Whitson (155.2lbs 11-1-0)
ROUND ONE Johnson throws a kick and Whitson catches. They commence to clobber one another and Whitson almost goes down before they disengage. Whitson lands a shot in the body and follows up with a takedown attempt. Johnson defends and ends up in top position. Johnson takes his back. Both men are standing. Johnson suplexes Whitson (sort of). Johnson takes Whitson's back again. Johnson attempts a rear-naked choke. Whitson tries to escape but to no avail. Whitson is choked out.
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Kajan Johnson by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:52 of round 1.
MFC 31: The Rundown Main Event
Light Heavyweight Title bout: Champion Ryan Jimmo (203.8lbs 15-1-0) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (204.4lbs 12-8-0)
ROUND ONE Both men start off slowly, trying to find their reach. Jimmo lands a low kick on Sokoudjou's comically taped up knee. Seriously, it's a freaking bulls eye. Jimmo attempts a kick to the face. Sokoudjou responds in kind. Jimmo lands another leg kick (3 minutes after the first series of exchanges). This is what Dana White would refer to as an Ultimate Staring Contest. Ass.
SCORECARD: Jimmo 10-9.5
ROUND TWO Sokoudjou stalls and stalls some more until he throws a haymaker the ultimately misses. However, they clinch up and Sokoudjou nails Jimmo with a knee to the face. Jimmo is split open. The ref has his cut examined by the doctor. Sokoudjou lands a one-two. Sokoudjou kicks and Jimmo blocks. We're back to nothing happening for long stretches of time. Yawn.
SCORECARD: Sokoudjou 10-9
ROUND THREE Jimmo lands another kick to the knee. Jimmo lands another leg kick. They clinch up. Sokoudjou slams some knees in the torso. After some stalling the ref resets them in the center. Jimmo lands a kick in the torso. Sokoudjou throws a series of punches and kicks but lands nothing. Jimmo throws flurry of jabs to mercifully end the round.
SCORECARD: Sokoudjou 10-9.5
ROUND FOUR Jimmo lands a low kick. Jimmo targets Sokoudjou's bum knee. Sokoudjou clinches and presses Jimmo against the fence. I wish I had more to say but they are doing pretty much what they did for the first three rounds. Sokoudjou lands a series of strikes. Jimmo lands a spinning back kick to end the round.
SCORECARD: Sokoudjou 10-9.5
ROUND FIVE Both men resume their excruciatingly slow boxing match.
They clinch again. The referee separates them. Sokoudjou hits Jimmo in the elbow. Sokoudjou tries a takedown and Jimmo lands on top of him. It's literally the most exciting thing to happen in this fight. Jimmo nails Sokoudjou who slips and nearly fall.s
SCORECARD: Jimmo 10-9.5
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Ryan Jimmo by Unanimous decision (49-48.5X2 49-48).
That was so one craptacular decision. Seriously, what fight were the judges watching?
