Bassie
07-08-2010, 06:49
Veteran referee Mario Yamasaki was flown in to officiate Friday's Shooto Brazil 17 in Rio de Janeiro, but Siyar Bahadurzada made sure that his services weren't needed for long in the evening's main event. "The Afghan Killa" took just 94 seconds to knock out Brazil's Carlos "Indio" Pereira and defend his Shooto World Middleweight (183 lbs.) title.
Bahadurzada caught a body kick from Pereira early on and initiated the clinch, where the two traded a flurry of knees on the inside. The beginning of the end came when they disengaged and "Indio" started lobbing out-of-range overhand bombs. Though one punch appeared to clip (and may have even wobbled) Bahadurzada, Pereira's fatal error was charging forward on the Golden Glory product. One left hand from Bahadurzada later, Pereira fell flat on his back and was rescued from further damage by Yamasaki.
Since his submission loss to Jorge Santiago in the semi-finals of Sengoku's 2008 middleweight tournament, Bahadurzada has notched three straight wins, including two first-round knockouts in Shooto. He's expected to drop to welterweight when he begins competing for Strikeforce, with whom he inked a four-fight deal in May.
Super GEFELICITEERD Siyar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bahadurzada caught a body kick from Pereira early on and initiated the clinch, where the two traded a flurry of knees on the inside. The beginning of the end came when they disengaged and "Indio" started lobbing out-of-range overhand bombs. Though one punch appeared to clip (and may have even wobbled) Bahadurzada, Pereira's fatal error was charging forward on the Golden Glory product. One left hand from Bahadurzada later, Pereira fell flat on his back and was rescued from further damage by Yamasaki.
Since his submission loss to Jorge Santiago in the semi-finals of Sengoku's 2008 middleweight tournament, Bahadurzada has notched three straight wins, including two first-round knockouts in Shooto. He's expected to drop to welterweight when he begins competing for Strikeforce, with whom he inked a four-fight deal in May.
Super GEFELICITEERD Siyar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!