WEC WrekCage 5/15/09 Re-Cap

WEC WrekCage 5/15/09
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This show is from 2008. Todd Harris and Frank Mir are the announcers for these fights. Today’s show featured two fights from WEC 33 from March of 08 and one fight from WEC 29 from August of 07.

Bantamweight Fight- Chris Manuel (6-0-1) vs. Kenji Osawa (13-7-1)- WEC 33- 3/26/08

Manuel has a 4” reach advantage.

R1- Good even first round. Osawa landed better punches but Manuel landed better leg kicks.

R2- This was another very close round but not as fast paced as the first round. The fight looks like it will go down to whoever has the best final round.

R3- Manuel got some good shots in at the beginning of the round but then got clinched. Manuel hits a nice kick and Osawa is bloodied up around his mouth. Manuel gets a take down and gets Osawa’s back. Manuel really dominated this round. Manuel definitely took this round but the first two rounds were a toss up. It will be interesting to see the judges’ decisions.

Judges score cards say: 29-28 Manuel, 29-28 Osawa and 28-28 for a draw.

Winner: DRAW

Welterweight Fight- Alex Serdyukov (9-4) vs. Ryan Stonitsch (9-0-1)- WEC 33- 3/26/08

Alex has a 5” height advantage and a 2” reach advantage.

R1- Ryan came right at him with some punches but Alex fought him off. Alex ended up catching Ryan in a triangle and submitted him.

Winner: Alex Serdyukov by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 1:35

Middleweight Fight- Logan Clark (9-0) vs. Eric Schambari (6-0)- WEC 29- 8/5/07

Both of these guys are undefeated. Logan Clark’s nickname is the “Pink Pounder”. Clark has a 3” reach advantage.

R1- Schambari gets a slam into Clark’s guard. Schambari is able to stay on top of Clark for the entire round. Clark got a triangle choke for about 20 seconds but couldn’t finish the fight. At the end of the round he went for a kimura but couldn’t get it so instead he settled for some Ground and Pound.

R2- Clark got a quick flurry early but then got taken down again. Clark caught Schambari with a Gogoplata but couldn’t hold it in place. Clark went for an arm bar but Schambari again escaped the move. Clark was on his back for the majority of this round but did a great job in going for submissions and controlling the fight from his back.

R3- Clark got on top of Schambari early in this round for a change and got some Ground and Pound. Clark was working for an arm bar but couldn’t get it and Schambari got back to his feet. Schambari ended up back on top of Clark. Schambari really controlled the majority of this round.

Not a great fight but it was interesting as Schambari dominated position but Clark came closer to finishing the fight. Very close fight but I think Schambari will win due to his dominance of where the fight went and how he controlled a lot of the fight.

Judges score cards: all three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Schambari

Winner: Eric Schambari by Decision (Unanimous)