M-One “Reborn” took place this past week and it was a nice return for the M-One promotion after a year long hiatus. The theme of the event was Team Thailand vs. The World, and Team Thailand walked away with a clean 4-0 sweep. Despite only one North American based fighter being on the world team, there were several other on the fight card. So what’s next for the winning fighters after M-One “Reborn”? Here are a few match ups that we feel would be good moves for the four North American winner on the under card, and for the only North American on the world team, Romie Adanza, whether they be on a future M-One card or another promotion.
Romie Adanza vs. Jomhod Sagami
Their bout at M-One ended early due to a nicely placed elbow from Jomhod that opened up a cut on Adanza’s head. There is no saying what would have happened had Adanza not been cut so early in the bout. Fans definitely weren’t happy about the stoppage, and would probably be more than excited to see a re-match.
Bryce Krause vs. Luis Bio
Bryce Krause defeated Douglas Edwards by unanimous decision at M-One “Reborn”. Krause used some accurate counter striking to find his mark and out point Edwards. A match-up that would not only be exciting, but would make sense would be against Mexico’s Luis Bio. Both are two of the top 154lb fighters in North America and would likely engage in an exciting bout. Krause’s heavy hands vs. Bio’s clinch and elbow game would be a treat for the fans.
Glen Spencer vs. Shawn Yarborough or Brandon Banda
Glen Spencer stumbled out of the gates as a pro dropping a decision to Mike Lemaire, but has won his last two bouts by (T)KO. His victory over Sebastian Lopez at M-One was a solid victory for the Sityodtong LA product, but it would be nice to see Spencer face a more seasoned veteran his next time out. Shawn Yarborough or Brandon Banda would each fit the bill. Both are veterans that, although not as active lately have been solid fighters throughout their career, and could test Spencer in a five round fight.
Adam Rothweiler vs. Jason Andrada
Adam Rothweiler was active in the MMA scene before switching to Muay Thai, and so far it seems like it has been the right choice. Rothweiler defeated Adrian Morilla in his pro debut, and at M-One “Reborn” scored a spectacular head kick knockout over Jessie Magusen. Rothweiler was known as an exciting fighter when he was competing in MMA never holding anything back and it seems that he’s bringing that trait over to Muay Thai. Rothweiler keeps a fast pace and doesn’t seem to slow down. Andrada is another young fighter who doesn’t seem to have a pause button. From start to finish both of these fighters go full force, and if you place them both in the same ring the only result possible seems to be one of the craziest fights that could ever take place.
Joey Pagliuso vs. Jose Palacios
Joey Pagliuso has seemed like a man possessed in his last two fights. Both fights have been one sided stoppages of his opponents, with Karlos Aldama being his victim at M-One “Reborn”. Pagliuso has come out fighting like a bat out of hell looking to let the leather fly early and it has paid dividends. In 2011 Pagliuso suffered a knockout loss to Jose Palacios after a head kick dropped him in the final round of the bout. Up until that point many thought Pagliuso was on his way to winning a decision. It would be interesting to see these two meet again.
Romie Adanza vs. Jomhod Sagami
Their bout at M-One ended early due to a nicely placed elbow from Jomhod that opened up a cut on Adanza’s head. There is no saying what would have happened had Adanza not been cut so early in the bout. Fans definitely weren’t happy about the stoppage, and would probably be more than excited to see a re-match.
Bryce Krause vs. Luis Bio
Bryce Krause defeated Douglas Edwards by unanimous decision at M-One “Reborn”. Krause used some accurate counter striking to find his mark and out point Edwards. A match-up that would not only be exciting, but would make sense would be against Mexico’s Luis Bio. Both are two of the top 154lb fighters in North America and would likely engage in an exciting bout. Krause’s heavy hands vs. Bio’s clinch and elbow game would be a treat for the fans.
Glen Spencer vs. Shawn Yarborough or Brandon Banda
Glen Spencer stumbled out of the gates as a pro dropping a decision to Mike Lemaire, but has won his last two bouts by (T)KO. His victory over Sebastian Lopez at M-One was a solid victory for the Sityodtong LA product, but it would be nice to see Spencer face a more seasoned veteran his next time out. Shawn Yarborough or Brandon Banda would each fit the bill. Both are veterans that, although not as active lately have been solid fighters throughout their career, and could test Spencer in a five round fight.
Adam Rothweiler vs. Jason Andrada
Adam Rothweiler was active in the MMA scene before switching to Muay Thai, and so far it seems like it has been the right choice. Rothweiler defeated Adrian Morilla in his pro debut, and at M-One “Reborn” scored a spectacular head kick knockout over Jessie Magusen. Rothweiler was known as an exciting fighter when he was competing in MMA never holding anything back and it seems that he’s bringing that trait over to Muay Thai. Rothweiler keeps a fast pace and doesn’t seem to slow down. Andrada is another young fighter who doesn’t seem to have a pause button. From start to finish both of these fighters go full force, and if you place them both in the same ring the only result possible seems to be one of the craziest fights that could ever take place.
Joey Pagliuso vs. Jose Palacios
Joey Pagliuso has seemed like a man possessed in his last two fights. Both fights have been one sided stoppages of his opponents, with Karlos Aldama being his victim at M-One “Reborn”. Pagliuso has come out fighting like a bat out of hell looking to let the leather fly early and it has paid dividends. In 2011 Pagliuso suffered a knockout loss to Jose Palacios after a head kick dropped him in the final round of the bout. Up until that point many thought Pagliuso was on his way to winning a decision. It would be interesting to see these two meet again.
I too would have loved to see Romie fight Jomhod for longer. However, let's not disrespect Jomhod here. People are making it sound as if the cut on Romie's head was an accident. His fans were yelling BS during the announcement that Jomhod won by TKO in a most disgusting manner. I understand the disappointment of wanting to see more action. But once again, Romie was cut and cut early because Jomhod is a deadly fighter who can put on such a damage that early. He's actively fighting in Lumpinee Stadium quite frequently. He is lightning quick and has a well-rounded offense. He's ranked well above any of Romie's past opponents. Chances are Romie would have had to endure his arsenals while wearing a bloody face since Round 1, which would have been tough. So don't sit here and make it sound as if Romie was the better fighter but an unfortunate accidental cut ended the fight too soon. Tell it for what it is - he was cut early because his opponent effectively delivered a lightning quick elbow - that Romie couldn't defend against it - and that it was a perfectly thrown Muay Thai weapon - legal, clean, and effective! Disappointment I understand, but sore losers make us all look bad in the international arena.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you're saying except that it doesn't seem like the writer is taking anything away from Jomhod or disrespecting him in any way. Read his comments again. He said the elbow was "nicely placed". He also says "There is no saying what would have happened had Adanza not been cut so early in the bout." Niether you nor I can deny this because it is true. He never stated it was stopped unfairly or that Jomhod didn't earn the victory. I was at the fights and the crowd was upset, so don't direct your critical comments at the writer (who I don't even know, so it isn't a defense), he was recapping for those who may have missed the fight.
ReplyDeleteChris, you are correct in that the writer never stated that the match was stopped unfairly. I read it again and the connotation that I got from the first read was incorrect. Therefore, my apology to the writer if it appeared that I was attacking his review. I too was at the event and what disgusted me most were the comments I heard from the pro-Romie crowd. Romie himself was very professional about the outcome. His corner was too. However, his fans were way out of line and disrespectful. The boos to the fast bout were expected, but some of the comments I heard from the crowd was where I felt a large amount of disrespect. Again, this was about the crowd that night - not the writer.
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely a well deserved stoppage by Jomhod. Fighters train to throw elbows to cut their opponent. It is part of the game, it sucks that it ends fights early sometimes but that is what they are there for. I agree with Excel that the fans there definitely should not have been yelling BS or booing. Jomhod clinched and threw a beautiful elbow that cut Romie open. That's his job, and for fans to say it is BS he got the win because of that is wrong.
ReplyDeleteThat is like when someone says a punch was lucky. No there are no lucky punches in combat sports. You throw a punch with the intentions of hurting someone so how is that lucky. If a guy turned his back to his opponent and flailed his arms and was able to get a knockout then yea you could call it lucky, but if a guy is losing and lands a fight changing punch how is that luck? If anything it's called heart, because he kept fighting until the end.