Big W for Malik "Natural Born Killer"Arash Mawlayi

Its a great privilege to interview the winner of the main event of Martial Combat 4 which recently concludedat Sentosa Resorts, Singapore. Here with us is Mr. Malik "Natural Born Killer"Arash Mawlayi.

Pro MMA and Muay Thai fighter Malik Mawlayi originates from Kabul, Afghanistan, where he lived till the age of 12 when he was forced to flee to India. After spending two years there as a refugee he ended up in Sweden, where he started his path in martial art. He has a black belt in taekwondo, purple belt in BJJ, trained in submission wrestling and become the Nordic amateur champion of Shooto fighting in 2005.

In 2007 he was offered to go to Legacy Gym in Ubon Rachathani, Thailand, to develop their MMA training as a coach, while at the same time sharpen his own Muay Thai skills. He resides in Thailand since then, and has both MMA and Muay Thai fights throughout Asia. He’s had approximately one Muay Thai fight per month, and several high profile MMA fights including Art of War in MMA China.

MMA Davao: As-Salāmu`Alaykum

Before anything else, in behalf of all the MMA fans, enthusiasts, practitioners here in Davao and members of MMA Davao FB group, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

السلام عليكم

Malik Arash Mawlayi : Walaikom asalam my dear friends..

MMA DAVAO: How do you feel right now after the long months training and after great fight?
Malik Arash Mawlayi: I feel great and very happy after my fight and can finaly rest for couple of days

MMA DAVAO: How was your training and did it pay off during your fight?

Malik Arash Mawlayi: My training was very hard and i trained 2 times a day everyday as hard as i could. My fight didnt last so long time, but i was ready for 5 rounds war if it had to.

MMA DAVAO: Talking about your opponent, Do you have a specific game plan for him?
Malik Arash Mawlayi: My specific game plane was to circle, circle, keep my hands high from his high kicks and stay with him toe to toe if i had to or take him down if i had to.

MMA DAVAO: Any comments about your opponent?
Malik Arash Mawlayi: He was big and tall :0), And he seems to be a great and calm figter.

MMA DAVAO: We were not able to watch the fight here, however, from what I read you got him in the first round. Can you walk us thru this? What happened and how did you get your opponent?

Malik Arash Mawlayi: My game plan was to fight him where ever it took. But my plan was to take him down. I throw a back kick and i missed it and then he came to me with a combination but missed. I throw a right overhand and continued with a take down, keep the side position and punch a little bit and right before he manage to get up on his feet, I got a rear necked choke and submit him.

MMA DAVAO: Give us your thoughts about the fight?

Malik Arash Mawlayi: my thoughts about the fight. I might fight him couple of rounds since it was a five rounds championship fight. But the same time I did not want to take any risk and just finish the fight early while I could.

MMA DAVAO: What were your thoughts when you finished the fight?

Malik Arash Mawlayi: when i finished the fight my thoughts was God is Great.

MMA DAVAO: How does it feel to have the belt and ending the fight early?

Malik Arash Mawlayi: It feels that I worked hard for many years and dedicated my life by fighting and I deserved something like that.

MMA DAVAO: Do you want to say anything for the fans, readers and supporters of MMA?

Malik Arash Mawlayi: For my fans and supporters i would like to say thanks alot for supporting me and it pays off to train hard and come to the fight with a good confidense.

MMA DAVAO: Again Congratulations, thanks for taking the time for the interview and More power to you!! We are all so happy for your Victory .. Next time come visit us here in Davao City with Ole

Malik Arash Mawlayi: thanks for the interview and i will let you know when the fight is up and when they broadcast it on ESPN sport asia.

For more info about me www.malik.se and I would also thank legacygym.com, groundskillz.com and rwmartialcombat.com

WEEKEND PRIMERS

Saturday evenings or should I say "sabado nights" for pinoys is a night for partying. They go to clubs, bars, disco and etc...just to unwind, have fun, meet new people and just have a great fun time.

Where will you be this June 19 and June 26? Somewhere out there partying?

On the other side of the world where MMA fanatics and enthusiasts thrive..hehe. They are in for a treat.

June 19 what would they expect?

yes it is, its the ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE .TUF 11

Two of the most celebrated alumni from The Ultimate Fighter® will finally meet inside the Octagon™ in the live finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz on Saturday, June 19 at 9:00pm ET/PT. Emanating from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, the 'Dean of Mean', Keith Jardine (Season 2) takes on Matt 'The Hammer' Hamill (season 3) in a matchup pitting Jardine’s unorthodox striking against Hamill’s powerhouse wrestling, with the winner moving further up the ranks in the UFC’s ultra-competitive light heavyweight division.

The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, a nine-bout card from the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas live on Spike at 9 p.m. ET Saturday; World Extreme Cagefighting 49, an 11-bout card from Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, live on Versus at 9 p.m. ET Sunday

WHOSE IN THE CARD?

MCGEE VS MCGRAY

MATT HAMIL VS KEITH JARDINE

CHRIS LEBEN VS AARON SIMPSON

SPENCER FISHER VS DENNIS SIVER

JAMIE YAGER VS RITCH ATTONITO

JAMES McSWEENEY VS TRAVIS BROWNE

Why Should MMA Followers Watch:

Because the ‘TUF’ card has at least two go-for-broke fighters in Chris Leben and Spencer Fisher; because you’re either looking for Jamie Yager to deliver a beating or sustain one; because on the WEC’s end, Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus can only disappoint if the arena power goes out; and because doing anything but watching television is highly overrated.

ON THE 26TH

After months of anticipation, the world's No. 1 heavyweight and pound-for-pound Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko (31-1), will make his eagerly awaited return to the cage to face two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion and top-ranked superstar Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum (13-4) in a STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL co-promoted event at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, June 26, live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

MAIN CARD
FEDOR EMELIANENKO VS FABRICIO WERDUM
CRIS CYBORG VS JAN FINNEY
SCOTT SMITH VS CUNG LE
JOSH THOMSON VS PAT HEALY

So for MMA Davao members Sabado nights this coming weekends will be really fun. Enjoy!

dONT MESS AROUND with MUSHROOMS !!!!

I was so shocked as I come across to this article this morning. I just would like to share this to everyone...cause it involves an MMA fighter.

Jarrod Wyatt, MMA Fighter, Pleads Insanity in Grisly Murder

Posted by Edecio Martinez


Jarrod Wyatt (Del Norte County Sheriff's Dept.)

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (CBS/AP) Jarrod Wyatt, charged with murdering his sparring partner and accused of allegedly removing his friend's heart, tongue and most of his face has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Wyatt's attorney says his client entered the plea last week in Del Norte County Superior Court after consulting medical experts.

The 26-year-old mixed martial arts fighter faces charges of murder, aggravated mayhem and torture in the death of 21-year-old Taylor Powell.

Sheriff's deputies say they found Wyatt naked and bloody on March 21. Powell's body was on a couch next to him with an 18-inch incision in the chest and most of the face removed.

Wyatt was apparently convinced that the world was about to end and that Powell was the Devil, according to the Times-Standard.

"Satan was in that dude," Wyatt allegedly told Del Norte County Police Sgt. Elwood Lee, who responded to the scene.

Lee told the northern California paper that Wyatt also cooked Powell's severed body parts in a wood stove because he thought Powell was still alive.

Witnesses at a preliminary hearing said Wyatt and Powell had ingested hallucinogenic mushrooms. According to his lawyer, Wyatt suffered a psychotic breakdown because of the drugs.

"My client was trying to silence the devil," Wyatt's defense attorney James Fallman told the Times-Standard.

2nd Smoker Fight

Since there were several requests from the fighters and some enthusiasts, there will be a second smoker fight this 27th of June 2010 at the Almendras gym boxing ring, 3 in the afternoon. This time it is an open invitational, for those willing individuals who would want to experience fighting inside the ring. It will be one heck of a day and by this we hope to achieve our goal which is helping the fighters have the feel of competing. It is a non sanctioned fight and only for amateurs.

LETS BRING IT ON

Martial Combat Champion - THE IRON FIST

Before anything else, in behalf of all the MMA fans, enthusiasts, practitioners here in Davao and members of MMA Davao FB group, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

OLE: whatup davao! whatup vincent,im good thanks,happy with all the hard work in the gym payd of and right now just enjoying my win


MMA DAVAO: Give us your thoughts about the fight?

OLE: 1st round plan was to stay out of reach and buy myself some time since i had just found out i was fighting 5 rounds.plan didnt work out and i was in a bit of trouble first round being taken down,he landed some good shots on me to,,2nd i came back landing heavy legkicks,in clinch i kept kneeing same thigh and had him grounded few times where i just stepped out to legkick him when he was down.they paid of and stopped his mobility on 3rd and i think his heart to,broke him down,,in 3rd managed to land again,at some point got chance to go for crusifix but ended up taking his back locking his arm down with one leg so he only had 1 arm to defend the choke with ,and i sunk it in.

MMA DAVAO: Do you have a specific game plan for your opponent?
OLE: plan was to stand and strike and tire him out ,,if possible i would end it standing,,if ended on ground like it did the dream end scenario would be submission and i got it.

MMA DAVAO: Any comments about your opponent?
OLE: he was strong,fast and skilled,,i think he mental broke and my poker face covered up the times that he had me hurt so he didnt take further advantage where he should have.

good fighter and seemed like a nice guy.

MMA DAVAO: During the fist round as he was giving your problems, what was on your mind? What went wrong?
OLE: usually takes me a round to figure out the distance and he hit me early and made his game work.2nd i started to figure him out.

MMA DAVAO: What were your thoughts when you were already at his back and controlling him, going for the RNC?

OLE: that i wasnt going to get it

MMA DAVAO: How does it feel to have the belt?
OLE: well,the belt is just a bonus glimmer thing that looks good on pictures,,im really happy for the win itself and that i was able to beat this guy,,my game keeps improving and i would like the world to know that we at my camp take our training serious

MMA DAVAO: How was the Post fight party? :)
OLE: haha,will tell you later!

MMA DAVAO: Again Congratulations, thanks for taking the time for the interview and More power to you!! We are all so happy for your Victory and Thanks for REPRESENTING!!!

OLE: thanks,MABUHAY PILIPINAS!im here to fight and take names and if it wasnt for all of you i would not be doing this.

MABUHAY!

To see fight pics click this link

(http://www.facebook.com/Graphiklab#!/album.php?aid=172378&id=7880462819&ref=mf)

Video of the FIGHT BY ESPN STAR ASIA

The Dragon got slayed by the Shogun

UFC

By Thomas Gerbasi

Rua opened the fight with a kick to the legs and one of his patented flurries of punches. Machida fired back with a punch upstairs that got Rua’s attention, but the Curitiba native was clearly intent on pushing the action and keeping Machida on the defensive. It was Machida scoring the bout’s first takedown though, but neither man was able to take control on the mat, and the two stood. Again, Rua went after Machida aggressively, and Machida responded with a takedown, and after a stalemate on the mat, the fighters stood. Machida stood in the pocket with his dangerous foe, but after missing a left hand, Rua clipped the champion with a right hand that dropped him to the mat. It was then that one of the game’s great finishers showed his stuff once again as he went immediately into the mount position and fired off a crushing series of punches that forced referee Yves Lavigne to stop the fight at the 3:35 mark.

“When I connected with the overhand right, I already noticed that he was going out,” said Rua, whose finishing sequence. “Then I took the opportunity to punch him on the ground until the referee would stop the fight, but I actually stopped punching a little before the referee stopped the fight. But when we see that opportunity, we go in there for the kill because sometimes in the fight you only have that one opportunity.”

With the win, Rua improves to 19-4; Machida falls to 16-1.

SHERDOG

by Brian Knapp (bknapp@sherdog.com)

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This time, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua made sure the judges were not involved.

Rua knocked out the previously unbeaten Lyoto Machida 3:35 into the first round to capture the light heavyweight championship at UFC 113 “Machida vs. Shogun 2” on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. At 28, Rua again sits atop the 205-pound heap.

For many, it will be remembered as a night when justice was served. Machida took a controversial unanimous decision from Rua at UFC 104 in October. Shogun, who battered the Shotokan karate savant with kicks to the leg and body the first time the two met, waited seven months for his shot at redemption, and he made the most of it.

Rua ate some knees to the body and succumbed to a pair of takedowns early in round one. However, the 2005 Pride Fighting Championships middleweight grand prix winner dropped Machida with a right hand to the side of the head in a close-quarters stand-up exchange, followed him to the ground and moved immediately to mount on the dazed defending champion. A series of unanswered punches from the top left Machida limp, as Rua rose victoriously from his fallen foe, his arms raised skyward.

“Lyoto is a great fighter. He’s very good,” Rua said. “This time, instead of working and focusing so much on my kicks, I worked a lot on my hands so I could surprise him. I was happy with my new strategy.”

MMA JUNKIE

by John Morgan and Dann Stupp on May 09, 2010 at 12:40 am ET

MONTREAL – His first shot at dethroning UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida ended in a controversial decision loss and demands for an immediate rematch.

In his second attempt, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua left no doubt, picked up a first-round knockout victory, delivered Machida his first career defeat, and staked claim to the UFC's light-heavyweight title.

The championship fight headlined UFC 113, which took place Saturday at Montreal's soldout Bell Centre and aired on pay-per-view.

Machida and Rua first fought in October at UFC 104, where the well-matched 205-pounders went the full five rounds and left their fate in the hands of the judges, who disagreed with most fans (and even UFC president Dana White) and awarded the champ the unanimous-decision win.

After the rematch was delayed by injuries, Rua finally got his second shot and wasted little time taking the fight to Machida. Whereas the first meeting was a strategic affair with both competitors throwing kicks from distance, "Shogun" quickly let his hands fly in the rematch. He clipped Machida with the blows before the champ took the fight to the mat on two occasions. But Rua quickly escaped, and after the second restart, connected on a beautiful overhand right that sent Machida crashing to the mat.

Rua sensed the finish and quickly followed with nearly a dozen punches until referee Yves Lavigne called for the TKO stoppage at the 3:35 mark of the opening round.

"This time instead of working my kicks, I worked on my hands," Rua said. "It worked this time."

With the win, Rua (19-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC), a former PRIDE 205-pound grand-prix champion who initially struggled after his move to the UFC, has now won three of four fights. (The lone blemish was the controversial decision loss to Machida.)

SHOGUN THE DRAGON SLAYER

OLE's the MAIN EVENT at MARTIAL COMBAT

Our dear friend, the Danish Filipino Pro fighter from Ubon Thailand will have an upcoming fight.

Here is a short out take of our interview with the man called "IRON FIST"
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen.

(youtube VIDEO)

MMA DAVAO: Good day to you Ole, we have learned that you have an upcoming fight.
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: hey vincent hows you and the crew?all good i hope,,heat here is crazy,,is it the same there?
MMA Davao: everything is well here so far, two of our guys competed at the recently concluded southern mindanao grappling competition and was able to reach to the semis (fighting for bronze). ONe of our guys who did attend your 2 day seminar was able to get the fastest submission via a triangle choke...Thanks to You and Wiktor..
heat here is indeed wild, plus its so humid, been thinking of going to a much cooler place... :)


MMA Davao: Anyway, can you tell us the details of this upcoming fight? (Where, When, Who are you going to fight)
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: whatsup davao! im fighting next week in singapore,,will be fighting eduardu pachu from brazil,,exellent fighter with alot of experience and a nice record

MMA Davao: For our readers can you give us a backgrounder about you and your discipline and for how long you have been doing this?

Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: my older brother who was already training muay thai brought me to the gym when i was 15,became danish champ when 19,went pro when 20,21 i got my european title in england and when 22 got my worldtitle in LA california.past 7 years i been living in thailand where i run my own mma/muay thai camp www.legacygym.com

MMA Davao: How was your transition from doing Muay Thai/ Kick boxing to competing into MMA?
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: i was a fan of mma even before the ufc,,my brother would order tapes from the states and we would watch pit fighting,vale tudo from brazil,extreme fighting championships etc.we started training at young age and i had my first amameur mma fight at age 19,but since i was exelling in muay thai it took over and became my life,,now i started training and fighting mma again,,brings me a new spark to my training which can be hard to maintain after 15-18 years of training


MMA Davao: How did you prepare for this upcoming fight? How was your training? and who is helping you out in your training?
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: i stayed right here in my camp,i have a big octagon where we roll and spar mma style everyday.my coach is also my good friend and team fighter Malik Mawlayi who will also headline on next espn event


MMA Davao: DO you know who you are fighting with, his background and have you studied his moves?
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: yes i know who i am fighting,i have watched him on youtube.he seems to be high quality and has alot of experience in mma,,comes from a strong camp in brazil,he has profesional muay thai record and top notch bjj


MMA Davao: Any Piece of advice to your Fans here in the Philippines who wants to do MMA and are already into MMA.
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: sure,to all of you that are or are not training mma but all have the dream to learn,fight,compete,win the glory.just remember that anything is possible IF you put in the work in the gym and maintain the never quit attitude.

MMA Davao: When are you coming back and visit Pinas?
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: hopefully soon,not a day goes by when i dont miss my days there.

MMA Davao: In behalf of MMA Davao and its members, Local Martial artists we wish you the best and good luck on this Fight!
Represent !!!
Mr. Ole Baguio Laursen: thanks to all for supporting,,i will fight my heart out for you guys
www.legacygym.com
www.le

MMA Davao: To all of our readers members of MMA Davao you check out Ole Baguio Laursens' gym on this website http://www.legacygym.com/




Th Fight will be on May 12, 2010 Wednesday, at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore, it is covered by ESPN sports ASIA

Filipno's Represent!!!