Wadson Teixiera vs Folayang result: Tap out or KTFO? (A URCC Cold Case File)

PROMOTERS NOTES: URCC CEBU 7

Seeing a fighter on the mat after being on the business end of a terrific kick or brutal blow,  not breathing , motionless and being in that state for five minutes can leave even a crusty Bob Arum breathless and white ( whiter) with worry. 

This is what unfolded after 56 seconds of the super fight between Folayang and Teixeira. It was a game opening  , with each exploring leg kicks and a few flurry of punches , then as Folayang threw a left hook, Wadson landed, a , well, I’m not sure what he (Wadson) landed , a half hook or a jab, I was right in front of the action but truly did not see the punch that decked "the landslide" 

As soon as Folayang was on his wallet, Wadson was able to execute a guillotine, Folayang, as usual, found a way to extricate himself from the choke, landed the mount, and then the insanity started. 

A few quick rights a left then two or four rapid elbows had Wadsons head bouncing violently off of the mat. It was sick hearing the bone connect with bone followed quickly by a BOOM as the Brazilian's head ricocheted off of the plywood beneath the canvass of the ring.  

Teixiera on the canvas

From ringside it seemed as if Eduard was resolute in trying to put Wadson’s Cabeza through the canvass and into the basement of the Cebu International Convention Center.

Wadson at the Cebu weigh in 

Looking straight at Texieras face as this was happening , it was a surreal scene as he had his eyes closed but was still “defending” himself “intelligently”, Teixeira looked very calm and collected , all the while his eyes were shut , the fact that there was no grimace or sign of pain on his face while he was receiving every blow made it even more surreal.

A few more elbows for good measure and Wadson tapped - and then he was gone.

For the next few minutes it looked a little dicey for the Brazilian. He was totally starched on the mat - motionless and breathing shallow. Then our intrepid cut man Carlo "katman" Castaneda applied an old school trick to resurrect Wadson, a stinging cold ice pack to the nape of the neck and then BOOM! - eyes wide open, muscles coming violently to life , a huge rush of air filling the lungs and then a bewildered smile and query - (" what the fuck just happened" in Portugese) - audience reacts to the "Lazarus" effect, Wadson gets to his feet to thunderous applause and all is well once again in URCC land.

So was it a tap out or Knock out?

This KO/Tap out hybrid got us buzzing at the producers table. From the referee Christian Wong and visiting promoters from Baguio Ferdie and Steph Matias, to Alvin, Bubbles Aguilar and Jed Dario asked the burning question : "was Wadson already out before he tapped?- could it have been a case of his brain sending a tap out command to his hands and not getting there on time due to Eduard’s elbows disrupting Teixiera's message of surrender??? 

Whatever really happened we may never truly find out, (or for that matter-care for) but one thing is clear, it was a tremendous result for Folayang and a lively (if not painful) debut of the totally likable  Wadson Teixiera into the URCC.

p.s

An hour later we saw Wadson shaking his booty and enjoying the nightlife in Renault Lao's club.-long live MMA in Cebu ! ( special thanks to jed dario for some awesome weigh in pics)

Folayang was 160 lbs at the weigh in wadson was over by 2 lbs

With ringside reports from Franz von Muhlfeld Executive Producer URCC