Kaecy (Caveman) Raddon, of Westminster, Colo., seen above at left training with MMA fighter Alix Fisher at Ludwig Martial Arts, is one of the top amateurs in mixed martial arts with a record of 9-1. Kaecy, who has relocated to Colorado to train at Ludwig's gym in Broomfield, fought out of the Top of Utah at Layton's One Hit MMA gym for the past few years. He's also a top amateur in kick boxing, with WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) experience.
On Saturday night, Kaecy climbs into the cage in Mesquite, Nevada, to fight Rocky Cantu, of Las Vegas, for the Tuff N Uff 155-pound MMA belt. He recently scored a quick MMA win in October. I had the opportunity to chat with Kaecy. The following is his words:
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RADDON: I fight in the Tuff n Uff card Dec 2nd in Mesquite
Nevada versus an opponent named Rocky Cantu. He trains at Xtreme Couture out of
Las Vegas.
This fight is for the 155 championship belt. (The) fight actually came
to be from a friend tagging me on a Facebook post from the promoter ... his name is Hayden Brown (and) he trains at One-Hit MMA in Layton ...
Three short
months ago I actually permanently relocated to Westminster, Colorado to train
under Duane Ludwig and TJ Dillashaw at Ludwig Martial Arts. They are my main
coaches and influences but everybody in the gym is my coach because we are all
constantly teaching each other and taking care of each other ... this academy is
different than your average gym; it is a martial arts gym, not a fight gym.
We
have the the most respect for everyone. I spar with people like Nicholi Navarro
Josh Wick, Paul Lucero, Alix Fisher (and) Sam Couts! ...
My strengths range from across the
board. I started in Kung Fu when I was 6, from there into taekwondo and junior wrestling, then high school wrestling. ... I was ranked top three in state. ... (Kaecy has an impressive list of wrestling accomplishments) ... I have many jiu jitsu tournaments: 5-0 Impact BJJ tournament; 2016, two gold medals, 11-3 Northwestern Submission Challenge, Boise, Idaho, one gold one silver, 2016 (and) many more. ...
(I was the) North America. WAKO champ, (and) competed
in Mexico. (I'm) 2-2 in amateur boxing, 2-2 (in) amateur kickboxing. (I'm) 9-1 MMA, 8 finishes by
way of stoppage in the first round.
I think he (Cantu) is a wrestler so I'm going ... to defend the take down and use my striking to take his soul and make him
not want to fight anymore (hopefully). (When asked about where he wants to be in a year) I hope to be in the UFC a year from
now.
We wish Kaecy the best of luck this weekend, as well as a couple of other local amateurs, Kelsey Skillman and Hector Lopez, who are competing on the card. Both train at KOA Kingdom in Layton.
BOXING:
I want to mention that Race Sawyer, a boxer who trains out of Factum gym in Sandy, fought in Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York City last weekend. Race lost a decision to debuting Ismael Villarreal, an amateur star who is handled by Main Events boxing. Sawyer's record in boxing is 0-5 but that's deceiving. He's only been stopped once and his opponents have never lost a bout. In fact, Sawyer has fought two closely contested bouts with Utah prospect Christian Aguirre, losing majority decisions. You can watch Villarreal versus Sawyer here.
... Next week we'll have information on the Dec. 9 SteelFist card at The Complex in SLC>
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