03-01-2009
Razor Rob McCullough and NoKO defeat Marcus Hicks
in WEC 39
Corpus
Christi Texas, March 1st 2009. Razor Rob
McCullough, youngest of 8 children, stepped into the
cage with Marcus "The Wrecking Ball" Hicks.
The second round was when
McCullough and his new NoKO mouth guard were put to the
ultimate test. At 4 minutes and 15 seconds
remaining in round two Razor Rob was caught by a hard
overhand left from Hicks. McCullough recalls the
shear force of the punch knocking him back and off his
feet, but at no time was he even close to dazed!
Without his custom fit NoKO mouth guard in his mouth it
is very likely he could have been knocked unconscious by
that blow.
The
instant Razor Rob fell back, Hicks was on him with his
signature guillotine choke! It's well known in the
MMA world that you don't want to get caught in one of
Marcus Hicks' chokes. However, our clinical
studies show that the NoKO mouth guard is an extremely
significant aid in keeping the airway open, even under
extreme conditions such as this. Razor Rob
McCullough later remembered breathing right through
Hicks' choke until the fatigue of a choke that would
have pressured most fighters to tapout forced Hicks to
let go and subsequently take an onslaught of Rob's
ground and pound, which undoubtedly shifted the fight's
momentum in Rob's favor. This balance of power
held all the way through too a majority decision by the
judges, awarding McCullough with a win. |
