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WFL-6 Hatake versus Rogers event preview

Event Preview: WFL 6- Hatake vs Rogers
Warrior Fight League
2014-02-01, Helsinki, Wild Bob's Bar - Helsinki
Author:Tony Rossi

This may seem like a down card because the last two had title fights, but I assure you it will be action packed. We have ten big fights coming to you live at Wild Bob’s bar in Helsinki. Warrior Fight League will be proud to put this event on, and we are hoping for a sellout. So grab your tickets as we are only four days away. Let’s take a look at WFL-6 Hatake versus Rogers.

 

Preliminary Bout Number 1- Light Heavyweight Fight

 

Oskar Wysocki (3-0) {2-0} versus Sergei "Perec" Garkov (4-6) {0-0}

 

Wysocki has been very impressive since turning pro. He is coming into this fight with a record of three wins and zero losses. Oskar has a win by decision, submission, and knockout so obviously he is very versatile. He should be looking to take the more experienced fighter down to the mat in this one. Garkov is a twenty eight year old ten fight veteran who will be making his Warrior Fighting League debut. Sergei is a striker and will want to keep the wrestler from taking him down, so I hope he has been working on his takedown defense. He has lost four of his last five fights and I know he wants to turn that around. I don’t think he will in this one as I have Oskar Wysocki winning by submission in the second round.

 

Preliminary Bout Number 2- Light Heavyweight Fight

 

Bob Henderson (0-1) {0-1} versus Shen "The God Of War" Woo (0-1) {0-0}

 

Henderson decided to take the fight to the ground in his only bout and he paid for it. Bob was submitted in the first minute of the first round by a brown belt. He should not be worried about the submissions in this one so if he wants to go for the ground and pound I say go. His back round is in boxing so he may want to stand and throw from the pocket. Shen Woo is also a boxer who took his first loss against a Jiu Jitsu fighter. It seemed that Woo wanted to ground and pound as well, so this fight is really interesting to me. The two may stand and strike or it could be a war of takedown attempts. Since both fighters are boxer I will go with the guy who is taller since he has more reach. Bob Henderson to win by way of knockout in the first round.

 

Preliminary Bout Number 3- Light Heavyweight Fight

 

Jon "Iron Will" Waldteufel (1-2) {0-2} versus Adonis "Superman" Stevenson (2-2) {0-2}

 

Since Jon “Iron Will” Waldteufel stepped into the WFL it has been downhill. He showed up with a one and zero record and since he has been knocked out twice. His only win came by decision in which he controlled most of the fight from the ground. That should not be his game plan in this one. At all costs Waldteufel will want to stand up and strike. Stevenson is a wrestler and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu so he will want this fight on the ground. “Superman” has had some trouble of late as he also has lost his last two fights. He is going to want to rebound with a quick submission victory and forget about the problems he has had since signing with WFL. I think the fighter who turns it around will be Adonis “Superman” Stevenson by winning via submission in the first round.

 

Preliminary Bout Number 4- Light Heavyweight Fight                                                        

 

Fernando "The Flash" Martinez (4-2) {0-0} versus Executive "Screen" Screening (1-0) {0-0}

 

Fernando won his first fight and then joined Infinity where he lost his next two fights. Since leaving the organization seen Martinez has won his last three fights. In all four of his wins Martinez has he showed off his purple belt skills with submission victories. Screening is a wrestler and that could prove to be his downfall in this one. I am not sure if he will want to takedown the Jiu Jitsu fighter since he could be at a major disadvantage. Screening won his only fight doing most of his damage from the ground. He was attempting submissions and looking to strike. Not sure if that will be his same game plan but I would change it up. I think Martinez gets the submission win in the first round after Screening gets the takedown.

 

Preliminary Bout Number 5- Featherweight Fight

 

Sid "Mini Dragon" Going (2-0) {0-0} versus Liubomir "d00mR" Panayotov (0-0) {0-0}

 

Going has had a good start to his young career. A two and zero record only gets a good start because his last win was a majority decision. “Mini Dragon” will be looking for a submission to showcase his purple belt, and will look for an early takedown. Even though he has some skills in boxing I think Panayotov is the far better striker. With that being said its clear Panayotov will want to keep this fight standing. He should be looking to use leg kicks to slow down the takedowns and then possibly look for a head kick or a quick plum and knee to the head. I see the debuting Panayotov getting taken down early and submitted in the first round.

 

Main Card Bout Number 1- Lightweight Fight

 

Holy Diver (8-13) {0-0} versus "Yod" Yodthanong Photirat (5-14) {0-0}

 

A war of the bad records as both of these fighters have had a lot of fights, and neither one of them has won half of their fights. Clearly both of these guys have come to Warrior Fight League to get their careers back on track. Diver will want to look for a quick takedown as he is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Most of his wins have come by decision, but he has a real chance to get a submission win in this one. Certainly he needs a win as he is currently on a three fight losing streak. “Yod” is a kick boxer so clearly he wants to keep this fight standing. He does have a small back round in wrestling and he should use that to keep the fight standing. If I was him I would stay away from the clinch and throw a lot of kicks but mix up the targets. Leg, leg, head, body, head, leg should keep Diver off balanced. I think “Yod” has a real chance to win, but I have to pick Holy Diver to win by submission in the third round.

 

Main Card Bout Number 2- Featherweight Fight

 

Octavio Ramos (8-4) {0-0} versus Mr Rouge (0-0) {0-0}

 

The boxer with a brown belt Octavio Ramos is expecting an easy on in this fight. He has twelve fights compared to zero fights. He has a great boxing back round and has five knockout wins. The former Hero fighter has not seen action in a long time though, and a big lay off could affect him more than help him. Just because Rouge has not had a pro fight do not count him out. It’s not like last week he decided to make MMA a career. Rouge has been training a long time to make his debut and the time has finally come. Rouge is also a brown belt but I think his wrestling is a bit better, so in a tough one I am going to pick the new comer to the pro world. I have Rouge winning by submission in the second round, but this fight could go either way.

 

Main Card Bout Number 3- Welterweight Fight

 

Shinya Stanley (3-1) {1-0} versus Joshua "Savage" Swanson (4-2) {2-0}

 

Stanley is a wrestler and a boxer who will stand in the pocket and strike or take his opponent down and ground and pound. In this fight he should be looking to stand and strike as Swanson has already proven he is a great submission artist. Stanley has won two of his fights by knockout and will want to bully around the taller Swanson. Swanson does not seem to ever change up his game plan. He wants to take the fight to the mat and go right to working on submissions. He has four wins all by submission, but he has been finished in both of his losses. This is adding up to either a knock out win for Stanley or a submission victory for Swanson, and I am going to pick Swanson to win in the first round.

 

Co Main Event, Main Card Bout Number 4- Welterweight Fight

 

"Psyhco" Walter Bishop (10-2) {1-0} versus Mike "Down" Town (1-0) {1-0}

 

I am a big fan of both of these fighters. With that being said it may be a little bit one sided. Bishop is twenty eight years old and a twelve fight veteran. His strength is in wrestling but he holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as well as an excellent striker trained in boxing and Muay Thai. I am a little shocked that Town took this fight as it seems everything is point to Bishop winning. Bishop has four knockouts two submissions and four decisions so he mixes his game up well. Bishop does have a slight advantage in the Jiu Jitsu since he recently was awarded a brown belt but before he can use it he will have to get the fight to the ground. Bishop is a much better wrestler so it will be hard for “Down” Town to get this fight to the mat. I am going to pick Bishop to win this fight by knockout in the second round, but if he is foolish enough to take Town down there could be a big upset in the works.

 

Main Event, Main Card Bout Number 5- Heavyweight Fight

 

Kakashi "Gaiden" Hatake (13-11) {0-0} versus "Iron Fist" Jason Rogers (10-10) {0-0}

 

These two get to make their debut in a main event showdown. Not only are these two main eventing I have a strongly believe the winner of this fight will be next in line for a heavyweight title shot. Most o Hatake’s wins have been by decision but he also has five submission victories to show off his purple belt. I think his best chance in this fight will be to take down Rogers early and often. Even if he is having a hard time putting him away with a submission he does not want to stand and strike with Rogers. Seven of Rogers’s ten wins have come by TKO and he loves to throw his hands. I am surprised at how many losses Rogers has since he is such a good boxer. He also has some skill in wrestling so he might be able to prevent the takedown attempts of Hatake. This is a hard fight to call because all of Rogers’s losses have been by knockout, and even though Hatake is more of a ground fighter he does have good stand up. I am going to pick Hatake to win by TKO in the third round, but this fight will be a great closely contested bout.  

 

Big time fights at what should be a sold out location. As I stated before go out and get your tickets now as you will not want to miss this event. This has been Tony Rossi with your preview of WFL-6 Hatake versus Rogers. All opinions in this article are those of the writers and may not reflect the opinion of Warrior Fight League. All writings are owned by the WFL and may not be reused or reproduced without written expressed consent from the WFL.

 

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