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 NY Fight Nights is proud to present you NYFN 20 : Rynn vs Beast. This event is going to be best ever held by the org. Both the co-main and main event are fights for a title and all the other fights will be excellent also.
Kurt Lockheart (8-7) vs Lucas Pierce (7-3)
The opening bout consists of two fighters who have had sustained success in their MMA careers. Pierce owns five wins by knockout and his opponent, Kurt Lockheart owns seven wins by submission. This one is a very clear cut fight. Pierce has the advantage on the feet, but he isn’t quite the wrestler that Lockheart is or the BJJ practitioner. Two of his three career losses have come by submission, so you know that Pierce wants to keep the fight standing at all costs. One of the more interesting side notes could be the conditioning of Lockheart. He’s had a tendency to tire in fights and to cut a lot of weight. It’ll be interesting to see where the energy level is for the bigger Lockheart.
PREDICTION: PIERCE BY KO
Mikey Ares (3-2) vs Kayan Imamov (1-1)
In an interesting decision, Mikey Ares plans on actually fighting Imamov on this card. Ares has had some injury issues during this camp and sources say the energy level isn’t quite there yet for Ares, but with a lot of time left until fight night, you just never know. Ares is a solid fighter who is mostly a BJJ practitioner who also has some muay thai in his arsenal. When you look at his opponent, Kayan Imamov, you see a very solid wrestler who has a lot of belief in himself. This fight is very dangerous for Imamov if Ares shows up ready to fight. Ares has shown the better chin and is assuredly the better fighter when it comes to BJJ. Imamov is a fighter who lives to ground and pound his opponents into submission, but the submissions of Ares poses a real threat, as do the dangerous kicks.
PREDICTION: IMAMOV by KO
Kolt Ganger (6-3) vs Luigi Vercotti (9-2)
In easily the most even matched fight of the night, Luigi Vercotti comes in as a winner of 4 of his last 5 fights. On the other side, Kolt Ganger rebounded from a two fight losing streak with a third round TKO of Matt Hughes in his last fight. Both fighters come in with very good professional records and will be looking to add a great win to their resume. The only real difference in this fight could be the slightly better wrestling of Vercotti. Both fighter possess great gas tanks so this fight could come down to a decision. Five of Vercotti’s wins have come by way of decision as a side note. Vercotti is a couple of years older than his opponent and also has a couple more fights. This fight could come down to Vercotti having a little more experience, but it should be a barn burner regardless
PREDICTION: VERCOTTI by UNANIMOUS DECISION
Dan Stall (8-1) vs Buddie Rivera (9-4)
Can anyone stop hard punching Dan Stall? This had to be what the welterweight division was asking before Stall was defeated via TKO in his last fight. His opponent, Buddie Rivera, was working on his own four fight winning streak before a decision loss in his last bout. The big story in this fight is can Rivera’s granite chin hold up against Stall? The one place Rivera may have an edge is on the mat. Rivera is a black belt who has four of his nine wins by submission. These two fighters are very evenly matched though, so don’t expect either fighter to try to do anything different than what they normally do. A win from Stall could put him right back on track for a future title shot, while a loss could bring to question the validity of the earlier wins in the career of Stall.
PREDICTION: RIVERA by SPLIT DECISION
Jambe De Bois (5-2) vs Johnny Rotten (4-2)
In a lightweight contest between two great strikers, one would expect this fight to end before the final bell sounds. De Bois is a muay thai fighter who posseses great ability in the clinch to deliver devastating elbows and knees. He faces Johnny Rotten who is well known for his boxing ability. In three of his four career wins, Rotten has won by knockout. One potential obstacle for Rotten is the physical strength of De Bois. De Bois walks around at over 15 pounds heavier than Rotten. This could lead to Rotten struggling to stay out of the clinch attempts that will no doubt come from De Bois. On the other hand, Rotten should have an agility advantage that could give De Bois problems at range on the feet.
PREDICTION: ROTTEN by TKO
Akop Karakhanyan (2-1) vs Ikaika Nakane (2-1)
In a very interesting pairing of super heavyweights, fans should expect to see the leather fly as both fighters are boxers by trade. In three career fights, Akop Karakhanyan has won two by knockout and his only loss came by way of submission. In the other corner, Ikaika Nakane has also won his two fights by knockout and has also been knocked out in his last fight. This fight will almost assuredly come down to who can land the big shot. These fighters have not experienced a third round in their careers yet and I doubt they will in this one. The only real advantage could be the muay thai striking of Nakane, but he hasn’t utilized it enough to rely on it yet. Once again, don’t forget the popcorn when you tune in for this one!
PREDICTION: NAKANE BY TKO
Barao DeSilva (2-0) vs Solid Snake (3-0)
After a battle of two bruising heavyweights, two very technical lightweights will look to stay undefeated in their MMA career. Both fighters enter undefeated and both enter this bout with two submission victories on their resume. Solid Snake is a BJJ black belt who also boasts a very good wrestling base. If you cloned him, you would probably come up with someone like…. Barao DeSilva. DeSilva may not have the black belt that Snake does, but he is a very accomplished fighter as well. DeSilva’s one edge may come in the gas tank department. He seems to get stronger as fights go on. His two submission wins both came late in the second round. Fortunately for Snake, he has actually went the distance in a fight, something that DeSilva has yet to do.
PREDICTION: SNAKE BY SUBMISSION
Sebasti Perreira De Souza (8-3) vs Ben Henley (9-7)
In a battle of striker vs BJJ practitioner, Ben Henley will look to neutralize the mesmerizing power of Sebasti Perreira De Souza. Henley owns seven career submission wins, but has also been knocked out in five of his seven career losses. That stat doesn’t bode well against a striker who owns seven of his career wins by knockout. Coming off two straight losses, De Souza should come out with a lot of aggression and desire to snap that losing streak. Henley has to be very cautious on the feet with a strikes like De Souza and has to understand that shooting in at the wrong time will lead to some vicious strikes from the dangerous De Souza. After two fights of comparing styles, this fight will be very interesting to see where the fight ends up taking place
PREDICTION: DE SOUZA BY TKO
WELTERWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: (C)Raoul De Muerta (7-0) vs Rockmeteller Todd (8-4)
In the co-main event of the evening, Raoul De Muerta will put his title on the line against Rockmeteller Todd. De Muerta is a perfect 7-0 so far in his career and has finished all seven opponents by knockout. He’ll have his hands full in this fight with fellow knockout artist Todd. Todd has seven knockouts of his own and features a little more traditional boxing striking than the unique style of De Muerta. The one possible question mark for the fights is stamina. De Muerta has two knockout wins in fights that go past two rounds. On the other side, Todd has lost two 3 round decision fights and won one. He has also put away four opponents by knockout in the third round. The champion should be tested once again in this fight, but he has consistently found ways to take out his opponent and get the win.
PREDICTION: DE MUERTA BY TKO
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: (C)Mikaiah Rynn (12-3) vs Billy Beast (10-0)
Can anyone stop the runaway freight train that is Billy Beast? Beast has been just that so far in his MMA career. Since coming to the organization, Beast has knocked out seven fighters in his first seven fights. Not to be outdone, the champion has also won his last seven contest by knockout. In a matchup of two very evenly matched strikers, this fight could come down to who can get the job done on the ground. Rynn has no submission wins, but does boast an impressive brown belt in BJJ. Beast, meanwhile, officially only has a blue belt in BJJ. In a fight with two great strikers, it is entirely possible that this fight doesn’t hit the ground unless someone is knocked down. This card is absolutely stacked and the last fight of the evening should keep the fights on the edge of their seats.
PREDICTION: RYNN BY TKO
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