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http://www.mmatycoon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23374&page=3#entry635582
but if you can't be bothered going there then here it is;
CEC 365 Preview
As the poster says, three titles are on the line at the next Claymore Elite Combat event which takes place on January 10th in Wombley Arena. A great night of fights lies in front of us so let's get down to the who fights who of the evening.
Main Event - 155lbs Title Fight - Mr Charcoal v Victor Zsasz
Mr Charcoal recently changed his manager and with that came the return of belt he lost to Conan Cross, the guy he originally won it from. He is 2-0 since joining up with Mike Forentino and will be desperate to make it 3-0 as well as retain his title. His opponent will have other ideas though and certainly has the skills to upset the current champ. Zsasz may have been disappointed in his recent Olympic adventure but certainly didn't show it when he came back with a decision win over the aforementioned Conan Cross to earn himself this shot at Charcoal.
Co-Main Event - 170lbs - Doc Chillum v Peter Tosh
This fight may not be for the title at 170 but it is a highly anticipated one nonetheless and could propel one of these fighters on to fight the winner of Gatame/Ruutu set to take place hopefully at the end of the month. Chillum has held the belt before and knows he is more than capable of reaching those heights again. He lost to both Gatame and Ruutu previously so he will definitely be looking for some revenge there but first he needs to deal with the man in front of him. Tosh lost on his CEC debut but has since stopped two opponents on the trot to put himself in the position he is now. A win over Chillum certainly would strengthen calls for him to be next in line for a championship fight.
185lbs Title Fight - Johnny Freedom v Murray Jackson
Johnny Freedom is another fighter that feels he didn't perform as well as he could have at the Olympics and wants to put that behind him and show why he is the king of 185. He has only suffered defeat once inside the CEC cage and avenged that defeat by winning the title at the second attempt against Armo Kuusela. CEC fans may not know too much of his opponent Murray Jackson yet but he arrives with an impressive 26-7 record as well as holding titles in orgs when they decided to close their doors, meaning he never actually lost those titles. This makes him a very dangerous opponent for anyone so Freedom will need to be on his game if he wants to hold onto the crown.
265+lbs Title Fight - Rung Thrym v Kurko Tyrma
The third of our title fights will see undefeated Rung Thrym attempt to keep the belt he won in his last fight as well as keep his record loss free. A unanimous decision over Timur Rubin saw him rise to the top if the division but they do say it is harder to keep the title once you have it, everyone is after you once you reach the top. One of those chasers is Tyrma, a man who likes a good knockout finish. Although he never earned a knockout in his CEC debut, he certainly did enough to put himself into the number one contender position. Has he got what it takes to go that further step? I believe it will definitely be worth watching it to find out.
265+lbs - Timur Rubin v Alexey Turshatov
And so to Timur Rubin who is looking to bounce back from the earlier stated loss of the title to Thrym. When he knocked out Idi oCrazy we all thought we had a long term champion on our hands and the possibility of those two meeting up again was a certainty. However, oCrazy dropped down to a more natural weight for him and Rubin dropped the title at the first defence. Now it's time to see if he can climb back up. He will have to first go through Turshatov who is 1-0 in CEC after a debut submission victory, a remarkable twelfth time he has won a fight by submission. No need to ask where he wants the fight to end up! He is on an impressive five fight win streak and was also a champion in another org before he came here so there is definitely proof of him being able to hold his own.
205lbs - Ansgar Axelsson v Edgar Hoover
These two fighters have something in common, both were on the receiving end of a stoppage in their CEC debuts. Now they have to move on and neither will want back to back losses on their CEC record. Both capable of ending the fight on the feet, Hoover has shown he can finish it on the mat as well while Axelsson has shown himself to be a stand up only guy when it comes to ending a fight.
170lbs - Jose Brandao v Roque Barretto
Brandao will make his CEC debut in this fight having just arrived after the closure of Umbrella. He comes from a very highly rated camp of fighters and will be wanting to show us what he has got from the moment the ref shouts fight! He has been handed Barretto for his first fight, a fighter who started impressively here by winning his first two fights, the latter being against former champion Craig Hanks. Inconsistency has struck though and recent fights have brought his CEC record to 3-2. A return to that early form is essential here to avoid going on a losing streak that could easily spiral out of control.
170lbs - Panzer Grenadier v Idi oCrazy
Grenadier has started well at CEC with two wins from two, both stoppages due to strikes. His career has been heavily influenced by his exceptional striking ability and he is ready to showcase that again today against Idi oCrazy. His first fight at this weight class, oCrazy should be much happier at a more natural weight than what he is used to. Fighting those bigger guys could be looked at as incredibly brave or incredibly stupid but the fact remains that his record was very good there with the only loss being the earlier mentioned fight with Timur Rubin. He came back from that loss with a knockout win to put himself back on track.
155lbs - Jesse Pinkman v Chris Herzog
Pinkman arrives at CEC with an 18-12 record but it has involved him fighting tough guys in his career. It's not going to get any easier for him here but he is a very capable fighter with well rounded skills and will be able to give anyone a hard fight. Maybe that is not what Herzog wants to hear after dropping his debut fight by decision to Mike Henderson. Let's be fair though, Herzog is a great fighter and is also a very well rounded fighter. Both these guys can finish a fight from anywhere which makes it a very intriguing fight indeed.
265lbs - Russell Jacobs v Blake Edwards
The night will start off with the heavyweights with Russell Jacobs arriving for his debut CEC bout. A change of manager and a change of org may be what was needed after a four fight losing streak left him wondering what was going wrong. It's not going to start easy for him as he will have to contend with a CEC legend and former heavyweight champion in Blake Edwards. It seems like a long time ago that Edwards was champion but it did happen. It could have happened again if it wasn't for him not wanting to fight his good friend and training partner Kaarlo Vihtala and when Vihtala lost the belt Edwards was having a bit of an off spell. The climb has started for him but the 265lbs division has become a stacked division since he was at the top, can he make it back there before age catches up with him?
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