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USFC 86

Event Preview: USFC 86
United States Fighting Championship
2015-12-19, New York, Liberty Dome
Author:Ryan Cambridge

USFC-86 New York Liberty Dome 19/12/2015

The 10 Awesome fights I’m previewing today so let's go.

Arse Face vs Fred Frederikson

In the first fight of the card is a fight between 30 year old American Arse Face against the Swedish 31 year old Fred Frederikson, Arse Face will want to prove his not wasting his time in the fighting game and earn his first win as a professional fighter after losing his first 11 fights many would give up so you have to admire his determination to carry on trying to prove he can be one of the best in the business, while Fred Frederikson has a record of 7 wins and 14 losses and will want to earn himself a win after losing his last two fights in horrible fashion.

Arse Face has very good Boxing but is not brilliant anywhere else so he seems to only have one weapon and that’s his fists so it will be interesting to see if he has undertaken the training he needs to sharpen up his MMA skills to earn his first win while Fred Frederikson best skills lay in his Wrestling and BJJ but his stand up skills are much to be improved upon.

In my opinion this will be the fight to make Arse Face retire and face the facts he does not have what it takes to fight in the USFC. I think the second Frederikson sees the opportunity to he will wrestle Arse Face to the floor and make him tap. First round Submission win for Fred Frederikson.

 

Kenneth Keats vs Ville Marakatti

In the second fight on this card is a eagerly contested matchup between the 23 year old English born submission specialist Kenneth Keats facing off against the 24 year old Finnish fighter Ville Marakatti. Kenneth has a record of 6 Wins and 10 Losses while Ville has a record of 5 Wins and 6 Losses. Kenneth will be wanting to end a 2 fight losing streak and return to winning ways while Ville will want to get his second victory in a row after a well deserved submission win against Borg Cloud in his last bout at USFC 77.

Kenneth Keats has sensational boxing and wrestling and has a rather high skill set in BJJ as well only his muay thai is requiring some work but all in all a great fighter while Ville Marakatti is nowhere near the level of Kenneth in boxing or wrestling but when it comes to wrestling and BJJ he can be just as affective.

I think with the right fight plan Kenneth Keats will end his 2 fight losing streak and will return to winning ways, i think his footwork and boxing will prove to be to much for Vile and Kenneth will earn another one of his tremendous K.O’s.

 

Desean Bryant vs Henry Molovgomedov

In the third fight on the card is a fight between 28 year old American Desean Bryant against the 22 year old Samoan Henry Molovgomedov, Desean has a record of 7 Wins and 12 Losses while Henry Molovomedov has a record of 4 Wins and 3 Losses. Desean will want to return to winning ways after losing his last 5 fights in a row while Henry will want to be back winning again after losing his last 2 fights and will want to keep his record positive.

Desean has excellent boxing and wrestling and BJJ but his muay thai requires some work while Henry has a excellent skill set across the board. No matter where the fight ends up Henry is confident he has what it takes to finish the fight or get into a position where that is possible.

I think the Fight of the night winner Henry Molovgomedov will arise victorious from this fight from a second round K.O leaving Desean seeing stars showing the other fighters at 145lb he is here to stay and to feared by all across the organisation.

 

Seleukos Molovgomedov vs Corvo Attano

Here comes the forth fight on the card its a fight between 22 Year old Czech Seleukos Molovgomedov and the 23 year old Fight of the night winner, Canadian Corvo Attano, Seleukos has a record of 5 Wins and 4 Losses and is coming back from a loss against Leo Yaj at USFC 80 where Seleukos found himself in a nasty Kimura in the first round so he was forced to tap. Corvo Attano has a record of 4 Wins and 5 Losses and will be looking to finish a 3 fight losing streak and return to winning ways.

Seleukos has a fairly solid game all round but he is best with his wrestling, at every opportunity Molovgomedov gets he will be trying to throw his opponent on his head while Corvo is equally as good and sufficient everywhere in the cage but his true talent lays in his boxing capabilities, he loves to throw hard punches leaving his opponent seeing stars and questioning where they are and sometimes who they are,

I feel this will be a third round T.K.O win for Corvo Attano, i think that Corvo will stay on the outside and utilise his jab very well and place his shots accurately but with loads of power, I think their will be times Seleukos will manage to grab Corvo and throw him down but I believe Corvos BJJ will pull him through this and he will find himself back on his feet ready to deliver some more devastating blows.

 

Simon Vale vs Lou Mazza

At the half way point of the card is a fight between 24 year old American Simon Vale facing off against 2 time Fight of the Night and 2 time Sub of the night Submission master Lou Mazza, Simon has a record of 3 Wins and 5 Losses and will be looking for his second win in a row after his impressive victory against Fred Frederikson at USFC-78 in which he won in the first round in true style with a TKO. While Lou Mazza has a record of 11 Wins and 6 Losses and will be looking to get back to winning ways since losing his last 4 fights in a row all coming since joining new manager Stephen Chivers. If results don’t change in this fight for Lou Mazza questions will be asked about Lou’s capabilities and about Stephen’s style of management so a win would silence many doubters.

Simon Vale has Wonderful skills in boxing and in wrestling but his Muay Thai and BJJ could do with some tightening up while Lou Mazza is not to great in his stand up skills but his BJJ is incredible and can fight on the matt with the best of them.

I think the misery for Lou Mazza is going to be piled on more in this fight im afraid, I don’t think Stephen Chivers and Lou Mazza have enough communication and this is being reflected in his performances and Simon Vale will take advantage of this and make Lou fight his fight, aslong as Simon keeps off the matt this fight is his with ease. I feel Simon will avoid getting tangled up with Lou and will win by decision after 3 rounds of punching Lou round the cage with Lou desperately trying to take Simon down and failing time after time.

 

Keef Hash vs Jolly Leg Byrd

In the sixth fight on the card is a crazy fight between 2 time K.O of the night American 25 year old Keef Hash against 1 time fight of the night and 2 time sub of the night winner 24 year old from the Seychelles Jolly Leg Byrd, Keef Hash has a record of 5 Wins and 2 Losses and will be wanting to avenge his last loss against Neymar Junior where had a shot at the title but let his emotions get the better of him, while Jolly Leg Byrd has a record of 7 Wins and 3 Losses and will want to carry on winning ways after winning in his last 2 outings since also losing out on the title to Neymar Junior back at USFC 61.

Keef Hash is one of the best in the business on paper, absolutely awesome everywhere his stats suggest he should rarely be beaten while Jolly Leg Byrd is exactly the same but slightly falls behind in his Muay Thai capabilities,

I Think Keef Hash will win the fight, I think it will be a thrilling fight to the end but Keef Hash will emerge victorious in the end, I think Keef’s slight advantage with Muay Thai will let him dictate the distance of the fight and with correctly placed and timed abdominal kicks will keep Jolly Leg Byrd at a distance Keef finds comfortable, I’m going to say a third round win for Keef but i cannot choose how it will end.

 

Santi Santoro vs Julian Taheil

In the Seventh fight is a fight between Spanish 30 year old fight of the night winner Santi Santoro against the 26 year old American BJJ black belt Julian Taheil. Santi Santoro has a record of 8 Wins and 8 Losses and he will be wanting to earn a second win in a row after a impressive knockout win at USFC 79 while Julian Taheil has a record of 4 Wins and 1 Loss and will want to carry on winning ways and earn his third straight win.

Santi Santoro has decent boxing but not great Muay Thai, his wrestling is of a very high standard and his BJJ is very good as well while Julian Taheil has not bad boxing or Muay Thai and he has remarkable wrestling but his BJJ is out of this world earning all 4 of his victories by submission and 3 of them being in the very first round.

I predict Julian Taheil’s BJJ wil prove to much for Santi Santoro and Julian will spend his fight trying to take Santi down and soon as he does the fight will be over, im going to predict a second round Submission win for Julian earning a nice bonus beating a veteran in USFC like Santi should truly leave him close to title contention.

 

 

Ricky Shopionus vs Reggie Young

In the Eight fight of the night brings together these two warriors of the octagon, 4 Time K.O of the night winner English 31 year old knockout artist Ricky Shopionus faces off against Canadian Boxer 23 year old Reggie Young. Ricky has a record of 8 Wins and 8 Losses but is struggling to find form at the moment and has faced 3 back to back losses while Reggie Young has a record of 4 Wins and 2 Losses and will want to earn a third straight win after 2 straight K.O wins in the first round so his confidence will be beaming, so this will be fight between experience and confidence.

Ricky has boxing skills which even Lennox Lewis would shy away from, is proficient in Muay Thai and can Wrestle at a high standard but his BJJ is in need of some attention while Reggie young has exceptional Boxing skills also, his Muay Thai is superb and so is his wrestling but his BJJ like Ricky’s requires some work before he can see it as a weapon rather than a weakness.

My prediction is that Ricky’s experience will see him through this fight and earn him a first round K.O, his Boxing will be to much for Reggie to cope with and Reggie has nothing else to threaten Ricky with as they both will be avoiding the matt like the plague.

 

 

Luke Campion vs Brick Mansion

The Co Main Event is between Muay Thai specialist 22 year old American Luke Campion against the animal which is Brick Mansion. Luke Campion has a record of 6 Wins and 7 Losses and will be looking for his third straight win after two impressive wins against Fred Frederikson and Great Bloodsport while Brick Mansion has a record of 8 Wins and 1 Loss and will be looking for a second K.O of the night award and his sixth straight win.

Luke Campion is really only proficient in one area that’s his Muay Thai, his talents their are unquestionable while the rest of his game requires work and a lot of it. His opponent Brick Mansion is superb in Boxing his Muay Thai is weaker than Luke’s but his wrestling is of the highest calibre and he holds a brown belt in BJJ.

There is no contest to this fight in my eyes, Brick Mansion is going to steam train through Luke Campion and show that he is next inline for a shot at the title, the only way i can see that Luke Campion has this fight is because his on a 2 fight winning streak but this is going to end very soon im afraid. This is going to be brutal and quick.

 

 

Joe Doe vs Soa Palelei

Right its here, THE MAIN EVENT! The fight everyone has been looking forward to is a crucial fight between Fight and K.O of the night winner 22 year old Joe Doe facing off against the former USFC Heavyweight Champion, Costa Rican 24 year old Soa Palelei, Joe Doe has a record of 6 Wins and 2 Losses and is wanting to extend his win streak to 2 straight wins after impressive wins over Ivan Drago at USFC 72 and against Dallin Sedor at USFC 78 while the former Champ Palelei has a record of 9 Wins and 4 Losses and will be looking to get back to winning ways after losing in his last fight to Corey Parker.

Joe Doe has Boxing of the highest standard and great Muay Thai and Wrestling and he holds a Brown belt in BJJ. Soa Palelei matches Joe Doe in Boxing but is better in Muay Thai and Wrestling but only holds a Purple belt in BJJ so his ground game requires some work. Joe has won 5 of his 6 Wins by (T)K.O and 1 by Decision while Soa has won all 9 of his wins by (T)K.O so his fists have a certain fear factor about them.

I think this fight will go the whole 3 rounds which will leave Joe Doe victorious, i feel his confidence is so high at the moment and his so determined to make a name for himself in USFC he will take on anyone that gets in his way while Sao Palelei will be struggling to find his head after losing to Corey Parker for the second time which is made worse because Corey Parker is the guy who took his belt from him back at USFC 33.

 

So that’s what to expect on the upcoming card, one things for certain 20 of the most determined fighters will be leaving it all in the cage, expect blood, sweat and tears as you see future champions collide and number one contenders go all out for their shot at the title. Just don’t miss it. You would have to be a fool not to keep your eye on the fastest growing organization in the world.....USFC!

 

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