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SFU #30

Event Preview: StrikeForce Union #30
StrikeForce Union
2016-10-16, London, Camden Conference Centre
Author:Ryan Cambridge

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Sunday 16th October Camden Conference Centre (London) will be packed with 7000 fight fans all waiting for the highly anticipated SFU 30 a card with 8 title fights and more hype around this event than any other SFU event before. Ryan Cambrigde and Ben Frankham have worked exremly hard to make this event the best it possibly could be.

To start the evening we have a heavyweight fight between Carlos Machado 15-6 vs Otocanin Zmija 15-5. Carlos Machado is coming into this fight on a 4 fight win streak. He has won all of his fights via submission and beaten Big Tow and Kelle Kattu in the SFU and is looking to continue this win streak and also get revenge for a loss earlier in his career against Zmija in the Island Tournament.Otocanin Zmija has won 4 out 5 contests in the SFU he has had 15 wins with 14 coming in the way via stoppage.Beating the likes of Roger Machado and Big Tow in the SFU. Zmija should look to keep this fight standing as he has better Boxing and Mauy Thai. He also is the stronger wrestler here and holds a submission win over Machado. But that was a long time ago and Machado is now a black belt. Machado has to try and get the fight to the ground anyway he can here. He may look to clinch and pull guard if he has no sucsess with trips or takedowns. Machado will also have to be patient and wait for the fight moment. As shown in his only submission loss to Zmija he was to keen in securing his own submission he left himself vunrable and got submitted. My predictions Zmija wins on points.
Next up we have a fight beetween two new signings Heribert Bosch 2-1 vs Krishna Pariyar 4-0 both fighters will look to start there SFU careers and get off to winning ways. Bosch has boxing,Thai,wrestling but Pariyar is a brown belt and is unbeaten so Bosch will have to be careful here. My predictions Heribert Bosch to win bye 


Next up we have a title fight between Rollo Gracie 10-1-1 vs Rocky Bullwinkle 7-5. Gracie is a former Immortal Champion and TWGC Tournament Winner he has 10 wins all coming via submission.Rocky Bullwinkle is a new SFU fighter and he is a Mauy Thai expert with deadly knees.He has 7 wins with 4 coming bye tko or ko.Gracie is a black and the stronger wrestler here. He will be doing all he can to take this fight to the ground and do what he does best and submitt Bullwinkle.Bullwinkle has better boxing he also has a lot better Mauy Thai. He will do all he can to keep the fight standing and he may look to finish Gracie with knees in the clinch.Looking to fight the winner will be either Borys Mankowski or Joao Miyao.My predictions Rollo Gracie to win bye submission 

Next up we have a fight for the vacant title between Troy Palmer 14-2 vs Paulo Miyao 8-1. Palmer has 14 wins 13 bye tko or ko he has 5 wins in the SFU and will look to get his tast of gold here with another win against Miyao.Miyao has 8 wins all coming via submission he only has 1 loss on his record that he will be looking to avenge while claiming the title at the young age of 18.Miyao has the neater boxing and stronger Mauy Thai. He is also much more acclaimed in bjj and will look for submissions.Palmer is the stronger wrestler here he also has more natural power. He will look to take advantage of this and bully his way to a tko or ko victory.The winner will most likely have the tough task of fighting unbeaten Carlos Ortega who has been tearing it up in the SFU of late or the winner of Sennin vs Fallen fight. My predictions Palmer to win via tko or ko 

Next up your in for another treat a fight for the vacant title beetween Sergey Sklemin 8-0 vs Harry Whinston 7-2. Now it's my bad this fight being for the vacant title I accidentally made it a none title fight. Sklemin is are unbeaten champion with 8 wins and all 8 have been finishes. He has 6 wins in the SFU and looks on fire. He has notable wins over Perra,Kush, and his opponent tonight Harry Whinston.Harry Whinston is a former SFU champion looking for revenge from the man who took his title. He has 7 wins and all 7 wins have been finishes. His only losses have been at the hands of Sklemin. Sklemin is the better stand up fighter all around boxing,Mauy Thai and in the clinch and he will look to keep it standing and KO Whinston again here. Whinston will do all he can here to get the fight to the ground and submitt Sklemin. Will he be 3rd time lucky and have learned from his prior defeats? I can confirm the winner will face unbeaten Yef Yew who has been tearing it up of late in the SFU. Yew was ready to fight on this card to implement his place for the title shot even though he just won on SFU 29. But we could not get him matched on such short notice so we will see him fight the winner in the near future. My predictions Whinston bye submission 

Next up we have another fantastic title fight between Morte Costa 7-3 vs Isaac Curtis 10-0. Champion Costa has 2 fights in the SFU winning both he will look to defend his title and remain unbeaten in the SFU.Isaac Curtis the challenger is a very worthy one. The former RSF Champion has 10 wins and 9 coming bye tko or ko. Costa has better bjj and Mauy Thai skills he may look to clinch here to control the fight and if he gets taken down he will look for submissions off his back. Curtis has the better boxing and wrestling here. He may look to keep it standing and go for the ko or he might decide to mix it up with a few takedowns and some ground and pound. Inline to fight the winner will be either Jeff Roberts or the winner of Fusii Yusuke vs Peter Redfield . All fighters will be watching this one closely. My predictions are Isaac Curtis to win bye tko or ko

Next up we have another great match up for the vacant title Rich Piana 18-2 vs Purple Aki 6-1. Piana comes to this fight with a huge reputation having won the Island Tournament. He has 18 wins with 15 bye tko or ko he will be looking for another finish here tonight to claim the title and add to his history of winning gold. Purple Aki won his first 5 strait QFC fights with tko wins in the first round. He has 1 win in the SFU and will look to stay unbeaten in the SFU and claim the title.Both fighters are very even In all areas the ground and in the clinch.Piana has a slight edge in the boxing. Next in line for the title will be former unbeaten champion Oldaghar Khara who was stripped for none activity or the winner of Akoni Gray vs Yes Man Sanchez. My predictions are Piana to win bye tko or ko

Next up we have another cracking title fight yes another title fight Ramon Gracie 13-0 vs Tarkhan Naranbaatar 2-2. Gracie is unbeaten with 13 wins 11 of them wins have come via submission he is the former Immortal Champion and Current raining defending SFU champion with notable wins in the SFU against Atkinson,Aymara, and Funnie. Naranbaatar has won 2 of 3 fights in the SFU but don't let his inexperience fool you he is only 22 and already a black belt in bjj and he is very strong in every area. He will look to steak his claim bye beating one of the most dominant champs in SFU history and become champion. On the ground both fighters are equal and it's hard to tell them apart. But standing up Naranbaatar is much stronger both boxing and Mauy Thai. He will surely be looking to keep the fight standing and hand Gracie his first defeat. Taking on the winner will be unbeaten former SFU champion Otavio Madruga or Yancy Makaki. My predictions Naranbaatar bye tko or ko

Now for the co main event of the evening and what a fight we have in store for you guys a title fight for the StrikeForce Union Super Heavyweight title. Marcus Pereira 11-0 vs James Mc Donagh 10-1 Marcus Pereira is unbeaten in 11 fights all his 11 wins coming via submission. He has 4 wins in the SFU and 3 title defences. He is set to face his toughest challenge to date when he faces James Mc Donagh. Mc Donagh has 10 wins 9 coming bye tko or ko. His only loss was to a experienced fighter when he was only 18. Since then he has brushed aside all opponents in easy fashion. Mc donagh is on a run of 5 strait wins in the SFU as he continues to keep that form up and also claim the title.Marcus Pereira has exceptional speed and power for a man of his size. He is also over 50 Ibs heavier in this contest. He will look to get another submission win here bye any means nessercery. And if he can get the fight to the ground it's very likely he can. Mc Donagh has bye fair the better stand up his boxing is truly elite and he also has the better Mauy Thai and clinch game. His wrestling is also stronger here but he will surely be looking to keep it standing and get the knockout win for the title. Next up to fight the winner of this fight will be Paddy Ward or unbeaten fighter Brent Boston. My predictions are Mc Donagh bye tko or ko

And now for the main event of the evening and well what can I say I no what your thinking surely not another title fight well of course it is it's the main event. And for The StrikeForce Union Heavyweight Title we have champion Dustin Kruger 8-0 vs Roger Machado 17-8 . Kruger is unbeaten in 8 fights with 7 wins coming bye finish. He has had 6 fights in the SFU winning them all comfortably. Kruger is only 22 years of age and already he is a beast in every department. SFU is 280000 id restricted org but this rule does not apply in the heavyweight division do you no why? Kruger is to damm good and won't be able to be matched. He has steam rolled through Kettu,Machado,Myers,Riddle. Machado is a former Slaughter House Heavyweight champion. He has had 17 wins all coming via submission and he will be looking to avenge a ko loss and obtain the title against Kruger.Kruger is a lot stronger in the stand up department and he is also as strong as Machado with his wrestling. He will want to keep it standing and do what he does best Knock people out. Machado will be Looking to do what he does best and utilze his bjj black belt and submitt Kruger. My predictions Kruger wins bye ko

Well there you have it people I don't no what your doing Sunday? But I am missing Sunday roast and I will end up having some of Londons finest pie and mash and watching what is truly a unmissable fight card. Thanks from me Ben Frankham and much love from everyone here at StrikeForce Union

 

 

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