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KCM - The Avenging Fist

Event Preview: KCM-The Avenging Fist
Kalashnikov Combat MMA (300k+)
2016-12-17, Las Vegas, The Underground - Las Vegas
Author:Jack Hinson

"KCM - The Avenging Fist", will be taking place at "The Underground" in Las Vegas, Nevada.  As of right now, it is looking like this event just might be a sell out come Saturday night.  There are no Title fights for this event, but none the less, there are several great matchups that should make for a very entertaining night of sanctioned violence.

   

Tyrus Murphy (0-1) vs Georges Georges (0-5)  *185 Pounds  

The first fight of the night is a middleweight fight between Tyrus Murphy and Georges Georges.  From the appearance of these two fighters records, the only good thing to come out of this contest is that someone's "0" will have to go, barring a Draw.  Fighting out of Reading, PA. is Tyrus Murphy.  Murphy is a ground based fighter with very good wrestling skills that are complimented with sound bjj skills.  Murphy is coming in to this fight after suffering a 1st round TKO loss in his last fight. 

His opponent Georges Georges, fighting out of Shawinigan, Canada, is a bit more well rounded fighter as he has remarkable boxing skills that are complimented with a bjj purple belt.  None of that seems to matter though as Georges does not appear to be able to tie his growing skill set together and apply them inside the cage.  Georges will need to keep this fight standing by using his defensive grappling and take down defense skills. 

If he does, he has a chance of getting his first win in this fight.  Otherwise, if Murphy can get this fight to the ground, it is his fight to win.  If I was a betting man, I would place my money on Murphy here as his morale is understandably higher and more importantly, he trains out of the very best gym in Las Vegas, Kalashnikov MMA Gym.  

Barney Assjacker (1-2) vs Luke Opilka (0-1)  *170 Pounds

  For the next fight of the night, we have the first openly gay MMA fighter in the Kalashnikov Organization, Barney Assjacker fighting Luke Opilka.  Mr. Assjacker is from Everett, Washington and after losing the first two fights of his career, he won his last fight via TKO.  Barney possesses respectable mauy thai skills with a developing set of ground skills. 

Across the cage from the Assjacker will be Luke Opilka.  Opilka lost his debut fight via 1st round submission.  Opilka has very strong boxing skills and mediocre, but developing wrestling skills.  Looking deeper at these two fighters skills sets, I think that if Opilka can keep the fight standing, he will win.  If the Assjacker can get the fight to the ground, where he enjoys most of his activities, he could win this fight.  This fight is a hard one to predict as Opilka has much higher morale and energy, but Assjacker trains out of a better quality gym.  All things considered ... my money is on Luke Opilka to win this fight.  

Geronimo Apache (3-4) vs Noel Diaz (1-1)  *155 Pounds  

The next fight of the night is between Geronimo Apache and Noel Diaz.  Geronimo Apache will be riding his horse, Scout, to the cage.  This fight is very important to Apache as he is on a 3 fight losing streak and if he suffers another loss here, it is very likely that he will be sacked.  Apache is from the hills of Oklahoma and he trains out of the famed Kalashnikov MMA Gym in Las Vegas.  He started out his career going 3-1, but he has lost 3 in a row, all via submission.  It is safe to say that Apache has been training defensive grappling quite a bit. 

That said, I do not think Apache will have to worry too much about a submission in this fight as possess more grappling skills than his opponent.  His opponent, Noel Diaz, is from Stockton, California and he is cousins to the great Nick & Nate Diaz and with that, Apache needs to be concerned as Noel has been training with the Diaz brothers for this fight. 

Diaz has wonderful boxing skills and a bjj blue belt.  He is 1-1 in his career, winning his first fight by KO and losing his last fight by 3rd round submission.  This is another contest that will determine the winner by where the fight takes place.  Apache is the more experienced and more well rounded fighter and he should have the advantage on the ground, where as Diaz will definitely have the advantage on the feet.  For a prediction, I will have to side with Apache very slightly here, because he trains at the superior gym and his morale for this fight is higher.  That said, Diaz is more popular, but one has to wonder how much of that popularity is based on his name affiliation alone?  

Dickie Murphy (1-1) vs Mike Chang (1-0)  *185 Pounds  

Here we have the brother of Tyrus Murphy fighting Mike Chang.  Murphy is from Reading, PA and like his brother, he trains out of the Kalashnikov MMA Gym in Las Vegas.  Murphy has a respectable boxing and wrestling skill set.  He lost his debut fight via 2nd round submission, but he bounced back in his next fight with an outstanding record setting 12 second KO.  Murphy's opponent is Mike Chang.  Chang from Brusel, Belgium and he trains out of Tayne's Gym in Las Vegas.  Chang is a pure ground fighter and he won his 1st fight via triangle choke submission.  He possesses proficient wrestling skills and a bjj blue belt.  I think this fight is Murphy's to lose as he is the more well rounded fighter.  If the fight stays on the feet, Murphy will probably KO Chang and I think his wrestling is s

ufficient enough to fend off any submission attempts that Chang attempts.   Stephen Jackson (1-5) vs Jourdan Peppers (0-0)  *205 Pounds  

In our next contest we have a debuting fighter vs a struggling fighter.  From Sacramento, CA. we have Stephen Jackson who possess a well rounded skill set, but he is having problems applying what he trains for in the gym, during his fights in the cage.  He has a decent striking game where he employs competent mauy thai and a developing boxing skill set.  He mixes his striking with a blue belt in bjj and basic wrestling skills.  His opponent, Jourdan Peppers, who is from Helsinki Finland, is making his first walk to the cage.  Peppers is a very good boxer and he compliments his striking skills with a very respectable wrestling skill set. 

This fight could go either way.  Jackson has 3 losses via strikes, but Jackson trains at the superior gym and even though he has been struggling in the cage, he does have more cage experience than Peppers.  Conversely, Peppers will surely have cage jitters beings that this is his first professional fight. It will be interesting to see how this fight plays out.  

Dirk Ironfoot (1-1) vs Novak Strasur (2-2)  *205 Pounds  

Both of these fighters have been alternating wins and losses over their short careers.  Dirk Ironfoot is from Cardiff, Wales and he is coming in to this fight off of a TKO loss in his last fight.  Ironfoot has superb boxing skills and he is a purple belt in bjj.  As much as he appears to have a good skill set both in striking and grappling, one has to wonder how legitimate those skills are when a fighter is training at Cozad gym in London?  Novak Strasur is not doing much better as he is not training at all.  Strasur is from Tirana, Albania.  He enters this contest coming off of a TKO loss as well.  On paper, Strasur appears to be the more well rounded fighter, albeit slightly, as he has wonderful boxing skills with a basic grappling game of wrestling and a bjj blue belt.  I was Strasur in this fight as he has higher moral and more experience, but the fact that he is not training for this fight leaves me undecided.


Islam Ramazanov (1-0) vs Eduard Folayang (0-0)  170 Pounds  

For the next fight of the night, we have two very hungry fighters that are evenly matched up in experience, but with slightly different styles.  Islam Ramazanov is from Makhachkala, Russia and he is currently training out of the most popular and sought after MMA gym in all of MMA, the Kalashnikov MMA Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Islam enters this fight off of a 1st round submission win, which is no surprise at all if you have ever watched him grapple. 

Islam has respectable wrestling and has a brown belt in BJJ under 7th degree black belt, Corey Dalton.  His opponent for this fight is the debuting Eduard Folayang.  Eddy is from Benguet Province, Philippines and he trains out of Tayne's Gym in Las Vegas.  Eddy has Wonderful wrestling that is complimented with basic but developing, boxing and muay thai skills.  Eddy appears to be a bit more well rounded and he could possibly fend off Islam's ground game if his defensive grappling is on point. 

If not, Islam might be able to submit him.  This fight is a tough one to call, because even though Eddy is a bit more well rounded, this is his first pro fight and the big lights might give him some jitters and possibly cause him to adrenaline dump in the 1st round?  Also, looking at Eddy's energy level, it appears that he might be over-training for this fight.  If he does not rest his fighter for a few days before this fight, I think Islam will take the win.

Walter White (3-1) vs Shelton Benjamin (2-1)  *155 Pounds

This fight could be a Title shot eliminator!  The winner could very well find himself fighting for the Title in his next fight.  Walter White is from Stamford, Connecticut and he is now training out of the lowly Cozad Gym located is Las Vegas.  White is coming in to this fight off of a 2 fight winning streak where he won both fights via Kimura submission.  White is a well rounded fighter in that he has competent boxing and wrestling skills, along with a bjj purple belt. 

I think that it is safe to say that White will be hunting for the submission in this fight as all 3 of his wins have been by submission.  His opponent for this contest is Shelton Benjamin who is from unknown parts of Austria.  Currently, he is living in Las Vegas and he trains out of Rooster's Coop.  Shelton is a well rounded fighter also as he has superb boxing and strong wrestling skills.  If this fight stays standing, I think it will be Shelton's fight to lose, but on the other hand, if his defensive grappling is not sound, White could either out grapple him or even submit him.  Here is the issue though, not only does Shelton train out of the superior gym, but his morale and energy levels are much better. 

This will be important, because Shelton has went the distance as one of his two wins was by decision.  White has never went to a decision and with his energy level so low, if he does not find the submission in the 1st round, I think Shelton Benjamin just might be fighting for a Title in his next fight!

Sisiphus Aioros (2-0) vs  Lee Murray (2-0)  *185 Pounds

Somebody's 0 is going to go!  Though the winner of this fight probably won't get a Title shot, a win will surely put them in the conversation.  Sisiphus Aioros is from Baku, Azerbaijan and he is currently living in Las Vegas and he trains out of the Bi-Polar Asylum Gym.  Aioros is coming in to this fight winning both of his professional fights by submission.  He has a very good ground game, using his respectable wrestling to get the fight to the ground and from there, he uses his bjj brown belt skills to secure a submission. 

Aioros will definitely need his grappling skills to get this fight to the ground, because if he does not do that, his opponent, Lee Murray, will do as he has done in his last two fights and TKO him.  Lee Murray, finally out of prison for committing the largest Bank robbery in British history, was given a Pardon by the Moroccan President.  Murray is from Greenwich, England and he is training at the famed Kalashnikov MMA Gym in Las Vegas.  Mu

rray has superb boxing skills that are complimented with a bjj purple belt.  As previously mentioned, Murray has 2 wins, both by TKO and he has yet to fight one full round in the cage.  If Murray is going to win this fight, he needs to keep it standing, because his opponents bjj skills are superior to his and as well, Murray has basically no wrestling skills to defend what Aioros can do on the ground.  My money is on Murray in this fight, not only because he trains at the far superior gym, but his opponents moral is some what low and that is to be expected, when one trains with a bunch of crazies.

Davy Quick (5-0) vs Jimmy Bowie (2-0)  *205 Pounds

This fight will definitely determine the next person to get a Title fight in the Light Heavyweight Division.  As well, there will be some awkwardness in this fight as the fighters are training partners at the same gym.  Davy Quick is from New York, NY and he is coming in to this fight winning all 5 of his professional fights by 1st round (T)KO.  He possesses wonderful muay thai skills with a very respectable wrestling base.

His opponent, Jimmy Bowie, is from Logan County, USA.  He is 2-0 in his short career, with both fights coming by way of 1st round TKO, which is very surprising as his striking skills are very basic.  That said, he has a very good wrestling skills and a bjj blue belt, which he has yet to use very much inside the cage.  Normally, I would say that if this fight were to stay on the feet, it would favor Quick, but with Bowie's wins coming via TKO, this fight could be won on the feet by either fighter.

Quick has very good defensive grappling skills, so I do think that this fight will stay standing.  Since both fighters train at the same gym, the only real advantage to be had in this fight, is that Quick has more cage experience.  If I were going to bet on this fight, I would have to put my money on Davey Quick.

 

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